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651 records in IE in 2006
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 October 2006
568 Mr. McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Science if all of the school buses used in the transport of children to a school (details supplied) in County Kilkenny are fitted with seat belts. [33863/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 October 2006
532 Mr. J. O’Keeffe asked the Minister for Transport the proportion of the cost of each tribunal made up of legal fees, and the amount of money spent on legal fees in respect of tribunals in each of the years since 1997, under the aegis of his Department. [34558/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 October 2006
531 Mr. M. Higgins asked the Minister for Transport the reasons for failing to fill the vacancies that have existed for some time on the board of CIE and on the board of Iarnród Éireann; if he will redress the regional imbalance in filling such vacancies; and if the west of Ireland could be allowed representation on such boards by filling the vacancies which exist by nominations from within the region. [34514/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 October 2006
530 Dr. Cowley asked the Minister for Transport if disabled parking disks will become available for the parents of autism sufferers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34468/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 October 2006
529 Mr. McHugh asked the Minister for Transport the steps he is taking to ensure that buses providing public transport services in rural areas are made accessible for people with physical or sensory disabilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34404/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 October 2006
528 Mr. Crowe asked the Minister for Transport if compulsory initial practical training for motorcyclists will occur; and if it will extend to those bikes under 125cc such as mopeds and scooters. [34367/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 October 2006
527 Mr. Crowe asked the Minister for Transport if, in view of the Road Traffic Act 2006, he will clarify if mandatory driving lessons will be introduced; if so, when; the number of hours instruction that will be involved; and the time period over which instruction should occur. [34366/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 October 2006
526 Mr. Crowe asked the Minister for Transport when the provisional licences will be replaced by a learner permit. [34365/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 October 2006
525 Mr. Gogarty asked the Minister for Transport when it is planned to remove the tolls from the M50; the plans in place to introduce variable tolling at entry or egress points instead of a central toll; if future toll would be for revenue gathering purposes or as a traffic management exercise; and if he will guarantee that no tolls will be implemented until people living in west Dublin have a choice of an efficient bus, rail or LUAS solution for crossing the Liffey, rather than having to drive. [34357/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 October 2006
524 Mr. Gogarty asked the Minister for Transport if a report has been issued by his Department in relation to submissions on the Kildare Route Project. [34356/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 October 2006
523 Mr. Gogarty asked the Minister for Transport the procedures in place should an elected representative be unhappy with the response of the Irish Aviation Authority on a specific or general matter regarding monitoring the height of incoming aircraft; and if there is opportunity to raise the issue at Dáil Éireann level in the interests of democratic accountability. [34336/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 October 2006
522 Ms O’Sullivan asked the Minister for Transport if he with his Ministerial colleagues will take the opportunity arising from the delay in the arrival of open skies to allocate the necessary resources to implement the Mid West Tourism and Economic Development Plan, which once implemented will prepare the region for open skies when final agreement is reached between the US and EU; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34262/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 October 2006
521 Mr. J. Breen asked the Minister for Transport the state of negotiations to establish an extension of the US customs and borders protection facility at Shannon Airport; when they might expect to be included; the date such a facility might be opened; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34041/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 October 2006
520 Mr. J. Breen asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide funding from the Exchequer in the amount of €9 million to a route support fund for Shannon Airport to part balance the heavy funding provided to Dublin Airport at the seeming expense of Shannon Airport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34026/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 October 2006
519 Mr. F. McGrath asked the Minister for Transport if he will support the demand for two north south LUAS or Metro lines to be built by 2016 as set out in the DTO Platform for Change to redress the imbalance between the northside and the southside of Dublin which has two LUAS lines. [33978/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 October 2006
518 Mr. Bruton asked the Minister for Transport his plans to introduce an appeal mechanism into the system of taxi regulation, in view of the recent review published by the Department of the Taoiseach on the need for some systems of appeal from the adjudication of regulators. [33939/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 October 2006
517 Mr. O’Dowd asked the Minister for Transport the position regarding plans to provide residents only permit parking on match days in the Croke Park area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33916/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 October 2006
516 Mr. P. Breen asked the Minister for Transport if insurance details are cross checked with insurance companies for online renewal of motor tax applications to ensure that false insurance details are not provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33911/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 October 2006
515 Ms Harkin asked the Minister for Transport if he is currently in discussions with his US counterparts on the matter of a bilateral aviation treaty between Ireland and the US; and if so, the progress made in these negotiations. [33878/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 October 2006
514 Ms Harkin asked the Minister for Transport if he raised the matter of a bilateral aviation treaty between Ireland and the US with his counterparts at the recent meeting of EU Ministers; if the matter was not raised, the reason for same; and if the matter was raised, the response from his counterparts. [33877/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 October 2006
513 Mr. Dennehy asked the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to the fact that driving a 13 miles per gallon 4x4 vehicle rather than a 25 miles per gallon for a year will waste more energy than leaving a refrigerator open for seven years, leaving a television on for 32 years or leaving a light bulb on for 34 years. [34589/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 October 2006
512 Mr. Dennehy asked the Minister for Transport if he has satisfied himself that proper regulation exists to ensure that blue badge parking permits for disabled people are only provided to appropriate people; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34587/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 October 2006
511 Mr. Kenny asked the Minister for Transport the amount spent to date under the economic and social infrastructure operational programme under the National Development Plan; the breakdown of the amount spent in each region under the plan; the amount estimated to be spent by the end of the NDP, with a breakdown for each region; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34283/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 October 2006
510 Mr. McCormack asked the Minister for Transport if he has responded to the request from a company (details supplied) to issue licences for two new routes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33880/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 October 2006
397 Dr. Twomey asked the Minister for Health and Children the reason no information is made available in leaflet or poster form that general practitioners can refer to when a patient makes a request for transport to an outpatient clinic in the local hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34254/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 October 2006
395 Mr. Ring asked the Minister for Health and Children if a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will be provided with transport by the Health Service Executive in order that they can attend hospital appointments. [34175/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 October 2006
391 Mr. Ring asked the Minister for Health and Children the reason a person (details supplied) in County Mayo is being consistently refused transport by the Health Service Executive. [34046/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 October 2006
380 Mr. Kenny asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of patients transported to hospital by helicopter in each of the Health Service Executive areas for each of the past five years; the cost on an annual basis of such transport; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34004/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 October 2006
351 Mr. Ring asked the Minister for Health and Children if transport will be provided to a person (details supplied) in County Mayo for their hospital appointment in Galway. [33883/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 October 2006
113 Mr. Callanan asked the Minister for Education and Science the reason for the delay in the processing of a school transport grant for a person (details supplied) in County Galway who is attending school for speech and language classes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33723/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 19 October 2006
282 Mr. Connolly asked the Minister for Transport if legislation is planned to cover instances of insured drivers who sustain damage to their vehicles in collisions with uninsured and untaxed vehicles; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33827/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 19 October 2006
281 Ms C. Murphy asked the Minister for Transport if it is intended that users of future park and ride sites, as set out in Transport 21, will be required to pay for parking their vehicles at same; if such charges are to be imposed, the way he expects this to impact on the financial incentive to use public transport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33814/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 19 October 2006
280 Mr. P. Breen asked the Minister for Transport the situation regarding the recent EU Transport Ministers meeting which was held in Europe in the week ending 14 October 2006; if the Ministers discussed changes in Ireland’s current bilateral agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33801/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 19 October 2006
279 Mr. Connolly asked the Minister for Transport the number of persons employed in his Department whose status has changed to that of disabled since the commencement of their employment with his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33772/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 19 October 2006
278 Mr. Cregan asked the Minister for Transport if it remains within the remit of a local authority to increase speed limits on regional roads from 80 km/h to 100 km/h where this is deemed appropriate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33743/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 19 October 2006
277 Mr. Quinn asked the Minister for Transport the number of requests under the Freedom of Information Acts received by his Department in each year from 2002 to 2005 and to date in 2006; the amount of money received in application fees for each year; the amount of money received in information retrieval fees for each year; the percentage of requests coming from journalists in each year; the percentage of retrieval fees that were charged to journalists rather than members of the public; the percentage of requests from journalists for which a retrieval fee was charged; the percentage of requests from members of the public for which a retrieval fee was charged; the average retrieval fee charged; the median retrieval fee charged; the number of cases in which the retrieval fee was waived; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33718/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 19 October 2006
276 Mr. Crowe asked the Minister for Transport if he or his Department have had discussions or have made proposals to make road safety equipment such as child car seats, motorbike helmets and so on more affordable to the public. [33611/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 19 October 2006
184 Mr. Ring asked the Minister for Health and Children if transport will be provided to a person (details supplied) in County Mayo. [33805/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 19 October 2006
62 Mr. Broughan asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the reason he did not ensure that his ministerial car was an alternative eco-friendly model; if he is encouraging his Ministerial colleagues to switch to greener alternatives in their choice of official vehicle; if he has examined international examples of the conversion of all State and local government vehicles to cleaner alternatives; his views on introducing similar measures here in conjunction with the Minister for Transport and the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33426/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 October 2006
295 Mr. Ring asked the Minister for Education and Science the reason school transport, which had been provided to a person (details supplied) in County Mayo, was stopped in 2006; if they are entitled to school transport and the position regarding this case. [33584/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 October 2006
288 Ms Harkin asked the Minister for Education and Science her views on issuing concessionary tickets to pupils of a school (details supplied) in County Leitrim; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33337/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 October 2006
286 Mr. Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Education and Science the purchases by the State for buses to be used in the school bus scheme for each year from 1990 to date in 2006; the value of each contract and number of buses and the company of person that was involved in each case. [33328/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 October 2006
284 Ms B. Moynihan-Cronin asked the Minister for Education and Science the situation as to who is entitled to the 20% daily rate grant aid available to owners of school buses over 10 years old to enable them to upgrade their vehicles; the reason applicants who applied for such upgrade grants were advised that minibuses are not eligible; the guidelines for grant aid; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33319/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 October 2006
276 Mr. Dennehy asked the Minister for Education and Science if her attention has been drawn to the case of persons (details supplied) in County Cork who have been refused school transport for their child; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33311/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 October 2006
275 Mr. J. O’Keeffe asked the Minister for Education and Science the reason a pupil who lives in an area where a school was closed 30 years ago is now denied school transport to the school which is now the nearest to the pupil; and if she will take steps to change this anomaly. [33310/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 October 2006
273 Mr. Penrose asked the Minister for Education and Science the steps she will take to have the correspondence relating to the provision of a school bus ticket for a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath dealt with; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33308/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 October 2006
272 Mr. Penrose asked the Minister for Education and Science if she will deal with correspondence (details supplied) and ensure that reasonable proposals contained therein are facilitated and put in place in order to accommodate at no additional cost the children concerned; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33307/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 October 2006
259 Ms Shortall asked the Minister for Transport the amount of State funding spent on the development of the LUAS smart card; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33599/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 October 2006
258 Mr. Bruton asked the Minister for Transport the advice received on the sale of 7% shareholding in Aer Lingus that had been retained to stabilise the market; the person who made the decision to sell; if the shareholding was sold in a single block; if they were sold on the open market or by an individual deal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33483/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 October 2006
257 Mr. Bruton asked the Minister for Transport his views on whether buses and taxis should be confined exclusively to bus lanes on routes where they are available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33482/06]