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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety (18 Apr 2023)

Jack Chambers: I propose to take Questions Nos. 309 to 313, inclusive, together. The current framework for road safety is set out in the Government’s fifth Road Safety Strategy 2021 – 2030. The Road Safety Authority has overall responsibility for overseeing implementation of the Strategy and reports quarterly to the Minister of State for Transport on implementation progress. A Partnership...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (18 Apr 2023)

Jack Chambers: The Road Safety Authority (RSA) has statutory responsibility for the National Driving Test service.  This includes test applications and scheduling matters. Neither I nor my Department have the power to intervene in individual cases. I have therefore referred the specific part of the Deputy's Question to the Authority for direct reply. I would ask the Deputy to contact my office if a...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety Authority (18 Apr 2023)

Jack Chambers: As the Deputy is likely aware, road traffic collision data are compiled by An Garda Síochána and then exchanged with other road safety stakeholder agencies. My Department, the Road Safety Authority and An Garda Síochána are currently engaged in a process to review the legislative basis for this data sharing and to update this if required. This is being done in...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Air Services (18 Apr 2023)

Jack Chambers: The current Public Service Obligation (PSO) contract in place on the Donegal/Dublin route, provides twice daily two-way air services, facilitating same day return trips from Donegal, and further international connectivity from Dublin Airport. In response to the Deputy's question, the table below sets out the number of flights under this contract from Donegal Airport, which have been cancelled...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (18 Apr 2023)

Jack Chambers: The Road Safety Authority (RSA) has statutory responsibility for all aspects of the National Driving Test service.  This includes test applications and scheduling matters. Neither I nor my Department have the power to intervene in individual cases.  Prioritised test appointments can be requested through the RSA, for those applicants who are critical frontline workers employed by...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (18 Apr 2023)

Jack Chambers: The Road Safety Authority (RSA) has statutory responsibility for all aspects of the National Driving Test service.  This includes test applications and scheduling matters. Neither I nor my Department have the power to intervene in individual cases.  Prioritised test appointments can be requested through the RSA, for those applicants who are critical frontline workers employed by...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Car Test (18 Apr 2023)

Jack Chambers: The numbers of change of ownership notifications received by the Department, for the years requested, are is provided in  the table below. Also shown are the number of these notifications that relate to second car sales only. It should be noted that the figures do not pertain to unique vehicles as some vehicles, particularly those that are traded with motor dealers, can have more than...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (18 Apr 2023)

Jack Chambers: The operation of the national driving test service is the statutory responsibility of the Road Safety Authority (RSA) and the information requested is held by them. I have therefore referred the question to the Authority for direct reply. I would ask the Deputy to contact my office if a response is not received within 10 days.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Car Test (18 Apr 2023)

Jack Chambers: The operation of the National Car Testing Service is the statutory responsibility of the Road Safety Authority. I have referred the Deputy's queries 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: Driver Test (18 Apr 2023)

Jack Chambers: I propose to take Questions Nos. 330 and 331 together. The operation of the national driving test service is the statutory responsibility of the Road Safety Authority (RSA) and the breakdown of testers requested is held by them. I have therefore referred part of the question 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: Air Services (18 Apr 2023)

Jack Chambers: In the context of supporting greater connectivity on the island of Ireland, the Government agreed ‘to take forward a review of the potential for Government support to renewed viable air routes from Cork to Belfast and Dublin to Derry, working with the UK Government and Northern Ireland Executive to deliver improved connections as a priority’ as part of its commitments under New...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Electric Vehicles (18 Apr 2023)

Jack Chambers: The Programme for Government has committed my department to legislating for the use of electric scooters, or e-scooters. The use of e-scooters is not currently permitted on public roads. The Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021, which is currently before the Seanad, addresses this, amongst a range of other matters, by creating a new class of vehicle in the Road Traffic Act 1961, powered...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Pension Provisions (30 Mar 2023)

Jack Chambers: As I advised the Deputy in response to Parliamentary Question No. 274 on 21 March 2023, I am engaging with my colleague, the Minister for Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform on this matter with a view to an early resolution. A submission on this matter has been prepared and will be issued to the Minister for Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform in the immediate future.

Confidence in Government: Motion (29 Mar 2023)

Jack Chambers: Its other big idea last weekend was to drag a headline and pluck a million homes as its target, with no roadmap, costings or timelines for delivery. It understands that supply is key, and that supply is increasing. In 2022, 29,850 homes were completed, an increase of 45.2% on 2021. It understands that investment in social housing is showing results and progress. Funding is in place to...

Confidence in Government: Motion (29 Mar 2023)

Jack Chambers: The Minister, Deputy O'Brien, is delivering an unprecedented scale of investment and delivery in housing with a costed plan, Housing for All. The Labour Party I have known would have acknowledged the progress made since it oversaw housing and worked constructively to push Government to go further. Instead, we see something else, a party which has given up on constructive Opposition and politics.

Confidence in Government: Motion (29 Mar 2023)

Jack Chambers: It is a rudderless party which has decided to turn to chasing the sideline shouters and sloganeers of Sinn Féin and the hard left.

Confidence in Government: Motion (29 Mar 2023)

Jack Chambers: I fully respect the right of any party to use its parliamentary time in whatever way it sees fit but it is really disappointing to see that the Labour Party has decided to fall back on the cheap theatre of a no confidence motion which it knows will fail.

Confidence in Government: Motion (29 Mar 2023)

Jack Chambers: This has precipitated a Government motion of confidence, as it knows it must. Where once they were constructive in their opposition, they have instead fallen to a type of panic politics, of chasing Sinn Féin seated to their left, and the Social Democrats seated to their right.

Confidence in Government: Motion (29 Mar 2023)

Jack Chambers: The worst part of this is that they understand the issue at hand, having recently held the housing portfolio. They must know that cheap talk and motions of confidence, causing a cycle of elections, will not solve this. They talk of new thinking and new ideas, yet when the opportunity arises to share that new thinking, it seems its big idea is to join a chorus of other populist voices.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (29 Mar 2023)

Jack Chambers: Dublin Port Company (DPC) is the largest and busiest port in the State serving the trading needs of Ireland with on average 70% of all vessel visits and over 50% of all tonnage handled by ports in Ireland. National Ports Policy (NPP) categorises DPC as a Port of National Significance (Tier 1) and it is a ‘Core’ port within the TEN-T Regulation at a European level. It is a...