Written answers

Tuesday, 3 November 2015

Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport

 
  • Harbours and Piers Maintenance
    1146. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his Department is aware that two boats, a 30 m mussel dredger and a smaller fishing boat, have been abandoned and are derelict at the...
  • Air Navigation Orders
    1147. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of requests made by the US in 2015 to date under the Air Navigation and Transport Act (Carriage of Munitions of War, Weapons...
  • Air Services Provision
    1148. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he is aware of the application from the City of Derry Airport for his Department to co-fund the re-instatement of the Derry to Dublin...
  • Driver Licences
    1149. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding a driving licence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37304/15]
  • Departmental Budgets
    1150. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the estimated expenditure of his Department in 2015 in tabular form; the budget for expenditure agreed at the start of the year for...
  • Lansdowne Road Agreement
    1151. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the allocation for his Department in 2016 which covers the Lansdowne Road agreement; and the demographic or other inflationary...
  • Road Projects Status
    1152. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the schedule of work for the proposed Adare bypass in County Limerick in terms of planning, land acquisitions and compulsory purchase...
  • Appointments to State Boards
    1153. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will indicate, in respect of State boards under his Department's remit, the name of each appointee made from 7 March 2011 to date...
  • Road Tolls
    1154. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the concessions that will be made for motorists travelling to work via the M3 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the...
  • Rail Services
    1155. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of his plans for the completion of the railway (details supplied) from Navan to Dublin. [37446/15]
  • Road Projects Status
    1156. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if an application for funding for a road project (details supplied) in County Meath has been made; if it will be successful. [37376/15]
  • Fáilte Ireland
    1157. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will amend the system by which Fáilte Ireland awards its quality assured and quality approved guarantees and subsequent...
  • Air Navigation Orders
    1160. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of requests made in 2015 to date by the United States of America for permits to transport munitions through Shannon Airport...
  • Taxi Regulations
    1161. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the arrangements the Taxi Regulator has in place for communicating with taxi operators who have literacy issues; and if he will make a...
  • Road Traffic Legislation
    1162. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when the consolidation of the Road Traffic Acts will begin; the expected completion date, given reports that his Department has...
  • Tourism Promotion
    1163. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the steps that Tourism Ireland is taking in the print media in Canada to promote tourism to Ireland over the winter months; and if he...
  • Motor Insurance Coverage
    1164. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he is aware of the rising costs of motor insurance for private vehicles and for taxis, with many motorists experiencing increases of...
  • Driver Test Centres
    1165. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he is aware of a request made to the Office of Public Works by the Road Safety Authority for a compound site to be made available in...
  • Driver Safety
    1166. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he is aware of the ongoing issue of high volumes of learner drivers concentrated in certain estates, such as an area (details...
  • Aviation Issues
    1167. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on security inspections of aircraft which traditionally were carried out by his Department's inspectors but passed to the...
  • Wild Atlantic Way Project
    1168. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if there are plans or proposals currently under consideration to extended the Wild Atlantic Way along the N69 to Limerick; and if he...
  • Road Safety
    1169. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has given any direction to the Road Safety Authority and to national car test agencies to ensure that so-called clocking on cars...
  • Public Service Contracts
    1171. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport how the €28 million increase for the public service obligation contracts in budget 2016 will be allocated among the Coras Iompair...
  • Road Safety
    1172. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the outcome of the discussions by Ministers of EU member states regarding car emission controls at a meeting of the European...
  • Road Improvement Schemes
    1173. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the current position regarding the R336 Bearna to Scríb road project in County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the...
  • Driver Test Centres
    1174. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the provision that has been made for learner drivers of heavy goods vehicles and buses to do their driving tests in counties Galway,...
  • Sports Capital Programme Applications
    1175. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when a decision will be made on an appeal by an organisation (details supplied) regarding an application for funding under the sports...
  • Road Safety Strategy
    1178. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to publish a winter gritting map for use by motorists when deciding their route during the winter period. [37811/15]
  • Cycling Policy
    1180. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he is aware of the large number of cyclists who use headphones while in transit, putting themselves and fellow road users at risk; if...
  • Public Transport Provision
    1181. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when funding will be provided to fund the provision of a bus rapid transit route along the Swords to Dublin city centre corridor, given...
  • Swimming Pool Programme Status
    1182. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on the value for money report on the local authority swimming pool programme (details supplied); and if he...
  • Bus Éireann Services
    1183. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the percentage of the Bus Éireann fleet that was wheelchair accessible in 2014 and in 2015 to date; and if he will make a statement...
  • Public Transport
    1184. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the basis on which the consultation on the draft transport strategy 2016 to 2035 for the greater Dublin area and the associated...
  • Roadworthiness Testing
    1185. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will recognise that owners of vintage vehicles cannot, and should not, be asked to comply with the regulations which would apply...
  • Public Transport
    1186. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 353 of 22 October 2015, his plans to introduce regulations for legislation on the carriage of...
  • Sports Organisations
    1187. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if all non-governmental sports bodies are accountable to Sports Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38193/15]
  • Irish Airlines Superannuation Scheme
    1188. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to use the connectivity fund arising from the sale of Aer Lingus to compensate deferred Aer Lingus pensioners for the huge...
  • Taxi Regulations
    1189. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason applicants in isolated rural areas are finding it difficult to obtain a rural local area hackney licence; why the current...
  • Road Safety
    1190. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the Department or agency that takes responsibility for the hazard to motorists posed by wild deer; the recourse that is available to...
  • Departmental Staff Career Breaks
    1191. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of civil servants under his remit who have been re-instated in recent years after taking a career break; and if he will make...

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