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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Sex Offenders Notification Requirements (21 Oct 2021)

Hildegarde Naughton: As the Deputy is aware, An Garda Síochána has responsibility for monitoring persons convicted of sexual offences who are subject to Part 2 of the Sex Offenders Act 2001. The Garda National Protective Services Bureau, which falls under the remit of Assistant Commissioner, Organised & Serious Crime has a dedicated unit, the Sex Offender Management and Intelligence Unit...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Legislative Programme (21 Oct 2021)

Hildegarde Naughton: We committed in the Programme for Government to addressing the problem of anti-social use of scramblers and other similar vehicles, by legislation if necessary. I am happy to be able to say that the Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021, which was published on 19 October 2021, includes provisions to deal with this problem.  New powers will allow for regulations to ban particular types of...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Licences (21 Oct 2021)

Hildegarde Naughton: Ireland has a driving licence exchange agreement with Ontario, Canada for car licences only. The Road Safety Authority, as the licensing authority in Ireland, is engaging with the Ontario authorities to examine the possibility of extending the current agreement to include trucks and buses. To ensure the safety of road users, such agreements can be made only when the relevant...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Measures (21 Oct 2021)

Hildegarde Naughton: The Sex Offenders (Amendment) Bill has completed drafting and I intend to bring it to my Government colleagues for approval to publish in the coming weeks. As the Deputy will be aware, the purpose of the Bill is to enhance current systems for the assessment and management of convicted sex offenders and to put those systems on a statutory footing. 

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Marine Accidents (19 Oct 2021)

Hildegarde Naughton: First of all, I wish to acknowledge what a tragedy the Whiddy Island disaster was and to express my deepest sympathies to those who died and the families they left behind.  As the Deputy is aware the report of the Tribunal of Inquiry into the Whiddy Disaster considered the role of the terminal operator, ship operator and several Government Departments and Authorities as well as the role...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Wildlife Protection (19 Oct 2021)

Hildegarde Naughton: Measures in relation to the protection of marine animals are a matter for the National Parks and Wildlife service under the remit of the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage and I have no role in the formulation or enforcement of those measures. I understand that such measures under that Department's remit include: - The Wildlife Acts 1976 to 2018, which states all cetaceans...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Industrial Disputes (19 Oct 2021)

Hildegarde Naughton: The matters being referred to by the Deputy are industrial relations matters and therefore, a matter for the Company, the employees and the trade unions concerned. In response to the severe impacts of COVID-19 on the daa, in 2020 the Company embarked on a restructuring of the business and the introduction of new work practices. It has reached agreements on new ways of working with...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Coast Guard Service (19 Oct 2021)

Hildegarde Naughton: The volunteers at the 17 cliff rescue units within the Irish Coast Guard train regularly in the TAG 07 system and this training is verified within the Training & Certification section of the unit's annual Operational Readiness Audit (ORA). The Coast Guard Units & Support section of the Irish Coast Guard, who manage the volunteer units, introduced various control measures...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Coast Guard Service (19 Oct 2021)

Hildegarde Naughton: The Coast Guard withdrew the services of its in-shore rescue boats stationed at 23 locations around the coast on Friday 15th of November 2019 due to safety concerns identified with the Rescue 400 lifejacket. This action was taken following a reported malfunction of a number of these lifejackets which are a key piece of personal protective equipment.  A procurement process was commenced...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Tax Collection (19 Oct 2021)

Hildegarde Naughton: The EU Payments Services Directive 2 (PSD2) require Strong Customer Authentication (SCA) to be used for all electronic transactions. The Directive requires all online service providers to capture additional transaction information pertaining to the cardholder and to send this to the cardholder’s bank. The cardholder’s banks use this data to verify the cardholder, with the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Tax Data (19 Oct 2021)

Hildegarde Naughton: Motor tax is payable on an annual, half-yearly or quarterly basis.  The rates applicable to the half-yearly and quarterly options are 55.5% and 28.25% of the annual charge, respectively. These relativities have remained generally consistent since the 1960's. Of the 4,960,487 motor tax discs issued in 2020, 1,985,929 were annual, 730,453 were bi-annual and 2,244,104 were quarterly. Of the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (19 Oct 2021)

Hildegarde Naughton: Under legislation, the Road Safety Authority (RSA) is the body responsible for the operation of the Theory Test. This is an operational matter for the Road Safety Authority and the Theory Test provider. This question is therefore being referred 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: Coast Guard Service (19 Oct 2021)

Hildegarde Naughton: Irish Coast Guard (IRCG) helicopters, on a request and availability basis, provide aeromedical support to the HSE. Services include inter-hospital transfers, Island Medevacs, Helicopter Emergency Medical Service (HEMS) and UK Paediatric transfers. The Aero Medical desk at NEOC is responsible for assessing the requirements for aeromedical services. The majority of mission requests...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Air Services (19 Oct 2021)

Hildegarde Naughton: I am aware of the media reports to which the Deputy’s question refers. The 1944 Chicago Convention is the main treaty governing international civil aviation. Ireland, Ethiopia, and Eritrea are all parties to this Convention. Article 35 of the Convention relates to the carriage of munitions of war or implements of war on civil aircraft engaged in international...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Marine Accidents (19 Oct 2021)

Hildegarde Naughton: Clinchmaritime submitted a report on the review of the organisational structures underpinning marine casualty investigation in Ireland earlier this year in July.  My Department is currently assessing the report and has also sought legal advice in relation to certain aspects of it from the Office of the Attorney General.  This legal advice will inform the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Licences (19 Oct 2021)

Hildegarde Naughton: Ireland currently has driving licence exchange agreements with 12 countries and six of the 10 provinces of Canada. These countries are known as recognised states for the purposes of exchanging driving licences. Five of the agreements also recognise categories for trucks and buses. Officials in my Department and the Road Safety Authority, as the licensing authority in Ireland, are already...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Maritime Safety (19 Oct 2021)

Hildegarde Naughton: Any vessel carrying out guard duties for offshore renewable energy projects are cargo ship and as such must at least hold an Irish Load Line Certificate. Such certificates can only be issued to cargo ships and if a fishing vessel is proposed to be employed in such activities that they must be converted to a cargo ship, as fishing vessels are excluded from the application of the...

Seanad: Public Transport: Motion (3 Nov 2021)

Hildegarde Naughton: I welcome this motion from my Fine Gael colleagues and thank them for the work they have put into it. Many of the actions called for in the motion reflect the Government's existing and planned projects and policies for public transport, and I can confirm that the Government supports the motion, as proposed. I am pleased to have the opportunity to update the House on current developments on...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (2 Nov 2021)

Hildegarde Naughton: Any vehicle that is to be used during the course of a driving test must hold a valid National Car Test (NCT) certificate. As the Deputy has noted, the Road Traffic (National Car Test) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 provided for a four-month extension to test due dates for certain vehicles as a result of the suspension of the NCT Service on 28 March 2020. This extension automatically applies...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (2 Nov 2021)

Hildegarde Naughton: Under legislation, the Road Safety Authority (RSA) is the body responsible for the operation of the Driving Test. The scheduling of driving tests is an operational matter for the RSA, and I do not have any role in this process. This question is therefore being referred to the Authority for direct reply. I would ask the Deputy to contact my office if a response has not been received within...