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Annual Report 2005
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Annual Report 2005
Statement of the Minister
It is my pleasure to introduce my 3 Department’s Annual Report for 2005 which reports on progress against our ambitious commitments and objectives set down in our most recent Statement of Strategy 2005-2007.
Significant progress on implementing the Agreed Pass, Sligo Inner Relief Road, South Programme for Government has been made by Eastern Motorway section of M50. the Department in the course of 2005. The commencement of work on 15 other In 2005 my Department was given an projects including Dundalk/border on the extraordinary opportunity by Government: To M1, Arklow/Gorey Bypass on the N11 and prepare a plan to transform this country’s the Monaghan By Pass on the N2; transport network within a ten-year financial Major public transport developments framework. The opportunity was great, the including completion of the DART upgrade challenge immense but we met that challenge with project (extended platforms for 8 car trains, the launch, on 1 November, 2005 of the Transport accessibility improvements), entry into 21 project. service of 8 car DART trains, orders for 150 mainline railcars (in addition to the 67 Transport 21 is an integrated solution to Ireland’s carriages currently being delivered for the current and evolving transport needs. Transport Cork line) and continuation of the railway 21 will underpin our competitiveness, promote safety programme; balanced regional growth and enhance the quality of life for generations to come. This will give our Luas carried over 20m passengers in 2005 country the transport systems it needs and and, at the end of the year, Railway Order deserves. applications were lodged for extensions to Cherrywood and Docklands. Approval was In addition to the Transport 21 plans I am also given to extend the trams on the delighted with the roll out of State investment in Tallaght line by 10 metres, increasing their roads and public transport infrastructure which capacity by 40%. continued during 2005, including: The publication of the Government’s Action Plan on Aviation published in May, 2005, gave a clear 10 major road openings including Dundalk direction for the development of this critical Western By Pass, Kinnegad/Enfield By sector. It included:
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Finally, I would like to express my appreciation and 4 A mandate to Aer Lingus to plan for the future on the basis that external equity thanks to the management and staff of the would be made available and a decision in Department for the continuing efforts they make principle that the State sell a majority towards the achievement of the Department’s shareholding in the airline subject to objectives. retaining a stake of at least 25% to protect strategic interests
The provision of additional terminal and pier capacity at Dublin Airport with Pier D scheduled for completion in 2007 and Terminal 2 in 2009. Martin Cullen, T.D. Minister for Transport The Railway Safety Bill was enacted and Railway Safety Commission established on a statutory basis.
Government approval was given for a Road Safety Authority to be a cornerstone for the implementation of road safety policy. This builds on earlier proposals for a Driver Testing and Standards Authority and incorporates the National Safety Council as well as arrangements for vehicle standards testing and certain functions relating to road haulage. The legislation for the Authority is expected to be enacted during 2006. An interim Chief Executive was appointed in 2005. The board of the new Authority is to be established in shadow form early in 2006.
Despite the optimism generated by all these achievements, I am still very concerned and saddened about the rising rate of fatalities on our roads in 2005 against a backdrop of funding across Departments in excess of Û62m on Road Safety. While we are doing all we can to improve the situation through various strategies, including the establishment of a dedicated Road Safety Authority, increased penalty points and strengthening legislation, it is up to us all to seriously review our driving habits and to improve them to the benefit of all our citizens.
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Annual Report 2005 Foreword by Secretary General
This is the third Annual Report of the 7 Department of Transport, which was established in June 2002.
The year 2005 was a very challenging one for the vast majority of transport projects are now Department of Transport in which we continued to coming in on or ahead of time and budget. make sustained progress in delivering on the goals and objectives set out in our Statement of Our reform agenda continued to be challenging Strategy 2005 – 2007 and fulfilling our Mission to as we set out to enhance the efficiency and underpin Ireland’s economic growth and effectiveness of the delivery of transport services. competitiveness and contribute to social The Government’s Action Plan on Aviation was development through the efficient and effective agreed in May, paving the way for private delivery of an appropriately regulated, sustainable, investment in Aer Lingus, the opening up of safe and integrated transport system. transatlantic air services and the expansion of capacity at Dublin Airport. Reforming measures We invested significant effort in the integration of were also progressed in respect of the National transport policies within the Department and Roads Authority and arrangements for the delivery across Departments of which the work by a of Transport 21 through a new Authority for the crosscutting team charged with developing Greater Dublin Area. Most of the functions under Transport 21 was an excellent example. This 10 the Taxi Regulation Act, 2003 were transferred to year transport investment framework was the Taxi Regulator in September 2005. Intensive approved by Government with a budget of Û34.4 discussions were held with stakeholders on billion and will help underpin Ireland’s modernising the regulatory framework governing competitveness for many generations to come. the bus market and replacing the Road Transport Act, 1932. While progress was made in these We were responsible for a budget of over Û2 talks, agreement had not been reached by the end billion last year, including over Û1.7 billion in of 2005. investment in roads and public transport infrastructure. Some of the highlights of the year The issue of transport safety and in particular were 10 major road openings, the completion of road safety posed particular challenges in 2005 the DART upgrade project and successful as the level of deaths and injury on our roads operation of Luas which carried over 20 million remained unacceptably high. Metrication of speed passengers in its first full year of operation. The limits was implemented successfully in January
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2005. Significant progress was made on engaging management, financial systems and human 8 with the Department of Justice and the Gardai on resources. We seek to inculcate and maintain a legislative measures to underpin road safety, strong and embedded sense of partnership within including proposals for speed cameras and the organization and a corporate ethos that extended road-side breath testing, which it is focuses on results. intended to have enacted during 2006 and on the extension of penalty points to 31 additional I want to acknowledge the efforts of all staff offences from April, 2006. Proposals to eliminate throughout the year and the contribution they the back-log of driver tests had not had the made to delivering on a challenging agenda. They anticipated impact by year end but the target for have had to deal with a considerable degree of elimination of the backlog remains as mid-2007 churn as we continue to re-align portfolios to and progress will be made in 2006. focus on priorities and to respond to our dynamic and fast-changing business environment. Government approval was given for a Road Organisational change is set to continue with the Safety Authority to be a cornerstone for the announcement in late 2005 that Maritime implementation of road safety policy. The Transport functions were to be transferred to the legislation for the Authority completed second Department of Transport with effect from 1 stage in 2005 and it is expected to be established January, 2006 - a move which further enhances during 2006. An interim Chief Executive was the integration of transport policy. appointed in 2005. The new Authority will incorporate functions from this Department, the In concluding I would like to express my thanks to National Safety Council and the National Roads Minister Martin Cullen T.D. and former Minister of Authority, will be headquartered in Ballina with a State, Ivor Callely T.D for their leadership and sub-office in Loughrea and, together with the support during the year. planned decentralisation of remaining road haulage functions to Loughrea, will fulfil our “early mover” commitments under the Government’s Decentralisation Programme. The Railway Safety Act was passed in December 2005, paving the way for establishing the Railway Safety Commission on a statutory basis in January, Julie O’Neill 2006. Secretary General
Behind the scenes we maintained a focus on delivery – on ensuring the Department is organized, resourced and developed to deliver quality services to our internal and external customers. In 2005, this included strengthening our HR and Internal Audit function and revamping our Audit Committee. Clear priorities have been identified and inform the focus of our modernisation agenda. These include targets in the areas of business planning, PMDS, risk
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OBJECTIVE - Integration planned under Transport 21 for the Greater Dublin Area. The team commenced work immediately To further develop and and is expected to report to the Minister with its recommendations in early 2006 so that the implement an integrated necessary legislation can be enacted during transport policy for Ireland. 2006. (Responds to High Level Goal: Integration) The implementation of Transport 21 and the establishment of a new transport authority for the Strategy: Continue the phased development Greater Dublin Area are two new strategies for the of an integrated transport policy. Department, which will be key to the future development and integration of transport infrastructure and services. In November 2005 the Minister launched Transport 21 – a 10-year transport investment framework for the period 2006 to 2015 (See Strategy: Take the lead role to ensure the Appendix A). Transport 21 will see Û34.4 billion integration of transport policy with other Government policies. invested in improving our public transport, roads and regional airports infrastructure in order to develop a modern state-of-the-art integrated transport network. A major focus is placed on The Department participated in numerous cross- improving and expanding public transport, departmental fora during 2005 and will continue particularly in the Greater Dublin Area and the to do so. These fora allow the Department to provincial cities of Cork, Galway, Limerick and ensure that transport policy continues to be Waterford. aligned to and support other Government policies.
The Minister also appointed a team to make The development of Transport 21 during 2005 recommendations on establishing a new transport took account of and supports other Government authority for the Greater Dublin Area. The policy documents such as the National Spatial objective is to put in place an authority that can Strategy and the Regional Planning Guidelines. ensure the delivery within time and budget of the large and complex public transport projects
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The Department also participated actively in a 12 Strategy: Review and develop the system in Steering Group overseeing the preparation of a place for the appraisal and consultancy study, commissioned jointly by Forfás monitoring of transport investment. and the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, concerning investment priorities in the Gateways identified in the National Work on developing a common framework for the Spatial Strategy. appraisal and monitoring of transport investment was progressed during the year. Economic The Department continued to participate in various consultants, engaged by the Department, reported integrated land use and transport strategies in December and their report is under underway in the provincial cities of Cork, Galway, consideration by the Department. Limerick and Waterford.
OBJECTIVE – Spatial and Land Use Policy OBJECTIVE – Sustainability To align transport, spatial and To incorporate the economic, land use policies. social and environmental (Responds to High Level Goal: Integration) dimensions of sustainability into the development and delivery
Strategy: Collaborate with other Government of transport policy. Departments, regional and local (Responds to High Level Goal: Integration) authorities and State agencies to ensure the implementation of the National Spatial Strategy. Strategy: Promote the fuller integration of sustainable development considerations into transport policy. Strategy: Monitor and influence the content of Regional Planning Guidelines, local development plans and integrated urban transport Strategy: Collaborate with other Departments strategies to ensure that they and State agencies to develop and complement and support transport implement policies aimed at policy. reducing the environmental impact of transport.
The Department of Transport participated on the Inter-Departmental Committee on the The Department’s approach to sustainability Implementation of the National Spatial Strategy, involves seeking to achieve a balance between which is chaired by Department of the economic, social and environmental Environment, Heritage and Local Government. considerations in the planning and delivery of a
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modern transport network. We recognise that The Department participated in a number of cross- 13 growing transport activity and the extension of our Departmental/Agency groups relevant to the national transport infrastructure impacts on the sustainable transport agenda, including: environment, particularly in terms of emissions levels and air quality. In view of this, it is vital that National Climate Change Team (chair: all of our transport policies and plans are D/Environment, Heritage and Local designed and implemented in a way that Government) contributes to sustainable development, that is development aimed to contribute now and in the The Team’s main activities in 2005 related future to economic growth, social cohesion and to reviewing progress under the National the protection of the environment. All three of Climate Change Strategy (2000) and these elements are essential for sustainable overseeing a consultancy on updating development and must therefore be held in emission projections, which will inform the balance. next National Allocation Plan on Emissions Trading (2008-2012). The Integrated Transport Unit promoted the consideration of sustainability issues in the Biofuels Strategy Group (chair: development and implementation of transport D/Communications,Marine and Natural policy within the Department. Resources)
This Group assisted in steering a Transport 21, launched in November 2005, consultancy by Sustainable Energy Ireland represents a major re-balancing of investment in on Policy Incentive Options for Liquid favour of public transport, which is an inherently Biofuel, which will inform the development a sustainable form of transport. The Department national biofuel strategy. The Group also has also developed a number of sustainability supported the extension of excise relief on initiatives which were announced in Transport 21. biofuel production, provided for in Budget These include pilot projects for biofuel, hybrid- 2006. electric technologies, and eco-driving. The purpose of these initiatives is to facilitate the mainstreaming of sustainability criteria into Oil Dependence Study Steering Group: transport investment decision-making and to make (chair: Forfás) cleaner, more environmentally friendly vehicles The Group assisted in steering a available, embracing public transport, the haulage consultancy by Forfás on Oil Dependence in industry and taxis. The Department will be Ireland with the aim of assessing reliance engaging with the relevant sectors in order to on oil as a key input to the Irish economy progress these initiatives over the period of and making policy recommendations in this Transport 21. regard.
The Department engaged an Environmental Biodiversity Group (chair: D/Environment, Economist on contract in 2005, to provide Heritage and Local Government) specialised expertise and advice to the Department on sustainable transport issues. The Group was established in 2005 to oversee the development of the National Biodiversity Plan.
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14 Wider Energy Sub-Group of the Cross- OBJECTIVE – North/South and Departmental Team on Housing, Infrastructure and PPPs (chair: British-Irish Co-Operation D/Taoiseach) To co-operate with the relevant This Group promotes a co-ordinated authorities in Northern Ireland approach on key national energy-related issues. and Great Britain in developing transport policies in a mutually beneficial manner. (Responds to High Level Goal: Integration) OBJECTIVE – Intelligent Transport Systems Strategy: Work with the Northern Ireland To use intelligent transport authorities, particularly within the framework of the North/South systems (ITS) to contribute to Ministerial Council, on agreed the development of the projects within the areas selected for transport co-operation: strategic transport system. transport planning, road safety, rail (Responds to High Level Goals: Investment, Safety safety, as anticipated in the Agreed programme for Government. and Delivery)
Strategy: Complete a Departmental ITS Strategy: Work with other administrations in strategy and mainstream its the British-Irish Council to implementation, particularly in implement the work programme and investment programmes. priorities agreed by Ministers.
Work continued in 2005 on the preparation of an ITS strategy for the Department with a view to undertaking a public consultation exercise in that regard in 2006. In September 2005, the Transport Infrastructure Planning Department hosted a workshop on Intelligent Transport Systems in conjunction with the EU Proposals for road and rail infrastructure under Commission. INTERREG IIIA (an EU special initiative for cross- border and inter-regional cooperation) and Trans- European Networks (TENs) were progressed in close consultation with relevant officials in Northern Ireland.
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The joint-funding proposal is currently Interreg IIIA 15 subject to State Aid clearance from EU Department of Transport and Department for Commission. Regional Development Northern Ireland are implementing bodies under measure 2.1 of the TENS – Rail INTERREG 111A Programme and have received EU funding for a number of joint road projects. In Û1 million in TEN-T funding was approved in 2005 the contract for the INSTANT Development December 2004 for feasibility, design and Project (a multi-modal traffic management and tender preparation in relation to information system for cross-border traffic improvements at Limerick Junction and between Dublin and Belfast) was awarded and Portarlington, under a programme for the substantial work was completed within the elimination of key permanent speed Southern section of the Corridor. In addition, restrictions on the Belfast/Dublin/Cork preliminary design studies commenced on the railway corridor. Design work on N14/13 Lifford /Strabane scheme which is also Portarlington was almost completed during INTERREG funded. 2005. Initial discussions were also held with the European Commission in relation to projects that could potentially qualify for TEN-T funding under the next multi-annual Trans-European Networks (TENs) funding programme for 2007-2013.
TENS- Road Cross Border Rail Safety The Dublin-Border section of the Belfast –Dublin corridor has been upgraded to Department of Transport and officials from Iarnród motorway standard to just south of the Éireann met regularly with officials in Northern Border. The Dundalk Western Bypass was Ireland to discuss safety issues relating to the officially opened on 26 September 2005 – operation of the Enterprise service. The purpose 5 months ahead of target. Construction of the ongoing co-operation is to ensure that all commenced on the Dundalk to Newry Road issues arising from the transposition of EU in February 2005 and it is due for Directives on rail safety in both jurisdictions are completion in Quarter 3 of 2007. dealt with at an early date.
In late 2004, a Project Steering Group The main issues relate to ‘Interoperability’ and the brought forward proposals for cross-border Rail Safety Directive. The Interoperability Directives support for City of Derry Airport. In March focus on harmonising technical standards across 2005, the Government approved a Europe to allow trains cross borders easily. The decision, in principle, to assist Rail Safety Directive focuses on ensuring that the developments at the Airport on a joint- operation of a rail service is a safe as possible by funding basis with the British Government. putting in place systems and procedures that Under the deal, the total contribution from promote a safety culture. the Irish Exchequer will be Û7.55 million.
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16 OBJECTIVE – European Union OBJECTIVE – Regulation To ensure that Ireland is well To promote better economic positioned to influence the regulation of transport in development of EU transport Ireland. policy and legislation. (Responds to High Level Goal: Competition, (Responds to High Level Goal: Integration) Regulation and Reform)
Strategy: Improve the quality of regulation of Strategy: Ensure a coherent and effective transport. approach to EU policy and legislative issues impacting on transport policy.
Strategy: Ensure that policies developed by the Department are consistent with During 2005 the Department made an effective the principles in the Government contribution towards advancing the EU Agenda by White Paper “Regulating Better”. attending Transport Councils and Sectoral Working Groups. An electronic contribution on EU Transport Policy was posted on the UK Presidency The Department, during the year, began the Website by the Department. Briefings for the adoption of the recommendations and measures Department of An Taoiseach and the Department recommended in the guidelines issued by the of Foreign Affairs on EU related transport matters Department of the Taoiseach in relation to public and overarching issues were made in the course consultation on policies and on conducting of the year. Regulatory Impact Analysis.
The Department also contributed to inter Departmental Groups on EU affairs and the Lisbon Agenda during the year.
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OBJECTIVE – Corporate OBJECTIVE – Data Collection 17 Governance and Analysis To ensure that our State To support the development agencies achieve the highest and implementation of transport standards of corporate policy with targeted data governance. collection and analysis. (Responds to High Level Goal: Competition, (Responds to High Level Goal: Integration) Regulation and Reform)
Strategy: Identify priorities and provide the Strategy: Provide a clear mandate to each of resources for targeted data our State Agencies collection and analysis.
The Department continues to give a clear Work on the development of a data/statistics mandate to each of its State Agencies to operate strategy was deferred pending consideration of in accordance with strict commercial criteria, as human resource needs in this area and the appropriate to the Agency. outcome of a detailed evaluation by the Central Statistics Office of data holdings / needs in a number of Government Departments, including the Strategy: Ensure, through reporting, the full Department of Transport, known as the SPAR implementation by our State project (Statistical Potential of Administrative agencies of the “Code of Practice Records). for the Governance of State Bodies”.
A system through which State Sponsored Bodies report compliance with the Code was set up during 2005.
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OBJECTIVE – Upgrading our Strategy: Strengthen the arrangements for National Roads Network the implementation of the national roads programme as identified in To upgrade the National Road the Agreed Programme for Government so as to secure further Network and expand its efficiencies in the implementation capacity thereby improving of the programme mobility, reliability and accessibility, leading to reduced Strategy: Promote, oversee, monitor and transport costs and absolute support the efficient and cost- effective implementation through journey times. the National Roads Authority (NRA) of the national roads improvement (Responds to High Level Goal: Investment) and maintenance programmes so as to ensure value for money and the achievements of targets and Strategy: To provide a policy, legislative and outturns. funding framework for the upgrading, operation and maintenance of the national road Good progress was maintained in 2005 in the network upgrade of the national road network. Exchequer investment in the programme amounted to Û1.317 billion, Û1.264 billion on improvement works and Û 53 million on maintenance. This
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brought total Exchequer investment in the 20 Key developments in 2005 improvement programme over the period 2000- Û 2005 to 6.521 billion. There are now continuous 10 Projects completed including Dundalk By lengths of motorway/high quality dual carriageway Pass 5 months ahead of schedule and standard road on many of the major routes e.g. Kilcock/Kinnegad 10 months ahead of M1, N7, N4/N6. Most of the longstanding traffic schedule. bottlenecks on our national primary routes have been eliminated. 15 major schemes commenced construction during the year and 9 other schemes continued construction during 2005. Table 1r Progress on Roads Programme – 2000 to end 2005 Approval of 34 additional posts to strengthen NRA staffing in key areas Progress No. of Projects Kms including cost estimation and control. Completed (since 2000) 57 421 Under Construction 24 215 Opening to traffic of 2 PPP projects – At Tender Stage 11 276 Dundalk Western Bypass and Kilcock/Kinnegad section of N4/N6.
Increased road-building activity in the Performance in the delivery of projects on time Border Midlands and West (BMW) Region, and within budget has also improved. 21 of 24 including the commencement of major road projects in construction at the end of construction on 7 major projects and the 2005 are within budget and ahead of schedule. opening to traffic of 5 projects and one This performance reflects the measures taken to project that spans both the BMW and the strengthen cost estimation, control systems and South and East (S&E) Regions. procurement practices. Compulsory Purchase Orders and The launch in November 2005 of Transport 21 Environmental Impact Statements were marked a major development for transport published for the remaining sections of the infrastructure including national roads. Transport 5 major inter-urban routes to Cork, Galway, Û 21 provides for investment of a further 18.6 Limerick, Waterford and the Border. billion in national roads (Û16.6bn Exchequer and Û2bn in private finance through PPPs) over the The contract signing of a major north/south period 2006-2015. project – Dundalk/Newry scheme.
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Completion of the first pilot 2+1 road type Continuing investment in pavement 21 scheme located on the N20 Mallow- restoration programme on national Rathduff, Co Cork and commencement of secondary routes. construction of a second scheme in Castleblayney. (The 2 plus 1 road type consists of two lanes in one direction of travel and one in the opposite direction. The two-lane section, which provides a safe overtaking zone, alternates with a one-lane section at intervals of 2km approximately. It will be separated by a crash barrier thereby drastically reducing the number of head on collisions with the potential of halving the death toll on these two lane roads).
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ROUTE PROJECT COUNTY LENGTH ESTIMATED KM FINAL COST (ÛM)
M1 Dundalk Western Bypass Louth 11 166.4 N2 Carrickmacross By Pass Monaghan 9 51.9 M4 Kinnegad/Enfield Bypass Westmeath 38 550.0 N4 Sligo Inner Relief Road Sligo 5 72.6 N4 McNeads Bridge - Kinnegad Westmeath 5 27.0 N6 Loughrea Bypass Galway 4 18.5 N7 Kingswood Interchange Dublin - 7.0 N21 Ballycarthy/Tralee Tralee 3 13.2 N22 Gortatlea/Farranfore Kerry 4 19.5 M50 South Eastern Motorway Dublin 9.5 569.0
Table 3r National Road Projects started in 2005
ROUTE PROJECT COUNTY COMPLETION ESTIMATED DATE COST (ÛM)
N1 N.I. Border/Dundalk Louth 2007 91.4 N1 Drynam Interchange Dublin 2006 5.0 N2 Monaghan Bypass, Phase 1 Monaghan 2006 24.9 N2 Castleblaney Bypass Monaghan 2007 115.5 N4 Edgeworthstown Bypass Longford 2006 14.0 N6 Kinnegad/Athlone, Phase 1 (Kinnegad/Kilbeggan) Westmeath 2007 220.6 N8/N73 Mitchelstown Relief Road Cork 2006 26.2 N11 Arklow/Gorey Bypass Wicklow/Wexford 2007 179.8 N25 Kinsalebeg Waterford 2006 12.6 N25 Kinsale Road Interchange Cork 2006 47.7 M50 M50 Improvements Phase 1 Dublin 2007 259.0 N51 Navan Inner Relief Road Phase 2B Meath 2007 8.0 N52 Mullingar/Belvedere Westmeath 2007 18.6 N56 Mountain Top/Illistrim Donegal 2008 26.4 N77 Kilkenny Ring Road Extension Kilkenny 2007 31.0
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ROUTE PROJECT COUNTY COMPLETION ESTIMATED DATE COST (ÛM) N3 Clonee to North of Kells Scheme (PPP) Meath 2009 393.3 N4 Dromod Rooskey Bypass Leitrim 2008 53.0 N5 Charlestown Bypass Mayo 2007 61.6 N6 Kinnegad to Athlone Phase 2 Westmeath 2008 279.7 N7 Limerick Southern Ring Road Phase 2 (PPP) Limerick 2009 242.1 N7 Nenagh to Limerick Tipperary 2009 357.5 N8 Cullahill to Cashel Tipperary 2009 405.6 N8 Cashel to Mitchelstown Tipperary 2009 395.9 N9 Kilcullen/Waterford (Northern Section) Phase 1 Kilkenny 2008 185.3 N9 Kilcullen/Waterford (Southern Section) Phase. 1 Kilkenny 2009 230.8 N11 Enniskerry Junction Improvements Wicklow 2008 4.155 N11 Kilpeddar Delgany Jn. Wicklow 2008 26.0 N25 Waterford City Bypass (PPP) Kilkenny 2009 249.7 M50 M50 Upgrade Scheme Phase 2 (PPP) Dublin 2010 50.0 N80 Mountmellick Relief Road Laois 2008 10.8
ensure earlier delivery of vital national road Strategy: Promote the use of PPPs as a infrastructure. Through PPPs, private sector means of delivering the national innovation is being harnessed in the areas of roads programme. scheme design, construction and long-term operation and maintenance. A number of major road upgrade projects throughout the country are being implemented by the NRA, by means of Public Private Partnerships (PPPs), with the private sector being remunerated (in part) by user tolls. This ongoing investment will
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Table 5r PPP Schemes opened to traffic in 2005 24
Route Project County Year Awarded Completion Date M1 Dundalk Western Bypass Louth February 2004 September 2005 M4/M6 Kilcock-Enfield-Kinnegad Westmeath March 2003 December 2005
Table 6r PPP Concessions to be awarded in 2006 - 2009
Route Project M50 Upgrade Phase II N25 Waterford City Bypass N3 Clonee/South of Virginia Bypass N6 Ballinasloe Bypass/Galway N7 Limerick Southern Ring Road (Phase 2) N8 Portlaoise/Cullahill/Castletown
Total expenditure under the ESIOP from January to Strategy: Act as Managing Authority for the June 2005 was Û1.3 billion. Total ERDF aid ERDF assisted Economic and Social received during 2005 was Û71.928 million. In Infrastructure Operational addition, in 2005, Cohesion Fund grant payments Programme [ESIOP] amounting to Û4.4 million were received in respect of national roads projects. The Department of Transport is the Managing Table 7r Total Cumulative Expenditure on the Authority for the Economic and Social ESIOP from 1/1/2002 to 30/06/05 Infrastructure Operational Programme 2000 to 2006 (ESIOP), which is being undertaken as part NATIONAL TOTAL NDP Ûbillion of the National Development Plan and the Community Support Framework for Ireland agreed Expn. 2002 4,256.99 by the Irish Government and the European Commission. The ESIOP involves capital Expn. 2003 4,385.880 Û investment amounting to 26 billion in major Expn. 2004 4,280.593 infrastructure including national roads, public transport, environmental infrastructure, Expn. Jan – June 2005 1,293.568 sustainable energy, health facilities and housing. A Û monitoring committee chaired by a senior official Total 14,217.031 of the Department oversees the implementation of the ESIOP.
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The primary target of the strategy is to realise a To promote safer use of our 25% reduction in road collision fatalities by the roads. end of 2006 over the average annual number of fatalities in the 1998 – 2003 period. Achievement (Responds to High Level Goal: Safety) of the target would result in no more than 300 deaths per annum by the end of the period of the Strategy: Implement the Road Safety Strategy Strategy and would assist in the achievement of 2004 – 2006 as anticipated in the the longer term EU target. Agreed Programme for Government and develop a new strategy for the The aim of our policies in relation to road safety is period 2007 and beyond. to bring us closer into line with the best performing nations in the EU.
The Agreed Programme for Government contains The principal measures set out in the new strategy a commitment that a three-year Road Safety were: Strategy will be developed which will target speeding, drink-driving, seat belt wearing and pedestrian safety in order to reduce deaths and An appropriate form of extended roadside injuries. breath testing will be introduced
Following preparation by the High Level Group on A network of speed cameras to be Road Safety, a new strategy for the period 2004 – operated by a private company will be 2006 was published entitled “Road Safety developed Strategy 2004 – 2006”. The full system of penalty points will be In preparing the new strategy account was taken rolled out. of the achievements in meeting the targets set out in the Road to Safety Strategy 1998-2002, a Progress has been made on a number of the comprehensive review of that strategy, further measures set out in the strategy. A revised speed positive trends established in 2003 and the limit structure expressed in metric values evolving developments in relation to the EU Third incorporating lower speed limits on much of the Road Safety Action Plan which has set a target of road network was implemented early in 2005. The a 50% reduction in road deaths across the EU by establishment of a Traffic Corps was announced in 2010. late 2004 (the number of Gardai in which were increased throughout 2005) and work progressed The Road Safety Strategy 2004 – 2006 outlines a on full implementation of a system of penalty range of issues that it is intended will be pursued points and fixed charges as set out below. in the period to 2006. In overall terms, measures will focus on the areas of education, enforcement, Following a detailed process of consultation with engineering and legislation and will target the key the Attorney General a system of extended areas of speeding, driving while intoxicated and roadside breath testing was being finalised that
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would establish a balance between, on the one meeting the target set in the Government Strategy 26 hand, the legitimate expectation of society as a for Road Safety for the end of 2006 into stark whole that the level of road deaths and injuries focus. must be dramatically reduced and, on the other, the rights of citizens generally.
New primary legislation will be enacted as early as Vehicle Height possible in 2006 to give effect to these proposals. Progress continued on the commitment in the Road Safety Strategy to consider the regulation of The report of a Working Group on the use of the maximum height of vehicles. The public speed cameras was approved by Government in consultation process on the issue, which was July 2005 and published in August 2005. The initiated in December 2004 and facilitated by the Working Group was chaired by the Department of publication of a discussion document by the Justice, Equality and Law Reform and made up of Department, resulted in 46 submissions being representatives of the Department of Transport, received. A Department report on the outcome of the Garda Síochána and the National Roads the consultation process for the Minister was Authority. It made recommendations on the being prepared at the end of the year. engagement of private sector interests in the operation of speed cameras. Strategy: Implement and develop the The purpose of this initiative is to enhance overall regulatory frameworks for the road safety and help reduce the numbers of enhanced control of road traffic, deaths and serious injuries on our roads. The vehicle standards, motor insurance, legislation referred to above will also include driver licensing, driver testing and provisions to enable this initiative to be driver training. implemented.
Throughout 2005, preparations continued for a Type Approval major expansion of penalty point offences to be introduced early in 2006. During the year, new standards for type-approval of vehicles were implemented through statutory regulations which transposed the relevant EU directives, viz the European Communities (Motor Road Fatalities 1997 – 2005 Vehicles Type Approval)(Amendment) Regulations, 2005 and the European Communities (Motor Between 1997 and 2003, road deaths reduced Vehicles Type Approval) (Amendment)(No. 2) from 472 road fatalities in 1997 to 335 in 2003 – Regulations, 2005. These new regulations a fall of 29%. This was achieved over a period provided new standards relating to the when the number of vehicles, drivers and measurement of carbon dioxide emissions and kilometres travelled on our roads have increased fuel consumption, the manufacture of main beam significantly. The increase in road deaths in 2004 and/or dipped beam headlamps, electro-magnetic and again in 2005 places the challenge of compatibility (radio interference), approved test
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1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
472 458 413 415 411 376 335 374 399
Table 9r Safety Expenditure across Departments
The table below gives an indication of what is being spent across the relevant Government Departments on road safety. There is a significant increase in the 2006 Estimate over 2005.
Body/Agency 2005 Expenditure Û 2006 Estimate
National Safety Council 5,397,000 5,559,000
Medical Bureau of Road Safety 3,283,000* 9,397,000*
National Roads Authority 13,400,000** 21,600,000**
Driver Testing Centres (Rent) 1,240,000*** 1,300,000*** (Running Costs) 8,440,634 10,900,000
Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government 3,039,000 3,560,000
Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform 28,000,000**** 34,500,000****
Department of Education and Science N/A 4,000,000*****
Total Expenditure Û62,799,634 Û90,816,000
* Includes additional funding towards the costs associated with the move of the MBRS from Earlsfort Terrace to Belfield. (Û850,000 in 2005 and Û7m in 2006) ** Represents expenditure by the NRA on specific road safety measures -does not include expenditure on improvement and upgrading of the road network generally *** Rent includes some estimated commencial rental costs on Government owned buildings, Running Costs of Driver Testing Service includes salary T&S, overtime, maintenance, etc. **** Garda Traffic Corps ***** School Bus Safety Measures
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laboratories of tyre manufacturers, measurement Since 1994 (in accordance with Directive 28 of the opacity of the exhaust, and new 92/6/EEC) goods vehicles over 12 tonne design replacement catalytic converters. gross vehicle weight and buses over 10 tonne design gross vehicle weight must be fitted with New vehicles entering into service are required to speed limitation devices. meet type-approval standards. This is affected by means of statutory regulations, which require Directive 2002/85/EC extends the requirement conformity with the type-approval standards. for speed limitation devices to be fitted and used During the year new mandatory standards taking so as to include – into account new type approval standards for entry into service for new passenger cars and all goods vehicles over 3.5 tonne design other vehicles were implemented by means of the gross vehicle weight, and European Communities (Passenger Car Entry into Service)(Amendment) Regulations, 2005 and the all passenger vehicles having more than 8 European Communities (Mechanically Propelled passenger seats. Vehicle Entry into Service) (Amendment) Regulations, 2005. Directive 2002/85/EC provides that speed limitation devices in liable goods vehicles and Whole vehicle type approval and entry into service liable passenger vehicles must be set so that their requirements, similar to those applicable to speed may not exceed 90 km/h and 100 km/h passenger cars, were introduced in 2005 for 2 or respectively. 3 wheel motor vehicles (motor cycles and certain quadricycles). Directive 2002/24/EC is the framework Directive relating to the type approval of these vehicles and is supplemented by over 12 separate directives relating, inter alia, to anti- Car Testing pollution measures, noise, maximum design speed, brakes, lights, devices for indirect vision During 2005 the car testing service was delivered (mirrors), passenger hand holds, indicators etc. by NCTS in accordance with the terms of the The new mandatory standards for entry into Policy Agreement with the Minister. service of 2 or 3 wheel motor vehicles were implemented by means of the European Details of the tests carried out by NCTS in 2005 Communities (Two and Three Wheel Motor Vehicle and the pass rates for these tests together with Entry into Service) Regulations, 2005. the equivalent data for the years 2000 to 2004 are set out in the table, which follows:
The Project Agreement (Contract) between the Speed Limiters Minister and NCTS provides for a mid-term review by the Minister after the mid-point of the 10-year Regulations to transpose Directive 2002/85/EC car testing (NCT) contract. The mid-point was 1 extending compulsory fitment of speed limitation January 2005. The purpose of the mid-term devices to additional categories of motor vehicles review is to review, in detail, the performance of were made by the Minister in December 2005. NCTS and assess a range of strategic issues
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Year No.of Full NCT Pass rate at No.of NCT retests Pass rate at tests carried out Full NCT carried out NCT retest
2005 624,619 49% 308,701 90%
2004 614,227 51% 297,380 90%
2003 631,257 52% 303,320 90%
2002 536,071 53% 244,673 90%
2001 378,467 62% 137,064 89%
2000 303,103 48% 155,314 87%
including the location and number of NCT test 0.55% and 1.25% depending on the test category centres, the content of the test, the quality of the and were substantially lower than the inflation rate service, and the responses to a public in the period since the previous increase in consultation process on the review. February 2001.
The review is being carried out by the Department assisted by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC). Notices concerning the review and a public Commercial Vehicle Testing consultation process were published in the national and regional newspapers in April 2005. The Department continued to provide support and The public consultation element of the review was advice to local authorities and test centres in the conducted in May 2005 and involved inviting performance of their functions relating to the interested organisations and the public to make roadworthiness testing of commercial vehicles and submissions on the service with suggestions for in implementing the modernisation programme for its improvement. It also involved the holding of 7 the service. regional public meetings. Details of the tests carried out on HGVs (including A report on the outcome of the mid-term review of trailers and semi-trailers, buses and ambulances) the national car testing service conducted by PwC and LGVs and the pass rates for these vehicles was received in the Department in October 2005 for the years 2000 to 2004 are set out in the and is under consideration. table which follows. Details for 2005 were not available at time of going to print. Revised NCT test fees came into effect from1 March 2005. The increases ranged between
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Table 11r Roadworthiness Tests 30 Year HGVs No. of Pass LGVs vehicles tested rate No. of vehicles tested Pass rate
2005 N/a N/a N/a N/a 2004 141,675 82% 44,462 79% 2003 140,020 83% 41,891 79% 2002 139,717 84% 40,595 79% 2001 127,422 83% 36,060 79% 2000 113,879 83% 40,248 77%
Motor Insurance Committee dealt with 246 cases under the Declined Cases Agreement in 2005 (down from During 2005, the cost of motor insurance as 310 in 2004). This decline, which has been measured by the Central Statistics Office continuous since 2001, reflects the increase in Consumer Price Index fell by 7.42% or 6.4 index availability of insurance and the declining cost of points. Further reductions are expected as the insurance. work of the Personal Injuries Assessment Board in reducing claim costs continues. Driver Licensing
At the end of 2005, 45 of the 67 Local authorities that are licensing authorities recommendations of the Motor Insurance Advisory issue driving licences. The Department continued Board were fully implemented with progress being to support the operation of the driver licensing made on the implementation of a number of other system by licensing authorities by providing advice recommendations. and information on regulations.
The Declined Cases Agreement between the Records of driving licences issued are held in the Department and the Irish Insurance Federation National Driver File, which is operated by the facilitates acquiring motor insurance for drivers Department of the Environment, Heritage and who cannot get a quote or the quote is so high as Local Government. to be tantamount to a refusal. The Declined Cases
Table 12r Licences Current 2000 - 2005
Year Provisional Full TOTAL % increase in no. of full licences
2000 497,002 1,517,294 2,014,296 2001 462,133 1,574,491 2,036,624 3.76 2002 352,524 1,758,142 2,110,666 11.66 2003 367,807 1,849,269 2,217,076 5.18 2004 380,347 1,904,976 2,285,323 3.01 2005 404,607 1,947,933 2,352,540 2.25
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topics such as the rules of the road, risk Strategy: Ensure satisfactory operation of perception, hazard awareness and good driving PPP arrangements for driver theory behaviour are tested. The test is IT based and is testing. in a user-friendly format.
There are three separate theory tests dependant The Driver Theory Test was introduced on 25 April on the vehicle categories which the person wishes 2001. It applies to all persons making application to have on their provisional licence or driving for a first provisional licence in any particular licence. These are set out in the following table: vehicle category on or after that date. The driver theory test is designed to examine the driving knowledge of novice drivers. Knowledge of
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The following tables shows number of drivers with Penalty Points (Table 13r) and penalty points issued by offence type (Table 14r):
Table 13r Analysis of Penalty Points Issued to 31st December 2005.
County Number of Drivers 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 P.P. P.P. P.P. P.P. P.P. P.P. P.P. P.P. P.P. P.P. P.P. P.P. * TOTAL
CARLOW 2,613 429 1 67 21 3 1 3,135 CAVAN 2,561 301 35 6 1 2,904 CLARE 4,991 688 118 20 2 5,819 CORK 20,801 3,042 9 564 1 109 1 27 2 24,556 DONEGAL 4,675 547 21 109 4 18 7 1 5,382 GALWAY 8,715 1,087 3 177 31 8 2 10,023 KERRY 5,787 804 144 33 1 10 1 6,780 KILDARE 11,285 1,889 1 314 56 8 1 13,554 KILKENNY 4,166 610 1 105 17 2 4,901 LAOIS 3,210 508 70 21 6 1 3,816 LEITRIM 1,153 154 1 27 8 2 1,345 LIMERICK C.C. 6,609 972 177 40 10 1 7,809 LONGFORD 1,978 330 58 14 1 2,381 LOUTH 5,939 866 115 23 2 1 6,946 MAYO 4,513 566 6 95 1 14 4 5,199 MEATH 9,288 1,325 238 39 10 10,900 MONAGHAN 2,667 354 54 8 1 3,084 OFFALY 3,555 558 2 104 21 1 4,241 ROSCOMMON 2,662 419 1 53 21 3,156 SLIGO 2,474 336 3 57 6 4 2,880 NORTH TIPPERARY 3,038 396 79 15 2 3,530 SOUTH TIPPERARY 3,863 557 105 21 5 4,551 WATERFORD C.C. 2,511 381 62 7 1 1 2,963 WESTMEATH 3,850 537 1 93 15 1 4,497 WEXFORD 6,462 1,124 20 224 7 59 3 16 1 3 7,919 WICKLOW 7,145 1,136 7 177 1 31 1 4 8,502 DUBLIN C.C. 63,065 10,393 22 1,747 1 316 57 3 75,604 LIMERICK C.C. 2,049 269 1 39 9 2 1 2,370 WATERFORD C.C. 2,003 324 51 14 4 1 2,397 NO Driver Number 41,982 6,902 1,805 7 2 50,698 TOTAL 245,610 37,804 1,905 5,265 15 1,015 6 201 2 19 291,842
* Receipt of 12 points results in disqualification for six months.
BREAKDOWN OF DRIVERS BY LICENCE TYPE
FULL PROVISIONAL NO LICENCE ** 217,852 23,292 50,698 ** e.g. non national licence holders
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County Offence Types Speeding Dangerous Careless No No Safety No Safety No Child No Safety No Child TOTAL Driving Driving Insurance Belt- Belt Front Restraint Belt Restraint reduced to Driver Seat - Front Rear Rear Careless Child Seat Seat Seat Driving Child Child Child
CARLOW 3,312 1 406 21 35 1 3,776 CAVAN 3,081 194 12 11 3,298 CLARE 6,160 587 33 44 1 6,825 CORK 26,024 4 7 2,869 69 9 104 10 29,096 DONEGAL 5,444 1 25 714 16 34 6,234 GALWAY 10,646 3 864 32 49 2 11,596 KERRY 6,636 1 1,245 53 1 83 1 8,020 KILDARE 15,163 1 1,001 29 49 2 16,245 KILKENNY 5,174 1 552 22 1 28 5,778 LAOIS 4,242 276 17 19 4,554 LEITRIM 1,414 1 150 8 5 1,578 LIMERICK Co. Co. 8,328 931 32 1 32 9,324 LONGFORD 2,482 351 17 23 2,873 LOUTH 7,605 471 11 2 17 1 8,107 MAYO 5,499 7 458 17 25 6,006 MEATH 12,178 582 17 9 32 7 12,825 MONAGHAN 3,233 323 7 13 3,576 OFFALY 4,771 2 259 20 13 2 5,067 ROSCOMMON 3,464 1 255 13 9 3,742 SLIGO 3,209 3 141 4 6 3,363 NORTH TIPPERARY 3,673 451 8 11 4,143 SOUTH TIPPERARY 4,920 460 12 18 5,410 WATERFORD Co.Co. 3,111 350 11 25 3,497 WESTMEATH 4,761 1 461 20 18 1 5,262 WEXFORD 8,423 2 1 28 1,110 55 2 95 3 9,719 WICKLOW 9,555 1 1 7 482 15 1 28 1 10,091 DUBLIN C.C. 86,233 1 7 15 3,674 74 25 211 48 90,288 LIMERICK C.C. 2,471 1 261 13 23 2,769 WATERFORD C.C. 2,582 263 14 1 27 2,887 NO Driver Number 45,274 107 266 1,449 3,419 98 17 202 23 50,855 Total 309,068 111 283 1,551 23,560 770 69 1,289 103 336,804
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Table 15r Driver Theory Testing Category The additional functions includes the transfer to 34 the RSA of- Theory Test Driving Licence/Provisional Certificate Category Licence Category road safety functions of the National Safety Council, A, B, M and W A, A1, B, EB, M and W
C C1, EC1, C, and EC research and statistics functions of the National Roads Authority D D1, ED1, D, and ED functions relating to vehicle standards, road The operation of the Driver Theory Testing Service haulage and road safety by Prometric Ireland is monitored by the Department on an ongoing basis and is operating satisfactorily. The Department at present is delivering these latter functions.
In May 2005, The Minister opened a refurbished test centre in Cork. Table 16r Driver Theory Testing Service
Year No. of Tests Conducted Pass Rate The driving test was enhanced in 2005 by the inclusion of additional Technical Checks as part of 2002 101,428 82.9% the test. In addition the motorcycle test is now controlled by a radio link and a debrief for this 2003 118,425 82.78% test is included at the completion of the test.
2004 137,016 82.72% The delivery of the service as reflected in the 2005 157,269 81.61% statistics for 2005 continued to be unsatisfactory when set against customer expectations of reasonable waiting times. A number of initiatives were launched in 2005, which will help to reduce Driver Testing numbers waiting in 2006. These included the recruitment and redeployment of additional staff The Driver Testing and Standards Authority Bill and the publication of a tender to seek an external 2004 completed second stage in the Dail on 29 organisation to deliver 40,000 tests. This latter June 2005. A government decision of 13 July initiative was challenged under the terms of 2005 approved additional functions for the Sustaining Progress. Authority and agreed that the body would be renamed the Road Safety Authority (RSA).
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2002 2003 2004 2005
No of Applications received 192,016 233,889 177,667 177,216
Driving Tests Conducted 148,983 156,415 154,000 137,500
Applicant did not attend for Appointment 16,873 14,742 19,897 22,620
Number on waiting list at end Year 65,302 118,902 116,048 126,561
Average waiting time for test at end year 10 weeks 29 weeks 30 weeks 32.8 weeks
Average Pass Rate 54.3% 54.5% 54% 53.6%
Number of Testers employed at end year 114 119 117 (including 125(including six retirees) six retirees)
Statistics are actual at 31 December 2005
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Table 18r Waiting Times for Tests Weeks Waiting at Driver Testing Centres at End Year
Test Centre 2002 2003 2004 2005
North Leinster Finglas 15 43 36 49 Dundalk 16 48 41 46 Mullingar 18 45 37 48 36 Navan 20 52 50 56 Raheny 20 53 55 60
South Leinster Churchtown/Rathgar 27 52 49 53 Gorey 22 51 44 56 Naas 29 56 51 51 Tullamore 18 42 42 54 Wicklow 25 53 45 61 Tallaght 26 54 48 59
West Athlone 14 17 31 26 Birr 14 32 35 41 Castlebar 21 48 40 37 Clifden 15 15 20 26 Ennis 12 17 20 36 Galway 14 36 35 50 Loughrea 13 18 25 31 Roscommon 17 28 26 34 Tuam 13 33 26 38
North West Ballina 23 45 32 39 Buncrana 17 21 36 34 Ck-on-Shannon 16 43 33 30 Cavan 22 52 41 39 Donegal 20 34 35 42 Letterkenny 14 43 45 51 Longford 17 45 37 33 Monaghan 18 45 40 33 Sligo 15 37 31 43
South East Carlow 24 53 52 48 Clonmel 15 48 50 51 Dungarvan 16 54 52 55 Kilkenny 18 53 44 34 Nenagh 14 52 49 43 Portlaoise 24 52 47 64 Thurles 17 54 52 48 Tipperary 21 53 51 56 Waterford 20 54 41 39 Wexford 17 47 40 38
South West Cork 13 41 31 37 Killarney 18 46 47 44 Kilrush 16 38 27 37 Limerick 16 47 44 52 Mallow 18 43 35 44 Newcastle West 19 41 37 39 Shannon 18 52 41 51 Skibbereen 21 45 43 44 Tralee 20 51 31 32
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In addition, the Department carried out increased OBJECTIVE – Road Haulage 37 monitoring of licences to ensure that operators A safer and more professional continue to satisfy the requirements of their Road Freight Carrier’s Licence or Road Passenger and viable road haulage sector. Operator’s Licence. (Responds to High Level Goal: Competition, Regulation and Reform) The introduction of windscreen Transport Disks to replace the Vehicle Plates, which were previously issued by the Garda Síochána, took place in Strategy: Efficiently manage the system for October 2005. This facility streamlined the regulating access to the profession licensing of vehicles by providing a one-stop-shop of road haulage operator. for operators and improved enforcement
For the first time, bus operators who hold a Road Strategy: Oversee implementation of the Passenger Transport Operators Licence are also recommendations of the Strategy required to have a transport disc displayed in for the Successful Development of respect of each vehicle on their licence. the Irish Road Haulage Industry and the Programme of Action for the Also, Section 11 of the Road Transport Act was Road Haulage Industry. commenced which required licensed operators to have adequate parking space and operating premises in the State for the vehicles operated by During 2005, the Department continued to them. progress its work on implementation of the Strategy and Programme of Action for the road haulage industry. Particular emphasis was placed Strategy: Regulate driver hours and rest on the combating of illegal haulage operations. periods for road haulage and bus Enforcement initiatives focused on the effective operators targeting of suspected offenders and visits to consignors, including freight forwarders and The Department continued to foster its links with haulage operators. enforcement agencies at home and abroad, through its bi-lateral contacts and participation in These measures involved close liaison and with international organisations such as Euro Controle industry sources and enforcement agencies at Route. A total of 104 multi-agency checkpoints home and abroad. Central to this co-operation is were undertaken in 2005. the structured system set up by the Department for dealing with complaints and tip-offs. This Table 19r Multi –agency checkpoints system, which includes a confidential free-phone service - 1800 20 27 35, is continuing to prove 2002 48 highly successful in the effective targeting of 2003 104 illegal operations. 2004 110 2005 104
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During the year, funding of Û149,215 was the EU Official Journal. At the same time 39 provided to support development projects agreement was also reached on a new undertaken by the Irish Road Haulage Association. enforcement Directive which will significantly increase the quality and quantity of enforcement During 2005 arrangements were finalised for the checks that must be carried out by Member introduction of digital tachographs and associated States. smart card technology. In accordance with EU law, these digital devices will eventually replace the Work continues to progress on the preparation of existing analogue recording devices used in the legislation for the introduction a system of fixed cabs of trucks and buses to record information on penalty charges for breaches of licensing and the driving time, breaks and rest periods of tachograph offences. When the system is commercial drivers. The digital tachograph system eventually introduced, it will provide a significant will deliver significantly improved information to deterrent to offenders and will free up operators and enforcers and will provide greater enforcement resources by reducing the time spent security against unlawful tampering. preparing cases for court prosecutions.
In December 2005 the European Parliament and The Regulation is due to be published in April the European Council reached agreement on the 2006, after which digital tachographs will become new drivers’ hours Regulation which provides that mandatory for new vehicles – from early May the fitting of digital tachographs in new vehicles 2006. will become mandatory throughout the EU twenty days after the publication of the new Regulation in
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OBJECTIVE – Public Transport Strategy: Promote, oversee, monitor and Investment support the efficient and cost effective delivery, through the To improve the capacity, safety relevant agencies of the public transport investment programme to and usage of Ireland ’s public ensure value for money and the transport system achievement of targets and outcomes. (Responds to High Level Goal; Investment)
Strategy: Provide the policy, legislative and Strategy: Promote the use of non-Exchequer funding framework for the sources of funding, including PPPs, implementation of a prioritised to support the investment investment programme for public programme. transport that expands public transport capacity and usage, in the Investment in the upgrading of public transport context of the National Spatial Strategy, the Regional Planning infrastructure and services was maintained at a Guidelines, and regional land use high level in 2005. Capital investment amounted and transport strategies. to Û373 million. In addition a total of Û270.1 million was paid to the CIÉ companies in subvention.
The capital programme funded a number of major upgrade projects including:
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Û16.47 million was provided by the Exchequer for 42 The Railway Safety Programme 2004- 2008: A total of Û89.1 million was spent in resignalling in 2005. The resignalling project 2005 on the Railway Safety Programme. involves replacing mechanical signalling with a centralised computer controlled system over the Phase 1 of the DART Upgrade Project, entire intercity network. This will provide increased which was completed during 2005: efficiencies in terms of staffing levels and greater 2005 was the first full year of operation of availability of train paths to cater for projected the 40 DART cars, which were delivered in demand for rail transport. 2004 to complement the DART Upgrade Project. They provided the additional cars Preparatory work for the Cork needed to operate 8-car sets. These were commuter rail service involving the first air-conditioned DART cars and are construction of a rail line from Cork to proving to be very reliable in service and Midleton: This will provide a new and popular with customers. regular commuter service between Cork City and Midleton, and a greatly enhanced The purchase of new Intercity commuter service along the 35km stretch Carriages for the Dublin-Cork line: 16 from Mallow to Cork City on the main of 67 new Intercity Carriages were Dublin-Cork intercity line, new stations at delivered during 2005. As the train-sets Blarney and Kilbarry, and extensive Park complete their commissioning process they and Ride facilities will be constructed at the will enter service progressively during the new railway stations at Dunkettle, Blarney, remainder of 2006. The provision of hourly Carrigtwohill and Midleton. services on the Dublin/Cork route will be phased in during 2006. In late 2005 Iarnród Éireann extended the scope of the contract for 120 new high specification 2005 saw Iarnród Éireann commence a railcars from Mitsui of Japan to include an programme of road crossing automation, additional 30 railcars (total of 150) to facilitate the which will benefit from Û55 million in expansion and extension of improvements in Exchequer funding between 2005 and Intercity rail services on the Rosslare and Sligo 2009. Some Û590,000 was provided for lines. This combined order will see the removal this purpose in 2005. The roll out of this from service of all older rolling stock and the programme will see significant day-to-day provision of improved service frequencies on a savings for Iarnród Éireann (circa Û250,000 phased basis on all intercity routes including a per crossing automated) as the current service each hour on the Dublin-Cork route; a situation of manning at each level crossing service every hour at peak and every two hours places a significant financial burden on the off-peak on the Galway and Limerick routes and company. It will also allow faster journey services every two hours on the Sligo, Tralee and times and increased hours of operation. Waterford routes. It will also facilitate the redeployment of existing rolling stock on these lines to serve the highest growing demand areas Much of the work on the road crossing automation on the Dublin commuter network. Delivery of these programme will take place in tandem with a units is due to begin in 2007. In order to provide programme of resignalling that is currently an appropriate maintenance and servicing facility being undertaken by Iarnród Éireann. Some
Annual Report 2005 for these railcars Iarnród Éireann have purchased of passengers travelling on our railways, for 43 a site in Portlaoise and construction is due to example, has grown from 34.5million in 2004 to commence shortly. It is envisaged that this facility 37.7 million in 2005. The railway infrastructure will be in operation in early 2008, in tandem with and rolling stock have been upgraded adding the commissioning of the 150 railcars. much needed additional capacity.
When Transport 21 was launched in November Another major development in 2005 was the 2005 immediate funding for 20 Tri-axle buses was enactment of the Railway Safety Act 2005 provided. These buses can carry greater including the establishment of the Railway Safety passenger numbers and are fully accessible to Commission, which will regulate the railways in mobility and sensory impaired passengers. They Ireland. The Commission has wide-ranging powers were acquired on a pilot project basis for higher to monitor and inspect railway infrastructure, to capacity routes. The buses were delivered very investigate and publish reports into railway quickly with all 20 being delivered and in service accidents and to take enforcement action where it by the end of January 2006. perceives that unacceptable risks exist on the railway. Many of the provisions of this Act are The beneficial impact of the increased investment implementing the requirements of the EU Railway in public transport is evident in the improved Safety Directive 2004/49/EC adopted in April services being provided and the increased number 2004. of passengers using public transport. The number
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Table 1p Capital Investment 44 Capital Ûm 2001 Ûm 2002 Ûm 2003 Ûm 2004 Ûm 2005 Ûm 2001 Investment -2005
Exchequer Investment in CIE Public Transport Safety and Development 217.817 262.376 302.367 165.67 285.124 1,233.354
Public Transport Projects 0.369 7.830 7.807 10.642 23.802 50.45
LUAS Investment 126.672 126.975 128.948 130 82.047 594.642
DTO Capital Expenditure 33.458 28.601 40 37 35.018 174.077
Agreed CIE Borrowings 94.666 0 94.666
TOTAL 378.316 425.782 479.122 437.978 425.991 2,147.189
Table 2p Current Expenditure
Current Ûm 2001 Ûm 2002 Ûm 2003 Ûm 2004 Ûm 2005 Ûm 2001 Expenditure -2005
Exchequer subvention to CIÉ for the provision of socially necessary but non-commercial services 222.204 233.312 244.98 257.229 270.090 1,227.815
RPA Administration 12.373 12.5 10.28 6.877 42.03
Light Rail Expenses 2.063 2.573 2.427 18.556 0.559 26.178
DTO Current Expenditure 0.858 0.882 0.948 1.006 1.046 4.740
TOTAL 225.125 249.142 260.855 287.071 278.572 1300.763
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Table 3p Key projects delivered under the National Plan (NDP) in 2005
Project Digital CCTV installations
Status 2005 saw great progress in installing digital CCTV cameras on buses of the Dublin Bus fleet. This will allow for improved security on board.
Table 4p Bus Átha Cliath Subvention and Passenger Statistics 2001- 2005
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
Exchequer Subvention (Ûmillion) 54.316 56.063 53.867 61.81 64.900
Number of Buses 1,062 1,062 1,062 1062 1082
Number of Passengers Journeys (millions) 143 147 149 149.8 146
Percentage increase/decrease over previous year 2.79% 1.3% 0.5% -2.53%
Bus Éireann
Table 5p Key projects delivered under the National Plan (NDP) in 2005
Project Customer Complaints Management System
Status In 2005 the exchequer funded the acquisition of a complaints system to deal effectively with all customers complaints and resolve them in a timely, professional, effective and equal manner.
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2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
Exchequer Subvention (Ûmillion) 24.157 21.766 22.856 23.998 25.199 Number of Buses 694 680 680 682 674
Number of Passengers Journeys – excluding schools (millions) 43.8 46 48.4 47.8 49
Number of Passengers Journeys – schools only (millions) 43.6 43.3 43.6 42.4 43.6
Total Number of Passengers Journeys (millions) 87.4 89.3 92 90.2 92.6
Percentage increase/decrease over previous year 2.05% 3% -1.97% 2.66%
Public Transport in the Cities
Dublin
Luas (Green and Red Lines)
Luas Green line commenced service on 30 June 2004 and Red Line Service commenced on 28 September 2004. In 2005 Luas carried 22 million passengers on the two Luas lines: 11 million on the Green line (from Sandyford to St. Stephen’s Green) and 11 million on the Red line from (Tallaght to Connolly Station). This compares to just 6.6 million passengers on both lines in the period July to December 2004
Table 7p Luas (Green and Red Lines)
Red Line Red Line Green Line Green Line 2005 2004 2005 2004
Length of Line 15 km 15 km 9 km 9 km
Journey Time 43 minutes 46 minutes 22 minutes 22 minutes
No. of Trams 26 (30m) 26 (30m) 14 (40m) 14 (40m)
Capacity of each Tram 235 235 310 310
Passengers 2005 11 million 11 million
Passengers 2004 6.6 million (July to December 2004)
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Luas (Extensions)
The RPA submitted applications for Railway Orders for Luas extensions from Sandyford to Cherrywood and from Connolly Station to the Docklands on 7 November 2005 and 1 December 2005 respectively.
In accordance with the relevant provisions of the Transport (Railway Infrastructure) Act 2001, the Minister directed that public inquiries be carried out into both of these Railway Order applications and appointed Mr. James Connolly SC as inspector to conduct the inquiries. The inspector acts on an independent statutory basis in the The Department gave funding approval to the performance of his functions. Railway Procurement Agency (RPA) at the end of 2005 to enhance capacity on the Tallaght line. This involves increasing the length of the 30 metre On 24 November 2005, the RPA launched a public trams to 40 metres, thus increasing capacity by consultation on five potential routes for linking 40%. It is expected that these extra trams will be both Luas lines in the city centre. in service by 2008.
Metro
Metro North will run from St. Stephen’s Green to the north of Swords, in the vicinity of Lissenhall.
It will interconnect with Metro West at Ballymun, the Maynooth rail line, the Tallaght Luas line and with the Sandyford Luas and the DART line at St. Stephens Green.
Metro West will be an orbital Metro line linking the Transport 21 Tallaght Luas line and Metro North. It will service other places such as Clondalkin, Liffey Valley and Transport 21 provides for seven new Luas Blanchardstown. It will be built on a phased basis projects and Metro North and Metro West. These starting at the Tallaght end. The RPA are currently projects, when completed, will provide capacity developing plans for both Metro projects.
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The RPA is working with the CIÉ Group companies 48 Limerick and with private operators to achieve integration of Luas/Metro with other modes of transport. Limerick City Council formally adopted a Development Plan in late 2004, and Limerick Cork County Council formally adopted its Development Plan in early 2005. The two Councils are co- Cork City Council is implementing a Green Route operating on the development of three bus priority Transport Corridor policy for public transport routes with funding from the Department. services in the City. Since 2002, the Department has provided Û22.6 million in funding for the development of Green Routes and Park and Ride facilities in Cork. This includes Û9.8 million in Waterford 2005. The first two Green Routes were launched in 2004, and a further three were substantially The Waterford Planning Land Use and completed in 2005. Transportation Study (PLUTS) was adopted in 2004 and the Department is in close contact with Waterford City Council regarding the implementation of the Study. Waterford City Galway Council commissioned two bus priority consultancy studies during 2005, with funding The Galway Transportation and Planning Study from the Department. A pilot Park & Ride service was adopted in 2003, and City Development Plan with associated bus services to and from the City in 2005. The first bus lane in Galway, which was Centre, with financial support from the funded by the Department (0.8km on the Dublin Department, was provided during the Tall Ships Road), was officially opened in February 2005. Race in Waterford in July 2005 and was well used. The road from Parkmore junction towards Galway The City Council are now examining the potential City has been identified as the most suitable for permanent Park & Ride in the City as stretch of the N17 for initial implementation of a recommended in the Waterford PLUTS. Quality Bus Corridor. Some preparatory work for this QBC commenced in December 2005. An experimental Christmas Park & Ride service at Ballybrit in December 2005, which was funded by the Department, was well used. The City Council are examining the potential for further Park & Ride in the City.
Annual Report 2005 Investment Monitoring Strategy: Ensure value for money and 49 transparency in respect of State The Investment Monitoring Division (IMD) continued Public Service Obligation [PSO] to monitor and review progress on the delivery of payments for public transport the public transport investment programme under services. the NDP 2000-2006 to ensure the achievement of targets and outcome. The IMD provided all meetings of the NDP (Public Transport) Committee CIE Subvention with comprehensive reports. Over 80 projects were monitored ranging in value from Û1 million to State subvention to CIE for the provision of over Û100 million. socially necessary, but non-commercial services, increased in 2005 to Û270 million from Û257 Checks were carried out on CIÉ co-financed million in 2004. expenditure in accordance with Article 4 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 438/2001 of 2 Revised Memoranda of Understanding on Service March 2001 laying down detailed rules for the Levels and Targets for CIE operating companies implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No have been introduced between the Department of 1260/1999 as regards the management and Transport and the CIE group of companies. They control systems for assistance granted under the reflect the general principles of transparency and Structural Funds accountability for subvention payments to the CIE companies for the provision of public service Financial audits were carried out on expenditure obligation transport services. by CIÉ companies for which Exchequer Funding was provided under the NDP 2000-2006 for the The Memoranda set out a shared understanding of periods 1 April 2002 to 31 December 2002, and the quantity and quality of service, which each 1 January 2003 to 31 December 2003. company intends to provide. They incorporate a Finalisation of these audits is expected during performance indicator system, which provides 2006. The values of the audit samples taken for greater transparency and accountability in the these periods were 8% (i.e. Û20 million) and 11% context of the public service obligation payment. (i.e. Û34 million) respectively.
Technical audits of works were carried out on the Fares physical progress of projects undertaken by Iarnród Éireann. 20 such audits were carried out In December 2005, the Minister approved an during 2005. Examples of projects audited during average 4% fares increase, which resulted in an 2005 are the Dart Upgrade, and the Mini CTC increase of 3.8% in fares revenue yield. Bus Atha Signalling System. Cliath fares went up by 5 cent or 10 cent and a range of increases across the board in Bus Eireann and Iarnrod Eireann.
A smart card on LUAS services was introduced in March 2005 as part of the development towards a national overall integrated ticketing system.
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companies, taking due account of the relevant 50 OBJECTIVE – Competition, legislation and the legal advice received in relation Regulation and Reform to it. The Department of Transport issues Use competition, economic authorisations and journey forms under European Union Regulations and Agreements, in respect of regulation and structural reform cabotage, cross border and the international to enhance the delivery of carriage of passengers by coach and bus.
public transport services. In 2005 the volume of licence applications (Responds to High Level Goal: Competition, remained high, a reflection of the continued Regulation and Reform) interest in bus operations. There was also a significant increase in the volume of applications for authorisations under EU Regulations and Strategy: Regulate access to the bus operator agreements particularly in relation to the profession and administer the international carriage of passengers by coach and existing market regulatory bus. This has resulted in an increase in the framework for bus services, under operation of bus services between Ireland and a the Transport Act, 1932, as effectively as possible, pending number of eastern European States. The project new legislation as anticipated in the to standardise the expiry date of existing annual Agreed Programme for Government. passenger licences undertaken in 2004 proved to be successful in 2005 from both the Department’s and the private operator’s point of view. The main reason for the project was to facilitate operators Strategy: Establish independent structures to many of whom had licences due for renewal at procure and regulate public various times during the year and to use the transport services. Department’s resources more effectively. The measure is part of an ongoing programme of improving customer service and Departmental Strategy: Reform the market regulatory efficiency in the bus licensing area. framework for the Dublin and national bus markets, replacing the Road Transport Act, 1932. CIE Reform Programme
Strategy: Restructure the CIE Group Preparatory work on the reform programme of the Road Transport Act, 1932 and the restructuring of CIE continued during 2005. Extensive discussions Pending reform of the Road Transport Act, 1932, took place on the reform of public transport the Department of Transport continues to between officials in the Department, CIE administer the existing arrangements for the management, private bus operator licensing of private bus operators, and the representatives, ICTU and CIE trade unions during administration of a notification system for 2005. proposed service changes for the State bus
Annual Report 2005 At the launch of Transport 21, the Minister 2004. This package contains four separate 51 appointed a team chaired by Professor Margaret legislative proposals dealing with the following O’Mahony to finalise the remit, structures and issues: human resource requirements of a Dublin Transport Authority. The Minister intends to review 1. Liberalisation of international rail passenger how best to proceed with public transport reform services; after Professor O’ Mahony’s team has reported and the Government has made decisions on the 2. Train Crew Certification; proposed public transport authority. 3. Rights and Obligations of international rail passengers; and
Second Railway Package 4. Quality of freight services.
Statutory Instrument No. 780 of 2005 transposed The Council Working Group on Land Transport Directive 2004/51, amending Council Directive commenced its consideration of the Proposals in 91/440/EEC on the development of the May 2004. The Luxembourg and UK Presidencies Community’s railways, into Irish law. These continued their examination of these measures regulations provide for the complete opening of during 2005. On the 28 September, the European the market for international rail freight services Parliament adopted its opinion in first reading on from 1 January 2006 and national freight markets these four proposals. The Parliament from 1 January 2007. At a practical level, this will recommended rejection of the proposal on quality mean that from 1 January 2006 any licensed of freight services after it met with considerable railway undertaking established in the EU that opposition in the Council Working Group and wishes to provide international rail freight services adoption of the other three proposals as between Member States must be given access amended. The Council of Transport Ministers, at and transit rights on the rail networks of Member their meeting in December 2005, reached political States to allow it to provide that service. From 1 agreement on the three measures adopted by the January 2007, any licensed railway undertaking European Parliament. established in the EU that wishes to provide any type of rail freight service, including national rail freight services, must be given access rights to the rail networks in Member States to provide that service. Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on passenger transport services by rail and by road.
Third Railway Package The European Commission proposed measures which seek to promote competition in the provision of public transport services by limiting The European Commission adopted the Third the circumstances in which a public body Railway Package on 3 March 2004 and presented procuring transport services can give a direct the package to Transport Ministers on 9 March award of a subvention for local bus and rail
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services only where the operator is directly areas and fixing maximum taxi fares. Regulations 52 controlled by a local (non-national) procurement made by the Commission in October 2005 (Taxi body. Where such direct control does not exist, Regulation Act 2003 (Fees and Licensing) tender competitions have to be held. Also where Regulations 2005 (S.I. No. 651 of 2005)), with the an operator is in receipt of a direct award subsidy, consent of the Minister for Transport, facilitated they are not permitted to enter tender the commencement of a funding mechanism for competitions in other areas. the Commission from the phased sharing of vehicle licence fee revenue with local authorities. The proposal was discussed briefly at the Council’s Transport Working Group in 2005 in so 2005 saw the completion of the Taxi Hardship far as it impacts on the rail market access Payments Scheme (THPS) which was administered directive. The UK Presidency prepared a progress and managed by Area Development Management report for the Transport Council in December Limited (ADM) on behalf of the Department. The 2005. final report on the Scheme was submitted to the Department in November 2005.
Strategy: Pursue and oversee implementation of the Taxi Regulation Act 2003.
Table 8p Hardship Payment Scheme Following its establishment in September 2004, the Commission for Taxi Regulation initiated and Total Cost Û 18,098,378 completed a national review to assess the extent Of which: and quality of services currently provided by small Hardship Payments Û 17,449,000 public service vehicles. The findings, along with a ADM Administrative Costs Û 649,378 consultation document, Roadmap – Towards a new national code of regulation for taxis, Taxi Licences held at 21/11/2000 3934 hackneys and limousines in Ireland, were Applications for payment received 1937 published in June 2005. Submissions were invited on the Roadmap by 26 September 2005 following Applications successful 1517 which the preparation of a new regulatory code in (78% of applications received – 82% of valid applications relation to the control and operation of small public service vehicles and their drivers was Applications not successful 326 commenced by the Commission. Applications incomplete 94 All remaining sections of the Taxi Regulation Act 2003, with the exception of sections 35, 36 and 44(5), were commenced with effect from 26 A total of 230 appeals under the Scheme were September 2005. The Commission for Taxi received and 32 original application decisions Regulation has taken over from local authorities were revised and paid on appeal, representing the regulatory role in relation to the licensing, 14% of appeals received. control and operation of taxis, hackneys and limousines, and their drivers. The Commission is also responsible for declaring or altering taximeter
Annual Report 2005 accidents and to take enforcement action where it OBJECTIVE - Railway Safety 53 perceives that unacceptable risks exist on the To ensure that railway railway. infrastructure and services are Investigations into accidents and other incidents provided, managed and used in will be carried out by the Railway Incident a manner that protects people Investigation Unit, which is part of, but functionally from death and injury. independent from, the Railway Safety Commission. (Responds to High Level Goal: Safety) The Act is innovative in that it provides for the testing of safety critical workers for intoxicants and makes it a criminal offence to be intoxicated Strategy: Establish and implement an while working on the railway. independent regulatory framework for railway safety. Many of the provisions of this Act are implementing the requirements of the EU Railway Safety Directive 2004/49/EC adopted in April Strategy: Promote, oversee, monitor and 2004. support the effective implementation of a prioritised safety investment programme for the improvement of Iarnród Éireann’s safety management Railway Safety Programme 2004-2008 systems and infrastructure. Total investment of Û512m is proposed for the 5- year period 2004-2008, of which Û444m is on infrastructure and Û68m is on enhancing the safety culture and safety management systems of Railway Safety Act 2005 the company.
The Railway Safety Act was passed into law on 18 This level of investment in infrastructure will, December 2005. among other things, permit the renewal of approximately 110 miles of track; the renewal of The principal feature of the Act is the over 250 miles of fencing; the closure and establishment of an independent statutory public upgrading of over 180 level crossings and body, the Railway Safety Commission, to regulate continuing remedial and improvement works on railway safety in Ireland. The Railway Safety bridges, safety critical buildings, signalling and Commission was officially established with effect telecommunications and on cuttings and from the 1st of January 2006. embankments.
The Commission has wide-ranging powers to monitor and inspect railway infrastructure, to investigate and publish reports into railway
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Table 9p Rail Safety Investment 1999 – 2005 54
1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
Track Renewal (miles) 89 84 74 86 67 39 32
Fencing (miles) 37 67 41 33 42 33 77
Bridges (number) 41 55 16 16 37 13 33
Level Crossings (number) 82 207 175 136 129 36 63
Total Investment (Ûmillion) * 90.1 127.5 167.1 148.9 127.5 100.4 89.5
* includes Exchequer, EU and other funding
Audit of Connex Bridge strikes have increased from 79 in 1996 to 203 in 2005. A number of initiatives were taken The Interim Irish Railway Safety Commission by Iarnrod Eireann, the Department of Transport (IRSC), as part of its remit, carried out an audit of and the local authorities, including a media Connex focusing on the implementation of their campaign and the erection of warning signs. Safety Case. The recommendations made by the IRSC were accepted by Connex.
Inter-Departmental Committee on Railway Emergency Planning: Heritage Railway Inspections The Inter-Departmental Committee on Railway The IRSC continued its programme of monitoring Emergency Planning, chaired by the IRSC, met on operating Heritage Railways. No issues of safety four occasions. The Committee provides an concern arose for those inspections conducted in exchange of information and advice to the two rail 2005. operators’ emergency plans, Iarnród Éireann and Connex.
Level Crossing Working Group Cahir Inquiry The Level Crossing Working Group, chaired by the IRSC, met four times. The main focus of the group The Chief Railway Inspecting Officer’s report into for 2005 was bridge bashing due to the concern the derailment of a freight train at Cahir (in at the increase in the number of these incidents. October 2003) was submitted to the Minister for his consideration on 23rd December 2005. The report is expected to be published in 2006.
Annual Report 2005 Iarnród Éireann New Works Approvals Objective - Public Transport 55 Integration The principal Iarnród Éireann projects which came into operation during 2005 and were approved by To ensure an integrated and the Interim Railway Safety Commission were: sustainable approach to the Final phase of the mini-CTC resignalling development and delivery of project, from Maynooth to Sligo. public transport services. (Responds to High Level Goal: Integration Approval for the re-designation of seven manually operated gate Level Crossings on the Mayo line (Kiltoom, Slevin, Fuerty, Strategy: Work with local authorities in the Correstoona, Carrick, Mossbrook & large urban areas to develop and Bellcarragh) to fully automated CCTV implement public transport, traffic crossing. management and cycling/pedestrian measures (as identified in the Approval for the re-designation of Killucan Agreed Programme for goverment) Level Crossing from manual gates to a fully within the framework of intergrated automated CCTV crossing. land use and transport strategies.
Approval of two under-bridges, one vehicular, one pedestrian, at McDonagh Quality Bus Network Station, Kilkenny to facilitate to new development of land adjacent to the station. In support of the overall transportation strategy for the Greater Dublin Area “A Platform for Approval of new over-bridge, to facilitate Change”, the Department’s traffic management the re-routing of the R120 at Adamstown in grants provide funding, through the Dublin Co. Dublin. Transportation Office, to local authorities and the transport providers for investment in traffic management schemes – mostly bus priority Approval of new over-bridge, at Clonmelsh measures - throughout the Greater Dublin Area. Co. Carlow, to facilitate the construction of Traffic management grants expenditure in 2005 the N9/N10 Kilcullen to Waterford scheme. was in the region of Û35m, of which Û29.5m went to QBC/bus priority projects. Approval of new over-bridge, Idrone Park in Carlow Town, part of the inner relief road phase 2.
Approval of new over-bridge, at Manusmore in Co. Clare, to facilitate the construction of the proposed N18 Ennis Bypass road scheme.
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11 QBC’s - Fully Completed Kms By Date
LUCAN QBC Lucan QBC N4 - July 1996 12.1 Jul-96 Lucan QBC Extension N4 (St Johns Road) - Q1 2004 2.5 Q1 -2004 Lucan QBC Extension N4 (Lucan Bypass) - Q1 2004 2.4 Q1 -2004 TOTAL 17
MALAHIDE QBC Malahide QBC - December 1998 7.5 Dec-98 TOTAL 7.5
STILLORGAN QBC Stillorgan QBC (N11) - August 1999 12.9 Aug-99 Stillorgan QBC Extension (Foxrock to Bray) - Q4 2004 10.7 Q4 - 2004 TOTAL 23.6
FINGLAS QBC Finglas QBC - July 2000 6 Jul-00 TOTAL 6
NORTH CLONDALKIN QBC North Clondalkin QBC - February 2001 12.1 Feb-01 TOTAL 12.1
RATHFARNHAM QBC Rathfarnham QBC - March 2001 7.1 Mar-01 Rathfarnham QBC (Ballyboden Road) - Q3 2004 1.3 Q3 - 2004 TOTAL 8.4
TALLAGHT QBC Tallaght QBC - April 2001 12.2 Apr-01 TOTAL 12.2
BLANCHARDSTOWN QBC Blanchardstown QBC - September 2001 16.4 Sep-01 TOTAL 16.4
SWORDS QBC Swords QBC - (Whitehall Road) - November 2001 2.9 Nov-01 Swords QBC - (Whitehall - City) - April 2001 11.7 Apr-01 Swords QBC - (Swords Village to Cloghran) 7 Q4 - 2005 TOTAL 21.6
SOUTH CLONDALKIN QBC South Clondalkin QBC - Q4 2005 7.2 Q4 - 2005 TOTAL 7.2
ORBITAL QBC Orbital QBC - Q4 2005 6.4 Q4 - 2005 TOTAL 6.4
TOTAL 138.4
Annual Report 2005 Table 11p Passenger Numbers on QBC Routes 57 Year Numbers of Passengers using (9) QBC Routes Mon-Fri only
1995 38,577,605
1999 43,946,066
2000 46,773,381
2001 51,288,788
2002 53,795,875
2003 54,871,793
2004 54,139,273
2005 53,100,289
Introduction of 9 QBCs accounts for the extra growth (39%) in this period
Table 12p Passenger Numbers on Non - QBC Routes
Year Numbers of Passengers using Non - QBC Routes - per annum
2000 81,201,759
2001 82,651,525
2002 84,681,434
2003 85,951,656
2004 85,737,255
2005 86,100,223
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Hard Shoulders for Bus Use Naas Road: Kingswood Interchange to Kylemore Road. The Department supports pilot projects to assess how hard shoulders can be safely used by buses To facilitate such usage of hard shoulders, the at ‘congestion hot spot’ locations on national Road Traffic Act 2004 contains a provision to roads, including those linking Dublin and satellite enable local authorities to apply different speed towns limits to separate lanes on a road, and in April 2005 the Minister issued statutory guidelines in In 2005, the Department funded the following hard relation to the application of special speed limits. shoulder bus lane schemes under the auspices of the Quality Bus Network Project Office and the In 2005 the Department, in conjunction with the relevant local authorities: National Roads Authority and the Department of Environment, Health and Local Government, Navan Road: Approaches to Dunshaughlin devised road signs for use at the pilot locations. Navan Road: Bracetown section
Annual Report 2005 Operation Freeflow involved a variety of measures Cycling 59 to improve traffic flow in the GDA in the Christmas Cycle facilities are being developed in conjunction period. These included significant increases in with the implementation of bus priority schemes. Garda numbers (140 extra Gardaí, focusing on Grants to the value of Û1 million for 2005 were key junctions and bottlenecks), a ban on non- approved by the DTO Steering Committee for essential road works, provision of towing facilities expenditure on cycle provision in the Greater to respond rapidly to breakdowns in key locations, Dublin area in addition to those facilities provided and also additional temporary park and ride as part of bus schemes. facilities.
In 2005 the DTO progressed work on a new guidance manual for cycle facilities and in reviewing the future direction of cycling policy for the Greater Dublin Area.
In June 2005, with funding from the Department, Dublin city successfully hosted the 25th anniversary of “Velo-City”, the premier international cycling planning conference series that takes place bi-annually in a European city. The conference brought together politicians, professionals, the cycle industry and bicycle user representatives with a view to increasing the recognition of cycling as a healthy, daily means of transport, and also increasing the levels of bicycle use.
Operation Freeflow
Operation Freeflow is an annual initiative to help manage traffic in the Dublin City area during the busy Christmas period. It was initiated in 1996, and has been adapted over the years to changing requirements. Operation Freeflow 2005, which ran from 28 November 2005 to 6 January 2006, was planned under the auspices of An Garda Síochána and the Dublin Transportation Office, in close co- operation with the Department of Transport, local authorities and transport service providers.
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European Mobility Week/In Town Without 60 Strategy: Support measures to promote My Car Day better integration of public transport, including physical In September, the Department worked with the interchanges, park and ride, Department of the Environment, Heritage and integrated ticketing, and integrated Local Government, the Dublin Transportation information provision, across the Office, Local Authorities and transport operators public transport network, particularly in the Greater Dublin to mark ‘In Town Without My Car’ day as part of Area. European Mobility Week 2005. .
In tandem with 33 other countries across the Strategy: Implement the Department ’s globe, Ireland organised a series of promotions Outline Sectoral Plan for Accessible aimed at raising awareness of travel options such Transport. as walking, cycling and public transport, as a first step towards breaking the habit of automatically deciding to travel by car. Strategy: Work with other Departments, local authorities and agencies to Events included the opening of a temporary Travel facilitate the provision of public Advice Centre in Dublin, a ‘Mobility Management at transport services in new housing the Workplace’ seminar, the launch of new bus developments, poorly served communities and rural areas routes by Bus Eireann and the introduction of the . new LUAS Smartcard launched in March.
Strategy: Review the role and structure of the Strategy: Work with other Departments, local Dublin Transportation Office (DTO) authorities and agencies to promote and implement any necessary higher density and mixed-use changes. development along urban public transport corridors, so as to minimise long distance commuting and reduce urban sprawl. Rural Transport Initiative (RTI)
Strategy: Improve accessibility to public RTI projects are currently providing public transport for people with transport services on a pilot basis for people in disabilities and other socially rural areas who otherwise would not have access excluded people to transport. The initiative is operational in virtually every county and 34 rural transport projects are being funded under the programme. Some 73,000 RTI transport services were provided in 2005 and over 600,000 passenger trips were recorded on these services.
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80000
70000 67,554
64,008 62,958 61,761
60000
53,580 54,003 52,598 50,965 49,129 50000 47,187 45,215 42,433
40000
30000
20000
10000
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JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC
Having previously extended the pilot phase of the RTI to end 2006, the Minister announced in 2005 that he would put the RTI on a permanent footing from 2007 onwards. The Department is currently developing proposals for rural transport services for the post 2006 period.
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2005 Passenger Type Other Free 3%
Fare Paying Passengers Number of FTP 34% 63%
Funding of Û4.5m was provided for the RTI in 2005, a 50% increase over the 2004 allocation and during the year the Minister announced his intention to provide funding of the order of Û5m for the initiative in 2006. In addition, the Minister announced that in parallel with the implementation of Transport 21, he will double the cash funding available to the RTI by 2007 and that thereafter, he will steadily increase the funding available for rural transport services, ultimately to a cash level about four times the 2005 allocation.
Age Breakdown 2005 <5 18-25 1% 4% >66 26-65 55% 19%
School Age 21%
Annual Report 2005 Table 13p RTI Funding 2002-2006 people, people with mobility and sensory 63 impairments together with representation from the (in Ûm) 2002 2003 2004 2005 Total CIE operating companies and the Railway Procurement Agency / Connex Transport Ireland 3 3 3 4.5 13.5 Ltd. (in respect of Luas), continued to meet in order to advise the Minister on the accessibility aspects of proposed public transport investments Accessibility and public transport issues generally.
The Department continues to fund public transport In September 2004, in conjunction with the accessibility improvement projects in the CIE publication of the Disability Bill 2004, the companies. Most of the improvements under this Department published its Outline Sectoral Plan for Programme involve the redevelopment of bus and Accessible Public Transport. The Plan covers rail stations, and bus stop improvements, to public transport accessibility issues relating to bus provide access for people with mobility and and rail public transport, taxi services and airport sensory impairments. facilities.
During 2005, the Department’s Sectoral Plan for Accessible Transport under the Disability Act 2005, together with those of five other Park and Ride Facilities and Government Ministers, was the subject of a nation Interchanges in the Greater Dublin Area. wide public consultation process organised by the National Disability Authority (NDA). The In Summer 2005, the Department approved the Department had previously published its Sectoral Dublin Transportation Office (DTO) strategy for rail- Plan for Accessible Transport in outline form as based park and ride, and indicated that capital part of the Disability Strategy launched by the funding would be made available for suitable Taoiseach on 21 September 2004. By end 2005, projects, subject to compliance with the work had begun on revising the Department’s Plan Department’s normal requirement for such in preparation for a seminar and series of projects. The DTO strategy for rail-based Park and workshops in Dublin Castle early in 2006. Ride envisages facilities at some 22 locations on Subsequent to this it is intended that the Plan will the existing and proposed rail network within the be the subject of a further public consultation GDA. Arrangements for rail-based park and ride process, prior to being finalised and presented to funding will also extend to public transport the Houses of the Oireachtas before 29 July 2006 interchange projects. as required by the Disability Act 2005. In the Plan, the Department expects to bring forward detailed policies for the progressive realisation of accessible public transport over the coming years. Dublin Transportation Office (DTO)
During the year the Public Transport Accessibility The review of the role and structure of the DTO is Committee, which is comprised of representatives ongoing in the context of Transport 21. from a number of organisations representing older
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OBJECTIVE – Airports to the distribution of the assets of Shannon and Cork Airports in conformity with the provisions of To ensure that the State the Companies Acts. airports respond in a Prior to the assets of Shannon and Cork being sustainable way to the needs of vested in the two new airport authorities, their their full range of customers boards are charged with making preparations to assume responsibility for the ownership and and to facilitate the development of the airports as well as being contribution of the regional empowered to undertake certain management and airports to balanced regional operational functions, on an agreed basis with Dublin Airport Authority, during the interim period. development. (Responds to High Level Goals; Investment and Before any assets transfer to either Shannon or Intergation) Cork Airport Authority, the Ministers for Transport and Finance will have to be satisfied as to the financial and operational readiness of the airport Strategy: Implement the provision of the authorities. State Airports Act, 2004 covering restructuring of the State Airports. At year end the three State airport authorities were continuing to work on preparing their business plans with the Dublin Airport Authority The State Airports Act, 2004 provides for a (DAA) coordinating the process. In this context framework which will allow for an orderly approach there was a range of issues, including the
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unsustainable cost base at Shannon Airport, the 66 continuing independent regulation by the recent airport charges determination for Dublin Commission for Aviation Regulation in Airport by the Commission for Aviation Regulation setting airport charges to ensure that and the optimum mechanisms for the financing of charges reflect appropriate costs. the new terminal in Cork, that needed to be considered. The Commission for Aviation Regulation (CAR) published its new determination of the maximum In recognition that these are complex issues which level of airport charges at Dublin Airport on 29 the airport authorities must consider carefully the September 2005. Minister did not impose any artificial deadlines on the business planning process in 2005. Effective from 1 January 2006, the average annual maximum airport charge allowed by the CAR at Dublin Airport will be Û6.14 per passenger. Strategy: Facilitate the provision of additional This is a 23% increase on the previous average terminal and pier capacity at Dublin charge cap per passenger of approximately Û5. Airport. The DAA had sought a 50% increase to Û7.50 per passenger. Passenger traffic at Dublin Airport is forecast to grow from its current level of 18.45 million When announcing its new price cap determination, passengers per annum to 30 million by 2015 or the CAR indicated that it did not have sufficient so. New infrastructure capacity and facilities, both information or time to analyse the revised capital airside and landside including further terminal investment programme for Dublin Airport which capacity, will clearly be needed to cater for this the DAA announced on 20 September 2005; the growth. CAR indicated that it may be appropriate to review its new determination once it has time to fully consider the DAA’s latest capex programme for As part of the aviation action plan that was the airport. approved by the Government in May 2005, the Dublin Airport Authority will commission the building of a new Pier for aircraft parking stands, This review is likely to take place following receipt available from 2007 and a new Terminal Two at of the verification report by the Government Dublin Airport to open in 2009. expected in mid 2006.
In sanctioning Terminal Two, the Government Under section 40 of the Aviation Regulation Act approved a triple safeguard to ensure maximum 2001, as amended, users at Dublin Airport, efficiency and cost effectiveness of the new including the DAA had up to the 29 December last terminal. The three safeguards are: to lodge appeals with the Minister against the CAR’s recent price determination. Two appeals consultation by Dublin Airport Authority with were received by the Minister (i) from the DAA and airlines; (ii) from Failte Ireland. This will necessitate establishing an appeal panel in 2006. independent verification of final specifications and costs by experts on behalf of the Government, and
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Strategy: Seek to optimise the role of the 67 regional airports in promoting more balanced regional development, primarily through a range of measures such as the EU authorised PSO programme to support air access as provided for in the Agreed Programme for Government.
The Department continued to support regional air access through the PSO Programme in 2005. This was achieved by securing three year contracts with Aer Arann and Loganair for the provision of PSO services between Dublin and the regional airports in Donegal, Sligo, Galway, Kerry, Knock and Derry. These contracts run from the 22nd July, 2005 to the 21st July, 2008.
Table 1a Details of the PSO contracted subvention levels
Route 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 Û’000 Û’000 Û’000 Û’000 Û’000 Kerry 3,441 4,479 4,497 4,916 4,336
Galway 3,999 4,600 5,105 5,634 4,774
Sligo 2,725 2,681 4,800* * 4,800* * 4,889*
Donegal 1,802 2,083 * *
Knock 1,960 2,388 3,191 3,403 5,174**
Derry 2,306 2,306 2,306 2,583
Total 16,233 18,537 19,898 21,336 19,173
* Sligo and Donegal routes are operated under a combined contract since 2003.
** Knock and Derry routes are operated by Loganair under a combined contract from 22nd July, 2005. Aer Arann operated the Knock route and Loganair operated the Derry route from 1st January to 21st July, 2005.
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Capital Exchequer support for the six regional airports in Donegal, Sligo, Knock, Galway, Kerry and 68 Waterford continued during 2005. Under the Airports Measure of the NDP, support for essential safety- related capital investment was made available. Grants were also available towards operational expenditure incurred by the airports on operational expenditure.
The total amount paid to each regional airport under Capital and Operational Schemes, in each of the last five years is as follows:
Table 2a NDP Capital Grant Scheme
Airport 2000 Û 2001 Û 2002 Û 2003 Û 2004 Û 2005 Û Donegal 0 0 252,779 717,595 0 112,575
Galway 258,646 287,807 728,065 944,712 1,276,421 692,015
Knock 0 302,610 0 2,030,996 0 321,218
Kerry 0 0 838,809 854,876 0 394,650
Sligo 0 181,759 470,060 238,694 9,441 55,852
Waterford 0 55,138 0 586,753 998,085 123,709
Total 258,656 827,314 2,289,714 5,373,626 2,283,947 1,700,018
Table 3a Operational Grant Scheme (Marketing, Safety & Security)
Airport 2000 Û 2001 Û 2002 Û 2003 Û 2004 Û 2005 Û Donegal 126,973 253,947 230,000 280,000 255,000 255,000
Galway 158,717 253,947 230,000 230,000 280,000 280,000
Knock 723,750 444,408 400,000 400,000 400,000 400,000
Kerry 571,382 444,408 400,000 400,000 400,000 400,000
Sligo 126,973 253,947 230,000 280,000 255,000 255,000
Waterford 196,809 253,947 410,000 650,000 650,000 650,000
Total 1,904,604 1,904,607 1,900,000 2,240,000 2,240,000 2,240,000
Air passenger traffic at Ireland’s State airports increased by 13% from 21.78 million in 2004 to 24.48 million in 2005
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2002 2003 2004 2005
Dublin 15.08 15.86 17.14 18.45
Shannon 2.35 2.40 2.39 3.30
Cork 1.87 2.18 2.25 2.73
TOTAL 19.30 20.44 21.78 24.48
Table 5a TOTAL Passenger Numbers at the Regional Airports
Airport 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
Donegal 20,653 21,701 23,977 38,355 42,675 47,776
Galway 99,976 111,660 110,120 137,165 225,430 252,897
Kerry 153,612 156,501 169,812 305,333 382,021 347,489
Knock 173,421 202,853 199,089 247,721 372,974 530,084
Sligo 24,439 23,693 26,316 30,329 41,053 39,593
Waterford 15,523 29,061 34,541 34,919 60,875 74,357
TOTAL 487,624 545,469 563,855 793,822 1,125,028 1,292,196
Table 6a Grand Total Passenger Numbers (State plus Regional) (million Persons)
Grand Total all Airports 2002 2003 2004 2005
19.86 21.23 22.88 25.77
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Aer Lingus continued to expand its network in 70 OBJECTIVE – Air Services 2005 with the introduction of 15 new European To facilitate and encourage as routes (10 from Dublin and 5 from Cork). Standardisation of its European fleet was wide a range as possible of completed in 2005, with the introduction of 10 reliable, regular and competitive new Airbus A320. A total of 17 new Airbus A320 commercial air services for Irish aircraft have now been introduced into the fleet (replacing aircraft since disposed of). tourism, trade and industry. (Responds to High Level Goal; Competition, In addition, Aer Lingus announced the introduction Regulation and Reform) of a new long-haul service from Dublin to Dubai which will commence from March 2006 and will operate three times a week. This is the first time Strategy: Determine an appropriate Aer Lingus has offered a long-haul destination investment strategy for Aer Lingus outside of the USA and it is the first step in the in the light of its future operational expansion of its proposed new long-haul network. and financial planning requirements and the implication of that strategy for the ownership structure.
The Department continues to pursue the principle that Aer Lingus operates in accordance with strict commercial criteria, ensuring that financial results and shareholder value benchmark favourably with competitor airlines.
Table 7a Aer Lingus Statistics
2002 2003 2004 2005
Operating Profit/(Loss) Û63.8m Û83m Û107 Û72.42m
Net Profit Û35.3m Û69.2m Û1.2m Û72.35m Average Number of Aircraft 33 33 32 32.9
Number of Services 42 47 61 74
Scheduled Passengers carried 6.2m 6.6m 7m 8m
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On 18 May 2005, the Government decided to The Minister agreed transitional arrangements for 71 allow the sale of a majority shareholding in Aer Shannon when he met the US Secretary for Lingus in order to facilitate an equity injection into Transportation, Mr Norman Mineta on 9 November the Company, while retaining a significant stake in 2005. These are now included in the EU-US the Company to protect the State’s key strategic Agreement. interests. The Government authorised the Ministers for Transport and Finance to commence The key features of the transition are as follows: arrangements immediately to facilitate an investment transaction, including appointment of Existing Shannon stop arrangements advisors to recommend the most appropriate continue to end October, 2006. transaction mechanism, including advice on its Commencing from November 2006, to size, type and timing (Phase 1 of the work), as March 2008, airlines will be allowed 3 well as to act as, inter alia, advisors for the services to Dublin for every stop at selected transaction mechanism (Phase 2 of the Shannon, and Irish airlines will have access work). to three additional destinations in the US making 7 in all. Following a competitive tender process, UBS and AIB Capital Markets were appointed to provide Full open skies between Ireland and the US financial advice and assistance to the Minister for from April 2008 in the context of an EU-US Transport and the Minister for Finance in relation Agreement. to an Aer Lingus sale/investment transaction. William Fry Solicitors and Freshfields Bruckhaus Derringer were appointed as legal advisors for the This agreement represents a very good outcome assignment. Phase 1 of the assignment, which for Ireland. It will be the only transitional involves recommending the most appropriate arrangement in the proposed EU-US agreement. transaction mechanism, including advice on its When full Open Skies comes in (after April 2008), size, type and timing, was completed in December Irish, EU and US airlines will have full-unrestricted 2005 and the report was furnished to Ministers. access from all airports in Ireland that can physically receive transatlantic flights, to all points in the US.
The Minister also initiated, in consultation with the Strategy: Facilitate greater access for all Minister for Arts, Sports & Tourism, the airlines providing transatlantic air preparation of an Economic and Tourism services to and from the USA, in the Development Plan for Shannon Airport to enable it light of developing EU policy on to maximise its potential contribution to regional Europe – United States “open skies” development in the context of open skies.
Negotiations between the EU and the US about a wide-ranging aviation agreement, which began in October 2003, were concluded in November, 2005 and are expected to be formally adopted at political level by June 2006.
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72 Strategy: Encourage the development of new Strategy: Review the Irish Aviation air services to and from Ireland Authority’s role and structure as a through the conclusion of liberal safety regulator and an air regulatory arrangements with non- navigation service provider in light European Economic Area (EEA) of new and emerging EU policies. states.
The Department is currently examining the Ireland currently has 23 Bilateral Air Service separation of the IAA’s two functions (service Agreements with non EU/European Economic Area provider and regulating authority for air navigation (EEA) States. In 2005 Ireland initialled Bilateral Air services) in the context of the Single European Service Agreements with Australia, Bahrain and Sky legislation and the establishment of EASA. Qatar, to take immediate effect, and which will be signed formally at a later date.
Strategy: Continuously review aviation OBJECTIVE – Safety and security monitoring arrangements Security and resource requirements. To ensure that Irish aviation safety and security policies and The Department is responsible for the ongoing monitoring of airlines’ and airports’ compliance practices comply with or exceed with national and international aviation security best international standards. standards. During 2005, the Department carried out an intensive programme of monitoring and (Responds to High Level Goal: Safety) testing of security systems throughout the aviation sector. The first EU Commission audit of security measures, at an Irish airport, took place at Dublin Strategy: Support the safety regulation Airport in April 2005; officers from the activities of the Irish Aviation Authority and the development of Department were in attendance. The audit an effective European Aviation identified some deficiencies, which the Safety Agency. Department, with the cooperation of the aviation industry, moved swiftly to rectify. New EU aviation security regulations came into effect. A number of The Irish Aviation Authority continues to ensure a Departmental staff undertook further specialised high level of safety for Irish aviation activities. A aviation security training provided by the European member of the Department’s staff represents Civil Aviation Conference (ECAC). Ireland on the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) management Board. Late in 2005 the European Commission published a proposal to expand EASA’s activities into flight activities and licensing. This will introduce further welcome harmonisation of European aviation safety standards.
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2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
Accidents Reported 10 12 13 9 18
Serious Incidents Reported 6 7 16 14 14
Incidents Reported 47 30 35 34 34
Occurrences logged and no further action required 10 10 14 11 11
Fatalities 0 2 1 1 6
Injuries 5 2 4 4 6
Final Reports Published 19 14 20 22 30
The main purpose of the AAIU is accident Strategy: Ensure that the Department’s Air investigation and prevention. In its latter role many Accident Investigation Unit Reports conclude, where appropriate, with Safety continues to operate to the highest Recommendations. A total of 25 Safety international standards. Recommendations were made by the AAIU in 2005. These Recommendations were made to The Air Accident Investigation Unit (AAIU) conducts aircraft operators, airport authorities, aircraft its investigations of aviation accidents and manufacturers and government agencies in incidents in accordance with Annex 13 to the Ireland. International Civil Aviation Organisation Convention, European Union Council Directive 94/56/EC, and Statutory Instrument No. 205 of 1997.
Of the 77 reported occurrences, 60 occurred in the State, while 17 occurred outside the State. Of these occurrences, 26 are being investigated by the AAIU, while 11 are the subject of investigation by other national authorities, with the assistance of the AAIU.
The AAIU published 30 Final Reports in 2005. and these are available at www.aaiu.ie.
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OBJECTIVE - Air Traffic 74 Strategy: In conjunction with the IAA, Management continue to play a proactive part in the development of EU and pan- Ensure an on-going strategic European proposals for the future and operational role for the IAA of ATM, in particular the EU’s Single European Sky initiative. in the provision of Air Traffic Management (ATM) services. Work to complete the regulatory framework for (Responds to High Level Goals; Infrastructure, the establishment of a Single European Sky, which Integration and Competition, Regulation and is intended to bring about major structural Reform) improvements to European air traffic management systems, continued in 2005. A Regulation laying down common requirements for the provision of Strategy: Implement the EU’s Single European air navigation services was published on 20 Sky Initiative December 2005. This Regulation will require all air navigation service providers, including the Irish The Department and the IAA are closely involved in Aviation Authority and Met Éireann, to be certified developments at EU level on the implementation of in accordance with the common requirements European Commission’s Single European Sky from the beginning of 2007. proposals an attempt to reform the current air traffic management system and to increase The EU is seeking to develop strategic capability efficiency and eliminate delays. in satellite navigation through the Galileo project, Europe’s proposed civilian-controlled global The IAA is both the service provider and the satellite system, which is scheduled to be regulating authority for air navigation services. operational by 2008. Work continued in 2005 on Separation of these two functions is now being the selection of an operator of the Galileo system examined in the context of the Single European and negotiation of agreements with third Sky legislation, which has implications for the countries. organisation and management of Air Traffic Control services. Legislation to provide for ratification of the revised Eurocontrol Convention was published on 30 June The Irish and UK Administrations reviewed, in 2005 and passed through all stages in Seanad 2004, a 1966 Agreement on the provision of Air Éireann during October/November. The Bill is Navigation Services in a major block of expected to be enacted in Spring 2006. international airspace in the North Atlantic, in order to create a new airspace block off the North-West coast of Ireland to be called the Northern Oceanic Transition Area (NOTA). This area is to be controlled by the IAA and increases Irish controlled airspace by 95,000sq km. Implementation of the Agreement is over 2 phases and commenced on 20 January 2005 with full implementation from October 2006.
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Strategy: Arising from the structural review of 75 the IAA proposed under the Safety Objective, to ensure that the IAA is best positioned to provide ATM services of increasing capacity and enhanced cost effectiveness.
In tandem with the review to be undertaken by the Department, the Authority, in line with its mandate, continued during 2005 to focus on measures to improve its efficiency and effectiveness while maintaining the highest level of safety.
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OBJECTIVE – Staffing As part of the Action Plan for the Department developed under Sustaining Progress a target of A highly motivated, professional 100% competitive merit-based promotions was set. Discussions with staff interests concluded in and productive staff working 2004 and the agreed policy was ratified in with equal opportunity in a January 2005. Throughout 2005 the Department positive, harmonious and continued to work towards establishment of the Road Safety Authority as an independent State supportive environment. Agency. (Responds to High Level Goal: Delivery) Performance Management & Development System: The most significant event in 2005 was Strategy: A structured approach to the the conclusion of the central agreement that now assignment, development and links the PMDS process with other aspects of promotion of staff, which meets human resources policy – including promotion and business and individual needs and increments The other significant event in 2005 recognises performance and was the continuation of staff training in the capability in accordance with best practice. process of giving and receiving upward feedback.
Information briefings on the new Integrated PMDS During 2005, staff assignments were made taking Model were delivered to almost 75% of staff with into account the business needs of the additional support and information on our website. Department and the development needs of the Almost 80% of staff has now participated in individual. upward feedback training.
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An innovative programme of training to increase 78 Staff Training and Development awareness of racial and cultural diversity issues in In 2005 the Strategic Human Resources Unit the workplace commenced in 2005 and will focused on the delivery of training and continue in 2006. development requirements identified by staff and their managers through the Performance Management and Development System (PMDS). The total spend on staff training and development Education Refunds in 2005 was Û1,147,182. This represented 4.6% of total payroll costs. The Department encourages staff to pursue third level qualifications in their own time and will A total of 1,137 training days were delivered to undertake to refund up to 100% of certain third staff in 2005. Table 1 shows a breakdown of the level fee courses, subject to a ceiling. categories of training delivered expressed as a percentage of the overall number of training days.
Financial Management Personal 8% Development Development 31% 7%
Miscellaneous 16%
Performance Management 7%
Health & Safety Business & IT Skills 8% 23%
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2002 2003 2004 2005
Refunds Approved 42 43 46 32
Total Spend Û69,509 Û74,925 Û81,075 Û59,036 3rd level qualifications
Masters Degree 2 2 1 2
Primary Degree 2 5 3 4
Higher Diploma 0 0 0 1
Diploma 4 3 2 3
Certificate 2 2 10 2
Strategy: Continued development of a positive working environment, including effective partnership structures within the Department, which is responsive to the needs of staff.
The Department did not suffer any loss of New Partnership workdays in 2005 due to industrial action. The continuing open and proactive approach to Logo Industrial Relations issues has preserved a positive environment.
The Department promotes and supports family- friendly work initiatives/policies.
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The number of staff that availed of the various schemes is as follows: 80
Table 2o Number of Staff on Family Friendly Policy
Scheme No. of staff participating in 2003 2004 2005
Worksharing 80 86 89
Parental Leave 29 23 24
Term Time 8 14 23
In accordance with Government equality policies, the Department has targets in relation to the gender breakdown of key staff grades. These targets are set out below:
Table 3o Male: Female Ratio in relevant grades 2005
2003 2004 2005 Target by end 2007
HEO 47: 53 55: 45 45:55 50: 50
AP 53: 47 55: 45 55:45 50: 50
PO 88: 12 87: 13 94:6 74: 26
The number of staff with disabilities employed in the Department is 3.5% and this accords with targets established by Government in this regard.
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2003 2004 2005
% of staff with disabilities 3.0 3.7 3.5
A help desk operates within Property Management Unit to deal with all day-to-day accommodation issues including all office maintenance requests, furniture and equipment requirements. Several projects were also undertaken during the year such as the refurbishment/upgrading of offices within the Department and the relocation of a number of staff to new single-occupancy offices in Dublin city centre.
A series of health promotional activities were undertaken in 2005 including the provision of Flu Vaccine administration.
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The Department is committed to providing high 82 OBJECTIVE – Financial quality financial management services to our Management internal and external customers, that are efficient Financial management that and effective, provide quality management and financial information and highly effective financial secures allocates and controls control. A number of specific measures were financial resources of the advanced during the year. Department to ensure delivery ISO 9000:the National Standards Authority of outputs and value for money. of Ireland (NSAI) awarded 2001- Quality Management System (QMS) accreditation to (Responds to high level goals: Delivery) the Department’s Finance Division for its provision of services in the accounts, Strategy: Seek sufficient Exchequer funds, estimates, payroll sections and the and where appropriate identify Management Information Framework private sector funding, to meet the project. The QMS is a framework for Department’s administrative and continual improvement and business programme expenditure excellence and ISO accreditation requirements. demonstrates that the Finance Division has succeeded in going beyond compliance in The Department has secured a capital budget of procedures and processes, and has Û34.4 billion euro over next 10 years, embraced continual improvement as a representing the largest ever spend in this country method of responding to change. on new transport infrastructure. Electronic solutions to create efficiencies The national transport investment strategy, and improved service for processes in the Transport 21, for the first time allocates funding finance area continued to be progressed, for a 10-year period to develop an integrated including: transport network that substantially enhances connectivity and provides for the development of - Web Requisitioning and Invoice Manager an integrated transport network. The approval fully implemented. This provides web- received for an extended 10-year capital envelope based solutions to purchase ordering and for transport investment, recognises the reality of authorisation of payments as well as the long timelines involved in planning and design electronic access to all invoices. and completing large transport infrastructure programmes. - Full functionality in relation to Electronic Funds Transfer allowing electronic payment to suppliers for goods and Strategy: Ensure proper administration, services, including the provision of monitoring and control of all income electronic remittances. and expenditure through efficient and effective systems.
Annual Report 2005 In order to enhance internal controls a Completion of Department’s input into Pilot 83 comprehensive Risk Management Project on Resource Allocation, Business Systemwas implemented, including Planning and Performance Measurement. procedures, policy document, guidelines Report produced by the Department of and database for a Risk Register. Finance based on the work carried out by Departmental-wide training was also the three participating Departments, provided to ensure effective use of the including this Department. The conclusions system. drawn from the project formed the basis for the Government Decision – A management reporting mechanism S180/20/10/0839 - Reform of the Budget including the use of performance indicators and Estimates Process. has been developed to facilitate the systematic reporting of financial and non- Prompt Payment of Accounts Act, 1997 financial information relating to Departmental business plans The Department has complied with the provisions of the Act during the year ended 31 December A Systems Dossier Project was completed, 2005. In accordance with the Act, interest facilitating divisional and subsequently payments are incurred in respect of late payments Departmental adherence to documented of accounts. procedures for internal financial control New processes implemented have yielded Tailored Management Information substantial improvements in prompt payment Framework training courses for senior levels. The interest payments incurred in 2005 management developed and provided. were Û103.
Table 5o Interest payments in respect of late payment of accounts
Prompt Payments
Year No. of Payments Amount Û 2002 103 3,282
2003 114 4,239
2004 56 2,324
2005 11 103
284 9,948
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OPW are actively pursuing suitable 84 OBJECTIVE – Operating accommodation in Loughrea and the Department Environment are working to ensure that the posts are A modern progressive operating transferred by the first quarter of 2007. environment that delivers positive outcomes to customers, both externally and internally Road Safety Authority
(Responds to high level goals: Delivery) Work on the process of establishing the Road Safety Authority is well advanced. Originally it was Strategy: Active Participation in the Civil intended that the new body would be called the Service Modernisation Agenda. Driver Testing and Standards Authority and would deliver the driver licensing and driver testing service only. The Government decided in July Performance Management & Development System 2005 to assign a range of additional road safety continues to be fully implemented in the functions to the new body and to re-name it the Department. Road Safety Authority. The Authority will be tasked with playing a lead role in the area of road safety. The Department is represented on the Customer Service Network, and the Change Management The Authority’s functions will include those Network, which is also chaired by an Assistant currently undertaken by the Department relating to Secretary of the Department. driver testing, driver licensing, vehicle standards, certain functions relating to the road haulage industry, the road safety functions presently being Strategy: Positive advancement of the public undertaken by the National Safety Council and sector decentralisation programme. certain functions relating to accident research and statistics being undertaken by the National Roads Authority. The decentralisation of Transport staff to Loughrea is among the priority moves in the Government’s decentralisation programme. This The Authority will also have responsibility for the envisages the transfer of the Road Haulage regulation of driving instructing, the introduction of functions (40 posts) of the Department of compulsory basic training for motorcycles and the Transport (from their present offices in Park West introduction of vocational training for professional Dublin) and the transfer of the National Safety drivers in the transport industry. Council (NSC 10 posts) from Dublin city centre to Loughrea. The Driver Testing and Standards Authority Bill, 2004 has completed Committee Stage in the Dáil The Government decision to establish a Road and has now been amended to the Road Safety Safety Authority, which will incorporate many of Authority Bill. It is anticipated that the Bill will these functions, will now impact on the actual become law by the middle of 2006 following posts to be located in Loughrea. which the Authority will be established on a statutory footing. The Bill provides for a Board to
Annual Report 2005 oversee and direct the work of the Authority 85 comprising a Chairperson and not less than 6 and Strategy: Continual Review and Development not more than 11 ordinary members. Pending the of our communications and establishment of the Authority the Minister information systems. proposes to appoint an interim Board to facilitate the transitional phase of the establishment of the Authority. In 2005, the Department continued to place as much information as possible on its website - www.transport.ie - with the aim of making it widely Strategy: Development and implementation available to our customers. The Department of our Customer Service Action Plan began an examination of the appearance, content and accessibility of its website in 2005 with a view to updating it in the course of 2006. The Department has two Customer Charters - one for our road haulage customers and one for the Three issues of the internal staff magazine – On rest of the Department’s customers. Both the DOT – were published in 2005. The magazine Charters set out the standards of service our continues to contribute to the good customers can expect to receive from the communications ethos within the Department. Department. Our Customer Service Action Plan explains how the commitments in the Charter are to be met. The staff intranet site – Staffnet – continues to be the main electronic communication mechanism in the Department with a large amount of content From January 2005 these standards are being now in place. The electronic Bulletin Board facility monitored throughout the Department using on the site has replaced email in many instances various tracking systems. An automated system as a way of circulating information, making for telephone call and a manual tracking system internal communications within the Department for postal and email queries. more efficient and targeted.
Promptness of call answering was very good, with Information Technology: During the year a number the average response time to a call measured at of projects to advance this objective was 4.4 seconds, well within 20 seconds, as per our completed and a number of others significantly Customer Charter commitment. moved forward. Outputs included upgrading of the Driving Test Application system, initiation and The Department has put a monitoring system in significant progress on updating the Department’s place to ensure that customers receive a full reply operating system environment, initiating a to their query within the response targets outlined teleworking pilot, preparation for decentralisation in the Department’s Customer Charter, i.e. 15 of Road Haulage Enforcement, and the ongoing days for postal queries and 12 days for email management and enhancement of the security and queries. robustness of our infrastructure.
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During 2005 the Department continued to meet its commitment to operate within the requirements of the FOI Acts, 1997 and 2003
Requests were received and dealt with as follows:
Table 6o Freedom of Information
FOI Activity June to Dec 2002* 2003 2004 2005
Requests Received 128 156 43 78
Request Granted 22 49 13 17
Request Part granted 16 50 15 22
Request Denied 14 29 10 9 Requests withdrawn or handled outside the Freedom of Information process 16 36 7 9
Requests transferred to other bodies 3 4 0 2
Internal Reviews 2 16 5 1
Appeals to the Information Commissioner 1 4 4 0
*Department of Transport was set up in June 2002
Strategy: Regular Review of the contribution that Departmental Structure makes to delivery.
Departmental structure is regularly aligned, from Management Board downwards, to reflect current priorities.
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Appendices
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Appendix A Transport 21
Transport 21 was launched 1 November 2005. Transport 21 is the Government’s strategy which will see 88 Û9.4 million invested every day for the next 10 years in Irish Transport.
This appendix includes the following:
Relevant Transport 21 completion dates for selected major projects.
Greater Dublin Area Rail Network
National Roads Network 2015
Western Rail Corridor/ Galway - Athenry
Cork Commuter rail
Completion Dates for Selected Major Projects
2006 Introduction of hourly services on Dublin-Cork rail route Dublin Port Tunnel 2007 New Portlaoise train depot Delivery and introduction to service of 120 intercity railcars M1 Motorway M50 Upgrade (Phase 1)
2008 Joining of the Tallaght and Sandyford Luas Lines in City Centre Luas extension from Connolly to Docklands Luas extension Tallaght to Citywest (subject to developer contributions) Cork commuter rail service to Midleton Ennis – Athenry rail line (Western Rail Corridor)
Annual Report 2005 2009 Dublin City Centre rail resignalling project 89 M3 Motorway Phase 1 of Navan Rail Link Opening of new Dublin City Centre rail station Limerick Southern Ring Road Waterford City Bypass Galway – Athenry commuter rail services
2010 Metro West Phase 1 Tallaght to Clondalkin Kildare rail upgrade Sandyford Luas line extension to Cherrywood Dublin- Cork Inter-Urban Motorway Dublin-Limerick Inter-Urban Motorway Dublin-Galway Inter-Urban Motorway Dublin-Waterford Inter-Urban Motorway M50 Upgrade (Phase 2)
2011 Metro West Phase 2 Clondalkin to Lucan Athenry – Tuam rail line (Western Rail Corridor)
2012 Metro North Luas extension from city centre to Liffey Junction Metro West Phase 3 Lucan to Blanchardstown
2013 Lucan to city centre Luas Rail Safety Programme completed
2014 Metro West Phase 4 Blanchardstown to Ballymun Tuam – Claremorris rail line (Western Rail Corridor)
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90 2015 Interconnector completed Extend Electrification to Balbriggan, Maynooth, Navan, Hazelhatch. Phase 2 of Navan rail link Luas extension Cherrywood to Bray
Note: The 2011-2015 road programme will involve the development of approximately 150 km of dual carriageway, 400 km of 2+1 roads and 300 km of single carriageway. The sequencing of projects for implementation post-2010 will be decided by the National Roads Authority at a later date.
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Annual Report 2005 Appendix B LEGISLATION PASSED IN 2005
The Air Navigation and Transport (Indemnities) Act S.I. NO. 246 OF 2005 - Iarnród Éireann (Mallow to 93 2005 (No. 13 of 2005) Tralee) (Millstreet Level Crossing) Order, 2005
The International Interests in Mobile Equipment (Cape Town Convention) Act 2005 (No. 15 of 2005) S.I. NO. 274 OF 2005 – European Communities (Compensation and Assistance to Air Passengers) The Railway Safety Act 2005 (No. 31 of 2005) (Denied Boarding Cancellation or Long Delay of Flights) Regulations 2005
S.I. NO. 2 OF 2005 – European Communities S.I. NO. 282 OF 2005 – European Communities (Organisation of Working Time of Persons Performing (Mechanically Propelled Vehicle Entry into Service) Mobile Road Transport Activities) Regulations 2005. (Amendment) Regulations 2005
S.I. NO. 8 OF 2005 – Road Traffic Act 2004 S.I. NO. 327 OF 2005 - Iarnród Éireann (Drogheda to (Commencement) Parts 1 and 2 and sections 27 and Dundalk) (Commons Level Crossing) Order, 2005 32) Order 2005. S.I. NO. 347 OF 2005 - European Communities S.I. NO. 9 OF 2005 – Road Traffic (Ordinary Speed (Transport of Dangerous Goods by Rail) (Amendment) Limits – Certain Vehicles) Regulations 2005. Regulations 2005
S.I. NO. 10 OF 2005 – Road Traffic (Speed Limit – S.I. NO. 412 OF 2005 - European Communities (Two Traffic Signs) Regulations 2005 and Three Wheel Motor Vehicle Entry into Service) Regulations 2005 S.I. NO. 11 OF 2005 – Road Traffic (Traffic and Parking) (Amendment) Regulations 2005 S.I. NO. 610 OF 2005 – Taxi Regulation Act 2003 (Part 3) (Commencement) Order 2005. S.I. NO. 12 OF 2005 – Road Traffic (Construction, Equipment and use of Vehicles) (Amendment) S.I. NO. 611 OF 2005 – Road Transport Act 1999 Regulations 2005 (Commencement) Order 2005
S.I. NO. 26 of 2005 – Road Traffic Act 2004 S.I. NO. 645 OF 2005 – Aer Lingus Act 2004 (Commencement) Parts 3 and 4 Order 2005 (Commencement) Order 2005
S.I. NO. 49 OF 2005 - Iarnród Éireann (Mallow to S.I. NO. 683 of 2005 – Road Transport Act 1999 Tralee) (Banteer Level Crossing) Order, 2005 (Repeals) (Commencement) Order 2005
S.I. NO. 50 OF 2005 - Iarnród Éireann (Killarney to S.I. NO. 712 OF 2005 - Iarnród Éireann (Dublin to Tralee) (Farranfore Level Crossing) Order, 2005 Sligo) (Killucan Level Crossing) Order, 2005
S.I, NO. 62 OF 2005 – Road Traffic (National Car S.I. NO. 731 OF 2005 - Iarnród Éireann (Mallow to Test) (Amendment) Regulations 2005 Tralee) (Rathmore Station Level Crossing) Order,2005
S.I. NO. 164 OF 2005 – European Communities S.I. NO. 756 OF 2005 – Road Traffic (Traffic Signs – (Motor Vehicles Type Approval) (Amendment) Periodic Special Speed Limits) Regulations 2005 Regulations 2005
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S.I. NO. 757 OF 2005 – European Communities 94 (Interoperability of Electronic Road Toll Systems) Regulations 2005
S.I. NO. 772 OF 2005 - European Communities (Driving Theoretical Tests) (Amendment) Regulations 2005
S.I. NO. 780 OF 2005 - European Communities (Access to Railway Infrastructure) (Amendment) Regulations 2005
S.I. NO. 782 OF 2005 - European Communities (Passenger Car Entry into Service) (Amendment) Regulations 2005
S.I. NO. 783 OF 2005 - European Communities (Motor Vehicles Type Approval) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2005
S.I. NO. 831 OF 2005 - European Communities (Installation and Use of Speed Limitation Devices in Motor Vehicles) Regulations 2005
S.I. NO. 832 OF 2005 - European Communities (Speed Limitation Devices) (Amendment) Regulations 2005
S.I. NO. 833 OF 2005 – Road Traffic (Construction, Equipment & Use of Vehicles) (Amendment) Regulations 1993 (Revocation) Regulations 2005
S.I. NO. 841 OF 2005 – Railway Safety Act 2005 (Part 2) (Establishment Day) Order 2005
Annual Report 2005 Appendix C PUBLICATIONS IN 2005
Tuarascáil Bhliantúil 2004 ESIOP – Progress Report on Programme 95 Implementation end December 2004 Publication Date: 14 December 2004 Publication Date: 29 April 2005 Annual Report 2004 Guidelines for the Application of Special Publication Date: 14 December 2005 Speed Limits
Sustainable Transport Policies Publication Date: 19 April 2005
Publication date: 7 December 2005 Report into the Buttevant Railway Accident, 1980 ESIOP – Progress Report on Programme Implementation end June 2005 Publication Date: 12 April 2005
Publication Date: 28 October 2005 Report into Cherryville Railway Accident, 1983 Statement of Strategy 2005 – 2007 Publication Date: 12 April 2005 Publication Date: 29 July 2005 Tips for Travellers Ráiteas Straitéiseach 2005 – 2007 Publication Date: 5 April 2005 Publication Date: 29 July 2005 Public Service Obligation 2005 Report to the Minister for Transport from the Chairman of the Expert Working Group on Publication Date: 18 February 2005 the Western Railway Corridor
Publication date: 13 May 2005
ESIOP Annual Report 2004
Publication Date: 1 May 2005
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Appendix D BODIES UNDER THE AEGIS OF THE DEPARTMENT IN 2005
Dublin Airport Authority plc 96 Aviation Head Office Aer Lingus Old Central Terminal Building Dublin Airport Aer Lingus is a state owned enterprise whose Co. Dublin principle business is the provision of scheduled passenger and cargo services to a range of points Telephone: 00-353-1-8141111 in Ireland, the United Kingdom, Europe and the Email:[email protected] United States. In 1993, the company was www.dublin-airport.com restructured into the present Aer Lingus Group plc.
Aer Lingus Group plc Shannon Airport Authority Head Office Dublin Airport Shannon Airport Authority plc was incorporated on Co. Dublin 16th September 2004 and will in due course, own and operate Shannon Airport. At present the board Telephone: 00-353-1-8862222 of Shannon Airport Authority is charged with Fax: 00-353-1-8863832 preparing to assume responsibility for the www.aerlingus.com management and development of Shannon Airport as well as being empowered to undertake any functions delegated to it by, and in agreement with, Dublin Airport Authority during the interim Dublin Airport Authority period.
Dublin Airport Authority (formerly Aer Rianta) is a Shannon Airport Authority plc public limited company, responsible for the Shannon Airport management and development of Dublin Airport. Co. Clare Dublin Airport Authority is also charged with taking all necessary measures to give effect to the Telephone: 00-353-61-712000 restructuring of the State Airports as provided for Email: [email protected] in the State Airports Act 2004. However, prior to www.snn.aero the completion of the restructuring (i.e. prior to the assets of Shannon and Cork Airports being vested in their respective Airport Authorities.) Dublin Airport Authority will remain responsible for Shannon and Cork.
Wholly owned subsidiaries of Dublin Airport Authority include Aer Rianta International who manage duty-free shops, bars and other airport management activities in overseas locations and the Great Southern Hotels Group.
Annual Report 2005 Cork Airport Authority Commission for Aviation Regulation 97 Cork Airport Authority plc was incorporated on The principal function of the Commission for 16th September 2004 and will in due course, own Aviation Regulation is to regulate airport charges and operate Cork Airport. At present the board of and air traffic control charges at Irish airports, Cork Airport Authority is charged with preparing to which have an annual throughput of of in excess of assume responsibility for the management and one million passengers. The Commission also has development of Cork Airport as well as being responsibility for slot allocation at Dublin Airport, empowered to undertake any functions delegated licensing of air carriers under EU regulations, to it by, and in agreement with, Dublin Airport regulation of the groundhandling market and Authority during the interim period. licensing of travel agents and tour operators.
Cork Airport Authority plc Alexandra House, Cork Airport Earlsfort Terrace, Co. Cork Dublin 2
Telephone: 00-353-21-4313131 Telephone: 00-353-1-6611700 Email: [email protected] Fax: 00-353-1-6611269 (general) Fax for Travel Trade Licensing: 00-353-1-6612092 www.cork-airport.com www.aviationreg.ie
Irish Aviation Authority Public Transport The Irish Aviation Authority carries out a range of operational and regulatory functions and services C.I.E. Group relating to the safety and technical aspects of civil aviation. Córas Iompair Éireann (CIÉ) is a statutory body charged with the provision of bus and rail public The Authority ensures that the Irish Civil Aviation transport for passengers as well as rail freight operates to international and European safety transport within the state and the operation of standards and systems in accordance with Rosslare Europort and CIÉ Tours. CIÉ has three international agreements. wholly owned subsidiary limited liability companies: Iarnród Eireann, the national rail Irish Aviation Authority company, Bus Átha Cliath, which services Dublin, Aviation House and Bus Éireann which operates bus services Hawkins Street nationally. These were set up under the Dublin 2 Companies Act as provided for in the Transport Telephone 00-353-1-6718655 (Reorganisation of CIÉ) Act 1986. Fax: 00-353-1-6792934 Córas Iompair Éireann www.iaa.ie Heuston Station Dublin 8 Telephone: 00-353-1-6771871 Fax: 00-353-1-7032776
www.cie.ie
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98 Iarnród Éireann Bus Éireann The Transport (Reorganisation of C.I.E.) Act 1986 Bus Éireann operates a wide range of bus and sets out the principal objects of Iarnród Éireann as coach services throughout the country. These to provide a railway service and a road freight include: Expressway coach services linking major service.It is the general mandate of the company cities and towns; local bus services in rural areas; to operate commercially to the maximum extent city bus services in Cork, Galway, Limerick and possible, taking account of the public service Waterford and Euroline coach services to Britain. obligations of the company and to manage, Bus Éireann is also responsible for the operation maintain and develop the rail network and administration of the national school transport infrastructure. scheme on behalf of the Department of Education and Science. Iarnród Éireann Connolly Station Bus Éireann Dublin 1 Broadstone Telephone 00-353-1- 8363333 Dublin 7 www.irishrail.ie Telephone: 0-353-1- 8366111 www.buseireann.ie
Dublin Bus
Dublin Bus provides bus services in Dublin city and Railway Procurement Agency county and contiguous areas. It provides an The Railway Procurement Agency (RPA) is extensive network of bus routes – Radial, Cross responsible for the procurement of new light rail City, Orbital, DART feeder, Airlink, Cityspeed and metro infrastructure projects through a XPRESSO, Nitelink, Railink, Schoolink and number of means including Public Private sightseeing tours. Partnership (PPP). It is also mandated to develop Dublin Bus an integrated ticketing scheme for public 59 Upper O Connell Street transport, initially in the Dublin region. Dublin 1 Railway Procurement Agency Telephone:00-353-1-8720000 RPA House www.dublinbus.ie Block C Parkgate Street Business Centre Parkgate Street Dublin 8 Telephone: 00-353-1-6463400 Fax: 00-353-1-6463401
www.rpa.ie
Annual Report 2005 on behalf of the Department. Roads 99 National Roads Authority Dublin Transportation Office Hainault House The National Roads Authority has statutory Floor 3 responsibility for the management of the national 69-71 St Stephens Green roads programme and for the allocation of grants Dublin 2 to specific projects on the national roads network. Telephone: 00-353-1-4778100 Fax: 00-353-1-4785935 While the Minister for Transport has responsibility for overall policy and funding in relation to the www.dto.ie national roads programme, the implementation of individual projects is a matter for the NRA in conjunction with the relevant local authority. Medical Bureau of Road Safety
The NRA, under Section 17 of the Roads Act, The Medical Bureau of Road Safety was 1993, has overall responsibility for the planning established in 1968 under Part V of the Road and supervision of works for the construction and Traffic Act, 1968. The Bureau’s principal functions maintenance of national roads. The responsibility are to carry out analyses, for their drug or for the provision of funding to carry out alcohol content, of specimens of blood and urine, improvement work on individual projects also rests provided for the Gardaí by people suspected of with the NRA. drink or drugs driving offences. The Bureau National Roads Authority issues certificates in respect of the results of St Martins House these analyses, which may be used as evidence in prosecutions for offences. The Bureau also Waterloo Road participates in the Evidential Breath Testing Dublin 4 Programme, providing Evidential Breath Testing Telephone: 00-353-1-6602511 instruments and training to Gardai. The Bureau is Fax: 00-353-1-6680009 financed by an annual grant from the Department and the five member Board is appointed by the www.nra.ie Minister for the Environment and Local Government.
Medical Bureau of Road Safety Dublin Transportation Office Department of Forensic Medicine The Dublin Transportation Office was established University College Dublin to coordinate the implementation by relevant Earlsfort Terrace agencies of an agreed integrated transport Dublin 2 strategy for the Greater Dublin Area, the Dublin Tel: + 353 1 478 1723 Transportation Initiative. The DTO is also Fax: + 353 1 478 1103 responsible for carrying out ongoing strategic transportation planning work, including the regular www.ucd.ie/legalmed/mbrs.html updating of the transport strategy. It also administers a traffic management grants scheme
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Commission for Taxi Regulation 100 National Safety Council The National Safety Council was established in 35 Fitzwilliam Square, Dublin 2 December 1987 under the Local Government Services (Corporate Bodies) Act, 1971. Its Telephone 00 – 353 – 1 – 6593800 function is to promote road safety, water safety www.taxiregulator.ie and fire prevention through education, training programmes and publicity campaigns.
The Council, comprising 12 members, was funded in 1999 by grants from the Department of the Environment and Local Government and the Insurance Federation together with sponsorships, donations, subscriptions from voluntary local effort, local authorities, commercial firms and from a large number of persons who are dedicated to the promotion of safety.
National Safety Council, 4 Northbrook Road, Ranelagh, Dublin 6. Tel: + 353 1 496 3422 Fax: + 353 1 496 3306
www.nsc.ie
Commission for Taxi Regulation
An Coimisiún um Rialáil Tacsaithe
The Commission for Taxi Regulation is an independent public body established under the Taxi Regulation Act 2003 with effect from 1 September 2004. The principal function of the Commission is the development and maintenance of a new regulatory framework for the control and operation of small public service vehicles (taxis, hackneys and limousines) and their drivers. In exercising this function the Commission pursues a range of objectives which are focused on the promotion of quality oriented services by all small public service vehicle operators and drivers.
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TRANSPORT STATISTICS 101
Note: The statistics presented in this Appendix are collected from various sources e.g. the Central Statistics Office, the C.I.E group of companies etc. If you would like to know our source for any particular statistic please contact us directly. Most of the data presented below refers to the State sector only. We acknowledge that to get a fuller picture of transport in Ireland under Air and Public Transport in particular then, data should also be collected from the private sector. Unfortunately such data is not, as of yet easily or readily available
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
Roads
National Roads Overall expenditure in millions Û958.65 Û1,135.55 Û1,222.54 Û1,241.40 Û1,317.164
Capital expenditure on improvement work in millions Û907.86 Û1,083.54 Û1,169.145 Û1,190.02 Û1,263.77
Current expenditure on road maintenance in millions Û50.79 Û52.02 Û53.396 Û51.387 Û53.394
Length of National Primary Road Network 2,754km 2,754km 2,746km 2,740km 2,754kms Length of National Secondary Road Network 2,681km 2,681km 2,685km 2,682km 2,682kms
The National Road Network comprises both National Primary Roads & National Secondary Roads. While the National Road Network makes up 5% of the total Road Network, 46% of total road travel takes place on the National Road Network.
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102 Road Safety 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
Road Safety Expenditure (only includes expenditure of NSC & MBRS in millions Û4.237 Û4.669 Û4.825 Û6,291* Û8,680m**
* (incl. NSC Metrication Campaign expenditure)
** (See also Table 9r)
Road Deaths 411 376 335 374 399 Penalty Points Issued n/a n/a 93,364 105,200 291,842 31/10/02 –31/12/03 Drink Driving Detections 12,841 13,411 11,344 12,307 13,727
Vehicle Testing - NCT
Number of Tests 536,071 631,257 614,227 624,619
Full NCT Pass Rate 53% 52% 51% 49%
Public Transport 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
State subvention to CIÉ Û222.3m Û233.3m Û245m Û257.23m Û270.09m
Expenditure on the Rural Transport Intitiative (RTI) n/a Û2.95m Û3m Û3m Û4.5m
Annual Report 2005 Bus 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 103 Number of buses (Dublin Bus) 1062 1062 1060 1062 1082 Number of wheelchair accessible Dublin Buses 307 360 450 460 553 Number of Quality Bus Corridors (QBCs) 9 9 9 9 11 Number of Buses (Bus Éireann) 694 680 680 680 674
Rail 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
State Investment in Railways Û175.9m Û232.5m Û245.9m Û240.2m Û279.6m Number of Railcars 64 64 144 144 180 Number of DART cars 118 118 118 154 154 Passenger Numbers Dublin Bus 143m 147m 150m 149.8m 146m Bus Éireann 87.4m 89.2m 92m 90.2m 92.6m Rail 34.2m 35.4m 35.5m 34.55m 37.7m DART & Suburban Rail 23.4m 24.1m 24.2m 23.24m 26.6m Intercity Rail 10.8m 11.3m 11.3m 11.3m 11.1m
Taxis 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
Total Number of Licensed Taxis 9,257 11,630 12,845 13,563 N/A Total Number of Licensed hackneys n/a n/a 4,868 4,938 N/A
Air 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
Airports
Aid to regional airports (Capital) Û827,314 Û2,289,714 Û5,373,626 Û2,283,947 Û1,700,018
Grants to regional airports (marketing etc) Û1,904,607 Û1,900,000 Û2,240,000 Û2,240,000 Û2,240,000
PSO Expenditure Û16, 233 Û18, 537 Û19,898 Û21,336 Û19,173
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104 Passenger throughput at State Airports (million persons) 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
Dublin 14.3m 15.1m 15.9m 17.1m 18.5m Shannon 2.4m 2.35m 2.4m 2.4m 3.3m Cork 1.8m 1.9m 2.2m 2.25m 2.7m
Aer Lingus Average number of aircraft 37 33 33 32 32.9 Number of services 42 42 47 61 74
Air Accident
Accidents reported 10 12 13 9 19 Serious Incidents reported 6 7 16 14 14 Incidents reported 47 30 35 34 34 Fatalities 0 2 1 1 6 Injuries 5 2 4 4 6
Management Support
Number of Freedom of Information requests received 128 156 43 78
Male/female ratio by grade Principal Officer 89.5:10.5 88:12 87:13 94:6 Assistant Principal 53:47 53:47 55:45 55:45 Higher Executive Officer 47:53 47:53 55:45 45:55 Numbers of staff on family friendly policy 103 117 123 136 Training expenditure (Ûm) Û1.2m Û0.85m Û0.92m Û0.95m Education Refunds (Û000) Û69,509 Û74,925 Û81,075 Û59,036 Late payment of accounts Û3,282 Û4,239 Û2,323 Û103
It is not possible to give Management Support data for 2001, as the Department of Transport was established in June, 2002.
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GRADE Numbers at Numbers at Numbers at 31/12/03 31/12/04 31/12/05 Secretary General 1 1 1 Assistant Secretary 5 5 5 Principal Officers 17 17 17 Assistant Principal Officers 43.5 42.5 45 Administrative Officers 9 7 7 Higher Executive Officers 57 55.5 57 Executive Officers H.D.A. 1 1 1 Executive Officers 65.5 67 72 Staff Officers 15.5 6.5 15 Transport Officers 9 9 9 Clerical Officers 130 123.5 125 Ministerial Staff 8 9 5 Services Officers / Attendants 16 17 16 Telephonists 2.5 2.5 2 Information Officer 0 0 0 Accountant Grade 2 1 1 1 Senior Economist 1 1 1 Chief Railway Inspecting Officer 1 1 1 Principal Railway Inspecting Officer 0 0 1 Senior Railway Inspecting Officer 0 0 1 Railway Inspecting Officer 2 2 1 Chief Aeronautical Officer 1 1 1 Aeronautical Officer Grade I 2 2 2 Aeronautical Officer Grade II 2 1 1 Staff Engineer 1 1 1 CEO Designate Road Safety Authority 0 0 1 Senior Adviser (Roads) 1 1 1 Senior Vehicle Tester 1 1 1 Vehicle Tester 2 2 0 Driver Tester 103 103 100 Contract Driver Tester 19 19 19 TOTAL 517 508.5 510
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106 MINISTERS AND MEMBERS OF THE MANAGEMENT BOARD IN 2005
Martin Cullen (appointed as Minister for Transport on 28th September 2004)
Ivor Callely (appointed as Minister of State on 29th September 2004; served until 8 December 2005)
Julie O’Neill (appointed Secretary General of the Department of Transport in June 2002)
John Lumsden (appointed Assistant Secretary in February 1990; in 2005 he was responsible for the Roads sector within the Department)
Pat Mangan (appointed Assistant Secretary in June 1995; in 2005 he was responsible for the Public Transport (Investment) sector within the Department)
Andrew Cullen (appointed Assistant Secretary in March 1999; in 2005 he was responsible for the Public Transport (Reform) sector within the Department)
John Fearon (appointed Assistant Secretary in October 2000; in 2005 he was responsible for the Corporate Services sector within the Department)
John Murphy (appointed Assistant Secretary in 2001; in 2005 he was responsible for the Aviation sector within the Department)
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Name Title From To
Seamus Brennan, T.D. Minister for Transport June 2002 28 September 2004
Martin Cullen, T.D. Minister for Transport 28 September 2004 Date
Dr. Jim McDaid, T.D. Minister of State June 2002 29 September 2004
Ivor Callely, T.D. Minister of State 29 September 2004 9 December 2005
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Appendix H Organisation Chart
from 6 February 2006
108
Julie O’ Neill Secretary General
Ciaran Whelan (AP1)
Noel Brett Andrew Cullen John Fearon Pat Mangan Assistant John Lumsden Assistant Maurice Mullen John Murphy Interim CEO Assistant Secretary Secretary Assistant Secretary Secretary Assistant Secretary Assistant Secretary Road Safety Land Transport Corporate Roads and Ports Integarted Maritime Safety Aviation Authority Regulation CIE Services Transport
Fintan Towey Jim Austin Michael Maurice Martin Diskin Aer Lingus Vacancy (RSA Humphrey’s McGarry Harper Tracey Maritime Safety Loughrea) Roads Policy Transport 21 Vehicle P.T. Investment and HR Development Standards/ Rail Safety & CIE Road Haulage Corporate Mary Lally Liam Daly Airports Dan Roads Safety (incl. RSA in due course Maev Commane NicLochlainn Finance & Dermot MaCarthy Robin McKay Vacancy Fintan O’ Brien Aviation Operator Liam Dolan Roads Safety (incl. International Licensing/Taxi/ (RSA) RSA in due course) Motor Insurance Driver Testing & Licesing Peter McEvoy Luas & Metro Doreen Keaney Perm Rep John Weafer Bus Route Licensing/Bus Rail Tom Sneyd Reform Matt 1/2 Integrated Benville Transport Communications & Information
Jean Kelly John Brown Des Coppins (AP1) Investment P.T. Planning Personnel Monitoring
Annual Report 2005 Appendix I FINANCIAL INFORMATION
The following is financial information for the year ended 31 December 2005 anaylsed by strategic 109 objective as set out in the Department’s Statement of Strategy.
2005 Budget 2005 Û000 Outturn 2005 Û000 Voted Expenditure 2,189,213 2,080,216 Non-Voted Expenditure - - Total Gross Expenditure 2,189,213 2,080,216 Appropriations in Aid 29,498 35,538 Net Expenditure 2,159,715 2,044,678 Staff No. 516.5
To further develop and implement an integrated transport policy for Ireland
Integration (Cross Cutting) Budget 2005 Û Outturn 2005 Û Programme Expenditure Current 14,428,100 14,084,194 Capital - - Total 14,428,100 14,084,194 Admin Expenditure Pay 287,232 307,012 Non-Pay 44,526 53,126 Total 331,758 360,137 Support Expenditure - - Total Gross Expenditure 14,759,858 14,444,332 Appropriations in Aid 80,000 143,784 Net Objective Expenditure 14,679,858 14,300,548 Number of Staff 6.5
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Work with the Dept of the Environment and Local Government as lead Department to align transport, spatial and land 110 use policies in a coherent fashion that recognises the inter-dependence between transport and land use
Integration (Cross Cutting) Budget 2005 Û Outturn 2005 Û Programme Expenditure Current 1,251,560 1,241,640 Capital 29,275,940 24,328,756 Total 30,527,500 25,570,396 Admin Expenditure Pay 12,566 13,704 Non-Pay 450 459 Total 13,016 14,162 Support Expenditure Total Gross Expenditure 30,540,516 25,584,559 Appropriations in Aid 236,520 340,600 Net Objective Expenditure 30,303,996 25,243,959 Number of Staff 0.5
To incorporate the economic, social and environmental dimensions of sustainability into the development and delivery of transport policy
Integration (Cross Cutting) Budget 2005 Û Outturn 2005 Û Programme Expenditure Current 1,649,040 1,696,692 Capital 29,275,940 24,328,756 Total 30,924,980 26,025,449 Admin Expenditure Pay 468,996 454,071 Non-Pay 55,973 54,557 Total 524,969 508,628 Support Expenditure - - Total Gross Expenditure 31,449,949 26,534,077 Appropriations in Aid 236,520 340,853 Net Objective Expenditure 31,213,429 26,193,223 Number of Staff 9.5
Annual Report 2005 To support the development and implementation of transport policy with targeted data collection and analysis 111 Integration (Cross Cutting) Budget 2005 Û Outturn 2005 Û Programme Expenditure Current 244,880 471,813 Capital 10,000 44,000 Total 254,880 515,813 Admin Expenditure Pay 19,747 16,887 Non-Pay 1,398 3,875 Total 21,145 20,763 Support Expenditure - - Total Gross Expenditure 276,025 536,576 Appropriations in Aid - - Net Objective Expenditure 276,025 536,576 Number of Staff 1
To contribute to the provision of safer, more sustainable and more effective transport of people and goods using intelligent transport systems (ITS)
Integration (Cross Cutting) Budget 2005 Û Outturn 2005 Û Programme Expenditure Current - 15,220 Capital - - Total - 15,220 Admin Expenditure Pay 111,302 101,150 Non-Pay 54,856 41,738 Total 166,158 142,888 Support Expenditure Total Gross Expenditure 166,158 158,108 Appropriations in Aid - - Net Objective Expenditure 166,158 158,108 Number of Staff 1
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To co-operate with the relevant authorities in Northern Ireland and Great Britain in developing transport policies in a 112 mutually beneficial manner
Integration (Cross Cutting) Budget 2005 Û Outturn 2005 Û Programme Expenditure Current 1,374,000 1,477,547 Capital 29,280,940 24,350,756 Total 30,654,940 25,828,303 Admin Expenditure Pay 22,440 22,147 Non-Pay 1,149 2,396 Total 23,589 24,544 Support Expenditure Total Gross Expenditure 30,678,529 25,852,847 Appropriations in Aid 236,520 340,600 Net Objective Expenditure 30,442,009 25,512,247 Number of Staff 0.5
To ensure that Ireland is well positioned to contribute to the development of EU transport policy and legislation, that the EU takes due account of our particular circumstances as an open economy and a peripheral island state and to discharge our EU Presidency responsibilities as effectively as possible
Integration (Cross Cutting) Budget 2005 Û Outturn 2005 Û Programme Expenditure Current 30,615,600 30,261,450 Capital 29,275,940 24,394,756 Total 59,891,540 54,656,206 Admin Expenditure Pay 179,520 170,702 Non-Pay 26,146 36,086 Total 205,666 206,789 Support Expenditure Total Gross Expenditure 60,097,206 54,862,994 Appropriations in Aid 236,520 340,600 Net Objective Expenditure 59,860,686 54,522,394 Number of Staff 4
Annual Report 2005 To provide a policy framework for the transparent and effective economic regulation of transport in Ireland 113 Competition, Regulation & Reform (Cross Cutting) Budget 2005 Û Outturn 2005 Û Programme Expenditure Current - - Capital - - Total - - Admin Expenditure Pay 71,808 64,364 Non-Pay 4,960 6,556 Total 76,768 70,920 Support Expenditure Total Gross Expenditure 76,768 70,920 Appropriations in Aid - - Net Objective Expenditure 76,768 70,920 Number of Staff 1.5
To ensure that our State agencies achieve the optimum service delivery and value for the public and conform to the highest standards of corporate governance
Competition, Regulation & Reform (Cross Cutting) Budget 2005 Û Outturn 2005 Û Programme Expenditure Current 20,594,640 20,044,223 Capital 9,275,940 24,416,756 Total 49,870,580 44,460,980 Admin Expenditure Pay 342,434 244,815 Non-Pay 68,332 32,517 Total 410,766 277,331 Support Expenditure Total Gross Expenditure 50,281,346 44,738,311 Appropriations in Aid 3,252,960 3,603,186 Net Objective Expenditure 47,028,386 41,135,124 Number of Staff 6.5
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To upgrade the national road network and expand its capacity thereby improving mobility, reliability and accessibility, 114 leading to reduced transport costs and absolute journey times
Investment (Roads) Budget 2005 Û Outturn 2005 Û Programme Expenditure Current 56,320,200 55,873,800 Capital 1,171,037,600 1,094,794,028 Total 1,227,357,800 1,150,667,828 Admin Expenditure Pay 615,305 692,527 Non-Pay 53,517 48,520 Total 668,822 741,047 Support Expenditure - - Total Gross Expenditure 1,228,026,622 1,151,408,875 Appropriations in Aid 10,643,400 15,327,000 Net Objective Expenditure 1,217,383,222 1,136,081,875 Number of Staff 12.5
To promote safer use of our roads
Safety (Roads) Budget 2005 Û Outturn 2005 Û Programme Expenditure Current 6,300,600 9,953,118 Capital 250,000 880,000 Total 6,550,600 10,833,118 Admin Expenditure Pay 9,519,048 9,035,382 Non-Pay 3,126,575 3,424,292 Total 12,645,623 12,459,673 Support Expenditure - - Total Gross Expenditure 19,196,223 3,292,792 Appropriations in Aid 9,420,000 8,767,799 Net Objective Expenditure 9,776,223 14,524,993 Number of Staff 210
Annual Report 2005 Promote the development of a more professional and viable road haulage sector 115 Competition, Regulation & Reform (Roads) Budget 2005 Û Outturn 2005 Û Programme Expenditure Current 265,000 151,645 Capital - - Total 265,000 151,645 Admin Expenditure Pay 1,637,222 1,331,645 Non-Pay 285,856 319,745 Total 1,923,078 1,651,389 Support Expenditure - - Total Gross Expenditure 2,188,078 1,803,034 Appropriations in Aid 300,000 680,924 Net Objective Expenditure 1,888,078 1,122,110 Number of Staff 35
To expand the capacity, improve the utilisation and enhance the quality of the public transport system and thereby improve modal split and attract increased patronage on to public transport
Investment (Public Transport) Budget 2005 Û Outturn 2005 Û Programme Expenditure Current 2,523,000 487,067 Capital 272,724,480 272,634,240 Total 275,247,480 273,121,307 Admin Expenditure Pay 714,938 887,590 Non-Pay 162,104 103,931 Total 877,042 991,520 Support Expenditure - - Total Gross Expenditure 276,124,522 274,112,828 Appropriations in Aid - - Net Objective Expenditure 276,124,522 274,112,828 Number of Staff 16
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To enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of the delivery of public transport services through competition, economic 116 regulation and structural reform
Competition, Regulation & Reform (Public Transport) Budget 2005 Û Outturn 2005 Û Programme Expenditure Current 191,050,920 185,911,440 Capital 13,600,000 11,593,889 Total 204,650,920 197,505,329 Admin Expenditure Pay 1,405,642 1,395,552 Non-Pay 251,115 338,739 Total 1,656,757 1,734,291 Support Expenditure - - Total Gross Expenditure 206,307,677 199,239,620 Appropriations in Aid 300,000 340,924 Net Objective Expenditure 206,007,677 198,898,696 Number of Staff 28
To ensure that railway infrastructure and services are provided, managed and used in a manner that protects people from death and injury
Safety (Public Transport) Budget 2005 Û Outturn 2005 Û Programme Expenditure Current - - Capital 136,362,240 136,317,120 Total 136,362,240 136,317,120 Admin Expenditure Pay 655,697 720,236 Non-Pay 180,293 693,439 Total 835,990 1,413,675 Support Expenditure - - Total Gross Expenditure 137,198,230 137,730,795 Appropriations in Aid - - Net Objective Expenditure 137,198,230 137,730,795 Number of Staff 13
Annual Report 2005 To ensure an integrated and sustainable approach to the development and delivery of transport services 117 Integration (Public Transport) Budget 2005 Û Outturn 2005 Û Programme Expenditure Current 40,775,240 39,866,847 Capital 17,045,280 17,039,640 Total 57,820,520 56,906,487 Admin Expenditure Pay 408,408 332,185 Non-Pay 50,706 55,538 Total 459,114 387,723 Support Expenditure - - Total Gross Expenditure 58,279,634 57,294,210 Appropriations in Aid - - Net Objective Expenditure 58,279,634 57,294,210 Number of Staff 7
To ensure State airports are in a position to provide cost competitive and appropriate infrastructure to meet the current and prospective needs of airline and other aviation companies, consistent with a commercial mandate; to assist in optimising the contribution of the country’s network of regional airports to balanced regional development
Investment/Integration (Aviation) Budget 2005 Û Outturn 2005 Û Programme Expenditure Current 20,002,000 21,643,676 Capital 4,200,000 1,700,000 Total 24,202,000 23,343,676 Admin Expenditure Pay 515,222 513,755 Non-Pay 66,356 48,944 Total 581,578 562,699 Support Expenditure - - Total Gross Expenditure 24,783,578 23,906,375 Appropriations in Aid - - Net Objective Expenditure 24,783,578 23,906,375 Number of Staff 10
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To facilitate and encourage as wide a range as possible of reliable, regular and competitive commercial air services 118 for Irish tourism, trade and industry
Competition, Regulation & Reform (Aviation) Budget 2005 Û Outturn 2005 Û Programme Expenditure Current 231,000 233,199 Capital Total 231,000 233,199 Admin Expenditure Pay 916,450 775,876 Non-Pay 381,654 153,041 Total 1,298,104 928,917 Support Expenditure - - Total Gross Expenditure 1,529,104 1,162,116 Appropriations in Aid - - Net Objective Expenditure 1,529,104 1,162,116 Number of Staff 18.5
To ensure that Irish aviation safety and security policies and practices comply with or exceed best international standards
Safety (Aviation) Budget 2005 Û Outturn 2005 Û Programme Expenditure Current 500,000 516,954 Capital Total 500,000 516,954 Admin Expenditure Pay 924,079 920,428 Non-Pay 369,123 361,949 Total 1,293,202 1,282,378 Support Expenditure - - Total Gross Expenditure 1,793,202 1,799,332 Appropriations in Aid - - Net Objective Expenditure 1,793,202 1,799,332 Number of Staff 18
Annual Report 2005 Ensure an ongoing strategic and operational role for IAA in the provision of Air Traffic Management (ATM) services 119 Investment/Integration Competition, Regulation & Reform (Aviation) Budget 2005 Û Outturn 2005 Û Programme Expenditure Current 5,562,780 5,112,261 Capital Total 5,562,780 5,112,261 Admin Expenditure Pay 137,333 139,019 Non-Pay 34,648 29,598 Total 171,981 168,617 Support Expenditure - - Total Gross Expenditure 5,734,761 5,280,878 Appropriations in Aid 4,165,560 4,505,477 Net Objective Expenditure 1,569,201 775,401 Number of Staff 2.5
A highly motivated, professional and committed workforce with equality of opportunity working in a positive, harmonious and supportive environment
Delivery (Corporate) Budget 2005 Û Outturn 2005 Û Programme Expenditure Current - - Capital - - Total - - Admin Expenditure Pay 2,516,422 3,699,385 Non-Pay 1,919,579 1,990,786 Total 4,436,001 5,690,171 Support Expenditure - - Total Gross Expenditure 4,436,001 5,690,171 Appropriations in Aid 237,000 413,030 Net Objective Expenditure 4,199,001 5,277,141 Number of Staff 52
Annual Report 2005 Department of Transport
Financial management systems, including internal audit, that deliver effective financial control and fully support the 120 aims of the Strategic Management Initiative, particularly in the change of focus to outputs and outcomes
Delivery (Corporate) Budget 2005 Û Outturn 2005 Û Programme Expenditure Current 128,888 52,550 Capital Total 128,888 52,550 Admin Expenditure Pay 1,457,702 1,165,261 Non-Pay 410,356 362,196 Total 1,868,058 1,527,457 Support Expenditure - - Total Gross Expenditure 1,996,946 1,580,007 Appropriations in Aid 153,000 393,410 Net Objective Expenditure 1,843,946 1,186,597 Number of Staff 31
A modern, progressive, operating environment that delivers positive outcomes for the internal and external customers of the Department
Delivery (Corporate) Budget 2005 Û Outturn 2005 Û Programme Expenditure Current - - Capital Total - - Admin Expenditure Pay 1,645,750 1,598,233 Non-Pay 1,646,517 1,534,320 Total 3,292,267 3,132,553 Support Expenditure - - Total Gross Expenditure 3,292,267 3,132,553 Appropriations in Aid - - Net Objective Expenditure 3,292,267 3,132,553 Number of Staff 32
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