The head of the National Roads Authority is due before the Oireachtas Committee on Transport later.

THE powers of the National Transport Authority (NTA), which has extensive control over transport providers, are strongly opposed by CIÉ chairman Dr John Lynch who claims the new super authority will increase costs and delay the delivery of key transport projects.

Rail bosses will be again questioned by the Oireachtas Committee on Transport this week over alleged malpractice and fraud inside the state-funded company.

THE Smarter Travel sustainable transport policy document published by Transport Minister Noel Dempsey (February 5) takes the public for fools.

TAXI drivers have claimed the industry is in crisis due to the rising number of plates being issued and lack of taxi rank spaces in the leading cities and towns.

A cross-party group of TDs and Senators today criticised state agencies over their failure to adequately tackle the frustrating levels of traffic gridlock in Dublin.

THE State will be the main beneficiary of any increase in traffic levels following the removal of toll barriers on the Westlink bridge on the M50.

GARDA Commissioner Noel Conroy has admitted gardaí are struggling to tackle dangerous driving by so-called “boy racers”.

AMID the attention to the carnage on our roads, much more consideration should be given to the growing phenomenon of serious road accidents involving foreign nationals, especially driving left-hand drive cars.

THE chairman of Cork Airport Authority, Joe Gantly, and senior management staff, have disowned a document which made serious allegations about middle management at the airport.

Sean O’Riordan

WE strongly reject the implication that we have ‘hoodwinked’ the public into thinking that the proposed road goes over the Hill of Tara, contained in recent testimony to the Oireachtas Committee on Transport.

The National Roads Authority has said building by-passes in Dunshaughlin, Navan and Kells is not an alternative to the proposed M3 motorway.

The controversial request for a management buyout of Aer Lingus has been withdrawn, it was confirmed tonight.

The chief executive of Aer Lingus has insisted there are no plans for a management buy-out of the state airline.

UNIONS at Aer Lingus are set to mount a strong campaign to fight plans to cut the workforce at the airline by almost a third.

AER LINGUS management has recommended that the best interests of the company would be served by a swift Government decision to sell up the airline.

A re-examination of the road traffic penalty points system was demanded tonight just 19 months after its implementation.

MAJOR construction work on the development of Luas in Dublin, which has caused severe disruption to city centre traders, is due to finish by the end of December.

RYANAIR chief executive Michael O’Leary claims the no-frills airline has not acted illegally in refusing to refund €4.5m it collects annually in airport charges for no-show passengers.

The Chief Executive of low cost airline Ryanair is defending his company's policy of not refunding passengers who fail to show up for flights.

Ryanair chief executive Michael O'Leary appears before the Oireachtas Committee on Transport today to explain the company's refusal to refund tax and insurance fees to passengers who don't turn up for flights.

THERE will have to be a legal interpretation of exactly what Ryanair can pocket from no-show passengers, insists the Consumer Association of Ireland.

Seamus Brennan is being asked to present his proposals for the deregulation of the public transport sector to the Oireachtas Committee on Transport.