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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (23 Jul 2024)

James Lawless: Under the Road Safety Authority Act 2006, the Road Safety Authority (RSA) has statutory responsibility for the National Driver Testing Service. At the end of June, the estimated national average wait time to be invited to sit a driving test was 15.6 weeks. While this is still above the service level agreement target of 10 weeks, significant progress has been made since last August, when the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Airport Policy (23 Jul 2024)

James Lawless: I would like to advise the Deputy that the daa is responsible for the operation, planning and development of Dublin Airport. In addition, EU Reg 139/2014 places the responsibility for design & maintenance of flight procedures on the airport operator, and I have therefore directed your question to the daa for direct response. If the Deputy does not receive a response within ten working...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Car Test (23 Jul 2024)

James Lawless: Under the Road Safety Authority Act 2006, the operation of the National Car Testing (NCT) Service is the statutory responsibility of the Road Safety Authority (RSA). There has been considerable progress addressing the long-term staffing issues behind the NCT backlogs. Measures put in place include the temporary secondment of testers in 2022, increased staff overtime and extensive recruitment...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Licences (23 Jul 2024)

James Lawless: I propose to take Questions Nos. 164 and 175 together. The requirement for an eyesight report to be dated not more than one month prior to the date of application is set out in section 41(3) of the Road Traffic (Licensing of Drivers) Regulations 2006. It is clear that some time limit is required as it cannot be open ended in nature. The one month period is well advertised and therefore...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (23 Jul 2024)

James Lawless: Under the Road Safety Authority Act 2006, the operation of the National Driver Testing Service is the statutory responsibility of the Road Safety Authority (RSA) and the information requested relating to Driving Test centres in Cork is held by that organisation. I have therefore referred those specific questions to the RSA for direct reply. I would ask the Deputy to contact my office if a...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (23 Jul 2024)

James Lawless: Under the Road Safety Authority Act 2006, the operation of the National Driver Testing Service is the statutory responsibility of the Road Safety Authority (RSA) and the information requested relating to Driving Test centres in Ballincollig and Sarsfield Road is held by that organisation. I have therefore referred those specific questions to the RSA for direct reply. I would ask the Deputy to...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic Accidents (23 Jul 2024)

James Lawless: I propose to take Questions Nos. 170 and 171 together. The Road Safety Authority (RSA) has a statutory remit to report on fatal, serious and minor injury collisions on public roads. The RSA receives collisions data from An Garda Síochána for this purpose and produces official statistics to help develop evidence-based road safety interventions. I have therefore referred the Deputy's...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Advertising (23 Jul 2024)

James Lawless: My Department has incurred no direct expenditure relating to road safety advertising within the timeframe stipulated by the Deputy. Under the Road Safety Authority Act 2006, the Road Safety Authority (RSA) has statutory responsibility for the promotion of road safety awareness, advertising, and the dissemination of road safety information.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety Authority (23 Jul 2024)

James Lawless: Collision data are compiled initially by An Garda Síochána. The review of the legislative basis for the receipt and onward sharing of collision data by the Road Safety Authority (RSA) has been completed. In June of this year a Ministerial Order was issued under Section 8 of the Road Safety Authority Act 2006, allowing for the sharing of collision data to the RSA from An Garda...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Airport Policy (23 Jul 2024)

James Lawless: As the Deputy will be aware, in line with National Aviation Policy, regional airports are supported under a Regional Airports Programme. This Programme supports Ireland’s smallest airports, those that provide scheduled passenger services and handle fewer than one million passengers (on average over the two preceding financial years). Eligible airports in 2024 are Ireland West (Knock),...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (23 Jul 2024)

James Lawless: Under the Road Safety Authority Act 2006, the Road Safety Authority (RSA) has statutory responsibility for the Driver Testing Service. As such, I have referred the Deputy's questions to the RSA for direct, detailed reply. I would ask the Deputy to contact my office if a response has not been received within ten days.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (23 Jul 2024)

James Lawless: Under the Road Safety Authority Act 2006, the Road Safety Authority (RSA) has statutory responsibility for the National Driver Testing Service and the information requested is held by that agency. I have therefore referred the question to the RSA for direct, detailed reply. I would ask the Deputy to contact my office if a response is not received within 10 days.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (23 Jul 2024)

James Lawless: Under the Road Safety Authority Act 2006, the Road Safety Authority (RSA) has statutory responsibility for the National Driver Testing Service. There is a requirement that drivers who have been disqualified from driving for 10 years or more must restart as a learner driver to obtain a driving licence. While there are no proposals to amend this currently, the Deputy may be interested to note...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety (23 Jul 2024)

James Lawless: The Irish State does not normally mandate retrofitting of specific vehicle after-market technology, beyond the requirements of EU vehicle type-approval, and cannot promote the use of specific commercial products, as this may distort competition. While I welcome developments in road safety in private vehicles, any proposal to mandate retrofitted technology would need to be evidence-based and...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (23 Jul 2024)

James Lawless: Under the Road Safety Authority Act 2006, the Road Safety Authority (RSA) has statutory responsibility for Driver Testing Service. As such, I have referred the Deputy's question to the RSA for direct, detailed reply. I would ask the Deputy to contact my office if a response has not been received within ten days. The Deputy may also wish to note that the RSA has started to publish detailed...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Coast Guard Service (23 Jul 2024)

James Lawless: In 2023, the Irish Coast Guard Capital allocated was €8.0m with an expenditure of just over €2.0m or 25% by the end of year. The unspent funding was transferred to the 2024 allocation.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: School Transport (23 Jul 2024)

James Lawless: The issue raised by the Deputy concerns a commercial decision by the company concerned and it is one in which I have no direct role. However, officials from my Department, the Road Safety Authority and the company in question have been in discussions on this topic in recent days. A further update may be available in a number of weeks time.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Military Aircraft (23 Jul 2024)

James Lawless: All foreign military aircraft wishing to enter Irish sovereign territory are required to obtain diplomatic clearance from the Minister for Foreign Affairs. This clearance is only granted where all relevant conditions are met, including that the aircraft is unarmed; that it carries no arms, ammunition, or explosives; that it does not engage in intelligence gathering; and that it does not form...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (23 Jul 2024)

James Lawless: The Road Safety Authority (RSA) has statutory responsibility for the National Driver Testing Service, which includes the operation of the Driver Theory Test. I have therefore referred the question to the Authority for direct reply. I would ask the Deputy to contact my office if a response has not been received within ten days.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (23 Jul 2024)

James Lawless: Under the Road Safety Authority Act 2006, the Road Safety Authority (RSA) has statutory responsibility for the Driver Testing Service. As such, I have referred the Deputy's questions to the RSA for direct, detailed reply. I would ask the Deputy to contact my office if a response has not been received within ten days. The Deputy may also wish to note that the RSA has started to publish...