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Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Transport Policy (14 Jun 2022)

Hildegarde Naughton: Of the 18,946 SPSV vehicles in the fleet in 2021, a total of 16,134 vehicles, which is equivalent to 85% of the fleet, were less than ten years old. A total of 2,359 vehicles were between ten and 15 years old, which represented 12.5% of the entire fleet. Approximately half of those, or 6.7%, were availing of the Covid-19 extension on the maximum permissible age. They were mainly taxis....

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Dublin Airport Authority (14 Jun 2022)

Hildegarde Naughton: I thank the Deputy for this question and the opportunity to update the House on the current situation at Dublin Airport. We can all agree that the passenger experience at Dublin Airport recently has fallen far short of the service that passengers should expect at our largest State airport. The DAA, as we all know, has the statutory responsibility to operate and manage Dublin Airport,...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Electric Vehicles (14 Jun 2022)

Hildegarde Naughton: I have noted the recent publication from the Parliamentary Budget Office, An Overview of Ireland’s Electric Vehicle Incentivesand a Comparison With International Peers, to which the Deputy referred. Electric vehicles (EVs) are the most prominent transport mitigation measure in the 2021 Climate Action Plan. Ireland has set an ambitious target of 945,000 EVs on our roads by 2030. This...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Heritage Sites (14 Jun 2022)

Hildegarde Naughton: I would like to thank the Deputy for this question. As the Deputy will be aware, Shannon Group informed the Department in Summer 2020 that it was necessary to consider a comprehensive and radical adjustment to its structure to secure the long-term future of the Shannon Heritage business and its employees. A number of challenges had arisen, including the lack of expertise in the Group for...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Policy (14 Jun 2022)

Hildegarde Naughton: My Department published the Five Cities Demand Management Studyin December 2021. The purpose of the Study is to identify transport demand drivers in Dublin, Cork, Waterford, Limerick, and Galway, and to assess the impact and suitability of an array of different demand management measures for each city. The Study focused on addressing four main challenges facing our cities: decarbonisation,...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Dublin Airport Authority (14 Jun 2022)

Hildegarde Naughton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 72, 81 and 127 together. As the Deputy will be aware daa has the statutory responsibility to operate and manage Dublin Airport including all the operations associated with security screening at the Airport.  Following the unacceptable level of service experienced by passengers on Sunday, 29 May, I...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (14 Jun 2022)

Hildegarde Naughton: The Renewable Fuels for Transport Policy Statement signals a switch from the current bioethanol blend in petrol from 5% to 10% in petrol by 2023, subject to supporting legislation. This will achieve the Climate Action Plan’s commitment to increase the level of bioethanol blended into petrol in advance of the target date set out in that strategy. This would also be in step with the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Car Test (14 Jun 2022)

Hildegarde Naughton: I want to firstly clarify to the Deputy that the operation and oversight of the National Car Testing Service is the statutory responsibility of the Road Safety Authority. Neither I as Minister for Transport, nor my department, have a direct role in operational matters, including the demand management process for test appointments. However, I am very aware of the serious challenges that the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Airport Security (14 Jun 2022)

Hildegarde Naughton: In order to safeguard civil aviation against acts of unlawful interference, daa applies security controls at Dublin Airport in accordance with the Irish National Civil Aviation Security Programme and EU Regulation 300/2008. The security controls to be applied are included in its Airport Security Programme which is approved by the Irish Aviation Authority. Inspections and testing of these...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Electric Vehicles (14 Jun 2022)

Hildegarde Naughton: Climate change is one of the biggest challenges we face.  The transport sector, which accounts for about a fifth of our overall carbon emissions, must play a pivotal role in the national decarbonisation effort. I am committed to placing Ireland on the right track to achieve zero-emission mobility by at least 2050. Our public transport operators are central to this goal, leading by...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Aviation Industry (14 Jun 2022)

Hildegarde Naughton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 78, 113 and 360 together. As I outlined earlier to the House, my department began scoping work on a revised version of the full National Aviation Policy in early 2020. At that time initial consideration was given to the themes that should be explored in such a new policy. While not fully settled, included for consideration were issues such as...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Regional Airports (14 Jun 2022)

Hildegarde Naughton: The Regional Airports Programme 2021-2025 supports Ireland’s smallest airports, those that operate scheduled services and handle fewer than 1 million annual passengers. Supports under this Programme are targeted at safety and security activities and operations, assisting our regional airports to ensure they comply with international regulatory requirements in these areas. Funding...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Air Services (14 Jun 2022)

Hildegarde Naughton: Significant progress has been made on the development of a policy framework for unmanned aircraft systems (UAS). The aim of the policy framework is to set out the vision, strategy, and priorities for the development of the UAS sector in Ireland. The framework will guide high-level strategic planning and development of the UAS sector with the aim of supporting growth and innovation while...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Haulage Industry (14 Jun 2022)

Hildegarde Naughton: 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 in the price of refined products on the retail market. On 15 March 2022, Minister Ryan and I proposed to Government an emergency support measure – the Licensed Haulage Emergency...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Policy (14 Jun 2022)

Hildegarde Naughton: Thank you Deputy. My Department has no current plans to establish an innovation hub for sustainable aviation in Shannon. The term sustainable aviation is a broad reaching one and can refer to a range of actions by various elements within the aviation industry, such as improved aircraft technology, more efficient air traffic management, the use of sustainable aviation fuels, and the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Ports Policy (14 Jun 2022)

Hildegarde Naughton: A port capacity study is currently underway and is due for completion shortly. Upon its finalisation a full review of National Ports Policy will commence later this year which will look at the overall ports policy framework. Given Ireland’s increased ambition in Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) of 5GW of offshore wind by 2030 and the potential of at least 30GW of floating offshore...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Dublin Airport Authority (14 Jun 2022)

Hildegarde Naughton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 105, 130 and 250 together. I wish to thank the Deputies for their questions. During the Covid-19 crisis the aviation sector has benefited considerably from the suite of measures put in place by Government to support businesses across the economy, including but not limited to, a wage subsidy scheme, grants, low-cost loans, a commercial rates waiver,...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Car Test (14 Jun 2022)

Hildegarde Naughton: As the Deputy may know, all Member States of the European Union are required to carry out periodic roadworthiness inspections on motor vehicles at specified regular intervals.  Under Regulation 3(2) of the Road Traffic (National Car Test) Regulations 2017 (S.I. No. 415/2017), which sets out the applicable dates for periodic testing, the initial test due date for a vehicle is...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (14 Jun 2022)

Hildegarde Naughton: Under legislation, the Road Safety Authority (RSA) is the body responsible for the operation of the Theory Test and my Department has no involvement in creating the test material or the operation of the test. 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: Dublin Airport Authority (14 Jun 2022)

Hildegarde Naughton: As the Deputy will be aware, daa is the body with statutory responsibility to operate, manage and develop Dublin Airport and issues with regards to security delays at Dublin Airport fall within the operational responsibility of daa. daa has advised passengers who missed flights recently due to security queue delays to make contact with their Customer Experience team...