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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Emergency Services (8 Sep 2025)

Seán Canney: As Minister of State for International & Road Transport, Logistics, Rail & Ports Seán Canney T.D, has responsibility for the Irish Coast Guard and the SAR Aviation Contract. Coast Guard SAR helicopter services are provided under contract that is currently transitioning from CHCI to Bristow Ireland. As with the existing CHCI contract, issues concerning Human...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Network (8 Sep 2025)

Seán Canney: The Irish Government’s Road Safety Strategy 2021 to 2030 ‘Our Journey Towards Vision Zero’ includes the primary aim of reducing the number of deaths and serious injuries on our roads in half by 2030 and to achieve ‘Vision Zero’, zero deaths or serious injuries, by 2050. To help achieve this aim, the Strategy included an action for a working group to be...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (8 Sep 2025)

Seán Canney: Under the Road Safety Authority Act 2006, the Road Safety Authority (RSA) has statutory responsibility for the National Driver Testing Service, this includes all testing and scheduling matters. Given the RSA's responsibility in this matter, I have referred the Deputy's question to the RSA for direct, detailed response. Please contact my office if a reply is not received within ten days. ...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Licences (8 Sep 2025)

Seán Canney: As Minister of State for International & Road Transport, Logistics, Rail & Ports, I wish to advise that the Road Safety Authority, which has statutory responsibility for the National Driver Licence Service holds data relating to licence applications and renewals. Therefore I have referred this matter to the Authority for direct reply. My Department does not have access to...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (8 Sep 2025)

Seán Canney: Under the Road Safety Authority Act 2006, the Road Safety Authority (RSA) has statutory responsibility for the National Driver Testing Service, this includes all testing and scheduling matters. Given the RSA's responsibility in this matter, I have referred the Deputy's question to the RSA for direct, detailed response. Please contact my office if a reply is not received within ten days. ...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (8 Sep 2025)

Seán Canney: Under the Road Safety Authority Act 2006, the Road Safety Authority (RSA) has statutory responsibility for the National Driver Testing Service. Neither I nor my officials are involved in the service at an operational level. Given the RSA's responsibility in this matter, I have referred the Deputy's question to the RSA for direct response. Please contact my office if a reply is not received...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (8 Sep 2025)

Seán Canney: Under the Road Safety Authority Act 2006, the Road Safety Authority (RSA) has statutory responsibility for the National Driver Testing Service, this includes all testing and scheduling matters. Given the RSA's responsibility in this matter, I have referred the Deputy's question to the RSA for direct, detailed response. Please contact my office if a reply is not received within ten days.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Ports Policy (8 Sep 2025)

Seán Canney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 379 and 380 together. As per the National Ports Policy (2013), State-owned commercial port companies do not receive Exchequer funding. These entities operate as self-financing commercial businesses and are expected to fund infrastructure and development projects through their own revenues, borrowings, EU grant funding, or private sector investment....

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Coast Guard Service (8 Sep 2025)

Seán Canney: The Minister of State for International & Road Transport, Logistics, Rail & Ports Seán Canney T.D, has responsibility for the Irish Coast Guard. The capital budget allocation for the Irish Coast Guard in 2023, 2024 and 2025 are as follows: IRCG 2023 2024 2025 Capital Allocation 8,000,000 18,000,000 ...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Haulage Industry (8 Sep 2025)

Seán Canney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 390 and 392 together. As Minister of State for International & Road Transport, Logistics, Rail & Ports, my Department and I are committed to supporting the road haulage industry. We regularly engage with stakeholders across the sector, with the overarching aim of working collaboratively to address key challenges such as the shortage of HGV...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety (8 Sep 2025)

Seán Canney: As Minister of State for International and Road Transport, Logistics, Rail and Ports, I wish to inform the Deputy that the design requirements for pedestrian crossings are set out in Regulation 42 of the Road Traffic (Signs) Regulations 2024 (SI 200/2024). There is no statutory basis for rainbow pedestrian crossings in Ireland. These crossings, which cannot be legally enforced by An Garda...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Emergency Services (8 Sep 2025)

Seán Canney: As Minister of State for International & Road Transport, Logistics, Rail & Ports Seán Canney T.D, has responsibility for the Irish Coast Guard and the SAR Aviation Contract. Coast Guard SAR helicopter services are provided under contract that is currently transitioning from CHCI to Bristow Ireland. As with the existing CHCI contract, issues concerning Human...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Car Test (8 Sep 2025)

Seán Canney: 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 (NCTS) 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 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 Licences (8 Sep 2025)

Seán Canney: As Minister of State for International & Road Transport, Logistics, Rail & Ports, I wish to advise that Irish driver licensing operates within a framework of EU law - the driver licensing legislation with which all Member States must comply. The standards for testing drivers are set at EU level and EU driving licences are recognised and exchangeable when a person moves from...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety (8 Sep 2025)

Seán Canney: EU Type Approval is informed by standards set at the unece.org/transport/vehicle-regulations/world-forum-harmoniz ation-vehicle-regulations-wp29 which works towards global harmonisation of vehicle regulations. The United States of America and many EU member states are members of this working party and the EU represents the collective position of member states at this forum. It is expected...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Ports Policy (8 Sep 2025)

Seán Canney: As Minister of State for International & Road Transport, Logistics, Rail & Ports, I have responsibility for national ports policy in Ireland. However, I am not involved in the day to day operations of the state's commercial port companies. I have therefore referred the question to the port companies in question for a direct, detailed reply. I would ask the Deputy to contact...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Emergency Services (8 Sep 2025)

Seán Canney: As Minister of State for International & Road Transport, Logistics, Rail & Ports Seán Canney T.D, has responsibility for the Irish Coast Guard and the SAR Aviation Contract. Dear Deputy Devlin, Thank you for your recent question in relation to the Irish Coast Guard Search and Rescue operations. Irish Coast Guard (IRCG) Helicopter Search and Rescue (SAR)...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Ports Policy (8 Sep 2025)

Seán Canney: As Minister of State for International & Road Transport, Logistics, Rail & Ports, I have responsibility for national ports policy in Ireland.  However, I am not involved in the day-to-day operations of the state's commercial port companies. I have therefore referred the question to the port companies in question for direct, detailed reply. I would ask the Deputy to...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (8 Sep 2025)

Seán Canney: Under the Road Safety Authority Act 2006, the Road Safety Authority (RSA) has statutory responsibility for the National Driver Testing Service, this includes all testing and scheduling matters. Given the RSA's responsibility in this matter, I have referred the Deputy's question to the RSA for direct, detailed response. Please contact my office if a reply is not received within ten days.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (8 Sep 2025)

Seán Canney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 446 and 447 together. Under the Road Safety Authority Act 2006, the Road Safety Authority (RSA) has statutory responsibility for the National Driver Testing Service, this includes all testing and scheduling matters. Accordingly, the information requested is held by the RSA. Given the RSA's responsibility in this matter, I have referred the Deputy's...