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Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 July 2006
343 Mr. English asked the Minister for Transport the reason penalty points are not put on a persons driving licence on the date of the road traffic offence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26840/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 July 2006
342 Mr. O’Dowd asked the Minister for Transport the progress to date in the provision of a new railway station at Dunleer in County Louth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26821/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 July 2006
341 Mr. O’Dowd asked the Minister for Transport the progress to date in 2006 in the provision of a new railway station on the north-side of Drogheda; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26820/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 July 2006
340 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Transport if there is a mandatory period set out in EU law in relation to the frequency of road worthiness tests; if so, the frequency of such tests; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26819/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 July 2006
339 Mr. P. Breen asked the Minister for Transport the arrangements which have been made to enable an airline (details supplied) operate transatlantic flights through Shannon and Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26780/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 July 2006
338 Mr. P. Breen asked the Minister for Transport if he will give a consultative role to the Shannon-based liaison group working with Government Departments as part of the preparation of a tourism and economic development plan for Shannon and the west of Ireland post Open Skies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26779/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 July 2006
337 Mr. N. O’Keeffe asked the Minister for Transport if a trawler (details supplied) will be raised from the sea-bed in view of the recent naval dive of the trawler which was inconclusive and yielded no further information regarding the sinking of this trawler. [26764/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 July 2006
305 Mr. Sargent asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will request journey details from the relevant US Government departments of all prisoners both military and civilian who were detained, captured or arrested outside of the US and transported as prisoners to the US for detention, trial or release since 2001 to determine if there have been other administrative errors, in view of the recent administrative error on the part of the US Government in failing to request the permission of his Department to transport a military prisoner through Shannon Airport, and the statement by him that there is no record in his Department of applications for permission to transport prisoners via Irish airspace or facilities by the US Government since 2001. [27206/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 July 2006
747 Ms O’Sullivan asked the Minister for Education and Science if the school transport service will continue to operate in all parts of the country until the end of the national school year 2006; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26380/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 July 2006
732 Mr. English asked the Minister for Education and Science the number of additional school buses that her Department plans to provide for the fleet in County Meath for September 2006; the number of school buses currently in the fleet in County Meath; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26308/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 July 2006
724 Mr. Hayes asked the Minister for Education and Science if a decision has been made in relation to an application for transport to a school (details supplied) in County Tipperary. [26164/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 July 2006
717 Mr. M. Higgins asked the Minister for Education and Science if, further to Parliamentary Question No. 239 of 8 June 2006, and a meeting with parents on 3 May 2006, the position relating to the need for a bus service for children attending a school (details supplied) in County Galway; the steps taken to ensure that such a service is provided; the likelihood of such being in place for the next school year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26136/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 July 2006
716 Mr. McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Science further to Parliamentary Question No. 277 of 24 May, 2006, the action she intends to take to accommodate the children of 11 families who attend a school (details supplied) in County Kilkenny and who do not have a school bus service in view of the fact that there are seats available on the existing service; if she will engage with the bus operator to find a solution; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26134/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 July 2006
660 Mr. Perry asked the Minister for Education and Science the progress she has made regarding the submission sent in relation to an accident (details supplied); the orders she has issued to her officials on the enquiry; if she will provide a written response detailing the negotiations that have taken place; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25669/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 July 2006
634 Mr. J. O’Keeffe asked the Minister for Education and Science if she will make school transport provision for 26 students from the Dunbeacon area, west Cork to a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25514/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 July 2006
627 Mr. Perry asked the Minister for Education and Science if her attention has been drawn to a submission regarding an accident (details supplied); the orders she will issue in relation to the investigation; the negotiations her Department officials have had; if she will provide written correspondence outlining same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25678/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 July 2006
482 Mr. M. Higgins asked the Minister for Transport his views on funding a feasibility study for light rail in Galway, its regions and other such regions as appropriate. [26486/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 July 2006
481 Mr. English asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide a more regular train service from Enfield to Dublin; if he will investigate the possibility of extending the Arrow service from Dublin to Enfield; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26354/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 July 2006
480 Mr. English asked the Minister for Transport his views on upgrading the R395 from Delvin to Edgeworthstown to a national route as a continuation of the N51; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26351/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 July 2006
479 Mr. English asked the Minister for Transport if Bus Éireann has applied to his Department for licences to extend their services in County Meath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26303/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 July 2006
477 Mr. English asked the Minister for Transport the plans his Department has to provide a new train station at Rathwire, County Westmeath on the Dublin to Sligo line; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26287/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 July 2006
478 Mr. English asked the Minister for Transport if a detailed plan for the implementation of the Navan to Dublin Rail Link under Transport 21 has been drawn up; the details of such plans; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26302/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 July 2006
476 Mr. English asked the Minister for Transport if his Department has investigated the possibility of extending the Navan to Dublin rail link on to Kells and Oldcastle; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26286/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 July 2006
475 Mr. English asked the Minister for Transport if he will allocate extra funding to advance the Navan to Dublin rail link in order to deliver this infrastructural project prior to 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26285/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 July 2006
474 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Transport when an application in respect of the provision of a high frequency commuter service serving the Donacarney, Laytown and Bettystown area of east Meath by a company (details supplied) will be fully processed and decided upon by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26268/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 July 2006
473 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Transport the powers enjoyed by him under Section 25(1) and (2) of the Transport Act 1958; the number of times this provision has been exercised by him for each of the past five years and to date in 2006; the names and routes of operators to which it was applied and which were awarded licences under the provision; the criteria and procedures applied by him in respect of a decision by him to utilise Section 25(1) and (2) of the 1958 Act in respect of the licensing of bus services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26267/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 July 2006
472 Mr. Deasy asked the Minister for Transport if he has received a proposal from the board of Waterford Regional Airport to extend the runway at that airport; when that proposal was submitted to him; if he will provide funding for the proposed extension; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26266/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 July 2006
470 Mr. Sargent asked the Minister for Transport further to comments (details supplied) by the chairman of the Dublin Airport Authority that Shannon Airport is losing money, the way in which he, with the DAA and the SAA, will overcome the problems outlined by the person in a presentation to the Joint Committee on Transport on 20 June 2006 on Shannon becoming independent; and his views on whether separation of the airports can occur before May or June 2007. [26222/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 July 2006
469 Mr. Sargent asked the Minister for Transport if he will commit to funding the €53 million economic plan drawn up by the Mid West Regional Authority in consultation with others in response to the ending of the Shannon stop-over and the beginning of open skies; when he will commence funding the plan; and the amount his Department will commit to the plan over the next five years. [26219/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 July 2006
468 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Transport the average subvention per journey for each DART passenger in the year 2004 and to date in 2006; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26217/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 July 2006
467 Mr. Sargent asked the Minister for Transport the Department that has responsibility for bridges over the river Shannon in view of the Foynes Port Company’s plans in this regard. [26211/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 July 2006
465 Mr. Quinn asked the Minister for Transport the average size of information technology procurement contracts in his Department; the median size of such contracts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26085/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 July 2006
466 Mr. Quinn asked the Minister for Transport the steps he is taking to support the development of the indigenous software industry through his Department’s public procurement process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26100/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 July 2006
464 Mr. Quinn asked the Minister for Transport the percentage of information technology spend in his Department that went to Irish SMEs in each year from 2002 to date in 2006; the percentage for European Union and European Economic Area SMEs; if systems are in place in his Department’s procurement procedures to give preference to SMEs, such as the weighting system in place in the Local Government Computer Services Board; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26070/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 July 2006
463 Mr. Quinn asked the Minister for Transport his Department’s information technology purchasing policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26055/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 July 2006
462 Mr. Quinn asked the Minister for Transport the information technology purchasing requirements, for both hardware and software, in his Department for the second half of 2006; the requirements for which tender requests have been issued; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26040/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 July 2006
461 Mr. Kenny asked the Minister for Transport the proposed spending envelopes approved and set out by his Department for the foreseeable future; the broad objectives to be achieved by spending of such financial envelopes; the timescale set out for achievement of targets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25970/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 July 2006
460 Mr. Kenny asked the Minister for Transport the resources available to him for disposal among regional airports; the way in which it is proposed to allocate these resources; the objectives and spending targets by his Department in this area for the next three to five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25961/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 July 2006
459 Mr. Kenny asked the Minister for Transport the level of funding provided by his Department under all headings to Knock Airport in the past five years; the allocation proposed for 2006 and 2007; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25959/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 July 2006
458 Mr. Eoin Ryan asked the Minister for Transport if details of the contract for the second phase of the LUAS have been drafted and agreed; if so, the way in which the plans differ from the contract of the first phase, in terms of disruption limitation; his views on whether the contract has been changed with regard to on-site management of works; and if Dublin City Council, the Railway Procurement Agency and An Garda Síochána will have more involvement in the way in which the project is carried out, in order to minimise disruption on a daily basis. [25879/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 July 2006
455 Mr. O’Dowd asked the Minister for Transport if he will make a statement on the proposals for a new Irish Rail translink high speed rail service from Belfast to Dublin with departures every hour and a 90 minute non-stop journey time; and the way in which this proposal will affect the 800 commuters from Dundalk and Drogheda who currently use the enterprise rail service. [25756/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 July 2006
454 Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Transport the reason the LUAS bridge on Davitt Road, Dublin is not wheelchair accessible; if there are plans to make it wheelchair accessible; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25724/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 July 2006
456 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Transport the local authorities which have conducted speed reviews since the introduction of metrification; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25784/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 July 2006
453 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Transport if, as indicated by him at the time of the change over to the metric system, it is Government policy that all local authorities should undertake a review of existing speed limits; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25722/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 July 2006
452 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Transport if he will instruct all local authorities to undertake a review of the speed limits operating on all non-national roads in view of the increase in the number of penalty points and the consequent importance of clarity in the application of speed limits and the implications for road safety of the many inappropriate speed limits operating throughout the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25721/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 July 2006
451 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Transport his views on whether, following a lapse of 14 years since the last publication of the rules of the road, it is appropriate to give 28 days for public submissions; if he will extend the deadline to facilitate organisations wishing to make comprehensive submissions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25705/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 July 2006
450 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for Transport the amount allocated in 2006 to each county under the rural transport initiative; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25701/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 July 2006
449 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Transport the progress made on establishing a reciprocal arrangement with Northern Ireland for the awarding of penalty points; when a workable regime is expected to be in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25694/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 July 2006
448 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Transport if he has reached a decision on the maximum height of trucks permitted on roads here; when same will be announced; if this will impact on Dublin City Council policy in respect of the Dublin Port Tunnel and the management of traffic in Dublin City; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25693/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 July 2006
447 Mr. Costello asked the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to the proposals for the management of traffic, drawn up by an association (details supplied), for match days and concerts in Croke Park; his views regarding the proposals; if the proposals require legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25677/06]