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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Coast Guard Service (20 May 2025)

Seán Canney: As Minister of State for International & Road Transport, Logistics, Rail & Ports, I have responsibility for the Irish Coast Guard and the SAR Aviation Contract. The Coast Guard Helicopter Search and Rescue (SAR) services are provided under contract, which is currently transitioning from CHCI to Bristow Ireland (BIL). Provision of day and night-time aeromedical services...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (20 May 2025)

Seán Canney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 291, 292, 309 and 315 together. As Minister of State for International & Road Transport, Logistics, Rail & Ports, I wish to advise that under the Road Safety Authority Act 2006, the Road Safety Authority (RSA) has statutory responsibility for the National Driver Testing Service, including the employment of driver testers. While my Department...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety Authority (20 May 2025)

Seán Canney: Last year, my Department commissioned an external independent review of the Road Safety Authority and on 5 November 2024, the Government approved publication of the Review and noted the proposal to radically reform the Road Safety Authority, with the aim of improving the delivery of both driver and vehicle services an operations on the one hand and the State’s promotional, education...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic Accidents (20 May 2025)

Seán Canney: The Road Safety Authority (RSA) has a statutory remit to report on fatal, serious and minor injury collisions on public roads. The RSA receives both coronial data and collision data from An Garda Síochána for this purpose and produces official statistics to help develop evidence-based road safety interventions. Given the RSA's responsibility in this matter, I have referred the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (20 May 2025)

Seán Canney: As Minister of State for International & Road Transport, Logistics, Rail & Ports, I wish to advise that under the Road Safety Authority Act 2006, the Road Safety Authority (RSA) has statutory responsibility for the National Driver Testing Service, including the deployment of driver testers. While my Department is responsible for the overall staffing sanction, it is not...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (20 May 2025)

Seán Canney: As Minister of State for International & Road Transport, Logistics, Rail & Ports, I wish to advise that under the Road Safety Authority Act 2006, the Road Safety Authority (RSA) has statutory responsibility for the National Driver Testing Service and the provision of test centres. As such, I have referred the Deputy's questions to the RSA for direct, detailed reply. I would...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Licences (20 May 2025)

Seán Canney: As Minister of State for International & Road Transport, Logistics, Rail & Ports, I wish to advise that Irish driver licensing law operates within a framework of EU law, which sets out the driver licensing legislation with which all Member States must comply. The format of driving licences, categories of vehicles, and the standards to be met in driving tests to qualify for a...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (20 May 2025)

Seán Canney: As Minister of State for International & Road Transport, Logistics, Rail & Ports, I have responsibility for policy and overall funding in relation to public transport. From a policy perspective, I wish to advise the Deputy that the Department of An Taoiseach has established a unit within its Department which will focus on disability, reflecting a commitment in the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (21 May 2025)

Seán Canney: Under the Road Safety Authority Act 2006, the Road Safety Authority (RSA) has statutory responsibility for the National Driver Testing Service. I acknowledge that current waiting times for driving tests are far in excess of what is acceptable and I would like to assure the Deputy that this is a priority issue for me and that measures are being taken to return the service to the agreed 10...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Licences (21 May 2025)

Seán Canney: As Minister of State for International & Road Transport, Logistics, Rail & Ports, I wish to advise that to drive a vehicle, a driver with an identified or specified illness must meet strict medical standards, which are assessed by an individual’s doctor through a medical report. Driver fitness standards are based on EU law and international best practice. Annex III...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Parking Provision (21 May 2025)

Seán Canney: As Minister of State for International & Road Transport, Logistics, Rail & Ports, I have responsibility for the legislation underpinning the Disabled Parking Permit Scheme. Disabled parking permits are available to people living in Ireland whose mobility is severely restricted, whether they are drivers or passengers, and also to those who are registered blind. An application...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Car Test (21 May 2025)

Seán Canney: As Minister of State for International & Road Transport, Logistics, Rail & Ports, I wish to advise that under the Road Safety Authority Act 2006 the Road Safety Authority (RSA) has statutory responsibility for the National Car Testing Service and the information requested is held by the RSA. I have therefore referred the Deputy's question to the RSA for direct reply. I would...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Parking Provision (22 May 2025)

Seán Canney: A driver who parks in a designated disabled parking bay without a valid permit risks incurring a fixed charge of €150, rising to €225 if not paid within 28 days. In 2023, my Department introduced additional provisions making it an offence to use a disabled parking permit other than for the direct benefit of the permit holder, with the penalty set at €200 and rising to...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Licences (22 May 2025)

Seán Canney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 157, 158 and 159 together. As Minister of State for International & Road Transport, Logistics, Rail & Ports, I wish to advise that one of the commitments of the Programme for Government 2025 is to “Work to facilitate the easier return to Ireland for emigrants, including reciprocal driving licence arrangements with the USA, Australia...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Employment Schemes (22 May 2025)

Seán Canney: 285. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a scheme will be put in place whereby people on employment schemes who are refused fuel allowance, as they came on to the scheme from a social welfare benefit payment as opposed to a means-tested payment, have their current means assessed to see if they are eligible for fuel allowance, as the current qualifying criteria...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (27 May 2025)

Seán Canney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 159 to 161, inclusive, together. As the Deputy may know, the National Transport Authority (NTA) published the Cork Metropolitan Area Transport Strategy (CMATS) in 2020, which was developed in consultation with Cork City and Cork County Councils and with input from other key stakeholders, including Iarnród Éireann. As part of this process, the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety (27 May 2025)

Seán Canney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 164 and 169 together. As Minister of State with responsibility for International and Road Transport, Logistics, Rail and Ports, I wish to advise the Deputy on the provisions of the Regulations in place for both e-bikes and e-mopeds. An e-bike is a pedal-assisted electric bicycle with a maximum continuous rated power of 250 watts, and a maximum speed of 25...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (27 May 2025)

Seán Canney: As Minister of State with responsibility for International and Road Transport, Logistics, Rail and Ports, I wish to advise that under the Road Safety Authority Act 2006, the Road Safety Authority (RSA) has statutory responsibility for the National Driver Testing Service. This includes all application and scheduling matters. As such, the information requested is held by the Authority. I have...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Tax Code (27 May 2025)

Seán Canney: The legislation and policy reasoning behind motor tax form RF111A are outlined in the response to Parliamentary Question No. 454 of 29 April 2025. The form is required to be completed by the applicant in the presence of a member of An Garda Síochána and to be signed and stamped by that officer for verification purposes. The same requirement applies to a number of other motor tax...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (27 May 2025)

Seán Canney: As the Deputy is aware, the All-Island Strategic Rail Review was undertaken by the Department of Transport in co-operation with the Department for Infrastructure in Northern Ireland. The review’s Final Report was published on 31 July 2024. The review sets out 32 strategic recommendations to enhance and expand the rail system in Ireland and Northern Ireland up to 2050. The...