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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Projects (13 Jul 2021)

Hildegarde Naughton: The Department does not have a capital programme for the type of project described. However, it does provides an annual maintenance grant to support the search and rescue activities of certain Mountain and Cave Rescue Teams, which is provided from the IRCG budget. 

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Licences (13 Jul 2021)

Hildegarde Naughton: Under EU law, all professional bus and truck drivers require a valid driver certificate of professional competence (CPC) card when driving for a living. A number of extensions have been provided for drivers with expired CPC cards during the Covid-19 pandemic. Drivers with CPC cards that expired between 1 February and 31 August 2020 were originally granted an extension...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (13 Jul 2021)

Hildegarde Naughton: Under EU law, professional bus and truck drivers require a valid driver certificate of professional competence (CPC) card when driving for a living. A number of extensions have been provided for drivers with expired CPC cards during the Covid-19 pandemic. Drivers with CPC cards that expired between 1 February and 31 August 2020 were originally granted an extension of...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Licences (13 Jul 2021)

Hildegarde Naughton: The most recent changes to the eyesight standards required to obtain a driving licence were made in 2010, by the Road Traffic (Licensing of Drivers) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2010 (SI 544 of 2010). These Regulations, to amend the medical criteria for fitness to drive, gave effect to Commission Directive 2009/113/EC. Notification of the Regulations was published in...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Workplace Relations Commission (13 Jul 2021)

Hildegarde Naughton: The eight alleged contraventions of the working time regulations referred to my Department by the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) related to two fishing vessels.  The Marine Survey Office  (MSO) of my Department carried out follow up investigations in respect of both vessels.  The operators of both fishing vessels subsequently demonstrated compliance with the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (13 Jul 2021)

Hildegarde Naughton: The driving test is the statutory responsibility of the Road Safety Authority. The information requested is held by the Authority and this question is being referred to it 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 (13 Jul 2021)

Hildegarde Naughton: 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. Regulations are currently being prepared for a further extension to IBT certificates and an update is expected shortly.  

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Tax Data (13 Jul 2021)

Hildegarde Naughton: Motor tax is payable on an annual, half-yearly or quarterly basis.  4,960,487 motor tax discs were issued in 2020.  Of these 1,985,929 (40%) were annual, 730,453 (15%) were half-yearly and 2,244,105 (45%) were quarterly.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Tax Data (13 Jul 2021)

Hildegarde Naughton: Motor tax is payable on an annual, half-yearly or quarterly basis.  The rates applicable to the half-yearly and quarterly options are 55.5% and 28.25% of the annual charge, respectively.  Based on the volume of transactions in 2020, the estimated annual cost to the Exchequer of setting the half-yearly and quarterly rates at pro-rata rates of 50% and 25% of...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (13 Jul 2021)

Hildegarde Naughton: The driving theory test is the statutory responsibility of the Road Safety Authority. Individual cases are a matter for the Authority and the question in relation to this case is being referred to it 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 (13 Jul 2021)

Hildegarde Naughton: The driving theory test is the statutory responsibility of the Road Safety Authority. Individual cases are a matter for the Authority and the question in relation to this case is being referred to it 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 (13 Jul 2021)

Hildegarde Naughton: 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. I can confirm that Regulations for a further extension to IBT certificates are currently being prepared within my Department. An update is expected shortly.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (13 Jul 2021)

Hildegarde Naughton: The driving theory test is the statutory responsibility of the Road Safety Authority. Individual cases are a matter for the Authority and the question in relation to this case is being referred to it 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 (13 Jul 2021)

Hildegarde Naughton: The driving theory test is the statutory responsibility of the Road Safety Authority. The information requested is held by the Authority and this question is being referred to it 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 (13 Jul 2021)

Hildegarde Naughton: Under legislation, the Road Safety Authority (RSA) is the body responsible for the operation and the funding of the Theory Test. My Department is in constant contact with the RSA since the start of the pandemic regarding all of its services, the impact of Covid-19 on those services, and how they can best be maintained in the current circumstances. Any issues in relation to the delivery of the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (13 Jul 2021)

Hildegarde Naughton: The driving test is the statutory responsibility of the Road Safety Authority. Individual cases are a matter for the Authority and the question in relation to this case is being referred to it 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: Transport Policy (13 Jul 2021)

Hildegarde Naughton: Motor tax is based on the construction and use of a vehicle.   Motor tax has been charged on the basis of carbon dioxide emissions for private vehicles (which comprise 78% of the vehicle fleet) since 2008. There are no plans to move from that environmental rationale towards taxing vehicles on the basis of width. Applying width as the basis of motor tax for other classes of vehicle...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (13 Jul 2021)

Hildegarde Naughton: The driving test is the statutory responsibility of the Road Safety Authority. The information requested is held by the Authority and this question is being referred to it 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: Marine Accidents (13 Jul 2021)

Hildegarde Naughton: As you are aware, an international marine casualty investigation expert was appointed to conduct a review of the current organisational structures underpinning marine casualty investigation in Ireland in the context of national, EU and international obligations. The purpose of this review is to assess the current organisational structures for marine casualty investigation in Ireland and...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Rights of People with Disabilities (13 Jul 2021)

Hildegarde Naughton: Justice Plan 2021 commits to the development of the Third National Strategy to Combat Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence and this is a priority for me and for Government. The new Strategy will have a significant focus on service delivery, as well as cohesive governance and oversight arrangements and will, as the Deputy mentions, place a priority on prevention and reduction and will...