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Road Traffic Bill 2016 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) (14 Dec 2016)

Imelda Munster: I move amendment No. 4:In page 18, between lines 5 and 6, to insert the following:“Amendment of section 2 of Road Traffic Act 2004 22. The Road Traffic Act 2004, is amended in section 2, by the insertion of the following:“ ‘housing estate’ means an area consisting of a self-contained group of dwellings with a single or multiple entry points for mechanically...

Road Traffic Bill 2016 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) (14 Dec 2016)

Imelda Munster: I will not press the amendment on the basis that the Minister has included the 20 km/h speed limit but it needs to be enacted and there is an onus on every local authority that has requests for the 20 km/h speed limit in housing estates and residential areas to implement it. It is not only speed signage that needs to go up in estates. In fairness, this is where the Department is lacking...

Road Traffic Bill 2016 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) (14 Dec 2016)

Imelda Munster: I move amendment No. 6:In page 24, between lines 12 and 13, to insert the following:“Regulation of Rickshaws 31. The Taxi Regulation Act 2013, is amended in section 20, by the insertion of the following subsection:“(5) (a) The Authority may make regulations, to be known as nonmotorised passenger transport regulations, in relation to the operation of non-motorised passenger...

Road Traffic Bill 2016 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) (14 Dec 2016)

Imelda Munster: As I said earlier, we have waited too long for this. It is too serious a road safety issue for all the reasons the speakers have outlined. It is something that should have been given more priority. I will be pressing the amendment. I will also be supporting amendments Nos. 15 and 16.

Road Traffic Bill 2016 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) (14 Dec 2016)

Imelda Munster: The proposal brings responsibility to bear on the owner of a vehicle driven by an unaccompanied learner driver which is involved in an accident, not merely the driver. It would put the onus on the car owner to ensure the vehicle is not being driven illegally by a learner driver. Learner drivers operate vehicles unaccompanied. The hope with the amendment is that the owners of the vehicles...

Road Traffic Bill 2016 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (15 Dec 2016)

Imelda Munster: I move amendment No. 11:In page 27, after line 38, to insert the following:"Learner Driver driving unaccompanied (Owner) 38.The Road Traffic Act 1961, is amended by the insertion of the following section:"35A.(1) It shall be an offence for the owner of a vehicle to allow their vehicle be driven by a learner driver driving unaccompanied. (2) Where a person charged with an offence under this...

Road Traffic Bill 2016 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (15 Dec 2016)

Imelda Munster: Was this not voted on last night? The amendment was taken with a group of amendments.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Staff Recruitment (16 Dec 2016)

Imelda Munster: 341. To ask the Minister for Health further to parliamentary question number 319 of 2 November, 2016, if he will instruct the HSE to introduce a fast tracking process for the approval of the filling of nursing vacancies at national level, similar to the 28 days for approval of vacancies for mental health service posts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40536/16]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Licences Renewals (16 Dec 2016)

Imelda Munster: 502. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if driver's licences can be renewed through local post offices; and if not, if he will provide a list of centres in Dublin where licences may be renewed. [40525/16]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Infrastructure Ireland Remit (16 Dec 2016)

Imelda Munster: 503. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if outside companies are employed to carry out motorway roadside maintenance, namely services such as tree tending and grass cutting; and if so, the amount that is paid to these companies for the completion of this work since the year 2011 to date in 2016. [40526/16]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Eligibility (17 Jan 2017)

Imelda Munster: 520. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the legislation under which a local authority can disregard the Government's household means policy 2011 and include carer's allowance in its assessment of the rent that can be charged. [1565/17]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Jobseeker's Allowance (17 Jan 2017)

Imelda Munster: 656. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason switching from back-to-work enterprise allowance to jobseeker's allowance allows a person (details supplied) to receive the Christmas bonus, although he or she is officially now classified as a new claimant, but not the fuel allowance. [1562/17]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: National Monuments (17 Jan 2017)

Imelda Munster: 716. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if his attention has been drawn to the potential of the Grianán of Aileach hill fort in County Donegal; and if he will ensure that facilities at this site are developed and the site is promoted in tandem with the Hill of Tara, with which the site at An Grianán of Aileach is of at least equal national historical importance....

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Eligibility (17 Jan 2017)

Imelda Munster: 1315. To ask the Minister for Health when the necessary legislation will be passed allowing the issuing of medical cards to all recipients of domiciliary care allowance as per budget 2017. [1697/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Long-Term Illness Scheme Coverage (17 Jan 2017)

Imelda Munster: 1043. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider adding the FreeStyle Libre device for blood sugar monitoring for diabetics to the list of approved medications on the long-term illness scheme. [41752/16]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Airport Development Projects (17 Jan 2017)

Imelda Munster: 1586. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will meet with a delegation from the City of Derry Airport to discuss plans to develop the capacity of the airport, develop new routes and increase passenger numbers, in view of the fact that 40% of the passengers who use the airport every year are from County Donegal. [1191/17]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Network (17 Jan 2017)

Imelda Munster: 1587. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to co-fund the A5 dual carriageway from counties Donegal and Derry to Dublin; and his plans to increase the level of co-funding indicated by the Government over recent years. [1192/17]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Driver Licensing Service (17 Jan 2017)

Imelda Munster: 1588. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason an office for the National Driving Licensing Service is not based in the Inishowen Peninsula, County Donegal in view of the fact that all residents in the northern half of the peninsula live more than the recommended 50 km from the nearest office in Letterkenny and some of those residents live almost 80 km away. [1193/17]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (17 Jan 2017)

Imelda Munster: 1589. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the serious and regular traffic gridlock in Letterkenny, County Donegal; and if he will amend the Government's capital plan to ensure that the N56 Letterkenny relief road, known as the Bonagee link, will be funded at the earliest opportunity. [1195/17]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Recreational Facilities (17 Jan 2017)

Imelda Munster: 1590. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to fund the redevelopment of the leisure centre and swimming pool in Buncrana, County Donegal. [1196/17]