Pat Rabbitte (Dublin South West, Labour)
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Question 79: To ask the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to EU Directive 2010/40/EU, the new legal framework for the deployment of intelligent transport systems in the field of road transport across Europe and for interfaces with other modes of transport; the steps he is taking to implement this framework policy here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2265/11]

Noel Dempsey (Meath West, Fianna Fail)
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Directive 2010/40/EU establishes a framework in support of the co-ordinated and coherent deployment and use of Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) across Europe. It applies to ITS applications and services in the field of road transport and to their interfaces with other modes. The directive provides the European Commission with extensive powers to develop and adopt common specifications and standards for specific ITS services. The following ITS services are identified as initial priorities for the Commission's work:

· EU-wide real-time traffic information,

· EU-wide multimodal travel information,

· road safety related minimum universal traffic information,

· the accident notification concept eCall, and

· both information and reservation services for truck parking.

Deployments of the respective ITS services within a Member State must be undertaken in accordance with specifications adopted under delegated acts.

The directive entered into force on 27 August 2010 and Member States are required to transpose the directive by 27 February 2012. A working group, comprising representatives of Government Departments, State Agencies, An Garda Síochána, local authority representatives and the national ITS association is assisting my Department with preparing the draft legislation.