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

Hildegarde Naughton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 354 and 426 together. In December last, I announced the publication of a Policy Statement setting out the strategy for commercial ports to facilitate offshore renewable energy (ORE) activity in the seas around Ireland, confirming this Government's commitment to the provision of port facilities for ORE developments. A number of ports, both large ones for...

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

Hildegarde Naughton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 360 and 361 together. My Department through the National Vehicle and Driver File (NVDF) maintains a record of the ‘registered owners’ of motor vehicles. The Road Vehicles (Registration and Licensing) (Amendment) Regulations 1992 (SI No. 385 of 1992) and amendments made thereon set out the procedures regarding notification and recording of...

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

Hildegarde Naughton: The development of Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) such as direct vision for HGVs that can help to protect vulnerable road users is constantly evolving. Indeed, only in the last few weeks it has been agreed by a committee of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) to put forward a draft direct vision regulation for approval at an upcoming working party...

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

Hildegarde Naughton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 365 and 368 together. daa International (daaI) recently won a major multi-million euro contract to lead and advise on operations of King Abdulaziz International Airport in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. This is a significant contract for daaI, which they secured amid strong international competition that included several high-profile airport operators from Europe,...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Penalty Points System (26 Apr 2022)

Hildegarde Naughton: The table below contains the details on the number of offences where penatly points were issued in 2021 (January to December).  PENALTY POINT OFFENCE DESCRIPTION Total Number of Penalty Point Offences issued in 2021 Speeding    161,299 ...

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

Hildegarde Naughton: I wish to advise the Deputy that daa has statutory responsibility to operate, manage and develop Dublin Airport. As a regulated entity daa is required to operate the airport effectively and efficiently. Staffing, recruitment and terms and conditions of employment are an operational matter for daa.

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

Hildegarde Naughton: No arrangement of the nature described is in place in any motor tax office. The Deputy may be referring to the process for issuing a replacement disc where a disc issued on foot of an online application was not received in the post. In such circumstances, the procedure is that the replacement disc is issued by the local motor tax office.

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

Hildegarde Naughton: This is a matter for the Road Safety Authority. I have 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: Driver Licences (26 Apr 2022)

Hildegarde Naughton: My colleague Minister Eamon Ryan signed the Road Traffic (Recognition of Foreign Driving Licences) (Ukraine) Order 2022 into law on 22 April 2022. This means a person with temporary residence in Ireland under the provisions of the Temporary Protection Directive, because of the conflict in Ukraine, can exchange their Ukrainian driving licence for an Irish licence. The licence will be valid for...

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

Hildegarde Naughton: The Marine Survey Office will process the application as soon as possible and contact the individual concerned directly if there are any issues.

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

Hildegarde Naughton: The decision to no longer accept cash payments at National Driver Licence Services (NDLS) offices was made after evaluating security, administration and value for money factors at the tendering process. Payment at NDLS offices can be made by credit or debit card, Google Pay/Apple Pay or with Payzone vouchers. Payzone vouchers can be purchased from retailers in towns and villages...

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

Hildegarde Naughton: As the body responsible for producing statistical data of this nature, I have forwarded this query to the Road Safety Authority for direct reply. However, the Deputy should note that the Road Safety Authority provide statistics such as these after confirmation of the cause of road deaths, including coroners' reports, inquests, Garda forensic investigations, etc., which in most cases take a...

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

Hildegarde Naughton: The Deputy can access the full guidelines on medical fitness to drive at this link Slainte_agus_Tiomaint_Medical_Fitness_to_Drive_Guidelines.pd f (ndls.ie)

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Car Test (26 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: Driver Test (26 Apr 2022)

Hildegarde Naughton: Under legislation, the Road Safety Authority is responsible for the Driver Testing Service. The information requested is held by the RSA. 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: National Car Test (26 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: Legislative Measures (26 Apr 2022)

Hildegarde Naughton: Action 105 of the Road Safety Strategy 2013-2020 undertook to examine the feasibility of requiring all vehicles to carry safety equipment, including fire extinguisher, red triangle and first aid kit. Extensive research was carried out by the Road Safety Authority in 2016-2017, and information was sought from other European countries. The research noted that all of the safest European...

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

Hildegarde Naughton: There is no online driver CPC training in place at the current time. EU Directive 2003/59/EC, which introduced driver CPC, was updated in 2018 (EU Directive 645 of 2018) and the amended directive allows for part of the driver CPC training to be completed online. However, most of the training would be required to be completed in a classroom-based environment. The RSA is has begun reviewing...

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

Hildegarde Naughton: Ireland has driving licence exchange agreements in place with Australia and seven of the 10 Canadian provinces, but not with the United States of America. Irish driver licensing law operates within a framework of EU law, which sets out the driver licensing legislation with which all member states must comply. The format of licences, categories of vehicles and the standards to be met in...