Written answers

Tuesday, 4 March 2014

Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport

 
  • Traffic Management
    495. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the regulations in place regarding traffic management in an area (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10212/14]
  • Roads Maintenance Issues
    496. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his Department is in receipt of a report from Offaly County Council outlining the damage to regional, county and local roads resulting...
  • Irish Airlines Superannuation Scheme
    497. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the measures his Department are taking regarding the IASS superannuation pension scheme deficit issue; if his Department are working on...
  • Swimming Pool Projects
    498. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when the Office of Public Works will complete their review of the feasibility study in respect of the proposed swimming pool to be...
  • Tourism Policy
    499. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when he will publish the review of Ireland’s tourism policy which was commenced in September 2013. [11005/14]
  • Road Improvement Schemes
    500. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to provide additional capacity or alternative means of joining the N11/M50 for the commuters from Wicklow to Dublin; and if he...
  • Roads Maintenance Issues
    502. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the maintenance costs associated with the motorway system in 2013; the total revenue raised from tolls on our motorways for 2013; and if...
  • Rail Network
    503. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has had any recent contact with his Northern Ireland counterpart on the matter of upgrading the Dublin/Belfast railway line; and if...
  • Ministerial Meetings
    504. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of times he has met the CIÉ board, the Dublin Bus board, the Iarnród Éireann board and the Bus Éireann...
  • Driver Licence Applications
    505. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the ongoing delays for driving licence applicants; and the action he is taking to remove such delays....
  • Public Transport Issues
    506. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will confirm that the lowest Dublin Bus fare has gone up by around 56% from 2011 over the past three years; the way this will...
  • Taxi Regulations
    507. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will review the current situation whereby a taxi cannot act as a taxi if the vehicle is older than 15 years, while no such rule...
  • Swimming Pool Projects
    508. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will launch a new local authority swimming pool programme; when he will announce details of same; the bodies that will be in a...
  • Roadworthiness Testing
    509. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will change the regulations requiring the testing of trucks and trailers that are currently off the road and have been certified as...
  • Driver Licences
    510. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason the postal service was not developed as the provider of the drivers licence service in view of their excellent record on the...
  • Harbour Authorities Appointments
    511. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide a list of the current directors of Dun Laoghaire Harbour Company; the date their appointment commenced; the period of...
  • Integrated Ticketing
    512. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will implement changes to the leap card system in order that those who lose or damage a leap card can get a replacement; if he will...
  • Irish Airlines Superannuation Pension Scheme
    513. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will meet with representatives of the retired aviation staff association as a matter of urgency, to discuss the IASS pension scheme...
  • Driver Licences
    514. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding the proposed bilateral agreement between Ireland and Canada in relation to recognition of driving licences in both...
  • Tourism Promotion
    515. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if Tourism Ireland will promote tourism here in major tourism billboard campaigns in major airports, bus stations, train stations and so...
  • Penalty Points Working Group
    516. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 116 of 18 February 2014, if he will confirm that his Department will be taking the lead on the work...
  • Disabled Drivers Permits
    517. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding an application for a parking disc in respect of persons (details supplied) in County Clare; and if he will make a...
  • Rural Transport Services Provision
    518. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason the subsidised bus service by a company (details supplied) in County Cavan servicing Cavan to Longford is being cancelled; if...
  • Road Tolls
    519. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 246 of 20 February 2014, (details supplied) if he has available to him and his Department the...
  • Landing Rights
    520. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of requests his Department have received from civilian aircraft carrying munitions to land at Shannon Airport or pass through...
  • Traffic Management
    521. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the consultation his Department has had with Dublin City Council and with the National Transport Authority in respect of a traffic...
  • Rail Services
    522. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has had any discussions with Irish Rail regarding the disruption of services on the rail line between Carrick-on-Shannon and...
  • National Car Test
    523. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when the appointment system for booking NCT tests will be reviewed in view of the fact that the current system does not allow customers...
  • Road Safety
    524. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 243 of 123 February 2014, in respect of weight restrictions for agriculture tractor and trailers,...
  • Departmental Agencies Staff Remuneration
    525. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the implications for agencies funded by his Department that fail to comply with consolidated public sector pay scales by continuing to...
  • Road Safety
    526. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the National Roads Authority will improve the quality of lighting at a location (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will...
  • Light Rail Projects Status
    527. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the proposed route that is envisaged for the proposed extension of the Luas Green Line to Bray, County Wicklow; if the proposed route...
  • Rail Services
    528. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further Parliamentary Question No. 1605 of 18 September 2013, if he will ask the National Transport Authority and Irish Rail to provide...
  • Crime Levels
    529. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide a breakdown into categories of the number of crimes such as theft, anti-social behaviour and assaults, which occurred...
  • Departmental Funding
    530. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason there was a significant decrease in the regional and road grant allowance for 2014 to Longford County Council and the reason...

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