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Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Rebates (23 Mar 2017)

Imelda Munster: 57. To ask the Minister for Finance the cost of refunding VRT and VAT on 1,000 public service vehicles. [14622/17]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Free Travel Scheme Data (23 Mar 2017)

Imelda Munster: 117. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the estimated cost of doubling the allocation for 2017 for the free travel pass. [14617/17]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Free Travel Scheme Data (23 Mar 2017)

Imelda Munster: 118. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the estimated cost of increasing the subsidy to public bus operators for the free travel pass to the equivalent of that for private bus operators. [14618/17]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Free Travel Scheme Data (23 Mar 2017)

Imelda Munster: 119. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the estimated cost of increasing the subsidy for the free travel pass to ensure it pays for the entire cost of travel for free travel pass holders on each of the three CIÉ companies, Dublin Bus, Bus Éireann and Iarnród Éireann, rather than the percentage of the fare which is currently covered by his Department. [14619/17]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rural Transport Programme Funding (23 Mar 2017)

Imelda Munster: 191. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the cost of increasing the rural transport programme funding by 5%. [14611/17]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rural Transport Programme (23 Mar 2017)

Imelda Munster: 192. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the National Transport Authority has identified areas, be they counties, towns or rural areas, that are not covered by the rural transport programme. [14612/17]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Greenways Development (23 Mar 2017)

Imelda Munster: 193. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the allocation provided each year since 2011 for the identification and development of greenway projects. [14613/17]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Greenways Development (23 Mar 2017)

Imelda Munster: 194. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the greenway projects that have been developed by his Department since 2011. [14614/17]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Greenways Development (23 Mar 2017)

Imelda Munster: 195. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the allocation provided, each year since 2011, for the development and maintenance of cycle lanes and cycle tracks. [14615/17]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Tolls (23 Mar 2017)

Imelda Munster: 196. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the detail of the road tolls currently located on slip roads. [14620/17]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Service Vehicles (23 Mar 2017)

Imelda Munster: 197. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of public service vehicles which are currently wheelchair accessible; and the percentage of the entire fleet that number represents. [14621/17]

Other Questions: Coast Guard Services (22 Mar 2017)

Imelda Munster: Now, more than ever, we are aware of the important, often dangerous and admirable work of the Coast Guard. No one can deny the fantastic and important work which it carries out. In 2016 the service co-ordinated 2,500 incidents throughout its three marine rescue co-ordination centres and 405 people who were rescued were categorised as lives saved. The Coast Guard also assisted with the...

Other Questions: Coast Guard Services (22 Mar 2017)

Imelda Munster: If the Coast Guard itself and the volunteers are requesting and putting to the Minister the need to be put on a legislative footing, and if they are also raising issues with the lack of resources and support that they feel they are getting from the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport, that should be enough to warrant the Minister agreeing to a review. We trust these volunteers and...

Other Questions: Coast Guard Services (22 Mar 2017)

Imelda Munster: 25. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will enact legislation in order that the Irish Coast Guard can become a stand alone primary response agency; if he has met with representatives from the Coast Guard to discuss these matters; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14222/17]

Other Questions: Coast Guard Services (22 Mar 2017)

Imelda Munster: I wish to ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will enact legislation in order that the Irish Coast Guard can become a stand alone primary response agency; if he has met with representatives from the Coast Guard to discuss these matters; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

Priority Questions: Road Tolls (22 Mar 2017)

Imelda Munster: As I said to the Minister before, the slip road tolls are, in effect, a tax on people living, working, shopping and visiting Drogheda. It is the only town in Ireland with a toll. It is a tax on entering and exiting the town. I cannot emphasise enough the adverse effects on local businesses, investment, tourism and day-to-day life for people living in Drogheda and the surrounding areas and...

Priority Questions: Road Tolls (22 Mar 2017)

Imelda Munster: I am blue in the face from outlining to the Minister the adverse effects the toll is having on the town of Drogheda. In the response I received from TII, it said it had commissioned a bespoke, made-to-order set of origin-to-destination surveys in Drogheda to project the cost of the impact of removing the slip road tolls in the town. This was one methodology and calculation on one slip road...

Priority Questions: Road Tolls (22 Mar 2017)

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Priority Questions: Road Tolls (22 Mar 2017)

Imelda Munster: I requested evidence.

Priority Questions: Road Tolls (22 Mar 2017)

Imelda Munster: 20. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on his Department's policy regarding slip road tolls on the outskirts of towns, in view of the detrimental effect they have on investment, local economies and tourism in towns; his plans to review slip road tolls or if he will consider same; if he will consider reviewing current contracts, especially in Drogheda in view of its...