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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety (1 Feb 2024)

Jack Chambers: The visibility of micromobility users, including e-bike and e-scooter users, is a significant road safety issue. It is Government and RSA policy to encourage the use of high visibility clothing when using e-scooters or e-bikes. All vehicles on the public road at night, including e-bikes, must use lights and, under upcoming regulations, front and rear lights will be a mandatory feature for...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Insurance Coverage (1 Feb 2024)

Jack Chambers: The Road Traffic and Roads Act 2023 created a new category of vehicle, powered personal transporters or PPTs. As PPTs are not classified as mechanically propelled vehicles and fall beneath the exemption threshold in the Motor Insurance Directive (Directive 2021/2118), they do not require motor insurance. E-scooters will become legal to use on public roads when the regulations to give...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Licences (1 Feb 2024)

Jack Chambers: The introduction of a mobile driving licence is one of the measures proposed in the new EU driving licence Directive currently being examined by Member States. It aims to introduce an EU wide mobile/digital licence which will be mandatory in approximately 7 years time. Currently, Member States can issue mobile driving licences, but they are only recognised in the Member State that issued...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Aviation Industry (1 Feb 2024)

Jack Chambers: Scheduled air services between a point in Ireland and a point in North America are governed by two separate EU comprehensive air transport agreements, one with the United States and the other with Canada. The operation of any scheduled air service is a commercial decision for airlines, in consultation with airports and other associated market actors, based on the commercial viability of the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Ferry Services (1 Feb 2024)

Jack Chambers: Since 2022, one new passenger ferry route was introduced by DFDS serving Rosslare Europort to Dunkirk, in northern France. This route began sailing in August 2023. There are five passenger departures from Rosslare Europort to Dunkirk each week. There are currently eight passenger ferry routes operating from Ireland to the UK, France and Spain. The shipping industry continues to...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Data (1 Feb 2024)

Jack Chambers: The details requested by the Deputy are summarised below. When data are broken down by county, year and type of vehicle it could potentially disclose individual information due to the small (less than 3) number of cars in each category. The first table at the link gives the number of vintage cars registered for use on Irish roads each year since 2017. The second table is a breakdown of these...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety (1 Feb 2024)

Jack Chambers: The visibility of micromobility users, including e-bike and e-scooter users, is a significant road safety issue. It is Government and RSA policy to encourage the use of high visibility clothing when using e-scooters or e-bikes. All vehicles on the public road at night, including e-bikes, must use lights and, under upcoming regulations, front and rear lights will be a mandatory feature for...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Insurance Coverage (1 Feb 2024)

Jack Chambers: The Road Traffic and Roads Act 2023 created a new category of vehicle, powered personal transporters or PPTs. As PPTs are not classified as mechanically propelled vehicles and fall beneath the exemption threshold in the Motor Insurance Directive (Directive 2021/2118), they do not require motor insurance. E-scooters will become legal to use on public roads when the regulations to give...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Licences (1 Feb 2024)

Jack Chambers: The introduction of a mobile driving licence is one of the measures proposed in the new EU driving licence Directive currently being examined by Member States. It aims to introduce an EU wide mobile/digital licence which will be mandatory in approximately 7 years time.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Dublin Airport Authority (31 Jan 2024)

Jack Chambers: As the Deputy will be aware, daa has the statutory responsibility for the management, operation and development of Dublin and Cork Airports. In 2021, my Department provided €97.24m to Dublin Airport and €8.38m to Cork Airport in aviation specific supports through the Covid Support Supplementary Scheme. Cork Airport received €16.69m in 2021 in supports through the Regional...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (31 Jan 2024)

Jack Chambers: I propose to take Questions Nos. 21 and 22 together. Under the Road Safety Authority Act 2006, the Road Safety Authority (RSA) has statutory responsibility for the National Driver Testing Service and the information requested is held by that Agency. I have therefore referred both questions to the Authority for direct reply. I would ask the Deputy to contact my office if a response is not...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Car Test (30 Jan 2024)

Jack Chambers: Vehicle roadworthiness is a cornerstone of road safety policy and plays an important role in reducing road accidents and fatalities on public roads. All EU Member States are required, under European law, to carry out periodic roadworthiness inspections on motor vehicles throughout a vehicle's lifecycle. The items to be tested and the reasons for failing a test in the National Car (NCT)...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (30 Jan 2024)

Jack Chambers: Under the Road Safety Authority Act 2006, the Road Safety Authority (RSA) has statutory responsibility for the National Driver Testing Service, including scheduling and appointments. I am informed that in October 2023, to further assist with reducing waiting times, the RSA made a change to the system to allow any unused slots to be made available for anyone to take up at short notice. If...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Haulage Industry (30 Jan 2024)

Jack Chambers: The provision of exercise equipment or wellbeing services at sites accessible to hauliers, e.g. rest areas, ports and company premises, is likely to require commercial arrangements with private company operators. As such, I would advise anyone looking to implement a specific health-related project to engage directly with the owners of these sites. For its part, the Government is welcoming of...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Licences (30 Jan 2024)

Jack Chambers: Ireland has licence exchange agreements with a number of countries and the Road Safety Authority, which oversees these agreements, is engaging with several other countries with a view to progressing further agreements. Such agreements can be made only when the authorities in both jurisdictions have studied and compared the licensing regimes and each side is satisfied that they are compatible....

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety (30 Jan 2024)

Jack Chambers: The Ministerial Committee on Road Safety oversees delivery of the Government's Road Safety Strategy 2021-2030. The senior official group supporting the Committee is the Road Safety Transformation Partnership Board (RSTPB), comprising representatives from the Departments of Transport and Justice and bodies including the Road Safety Authority (RSA), An Garda Síochána, Transport...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic Accidents (30 Jan 2024)

Jack Chambers: 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 the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Airport Policy (30 Jan 2024)

Jack Chambers: I propose to take Questions Nos. 206 to 208, inclusive, together. The Regional Airports Programme for the period 2021 to 2025 was published by my Department on 4 February 2021. This Programme continues to support Ireland’s smallest airports i.e., those that provide scheduled passenger services and handle fewer than one million annual passengers (on average over the two preceding...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Aviation Industry (30 Jan 2024)

Jack Chambers: As an island nation, aviation plays a crucial role in our economy and society. The National Aviation Policy, published in 2015, established a policy framework for the further development of the sector. The Policy's objectives were included in the development of Project Ireland 2040, in particular the strategic outcome of high-quality international connectivity. A number of capital...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Air Safety (25 Jan 2024)

Jack Chambers: As the Deputy is aware, the Irish Aviation Authority (IAA) is the competent authority for aviation safety regulation in Ireland, as provided for under the Irish Aviation Authority Act 1993 and officials in my Department have engaged with it on this issue. The International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) defines an obstacle, outside the airspace defined by aerodrome obstacle limitation...