Written answers
Tuesday, 26 May 2009
- Haulage Licences
Question 58: To ask the Minister for Transport if he received complaints or correspondences regarding the issuing of haulage licences to people with criminal convictions in the past five years;... - Road Safety
Question 59: To ask the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to recent preliminary figures from the Vehicle and Operator Services Agency in the UK which found that 36% of... - Departmental Agencies
Question 60: To ask the Minister for Transport when he expects the Dublin Transport Authority to be fully operational; his views on whether the delay is acceptable in view of the fact that the... - Road Traffic Offences
Question 61: To ask the Minister for Transport his plans to introduce new transport legislation or regulations to pursue drivers accused of speeding outside the District Court system; and if he... - Departmental Agencies
Question 63: To ask the Minister for Transport if he will include the statutory provision of a passengers champion within the structure of the new Dublin Transport Authority/National Transport... - Public Transport
Question 64: To ask the Minister for Transport the details of discussions he has had with Bus Éireann in relation to cutbacks in their services; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Traffic Management
Question 65: To ask the Minister for Transport if he has responded to the concerns of the residents and business people in Dublin city centre on the proposed busgate for College Green, Dublin... - Air Services
Question 66: To ask the Minister for Transport his views on legislation to protect airline passengers from the range of extra charges and levies that are continually being imposed upon them and... - Light Rail Projects
Question 67: To ask the Minister for Transport the estimated commencement and completion dates for Metro West, LUAS line BX and D, and the Dublin rail interconnector; and if he will make a... - Proposed Legislation
Question 68: To ask the Minister for Transport when he will introduce legislation to revise the 1932 bus licensing legislation; the proposed measures the new legislation will contain to reform... - Rural Transport Services
Question 69: To ask the Minister for Transport if he will confirm the amount of money allocated to the rural transport programme for 2009; and if there are plans to reduce the funding or... - Public Transport
Question 70: To ask the Minister for Transport the number of written warnings he has given State funded transport operators for anti-competitive practices since 2000 to date in 2009; and if he... - Rail Services
Question 72: To ask the Minister for Transport his plans for the enhancement of rail services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20980/09] - Transport 21
Question 73: To ask the Minister for Transport the number of projects detailed in Transport 21 which have yet to commence; the number which will not meet the deadline for the Transport 21... - State Airports
Question 75: To ask the Minister for Transport if he has been briefed by the Dublin Airport Authority on their €20 million programme of cutbacks which may see the loss of up to 400 DAA jobs... - Proposed Legislation
Question 76: To ask the Minister for Transport when he will bring forward the new Road Traffic Amendment Bill; if it will include a provision for the mandatory testing of all drivers involved... - Transport 21
Question 77: To ask the Minister for Transport the projects he will prioritise in view of the changed financial circumstances since the publication of the Programme for Government; and if he... - Taxi Regulations
Question 78: To ask the Minister for Transport when he will respond to the Commission on Taxi Regulations submission on long-standing proposals to take over responsibility for the issuing of... - Public Transport
Question 79: To ask the Minister for Transport the progress Dublin Bus has made in implementing the recommendations of the Deloitte report on Dublin Bus efficiency; and if he will make a... - Departmental Schemes
Question 80: To ask the Minister for Transport when the cycle to work scheme will be fully operational; the amount the scheme will cost to operate in 2009 and for all full subsequent years; the... - Driving Tests
Question 81: To ask the Minister for Transport when he plans to publish proposals for a new green driving test; the measures the new green driving test will contain; if he will bring forward a... - Haulage Licences
Question 83: To ask the Minister for Transport the criteria for awarding a haulage licence here; the restrictions in place for applicants with former criminal convictions; and if he will make a... - Cycle Facilities
Question 84: To ask the Minister for Transport if he will report on the recently published National Cycling Policy Framework; the reason there are no deadlines for the achievement of actions on... - Road Network
Question 85: To ask the Minister for Transport the amount being made available to Cork County Council in 2009 under the regional and local road grant allocations; the amount allocated under... - Proposed Legislation
Question 86: To ask the Minister for Transport if he will ensure legislation is passed to enable comprehensive transport plans to be included in all future county and city development plans;... - Rights of Seafarers
Question 89: To ask the Minister for Transport if he will report on the entry of a ship (details supplied) into Irish waters and the allegations that its crew members are owed thousands of euro... - Taxi Regulations
Question 91: To ask the Minister for Transport when he will respond to the Commission on Taxi Regulation's proposals to introduce a subsidy scheme to increase the number of wheelchair... - Transport 21
Question 92: To ask the Minister for Transport the degree to which arrangements have been put in place to encourage a reduction in the cost of all aspects of Transport 21 in line with the... - Taxi Regulations
Question 93: To ask the Minister for Transport his views on the introduction of a moratorium on the issuing of taxi plates in view of the escalating crisis in the taxi industry and the need for... - Light Rail Project
Question 94: To ask the Minister for Transport if he will report on Metro North; when infrastructural works will commence for Metro North; if he will confirm that there have been no changes to... - Road Traffic Offences
Question 95: To ask the Minister for Transport the level of consultation which occurs between his Department, the Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform and An Garda Sióchána on... - Appointments to State Boards
Question 96: To ask the Minister for Transport when he will appoint a new chairman for the Dublin Port Company; if he is considering internal and external candidates for the role; the criteria... - Rights of Seafarers
Question 97: To ask the Minister for Transport if he will review the operation of the port State control in view of the fact that all matters relating to the fiscal entitlements of maritime... - Rail Network
Question 100: To ask the Minister for Transport if his recently expressed personal support for phase two and three of the western rail corridor means that the full western rail corridor project... - Airport Development Projects
Question 101: To ask the Minister for Transport his views on proposals to develop a new national airport in the midlands; if he has been briefed on the proposals for same; the contacts he has... - Light Rail Projects
Question 102: To ask the Minister for Transport the position regarding contingency plans for the upcoming big dig for the major infrastructural works necessary for Metro North, the Dublin rail... - Crime Prevention
Question 103: To ask the Minister for Transport if he has received and reviewed Europol's new document Cargo Theft Report which highlights the way haulage operators are being targeted by... - Departmental Agencies
Question 104: To ask the Minister for Transport the changes to the Road Safety Authority's budget under Budget 2009 and the supplementary Budget on 7 April 2009; the impact on his Department of...
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