Written answers
Wednesday, 18 September 2013
Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
- Road Traffic Legislation
1595. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he is considering increasing the current penalties for a driver caught driving without insurance, such as introducing a minimum fine... - Tourism Industry Issues
1596. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if there are proposals to re-open Thoor Ballylee, County Galway; if he will indicate the amount of money spent to date on improvements... - Vehicle Testing Centres
1597. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason there is not a VTN or DOE vehicle testing centre in south Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38743/13] - Services for People with Disabilities
1598. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide a full list of routes operated by Bus Éireann that are wheelchair friendly; the date on which each route was... - Driving Licence Issues
1599. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if all categories of vehicles permitted to drive as per the back of the new plastic card driving licences should be contained in Section... - Noise Pollution Issues
1600. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the National Roads Authority are aware of an area (details supplied) in County Wicklow where noise pollution from the N11 has... - Rail Network
1601. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the steps being taken by Córas Iompar Éireann to control the spread of Japanese knotweed, Fallopia japonica, along the railbed... - Traffic Regulations
1602. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding the maximum height of vehicles. [37003/13] - Road Projects Expenditure
1603. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amount of grant aid allocated to each county in 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 and to date in 2013 for road strengthening and... - Departmental Agencies Staff Recruitment
1604. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the steps that Iarnród Éireann has taken to ensure the process for recruiting 20 new revenue protection officers is done in a... - Rail Services
1605. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when a ticket machine will be put in place at a train station (details supplied) in County Wicklow; and if he will make a statement on... - Aviation Issues
1606. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the implications the European Commission’s proposed Single European Sky will have for all Irish airports and the Irish Aviation... - Rail Services
1607. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if Iarnrod Eireann is in breach of any data, privacy or other laws by requiring that all customers purchasing a ticket on-line register... - Road Safety Issues
1608. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if it has been brought to his attention that speed bumps installed on a particular road (details supplied) in County Wicklow that were... - Driving Licence Applications
1609. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the way he intends to bridge the discrepancy between licence renewals taking up to four to six weeks although one is required to produce... - Road Traffic Offences
1610. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on whether fixed charge notices for cyclists to be introduced in line with the road safety strategy is suitable for most rural... - Museum Projects
1611. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on the setting up of an Irish museum of sport; if such a facility would be attached to a museum already in... - Vehicle Clamping
1612. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to clamp down on private operators clamping vehicles parked on private lands (details supplied); and if he will make a... - Road Safety Issues
1613. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on the nationwide review of speed limits; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37198/13] - Aviation Issues
1615. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the steps he has taken to date regarding a new national aviation policy; the number of submissions received during the consultation... - Tourist Accommodation
1617. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the guidelines in place for motor home campsites, which incorporate price, value for money, on site facilities, distance to amenities... - Motor Tax Collection
1618. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will replace the current commercial motor tax regime with a pay-as-you-go road user charge to ensure Irish hauliers pay tax in... - Tourism Industry Issues
1620. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide funding to develop a mountain bike centre in County Kerry. [37301/13] - Road Improvement Schemes
1622. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when funding will be provided to carry out remedial works at a location (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a... - Roadside Memorials
1623. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has ever set out a policy for gravestones or memorials to be located on roadsides here; the guidance given to local authorities... - Public Transport Issues
1624. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when current contracts for routes that Dublin Bus operates will be coming to an end; if he has satisfied himself that commuters and... - Aviation Issues
1625. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the arrangements that have been put in place for diversionary and unscheduled landings of Airbus A380 aircraft in Irish airports, in... - Road Safety Issues
1626. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the parameters of the discussions held to date between his Department, the Road Safety Authority and the Garda regarding wearable... - Coast Guard Services
1627. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if an approach has been made by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration regarding the Irish Coast Guard regarding search and... - National Transport Authority
1628. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide costings for the National Transport Authority's Draft Integrated Implementation Plan 2013-2018 for the Greater Dublin... - Road Safety Authority Staff
1629. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the process that will be used to appoint a new Chief Executive Officer of the Road Safety Authority; and if he will make a statement on... - Dublin Bus Staff
1630. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the employment terms of all the different categories of employees within Dublin Bus; the grades and salaries within the organisation,... - Air Services Provision
1631. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the effects on the Irish aviation market if the merger of American Airlines and US Airways goes ahead in the United States; if he... - Coast Guard Services
1632. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide a breakdown on a year-by-year basis of the number of call-outs of each of the coast guard units that serve the County... - Airport Development Projects
1633. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on the provision of an additional runway at Dublin Airport; the amount that has been allocated by his... - Integrated Ticketing
1634. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on whether the introduction of the new public services card may be integrated into the existing Leap card technology on public... - Official Engagements
1635. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide a list of engagements that the Minister of State with special responsibility for Tourism and Sport had on his August... - Pension Provisions
1637. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on the deficit in the Irish Aviation Authority pension scheme; if he understands this scheme to be a defined contribution... - Departmental Advertising Expenditure
1640. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the total cost of all media advertising to his Department for each of the past five years; the efforts his Department is making to... - Ministerial Appointments
1641. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide a list of all bodies, boards or committees under the remit of his Department to which ministerial appointments are... - Public Transport Issues
1644. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will request all providers of public transport, mainly Dublin Bus and Bus Éireann, through his Department and the National... - Coastal Protection
1646. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if a ship (details supplied) that ran aground off the Dublin and Wicklow coastline in August 2013 posed a threat to the coastline in... - Driving Licence Issues
1647. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding negotiations with provincial Canadian authorities to make it easier for Irish citizens living abroad to have... - Rail Services
1648. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has prepared costings on the amount needed to reopen the Navan, County Meath, to Drogheda, County Louth, rail line for commuters,... - State Airports
1649. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport who is responsible for ensuring that the weighing scales at Dublin Airport are accurate; the number of times they are checked to ensure... - Tourism Industry Issues
1651. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views from the perspective of the impact on domestic tourism on the fact that pupils at primary and post primary level are now... - Ports Development
1652. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will indicate if the Dublin Port Company has decided not to fill in the 52 acres of Dublin Bay. [37734/13] - Haulage Industry Cabotage Regulations
1653. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding haulage companies from Germany, Holland, Scotland and Northern Ireland flouting... - Rural Transport Programme Issues
1654. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an assurance that in the reform of rural transport over the coming months any revised plan for County Kerry will... - Search and Rescue Service
1655. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 283 of 17 July 2013, if he has had any discussions or contacts with the RNLI in relation to the... - Coast Guard Services
1656. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 287 of 17 July 2013, the steps that have been taken to fill the two outstanding vacancies among... - State Airports
1658. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the terms of reference for the Ireland West Airport Knock study group; the membership of the group and the method of selection of same;... - Air Traffic Control Services
1659. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding air traffic control service levels at Cork Airport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37871/13] - Aviation Issues
1660. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if there is any change or changes to condition 7 of the aircraft licence 2003 at Weston Aerodrome, Lucan, County Dublin; and, if so,... - Road Safety Strategy
1661. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will report on progress being made by his Department to carry out policy reviews of drug driving legislation and speed limits... - Road Safety Issues
1662. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on the review of speed limits nationally; the date on which new guidelines on road signage and speed limits... - Cycling Schemes
1663. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if an application has been made to his Department to commence work on the greenway from Glenbeigh to Renard greenway old railway line in... - Capital Programme Expenditure
1664. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will detail by name, location and cost the number of capital projects funded by his Department for each of the past five years to... - Sporting Events
1665. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on efforts to bring the Rugby World Cup to Ireland (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on... - Road Projects Issues
1666. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport how improved road access to Kerry from Limerick via Adare and from Cork via Macroom can be progressed as quickly as possible; the plans... - Road Safety Issues
1667. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will call in the National Speed Limit Review Group with a view to progressing changes to speed limits on roads around the country;... - Road Improvement Schemes
1668. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will bring the case of Listry Bridge, on the R563, Killarney to Dingle Road, County Kerry, to the attention of the Road Safety... - Public Transport Issues
1669. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if Bus Éireann publishes a profit and loss account; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37997/13] - Road Signage
1670. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide details of the requirement to have new signs placed on motorways at 0.5km intervals detailing the route number,... - Tourism Projects Funding
1671. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if there are any supports available for a private enterprise that wishes to establish a sports/tourism facility for commercial purposes,... - Low Carbon Roadmap
1672. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the progress to date made by his Department in the creation of a low-carbon roadmap as sought under the Our Sustainable Future policy... - Driving Licence Issues
1673. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the Road Safety Authority has fully notified other Governments of the recent changeover of Irish driving licences from a paper to a... - Traffic Management
1675. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his Department has ever considered the ideas of the Dutch road planner, Hans Monderman, in the management of traffic in urban areas;... - Driving Licence Issues
1676. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding the cost of a driving licence; if he will address the questions raised therein,... - Air Accident Investigations
1677. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the role of the Air Accident Investigation Unit's Inspector on Call; the response time for the position in attending scenes of air... - Road Projects Issues
1680. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will expedite the provision of a bypass in Adare as the delays and backlog of traffic are having a very negative impact on... - National Transport Authority
1681. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason Irish Rail's contract with the National Transport Authority only specifies the number of trains it has to run, as opposed to... - Vehicle Test Centres
1682. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the fact that there is currently no commercial vehicle testing centre in South Kerry; that owners of... - Road Projects Expenditure
1683. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amount of money that has been allocated to date by his Department and separately the amount of those funds drawn down to date for a... - Road Improvement Schemes
1684. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on the roads 2013 community involvement scheme for road works; if he will set out in tabular form, on a... - Driving Licence Issues
1685. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the guidelines in place for a vehicle towing a trailer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38420/13] - National Car Test
1686. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the best available figure or estimate of the number of cars on the road without an NCT; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Road Safety Issues
1687. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on EU proposals to put speed limiters in cars; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38531/13] - Road Projects Issues
1688. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding proposals to construct a bypass of Adare, County Limerick; if he is satisfied that the local authority have... - Rail Network
1689. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the progress that has been made on the reported upgrade and opening of the rail line linking Heuston Station to Connolly Station,... - Traffic Surveys
1690. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide the latest traffic counts that have been carried out on national roads at locations (details supplied); and if he... - Road Signage
1692. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans for legislation regarding signs and signage based on lands adjacent to different categories of roads throughout Ireland; and... - Road Improvement Schemes
1693. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when a section of roadway (details supplied) in County Kerry will be resurfaced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38619/13] - Rail Services
1694. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to reopen Killucan Train Station, County Westmeath. [38623/13] - School Transport Provision
1695. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his Department know whether Bus Éireann makes a profit from school transport. [38676/13] - Dublin Bus Services
1698. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the actions he has taken to address the negative social and economic impacts of the withdrawal of the 19 and 13 bus routes by Dublin Bus... - Road Projects Issues
1699. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if funding will be provided in the 2014 road works allocations in respect of the proposed development of the East/West route from... - Sports Capital Programme
1701. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when the next sports capital programme will be launched; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38824/13]
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