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351 records in IE in 2009
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 November 2009
128 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Transport the amount of funds already spent on the Metro North project. [39755/09]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 November 2009
126 Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Transport if he has had consultations with the European Commission in relation to the planned stakeholder consultation to be held in October with regard to a planned overhaul of consumer rights for holiday makers; his views on the planned overhaul; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32266/09]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 November 2009
129 Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Transport the progress made following his meeting with the management of Aer Lingus at which he was due to discuss issues raised by an association (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39783/09]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 November 2009
125 Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Transport if progress has been made in regard to issues raised by an association (details supplied) in a recent submission relating to group bookings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37486/09]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 November 2009
124 Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Transport the marketing campaign or strategies which have been rolled out to promote Shannon Airport as a customs and border protection facility; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32234/09]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 November 2009
123 Deputy Catherine Byrne asked the Minister for Transport the status of plans for a new cycle path in Dublin city; if these plans will include works to provide cycle paths along the Grand Canal in the city; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39799/09]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 November 2009
56 Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Transport if he has liaised with the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment on all proposals to establish a successor business at the SR Technics plant in Dublin Airport; if he has been briefed on any proposals by Aer Lingus to establish a successor business for part of the maintenance operation; the stage the Dublin Aerospace proposal is at; the State supports that are being provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39525/09]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 November 2009
55 Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for Transport the reason he has decided to amalgamate the Commission for Aviation Regulation and the regulatory functions of the Irish Aviation Authority into the proposed new National Transport Authority; when the legislation to facilitate this move will be published; his views on the merging of different transport regulatory functions under one agency; if there will be implications for staff at CAR and the IAA from this merger; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39533/09]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 November 2009
54 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Transport the position regarding the collapsed Broadmeadow railway bridge, County Dublin; when the bridge will re-open and services will return to normal; if he has received any report from Irish Rail on bridge and permanent way safety procedures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39527/09]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 November 2009
52 Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Transport if he will report on his meeting with Northern Ireland’s Environment Minister at the North South Ministerial Council Meeting in terms of moves to harmonise blood alcohol levels for drink driving in the two jurisdictions; the position regarding his plans to harmonise driver disqualification laws and penalty points between the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39522/09]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 November 2009
50 Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Transport the full extent of funding provided by his Department and spent by each local authority on the county roads structure on a local authority basis annually over the past five years to date in 2009; the extent of funding provided for this purpose through the National Roads Authority; the extent to which his Department remains accountable to Dáil Éireann; the degree to which the proposed funding is sufficient to meet the requirements as set out by the various local authorities for the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36004/09]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 November 2009
49 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Transport the timescale for the implementation and full operation of plans for an automatic vehicle location system, real time information system and integrated ticketing system in Dublin Bus and other public bus transport companies; the cost for implementing integrated ticketing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39536/09]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 November 2009
48 Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Transport if he will undertake a review of the performance of the Railway Safety Commission and Irish Rail safety procedures in view of the collapse of the Broadmeadow Bridge railway line, County Dublin, and the flaws in the safety monitoring system that subsequently came to light; if he will review the level of funding allocated to the Railway Safety Commission; when the three investigations into the bridge collapse will report to him; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39585/09]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 November 2009
47 Deputy Liz McManus asked the Minister for Transport the position regarding the development of Bremore Port, County Meath; if he has reviewed the recent viewing arrangements for key planning applications at Bremore; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39551/09]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 November 2009
46 Deputy Lucinda Creighton asked the Minister for Transport if he will clarify the status of LUAS line E; if it will be included in Vision 2030; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39682/09]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 November 2009
45 Deputy Kathleen Lynch asked the Minister for Transport his plans for capital spending in the transport sector for 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013; if he is preparing a submission on transport capital spending for Budget 2010; the recommendations he has made to the Department of Finance in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39542/09]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 November 2009
44 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Transport if he will report on the alleged operation of the direct bus service by a company (details supplied) between Dublin and Galway without a licence; the number of other bus services which are under investigation by his Department and An Garda Síochána; his views on the insurance, health and safety implications of this situation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39538/09]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 November 2009
41 Deputy Lucinda Creighton asked the Minister for Transport when construction of the DART underground will begin; the action being taken to compensate inner city communities for the disruption caused by the proposed works; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39683/09]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 November 2009
40 Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Transport the status of his road safety strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39519/09]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 November 2009
38 Deputy Emmet Stagg asked the Minister for Transport the reason he has not signed up for the new EU-wide in-car emergency communication system, eCall that could save up to 2,500 lives a year on the roads across the EU; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39552/09]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 November 2009
37 Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Transport his views on the recently published and CIÉ commissioned Baker, Tilly, Ryan, Glennon Report on alleged irregularities in the procurement process at Irish Rail; the action he will take or has taken in view of the report’s recommendations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39537/09]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 November 2009
36 Deputy Eamon Gilmore asked the Minister for Transport if he has been briefed on the recent postponement of the An Bord Pleanála hearing into plans by the Dublin Port Company to infill 52 acres in Dublin Bay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39549/09]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 November 2009
35 Deputy Pat Rabbitte asked the Minister for Transport his views on the Dublin Port National Development Plan Study conducted by Indecon Consultants for his Department; his views on his favoured scenario for the development of Dublin Port; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39548/09]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 November 2009
34 Deputy Ruairí Quinn asked the Minister for Transport if a departmental review of the systems for checking and monitoring safety across the whole transport sector is taking place in view of the number of potentially fatal collisions involving public transport vehicles; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39529/09]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 November 2009
32 Deputy Liz McManus asked the Minister for Transport the status of all leases of port company lands; if all of the chairpersons of the ten State commercial port companies have replied to the request for this information; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39550/09]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 November 2009
31 Deputy Pat Rabbitte asked the Minister for Transport his views on the recent reforms announced by the Commission on Taxi Regulation; his plans to incentivise the purchase of wheelchair accessible taxis in the industry in view of the current economic prospects in the taxi sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39547/09]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 November 2009
30 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for Transport the reason he has requested the National Roads Authority to take over the management functions of the non-national road network on a non-statutory basis; the functions this new role will entail for the NRA; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39541/09]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 November 2009
29 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Transport if he has received any of the reports by the Department of Transport, An Garda Síochána, the Railway Safety Commission, Dublin Bus or Veolia Transport into the series of collisions involving public transport vehicles during September and October 2009; when these reports will be made public; if he will mandate the Road Safety Authority with an overarching statutory role in the investigation of all road collisions including those involving public transport vehicles along the lines of the outstanding role played in marine collisions by the Marine Casualty Investigation Board; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39528/09]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 November 2009
27 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Transport if he has met or been briefed by representatives of the travel and tourism industry in view of continuing falling volumes of passengers especially in the aviation sector; his plans to enhance the travel industries here and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39526/09]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 November 2009
26 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Transport if he has established a fund to support innovative sustainable travel projects, which can help in changing travel behaviour or reducing environmental impacts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39672/09]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 November 2009
25 Deputy Seán Sherlock asked the Minister for Transport if he will explain the changes to his policy on the employment of a full time transport manager for road haulage companies with 50 or less vehicles; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39555/09]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 November 2009
24 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Transport when he will introduce the Sustainable Travel and Transport Bill to the Houses of the Oireachtas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39659/09]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 November 2009
22 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Transport if he is reviewing security at ports here in view of the recent seizure of 120 million contraband cigarettes at Greenore Port, County Louth; his proposals to enhance the security in all of the national ports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39531/09]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 November 2009
21 Deputy Emmet Stagg asked the Minister for Transport his views on the implications for road safety of proposals by motor insurers to increase motor insurance costs by 10% even though motor insurance prices increased by 15% over the past year according to the Central Statistics Office and the number of road collisions and fatalities continues to fall; if he is liaising with the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment regarding same in view of the recent road safety gains and allegations that motor insurers are loading motor premiums with premiums from flooding and other non-motoring insurance claims; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39553/09]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 November 2009
39 Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Transport his plans for the rural transport initiative; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39520/09]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 November 2009
20 Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Transport if discussions have taken place with regard to the future of the rural transport programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34097/09]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 November 2009
53 Deputy Jim O’Keeffe asked the Minister for Transport the way the field impairment testing for drug driving, as proposed in the forthcoming Road Traffic Bill, will be implemented; the way this test will differentiate between prescribed medication and illegal substances; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39518/09]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 November 2009
43 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Transport the position regarding the implementation of the Road Safety Strategy 2007-2012 including the rollout of the national speed camera programme, the closing of a series of loopholes in the penalty points system, the impact on road safety of the slashing of the advertising and campaign budgets for the Road Safety Authority and reduced general enforcement levels of road traffic law; if he will report on the proposed provisions of the new Road Traffic Bill; if the legislation includes provision for the mandatory testing of all drivers involved in road collisions, road side drug driving and a reduction in the general blood alcohol limit to 50 mg and to 20 mg for professional drivers; his views on the likely sanctions in the Bill; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39521/09]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 November 2009
28 Deputy Tom Hayes asked the Minister for Transport his proposals to improve the fixed charge processing system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39645/09]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 November 2009
19 Deputy Jim O’Keeffe asked the Minister for Transport when the proposed new Road Traffic Bill will be published; the way this Bill will deal with drug driving; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39517/09]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 November 2009
18 Deputy Dinny McGinley asked the Minister for Transport the progress made in implementing the 2007 report on Commercial Vehicles Testing Review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39657/09]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 November 2009
17 Deputy Simon Coveney asked the Minister for Transport the progress made to date in the implementation of the Deloitte Report dealing with bus market reform; if he has set a timeframe for Dublin Bus to achieve certain goals; his views on whether CIÉ is capable of providing adequate bus services at a reasonable cost to the Exchequer in view of recent cutbacks in services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39617/09]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 November 2009
127 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Transport if capital funds will be made available in 2010 for the Metro North line; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39754/09]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 November 2009
33 Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Transport the position regarding the Metro North; when a decision will be made between the two final bidders; the estimate of funding that will be allocated to Metro North under Budget 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39545/09]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 November 2009
15 Deputy Frank Feighan asked the Minister for Transport the contacts that he has had with the Department of Finance regarding the Metro North project; when he expects a decision on commitment to the Metro North project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39637/09]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 November 2009
14 Deputy Damien English asked the Minister for Transport his contingency plans in the event of wide scale strikes at major airports here; if, further to Parliamentary Question No. 173 of 15 October 2009, he has had further communications with Aer Lingus; the contact he has had with the Dublin Airport Authority and the unions in order to avoid wide scale disruptive actions at airports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39632/09]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 November 2009
51 Deputy Michael D. Higgins asked the Minister for Transport the reason regarding the establishment of the Dublin Transport Authority; the way the new proposals to transform the DTA into a National Transport Authority will affect progress on making the DTA operational; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39534/09]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 November 2009
13 Deputy Michael D. Higgins asked the Minister for Transport if the new chairperson and chief executive officer designate of the Dublin Transport Authority will become the chair and CEO of the new National Transport Authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39535/09]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 November 2009
11 Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Transport if he has been briefed by the Directors he appointed to the board of Aer Lingus on proposals by Aer Lingus management to cut annual costs by around €97 million up to 2011 including the possible loss of 676 jobs at the company in Dublin, Cork and Shannon; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39524/09]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 November 2009
10 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for Transport his strategies to make CIÉ financially more self-sufficient; his plans to reduce subvention to CIÉ; the amount of public money given in both capital and public service obligation payments to CIÉ since 1997 to date in 2009; the forecast made by him for the 2009 CIÉ deficit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39623/09]