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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Licences (6 Oct 2020)

Eamon Ryan: My Department and the Road Safety Authority (RSA) cannot state the exact number of people driving on a UK licence at any moment in time. There is no requirement or provision in law for EU member states to record the number of people driving in their territories on licences from other states, nor indeed would such be workable. At the start of Brexit, the motor insurance industry...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (6 Oct 2020)

Eamon Ryan: While it is the case that a learner driver must be accompanied by a fully licensed driver at all times, there is no requirement in law for driving instructors to attend test centres with learners sitting driving tests. Operational arrangements at test centres are a matter for the Road Safety Authority. I have therefore referred the Deputy's question to the Authority for direct response;...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (6 Oct 2020)

Eamon Ryan: I am aware of the serious difficulties arising for Irish licensed travel agents and tour operators in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic and the catastrophic collapse of overseas travel and tourism. The sector continues to benefit from a range of State supports made available for SMEs - including the wage subsidies - and the State is also providing a special financial guarantee under a...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Search and Rescue Service Provision (6 Oct 2020)

Eamon Ryan: This incident attracted a high level of interest and fortunately had a most successful outcome in that the two casualties were successfully located and rescued. The Coast Guard was advised at 10;05pm on 12thAugust that two paddle boarders had earlier departed from Furbough Co Galway and failed to return. Galway Bay RNLI were tasked by the Coast Guard within three minutes of the initial...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic Accidents (6 Oct 2020)

Eamon Ryan: Many other jurisdictions have reports, consultations and other forms of publication related to all aspects of travel. It would not be appropriate for me as Minister to comment on them, particularly in a case such as this, which relates to a consultation draft of a document produced by a particular research organization in another country. I also note that the document relates to media...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (6 Oct 2020)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 213 and 215 together. As the Deputies will be aware, the Covid-19 health emergency has had a profound impact on the public transport sector due to the fall in passenger numbers and associated drop in fare revenues. While the majority of public transport in Ireland is provided by the publicly-subvented bus and rail services funded through National...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Licences (6 Oct 2020)

Eamon Ryan: In response to the Covid-19 restrictions introduced by the Government, regulations were brought in to extend the period of validity for all driving licences that expired between 1 March and 31 August 2020 for seven months. A licence that had an expiry date of 30 June 2020 is now valid until 30 January 2021. New driving licences have not been issued, but the official driver record will be...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Aviation Policy (6 Oct 2020)

Eamon Ryan: My Department’s focus is on ensuring that we have the optimum network for Ireland given the importance of international connectivity for the wellbeing of the country. That involves having a strong airport in our capital city, as well as strong airports in Cork and Shannon, complemented by the smaller regional airports. I do not accept the view that there is a question of developing...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (6 Oct 2020)

Eamon Ryan: As the Minister for Transport, I have responsibility for policy and overall funding in relation to public transport. However, I am not involved in the day-to-day operations of public transport. The issue raised is a matter for the National Transport Authority (NTA) in conjunction with Bus Éireann. I understand from the NTA that no change is planned to the PSO subvented route 51 from...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (6 Oct 2020)

Eamon Ryan: The scheduling of candidates’ driving tests is the responsibility of the Road Safety Authority and I have no information on any individual cases. However, my Department is remaining in close contact with the RSA as they deal with the increased demand for their driver testing service since operations resumed following its temporary closure due to the COVID emergency. In addition...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (6 Oct 2020)

Eamon Ryan: As this is a matter for the Road Safety Authority I have referred the Deputy's question to the Authority for direct response. Please contact my office if no reply has been received within ten working days.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Ports Policy (6 Oct 2020)

Eamon Ryan: My Department was first informed about this suggestion by Rosslare Europort in late July 2020 when the Company forwarded a short document to my Department on the development potential for available lands adjacent to Rosslare Europort which included a suggestion that a Free Zone area could be located there as well as at the port itself. The issue is therefore at the very early stage...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Licences (6 Oct 2020)

Eamon Ryan: Under EU and Irish driving licence legislation, driving licences issued by Member States are mutually recognised. An EU driving licence is exchangeable for an Irish driving licence, except where the licence issued by the other Member State was itself issued in exchange for a licence from a state that is not a Member State, or a state that Ireland does not have a licence exchange agreement...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Costs (6 Oct 2020)

Eamon Ryan: As Minister for Transport, I have responsibility for policy and overall funding in relation to public transport, and the Programme for Government - Our Shared Futureprioritises plans for, among other projects, the delivery of BusConnects. The National Transport Authority (NTA) has statutory responsibility for the planning and development of public transport infrastructure, including...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (6 Oct 2020)

Eamon Ryan: As Minister for Transport I have responsibility for overall policy and securing exchequer funding in relation to the National Roads Programme. Under the Roads Acts 1993-2015 and in line with the National Development Plan (NDP), the planning, design and construction of individual national roads is a matter for Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII), in conjunction with the local authorities...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Licences (6 Oct 2020)

Eamon Ryan: 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: Fines Data (6 Oct 2020)

Eamon Ryan: My Department has, to date, not paid any fines for non-transposition of EU Directives into Irish law.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety (6 Oct 2020)

Eamon Ryan: As Minister for Transport I have responsibility for overall policy and securing exchequer funding in relation to the National Roads Programme. Under the Roads Acts 1993-2015 and in line with the National Development Plan (NDP), the operation and maintenance of individual national roads is a matter for Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII), in conjunction with the local authorities...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Brexit Issues (6 Oct 2020)

Eamon Ryan: Regardless of the outcome of the EU-UK negotiations, the end of the transition period will see the UK no longer applying the rules of the EU’s Single Market and Customs Union. This will have immediate implications for trade flows, particularly to UK markets but also to wider EU markets via the UK Landbridge. The UK landbridge is an important means of access to the single market,...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Brexit Preparations (6 Oct 2020)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 228 to 230, inclusive, together. As has been signalled since the publication of the report ‘The Implications of Brexit on the Use of the landbridge’ by the Irish Maritime Development Office (IMDO) in 2018, there is likely to be disruption to the UK landbridge when customs and border controls between the EU and the UK are introduced, which is...