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751 records in IE in 2009
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 July 2009
444 Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Transport the extent to which he expects all elements of his Transport 21 plan to proceed as announced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29490/09]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 July 2009
443 Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Transport his plans for an integrated transport policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29489/09]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 July 2009
442 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Transport if a decision has been made in respect of funding for a road project (details supplied) in County Kildare; if he will clarify if it is he or the National Roads Authority that it responsible for the provision of funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29399/09]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 July 2009
441 Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Transport if he will report on the recent industrial dispute at Dublin Port terminal; if he has had any contact with Dublin Port management or workers’ representatives on this matter; if all the industrial procedures of the state are fully utilised to bring about a resolution of this dispute; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29372/09]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 July 2009
440 Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Transport his views on the clause in the M3 toll road agreement which establishes guaranteed minimum traffic levels where the Irish Government will have to pay the concession company compensation if traffic falls below the established minimums; if he has been briefed by the National Roads Authority on this matter; the reason that there is no such guarantee in relation to the same company for the M4 and M6; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29371/09]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 July 2009
439 Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Transport the number of staff in his Department, including all authorities, agencies or other institutions under the aegis of his Department, who have applied for the incentivised early retirement scheme and the incentivised career break scheme; the number who have been made redundant in the past 12 months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29316/09]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 July 2009
438 Deputy Fergus O’Dowd asked the Minister for Transport if all transport agencies and companies will be able to complete all committed projects to date without having to raise more private debt of direct Government funding; if he has received representations from these agencies regarding this matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29286/09]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 July 2009
437 Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Transport the status of the plans for integrated ticketing; when this facility will be rolled out throughout the public transport system; the estimated cost of the project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29249/09]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 July 2009
436 Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Transport if he has issued any policy directives to agencies under his control requiring them to contain increases in any licence fees to no more than increases in the cost of living; and to set any increase in licence fee charges by agencies under his Department against this standard. [28920/09]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 July 2009
435 Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Transport the timeframe for the establishment of the Dublin Transport Authority; the timeframe for the appointment of a chief executive officer; the organisational structures which will be put in place; the stated objectives of the DTO; the progress of introducing integrated ticketing and additional park and ride facilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28919/09]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 July 2009
434 Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Transport if he has reviewed the conclusions of the recent economic study on the taxi sector by the Taxi Regulator; his views on the fact that an over supply has emerged in the sector; the policy options that have been put to him in the course of consultations on the sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28918/09]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 July 2009
433 Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Transport if his Department made submissions to the McCarthy Group on potential savings in his Department; the contents of the submissions made; if the McCarthy group made proposals to his Department; the contents of the proposals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28902/09]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 July 2009
432 Deputy Fergus O’Dowd asked the Minister for Transport the number of staff employed by his Department in County Louth by location; if such staff are permanent, temporary, part time or on fixed contracts and so on; the accommodation used by such staff and if same is owned, leased or otherwise rented by his Department; the cost of same per annum; if leased, when such lease expires; his proposals to close, amalgamate or expand his Departments presence in County Louth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28857/09]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 July 2009
431 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Transport the number of non-tidal ports in Counties Donegal and Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28801/09]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 July 2009
430 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Transport the financial contributions made to Derry City Airport in 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 and to date in 2009 in tabular form; the numbers of Republic of Ireland citizens who used the airport in these same years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28799/09]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 July 2009
65 Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Transport the action he will take on the submission by an organisation (details supplied) on shadow licences to address the abuse of the penalty points system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28103/09]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 July 2009
63 Deputy Ruairí Quinn asked the Minister for Transport the reason bus licensing legislation to replace the Road Transport Act 1932 has not been introduced; the reason for the ongoing delay in publishing this legislation; the proposed publication date for the bill; the proposed key headings and objectives of the bill; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28382/09]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 July 2009
61 Deputy Seán Sherlock asked the Minister for Transport his views on the recent €1 increase in airport charges from €7.39 per person to €8.35 beginning in January 2010 that was sanctioned by the Commission on Aviation Regulation; if he expects airport charges to rise further when terminal two is opened at Dublin Airport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28405/09]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 July 2009
60 Deputy Jan O’Sullivan asked the Minister for Transport if he will report on the graduated driving licence scheme; when he will publish the legislation necessary to implement the full GDLS; the reason there has been a delay in rolling out this road safety measure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28390/09]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 July 2009
59 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Transport the number of staff working in his Department at various grade levels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28579/09]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 July 2009
58 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Transport if he has had contacts with the Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources on the planned national electric car roll-out programme; the number of businesses which have taken up the option of a 100% write-off on the cost of purchase of electric vehicles against tax under the accelerated capital allowance scheme to date; the commencement date for the public information campaign on electric vehicles; the number of electric vehicles in the national car fleet; the percentage of the national car fleet they comprise; when the ministerial car and public vehicle fleets will be electrified; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28410/09]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 July 2009
55 Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Transport the level of funding which will be made available in order to alleviate the damage caused by flooding in County Donegal in June 2009. [28343/09]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 July 2009
57 Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Transport the initiatives he is considering to address all of the major issues in the aviation sector including the loss of aviation jobs at airline operators and in the aviation maintenance and engineering industries, the declining volume of passengers in the travel and transport industry and the impact of the new €10 airport departure tax on travel and tourism; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28377/09]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 July 2009
54 Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Transport his views on a new aviation white paper on Ireland’s national strategic air connectivity; his further views on recent proposals by Aer Lingus to end flights between Shannon and New York and Chicago during the winter season; if he has been briefed on this matter by the Government appointed directors to Aer Lingus; if he will publish the Government’s cost benefit analysis on the €10 air travel tax; his views on new initiatives to enhance the connectivity of Shannon, Dublin and Cork Airports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28378/09]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 July 2009
53 Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Transport if he has considered the recommendations of the rural transport report recently published by an organisation (details supplied); if he will implement any of the proposals outlined in this report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23112/09]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 July 2009
447 Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Transport if he will review rural transport policy with the obligation of existing services to new areas or regions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29493/09]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 July 2009
52 Deputy Jim O’Keeffe asked the Minister for Transport his views on the need to have a comprehensive public transport system in rural areas here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28101/09]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 July 2009
50 Deputy Jim O’Keeffe asked the Minister for Transport his policy in relation to the development of public transport links in rural areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28102/09]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 July 2009
47 Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Transport if he has made comparisons between transport costs here and those applicable in other jurisdictions; the degree to which the main features of extra costs here have been identified; the action he will take of a policy nature which might address these issues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28427/09]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 July 2009
49 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Transport the status of the State Airports Act 2004; if he will repeal the legislation; if so, the timeframe for the repeal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28402/09]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 July 2009
46 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Transport his plans for the future status and development of Cork Airport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28580/09]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 July 2009
45 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Transport if he has received, from the Department of Finance, a copy of the cost benefit analysis of the new €10 air travel tax; if he has undertaken an investigation of the impact of the air travel tax on air passenger numbers and traffic; if so, if he will publish this research; his views on the statement of a person (details supplied) that thousands of aviation jobs may be lost in 2009 and 2010 as a result of the air travel tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28403/09]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 July 2009
44 Deputy Liz McManus asked the Minister for Transport if he will report on the new EU road safety regulations including the requirement for a driver certificate of professional competence which will come into force on 10 September 2009; if the Road Safety Authority will be charged with implementing these new regulations; if additional funding will be allocated for the implementation of the new regulation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28394/09]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 July 2009
42 Deputy Liz McManus asked the Minister for Transport the amount of funding which has been allocated to the Medical Bureau of Road Safety specifically to target drug driving for these years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28393/09]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 July 2009
48 Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Transport his views on the number of road deaths and collisions over the past few months including the loss of 32 lives on roads here in May 2009 compared with 19 deaths on the roads in May 2008; the measures, including legislative and enforcement, he is taking to address this trend; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28384/09]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 July 2009
41 Deputy Kathleen Lynch asked the Minister for Transport his views on the recent European Transport Safety Council statement which indicates that Ireland will be one of the states which will not hit the target of reducing road deaths by 50% between 2001 and 2010 as the percentage change in road deaths in Ireland between 2001 and 2008 was just 32%; the steps he will take to address this target; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28388/09]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 July 2009
40 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for Transport the reason he has not appointed a new chairman for the Dublin Port Company; when the appointment will be made for this job in view of the challenges facing Dublin and all of the national ports at present; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28407/09]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 July 2009
39 Deputy Ruairí Quinn asked the Minister for Transport when technical improvements which were recommended in the Deloitte report, including the early introduction of integrated ticketing, real time information, and AVL systems will be introduced for public bus services; the status of the Deloitte report recommendations; if he will ensure they are implemented in full; if so, the time frame and mechanism for implementation; the way he will invigilate these processes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28381/09]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 July 2009
38 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for Transport his views on the recent OECD report that competitiveness would be restored through stronger competition; his plans to increase business competition in the transport sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28562/09]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 July 2009
37 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Transport if he will report on the implementation of the Maritime Labour Convention and the way it will benefit maritime workers; his views on increasing the number of marine surveyors and inspectors operating in ports here in view of the recent reports from senior officials (details supplied) on the bad conditions in which many mariners are forced to work; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28409/09]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 July 2009
34 Deputy Olwyn Enright asked the Minister for Transport his response to the Garda Ombudsman who claimed that the gardaí had provided sufficient information to his Department to make an appropriate judgment on whether to issue a haulier licence to a person (details supplied); his views on whether he made the correct decision; if there was procedural failings by his Department; his plans for policy or procedure changes in his Department related to haulage licence character checks; if the licence issued to the person will be revoked; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28544/09]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 July 2009
33 Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for Transport the position regarding all preparation works for the big dig and the upcoming major infrastructural works in Dublin for metro north, the Luas link-up and the Dublin rail interconnector; when the public information campaign on the big dig will begin; what it will comprise; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28400/09]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 July 2009
32 Deputy Jan O’Sullivan asked the Minister for Transport when he will publish his plans for green driving tests and enhanced eco-driving education; if he will report on the key headings and objectives of the proposed green driving tests and eco-driving plans; if legislation will be necessary for the new eco-driving measures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28389/09]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 July 2009
31 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Transport if he will amend the Harbours Act 1996 through the mechanism of the Merchant Shipping Bill to increase the mandatory retirement age for maritime pilots from 60 to 65; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28408/09]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 July 2009
51 Deputy Emmet Stagg asked the Minister for Transport if he will confirm that the cost of implementing the national cycle policy framework will be €2.3 billion; the timeframe for the allocation of the €2.3 billion; the number of years it will take to fully implement the NCPF; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28397/09]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 July 2009
30 Deputy Tom Hayes asked the Minister for Transport the amount of funding allocated specifically to meet objectives and targets in the sustainable travel and cycling documents; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28558/09]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 July 2009
29 Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for Transport if he will report on the tendering process for metro north; if he will confirm the two bidders who have been chosen to go forward to the next round of metro north; when the winning tenderer will be selected; the timeframe for the commencement and conclusion of metro north; if he will confirm further that metro north will proceed in its current format; the estimate of the amount of public and private funding which will be spent on metro north in 2009 and in each year to 2015 and from 2015 to 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28399/09]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 July 2009
27 Deputy Emmet Stagg asked the Minister for Transport the reason he has not published the national pedestrian strategy; the proposed key objectives and headings of the strategy; if home zone residential estates will be included; if the strategy will result in new legislation; the full cost of the new pedestrian strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28398/09]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 July 2009
26 Deputy Pat Rabbitte asked the Minister for Transport the amount of money allocated to road maintenance and improvement projects here in 2007, 2008 and 2009; if funding for capital spending on road building and maintenance projects including up to 80 projects that are currently being planned has been halted; the road building or maintenance projects which have been halted as a result of these new directions and if he will make a statement on the matter [28392/09]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 July 2009
25 Deputy Damien English asked the Minister for Transport the recommendations the special group on public service numbers and expenditure programmes has made in relation to transport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28540/09]