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Question· writtenPQ 46asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 December 2009
59 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Transport if he has reviewed the transcript of the recent appearance of a person (details supplied) before the Joint Committee on Transport on the alleged operation of a bus service (details supplied) between Dublin and Galway without a licence; his views on the opinions that were expressed by a person at the Joint Committee on Transport; the position regarding his Department’s investigation into the operation of this alleged unlicensed service; the date on which the Public Transport Regulation Act will commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 45asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 December 2009
58 Deputy Pádraic McCormack asked the Minister for Transport if he has received representations for additional funding for road repairs as a result of recent flooding; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 44asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 December 2009
57 Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Transport will he publish the reports into the crash between a Luas and a Dublin Bus on O’Connell Street, Dublin as a matter of urgency; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 43asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 December 2009
56 Deputy George Lee asked the Minister for Transport the details of the communications he has had with Aer Lingus with regard to their present difficulties; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 42asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 December 2009
55 Deputy Willie Penrose asked the Minister for Transport if he will instigate an audit of the road surfaces of all non-national roads in conjunction with the local authorities; if he has received correspondence from the European Commission or any other EU body on the issue of road surfaces arising from complaints from bereaved families of road death victims; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 41asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 December 2009
53 Deputy John Perry asked the Minister for Transport if he has carried out a separate inquiry in relation to a company (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 40asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 December 2009
52 Deputy Terence Flanagan asked the Minister for Transport the list and the amount spent on public awards contracts by companies and agencies under the remit of his Department in 2008 and to date in 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 39asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 December 2009
51 Deputy Lucinda Creighton asked the Minister for Transport the support he will provide for the construction of a Dublin canals cycle lane system; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 38asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 December 2009
50 Deputy Kieran O’Donnell asked the Minister for Transport the salary scales of the chief executives and senior executives within all bodies, companies and agencies under the remit of his Department in 2008 and in 2009 and the awarding; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 37asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 December 2009
49 Deputy Jim O’Keeffe asked the Minister for Transport the companies and agencies which are directly or indirectly funded under the remit of his Department are not subject to Freedom of Information; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 36asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 December 2009
75 Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Transport the action he will take to address the abuse of the penalty points system by those not holding an Irish or UK driving licence; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 35asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 December 2009
70 Deputy Kathleen Lynch asked the Minister for Transport if he will report on the recent conclusion of the agreement with the United Kingdom on the mutual recognition of disqualified drivers; the way in which the new mechanism will work; when it will come into force; the position regarding the development of a system of the mutual recognition of penalty points; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 34asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 December 2009
48 Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Transport the expected timetable for the introduction of mutual recognition of penalty points here; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 33asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 December 2009
47 Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Transport if he has engaged in consultations with An Garda Síochána and the Courts Service on the proposed changes to the fixed charge penalty processing system; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 32asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 December 2009
46 Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for Transport the measures he has established with the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment and the Department of Finance to address the problem of car clocking which according to a recent investigation has increased by 400% since March 2009; if he is aware of the implications of car and vehicle clocking for road safety in view of the role of computerised systems in modern transport; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 31asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 December 2009
45 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Transport the State agencies and bodies under the aegis of his Department; the funding each has received from his Department in 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 30asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 December 2009
72 Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Transport the position regarding terminal two at Dublin Airport; when terminal two will be operational; the estimated number of passengers that will use terminal two in its first year of operation; if he will explain his recent announcements on the funding of terminal two and on the aviation regulations; his views on reports of an estimated 12.55% decline in passenger numbers at Dublin Airport in the first nine months of 2009, the estimated reductions of approximately 17% in Cork and 9% in Shannon; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 29asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 December 2009
61 Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Transport the extent to which all airport charges and other costs for airlines operating from airports in this jurisdiction compare with the costs in other jurisdictions; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 28asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 December 2009
44 Deputy Shane McEntee asked the Minister for Transport his views on his recent direction to the Aviation Regulator to set passenger charges at Dublin Airport; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 27asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 December 2009
43 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Transport the status of the LUAS line BX; when works will commence on LUAS line BX; when will the line be fully operational; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 26asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 December 2009
42 Deputy Brian Hayes asked the Minister for Transport if he has received a copy of the Deloitte report from a company (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 25asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 December 2009
41 Deputy Enda Kenny asked the Minister for Transport if he has requested and received copies of all internal audit reports into CIE companies from CIE as promised; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 24asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 December 2009
40 Deputy Eamon Gilmore asked the Minister for Transport the role his Department has in the promotion and rollout of the national electric car and vehicle programme; the number of hybrid electric buses funded by his Department; his plans to encourage delivery and service vehicles to switch to low CO 2 and electric power vehicles; the size of the national electric vehicle fleet; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 23asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 December 2009
39 Deputy Emmet Stagg asked the Minister for Transport when pre-clearance facilities will be fully operational in Dublin and Shannon Airports; which airline carriers are using the pre-clearance facilities and if any new business has been generated at Irish airports due to pre-clearance facilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 22asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 December 2009
54 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Transport when a decision will be made between the two final bidders (details supplied) for Metro North; if he will make available a revised indicative timetable for the project; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 21asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 December 2009
38 Deputy Jimmy Deenihan asked the Minister for Transport if he has had discussions with officials of the Department of Finance regarding the Metro North project; when he expects the hearings of An Bord Pleanála to conclude; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 20asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 December 2009
37 Deputy Emmet Stagg asked the Minister for Transport if he has met with representatives of the travel and tourism industry in view of the further recent job losses in the industry and the plummeting volumes of passengers in the aviation sector; his plans for transport facilities for visitors to Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 19asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 December 2009
36 Deputy Deirdre Clune asked the Minister for Transport the details on an internal Iarnród Éireann report arising from a reference in the Baker Tilly Report (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 18asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 December 2009
35 Deputy Seymour Crawford asked the Minister for Transport the progress of the DART underground project; the associated works that have been completed; when the project will be fully finished; the method chosen for financing this project; the cost to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· oralPQ 17asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 December 2009
34 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for Transport if he has received reports of any alleged wrongdoing in companies or agencies under the aegis of his Department; the action he has taken as a result; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· oralPQ 16asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 December 2009
33 Deputy Billy Timmins asked the Minister for Transport if CIE has submitted a programme to him for the implementation of operational efficiencies, improved timetabling and co-ordination as highlighted in the Deloitte report; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· oralPQ 15asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 December 2009
32 Deputy Ulick Burke asked the Minister for Transport his views on the Report on Major Incidences in Tunnels, (SI 213 of 2006), prepared by the National Roads Authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· oralPQ 14asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 December 2009
31 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Transport the position regarding the appointment of members to the board of the National Transport Authority; if there will be a public competition for these appointments; the qualifications and expertise of each new appointee to the board of the NTA; when the NTA will commence operations; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· oralPQ 13asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 December 2009
30 Deputy Frank Feighan asked the Minister for Transport the additional performance indicators which will be included in the contracts and MoUs for each of CIE company for 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· oralPQ 12asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 December 2009
29 Deputy Dinny McGinley asked the Minister for Transport the commitments from the road safety strategy that have been implemented to date in 2009; the commitments that remain to be implemented; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· oralPQ 11asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 December 2009
28 Deputy Michael D. Higgins asked the Minister for Transport the action he has taken following the publication of the CIE commissioned Baker Tilly Ryan Glennon report on alleged irregularities in the procurement process at Irish Rail; if he has received reports he requested on major procurements at Irish Rail; his views on further measures to invigilate auditing practices at commercial semi-State transport bodies; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· oralPQ 10asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 December 2009
27 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Transport the proportions of the €39.6 million of trans-European cross-border funding that were spent on the Belfast to Dublin and Dublin to Cork sections of the Belfast to Cork railway line improvements; his expenditure of trans-European cross-border transport funding on the nascent DART underground project; if further trans-European transport network cross-border funding will be used to finance the Dublin DART underground project; if he will support an application to the trans-European transport network agency for a cross- border rail project from Derry city into the north-west region; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· oralPQ 9asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 December 2009
26 Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Transport the recommendations he has made on the proposed public service obligation funding for Irish Rail for 2010; if he has been informed by Irish Rail of the service reductions on DART, commuter and other rail services in the new 2010 rail timetable; his plans for improved rail services in 2010, 2011 and 2012; if these plans will include a national rail freight strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· oralPQ 8asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 December 2009
25 Deputy Shane McEntee asked the Minister for Transport the way he will finance local authorities sufficiently to improve the conditions of roads, in view of the fact that 70% of all road deaths take place on rural roads, and improvements required in respect of recent flood damage; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· oralPQ 7asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 December 2009
24 Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to the impact of reductions in passenger volumes on airline carriers and new aviation infrastructure including Dublin Airport’s new terminal two; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· oralPQ 6asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 December 2009
23 Deputy Fergus O’Dowd asked the Minister for Transport if he has received a copy of the Deloitte report into the Shannon Foynes Port Company; if he carried out an internal investigation into alleged irregularities; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 244asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 December 2009
266 Deputy Fergus O’Dowd asked the Minister for Transport his nominees to State and semi-State bodies since June 2007; the qualification of each successful nominee; the income for each nominee from each board; the number of vacancies vacant; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 243asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 December 2009
265 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Transport when equipment at Malin Head Coastguard Station, County Donegal, will be upgraded; his views on whether the upgrading of equipment at the Dublin coastguard radio, Leeson Lane is almost completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 242asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 December 2009
264 Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Transport if all the boards of State agencies under the aegis of his Department which are required to implement the new code of practice for the governance of State bodies have formally adopted the code at a board meeting; if they have undertaken training to ensure proper implementation of the code; if they have put in place monitoring procedures to ensure proper compliance with the code; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 241asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 December 2009
263 Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Transport the State Agencies under the aegis of his Department to which the new code of practice for the governance of State bodies applies; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 240asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 December 2009
262 Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Transport when he will establish an advisory consumer panel under the aegis of the National Transport Authority as per the commitment in the Government Statement on Economic Governance; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 239asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 December 2009
261 Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Transport further to Parliamentary Question No. 303 of 6 May 2009, if he has decided which body will be responsible for the enforcement of the provisions of the regulation 1371/2007 here as per article 30 of the regulation; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 238asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 December 2009
260 Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Transport if EU Directive 1371/2007 on rail passenger rights was transposed into law by 3 December 2009 as required; if he sought derogations from this directive; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 237asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 December 2009
259 Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Transport his plans to reorganise or reconfigure the air sea rescue service; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 236asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 December 2009
258 Deputy Eamon Gilmore asked the Minister for Transport the number of staff who received financial assistance to pursue courses in further or higher education in each of the past five years and the number of such staff who were subsequently re-assigned to duties appropriate to their new qualifications.
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