Written answers
Wednesday, 15 January 2014
Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
- Driver Licences
916. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason the application and renewal of driver licences was withdrawn from local authorities and awarded to the Road Safety Authority;... - Road Traffic Offences
917. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if legislation will be introduced to criminalise the act of clocking cars; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55499/13] - Driver Licences
918. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will consider a driving test exemption for farmers who hold a full car or jeep and trailer licence for more than ten years. [55529/13] - Road Traffic Offences
919. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding speed limits for cyclists. [1798/14] - Tourism Projects Funding
920. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when the tendering process for the national genealogy centre will commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55252/13] - Road Improvement Schemes
921. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to improve the structural design of a bridge (details supplied) in County Galway to enable residents in the area to cross it... - Rail Services
922. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if there any plans on the part of Iarnród Éireann to recruit train drivers in the near future; and if he will make a statement... - Public Transport Provision
923. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will allow county councils, with the help of interested parties, develop and design bus shelters. [55365/13] - Aviation Issues
924. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason the Irish Aviation Authority and the Commission for Aviation Regulation declined to participate in the stakeholder... - Tourism Industry Issues
925. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding the Dublin Tourism Office, which was run in the old church in St. Andrew's Street by Failte Ireland; the plans to... - Departmental Staff Data
927. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the extent to which agency staff have been used in his Department in each of the past five years and to date for the purpose of answering... - Walking and Cycling Facilities
928. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport noting that it is the intention of the National Transport Authority to pursue a cycling and walking greenway along the Royal Canal in... - Road Projects Status
929. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when traffic calming structures for the village of Templeglantine, County Limerick, will be put in place as a matter of road safety.... - Driver Licences
930. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the exact involvement of a company (details supplied) in County Kildare in the roll out of the new national driver licence service; the... - Light Rail Projects Provision
931. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to outline his plans to proceed with the extension of the LUAS service to Bray; when this plan was shelved and the reasons for same; the... - Railway Stations Car Park Charges
932. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide details in tabular form by railway station of the amount of money collected in parking charges by Iarnród... - Rail Services
933. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport for his views on a submission (details supplied) regarding train fares; if he has plans through any of the State agencies under his remit... - Air Safety
934. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to a fuel emergency mayday on 14 December 2013 out of Dublin on a Ryanair aeroplane which diverted to... - Road Projects
935. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will consider allocating further funding for the structural review of bridges in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on... - The Gathering Initiatives
936. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to ensure the benefits of The Gathering to the Irish tourism sector, the broader economy and to communities around the country... - Coast Guard Services
937. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to provide a new facility for the Coast Guard at a location (details supplied); when he expects this project to be commenced... - Regional Airports
939. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the proposed source of the €35 million identified by the report completed by the study group of Ireland West Airport Knock, which... - Road Safety Strategy
940. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when the special task force established in 2013 to examine the cause of road deaths will report; and if he will make a statement on the... - Driver Licence Renewals
941. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if progress is being made to address the delays experienced by drivers applying for a renewal of a driving licence to the national driver... - Rail Services
942. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if discussions have taken place between the National Transport Authority and Irish Rail regarding offering commuters cheaper fares for... - Driver Licences
943. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the Road Safety Authority has considered replacing ten-year driving licences with those that run up to the applicant's 70th birthday,... - Rail Services
944. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if Irish Rail intends to display the number of carriages of incoming trains on electronic sign information boards on platforms at DART... - Tax Code
945. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding a tax on the truck business; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Driving Test Issues
946. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will confirm if additional charges will be applied to customers of the national driving licence service who presented for testing... - Public Sector Pensions Issues
948. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide in tabular form, year on year, the occasions on which he has signed off on the awarding of added years to the service... - Appointments to State Boards
949. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide in tabular form, year on year, the number of commercial and non-commercial State agency board positions under the... - National Internship Scheme Placements
950. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide in tabular form, year on year, the number of JobBridge interns taken on in his Department in 2013. [1399/14] - Airport Security
951. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the security procedures that are in place at Dublin Airport to allow intending passengers who previously had hip or knee replacements to... - Driver Licence Renewals
952. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when the renewal of a provisional driver's licence will be processed in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 11, the reason... - Railway Stations Issues
953. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views regarding the difficulty experienced by commuters in purchasing child tickets at ticket machines in train and DART stations.... - Roads Maintenance Issues
954. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding a dangerous section of the N72 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1515/14] - Public Service Obligation Levy Application
955. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his future plans for the PSO levy on Kerry to Dublin flights; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1524/14] - Driver Licence Applications
956. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the waiting list for obtaining a driving licence at each of the new driving licence centres; what he views as an acceptable waiting time;... - Road Transport Operator Licences
957. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the clearance and other regulatory requirements a person would have to meet to start operating a local bus tour sightseeing service for... - Road Projects Status
958. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update regarding the N17-18 project; when it is envisaged that contracts will be signed; when it is expected that... - Road Transport Issues
959. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the possible constraints on cattle numbers due to the new weight regulations being proposed for cattle... - Road Traffic Offences
963. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on reports that more than 200,000 written-off cars are still being driven; his views on whether this is a factor in the 18%... - Road Projects
964. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide in tabular form the 2013 and 2014 regional and local road grant allocations by county from his Department; and if he...
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