Written answers
Tuesday, 21 March 2017
Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
- Bus Éireann
1163. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has consulted the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform regarding potential proposals to provide financial assistance to Bus... - Rail Services Provision
1164. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on whether the decision to include the revised metro north project in the Government's Capital Investment Plan 2016 to 2021 is... - Aviation Issues
1165. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has waived all traffic costs on military flights; if so, when this decision was made; and the cost to the Exchequer as a result of... - Road Tolls
1166. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the cost of removing slip road tolls upon entry and exit to towns across the State. [13074/17] - Greenhouse Gas Emissions
1167. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his Department has studied the proposed plans in Norway and the Netherlands to ban conventional vehicle sales in 2025; and if he will... - Airport Development Projects
1168. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has analysed the recent decision of the Austrian Federal Administrative Court in relation to a proposed third runway at Vienna... - Electric Vehicles
1169. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has proposed amending legislation to allow electric cars utilise preferential public parking and pay reduced parking fees on... - Greenhouse Gas Emissions
1170. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if possible restrictions to diesel fuel motor vehicles could come into effect here, as seen in continental Europe; and if he will make a... - Railway Stations
1172. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if CIÉ accepted a €3 million facilitation fee in 2016 in order to grant consent to the assignment of a development agreement... - Road Network
1174. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason the M3 motorway was not constructed as far as Cavan town; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12887/17] - Cycling Facilities Provision
1175. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his Department or the National Transport Authority is providing funding to Dublin City Council for a cycle track as part of the S2S... - Road Improvement Schemes
1176. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide funding for local improvement schemes for rural roads in view of the fact that the Minister for State with... - Road Projects Status
1177. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the proposed M4 from Mullingar to Longford and onto Sligo due to the significant need and demand; and if he will make a... - Rail Network Expansion
1178. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amount of funding that has been allocated to progress the metro north project since the publication of the capital plan. [12957/17] - Road Safety
1180. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will arrange a review of safety issues in a location on a national primary route (details supplied) with a view to improving... - Driver Test Waiting Lists
1181. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will expedite the scheduling of a driving test for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Swimming Pool Programme Status
1182. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of funding for the Lucan swimming pool project; if draft architectural plans have been received and a final timescale given... - Public Transport Provision
1183. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the Government policy regarding the provision of public transport infrastructure along existing transport corridors designated as... - Sports Facilities Provision
1184. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to calls for a nationwide audit of sports facilities and the benefits of providing same in terms of more... - Roads Maintenance
1185. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 1518 to 1520, inclusive, of 17 January 2017, which confirm the mandatory use of the design... - Rail Accidents
1187. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide information on vehicular collision data to a bridge (details supplied) located in Sligo town; and if he will make a... - Road Projects Status
1190. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the money allocated to date for the construction of a road (details supplied); when further funding will be allocated for the next... - Airport Security
1191. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 308 of 1 March 2017, the conditions under which a business case for a preclearance facility... - Driver Licences
1193. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to change the driver licence criteria for those over 70 years of age; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13204/17] - Seirbhísí Iompair
1194. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport an tionscnamh 'Metro North’ i ndiaidh a bheith bogtha chun tosaigh, an aontaíonn sé gur chóir ainm Gaeilge a... - Sports Organisations
1195. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attentions have been drawn to the comments made by a person (details supplied) on ladies football and camogie coming under the... - Sports Funding
1196. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if there is legislation in place to enforce sporting bodies to employ a certain number of women in senior positions or risk losing... - Taxi Licences Renewals
1198. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will amend regulation 31 of the Taxi Regulation (Small Public Service Vehicles) Regulations 2015 for the age of SPSVs in order... - Roads Maintenance Funding
1199. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will make the necessary funding available to carry out specific works (details supplied). [13266/17] - Ministerial Meetings
1200. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will meet with a person (details supplied) in Waterford city the next time he visits the city; and if he will make a statement on... - Road Traffic Offences
1202. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will address the growing problem of uninsured drivers on roads; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9545/17] - Road Signage
1203. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will review a matter (details supplied) and bring it to the attention of Transport Infrastructure Ireland, TII; if he will request... - Departmental Bodies Board Remuneration
1204. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will confirm that in line with the one-person one-salary principle, no public servant who is a member of a State board or agency... - Roads Maintenance
1205. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding a junction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13340/17] - Railway Stations
1206. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if there are train stations in south Kildare that are being considered to become unmanned stations. [13368/17] - Cycling Policy
1207. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has examined international practice, specifically the Dutch model, whereby the majority of children, before they start secondary... - Rail Services Provision
1208. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amount that was spent on the interconnector, DART underground project which did not proceed; the percentage of the project that can... - Departmental Schemes
1209. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the steps Fáilte Ireland and his Department took to ensure compliance with the terms of the grant scheme for large tourism projects... - Rail Services Provision
1211. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide information on the project to extend the DART to Balbriggan, also serving the Skerries, Rush and Lusk and Donabate... - Public Transport Provision
1212. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the action he will take to improve transport services and connectivity to and from the city centre for commuters, in view of capacity... - Ferry Services Expenditure
1213. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his Department can fund the Buncrana to Rathmullan and the Greencastle to Magilligan ferries in County Donegal to build on the... - Ministerial Meetings
1214. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has met with an organisation (details supplied) since assuming office; and if not, his plans to meet this organisation. [13563/17] - Sports Capital Programme Applications
1215. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of a capital sports grant application by a club (details supplied); when an announcement of funds allocated is expected under... - Local Authority Funding
1216. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the level of funding provided by his Department or agencies under its remit to individual local authorities for the provision of life... - Road Safety
1217. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will expand on recent reports to introduce testing for tractors over four years of age with regard to road safety; and if he will... - Swimming Pool Programme Funding
1218. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13623/17] - Coast Guard Services
1219. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of personnel working for the Coast Guard indicating whether workers are volunteers, part time or full time. [13628/17] - Road Projects Expenditure
1222. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if funding will be provided for a road junction (details supplied) in view of the fact there has been an increase in road traffic... - Bus Services
1224. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of increases in licences for routes (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13657/17] - Coast Guard Services
1225. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to ensure that paramedics working with the Coast Guard shall be offered the opportunity to undergo further upskill training to... - Patient Transfers
1226. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will meet officials from the Department of Health to examine the possibility of ensuring that, irrespective of the person's... - Sports Capital Programme Administration
1227. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 711 of 31 January 2017, if he will publish the finalised scoring and weighting system for the... - Rural Transport Services Provision
1228. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the policy he is pursuing or implementing relative to Bus Éireann and public transport services for rural Ireland; his plans to... - Taxi Data
1229. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of taxis currently licensed and in use that are over ten years of age; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13864/17] - Public Transport Provision
1230. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the details of the proposed NTA plans to improve the public transport system with a network of park and ride sites; if he will identify... - Road Safety Strategy
1231. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the specific initiatives he plans to introduce to address the issue of serious disimprovement in road safety in 2016; the timeline for... - Rail Services Provision
1233. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to the contents of the NTA's Transport Strategy for the Greater Dublin Area 2016-2035, if he will provide a timeframe for the... - Greenhouse Gas Emissions
1234. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the detail of the types of fuel used by Irish Rail; the steps Irish Rail has taken to adopting a more environmentally friendly fleet; if... - Sport Ireland Expenditure
1235. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amount of taxpayers' money that Sport Ireland has spent on legal fees in 2016 to date in 2017; and if he will make a statement on... - Olympic Games Ticketing Arrangements
1236. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 421 of 23 February 2017, if he will ensure that the internal report by the Olympic Council of... - Road Projects Status
1237. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the compulsory purchase order documentation has been published in respect of a specific realignment... - Departmental Legal Costs
1238. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the total amount spent externally by his Department on legal advice for each year since 2015; the solicitors firms involved; the... - Civil Defence
1239. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if members of the Civil Defence units are precluded from assisting in directing public traffic or assisting local authorities with... - EU Regulations
1241. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to go ahead with his stated intention to transfer functions of noise regulation to the Irish Aviation Authority; and the... - Cycling Policy
1244. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the progress on implementation of the national cycle policy framework received from local authorities and other stakeholders in 2013 and... - Rail Network
1249. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of submissions on hand with the Commission for Rail Regulation from Iarnród Éireann which have not yet had a... - Tourism Data
1250. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of successful applications of the most recent capital grants scheme for large tourism projects administered by Fáilte... - Rail Services
1251. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of delays to commuter and DART services in Dublin between 2014 to 2017 to date due to signal faults or failures; and the... - Noise Pollution
1252. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on the failure of the Dublin Airport Authority to provide the community liaison group with the longitudinal measurements of... - Rural Transport Services
1253. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on the impact of the cuts sought by Bus Éireann management on rural connectivity. [11745/17] - State Airports
1254. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the person or body that has been appointed to review the preclearance agreements in respect of Dublin and Shannon Airports. [8553/17] - Sports Facilities Provision
1255. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will ensure full completion of the national sports complex in Abbotstown; the timeframe for doing so; and if he will make a... - Sport and Recreational Development
1256. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the national physical activity plan; his views on whether it has been effective; and the further actions and initiatives... - Traffic Calming Measures
1257. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his general policy when it comes to funding traffic calming measures at schools; if there are proposals being considered by his... - Ministerial Allowances
1258. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will confirm that no Minister or Minister of State under his remit since 2011 has claimed overnight expenses for staying in...
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