Written answers

Wednesday, 1 October 2008

2:00 pm

Photo of Frank FeighanFrank Feighan (Roscommon-South Leitrim, Fine Gael)
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Question 35: To ask the Minister for Transport the additional resources he has given the Road Safety Authority to allow it to carry out the annual road worthiness tests for public buses and HGVs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32637/08]

Photo of Noel AhernNoel Ahern (Dublin North West, Fianna Fail)
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Responsibility for commercial vehicle testing is a matter for the Road Safety Authority under the Road Safety Authority Act 2006 (Conferral of Functions) Order 2006 (S.I. No 477 of 2006). In December 2007 my colleague Minister Dempsey accepted the recommendations made by the RSA for reforming the commercial vehicle roadworthiness testing regime and for addressing a number of other related issues. Implementation arrangements are a matter for the RSA, subject to the overall financial resources, both Exchequer and non-Exchequer, available to the Authority. I have made it clear that this programme of reform should be a priority area of work for the Authority.

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