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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Maritime Jurisdiction (1 Mar 2022)

Hildegarde Naughton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 213 and 214 together. On 19 January 2022, my Department was informed by the Irish Aviation Authority of a request they had received from the Russian authorities to issue a Notice to Airmen (NOTAM) in respect of an area of Irish controlled airspace due to proposed military exercises scheduled to take place in February.  Such a notice would ensure that...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Aviation Industry (1 Mar 2022)

Hildegarde Naughton: The Department does not gather the data requested. The Department produces a Quarterly Aviation Snapshot which gives headline statistics on passenger numbers at our airports for the previous quarter. The CSO Annual Aviation Statistics remains the official source of passenger and flight statistics. The CSO collect and publish annual statistics which give details on the number of...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Parking Provision (1 Mar 2022)

Hildegarde Naughton: Drivers and passengers with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) are not eligible for the Disabled Parking Scheme and my Department has no plans to introduce a parallel scheme specific to autism. As the Deputy may be aware, the Disabled Parking Permit is targeted at drivers and passengers with a permanent condition or disability that severely restricts their ability to walk. The intention of...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Licences (1 Mar 2022)

Hildegarde Naughton: The terms and conditions applied by insurance companies are a matter for those companies, which are regulated by the Central Bank, and do not fall within my remit.  Likewise I have no remit in relation to the terms and conditions of car rental businesses.  

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety (1 Mar 2022)

Hildegarde Naughton: In accordance with Action 6 of the recently published Government Road Safety Strategy 2021-2030, a working group has been established to examine and review the framework for setting of speed limits.  The Review Group has commenced its work and has met three times, with Terms of Reference agreed and background work packages being commissioned.  The group is looking at the full...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Licences (1 Mar 2022)

Hildegarde Naughton: National Driver Licence Service front offices are open to the public, but an appointment must be made to attend. It is no longer possible to attend an office without an appointment.  Appointments can be made online or by telephone. Currently, 29,000 appointment slots are free out of the usual 77,000 slots available for booking across a six week period. The Road Safety Authority is...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (1 Mar 2022)

Hildegarde Naughton: The online testing service was launched in 2021 as a pilot project. The pilot phase is now complete and the Driver Theory Test Service will review the findings of this project. No further bookings are available for online testing at this time.  All theory test centres are currently open at full capacity and there is adequate availability in all testing locations.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (1 Mar 2022)

Hildegarde Naughton: The Road Safety Authority is responsible for the operation of the driving test. I have therefore forwarded the Deputy's query to the RSA 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 (1 Mar 2022)

Hildegarde Naughton: This is an operational matter for the Road Safety Authority, which provides the National Driver Licence Service. I have forwarded the Deputy's query to the Authority for direct reply. If he has not heard from the Authority in 10 working days I would ask that he contact my office directly.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Coast Guard Service (24 Feb 2022)

Hildegarde Naughton: I thank Senator Byrne for raising this issue. As he knows, the Department of Transport is responsible for the Irish Coast Guard building programme, essentially aimed at ensuring Coast Guard units along the coast are fit for purpose. The programme is managed through the Office of Public Works from planning and design to build and ongoing maintenance, with legal assistance as necessary from...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Coast Guard Service (24 Feb 2022)

Hildegarde Naughton: It has been prioritised as a coastguard station, and one of the stations that is in most need of new facilities. It is on the building programme priority list. The Irish Coast Guard and the OPW are fully committed to providing a unit with a fully functioning coastguard station in that area. The OPW has already commenced the preliminary investigative works in respect of the six possible...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Postcode System (24 Feb 2022)

Hildegarde Naughton: Capita Business Support Services Ireland, trading as Eircode, assigns Eircodes to new property addresses using a valid postal address and a verified geo-location. An Post collects information on all new and existing buildings, including renovated buildings, along with changes to existing addresses and Ordnance Survey Ireland (OSi) provides the geo-locations for these...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Post Office Network (24 Feb 2022)

Hildegarde Naughton: The work of the Inter-Departmental Group, which was established to, inter alia, examine the feasibility of additional Government services being provided through to An Post and the post office network, is being considered by Minister Naughton and its report will be submitted to Government in due course.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Airport Security (24 Feb 2022)

Hildegarde Naughton: Arrangements were put in place to implement enhanced background checking arrangements for certain aviation employees from 1 January 2022 in line with updated European regulatory requirements. The updated regulation adds a security intelligence check to the existing requirement for a criminal history check as well as increasing the frequency of the checks for existing employees. The checks...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Licences (24 Feb 2022)

Hildegarde Naughton: The current fitness to drive requirements in relation to epilepsy have been in place since 2010. There was no rule change in November of last year. The standards of fitness to drive are set out in EU legislation and national law. A person diagnosed with epilepsy must provide a medical report completed by a general practitioner (GP) when applying for a driving licence for any category....

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Vehicle Registration Tax (24 Feb 2022)

Hildegarde Naughton: As the Deputy will be aware, there is a facility in place to declare a vehicle off the road where it is not going to be in use in a public place. This is underpinned by the Non-Use of Motor Vehicles Act 2013. The primary purpose of the Act was to replace retrospective declarations of vehicles being off the road with a system where the vehicle must be declared off the road in advance. The...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Licences (24 Feb 2022)

Hildegarde Naughton: All enquires relating to driver licensing are handled by the National Driver Licence Service (NDLS), 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.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Licences (24 Feb 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: Transport Policy (24 Feb 2022)

Hildegarde Naughton: I am fully aware of the recruitment crisis currently facing the transport sector, and of the shortage of HGV drivers in particular. The driver shortage is not confined to Ireland; it has been a growing issue across Europe and globally for a number of years now. It is a multifaceted issue with a range of different contributing factors, including the COVID-19 pandemic, which has clearly had a...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Licences (24 Feb 2022)

Hildegarde Naughton: The current extension to the validity of driving licences is granted under EU Regulation 2021/267 and is recognised by all EU Member States. This means that driving licences that expired between 1 September 2020 and 31 October 2021 have been extended for an additional 10 months. This includes an additional authorisation that Ireland received from the EU to extend licences that expired between...