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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Licences (4 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 specific information requested is held by that agency. I have therefore referred the question to the RSA for direct reply. I would ask the Deputy to contact my office if a response is not received within 10 days. The driver testing service...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Wind Energy Generation (4 Jul 2024)

James Lawless: I wish to inform the Deputy that under the National Ports Policy commercial state ports operate on a self-funding basis. Commercial state ports receive no exchequer funding and must finance their infrastructure developments, including those necessary for Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE), through their own revenues, borrowings, EU grant funding, or private sector investment. As such,...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Coast Guard Service (4 Jul 2024)

James Lawless: The Department of Transport is responsible for the Irish Coast Guard (IRCG) building programme, which aims to ensure that Coast Guard stations along the coast are fit for purpose. The programme is managed through the Office of Public Works (OPW), from planning and design to build and on-going maintenance. The Cleggan Unit are on the priority list for the IRCG Building Programme. In...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Coast Guard Service (4 Jul 2024)

James Lawless: The Minister will be meeting with all relevant stakeholders in his new areas of responsibility in the coming months and looks forward to familiarising himself on the Irish Coast Guard (IRCG) Division and the IRCG Building programme. The Minister's Diary Secretary will be in touch with department officials in relation to this shortly.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Fines Administration (4 Jul 2024)

James Lawless: The aim of penalties for road traffic offences is to improve driver behaviour in Ireland and reduce deaths and serious injury on our roads. Penalties are applied to a driving licence, not a vehicle. All drivers may be issued with fixed charge notices, regardless of where their vehicle is registered.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Tax Collection (4 Jul 2024)

James Lawless: The table below shows the amount of motor tax collected by my Department in 2024 to the end of May and for the same period on 2023. Month 2023 2024 January 89,745,303 91,362,208 February 78,095,647 80,942,931 March 83,654,174 75,346,265 April 73,347,446...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Expenditure (4 Jul 2024)

James Lawless: Under the Road Safety Authority Act 2006, the Road Safety Authority (RSA) has statutory responsibility for the National Car Testing Service. This includes operational matters, and the detailed information requested is held by the agency. As such, I have referred the 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...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Public Transport (10 Jul 2024)

James Lawless: Gabhaim buíochas leis an Leas-Cheann Comhairle agus leis an Teachta. I thank Deputy Stanton for his kind comments. Indeed, I worked well with him when the shoe was on the other foot, when he was in ministerial office and I was a backbench Deputy. I thank him for the courtesy he extended to me at the time and his helpfulness in dealing with my queries. I hope I can reciprocate. I...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Public Transport (10 Jul 2024)

James Lawless: I thank the Deputy for the information he has provided in response to me. The problems in Castlemartyr appear to be causing an issue with the 31X proposal, if I understand correctly. The proposed new bus route between Midleton and Youghal will travel through Castlemartyr. Is that the issue?

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Public Transport (10 Jul 2024)

James Lawless: The proposed route will have to go through it and that is the difficulty. As I understand it, the Deputy's proposal uses the existing greenway infrastructure, which would avoid the bottleneck pinch point at Castlemartyr. That is clear. It is not so much that it is being said that it is not possible but that it is not desirable, which is naturally slightly different. I hear what the Deputy...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (11 Jul 2024)

James Lawless: Is there a speaker or a heckler? Or are there both? You are not ready to be one speaker instead of two hecklers.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (11 Jul 2024)

James Lawless: Sorry, we have hecklers in chief and speakers in chief. Which one is it?

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (11 Jul 2024)

James Lawless: You might clarify your own policy.

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (11 Jul 2024)

James Lawless: That is not what you said six months ago.

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (9 Jul 2024)

James Lawless: 85. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to expedite, where possible, the passport application of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29707/24]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic Accidents (9 Jul 2024)

James Lawless: The Road Safety Authority (RSA) has a statutory remit to report on fatal, serious and minor injury collisions on public roads. The RSA receives 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 Deputy's questions to...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Licences (9 Jul 2024)

James Lawless: My Department and the Road Safety Authority have agreed an approach to addressing the issue of ongoing renewal of learner permits without sitting a driving test. It is intended that there will be a requirement to have sat a driving test before renewing a learner permit and that there will be a limit to the number of renewals that can be made before a learner must start the process again. ...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Licences (9 Jul 2024)

James Lawless: My Department currently engages in extensive data sharing with An Garda Síochána. We share a vehicle file twice weekly containing information to populate the PULSE system. This includes details on vehicle ownership and insurance. On a weekly basis we share a driver file with driver number, driver name and address details, driver status, driver sex, driver date of birth and driver...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Licences (9 Jul 2024)

James Lawless: The Road Traffic and Roads Act (2023) was passed last June. The Act contains significant provisions related to allowing access to the NVDF by motor insurers and intermediaries to verify the Driver Number and gain access to endorsement and disqualification data. Section 14(c) when commenced will expand access to allow not only insurers but also intermediaries acting on their behalf to...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Licences (9 Jul 2024)

James Lawless: It is important to distinguish between registration of a vehicle, from subsequent processing activity in its vehicle lifecycle. Initial registration of all new and imported vehicles is a matter for the Revenue Commissioners, so any data quality issues around the name and address details registered for such vehicle owners, and verification of same, is a matter for that office. Section 4 of...