John O'Mahony (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Question 283: To ask the Minister for Transport the role and responsibilities of each of his Ministers of State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38294/08]

Noel Dempsey (Meath West, Fianna Fail)
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The Transport (Delegation of Ministerial Functions) (Road Traffic) Order 2008 (S.I. No. 320 of 2008) and the Transport (Delegation of Ministerial Functions) (Maritime) Order 2008, (S.I. No. 319 of 2008) have conferred the following responsibilities to Minister of State Noel Ahern T.D.

Road Safety:

The Road Traffic Acts 1961 to 2007 (other than functions of the Minister for Transport conferred on the Road Safety Authority under the Road Safety Authority Act 2006 (Conferral of Functions) Order 2006 (S.I. No. 477 of 2006)), and

The Local Authorities (Traffic Wardens) Act 1975 (No. 14 of 1975).

Maritime

Enactments

Free Ports Act 1986 (No. 6 of 1986)

Harbours Acts 1946 to 2005

Harbours Acts 1996 to 2005 (other than section 86 of the Harbours Act 1996 (No. 11 of 1996))

Irish Shipping Limited (Payments to Former Employees) Act 1994 (No. 10 of 1994)

Lough Corrib Navigation Act 1945 (No. 37 of 1945)

Maritime Safety Acts 1992 to 2005 (other than section 46 of the Merchant Shipping (Investigation of Marine Casualties) Act 2000 (No. 14 of 2000) and Part 2 of the Maritime Safety Act 2005 (No. 11 of 2005) in respect of a fishery harbour centre)

Mercantile Marine Acts 1955 to 1983

Merchant Shipping Acts 1894 to 2005

Oil Pollution of the Sea (Civil Liability and Compensation) Acts 1988 to 2005

Sea Pollution Acts 1991 to 2006

Sea Pollution (Hazardous Substances) (Compensation) Act 2005 (No. 9 of 2005)

Shipping Investment Grants Act 1987 (No. 21 of 1987).

Provisions of Enactments

Section 12(1) of the Consular Conventions Act 1954 (No. 10 of 1954)

Section 4A (inserted by section 30 of the Fisheries (Amendment) Act 1999 (No. 35 of 1999)) of the Marine Institute Act 1991

Section 35(1)(a) and (b) of the Disability Act 2005 (No. 14 of 2005) and, in so far as it relates to maritime transport, safety and security, paragraph (c) of that subsection.

Regulations

European Communities (Transport Auxiliaries) Regulations 1988 (S.I. No. 18 of 1988)

European Communities (Natural Habitats) Regulations 1997 (S.I. No. 94 of 1997)

European Communities (Minimum Safety and Health Requirements for Improved

Medical Treatment on Board Vessels) Regulations 1997 (S.I. No. 506 of 1997)

European Communities (Recreational Craft) Regulations 1998 (S.I. No. 40 of 1998)

European Communities Merchant Shipping (Port State Control) Regulations 1998 (S.I. No. 145 of 1998)

European Communities (Registration of Persons Sailing on board Passenger Ships) Regulations 1998 (S.I. No. 558 of 1998)

European Communities (A system of Mandatory Surveys for the Safe Operation of Regular Ro-Ro Ferry and High-Speed Passenger Craft Services) Regulations 2001 (S.I. No. 405 of 2001)

European Communities (Safety of Fishing Vessels) Regulations 2002 (S.I. No. 417 of 2002) European Communities (Marine Equipment) Regulations 2003 (S.I. No. 38 of 2003)

European Communities (Port Reception Facilities for Ship-Generated Waste and Cargo Residues) Regulations 2003 (S.I. No. 117 of 2003)

European Communities (Ship Inspection and Survey Organisations) Regulations 2003 (S.I. No. 301 of 2003)

European Communities (Safe Loading and Unloading of Bulk Carriers) Regulations 2003 (S.I. No. 347 of 2003)

European Communities (Merchant Shipping) (Organisation of Working Time) Regulations 2003 (S.I. No. 532 of 2003)

European Communities (Workers on Board Sea-going Fishing Vessels) (Organisation of Working Time) Regulations 2003 (S.I. No. 709 of 2003)

European Communities (Vessel Traffic Monitoring and Information System) Regulations 2004 (S.I. No. 81 of 2004)

European Communities (Ship and Port Facilities) Regulations 2004 (S.I. No. 413 of 2004)

European Communities (Passenger Ships) Regulations 2004 (S.I. No. 716 of 2004)

European Communities (Port Security) Regulations 2007 (S.I. No. 284 of 2007)

European Communities (Maritime) (International Safety Management Code) Regulations 2008 (S.I. No. 60 of 2008).