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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Taxi Licences (3 Nov 2020)

Eamon Ryan: The National Transport Authority (NTA), the statutory regulator, has since the start of the pandemic taken action to reduce the operating costs for small public service vehicle (SPSV) operators. It has extended vehicle age limits and waived late renewal fees though to March 2021. Furthermore, my Department will provide funding to the NTA to enable it to waive standard SPSV licence renewal...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Taxi Licences (3 Nov 2020)

Eamon Ryan: The current SPSV licensing regime is built upon the principle that the purpose of a licence is to indicate a person’s suitability to carry out a function and to ensure that the holder of a licence is subject to lawful conditions and restrictions. As such, a licence should not have, by association, a monetary value or be tradable on the open market. Accordingly, there is no basis for a...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Licences (3 Nov 2020)

Eamon Ryan: Under Covid19 Level 5 Government restrictions effective from midnight on Wednesday 21 October, for six weeks, applicants can attend an appointment at a National Driver Licence Service (NDLS) centre provided they are an essential worker involved in the provision of essential services or essential retail outlets. Details on what is included in the list of essential workers and retail outlets is...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Licences (3 Nov 2020)

Eamon Ryan: The National Driver Licence Service (NDLS), provided by the Road Safety Authority (RSA), resumed services in June, following the closure of the centres due to the Covid-19 pandemic restrictions. All appointments must be booked in advance as it is not possible to facilitate any walk-ins due to the social distancing requirements, and in the interest of protecting the staff and customers. This,...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Car Test (3 Nov 2020)

Eamon Ryan: Under the Health Act 1947 (Section 31A - Temporary Restrictions)(Covid-19)(No. 8) Regulations 2020 (SI No 448/2020) the National Car Test has been classified as an essential service (see Part 2, Item 14(x) of Schedule 3). Accordingly, the service has not been suspended and vehicle owners should continue to attend NCT Test Centres in order to obtain an NCT certificate for their vehicle.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (3 Nov 2020)

Eamon Ryan: Under Covid19 Level 5 Government restrictions effective from midnight on Wednesday 21 October, candidates can attend their scheduled driving test appointment provided they are an essential worker involved in the provision of essential services or essential retail outlets. The Road Safety Authority has advised it has set up a dedicated email, urgentdrivingtest@rsa.ie, where applicants can...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Licences (3 Nov 2020)

Eamon Ryan: An Irish driving licence can only be issued to a person resident in Ireland. A person resident in Northern Ireland can not apply for an Irish driving licence.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Car Test (3 Nov 2020)

Eamon Ryan: I can confirm that the National Car Test (NCT) has been classified as an essential service with respect to the Level 5 restrictions effective from midnight on Wednesday 21 October and accordingly vehicle owners travelling to or from an NCT test centre are not subject to domestic travel restrictions. Anyone with an existing appointment should attend their NCT centre as normal. Vehicle...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Car Test (3 Nov 2020)

Eamon Ryan: The Deputy may be advised that as things stand, the unexpired portion of a certificate of roadworthiness issued by another Member State is recognised in Ireland, provided that the certificate is still valid in terms of the frequency intervals established for periodic roadworthiness testing in Ireland. This is provided for under Article 8(3) of Directive 2014/45/EU and currently applies to...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Licences (3 Nov 2020)

Eamon Ryan: The Road Safety Authority is continuing work to expand the online facility to accommodate all driving licence and learner permit application types to enable accessibility on-line rather than by calling to an office. The NDLS hopes to allow all application types to apply online by mid-November. The RSA, through its licensing service the National Driver Licence Service (NDLS), has expanded...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Budget 2021 (3 Nov 2020)

Eamon Ryan: In recognition of the devastating effects of Covid-19, and to secure their ongoing viability, this Government has provided a total budget of €10 million in capital funding to Shannon and Cork airports in 2021. The associated funding scheme will be designed in line with State aid rules, and will be fully compliant the EU's General Block Exemption Regulation. It is intended that...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Covid-19 Pandemic (3 Nov 2020)

Eamon Ryan: Under Level 5 Covid-19 restrictions to prevent the spread of Covid19, effective from midnight on Wednesday 21 October, for six weeks, the Government has classified some Road Safety Authority (RSA) services as essential services. The Driver Testing Service, the National Driver Licence Service, the National Car Testing Service and the Commercial Vehicle Roadworthiness Testing Service have...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Covid-19 Pandemic (3 Nov 2020)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 308, 316 and 319 together. Regulations introduced on the 21st October by my colleague, the Minister for Health, define the provision of driving instruction as an essential service. Approved Driving Instructors (ADIs) may continue to provide lessons, but only in such circumstances where the learner in question has already been scheduled a test date.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (3 Nov 2020)

Eamon Ryan: As Minister for Transport, I have responsibility for policy and overall funding in relation to public transport. The National Transport Authority (NTA) has statutory responsibility for the planning and development of public transport infrastructure in the Greater Dublin Area including, in consultation with Iarnród Éireann, development of rail in the GDA and implementation of the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Air Pollution (3 Nov 2020)

Eamon Ryan: The Urban Transport Related Air Pollution (UTRAP) group was jointly convened by the Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment (now Department of Environment, Climate and Communications) and the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport (now Department of Transport). It was established to: - examine transport-related air pollution; - raise stakeholder awareness of this...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Licences (3 Nov 2020)

Eamon Ryan: Irish driving licences can only be issued to people resident in Ireland. Driving licences issued by the Member States of the EU are mutually recognised. Therefore, a holder of an Irish licence who moves to another Member State can drive on that licence until the licence expires. On expiry, the licence holder will then need to exchange their Irish licence for the licence of the country they...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Cycling Policy (3 Nov 2020)

Eamon Ryan: As the Deputy is aware, tax policy is a matter for my colleague the Minister for Finance in the first instance. In that regard I very much welcome his announcement of increased thresholds under the existing Cycle to Work Scheme as part of the July Stimulus package. The increases are in line with the commitment made in the Programme for Governmentin relation to the Scheme. In relation to the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Closed-Circuit Television Systems (3 Nov 2020)

Eamon Ryan: Section 81 of the Road Traffic Act 2010 provides for the use of cameras, if so required, by the Gardaí to assist in the detection of certain traffic offences under the Road Traffic Acts. The offences specified include those made under Section 35 of the Road Traffic Act 1994 which is the basis for the current Traffic and Parking Regulations covering, among other things, the parking...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Closed-Circuit Television Systems (3 Nov 2020)

Eamon Ryan: The success of bus priority measures is an essential component in people moving from cars to more sustainable modes of transport, thereby reducing emissions and congestion. It is therefore necessary to ensure that we have the best possible system for enforcement of the rules on bus corridors, particularly in the context of BusConnects. Officials in my Department are currently engaging...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Car Test (3 Nov 2020)

Eamon Ryan: I can confirm that the National Car Test (NCT) has been classified as an essential service with respect to the Level 5 restrictions effective from midnight on Wednesday 21 October and accordingly vehicle owners travelling to or from an NCT test centre are not subject to domestic travel restrictions. Anyone with an existing appointment should attend their NCT centre as normal and the measures...