Imelda Munster (Louth, Sinn Fein)
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752. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of decisions made by NCT testing centres which have been appealed since the introduction of the test; and the number of these which have been successful. [18149/17]

Imelda Munster (Louth, Sinn Fein)
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754. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of incidents of advanced corrosion in brake lines and hoses which have been identified in cars tested under the NCT each year since 2006. [18152/17]

Imelda Munster (Louth, Sinn Fein)
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755. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the NCT inspectors had considered using a callipers to measure the outside diameter of corroded pipes, in view of EU Directive 2010/48/EU; the rationale behind the use of a visual test only on corroded pipes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18153/17]

Imelda Munster (Louth, Sinn Fein)
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756. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the failure rate for vehicles undergoing the NCT annually between 2006 and 2012. [18154/17]

Shane Ross (Dublin Rathdown, Independent)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 752 and 754 to 756, inclusive, together.

Under the Road Safety Authority Act 2006 (Conferral of Functions) Order 2006 (S.I. No.477 of 2006) the Road Safety Authority (RSA) has responsibility for the operation and delivery of the National Car Test.  

In view of the RSA's statutory responsibility in this regard, I have referred the Deputy's questions to the Authority for direct reply.  I would ask the Deputy to contact my Office if a response has not been received within ten days.

Imelda Munster (Louth, Sinn Fein)
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753. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amount of funding a company (details supplied) has received from government departments since it began administering the NCT test; the amount received from his Department or from the RSA; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18151/17]

Imelda Munster (Louth, Sinn Fein)
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757. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the failure rate of vehicles undergoing the NCT test has a bearing on the public funding received by either the RSA or a company (details supplied) in respect of NCT testing. [18156/17]

Shane Ross (Dublin Rathdown, Independent)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 753 and 757 together.

Applus, the current operator of the National Car Testing Service (NCTS) has not received any funding from my Department or the RSA in relation to the delivery of the NCTS since their contract for this service was commenced in 2010.

The RSA itself is largely self-financing in that, since 2013, it receives just under 140,000 Euro per annum from the Exchequer for certain pension related costs.  Prior to that year, when the Authority was funded by the Exchequer, the failure rate at the NCTS did not have any bearing on the level of funding allocated to the Authority.