Ciarán Lynch (Cork South Central, Labour)
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Question 43: To ask the Minister for Transport if he will confirm that persons appointed to positions under the Road Safety Authority Act 2006, the Railway Safety Act 2005 and the Taxi Regulation Act 2003 were appointed in accordance with the regulations set out in those Acts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35294/08]

Noel Dempsey (Meath West, Fianna Fail)
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Under the Railway Safety Act 2005, 14 members of the Railway Safety Advisory Council were appointed by my predecessor, Martin Cullen, as Minister for Transport. He also appointed the Chief Investigator of the Railway Accident Investigation Unit of the Railway Safety Commission under that Act.

Under Section 14(2) of the Road Safety Authority Act I appointed the board of the Road Safety Authority for a five-year period with effect from 1 September 2006.

Persons appointed as Commissioner for Taxi Regulation or as staff of the Commission for Taxi Regulation are appointed in accordance with the provisions of sections 14 and 18 of the Taxi Regulation Act 2003 by the Minister for Transport and the Commission respectively. Appointments to the Advisory Council to the Commission for Taxi Regulation are made by the Minister for Transport in accordance with the provisions of section 54 of the 2003 Act.

I can confirm that all appointments were made in accordance with the provisions of the Acts and with all other legal requirements.