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Seanad: Air Navigation and Transport Bill 2020: Second Stage (28 Sep 2021)

Hildegarde Naughton: I thank the House for the opportunity today to introduce the Air Navigation and Transport Bill 2020. As Senators will be aware, the Bill was subject to pre-legislative scrutiny by the Joint Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport in July 2019. The Bill was published on 4 December 2020 and passed all Stages in the Dáil on 7 July this year. This Bill has been considered by the...

Seanad: Air Navigation and Transport Bill 2020: Second Stage (28 Sep 2021)

Hildegarde Naughton: I might leave it there so.

Seanad: Air Navigation and Transport Bill 2020: Second Stage (28 Sep 2021)

Hildegarde Naughton: I thank Senators for the contributions they have made to this Second Stage debate. I am going to endeavour to respond to as many of the issues raised as possible. Senators Buttimer, Murphy and Ahearn raised the regions and supporting our regional airports. As Members will know, policy on regional airports has been influenced by the need to optimise conditions for regional development and...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Licences (28 Sep 2021)

Hildegarde Naughton: Prior to October 2006, full category B (car) licence holders, on passing a driving test, were permitted to drive category M (the old category for mopeds) vehicles. This practice ceased for new category B licence holders with the implementation of the third EU driving licence Directive in 2013. Currently, to apply for a driving licence for category AM (mopeds) a person must have completed...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Licences (28 Sep 2021)

Hildegarde Naughton: Prior to October 2006, full category B (car) licence holders, on passing a driving test, were permitted to drive category M (the old category for mopeds) vehicles. This practice ceased for new category B licence holders with the implementation of the third EU driving licence Directive in 2013. Currently, to apply for a driving licence for category AM (mopeds) a person must have completed...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Air Services (28 Sep 2021)

Hildegarde Naughton: Minister Ryan and I have engaged extensively with aviation stakeholders, including through the Aviation Recovery Taskforce and the National Civil Aviation Development Forum. To mitigate the negative economic impact of COVID-19 the Government has put in place a range of supports for all businesses, including those in the aviation sector. These include the wage subsidy scheme, the waving of...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (28 Sep 2021)

Hildegarde Naughton: The Deputy will be pleased to learn that he has been misinformed. There is no such anomaly. There is nothing in the Road Safety Authority driver test booking system which links the driving test with motor tax, so that not having motor tax, or proof of motor tax, at the time of booking is irrelevant to the test application process. The only motor tax requirement connected to the driving...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (28 Sep 2021)

Hildegarde Naughton: Specific details on individual test centres are an operational matter for the Road Safety Authority. I have therefore referred this part of 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. Due to the suspension of driver testing services in the initial pandemic response, along with the health...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Traffic Fines (28 Sep 2021)

Hildegarde Naughton: My Department is currently working with both the Office of Parliamentary Counsel and An Garda Síochána in relation to such offences.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Traffic Management (28 Sep 2021)

Hildegarde Naughton: While I acknowledge the hard work and very valuable contribution made by volunteer charity drivers, I do not intend at this time to extend scarce and valuable bus lane access to additional users without careful consideration of the impacts, including the potential for delays to buses and emergency services who currently have such access, and consultation with those affected, including such...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Licences (28 Sep 2021)

Hildegarde Naughton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 266 and 267 together. The validity period of Initial Basic Training (IBT) certificates is set out in legislation. Making a change to the validity of an existing certificate requires a change in law. The Road Safety Authority and the Department of Transport announced a further extension to certificates for motorcycle Initial Basic Training (IBT), in order to...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Measures (28 Sep 2021)

Hildegarde Naughton: My Department is aware of the work in Northern Ireland and of the public consultation the Justice Ministry in Northern Ireland has conducted. Officials of my Department are in contact with their counterparts in Northern Ireland in relation to this ongoing work. It is important to note that there is modern legislation in this jurisdiction that covers non-fatal strangulation, while Northern...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Family Law Cases (28 Sep 2021)

Hildegarde Naughton: My Department acts as the Central Authority in Ireland for the recovery of maintenance from abroad. My officials are dealing with the case referred to by the Deputy. However, I hope you will appreciate that it would not be appropriate for me, as Minister, to comment on any individual case.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Service (28 Sep 2021)

Hildegarde Naughton: Everyone in custody is provided with healthcare services based on an equivalence of care to that which is provided under the General Medical Scheme in the community. Those services are based on a primary care model which includes general practitioner services made available to all those in custody. In respect of the specific case referenced by the Deputy, I understand that the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Coroners Service (28 Sep 2021)

Hildegarde Naughton: Prior to the retirement of the coroner for Tipperary South, Mr. Paul Morris on 25 June 2021, it had been agreed by the relevant local authority, Tipperary County Council to amalgamate, by way of Section 7 of the Coroners Acts 1962–2019, the two coronial districts of Tipperary North and Tipperary South with effect from that date. On 25 June 2021, Mr Joseph P Kelly, the then coroner...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Tax Exemptions (23 Sep 2021)

Hildegarde Naughton: 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 provisions of the Non-Use of Motor Vehicles Act 2013. The primary purpose of the Act is to replace the system whereby a vehicle was declared off the road retrospectively with a system under which the vehicle must be declared off the road in advance....

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (23 Sep 2021)

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...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Cycling Policy (23 Sep 2021)

Hildegarde Naughton: The prosecution of offences arising from breaches of road traffic law fall under the responsibility of An Garda Síochána, as, ultimately, would any decision to accept helmet camera footage as the basis for such a prosecution. Questions relating to law enforcement come primarily under the remit of my colleague, the Minister for Justice. As Minister for Transport I have, however,...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Proposed Legislation (23 Sep 2021)

Hildegarde Naughton: The General Scheme of the Criminal Justice (Hate Crime) Bill 2021 was published on 16 April and is available on my Department's website. Following its publication in April, the General Scheme was referred to the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice for pre-legislative scrutiny. The scheduling of pre-legislative scrutiny is a matter for the Committee. The Bill has also been referred to the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Human Trafficking (23 Sep 2021)

Hildegarde Naughton: Human trafficking is a heinous crime based on deception and exploitation of vulnerable people. Combatting it is, and will continue to be, a priority for this Government and over the past year we have introduced significant measures to combat trafficking, to create a more victim-centred approach to identifying and supporting victims and to raise awareness and provide training. While it was...