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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...

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

Hildegarde Naughton: Under legislation, 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 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. I have forwarded the Deputy's query to the RSA for direct reply. If she has not heard from them in 10 working days I would...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Car Test (24 Feb 2022)

Hildegarde Naughton: The operation of the National Car Test 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 (23 Feb 2022)

Hildegarde Naughton: Under legislation, the Road Safety Authority is responsible for the operation of the motorcycle 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: Road Traffic Accidents (23 Feb 2022)

Hildegarde Naughton: The information requested is held by the Road Safety Authority (RSA). 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: Road Traffic Accidents (23 Feb 2022)

Hildegarde Naughton: As the compilation of road safety statistics is the responsibility of the Road Safety Authority I have 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 Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Post Office Network (22 Feb 2022)

Hildegarde Naughton: There are no plans to bring forward a public service obligation at this time. An Post is a commercial semi-state company and it is longstanding Government policy that postal services will not be directly subsidised by the taxpayer. The Government remains fully committed to a sustainable An Post and post office network as a key component of the economic and social infrastructure throughout...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Penalty Points System (22 Feb 2022)

Hildegarde Naughton: The number of penalty points issued to uninsured motorists in each of the years 2017 to 2021 is provided in the table below. Offence Year Number of Penalty Point Endorsement Notices issued Number of Penalty Points Applied No Insurance (user) 2017 4,082 20,410 No Insurance (user) 2018 4,498 ...