Written answers
				Tuesday, 1 April 2014
  				
Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
				 
  - Roads Maintenance Issues 
 617. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the plans he has to implement legislation concerning the hazard posed by dangerous trees along the edges of public roadways; and if he...
- Roads Maintenance 
 618. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the level of funding that has been provided to Cork County Council to address the damage caused to the road network; if he will provide...
- National Car Test 
 619. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason an appointment for a national car test cannot be obtained until June 2014 at Little Island NCT centre, County Cork.; and if he...
- Airport Security 
 620. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason the immigration service would be required to obtain police reports from Britain and France before a person could start to work...
- Public Transport Initiatives 
 621. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to extend the DART line to Donabate, County Dublin; if any costings have been done towards this goal; the long-term plans for...
- Sports Capital Programme Applications 
 622. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding a grant in respect of a club (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Driving Test Regulations 
 623. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will appoint external auditors to certify that the knowledge tests that are currently being undertaken by those applicants...
- Road Projects 
 624. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his Department has received plans from Donegal County Council for a new bridge at Cockhill, Buncrana, County Donegal; and if he will...
- Departmental Funding 
 627. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amount of funding allocated by his Department in County Mayo, the list of projects that benefitted in 2011, 2012, 2013 and to date in...
- National Car Test 
 628. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the average waiting time for the national car test; the legal position of drivers who are not in possession of a relevant certificate but...
- Driving Licence Renewals 
 629. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the average waiting time for the processing of driving licence renewals; the legal position of drivers who are not in possession of a...
- Iarnród Éireann Issues 
 630. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will contact the CEO of Iarnród Éireann regarding a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the...
- Bus Services 
 631. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to extend the bus service to the area of Clonaugh, Maynooth, County Kildare in view of the local demand for such a bus service;...
- Driving Licence Regulations 
 632. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport in the case of a person who has had their newly issued driving licence lost or stolen , if they are required to undergo a further medical...
- Road Safety 
 633. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will consider making it mandatory for dash cameras to be attached to the front and rear of all motor vehicles to monitor and...
- Driver Licence Data 
 634. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amount the National Driver Licence Service charges to respond to a query from an applicant on the status of an application; who pays...
- Pilot Training Courses 
 635. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the stage he has reached in the process of establishing a bonding scheme which would protect students training to be pilots and protect...
- Road Safety 
 636. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will carry out a safety audit on the N4 between Mullingar and Rooskey on how adequate the route is to cater for its current volume...
- Road Traffic Legislation 
 637. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will consider the possibility of amending legislation which currently blocks the use of small vehicles like the tuk-tuk or...
- Wheelchair Accessible Taxis 
 638. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he supports a reduction of standards in place for wheelchair accessible SPSVs and the proposal that back-loading wheelchair accessible...
- Transport Infrastructure 
 639. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide a breakdown of the projected cost of the Swiftway project; if he will also provide an update on the State's progress...
- Regional Road Network 
 640. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will outline in tabular form by county the money spent by his Department on local road maintenance for 2013 and planned for 2014;...
- Tourism Promotion 
 641. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will outline in tabular form by county the money spent by his Department on tourism promotion for 2013 and planned for 2014; and if...
- Infrastructure and Capital Investment Programme 
 643. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will be seeking further capital infrastructure funding following the sale of Bord Gáis Energy; the number of capital projects...
- Sporting Events 
 644. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the progress to date toward the hosting of the Euro 2020 Championships; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15224/14]
- Sports Capital Programme Applications 
 645. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding funding for a camogie club; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15242/14]
- Mountain Rescue Service 
 646. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide details of all funding provided by his Department to mountain rescue organisations over the past five years; and if he...
- Coast Guard Services 
 647. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the investments made in extending broadband to all Irish Coast Guard bases; if he will confirm, on a base-by-base basis, if each base is...
- Regional Road Network 
 648. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will outline all grants paid in 2013 and to date in 2014 in respect of a road development (details supplied) in County Kildare; the...
- Driver Licences 
 649. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when a graduated driving licence system will be introduced here; if existing holders of a full driving licence, who have passed their...
- Sports Capital Programme Applications 
 650. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has received an application submitted by Sligo Borough Council for a sports capital grant in respect of funding for the Sligo Fair...
- Dublin Bus Services 
 651. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the situation with Dublin Bus No. 40 route which no longer passes the Charlestown Shopping Centre...
- Tax Code 
 653. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to the reduction of the air travel tax to 0%, if his Department is engaging with airlines and airports with a view to...
- Regional Road Network 
 654. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the traffic situation in Claregalway has been brought to his attention; if his attention has been drawn to the substantial population...
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