The Dublin Transportation Office (Establishment) Order, 1995

• Jurisdiction: Ireland
• Year: 1995
• Citation: IR SI 289/1995

S.I. No. 289 of 1995.

THE DUBLIN TRANSPORTATION OFFICE (ESTABLISHMENT) ORDER, 1995.

The Minister for the Environment in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 3 of the Local Government Services (Corporate Bodies) Act, 1971 (No. 6 of 1971) hereby orders as follows: 1. (1) This Order may be cited as the Dublin Transportation Office (Establishment) Order, 1995.

(2) This Order shall come into effect on the 9th day of November, 1995. 2. In this Order:

"designated body" means—

(a) the Minister,

(b) the Minister for Transport, Energy and Communications,

(c) the Right Honourable the Lord Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses of Dublin,

(d) the councils of the administrative counties of Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown, Fingal, Kildare, Meath, South Dublin and Wicklow,

(e) Córas Iompair Éireann;

"DTI Strategy" means the integrated transportation strategy recommended in the Final Report of the Dublin Transportation Initiative;

"the Minister" means the Minister for the Environment;

"the Office" means the body established under article 3 of this Order. 3. (1) The Dublin Transportation Office is hereby established to provide, for and on behalf of the designated bodies, the services specified in this article.

(2) The Office shall:

(a) co-ordinate and monitor the implementation of the DTI Strategy and, from time to time, make recommendations to the Minister for an overall strategic implementation programme including recommendations as to priorities for expenditure on that programme;

(b) review existing or proposed activities of the designated bodies by reference to the DTI Strategy to ensure consistency between the programmes of the agencies responsible for implementing that strategy;

(c) review and update the DTI Strategy at least once in every five years; and

(d) undertake or promote the undertaking by the designated bodies of public consultation, public awareness and education campaigns in relation to the DTI Strategy.

(3) For the purposes of sub-article (2) of this article, the Office may provide:

(a) modelling, evaluation, consultation and other technical services in relation to land use and transportation planning;

(b) maintenance and updating of common land use and transportation modelling and evaluation systems and the audit of their use by any or all of the designated bodies;

(c) services required for the review and updating at regular intervals of the DTI Strategy;

(d) collection of statistical and other data, the conduct of surveys and the co-ordination of such activities by any or all of the designated bodies;

(e) advisory and technical support services related to land use and transportation planning as may be decided by the Steering Committee; and

(f) other ancillary services (including the administration of grant schemes) related to land use and transportation planning.

(4) The Office may provide advisory, technical support and secretarial services for any committees appointed under article 5 of this Order and for the Local Authority Committee and Consultative Panel appointed under article 12 of this Order. 4. The Office may do all such things, including the incurring of expenditure, as may be necessary for the effective carrying out of the services specified in article 3 of this Order. 5. (1) The business of the Office shall be conducted by a committee (known as the Steering Committee) appointed by the Minister and comprising the following members—

(a) a chairperson nominated by the Minister,

(b) an officer of the Minister,

(c) an officer of the Minister for Transport, Energy and Communications.

(d) an officer of Dublin Corporation,

(e) the county managers of the counties of Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown, Fingal and South Dublin,

(f) one of the county managers of the counties of Kildare, Meath and Wicklow nominated by them,

(g) two persons nominated by Córas Iompair Éireann,

(h) an Assistant Commissioner of the Garda Síochána,

(i) a member of the Local Authority...