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Question· writtenPQ 480asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 December 2011
485 Deputy Tom Barry asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will clarify the position in regard to the M20 and, in particular, the situation with regard to communications with relevant landowners in the area.
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Question· writtenPQ 479asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 December 2011
484 Deputy Willie O’Dea asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding the publication of the report regarding the crash of IAC PC9 aircraft (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 478asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 December 2011
483 Deputy Paschal Donohoe asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding the possible funding for refurbishment works of a swimming pool (details supplied) in Dublin 7; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 477asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 December 2011
482 Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will investigate the reason the electronic tolling facility at the M8 toll bridge at Watergrasshill, County Cork, does not register some electronic tags which work at every other toll bridge in the country; if he will instruct the operator of the toll bridge to rectify this problem; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 476asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 December 2011
481 Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the estimated cost to his Department of a 2% increase in the standard rate of VAT; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 475asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 December 2011
480 Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the proposed date for the publication of the taxi review group findings; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 474asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 December 2011
479 Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the increments made payable to public sector workers within his Department in the years 2010 and 2011; the increments due in 2012 in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 473asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 December 2011
478 Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the grants and amounts paid by him to community and voluntary groups in Galway city and county to date in 2011; and if he will list the chairperson, secretary and treasurer of each group that were beneficiaries of same.
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Question· writtenPQ 380asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 December 2011
373 Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health the cost to him of hiring a private ambulance to transport a patient from South Tipperary General Hospital to Waterford General Hospital for a day procedure; the reason it would be necessary to use a private ambulance; his views that this is not a good use of resources; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 292asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 December 2011
297 Deputy Seán Kenny asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of marked and unmarked Garda vehicles including vans allocated to each Garda district in the Dublin region; and if he will provide the same figures as of 31 December 2010.
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Question· writtenPQ 248asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 December 2011
253 Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Justice and Equality in view of the fact that the Garda fleet is being systematically reduced as patrol cars reach the end of their life when cars with 300,000 km on the speedometer are withdrawn; if he will review this policy in the context of the current economic climate if it is deemed that the vehicle can continue service; if he will give this proposal serious consideration in view of the fact that we have so many stations that have no Garda vehicle; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Report· Bericht und Antrag1611 d.B.bericht und antrag
Austria · National Council · 5 December 2011
Bericht und Antrag des Verfassungsausschusses über den Entwurf eines Bundesgesetzes, mit dem das Bundesbahngesetz geändert wird
Bill· SS. 1942 (112th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 5 December 2011
Senior Transportation and Mobility Improvement Act of 2011 - Amends the program providing formula grants to states for the special public transportation needs of older individuals and the disabled to allow states to use a portion of those grants to operate and maintain the capital assets acquired under that program. Sets the federal share of the costs of the mobility management activities such grants may cover at 90%. (Mobility management activities are designed to improve coordination among public and other transportation service providers.) Requires the National Transit Database to include information on the public transportation formula grant program for older individuals and the disabled, and the public transportation formula grant program for nonurban areas. Requires metropolitan planning organizations and states to involve older individuals and the disabled in metropolitan and statewide transportation planning. Directs the Administrator of the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) to enter into a cooperative agreement with the National Center on Senior Transportation to: (1) provide technical assistance to transit and human services organizations, (2) disseminate best practices regarding transportation for older individuals, and (3) make grants to nonprofit organizations to test innovative and replicable approaches for addressing the mobility needs of older individuals. Requires the FTA to make grants to nonprofit aging services organizations to offer mobility management services, and develop and implement enhanced technology to support those services.
Record· EU-Vorlage17/8082open
Germany · German Bundestag · 5 December 2011
Record· Brief regering2011Z24937concluded
Netherlands · House of Representatives · 2 December 2011
Verslag van de energieraad op 24 november 2011
Record· Brief regering2011Z24931concluded
Netherlands · House of Representatives · 2 December 2011
Geannoteerde Agenda voor de VTE-Raad (Telecom) van 13 december 2011
Record· Brief regering2011Z24930concluded
Netherlands · House of Representatives · 2 December 2011
Reactie op verzoek commissie m.b.t onderhandelingsdocumenten Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) II
Question· writtenPQ 201asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 December 2011
202 Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the progress, if any, that has been made with the Northern Ireland and UK authorities regarding the problems of speeding and other activities in which penalty points should be applicable either north or south of the Border in order to minimise the risks of accident and death, especially along motorways; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 200asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 December 2011
201 Deputy Robert Dowds asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding the use of bus lanes by Ministers; his plans to alter this provision; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 199asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 December 2011
200 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding the reduction in student fares as a result of the recent introduction of an integrated ticketing system known as the Leap card (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 73asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 December 2011
69 Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Education and Skills the total financial allocation for school transport for 2011; the allocation for the primary sector; the allocation for the second level sector; the total expenditure under the scheme up to the 15 November 2011; the likely expenditure for the full year; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 65asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 December 2011
61 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Education and Skills, further to Parliamentary Question No. 192 of 22 November 2011, if the matter will be reinvestigated; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 64asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 December 2011
60 Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide details of the contractual arrangement between him and Bus Éireann regarding the operation of the school transport scheme; the cost of this contract; when it is up for review; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Bill· SS. 1939 (112th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 1 December 2011
Broadband Conduit Deployment Act of 2011 - Directs the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) to require states to install broadband conduits (conduits for fiber optic cables that support broadband or wireless facilities for broadband service) in certain highway construction projects. Requires the Secretary to ensure that any requesting broadband provider has access to such installed broadband conduit on a competitively neutral and nondiscriminatory basis, for a charge not to exceed a cost-based rate.
Bill· HRH.R. 3541 (112th)failed
United States · United States Congress · 1 December 2011
Susan B. Anthony and Frederick Douglass Prenatal Nondiscrimination Act of 2011 - Imposes criminal penalties on anyone who knowingly or knowingly attempts to: (1) perform an abortion knowing that the abortion is sought based on the sex, gender, color or race of the child, or the race of a parent; (2) use force or the threat of force to intentionally injure or intimidate any person for the purpose of coercing a sex-selection or race-selection abortion; (3) solicit or accept funds for the performance of such an abortion; or (4) transport a woman into the United States or across a state line for the purpose of obtaining such an abortion. Authorizes civil actions, for verifiable money damages for injuries and punitive damages, by: (1) fathers, or maternal grandparents if the mother is an unemancipated minor, of unborn children who are the subject of an abortion performed or attempted through any of the above violations; and (2) women upon whom an abortion has been performed or attempted with a knowing or attempted use of force or threat of force to intentionally injure or intimidate any person for the purpose of coercing a sex-selection or race-selection abortion. Authorizes, to prevent an abortion provider from performing or attempting further abortions in violation of this Act, injunctive relief to be obtained by the women upon whom such an abortion is performed or attempted, spouses or parents of a woman upon whom such an abortion is performed, or the Attorney General (DOJ). Deems a violation of this Act to be prohibited discrimination under title VI (Federally Assisted Programs) of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. (Violators of title VI lose federal funding.) Requires a medical or mental health professional to report known or suspected violations to law enforcement authorities. Imposes criminal penalties for a failure to so report. Prohibits a woman having such an abortion from being prosecuted or held civilly liable. Excludes from the definition of "abortion" actions taken to terminate a pregnancy if the intent is to save the life or preserve the health of the unborn child, remove a dead unborn child caused by spontaneous abortion, or remove an ectopic pregnancy.
Bill· HRH.R. 3533 (112th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 1 December 2011
Invest in American Jobs Act of 2011 - Revises Buy American requirements with respect to federal-aid highways, capital investment grants to support intercity passenger rail service (rail grants), and Amtrak, particularly the handling of waiver requests. Revises similar Buy American requirements with respect to public transportation, particularly rolling stock. Requires the cost of rolling stock components and subcomponents produced in the United States to increase from 60% in FY2012 by 10% annual increments up to 100% for FY2016 and ensuing fiscal years. Revises waiver requirements as well to mirror those for federal-aid highways. Applies the rail grant Buy American requirements under this Act to recipients of rail loans and loan guarantees with respect to railroad rehabilitation and improvement. Prescribes Buy American requirements for procurement of a facility or equipment under federal aviation programs similar to those for rolling stock. Requires the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) to report annually to Congress on: (1) each project for which a waiver of Buy American requirements was issued; and (2) the country of origin and product specifications for steel, iron, or manufactured goods acquired pursuant to each waiver. Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to prescribe Buy American requirements for steel, iron, and manufactured goods used in the construction of a publicly owned wastewater treatment works. Adds similar Buy American requirements to the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965, with respect to economic development programs, and to the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, with respect to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Hazard Mitigation Grant Program. Declares that only a vessel owned by a U.S. citizen for which a certificate of documentation with a registry endorsement is issued may engage in support of exploration, development, or production of resources in, on, above, or below the exclusive economic zone (EEZ), or any other activity in the EEZ, to the extent that the regulation of such activity is not prohibited under customary international law. Exempts from this requirement any activities requiring either a coastwise endorsement or a fishery endorsement. Subjects to U.S. shipping law any vessels operating in the EEZ, to the extent that the regulation of such operation is not prohibited under customary international law. Directs the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating to establish a program to provide Coast Guard personnel with the training necessary for implementation of U.S. shipping law in the EEZ.
Bill· HRH.R. 3545 (112th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 1 December 2011
Transit System Flexibility Protection Act of 2011 - Authorizes the Secretary of Transportation to make grants for the operating costs of equipment and facilities for use in public transportation systems as follows: (1) not exceeding 50 percent in systems that operate 75 or fewer buses during peak service hours in an urbanized area with a population of at least 200,000, and (2) not exceeding 25 percent in systems that operate a minimum of 76 buses and a maximum of 100 buses during peak service hours in such an urbanized area.
Bill· HRH.R. 3536 (112th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 1 December 2011
Safe Roads for America Act of 2011 - Requires the Secretary of Transportation to modify the target compliance dates for the following minimum retroreflectivity level standards: (1) implementation and continued use of an assessment or management method that is designed to maintain traffic sign retroreflectivity at or above the established minimum levels; (2) replacement of regulatory, warning, and post-mounted guide (except street name) signs identified using the assessment or management method as failing to meet the established minimum levels; and (3) replacement of street name signs and overhead guide signs that are identified using the assessment or management method as failing to meet the established minimum levels. Requires the Secretary to revise the notice of proposed amendments published in the Federal Register on August 31, 2011, to incorporate the new target compliance dates. Includes measures designed to meet a state-established performance standard, federal regulation, or requirement contained in the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices relating to minimum levels of retroreflectivity as projects for purposes of the highway safety improvement program. Allows a maximum 100% federal share of the costs of construction related to maintaining minimum levels of retroreflectivity of highway signs or pavement markings. Directs the Secretary to issue standards for the use of funds apportioned to a state for highway safety improvement projects to upgrade highway signs and pavement markings in order to meet or exceed minimum maintained levels of retroreflectivity. Requires such standards to prohibit fund use for maintenance activities.
Bill· Begroting2011Z23949adopted
Netherlands · House of Representatives · 1 December 2011
Wijziging van de begrotingsstaten van het Ministerie van Infrastructuur en Milieu (XII) en van de begrotingsstaat van het Waddenfonds voor het jaar 2011 (wijziging samenhangende met de Najaarsnota)
Record· Brief regering2011Z24764concluded
Netherlands · House of Representatives · 1 December 2011
Geannoteerde agenda Transportraad 12 december 2011
Record· Brief regering2011Z24784concluded
Netherlands · House of Representatives · 1 December 2011
Antwoorden op vragen van de commissie inzake de waterprojecten in het MIRT (Meerjarenprogramma Infrastructuur, Ruimte en Transport) projectenboek 2012
Question· Schriftliche Anfrage9999/Jschriftliche anfrage
Austria · National Council · 30 November 2011
Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Dr. Gabriela Moser, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an den Bundesminister für Land- und Forstwirtschaft, Umwelt und Wasserwirtschaft betreffend Lärmproblem bei der Anschlussstelle der A 23 <i>(Autobahn Südosttangente Wien)</i> an den Landstraßer Gürtel
Question· Schriftliche Anfrage10002/Jschriftliche anfrage
Austria · National Council · 30 November 2011
Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Dr. Gabriela Moser, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an die Bundesministerin für Verkehr, Innovation und Technologie betreffend <i>(Ausbau der)</i> Anschlussstelle der A 23 <i>(Autobahn Südosttangente Wien)</i> an den Landstraßer Gürtel
Report· Ausschussbericht1584 d.B.ausschussbericht
Austria · National Council · 30 November 2011
Bericht des Verkehrsausschusses über die Regierungsvorlage (1506 d.B.): Bundesgesetz, mit dem das Eisenbahngesetz 1957 geändert wird
Record· Divisionvote_3lost
Ireland · Seanad Éireann · 30 November 2011
The Committee divided: Tá,
Question· writtenPQ 237asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 November 2011
238 Deputy Martin Heydon asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to integrate school transport and non-emergency Health Service Executive transport with the rural transport network in an effort to reduce costs; the progress made to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 236asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 November 2011
237 Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the closure of an athletics track (details supplied); if he has any plans to engage with all interested parties to help find a resolution to the issues associated with the closure; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 235asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 November 2011
236 Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if funding will be provided this year to enable Monaghan County Council to finish necessary improvement and safety work on the N2 Monaghan to Emyvale stretch, given that some of this work has been carried out, and in view of the urgent necessity to remove dangerous bends on the remainder of the road; if the funding as promised to Monaghan County Council will be approved without further delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 234asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 November 2011
235 Deputy Michael P. Kitt asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will publish a calendar of events for the Titanic centenary next year; if he will name the locations for the commemoration; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 233asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 November 2011
234 Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will consider, in conjunction with the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government, making resources available to provide salt bunkers for distribution by local authorities in order to allow residents in housing estates to store and access salt supplies for local roads and estates which are vulnerable to icy conditions; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 232asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 November 2011
233 Deputy John Lyons asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide details of all websites under his remit; the annual cost of maintaining each website; the average number of hits per month on each site for the past year; whether these websites can be rationalised to bring about cost savings without compromising e-Government objectives; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 231asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 November 2011
232 Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to have a sound barrier constructed on the N3 near the areas of Littlepace, Swallowbrook and Bramblefield.
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Question· writtenPQ 230asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 November 2011
231 Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when the report will be published on the review of the Coast Guard radio stations at Malin, Valentia and Dublin; if he will prioritise the continuation of the station at Valentia, County Kerry, for strategic purposes; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 229asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 November 2011
230 Deputy Terence Flanagan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding modified cars; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 228asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 November 2011
229 Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding hackney licences in respect of publicans who hold a full seven-day licence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 31asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 November 2011
122 Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government when Dáil Éireann may expect to see local government reform proposals including the devolving of control of transport, traffic, economic development, education, responses to crime and local health care needs to local communities.
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Proposal· NLE2011/0102(NLE)voted
European Union · European Parliament · 30 November 2011
Bill· SS. 1927 (112th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 30 November 2011
Sets the tonnage requirement for consideration of dredging of small ports by the Corps of Engineers at a minimum of 500,000 tons, as calculated by the relevant port authority.
Bill· SS. 1924 (112th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 30 November 2011
Underground Gas Storage Facility Safety Act of 2011 - Revises federal pipeline safety requirements to authorize states to enforce state requirements for the safe construction and operation of underground gas storage wellbores and underground hazardous liquid storage wellbores if: (1) the requirement has been approved by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), or (2) FERC fails to approve such requirement within 30 days after its submission.
Bill· HJRESH.J.Res. 91 (112th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 30 November 2011
Requires the parties to specified disputes between railway carriers (represented by the National Carriers' Conference Committee of the National Railway Labor Conference) and certain of their railroad employees (represented by specified labor organizations) to take all necessary steps to restore or preserve dispute conditions as they existed before 12:01 a.m. on December 6, 2011, such status to remain in effect through December 31, 2014 (the cooling off period). Makes the report and recommendations of the Presidential Emergency Board No. 243 issued on November 5, 2011, however, binding on the parties, with the same effect as though arrived at by agreement of the parties under the Railway Labor Act, for the period from January 1, 2010, through December 31, 2014 (except with respect to the optional election by a labor organization that is a party to this dispute of the specified interim January 1, 2015, employee wage increase).