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Question· writtenPQ 43asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 December 2004
199 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Transport if a decision will be made on the future of Aer Lingus before the Christmas 2004 recess; when he expects that a new management team will be put in place; when a successor to the outgoing chairman of the board of Aer Lingus will be announced; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 42asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 December 2004
117 Ms Shortall asked the Minister for Transport when he expects final decisions to be taken on the future of Aer Lingus.
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Question· writtenPQ 41asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 December 2004
112 Mr. Durkan asked the Minister for Transport his preferred options in respect of the future of Aer Lingus with particular reference to structures, management, staff participation and the need to meet customer requirements; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 40asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 December 2004
85 Mr. Quinn asked the Minister for Transport his views on a report (details supplied) on the future of Aer Lingus; the action he intends to take in view of the report’s recommendations; if he will proceed with the privatisation of the company through an IPO; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 39asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 December 2004
83 Mr. Quinn asked the Minister for Transport his views on the recent resignations of persons (details supplied) from the board of Aer Lingus; if he has met them to discuss the reasons for their resignations; his further views on the implications these resignations will have for the future of the company; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 38asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 December 2004
63 Mr. S. Ryan asked the Minister for Transport the reason consideration of State funding was ruled out in the mandate given to consultants with regard to a report (details supplied) on Aer Lingus; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 37asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 December 2004
62 Ms McManus asked the Minister for Transport when the new smart card, allowing passengers to use a single ticket on all forms of public transport, will be introduced; when the equipment necessary to validate the cards will be installed on buses, trains and the Luas; the types of public transport on which these cards will be able to be used in the first instance; when the cards will be able to be used on all forms of public transport; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 36asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 December 2004
61 Ms O’Sullivan asked the Minister for Transport the position with regard to the Shannon stopover; the further position with regard to the timeframe for agreement between the EU and US on the open skies policy; the discussions he has had in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 35asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 December 2004
60 Mr. Sargent asked the Minister for Transport the guidelines he provides to local authorities on the standard of pedestrian crossing facilities; his views on the fact that certain pedestrian crossing signals in Dublin city have a four minute waiting time between the pressing of the pedestrian crossing button and a resulting change in the lights and that the average maximum waiting time for pedestrian lights to turn green is close to two minutes; and the standards which apply with regard to the distances that pedestrians have to travel from recognised bus stops on roads such as the N11 before having a safe facility to cross the road.
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Question· writtenPQ 34asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 December 2004
59 Mr. Boyle asked the Minister for Transport if consideration will be given to reopening the rail line between Charleville and Patrick’s Well.
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Question· writtenPQ 33asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 December 2004
58 Mr. Costello asked the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to recent findings from the National Roads Authority that the majority of motorists are still recklessly breaking the speed limit and ignoring the risk of penalty points; his views on whether absence of fear of Garda enforcement means motorists are driving above speed limits; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 32asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 December 2004
57 Mr. Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Transport his plans to improve infrastructure in the southern region (details supplied).
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Question· writtenPQ 31asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 December 2004
56 Mr. G. Mitchell asked the Minister for Transport whether there is a conflict of interest in the recent decision taken by Dublin Airport Authority workers to make formal approaches to some of the private investors who have expressed an interest in developing a second terminal at Dublin Airport with a view to establishing a partnership arrangement between DAA workers and the operator of a second terminal at the airport; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· oralPQ 29asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 December 2004
222 Mr. Durkan asked the Minister for Transport the extent to which he has examined the achievements to date in regard to the targets set by his Department in the context of the national development plan; if he proposes action to expedite delivery in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· oralPQ 28asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 December 2004
55 Mr. Durkan asked the Minister for Transport the extent to which targets set by his Department in the national development plan have been achieved to date or are achievable with cost and time projections; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· oralPQ 27asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 December 2004
80 Ms Lynch asked the Minister for Transport his views on the application for an 8% fare increase from CIE across its three divisions, Iarnród Éireann, Dublin Bus, and Bus Éireann; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· oralPQ 26asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 December 2004
54 Mr. P. Breen asked the Minister for Transport the fare increases which have been sought by State public transport companies for 2005; his views on such increases; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· oralPQ 25asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 December 2004
53 Mr. Coveney asked the Minister for Transport the steps he intends to take to ensure that all public transport targets contained in the NDP for the BMW region are reached; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· oralPQ 24asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 December 2004
52 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Transport the extra funding that will be made available to enable his Department’s sectorial plan for accessible public transport to be developed; the way in which this extra funding will be spent; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· oralPQ 23asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 December 2004
51 Mr. Naughten asked the Minister for Transport his plans to review the regulations governing school buses; if he will review the 3:2 ratio on school buses; if he has satisfied himself with the level of overcrowding on post-primary buses; if he has reviewed this situation; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· oralPQ 22asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 December 2004
50 Ms Shortall asked the Minister for Transport his views on proposals from Irish Rail for the Dublin rail plan and interconnector; and his plans, in the context of these, in respect of plans to link the two Luas lines.
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Question· oralPQ 21asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 December 2004
49 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Transport if it remains Government policy to support the development of a second terminal at Dublin Airport; the progress which has been made to implement this policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· oralPQ 20asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 December 2004
48 Mr. Crowe asked the Minister for Transport the steps he intends to take to ensure the provision of central crash barriers on the M50 following the recent serious accident on that stretch of motorway.
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Question· oralPQ 19asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 December 2004
47 Ms Shortall asked the Minister for Transport his plans in respect of the provision of central crash barriers on the M50.
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Question· oralPQ 18asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 December 2004
46 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Transport if it is his intention to introduce bus competition, given that Dublin Bus does not have sufficient capacity to meet demand for bus services; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 187asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 2 December 2004
187 Mr. Lowry asked the Minister for Transport if he will report on his recent meeting with the Mid-Western Regional Authority regarding open skies; if he has given a commitment to the authority to allow it to undertake a regional economic impact study of the open skies; if he has not approved this vital research, when he will give approval; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 186asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 2 December 2004
186 Mr. Lowry asked the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to correspondence (details supplied); if satisfactory funds will be provided for an adequate transport scheme; the funds which have been allocated to the rural transport initiatives in north Tipperary in 2003 and 2004; the funds which have been sanctioned for each RTI in north Tipperary for 2005; if he will reconsider the Estimates 2005 to find a way to significantly increase funding to such a valuable service for rural Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 185asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 2 December 2004
185 Mr. Perry asked the Minister for Transport if increased funding will be allocated to Bus Éireann to allow it to expand the city centre bus service in Sligo town and to serve Carraroe, Ballisodare and Collooney (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 60asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 2 December 2004
36 Mr. Eamon Ryan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if she will co-operate with the Department of Transport to ensure that more school children have safe ways to walk and cycle to school in order to reduce the levels of childhood obesity; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 191asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 December 2004
220 Mr. Kehoe asked the Minister for Education and Science the person responsible for transporting persons (details supplied) to school; the reason the school bus does not drop them off at the school; the person who is liable for the children during these journeys; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 172asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 December 2004
201 Mr. Hogan asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of gardaí driving accidents in the past two years; the financial loss involved; if the drivers in respect of each accident were fully qualified; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 157asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 December 2004
186 Mr. Deenihan asked the Minister for Transport when the new EU regulation to replace the existing drivers hours’ rules, as set out in Regulation 3820/85, will be finally adopted; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 156asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 December 2004
185 Mr. P. McGrath asked the Minister for Transport the number of civil servants and other staff employed on constituency and public relations work for each of his Ministers of State; the grade and remuneration of each of those members of staff; and if he will compare those employees with those employed by the corresponding Minister of State at November 2001.
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Question· writtenPQ 155asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 December 2004
184 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Transport his plans to encourage or promote air links between Ireland and Asia.
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Question· writtenPQ 154asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 December 2004
183 Mr. Deenihan asked the Minister for Transport the number of individuals waiting for a driving test in County Kerry; the average waiting time for a driving test in the county; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 86asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 December 2004
110 Mr. Ring asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the position in relation to persons who need transport to attend regular hospital appointments, in particular persons whose only income is social welfare, who are in poor health, who live either alone or with dependant spouses, who have no means of their own and have no family; the assistance in place for persons such as this who have no way of obtaining transport to attend hospital appointments; the action she can take in this regard; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 438asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 November 2004
489 Mr. Ring asked the Minister for Education and Science if the school transport service provided to the children of a person (details supplied) in County Mayo can be extended, in a similar way to the service provided many years ago; if her Department received a report on this case from the transport liaison officer as mentioned in the reply to Parliamentary Question No. 558 of 29 September 2004; if this case has been reconsidered; and if so, the decision which was made.
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Question· writtenPQ 432asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 November 2004
483 Mr. Kehoe asked the Minister for Education and Science when a decision will be taken concerning a new bus route for children who travel from Carlow attending a school (details supplied) in County Kilkenny.
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Question· writtenPQ 316asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 November 2004
370 Mr. J. O’Keeffe asked the Minister for Transport the ten highest composite figures paid to barristers engaged by or on behalf of the State in any forum or for any purpose, including tribunals, courts, consultancies, legislative drafting and other work during 2003; the ten highest figures paid from 1 January 2004; the names of the barristers; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 315asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 November 2004
369 Mr. J. O’Keeffe asked the Minister for Transport the composite amount paid to lawyers engaged by or on behalf of the State in any forum or for any purpose, including tribunals, courts, consultancies, legislative drafting and other work during 2003; the amount paid from 1 January 2004; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 314asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 November 2004
367 Mr. Ring asked the Minister for Transport the legal position in relation to the changing of road signs; the person that has the authority to change the location of a road sign; and if consultation is necessary with any other body before the change in location is made.
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Question· writtenPQ 313asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 November 2004
366 Mr. Ferris asked the Minister for Transport if he will make a statement on his Department’s policy on the use of biofuels in public transport.
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Question· writtenPQ 312asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 November 2004
365 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Transport if the current temporary chairman (details supplied) of the board of Aer Lingus will step down at the end of 2004; if he has decided on a successor; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 311asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 November 2004
363 Mr. O’Shea asked the Minister for Transport the amount which has been spent by public bodies or agencies funded by his Department in 2004 relating to the provisions of the Official Languages Act 2003; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 310asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 November 2004
362 Mr. O’Shea asked the Minister for Transport the amount which has been spent by his Department in 2004 in regard to implementing the provisions of the Official Languages Act 2003; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 309asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 November 2004
361 Mr. Naughten asked the Minister for Transport, further to Parliamentary Question No. 982 of 29 September 2004, the plans he has to issue renewal notices prior to the expiry of full driving licences; the timescale envisaged for their introduction; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 308asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 November 2004
360 Mr. M. Smith asked the Minister for Transport his proposals to improve the rail service on the Nenagh to Ballybrophy line.
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Question· writtenPQ 307asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 November 2004
359 Mr. English asked the Minister for Transport the status of the proposed toll bridge on the new N2 motorway between Finglas and Ashbourne on the Meath-Dublin border; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 306asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 November 2004
358 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Transport if it is his intention to proceed with the Railway Safety Bill as published, plus amendments; if he will withdraw the Bill and replace it with one which will accommodate the substance of the final EU directive; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 305asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 November 2004
357 Mr. P. Breen asked the Minister for Transport if an airline (details supplied) has made an application for permission to service Ireland in 2005; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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