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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Éireann Fleet (16 Sep 2016)

Imelda Munster: 1811. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number and detail of CIÉ bus routes that have been deemed to be wheelchair accessible by Bus Éireann. [25775/16]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driving Test Waiting Lists (16 Sep 2016)

Imelda Munster: 1812. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the average amount of time that persons have to wait between applying for a driving test and being allocated a date for the test, by county, in tabular form. [25776/16]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Éireann Services (16 Sep 2016)

Imelda Munster: 1826. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to proposed changes or the removal of Bus Éireann services from Galway county, in particular Ballinasloe to Athlone IT. [26014/16]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Transport Authority Expenditure (16 Sep 2016)

Imelda Munster: 1830. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amount annually since its formation that the NTA has spent on outside consultants, by department or section within the NTA. [26060/16]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Transport Authority Staff (16 Sep 2016)

Imelda Munster: 1832. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of new staff members recruited by the NTA since 2011 to date in 2016; and the number of vacancies which have been filled through contracts with outside contracting companies in the same period. [26062/16]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport Provision (16 Sep 2016)

Imelda Munster: 1833. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the process of examining transport service provision for young persons with a disability as outlined in the programme for a partnership Government. [26063/16]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport Provision (16 Sep 2016)

Imelda Munster: 1834. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he is currently working towards the next sectoral plan for accessible transport; if so, when he plans to have it published; and the progress achieved to date since the last plan was published. [26064/16]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Services Provision (16 Sep 2016)

Imelda Munster: 1835. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he expects, that under Regulation (EC) No 1371/2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2007 on rail passengers’ rights, he will apply for a further exemption to the sections of that regulation which stipulate that a member state will make all reasonable efforts to ensure that trains and other rail...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2016: Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (21 Sep 2016)

Imelda Munster: I thought we would go through the document subhead by subhead. I did not think there would be a spiel-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2016: Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (21 Sep 2016)

Imelda Munster: That is why I thought we were going to go through the document subhead by subhead. Let me start with subhead 3 - road improvements and maintenance. There has been no increase in the allocation for this year. The dire condition of roads throughout the State owing to the lack of funding in recent years is unbelievable. The longer they are left without maintenance works the more expensive...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2016: Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (21 Sep 2016)

Imelda Munster: That is fair enough. Of the other two issues, the major one is Dublin Bus, particularly the ongoing dispute and the fact that strike action escalated due to the lack of negotiations. The Minister made a statement recently but he should do everything in his power to encourage all the stakeholders to get around the table. It is our public transport network. Previous speakers raised the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2016: Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (21 Sep 2016)

Imelda Munster: There has been an increase in the number of road deaths this year. The Minister might remember it coming into the spotlight. According to the breakdown, there was an increase in capital funding for the MBRS. In the light of this, does the Minister see any merit in increasing funding for the RSA, given the increase in the number of deaths? We do not want to revert to the previous position....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2016: Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (21 Sep 2016)

Imelda Munster: I do not know what the RSA feels, but every weekend there are more road deaths, particularly of younger people. One would not like to go back to where we were. Is it the case that extra funding is merited? If not, what does the RSA need?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2016: Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (21 Sep 2016)

Imelda Munster: It was tied to that question.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2016: Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (21 Sep 2016)

Imelda Munster: I wish to raise a couple of issues. I cannot paint more clearly than I have already done the need for increased funding for road maintenance for regional and local roads. The Minister does not need me to tell him about the condition of many regional and local roads throughout the State. It is high time that extra funding was provided so that communities across the State could benefit. I...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2016: Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (21 Sep 2016)

Imelda Munster: Earlier this year it was stated sports capital grants would be annualised. Will they be released this year or not until next year? If no date has been set for their payment this year, will the money be carried forward to next year? Has the money detailed in the subheads been spent on capital projects, given that the sports grants have not yet been released? I stated the non-statutory...

Road Traffic Bill 2016 [Seanad]: Second Stage (27 Sep 2016)

Imelda Munster: I welcome this opportunity to speak on the Road Traffic Bill. It is very important legislation and I am glad to see that after a series of delays over recent months we are eventually getting to raise the matters that are included in the Bill. It is important to point out that legislation that provides for the safety of our roads is always welcome given Ireland's generally poor road safety...

Water Charges: Motion [Private Members] (28 Sep 2016)

Imelda Munster: Here we are again, being presented with another opportunity to do what we promised the people we would do: abolish water charges. We know where Fine Gael stands on the issue; it is in favour of water charges. We also know where the Labour Party stands. It, too, is in favour of forcing people to pay for water. What we do not know is where Fianna Fáil stands on the issue. We thought...

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Tourism Development Authority (Amendment) Bill 2015. (28 Sep 2016)

Imelda Munster: Chairman?

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Tourism Development Authority (Amendment) Bill 2015. (28 Sep 2016)

Imelda Munster: I have just a couple of queries first.