Joe McHugh (Donegal North East, Fine Gael)
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Question 121: To ask the Minister for Transport the number of level crossings on national primary and secondary roads on a county basis; the approximate waiting time for road vehicles at these level crossings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17254/09]

Noel Dempsey (Meath West, Fianna Fail)
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Iarnród Éireann informs me that it now has very few level crossings remaining on the national primary road network. There are 15 remaining in six different counties in the midlands and the West of Ireland. These crossings are mostly fully automated, full barrier crossings controlled by CCTV surveillance.

The table below shows the distribution by county of these primary road level crossings and the typical waiting time for road users for the passage of a train.

On other public roads across the state there are a further 254 level crossings, ranging from fully automated & CCTV crossings on secondary roads in urban areas through to a few remaining user-worked crossings on very minor public roads in rural areas. The waiting times at these crossings varies from crossing to crossing depending on the method of operation of the crossing and the road and rail traffic densities.