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Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Post Office Network (27 Apr 2022)

Hildegarde Naughton: Operational matters relating to An Post, including staffing issues, are a matter for the Board and management of An Post and not one in which I, as Minister, have a role.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Car Test (27 Apr 2022)

Hildegarde Naughton: The operation of the National Car Test (NCT) service is the statutory responsibility of the Road Safety Authority and I have therefore referred the question 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: National Car Test (27 Apr 2022)

Hildegarde Naughton: The Deputy may wish to note that roadworthiness testing is not automatically required at the point of sale of a vehicle. Upon registration of new or second-hand vehicles by the Office of the Revenue Commissioners, vehicle data is added to the National Driver and Vehicles File (NVDF) and relevant vehicles are notified to the NCT Service.  The applicable dates for roadworthiness...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (27 Apr 2022)

Hildegarde Naughton: Under legislation, the Road Safety Authority is responsible for the Driver Testing Service. I have therefore referred this question 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 Licences (27 Apr 2022)

Hildegarde Naughton: All enquires relating to driver licensing are handled by the National Driver Licence Service, the provision of which I have delegated to the Road Safety Authority (RSA) under the relevant legislation. My Department does not have access to individual applications. I have forwarded the Deputy's query to the RSA for direct reply. If he has not heard from them in 10 working days I would ask that...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Local Authorities (27 Apr 2022)

Hildegarde Naughton: This matter is being investigated by Department officials. A response is not possible at this time - we will revert as soon as possible.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Transport Policy (26 Apr 2022)

Hildegarde Naughton: Much really good work is happening across some of our local authority areas. There are pilot schemes in place. Dún-Laoghaire Rathdown County Council is piloting cargo bikes for businesses. It is a six-month cargo-bike pilot scheme. Cork City Council has the cargo bike library. In this regard, some €45,000 has been provided by the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Transport Policy (26 Apr 2022)

Hildegarde Naughton: The EU Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme focuses on optimising logistics. This is all part of what we are looking at through the ten-year haulage strategy. The programme is called SENATOR and the aim behind it is to create a new urban logistics model for enhancing city sustainability. The project will develop a smart network operator as a control tower supported on an ICT...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Airport Policy (26 Apr 2022)

Hildegarde Naughton: I thank the Deputy for his question. The shared island fund is allocated by the Department of the Taoiseach to approved collaborative North-South projects that implement the Government’s investment commitments and objectives on a shared island as set out in the programme for Government and the shared island dimension of the revised National Development Plan 2021-2030, including the...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Airport Policy (26 Apr 2022)

Hildegarde Naughton: As I said, what I and the Minister have committed to doing is conducting that review around the viability of those air routes between Dublin and Derry, and Cork and Belfast. We are working with the Department of the Taoiseach in respect of that. It is also important to say that the City of Derry Airport is already in receipt of funding support from Derry City and Strabane District Council...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Airport Policy (26 Apr 2022)

Hildegarde Naughton: I thank the Deputy. Again I want to say that as part of the programme for Government regional connectivity is absolutely critical. There have been limited funding resources even around the regional airports programme and there are lots of requests to come in under that, including for the City of Derry Airport. To be very to the point, there are limited resources. Particularly during the...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Transport Policy (26 Apr 2022)

Hildegarde Naughton: As in passenger transport, enabling the freight sector and businesses to avail of cleaner and more efficient delivery alternatives will be necessary to reduce Ireland's transport emissions and meet our climate goals. Currently, heavy goods vehicles account for around 20%, and light goods vehicles for 18% of national transport emissions. In the coming months, my Department will publish a...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Haulage Industry (26 Apr 2022)

Hildegarde Naughton: I thank the Deputy for the question. The European and global oil markets are currently volatile due to the conflict in Ukraine exacerbating pre-existing market shortages, primarily of diesel. This has caused a spike in the price of crude and of refined products on the retail market. The Government is fully aware of the significant financial impact that rising fuel prices is having on...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Haulage Industry (26 Apr 2022)

Hildegarde Naughton: We all accept there are external factors here. The Government can do so much in regard to cushioning people from the rising cost of fuel but there is also a strong recognition from the Government of the importance of the haulage sector, in particular for our essential supply chain. That is why I, the Minister, Deputy Eamon Ryan, and the Government moved in regard to this scheme, which is...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Haulage Industry (26 Apr 2022)

Hildegarde Naughton: We have to acknowledge the work that is ongoing within the Department in regard to the current €100 per week scheme. Those in the haulage sector are applying for that. It is going to run for an eight-week period and it will be reviewed thereafter. As I said, we will continue our engagement, as we have done, with the Irish Road Haulage Association and the wider sector in regard to...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Legislative Programme (26 Apr 2022)

Hildegarde Naughton: Electric scooters are a type of powered personal transporter (PPT). PPTs are classed as mechanically propelled vehicles, the use of which requires a valid licence, tax and appropriate insurance in accordance with Section 3 of the Road Traffic Act 1961. As PPTs do not fall under any existing vehicle category, it is not currently possible to tax and insure them and there is no separate licence...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Ferry Services (26 Apr 2022)

Hildegarde Naughton: Firstly, let me reiterate that this Government is seriously concerned by the lack of consultation or notice offered by P&O in relation to its decision in the United Kingdom, which is contrary to all acceptable industrial relations practice.   On the matter of Irish employees, the Department understands that approximately 25 of the P&O seafarers made redundant were Irish...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Fishing Industry (26 Apr 2022)

Hildegarde Naughton: The fishing vessel “MFV Mary Kate” at the time when it was first presented for registration in Ireland came within the 15m to 24m sector of the fleet. At that time there was no safety survey or certification scheme for such vessels and there were no regulations for the structure, stability or machinery. At that time when the “MFV Mary Kate” fishing vessel was...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Airport Policy (26 Apr 2022)

Hildegarde Naughton: I am very much aware of the recent delays experienced by passengers, particularly those departing from Dublin Airport, and the negative impact these delays have had on those passengers. In relation to Dublin Airport, daa has the statutory responsibility to operate, manage and develop the airport, including all the operations associated with security screening at the Airport. I have...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Aviation Industry (26 Apr 2022)

Hildegarde Naughton: Officials from my Department have recently sought information from Ryanair regarding the level of utilisation of the services it operates between Poland and Ireland.   Ryanair indicated that it provides up to 100 flights per week on 16 routes between the major airports in Poland to Dublin, Cork and Shannon, and has seen strong but not excessive demand on these routes...