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Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Data (9 Sep 2024)

Jack Chambers: The costing of new tax policy measures is a challenging process which frequently, by necessity, involves relying on a number of assumptions. A key limiting factor in the costing process can be the availability of data on the likely take up and potential base. As a result, there is a large degree of uncertainty involved including in relation to behavioural effects. This is acknowledged by...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Television Licence Fee (4 Jul 2024)

Jack Chambers: I propose to take Questions Nos. 69 and 70 together. As has been stated on numerous occasions, the Government is committed to the reform of the TV licence. A long-term funding model is needed to deliver effective reform and ensure that a secure, sustainable model of funding is put in place for our public service media. The Government is committed to the introduction of a new sustainable...

Mortgage Interest Rates Cap Bill 2023: Second Stage [Private Members] (20 Jun 2024)

Jack Chambers: I again thank Deputies for speaking to the Bill. I also thank Deputy Boyd Barrett for bringing it to the House. We are all acutely aware of the high mortgage repayments currently faced by some mortgage holders and the stress and hardship this causes for families. The Government has undertaken a number of initiatives, including measures in the budget, to help people impacted by the rise in...

Mortgage Interest Rates Cap Bill 2023: Second Stage [Private Members] (20 Jun 2024)

Jack Chambers: I thank Deputy Boyd Barrett for initiating this Bill. The Bill proposes to cap mortgage interest rates on private dwelling home mortgages and to give the Central Bank the power to issue a direction to all mortgage lenders setting out the maximum APR chargeable on housing loans, that being a rate not exceeding 3%. The Government is opposing the Bill and I will outline shortly some of the...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Road Safety (16 May 2024)

Jack Chambers: I would like to express my sincere condolences to the friends and families of those who have lost their lives on our roads this year. As Minister of State with responsibility for road safety, I have been working with the Minister, Deputy Eamon Ryan, my officials, the transport agencies and across government to reverse the current trend and stop the level of fatalities on our roads. The...

Road Safety and Maintenance: Motion [Private Members] (15 May 2024)

Jack Chambers: ...the Deputies from the Labour Party who have tabled this motion on the importance of road safety, along with the condition of our roads and active travel infrastructure. I welcome the opportunity to debate these important concerns. I also acknowledge constructive engagement and support of Labour and indeed other Deputies in progressing the recent Road Traffic Act. A collaborative...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Insurance Industry (14 May 2024)

Jack Chambers: Under Section 5 of the Road Traffic Act 2014, insurers access the Department of Transport's National Vehicle and Driver File (NVDF) to verify the number of penalty points endorsed on a licence. The Road Traffic and Roads Act 2023 extends this access to endorsement details, including disqualifications, and access for intermediaries sanctioned to enter contracts on behalf of a vehicle...

Road Safety: Statements (17 Apr 2024)

Jack Chambers: I welcome the opportunity to address the House. As many Deputies will be aware, in three of the past four years, we have seen an increase in road-related fatalities and serious accidents. Last year, 2023, was a particularly stark year on our roads with 188 people losing their lives, the worst total in close to a decade. Tragically, this upward trend has continued well into 2024. As of...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Penalty Points System (11 Apr 2024)

Jack Chambers: Driving disqualification court order information is sent electronically from the Courts Service to my Department. This information is then endorsed on driver records on the Department's National Vehicle and Driver File (NVDF). If a court order cannot be matched automatically against an Irish driver record, the National Driving Licence Service (NDLS), operated by the Road Safety Authority...

Seanad: Road Traffic Bill 2024: Second Stage (21 Mar 2024)

Jack Chambers: I appreciate everyone's remarks and support for the Bill. I acknowledge the presence of Deputy Devlin and his guests in the Public Gallery. To speak to Senator Murphy's contribution, much of what he set out contained excellent points in terms of the 1,800 speeding offences that occurred last weekend. It is shocking. That is 1,800 potential collisions and areas of high risk, where people...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Road Projects (29 Feb 2024)

Jack Chambers: I thank Deputy Stanton for raising this important issue. I welcome the opportunity to discuss this topic with members of the House. I understand that the Deputy’s question is in relation to the provision funding to Cork County Council for emergency repairs on roads and bridges following Storm Babet in October with an emphasis on the east Cork region. As the Deputy said, I was in...

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic Bill 2024: Committee Stage (28 Feb 2024)

Jack Chambers: I thank the committee for facilitating the early hearing of Committee Stage of the Road Traffic Bill 2024. This Bill is an essential part of our response to the disturbing upward trend in road deaths and it is a Bill I would like to see passed as soon as possible. I know the committee is familiar with the situation on our roads. Up to today, there have been 36 deaths on Irish roads in...

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic Bill 2024: Committee Stage (28 Feb 2024)

Jack Chambers: ...if a driver is within the speed limit it is completely inappropriate for that road as it is currently engineered. This is where a lot of the issues and the deaths are occurring. We are trying to bring it down to a safer baseline. At the moment with the speed limit at 80 km/h even if people go near it this is not the appropriate speed limit for that particular road. On Deputy Crowe's...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Insurance Industry (22 Feb 2024)

Jack Chambers: The position remains unchanged since I answered this question in December 2023. Insurers access the Department of Transport's National Vehicle and Driver File (NVDF), to allow verification of the number of penalty points endorsed on a licence. This access is provided under Section 5 of the Road Traffic Act 2014. Among other things, the Road Traffic and Roads Act 2023 extended access...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Air Services (1 Feb 2024)

Jack Chambers: In the context of supporting greater connectivity on the island of Ireland, the Irish Government agreed ‘to take forward a review of the potential for Government support to renewed viable air routes from Cork to Belfast and Dublin to Derry, working with the UK Government and Northern Ireland Executive to deliver improved connections as a priority’ as part of its commitments...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Haulage Industry (30 Jan 2024)

Jack Chambers: The provision of exercise equipment or wellbeing services at sites accessible to hauliers, e.g. rest areas, ports and company premises, is likely to require commercial arrangements with private company operators. As such, I would advise anyone looking to implement a specific health-related project to engage directly with the owners of these sites. For its part, the Government is welcoming of...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Licences (30 Jan 2024)

Jack Chambers: Ireland has licence exchange agreements with a number of countries and the Road Safety Authority, which oversees these agreements, is engaging with several other countries with a view to progressing further agreements. Such agreements can be made only when the authorities in both jurisdictions have studied and compared the licensing regimes and each side is satisfied that they are compatible....

Road Safety: Statements (26 Oct 2023)

Jack Chambers: I welcome the opportunity to address the Dáil and update Members on road safety and the current progress against actions within the Government's road safety strategy 2021-23. The safety of all road users is the first priority for my Department. Travel and transportation is an essential component of social and economic life in this country and needs to be available, accessible and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety: Discussion (25 Oct 2023)

Jack Chambers: I thank the committee for inviting me to talk about the important matter of road safety and update it on the road traffic measures Bill 2023. I sincerely appreciate the committee having made this time available at such short notice to discuss this legislation given the trends on our roads. I am joined by my Department officials who work in the area of road safety. In three out of the...