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Question· writtenPQ 62asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 October 2010
128 Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Transport the position regarding the completion of the plans outlined in Transport 21; the areas or routes affected in a positive or negative way in the interim; the extent of the change of emphasis or intended funding for any routes in respect of which as yet public announcements have not been made; if he could revise the estimates for capital expenditure in respect of any part of the programme in the current year or in the foreseeable future; if he is satisfied that the level of funding required will remain available in view of other competing demands; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 61asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 October 2010
127 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for Transport the reason those involved in the taxi industry are not required to produce annual tax clearance certificates; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 60asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 October 2010
126 Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Transport his plans 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 59asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 October 2010
232 Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Transport the extent if any to which the costs at various Irish airports are competitive with those applicable throughout Europe; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 58asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 October 2010
125 Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Transport the extent if any to which he has studied the costs for airlines using various airports with particular reference to handling, landing or other charges; if any studies have been done to identify the airports throughout Europe currently having the lowest charges; the extent to which this has affected the number of airlines using such airports; the extent if any to which the various airports throughout this country can be encouraged to compete with the most cost effective and efficient in Europe; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 57asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 October 2010
124 Deputy Emmet Stagg asked the Minister for Transport his proposals for a motorway linking Dublin to Derry via Aughnacloy; the proposed cost of the project here; the cost to the Exchequer in each case; the time scale for delivery of the project; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 56asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 October 2010
123 Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Transport the total amount of money paid in each of the past ten years in State subsidies for public transport with a breakdown for each category of bus, rail, sea and air; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 55asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 October 2010
122 Deputy Ruairí Quinn asked the Minister for Transport the number of park and ride facilities that are in place here; his policy on park and ride; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 54asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 October 2010
121 Deputy Pat Breen asked the Minister for Transport when he will legislate for mandatory blood testing for alcohol at the scene of accidents; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 53asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 October 2010
119 Deputy Seán Sherlock asked the Minister for Transport when he expects Terminal Two to open at Dublin Airport; the cost of the project; the airline carriers which will use it; when it is expected to operate profitably; if he is satisfied that its construction cost should be a charge on airport users; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 52asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 October 2010
118 Deputy Emmet Stagg asked the Minister for Transport his view’s on the development of a rural transport policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 51asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 October 2010
117 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide an appeals process with an independent adjudicator for the taxi industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 50asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 October 2010
116 Deputy Jan O’Sullivan asked the Minister for Transport if he has discussed with the Dublin Port authority the development of Dublin Port in view of the refusal by An Bórd Pleanála of the port authority’s recent proposals for a 21 hectare site; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 49asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 October 2010
115 Deputy Jimmy Deenihan asked the Minister for Transport the reason he failed to meet with a former head of the Air Corps to discuss a cheaper alternative to the recently signed €500 million national search and rescue contract; if he will provide details of the contract signed with a company (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 48asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 October 2010
114 Deputy Lucinda Creighton asked the Minister for Transport the amount of the €411 million allocated to the 2010 regional and local roads programme that has been spent; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 47asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 October 2010
113 Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Transport the reason his Department failed to accept the recommendations of a 2003 Government appointed independent panel that favoured an independently designed, built and owned terminal at Dublin airport; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 46asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 October 2010
112 Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Transport the status of phase III of the western rail corridor (details supplied) ; if funding has been allocated; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 45asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 October 2010
110 Deputy Damien English asked the Minister for Transport when he expects to publish the value for money review on rural transport; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 44asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 October 2010
109 Deputy Simon Coveney asked the Minister for Transport the amount of funding available in 2010 and 2011 for the cycle ways project; if he has plans to build on the success of this programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 43asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 October 2010
108 Deputy Ulick Burke asked the Minister for Transport his views on the fact that it is legal to drive a taxi here without an Irish driving licence; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 42asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 October 2010
107 Deputy Eamon Gilmore asked the Minister for Transport if he will consider authorising the taxi regulator or National Transport Authority to provide financial incentives towards the purchase of new wheelchair accessible taxis; if he will authorise the regulator to buy back surplus taxi plates at cost price; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 41asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 October 2010
106 Deputy Michael D. Higgins asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide for an increase in staff, particularly enforcement staff, in the office of the taxi regulator; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 40asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 October 2010
105 Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for Transport the status of EU Commission proposals for implementation of the working time directive in relation to self-employed drivers of trucks; the effect this directive will have on the viability of small haulage firms here; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 39asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 October 2010
104 Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the Dublin city development plan 2011 to 2017 includes provision for an overpass over the Royal Canal and railway line at Reilly’s Bridge, Cabra, Dublin 7; if he has agreed to finance such a development; the cost of the project; the timescale for delivery of the project; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 38asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 October 2010
103 Deputy Terence Flanagan asked the Minister for Transport his view on the report by the local government efficiency review group to extend tolling to non-motorway roads; if he will provide further details of this proposal; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· oralPQ 37asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 October 2010
133 Deputy Kathleen Lynch asked the Minister for Transport if he will direct Iarnród Éireann to examine the hundreds of railway underbridges and viaducts over an agreed period of time to reassure the public that these old railway structures are safe for use in the modern day; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· oralPQ 36asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 October 2010
120 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Transport if he has studied the report compiled by the Railway Accident Investigation Unit on the collapse of the Malahide viaduct, County Dublin, in August 2009; the steps he proposes to take in relation to the findings of negligence against Iarnród Éireann in implementing safety standards and the equally serious findings against the Railway Safety Commission in enforcing those safety standards; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· oralPQ 35asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 October 2010
111 Deputy Tom Hayes asked the Minister for Transport if he will consider extending the remit of the Railway Safety Commission to ensure the enforcement of recommendations made to Iarnród Éireann by independent bodies; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· oralPQ 34asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 October 2010
102 Deputy Kathleen Lynch asked the Minister for Transport if he will take an active role in ensuring that the 15 recommendations made by the Railway Accident Investigation Unit in the report on the Malahide viaduct collapse on the Dublin to Belfast rail line are implemented without delay; if he will make a report to Dáil Éireann on their implementation in the interests of public safety; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· oralPQ 33asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 October 2010
101 Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to the recent national survey of goods published by the Central Statistics Office for 2009 which shows that road haulage of goods has dropped by 40% over the previous 12 months; if hisattention has further been drawn to the fact that many hauliers are unable to maintain payments; his plans for protecting the industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· oralPQ 32asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 October 2010
100 Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Minister for Transport if proposals to integrate the Irish Aviation Authority into the National Transport Authority are to proceed; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· oralPQ 31asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 October 2010
99 Deputy Paul Connaughton asked the Minister for Transport when he will publish the report on the sinking of the Asgard II ; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· oralPQ 30asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 October 2010
98 Deputy Jan O’Sullivan asked the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to the fact that foreign road hauliers are cherry-picking the haulage market here; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· oralPQ 29asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 October 2010
97 Deputy Simon Coveney asked the Minister for Transport the full cost of the Metro North Project and if he will commit to publishing the full detail of the feasibility study and cost benefit analysis of Metro North before making the decision to go ahead with the project; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· oralPQ 28asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 October 2010
96 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Transport progress on implementing Government policy for ensuring that 10% of the taxi fleet is wheelchair accessible by the end of 2010; how the new EU Directive 76/115 EEC, as amended, requiring new standards for wheelchair accessible vehicles, will be implemented; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· oralPQ 27asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 October 2010
95 Deputy Simon Coveney asked the Minister for Transport the level of capital subsidy that will be available to regional airports in 2010 and 2011; when he intends to provide certainty on the public service obligation levies available to airlines operating out of certain regional airports; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· oralPQ 26asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 October 2010
94 Deputy Costello asked the Minister for Transport the amount of subsidy paid to each of the regional airports by the Government annually; his plans for each of the regional airports in receipt of State subsidy; the number of persons employed at each regional airport; the way he proposes to deal with the partial withdrawal of an airline (details supplied) from Kerry Airport; if he will give a commitment that the public service obligation will be retained for regional airports going forward; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· oralPQ 25asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 October 2010
93 Deputy Simon Coveney asked the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to the vehicle immobilisation regulation Bill 2010 that has been published by Fine Gael; if he intends to use this Bill as a basis for regulating the clamping industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 262asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 October 2010
264 Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for Transport if he will give consideration to extending the deadline, beyond 1 October 2010 for 15 m to 24 m fishing vessels to meet the requirements for the new certificate of compliance; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that there are a large number of fishing boats around the coastline still waiting to be surveyed; if his Department is in a position to provide some financial support to assist hard-pressed fishermen with the task of improving their vessels; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 261asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 October 2010
263 Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Transport the progress made to date with regard to targets for wheelchair accessible taxis; and if he will indicate if and when the Commission for Taxi Regulation will provide a direct subsidy to assist drivers with the purchase of and running of wheelchair accessible taxis.
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Question· writtenPQ 260asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 October 2010
262 Deputy Jim O’Keeffe asked the Minister for Transport the number of EU directives awaiting transposition into law in his Department; the reasons for the delays; and the reaction of the European Commission in each case to such delays.
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Question· writtenPQ 259asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 October 2010
261 Deputy Tom Hayes asked the Minister for Transport his plans for rural transport in County Tipperary, particularly relating to a particular town (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 258asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 October 2010
260 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Transport, further to Parliamentary Question No. 350 of 8 July 2010, when the new communications system at Malin, Valentia and Dublin coast guard stations will be installed and operational; if there are plans to transfer any staff from any of these coast guard stations to the Dublin station; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 257asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 October 2010
259 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Transport if he will confirm that officers at other coast guard stations will not be transferred to Dublin coast guard radio to fill the positions that will be vacant arising from impending retirements at Dublin coast guard radio; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 256asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 October 2010
258 Deputy Seán Sherlock asked the Minister for Transport the efforts being made by his Department to counter the number of road deaths; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 255asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 October 2010
257 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Transport his plans for the construction of a new road between Dublin and Derry; the type of road envisaged; the timescale involved; the work that has been carried out to date; the projected cost of the section in the Republic; the contribution required for the Northern Ireland section from the Irish Exchequer; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 254asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 October 2010
256 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Transport the number of U.S. troops that have passed through Shannon Airport in each year since 2002; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 144asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 October 2010
141 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the cycle to work scheme does not allow for participants to purchase a child helmet or child seat and that this severely restricts the ability of parents to transport their child to school or child-care on their way to work; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 122asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 October 2010
119 Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the reason a person (details supplied) was not granted a bus ticket and if assistance will be offered to them; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 115asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 October 2010
112 Deputy Michael Ring asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the outcome of her inquiries in regard to the school transport situation for pupils (details supplied) in County Mayo.
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