Written answers
Tuesday, 6 November 2012
Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
- Parking Regulations
To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has considered increasing the fine local authorities can impose for parking illegally in a disabled car parking space; and if he will... - Road Improvement Schemes
To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason for the delay with the work on the N86 road upgrade and when works will commence on the County Kerry Dingle road. [47679/12] - Youth Services
To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 309 of 18 October 2012, if he will provide advice and support on the tourism proposal for youth travel... - Departmental Expenditure
To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 836 of 19 July 2012, if he will provide details relating to professional fees paid by his Department .... - Public Sector Staff
To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the names of each staff member within his Department that has been rehired since March 2011 and the cost involved in each case; and if he will... - Free Travel Scheme
To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the way subvention to Iarnrod Eireann for free travel passes is calculated and determined. [47402/12] - Rail Services
To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide information detailing changes in train speeds and times over the past 30 years, for example, the average journey time by... - Bus Services
To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the average age of a bus that is retired from the Dublin Bus fleet; and if buses retired from the Dublin Bus fleet are made available for... - Parking Regulations
To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has considered issuing penalty points to drivers who park illegally in disabled car parking spaces; and if he will make a statement on... - Cross-Border Projects
To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding the Narrow Water Bridge Project; the financial arrangements for the Narrow Water Bridge Project from Omeath, County... - Tourism Promotion
To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will confirm the status of Ireland.com; the reason behind its purchase by Tourism Ireland (details supplied); and if he will make a... - Road Maintenance
To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide the National Roads Authority roads maintenance budget for the years 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011; and if he will make a... - Air Services
To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the progress that has been made to date in improving air access to Ireland from North America; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Taxi Regulations
To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his reasons for applying further regulation and taxes on taxis (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47577/12] - Light Rail Projects
To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding plans for a comprehensive traffic management plan and measures to minimise disruption for residents and businesses in... - Proposed Legislation
To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when the new Road Safety Bill that includes roadside tests for drug drivers will be introduced and made law; and if he will make a statement... - Sports Capital Programme
To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when the sports capital grants for applications made earlier this year will be allocated and made public; and if he will make a statement on... - National Roads Authority
To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding the Gort to Tuam motorway project N17/N18, County Galway; when a contractor will be appointed; when the project is... - Road Safety
To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will outline the regulatory measures for the sale and distribution of motor vehicle tyres; the level to which these measures are... - Bus Services
To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the way we arrived at a situation where Bus Éireann no longer has to live up to a Public Service Requirement; the reason expressway bus... - Irish Coast Guard
To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport in relation to the forthcoming decision affecting the future of Valentia Radio Station, County Kerry, if a decision has been made regarding... - National Transport Authority
To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amount it costs to run the National Transport Authority; the amount it costs to run his Department; if he will quantify the savings at his... - Driving Licences
To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when the new driver licence card will be made available; the data that will be contained on the card; if he will ensure that provision is made... - Railway Stations
To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will request the chief executive officer of Iarnród Éireann to install a notice board beside the ticket office at a station... - Proposed Legislation
To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when he expects the introduction of the law with regard to the testing of the unconscious driver; the reason there has been a delay in... - Bus Services
To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if a person with a previous conviction for a driving offence is disqualified from driving for Bus Éireann; and if he will make a... - Sports Capital Programme
To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide a sports capital grant for the provision of an allweather playing pitch with lights in respect of a club (details supplied)... - Rural Transport
To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when RTPs may expect to be notified of amalgamations; their budget for 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48163/12] - Tourism Promotion
To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the steps he will take to enhance and promote angling tourism; his plans to increase investment in this area; and if he will make a statement... - Road Improvement Schemes
To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on the need for his Department to reinstate, partially or wholly, the local improvement scheme in order to remediate the damage... - Sports Capital Programme
To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will list by applicant, the applications made under the sports capital programme 2012 in Dublin. [48238/12] - Driving Licences
To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to acquire Canadian recognition of valid Irish driving licences; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48242/12] - Sports Funding
To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amount of money that was paid via the Irish Sport Council, to high performance athletes in each of the years 2009 to 2012 inclusive; and... - Road Improvement Schemes
To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding the proposed flyover at Newlands Cross, Clondalkin, Dublin and if the impact of works and the completed project on... - Northern Ireland Issues
To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide details of the type and frequency of North South engagement his Department undertakes; the current priorities in this area;... - Road Project Contracts
To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport in view of the fact that on Tuesday 30 October the main N86 Camp to Dingle road was shut down by protestors over alleged non-payments for work... - Tourism Promotion
To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 711 and 712 of 23 October 2012, and in respect of his Department’s €330,000 expenditure... - Industrial Disputes
To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will ensure that all the industrial relations mechanisms of the State are utilised as a matter of urgency to avoid the proposed upcoming... - Tourism Promotion
To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the way the Atlantic Corridor will be marketed and promoted and to whom; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48673/12] - Bus Services
To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding the status of the services tender for the Bus Eireann breakdown service; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Sports Capital Programme
To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the objective criteria that will be used to assess sports capital grant applications to ensure that allocations are fairly distributed across... - Road Project Contracts
To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding the M11 project announced under the stimulus package; the various stages of this project; the expected timelines for... - Regional Road Network
To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding the Galway city bypass project announced under the stimulus package; the various stages of this project; the expected... - Road Project Contracts
To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he and the National Roads Authority will clarify the uncertainty in relation to the M20 County Cork to County Limerick motorway project as... - Public Sector Staff
To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the sectors of the public sector that are currently employed on a roster basis and if there are any plans to remove employees from the...
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