Joe Sherlock
Question:94 Mr. Sherlock asked the Minister for Transport the nature of the legislation he plans to introduce to replace the Road Transport Act, 1932; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18237/02]
Written Answers. - Proposed Legislation.
The Government programme contains a commitment to replace the Road Transport Act, 1932 with modernising legislation to allow, inter alia, for new services in the bus market. I am currently engaged in a round of meetings with the social partners and other interested parties. I will be considering their views and consulting further with the public transport partnership forum prior to finalising my proposals for Government on regulatory reform, initially in the greater Dublin area. With regard to market regulation of provincial city and inter-city services, I have recently received a consultants' report which was commissioned by my Department on the regulation of bus services outside the greater Dublin area. I will be launching a public consultation on this report shortly. I will finalise my proposals for reform of the regulatory regime in the bus markets outside Dublin once that consultation is complete.