Written answers

Tuesday, 24 March 2015

Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport

 
  • Road Improvement Schemes
    956. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has received a request to meet a deputation of the management and members of Kerry County Council to discuss the funding for local...
  • National Car Test
    957. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if, in conjunction with the Road Safety Authority, he will provide a CVRT test centre in the south Kerry region in view of the fact that...
  • Departmental Funding
    958. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the level of financial and other support financial being provided by his Department to the 2015 Irish Open Golf event in Royal County...
  • National Car Test
    959. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the proposals he has received from the Road Safety Authority regarding extending the requirement to test all veteran and vintage vehicles...
  • Road Improvement Schemes
    960. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when works on the Sallins bypass-Osberstown interchange will commence; and the programme of works. [11157/15]
  • Pension Provisions
    961. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding a pension scheme, and the sale of Aer Lingus; and if he will make a statement on the...
  • Rail Services
    962. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if there are moves to privatise Iarnród Éireann - Irish Rail; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11200/15]
  • Traffic Management
    963. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to introduce heavy goods vehicle permit systems other than in Dublin city; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11245/15]
  • Regional Airports
    964. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if a submission regarding airport policy has been submitted to the European Commission in respect of Ireland West Airport in Knock in...
  • Sports Facilities Provision
    965. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to allocate funding to establish a national ice arena in view of the increase in popularity of sports played on ice, both...
  • Taxi Licences Renewals
    966. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if there is any provision by which a taxi driver, who cannot afford a replacement car and is off the road for a period, can subsequently...
  • Environmental Policy
    967. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if geo-engineering is taking place, with substances being sprayed from aeroplanes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11370/15]
  • Tourism Policy
    968. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding proposals for the development and enhancement of a mountain bike trail at a location (details supplied) in County...
  • Driver Licence Renewals
    969. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views that it is acceptable that a person (details supplied) in County Cork did not receive a renewed provisional licence in a timely...
  • Departmental Programmes
    970. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the policy in relation to the provision of an extra airport; his plans for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11467/15]
  • Road Projects
    971. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans for the Collooney-Castlebaldwin N4 route; when funding will be allocated to this for County Sligo and the north west; and if he...
  • National Roads Authority Projects
    972. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his Department and the National Roads Agency have a policy for adopting roundabout schemes throughout the country; if so, if he will...
  • Road Projects
    973. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if any land or houses were purchased during the route selection for the original proposed Galway City Outer Bypass, which was rejected by...
  • Public Transport Provision
    975. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on undertaking a midlands transport assessment study; and his further views on the linking up of major midland towns by rail;...
  • Road Projects
    976. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans for the proposed construction of the Mullingar to Rooskey motorway as part of the Government's capital expenditure budget; and...
  • Sports Funding
    977. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to improve the adventure sports industry in counties Longford and Westmeath; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
  • Public Transport Fares
    978. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to introduce a flexible leap card option, similar to the one used in Dublin, for commuter rail users in County Galway; and if...
  • Sports Funding
    979. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if funding is available from any public source to support a women's rugby team (details supplied) who are travelling to Spain to take...
  • Marine Tourism
    980. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the estimated amount generated by the marine tourism sector in the years 2012 to 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
  • Driver Test Centres
    983. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide in tabular form on a county basis the number of appeals against driving test decisions; the number of appeals that...
  • Legislative Measures
    984. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to amend Statutory Instrument No. 541 of the Road Traffic Act 2011 where it states that reports will be provided in both...
  • Freedom of Information
    985. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of occasions since the start of 2014 in which the secretary general of his Department has been involved in the clearing or...
  • Sports Funding
    986. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 163 of 11 March 2015, if he will provide details of allocations made rather than providing a...
  • Road Safety
    987. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport in view of the dangers of head injuries, his views on the compulsory use of helmets by cyclists on public roads; if he will promote the...
  • National Transport Authority
    988. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 179 of 4 February 2015, and the reply received from the National Transport Authority, his views...
  • Taxi Regulations
    989. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport in view of the considerable disquiet among many taxi drivers over the requirement to fit new meters and the recent increases and changes...
  • Irish Airlines Superannuation Scheme
    990. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 116 of 10 March 2015, if he will clarify his earlier comments (details supplied) regarding the...
  • Sports Capital Programme Applications
    991. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of applications from golf clubs which were successful in each of the past three years in funding rounds for sports capital...
  • Tourist Accommodation
    992. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to introduce a register for all providers of accommodation such as exists in the north of Ireland; and if he will make a...
  • Sports Capital Programme Eligibility
    994. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on a matter regarding grants and funding in respect of a school (details supplied) in Dublin 9; and if he will make a statement...
  • Driver Licence Applications
    995. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason for the inclusion of a note on the national driver licence service application form stating that information given on the form...
  • Public Transport Initiatives
    996. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has received the business case from the National Transport Authority in relation to the Swords Bus Rapid Transit project. [12142/15]
  • Legal Costs
    998. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the total amount in legal fees paid by agencies under the aegis of his Department to solicitors' firms in the years 2012, 2013 and 2014,...
  • Public Transport Subsidies
    999. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amount of money his Department has provided to Dublin Bus over the past five years; and if he will report the way the money is broken...

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