Written answers
Tuesday, 18 February 2014
Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
- Heritage Sites
774. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to invest in and upgrade national heritage sites to make them attractive to the domestic and international tourist markets.... - Departmental Programmes
775. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the proposed budget for the centralised computerisation of the shipping and seafarers' registries. [8087/14] - Drainage Schemes Issues
776. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if local authorities can invoke section 76 of the Roads Act 1993 to remove water from public roads, removing the risk of flooding to... - Legislative Measures
777. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he argued for any extra provisions to be made in the forthcoming legislation on protection of whistleblowers to protect any employees... - Driver Licence Renewals
779. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the action he will take to protect the rights of a person (details supplied) whose driving licence application to the National Driver... - Transport Infrastructure
780. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide details of his meetings with the European Investment Bank, the EU Commission and the Trans-European Transport Network,... - Cycling Facilities Provision
781. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide details of the section of the Royal Canal towpath which will be upgraded at a cost of €750,000 as part of the... - Railway Stations Upgrade
783. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his Department has plans to make funding available to Irish Rail to improve customer access to train platforms six and seven at Dublin... - Rail Services
784. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding overcrowding on the Sligo to Dublin train. [7610/14] - Departmental Staff Career Breaks
785. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide in tabular form the number of staff in his Department on sabbatical or a career break broken down by 0 to six months,... - Departmental Staff Sick Leave
786. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide in tabular form the total number of uncertified sick days taken by employees in his Department; the average number of... - Local Improvements Scheme
788. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will consider a review of the local improvement scheme; if he will consider a ring fenced allocation of funding to local... - Regional Airports
792. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide in tabular form the capital and other spending from his Department allocated to the regional airports in Ireland in... - Taxi Regulations
793. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he is satisfied with the operation of the Taxi Regulation Act 2013 since it came into force; if he intends to review the operation of... - Public Transport Issues
794. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide in tabular form and by date the percentage increase in fares in DART, Luas, Dublin Bus, Bus Éireann and... - Road Traffic Offences
795. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on the failure to date to implement section 44 of the Road Traffic Act 2010, which would allow for a copy of the fixed charge... - Disabled Drivers Permits
796. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when a disabled drivers permit will be renewed in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 15; and if he will make a statement on... - Rural Transport Services Provision
798. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to outline the progress to date in reforming rural transport and how his Department is working with the Department of Environment,... - Rural Transport Programme Issues
799. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will give renewed consideration to the difficulties being experienced by an organisation (details supplied) in its delivery of... - Roads Maintenance Issues
800. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will request a company (details supplied) to complete its sub-standard drainage works on the M8 Cahir South County Tipperary which... - Roadworthiness Testing
801. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to exempt vintage veteran vehicles to reduce the regulatory burden to owners of historic vehicles, in order to have a similar... - Irish Coast Guard Issues
802. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding the employment of Irish citizens as flight crew in the Irish Coast Guard; and if... - Road Projects Status
803. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on whether the necessity for the construction of the Claregalway inner relief road has been diminished by plans for the... - Cycling Facilities Provision
805. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update in relation to plans for the establishment of a cycle greenway between Galway and Clifden; and if he will... - Security Checks
806. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if any of his departmental or ministerial offices have been swept for electronic or any other type of surveillance or bugging equipment... - State Airports
807. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the criteria hotels must be in possession of in order to be permitted to pick up guests at Dublin Airport; and if he will make a... - Road Projects Status
808. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the road construction projects that will be completed in 2014; the road construction projects that will commence in 2014; and if he will... - Road Signage
809. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will review and comment on the quantity of signage for the town of Dunmanway off the N71 at West Cork; and if he will make a... - Road Improvement Schemes
810. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update regarding any pending improvements planned for regional road No. 586 located at Dunmanway County Cork; and... - Departmental Bodies Establishment
811. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will list any new organisations-agencies established in his Department since 9 March 2011; the role and functions and the annual... - Road Safety
815. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will outline any proposed plans either by his Department or at a European level to introduce V2V, vehicle to vehicle technology,... - Roads Maintenance
816. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide details of plans to complete the Newcastle West to Barnagh road improvement scheme on the N21 in County Limerick; and... - Tourism Industry Issues
817. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will consider providing an impetus or running a competition with a view to developing or creating an app for tourists along the... - Rural Transport Programme Issues
818. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans for rural transport in west Cork following the completion of the tender process; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Road Projects
819. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide this Deputy with details of correspondence that his Department have received from Limerick County Council in relation... - Road Improvement Schemes
820. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide details to this Deputy of requests that his Department or the National Roads Authority have received from Limerick... - Road Projects Status
821. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if Donegal County Council have applied for funding to replace the Mulantyboyle Bridge in Glenties, County Donegal; if he will consider... - Road Tolls
822. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has made any representation to his counterpart in the UK concerning the implementation of the lorry road user charge being... - Sports Capital Programme Application Numbers
823. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide on a county basis the number of clubs and organisations who have registered under the 2014 sports capital programme;... - Rural Transport Programme Funding
824. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport will he intervene directly with the National Transport Authority in order for them to allocate funding to Bus Éireann for the... - Aviation Promotion
826. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on his plans for the Kerry-Dublin flight subsidy; if he will continue this vital economic lifeline for the... - The Gathering Initiatives
827. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the measures being taken to build on the legacy of the Gathering; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8121/14] - State Airports
828. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when he will bring forward the State airports (Shannon group) Bill; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8122/14] - Road Safety
829. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to introduce measures to regulate the use of animal drawn vehicles and the practice of sulky racing; if he envisages that any... - Tourism Promotion
831. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to run particular advertising campaigns aimed at emerging markets like Japan, China, Russia that may be less familiar with... - Private Bus Operators
832. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide full details of the reason bus routes (details supplied) in County Waterford went for private tender; if he will... - Traffic Management
833. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will initiate measures to manage traffic at a location (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the... - Rail Network
834. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will reopen the rail line between Mullingar and Athlone to facilitate enterprise and passengers commuting between these two large... - Cycling Facilities Provision
835. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide funding for a cycle lane at a location (details supplied) in County Kerry. [8223/14] - Road Improvement Schemes
836. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when a section of road (details supplied) in County Kerry will be improved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8224/14] - Noise Pollution
837. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide details of the policy of Iarnród Éireann regarding the operation of diesel trains that remain in stations in... - Dublin Bus Services
838. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the way funds raised from unclaimed refund receipts from Dublin Bus are used. [8270/14] - Tourism Promotion
840. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the extent to which he expects the tourism industry to expand in the current year having regard to the performance in previous years; and... - Sporting Events
842. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the extent to which he intends to encourage the tourism sector to expand in the wake of or around major sporting events; and if he will... - Road Projects
845. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the degree to which current traffic volumes on main arterial routes continue to be measured with a view to putting in place plans to... - Road Improvement Schemes
846. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the degree to which roads carrying the heaviest volumes of traffic continue to be monitored by his Department with a view to a... - Sports Capital Programme Applications
848. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if in the context of registration in respect of the sports capital programme, any difficulties were experienced by applicants in the... - Tourism Industry Issues
851. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the extent to which he remains in contact with the stakeholders in the hotel sector with a view to ensuring the availability of adequate... - Tourism Promotion
852. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the extent to which he expects air passenger traffic to and from this jurisdiction to expand in the coming years with particular... - Tourism Employment
853. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the extent to which hotel occupancy has been monitored over the past three years to date with a view to identification of growth trends... - Transport Infrastructure
855. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the extent to which adequate co-ordination in respect of road, rail, air and sea transport exists with a view to ensuring maximum... - Pilot Training Colleges
857. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport in the aftermath of the closure of the pilot training college in 2012, the measures have IAA have put in place to ensure that a similar...
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