Questions on Notice: Transport Issues 30 Nov. 2011

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QUESTIONS ON NOTICE (Source: Queensland Government)

The following questions were asked on Wednesday, 30 November 2011.
In accordance with the Standing Orders, answers are required by email to TableOffice@parliament.qld.gov.au by Tuesday, 3 January 2012.

2047
MS O'NEILL ASKED THE MINISTER FOR TRANSPORT AND MULTICULTURAL AFFAIRS (MS PALASZCZUK)—
Will the Minister advise on the progress of the Moreton Bay Rail Link?

2049
MR EMERSON ASKED THE MINISTER FOR TRANSPORT AND MULTICULTURAL AFFAIRS (MS PALASZCZUK)—
With reference to a Courier Mail article on 24 November titled Report reveals crime across rail network which refers to a 2009-10 report on a range of offences—
Will the Minister provide the 2010-11 statistics on the following: total offences such as indecent and disorderly behaviour (1379 in 2009-10), the number of assaults and sexual offences for both 2009-10 and 2010-11, and the number of property damage incidents (974 in 2009-10)?

2073
MS FARMER ASKED THE MINISTER FOR TRANSPORT AND MULTICULTURAL AFFAIRS (MS PALASZCZUK)—
Will the Minister provide a detailed description of all of the increases in transport services that have been provided to the Bulimba Electorate in the last three years including increases in buses/bus routes/bus seats, train seats and services and ferry services?

2076
MR KNUTH ASKED THE MINISTER FOR MAIN ROADS, FISHERIES AND MARINE INFRASTRUCTURE (MR WALLACE)—
Will the Minister advise when the low lying area of the Flinders Highway at Shovel and Gardiner Creeks will be upgraded?

2078
MRS PRATT ASKED THE MINISTER FOR MAIN ROADS, FISHERIES AND MARINE INFRASTRUCTURE (MR WALLACE)—
With reference to the reconstruction of the January rain event damage on the Blackbutt Range and as, since then, many tonnes of rubble has been ferried from the work site—
Has any consideration been given to constructing a safety ramp for runaway trucks and other vehicles, and could the material being ferried from the worksite be utilised for a safety ramp?

2085
MR DEMPSEY ASKED THE MINISTER FOR TRANSPORT AND MULTICULTURAL AFFAIRS (MS PALASZCZUK)—
With reference to the Queensland Rail Tilt Train service and the Patient Travel Subsidy Scheme—
How many patients travelled between Bundaberg and Brisbane on the service through the Patient Travel Subsidy scheme each year between 2008 and 2011?

2087
DR ROBINSON ASKED THE MINISTER FOR MAIN ROADS, FISHERIES AND MARINE INFRASTRUCTURE (MR WALLACE)—
With reference to the engineering works around the Samford Road/Wardell Street intersection as identified in Queensland Transport and Roads Investment Program 2011-12 to 2014-15—
Will the Minister provide an update on the commencement and completion of construction for stage 1 and stage 2 of this program?

2090
MR WELLINGTON ASKED THE MINISTER FOR TRANSPORT AND MULTICULTURAL AFFAIRS (MS PALASZCZUK)—
With reference to other states in Australia providing seat belt exemptions for historic vehicles for children agreed 7 to 16 years—
Will the Queensland Department of Transport provide similar exemptions for Queensland registered historic vehicles?