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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (31 Jan 2024)

Jack Chambers: I propose to take Questions Nos. 21 and 22 together. Under the Road Safety Authority Act 2006, the Road Safety Authority (RSA) has statutory responsibility for the National Driver Testing Service and the information requested is held by that Agency. I have therefore referred both questions to the Authority for direct reply. I would ask the Deputy to contact my office if a response is not...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Car Test (30 Jan 2024)

Jack Chambers: Vehicle roadworthiness is a cornerstone of road safety policy and plays an important role in reducing road accidents and fatalities on public roads. All EU Member States are required, under European law, to carry out periodic roadworthiness inspections on motor vehicles throughout a vehicle's lifecycle. The items to be tested and the reasons for failing a test in the National Car (NCT)...

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

Jack Chambers: Under the Road Safety Authority Act 2006, the Road Safety Authority (RSA) has statutory responsibility for the National Driver Testing Service, including scheduling and appointments. I am informed that in October 2023, to further assist with reducing waiting times, the RSA made a change to the system to allow any unused slots to be made available for anyone to take up at short notice. If...

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....

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

Jack Chambers: The Ministerial Committee on Road Safety oversees delivery of the Government's Road Safety Strategy 2021-2030. The senior official group supporting the Committee is the Road Safety Transformation Partnership Board (RSTPB), comprising representatives from the Departments of Transport and Justice and bodies including the Road Safety Authority (RSA), An Garda Síochána, Transport...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic Accidents (30 Jan 2024)

Jack Chambers: The Road Safety Authority (RSA) has a statutory remit to report on fatal, serious and minor injury collisions on public roads. The RSA receives collision data from An Garda Síochána for this purpose and produces official statistics to help develop evidence-based road safety interventions. Given the RSA's responsibility in this matter, I have referred the Deputy's questions to the...

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

Jack Chambers: I propose to take Questions Nos. 206 to 208, inclusive, together. The Regional Airports Programme for the period 2021 to 2025 was published by my Department on 4 February 2021. This Programme continues to support Ireland’s smallest airports i.e., those that provide scheduled passenger services and handle fewer than one million annual passengers (on average over the two preceding...

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

Jack Chambers: As an island nation, aviation plays a crucial role in our economy and society. The National Aviation Policy, published in 2015, established a policy framework for the further development of the sector. The Policy's objectives were included in the development of Project Ireland 2040, in particular the strategic outcome of high-quality international connectivity. A number of capital...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Air Safety (25 Jan 2024)

Jack Chambers: As the Deputy is aware, the Irish Aviation Authority (IAA) is the competent authority for aviation safety regulation in Ireland, as provided for under the Irish Aviation Authority Act 1993 and officials in my Department have engaged with it on this issue. The International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) defines an obstacle, outside the airspace defined by aerodrome obstacle limitation...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Airport Landing Slots (25 Jan 2024)

Jack Chambers: daa has statutory responsibility for the management, operation, and development of Dublin Airport. The current cap of 32m passengers per annum at Dublin Airport is a condition attached to planning permission granted for Terminal 2 at the airport. daa recently submitted a planning application to Fingal County Council seeking to increase the passenger cap to 40m and seeking planning...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: International Agreements (25 Jan 2024)

Jack Chambers: The International Labour Organization's (ILO's) Work in Fishing Convention, 2007 was adopted at the 96th session of the International Labour Conference on 14 June 2007. The Convention sets out minimum requirements with regard to conditions of service, accommodation and food, occupational safety and health protection, medical care and social security. In effect, the Convention aims to create a...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic Accidents (25 Jan 2024)

Jack Chambers: The Road Safety Authority (RSA) has a statutory remit to report on fatal, serious and minor injury collisions on public roads. The RSA receives collision data from An Garda Síochána for this purpose and produces official statistics to help develop evidence-based road safety interventions. Given the RSA's responsibility in this matter, I have referred the Deputy's questions to...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Licences (24 Jan 2024)

Jack Chambers: As mentioned in my reply to Parliamentary Question No. 277 of 17 January 2024, a ten-year driving licence costs €55. A reduced fee of €35 is charged for a three-year licence. This fee includes the cost of producing a physical licence to the necessary security standards. Under EU and national legislation, these security standards cover the application process, the transmission of...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety Authority (23 Jan 2024)

Jack Chambers: The Road Safety Authority is the body with statutory responsibility for the enforcement of commercial vehicle roadworthiness legislation. I have therefore referred the Deputy’s 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.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (23 Jan 2024)

Jack Chambers: Under the Road Safety Authority Act 2006, the Road Safety Authority (RSA) has statutory responsibility for the National Driver Testing Service and the information requested on specific centres is held by the agency. I have therefore referred the question to the RSA for direct reply. I would ask the Deputy to contact my office if a response is not received within 10 days. Regarding driver...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Tax Code (23 Jan 2024)

Jack Chambers: The Finance (Excise Duties) (Vehicles) Act 1952 as amended, provides that the rates of motor tax for goods vehicles apply to vehicles which are '...constructed or adapted for use and used for the conveyance of goods, or burden of any other description, in the course of trade or business...' In order to verify that a vehicle meets these criteria, the first taxing of a goods vehicle by a...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Licences (23 Jan 2024)

Jack Chambers: Ireland has entered into driving licence exchange agreements with seven Canadian provinces to date. These agreements recognise the relevant Canadian licences for exchange with Irish licences. The most recent agreement reached is with New Brunswick. Nova Scotia is the next Canadian province in line to be examined for a possible licence exchange agreement. Such agreements take time, as the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety (23 Jan 2024)

Jack Chambers: The Ministerial Committee on Road Safety has oversight of delivery of the Government's Road Safety Strategy 2021 - 2030. The senior official group supporting the Committee is the Road Safety Transformation Partnership Board (RSTPB), comprising officials from the Departments of Transport and Justice and bodies including the Road Safety Authority (RSA), An Garda Síochána, Transport...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (23 Jan 2024)

Jack Chambers: De réir an Achta fán Údarás um Shábháilteacht ar Bhóithre, 2006, is ar an Údarás um Shábháilteacht ar Bhóithre (an RSA) atá an fhreagracht reachtúil as gach gné den tSeirbhís Náisiúnta Tástála Tiomána. Tá mé tar éis ceist an Teachta a chur faoi bhráid an RSA dá...