Written answers

Tuesday, 19 February 2013

Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport

 
  • The Gathering Initiatives
    To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his targets for the Gathering 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8555/13]
  • Driving Licences
    To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of agent network locations that he is seeking to establish nationwide through SGS Ireland; the locations that have been agreed; if...
  • Harbour Authorities Expenditure
    To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if, further to Parliamentary Question No. 890 of 5 February 2013, the matter of the overpayment to a board member at the Dun Laoghaire Harbour...
  • Tourism Promotion
    To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide details of Greening events on St Patrick’s Day to promote Irish tourism; if particular efforts will be made to...
  • Sale of State Assets
    To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the strategic value he puts on the State’s holding in Aer Lingus; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8535/13]
  • Alcohol Advertising
    To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on the implications of a ban on alcohol sponsorship for sporting events and teams at both a micro and macro level; his views on...
  • Airport Development Projects
    To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding the Shannon Aviation Services Centre Bill; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8496/13]
  • Harbour Authorities Expenditure
    To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 888 of 5 February 2013, and his commitment of taking up the issue of €20,000 payment of a car...
  • Rail Services
    To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when he expects CIE to return to financial health; if he expects to provide any additional subvention in 2013; and if he will make a statement...
  • Tourism Industry
    To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport in view of the fact that the last tourism policy document, New Horizons, was published ten years ago, if he will develop a new policy; if so,...
  • Tourism Promotion
    To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to tackle the decline in visitor numbers to here from the UK; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8461/13]
  • Homeless Persons Supports
    To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport Sport if he will give an undertaking that the Irish Homeless World Cup soccer team will receive funding for 2013; and if he will make a...
  • Aviation Industry Regulations
    To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has met with representatives of the Irish Airline Pilots' Association regarding their concerns for flight time regulations being...
  • Road Project Contracts
    To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if those who were served with notice to treat prior to the announcement of Budget 2012 are still eligible to receive the €5,000 per...
  • Public Procurement Contracts
    To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will report on the monies paid to date to public private partnerships and toll operators on the Limerick Tunnel and M3 Motorway due to...
  • Rail Network
    To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the way he hopes to ensure a viable rail network; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8563/13]
  • Tourism Promotion
    To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has plans to intensify the use of the railways in promoting tourism such as rail tours which are an exemplary way of attracting tourists...
  • Public Transport
    To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason public bus and rail services do not operate in conjunction with the scheduled timetables of passenger ferries at Rosslare Harbour...
  • Road Traffic Accidents
    To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide a county by county breakdown of road fatalities in 2012; if he will provide comparable figures for each of the past ten...
  • Road Network
    To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the situation with regard to the provision of service stations on the M6 between Athlone and Moate, County Westmeath; and if he will make a...
  • Road Safety Strategy
    To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when the new Road Safety Strategy will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8542/13]
  • Marine Safety
    To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his efforts to improve safety at sea; the consultations he has had with the Department of Agriculture, Food and Marine in this area; and if he...
  • Sports Capital Programme Applications
    To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason funding applications by Dublin City Council under the sports capital programme were rejected for Brickfield Park; and if he will...
  • Sports Capital Programme Expenditure
    To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport following on from the Sports Capital programme for 2012, if he intends to introduce a new scheme for 2013; and if he will make a statement on...
  • Smarter Transport
    To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide information on the status of the Smarter Transport Bill 2011 and any forthcoming legislation from his Department that might...
  • Public Service Obligation Services
    To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport while being mindful of the social good that public transport services represents as well as their importance particularly in more rural areas,...
  • Human Rights Issues
    To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has seen the recent report from Open Society Justice Initiative which found that 54 countries had helped to facilitate the CIA's secret...
  • Road Maintenance
    To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding the 16.5km road upgrade on the N11 between Rathnew and Arklow, County Wicklow; and if he will make a statement on the...
  • Public Transport
    To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to increase and improve facilities for taxis particularly in built up areas like Dublin city centre, in view of the current shortage...
  • Waste Management Issues
    To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to reopen Dunsink Lane linking Finglas to Castleknock, Dublin, in view of the resolution of many of the issues which resulted in its...
  • Coillte Teoranta Lands
    To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the research his Department has conducted on the impact that the sale of the Coillte forest crop will have on tourism; and if he will make a...
  • Public Transport
    To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the impact assessments that are carried out by his Department when deciding on funding cuts to public services like Bus Éireann in order...
  • Road Traffic Legislation
    To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has had discussions with the Department of Justice and Equality on the implementation of section 63 of the 2010 Road Traffic Act in...
  • Road Network
    To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the progress being made with the A5 project; and the funding promised from his Department in order to complete this transport link. [8583/13]
  • National Aviation Strategy
    To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when he expects to bring forward a new aviation strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8547/13]
  • National Monuments
    To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when the Fáilte Ireland report in relation to the Moore Street battlefield site and independence trail, Dublin, as requested by him will...
  • Sports Capital Programme Applications
    To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason funding applications under the sports capital programme by Dublin City Council in respect of Willie Pearse Park were rejected; and...
  • Public Transport
    To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on the progress made to date with the Luas cross line project; the stage the project is at; the amount that has...
  • National Car Test
    To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will conduct a review of mileage data recorded in the National Car Test process to assess whether there is a wide-spread issue of...
  • EU Transport Network
    To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will report on the recent cutting of the EU transport networks budget; if he will outline the impact on transport projects here; and if...
  • Driving Licence Applications
    To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will outline in tabular form the cost for a person to apply for a plastic card driving licence here compared to other jurisdictions in...
  • Public Transport
    To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will be placing sustainable public transport at the centrepiece of any national plan which will be the successor to the National Spatial...

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