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501 records in IE in 2010
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 July 2010
315 Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Transport the total cost of the Dublin Port Tunnel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31079/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 July 2010
314 Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Transport the number of defective cars in total that have been recalled from roads here in 2009 and 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31078/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 July 2010
313 Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Transport if he has been briefed by the management of car manufacturers (details supplied) after the reported recall of 480 cars due to engine and other mechanical defects; if he will indicate the actions he is taking to address the problem of defective cars on roads here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31077/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 July 2010
312 Deputy P. J. Sheehan asked the Minister for Transport the amount awarded by him to any of the organisations involved in social partnership for each of the years 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 and to date in 2010; the details of such payments; the amount awarded; the details of the payments by each of the agencies and bodies under the aegis of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30993/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 July 2010
311 Deputy Maureen O’Sullivan asked the Minister for Transport the way and the reason information was in the media on 1 July 2010 regarding radically altered details of DART underground travelling arrangements; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the only parties with access to this information were An Bord Pleanála, Irish Rail and his Department; and if he will instruct Irish Rail to organise an independently chaired consultation between the stakeholders. [30808/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 July 2010
125 Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the fact that both the rapid response vehicle 24-7 service, with its advanced paramedic, and the patient transport ambulance, staffed by two emergency medical technicians, are being removed from Monaghan to Castleblaney, despite the commitment from the Health Service Executive that the loss of emergency and acute inpatient care in Monaghan General Hospital would be followed by improvement and expansion of ambulance services; if she has addressed this matter with the HSE; if she will intervene to reverse this decision; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30877/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 July 2010
408 Deputy Fergus O’Dowd asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills her response to correspondence (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30349/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 July 2010
209 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for Transport the funding that has been made available for training civil servants in 2010 in his Department; the extent to which this sum has been further reduced since the initial allocation in the estimates for his Department; the extent to which such sums have been spent to the end of June 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31683/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 July 2010
208 Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Transport the number of applications from staff for transfer, relocation or exchange received in his Department and or other bodies or agencies under his aegis funded by his Department in each of the past three years to date in 2010; the number of approvals; the number of rejections; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30778/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 July 2010
207 Deputy James McDaid asked the Minister for Transport the number of NCT tests charged for since January 2010 that should have been carried out free of charge as per their terms under customer charter item 4 which states that if you do not get an appointment within three to four weeks, the test will be carried out for free. [30395/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 July 2010
206 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Transport the projects and the amount of money involved that are being financed by his Department in 2010 in the Waterford constituency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30330/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 July 2010
205 Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Transport the total spend of his Department on public advertisements in national and local print media, radio and television for 2009 and to date in 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30316/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 July 2010
204 Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Transport the total cost of travel and subsistence to public servants in his Department arising from travel to meetings or events in Dublin and Brussels from offices that have been decentralised for 2010 to date, for 2009, and for 2008; if he will state to whom this money, if any, has been awarded; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30301/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 July 2010
203 Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Transport the total spend by his Department on carbon offsets for official travel undertaken by him and his Minister of State for 2007, 2008, 2009 and to date in 2010; to whom this money, if any, has been awarded; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30286/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 July 2010
684 Deputy Joe Carey asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills if she will rule out further increases in school transport charges in the next budget; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30130/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 July 2010
639 Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the review of school transport boundaries; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29395/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 July 2010
342 Deputy Terence Flanagan asked the Minister for Transport if he will deal with a matter (details supplied). [30800/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 July 2010
340 Deputy Christy O’Sullivan asked the Minister for Transport the position regarding the revitalised Cork to Swansea ferry service; the dealings he has had with the company operating this route; the way the success or otherwise of this route has been evaluated since it reopened; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30013/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 July 2010
341 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide funding for the construction of a new bridge at Cockhill, Buncrana, County Donegal under his strategic regional and local roads grants budget; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30028/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 July 2010
339 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Transport when funding will be provided for the upgrade of a bridge (details supplied) in County Donegal; his views on whether this bridge in its current state poses a serious hazard to the safety of motorists and pedestrians; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29889/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 July 2010
338 Deputy Deirdre Clune asked the Minister for Transport the support he will provide to help develop the Cork docklands project and the eastern gateway bridge; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29772/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 July 2010
337 Deputy Simon Coveney asked the Minister for Transport the arrangements that have been made between his Department and Cork County Council regarding a road (details supplied); the total cost of this project and the timescale involved. [29741/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 July 2010
336 Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to any independent socioeconomic studies being undertaken of rail infrastructure here; if he will undertake to examine any such independent data on rail viability; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29532/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 July 2010
335 Deputy Fergus O’Dowd asked the Minister for Transport the position regarding the proposed new search and rescue service helicopter service; if the new contract has been signed; the total cost of same; if a value for money audit has been done on this proposed contract, and if so by who; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29495/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 July 2010
334 Deputy Fergus O’Dowd asked the Minister for Transport the nature of the contact and at what level within the Air Corps was it made in respect of the proposed search and rescue service helicopter service being provided by the Air Corps; if the Air Corps has been asked if it had the aspiration to provide this service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29494/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 July 2010
333 Deputy Frank Fahey asked the Minister for Transport the position regarding the planning of the Claregalway inner relief road; the amount of moneys granted to Galway County Council in 2008, 2009 and to date in 2010 for the planning and design stage of this proposal; if a business case and robust costings, as requested by his Department on 10 July, 2008 has yet been received; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29489/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 July 2010
332 Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Transport the reasons Ireland is being referred by the European Commission to the EU Court of Justice for failing to implement fully the first railway package; the measures he is taking to avert this action; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29488/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 July 2010
331 Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to the recent developments in the Netherlands where consumer rights information desks in airports have been opened and an alternative dispute resolution mechanism for air passengers to assist them to pursue redress against airlines has been established; if he will support such measures here in recognition of the fact that consumers have rights but in many cases find it very difficult to vindicate their rights; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29487/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 July 2010
330 Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to the complaints that have been received by the Commission for Aviation Regulation from consumers following the recent volcanic ash disruption; the number of these complaints that have been resolved to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29486/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 July 2010
329 Deputy Brendan Kenneally asked the Minister for Transport if he has received any correspondence from Iarnród Éireann concerning proposals to close the Rosslare-Waterford line; if the National Transport Authority has been contacted about this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29434/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 July 2010
328 Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Transport the action he is taking to ensure that ballast water does not transport alien species to estuaries here and as a result inland waterways; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29394/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 July 2010
327 Deputy Michael D’Arcy asked the Minister for Transport the number of incidents in the past three years when clamping decisions were successfully appealed and clamping fees refunded by private parking enforcement operators; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29372/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 July 2010
326 Deputy Michael D’Arcy asked the Minister for Transport if he is satisfied that regulations are properly followed for each site before a decision is made to clamp a vehicle; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29371/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 July 2010
322 Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Transport the amount of money allocated in the departmental budget in respect of public private partnerships in 2010; if the allocation is set to rise to €600 million per annum and when the higher level of PPP payments will begin; the amount that has been spent on PPP payments each year from 2000 to 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29323/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 July 2010
325 Deputy Michael D’Arcy asked the Minister for Transport the checks, if any, that are carried out on private parking enforcement operators to ensure they follow regulations regarding clamping that is, that there is accurate signage to advise motorists of the rules; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29370/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 July 2010
324 Deputy Michael D’Arcy asked the Minister for Transport his views on whether private parking enforcement operators are governed sufficiently by legislation in the manner of their operation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29369/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 July 2010
321 Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to public disquiet expressed regarding the absence of regulation of privately owned car parks; his plans to regulate this activity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29269/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 July 2010
323 Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Transport the amount that has been spent each year and in total on the Dublin rail interconnector; the amount that is estimated to be allocated for the Dublin rail interconnector each year in direct costs and through public private partnerships and any other payments from 2010 to 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29325/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 July 2010
320 Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Transport the progress of the DART underground project; if he will provide an update on the submission of a railway order for the DART underground project; the expected start date; the timeline for completion of the project; the funding allocation for the project for both 2009 and 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29229/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 July 2010
319 Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Transport the research carried out by his Department in respect of the possible introduction of cycle contraflow lanes in Dublin; if he will consider the introduction of a cycle contraflow scheme on a pilot basis; if not, the reason for same in view of the fact that other major European cities have such facilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29192/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 July 2010
249 Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Health and Children further to Parliamentary Question No. 250 of 6 May 2009, if she will furnish the corresponding figure for 2009; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29598/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 July 2010
246 Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Health and Children the amount her Department paid annually for car mileage from 2007 to date in 2010; the amount paid to cover rail and bus tickets; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29595/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 July 2010
298 Deputy Michael Creed asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills if she will make arrangements to have appropriate transport in place for a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29091/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 July 2010
195 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Community, Equality and Gaeltacht Affairs the research that he has carried out as to the effectiveness of the rural night time transport scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29078/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 July 2010
147 Deputy P. J. Sheehan asked the Minister for Transport the amount paid by his Department in legal fees for each of the years from 2000 to date in 2010; the amount paid in legal fees by each of the agencies and bodies under the aegis of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29135/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 July 2010
146 Deputy Noel Ahern asked the Minister for Transport the amount of funding received from the national lottery in each of the years 2007, 2008 and 2009; if he will give details of the programmes, services and capital developments for which this funding was used, quoting the amount so used in each case and whether the lottery funding fully or partially funded the programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29121/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 July 2010
145 Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Transport if the estimated cost of Transport 21 is still €34 billion over the life time of the programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29102/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 July 2010
144 Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Transport the amount of the estimated €34 billion cost of Transport 21 that has already been spent each year since 2006; the amount of the estimated €34 billion of Transport 21 that has been spent on public private partnership payments since 2006 and to date in 2010 and has been earmarked for future public private partnership payments over the next five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29101/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 July 2010
143 Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Transport the position regarding a local authority project (details supplied) in County Cork. [29081/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 July 2010
142 Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide details of tax audits carried out by the Revenue Commissioners on his Department in the years 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 and to date in 2010 under the headings employer issues PAYE and PRSI, value added tax, public service withholding tax and relevant contracts tax; if, in relation to the audits, he will provide an analysis of the results, including the amount of tax, interest and penalties assessed and collected; the number of audits in which incorrect operation was discovered but no assessment was entered; the number of audits in which operation was found in order; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29011/10]