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Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 May 2006
270 Mr. F. McGrath asked the Minister for Transport if he will work closely with Dublin City Council on the major concerns regarding the heavy goods vehicle cordon (details supplied). [17245/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 May 2006
269 Mr. Perry asked the Minister for Transport if he will address the concerns raised in correspondence (details supplied) on the matter of disabled parking spaces in Sligo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17225/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 May 2006
268 Mr. Bruton asked the Minister for Transport if persons who have retired from Aer Lingus will benefit from a top-up in the Aer Lingus pensions fund in the context of a part sale of shares. [17084/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 May 2006
267 Mr. Cregan asked the Minister for Transport if it is his Department’s intention to recruit inspectors to work with both the Road Safety Authority and the Taxi Regulator; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17031/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 May 2006
266 Mr. Lowry asked the Minister for Transport if it is his long-term intention to incorporate the road safety role of the National Safety Council into the proposed Road Safety Authority; his plans for the National Safety Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17004/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 May 2006
265 Mr. Lowry asked the Minister for Transport if, while recognising the crucial importance of safe driving, he will confirm the legal status of the Road Safety Authority; if, in view of this status and the fact that the Road Safety Authority Bill has to be enacted, the Authority has the legal authority and mandate to proceed with advertising campaigns at this time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17003/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 May 2006
282 Mr. Connolly asked the Minister for Transport if the additional buses on order for Bus Éireann will be wheelchair accessible; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17440/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 May 2006
264 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Transport if all Bus Éireann buses are wheelchair accessible; if not, the percentage which are; when the full fleet will be accessible; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16883/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 May 2006
263 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Transport if all inter-city and DART trains are wheelchair accessible; if not, when same will happen; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16882/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 May 2006
262 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to whether all Bus Éireann bus stations are fully accessible to people with disabilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16881/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 May 2006
206 Mr. F. McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the reason the tax system favours caring for the elderly in nursing homes and penalises home care of the elderly due to the fact that there is tax relief on carers’ fees, agency fees, day-care fees, transport costs and no exception on VAT service charges on agency fees; and if he will investigate these matters. [16864/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 May 2006
203 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for Finance his views on directing the commissioners of the Office of Public Works to allow Dublin commuter buses through the Phoenix Park; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17391/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 May 2006
163 Mr. McGuinness asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if, further to previous parliamentary questions, the extenuating circumstances relative to the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny, have been examined with a view to granting them a motorised transport grant and mobility allowance; if she will expedite a response in view of the health circumstances of the person; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17053/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 May 2006
77 Mr. Ring asked the Minister for Defence the tasks carried out by the Bombardier Aerospace 45 since 1 January 2006; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17148/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 May 2006
212 Mr. N. O’Keeffe asked the Minister for Education and Science if she has received a report from the transport liaison officer for County Cork in relation to the change in a special school bus route (details supplied); and the position regarding same. [16713/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 May 2006
161 Mr. Kenny asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide a list of the membership of his Department’s audit committee; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17023/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 May 2006
160 Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Transport if he will extend the scope of the review he has initiated into the carriage of munitions and dangerous goods to include questions relating to the countries of origin and destination of such goods in view of the incident in February 2006 in which this State appears to have facilitated the sale of an attack helicopter to Israel and thereby further implicated itself in gross human rights abuses. [16836/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 May 2006
159 Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Transport if he will extend the scope of the review he has initiated into the carriage of munitions and dangerous goods, on foot of the incident in February 2006 in which a US plane claimed to have no cargo when in fact there was an attack helicopter on board, to include the carriage of prisoners and detainees. [16835/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 May 2006
158 Dr. Cowley asked the Minister for Transport his views on the central role that Ireland West Airport, Knock plays and can play in the development of the Border Midland Western region; the financial investments his Department has planned for this airport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16761/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 May 2006
157 Dr. Cowley asked the Minister for Transport if a CAT11 navigational status to the Border Midland Western region will be awarded in order that the Border Midland Western region can reverse its enormous deficiency in direct air access; if, in view of the fact that Ireland West Airport, Knock presents the most viable and realistic opportunity in achieving this the necessary investment of €29 million required for 2005-2007 to meet infrastructure needs will be guaranteed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16760/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 May 2006
156 Mr. Howlin asked the Minister for Transport when his Department first received a request from Bus Éireann for authorisation to operate an hourly service on the Rosslare, Gorey, Dublin Road; when a decision will be made in relation to this request; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16759/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 May 2006
155 Mr. F. McGrath asked the Minister for Transport if he will re-consider his policy on the anti-privatisation of Aer Lingus; and if the proposal of a State holding company to allow Aer Lingus to be retained in the national interest will be investigated. [16724/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 May 2006
154 Mr. Bruton asked the Minister for Transport his views on the recent review, The Quality Bus Network, by Dublin Bus, particularly the contention contained within the report that only one of the nine bus corridors in Dublin is currently meeting its target in terms of passenger numbers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16689/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 May 2006
153 Mr. Deenihan asked the Minister for Transport if his Department will exempt vessels engaged solely in fishing near the coast from the IMO 1993 Torremolinos Protocol; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16717/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 May 2006
152 Mr. N. O’Keeffe asked the Minister for Transport if he will confirm the actions which have taken place to help locate the bodies of two fishermen lost at sea (details supplied) in a recent boating tragedy; the plans which are in place to raise the fishing trawler as the bodies may still be on board; if he will engage the services of the Naval Diving Unit to assist in the recovery of the bodies and return them to their grieving families. [16696/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 May 2006
119 Mr. Ring asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if further funding will be provided to the ambulance services to try and improve transport provision for people living in rural isolated areas in order that they get to hospital appointments and so on. [16755/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 May 2006
499 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Education and Science if she will report on the withdrawal of concessionary bus tickets from 48 pupils (details supplied) in County Cork; if notice was given to parents in all cases; if arrangements will be made to provide transport to these children until at least the end of the school year 2005/2006; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16307/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 May 2006
484 Mr. Hayes asked the Minister for Education and Science if the school bus service to a school (details supplied) in County Tipperary will be extended as applied for to the vocational educational committee to facilitate other families living close to the bus route. [16069/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 May 2006
477 Mr. Howlin asked the Minister for Education and Science, further to Parliamentary Question No. 96 of 15 February 2006, when a copy of her Department’s map was forwarded to the transport liaison officer in Wexford; if her Department is satisfied that the map has been received by and currently is in use by the transport liaison officer in Wexford; if she will arrange to have a copy of her Department’s map provided to this Deputy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15991/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 May 2006
472 Mr. Hayes asked the Minister for Education and Science the number of seat belts which have been introduced on school buses in South Tipperary in the past 12 months; and the number of school buses in South Tipperary which are presently not equipped with seat belts. [15924/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 May 2006
343 Mr. Ferris asked the Minister for Transport if his Department will conduct a survey on the effects which the national fare structure and other regulations being proposed will have on the taxi industry here. [16669/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 May 2006
342 Cecilia Keaveney asked the Minister for Transport further to a report (details supplied) when a plan for the implementation of the recommendations will be finalised and progressed in view of the fact that this was to happen in April 2005; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16660/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 May 2006
341 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Transport if he has actively sought applications from local authorities in relation to applying to his Department for funding for park and ride facilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16582/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 May 2006
338 Mr. Durkan asked the Minister for Transport his plans in the context of Transport 21 or otherwise to increase the throughput of passengers by rail; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16576/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 May 2006
334 Mr. Durkan asked the Minister for Transport the steps he has taken or proposes to take to reduce overcrowding on commuter trains; if he has satisfied himself that full health and safety standards and requirements are being met; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16571/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 May 2006
332 Mr. Durkan asked the Minister for Transport the extent to which he expects the throughput of passengers at the various rail stations throughout County Kildare to increase over the next five years; his plans to optimise the use of the rail network in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16569/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 May 2006
339 Mr. Durkan asked the Minister for Transport the way in which he proposes to encourage the optimum use of the rail commuter network in view of the limited parking facilities in the vicinity of rail stations; his plans to address this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16577/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 May 2006
335 Mr. Durkan asked the Minister for Transport if he will issue direction to Iarnród Éireann with a view to providing a proper shuttle bus service to the various commuter rail stations with a view to the encouragement of rail transport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16572/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 May 2006
333 Mr. Durkan asked the Minister for Transport his plans to encourage the use of commuter rail transport from Enfield, Kilcock, Maynooth, Leixlip, Confey, Hazelhatch, Sallins, Newbridge, Kildare and Monastervin in County Kildare with particular reference to the need to provide extra parking facilities at the rail stations concerned or on upgrading a shuttle bus service in lieu thereof; if this can be achieved at the present time or in the context of Transport 21; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16570/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 May 2006
331 Mr. Durkan asked the Minister for Transport when he expects extra parking facilities adjacent to Leixlip, Maynooth, Hazelhatch, Sallins, Kilcock and other rail stations throughout County Kildare to be available and fully operational; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16568/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 May 2006
330 Mr. Durkan asked the Minister for Transport the number of drivers to date who have incurred penalty points; the number who have to date exceeded the limit and who are thereby liable to loss of licence or other restrictions; the number of drivers with maximum penalty points who have been involved in accidents, fatal or otherwise; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16567/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 May 2006
329 Mr. Durkan asked the Minister for Transport the extent to which the introduction of penalty points has reduced the number of road traffic accidents; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16565/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 May 2006
328 Mr. Kehoe asked the Minister for Transport the number of applicants waiting to do their driving tests who are lapsed licence holders; the number currently waiting to sit their driving test; the number of provisional driving licence holders; and the number of those who are on first, second and third provisional licences. [16541/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 May 2006
327 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Transport the number of driving test centres which are currently not operating; the number of motorists awaiting tests affected by such closures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16540/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 May 2006
325 Mr. Bruton asked the Minister for Transport the number of new buses which have been delivered to Dublin Bus to date in 2006; the aggregate size of the bus fleet in service at that date; and the target he has set for the size of this bus fleet by the end of 2006. [16538/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 May 2006
324 Mr. P. McGrath asked the Minister for Transport if his Department makes the Irish national daily newspapers available on-line for staff within his Department; the number of staff at each grade who each day receive a copy of one Irish daily newspaper which is also available on-line; the number of staff who each day receive a copy of more than one newspaper which is also available on-line; the cost in 2005 of purchases of each printed daily newspaper in his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16444/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 May 2006
323 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Transport if the Road Traffic Acts are available in Irish; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16434/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 May 2006
322 Mr. Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Transport the plans and programmes of his Department and related State agencies which have been identified as requiring strategy environmental assessments under the European Communities (Environmental Assessment of Certain Plans and Programmes) Regulations 2004; and the number of such assessments which have been carried out or are in progress to date. [16365/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 May 2006
321 Mr. Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Transport the way in which, in his response to Parliamentary Question No. 70 of 7 March 2006, he arrived at his statement that there is no evidence that heavy goods vehicles are significantly involved in road collisions, when the National Roads Authority Road Collision Facts Report of 2004 clearly shows that goods vehicles are involved in 13% of all fatal and injury collisions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16356/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 May 2006
320 Mr. McGuinness asked the Minister for Transport if new driving theory information books will be provided showing all the up-to-date changes and regulations such as MPH/KPH and penalty points; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16320/06]