Written answers
Tuesday, 2 May 2017
Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
- Road Tolls
1299. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to the ruling of the European Court of Justice earlier in 2017 which stated that VAT should not be applied to tolls on road... - Road Traffic Legislation
1301. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if owners of motorised buggies on golf courses come within the Road Traffic Act; if they require insurance (details supplied); and if he... - Bus Services
1302. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on whether the public bus service is a vital piece of infrastructure in rural communities; his plans to support such services;... - Garda Equipment
1303. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the guidelines issued to An Garda Síochána on use of the equipment (details supplied) provided in roadside drug tests in order... - Driver Licences
1305. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to introduce incentives to Irish emigrants returning home from abroad to help them to reintegrate into society, for example,... - Road Tolls
1306. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if sea and river search and rescue vehicles are charged when travelling through road tolls; if the boats they tow are charged... - Road Safety Authority Data
1307. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the operating costs, staff numbers and annual budget of the Road Safety Authority. [19192/17] - State Airports
1308. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if capital investments are planned at Cork Airport in each of the years 2017 to 2020; his views on whether extending the runway at Cork... - Road Network
1309. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the percentage of the road network which is designated as country road and urban road, respectively. [19231/17] - Rural Transport Programme
1310. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the division within his Department that has responsibility for local link services operated under the rural transport programme; and if... - Sports Capital Programme Applications
1313. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when applicants for the sports capital programme can expect to be notified regarding their application for funding. [19295/17] - Departmental Bodies Expenditure
1314. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amount of money that Sport Ireland has spent on legal fees in 2016 and to date in 2017. [19359/17] - Ministerial Responsibilities
1315. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the functions and responsibilities he has in his role as Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport by each area of his full ministerial... - Road Traffic Legislation
1316. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will, in conjunction with the NRA, consider reduced speed limits at junctions from motorways at which there is a build up of... - Coast Guard Services
1317. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the estimated cost of increasing funding for the Coast Guard by 5% in 2017. [19524/17] - Vehicle Registration
1319. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will introduce a system of licensing and regulating the use of horse-drawn vehicles on public roads in a number of areas (details... - Ports Policy
1320. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to publish the order to transfer the ownership of Galway Port to the local authority; if there will be local consultation on... - Airlines Charges
1321. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if there are regulations in place in relation to the fees that airlines can charge for changing a name on an airline ticket; and if he... - Brexit Issues
1323. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has met with the Dublin Airport Authority to discuss Brexit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19550/17] - Joyriding Offences
1326. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on the phenomenon of older, uninsured and untaxed cars being bought by persons who then use the car to joy ride; if he will... - Greenways Development
1327. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when he expects the Glenbeigh to Renard greenway to be completed. [19629/17] - Coast Guard Services
1328. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when a new Coast Guard facility will be provided on lands owned by his Department in Cleggan; if planning permission has been sought to... - Penalty Points System
1329. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the process by which drivers can determine when penalty points have expired; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19673/17] - Penalty Points System Data
1330. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if all historic penalty points have now been removed from a driving licence in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Donegal;... - Road Projects
1331. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the allocation from the exchequer and other sources under the capital plan to the Cork Limerick road; the estimated cost of the project;... - Parking Regulations
1334. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the penalties for illegally parking in a disabled persons parking place; and the specific statutory basis for the offence and the... - Bus Éireann
1335. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if a bus driver with a previous road traffic conviction is precluded from employment with Bus Éireann (details supplied); and if he... - Sports Capital Programme
1336. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if a sports club can make a late submission for sports capital funding; and if not, when this scheme will be open for new applications.... - Road Projects
1337. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if funding will be made available for a bridge replacement (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the... - Driver Test Waiting Lists
1338. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will appoint a second driving tester to a driver testing centre (details supplied); if his attention has been drawn to the fact... - Sport Ireland Expenditure
1339. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 1235 of 21 March 2017, if he has satisfied himself that this expenditure was a proper and... - Road Projects
1352. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if a scheme (details supplied) can be included in the capital investment plan 2016 to 2021; and if he will make a statement on the... - Rail Network
1354. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if a cost benefit analysis has been carried out on the possibility of building a high speed railway line between Dublin and Belfast; and... - Road Network
1356. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his Department has received a submission from Monaghan County Council (details supplied); the specific projects that he plans for... - Sport Ireland
1360. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on the fact that the Irish Sports Council have no database on file of participants in sports nationwide; his further views on... - EU Regulations
1361. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when the legislation will be in place for the Irish Aviation Authority to become the noise regulator for airports; and if he will make a... - Road Signage
1362. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if signage indicating the direction of the Wild Atlantic Way will be erected on the exit routes from Shannon Airport; and if he will... - Tourism Ireland Funding
1363. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amount of funding received by Tourism Ireland and Fáilte Ireland to date in 2017 from his Department or other sources. [20074/17] - Road Projects
1364. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if TII will provide funding to extend a footpath at a location (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on... - Aviation Industry
1365. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 732 of 11 April 2017 and the referred response from the IAA of 19 April 2017, the number of drones... - Light Rail Projects Status
1366. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when the construction of metro north will commence; the timeframe for construction; the target date for completion of the project; and... - Sports Capital Programme
1367. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of applications received under the sports capital programme by local authority area, in tabular form; the level of engagement... - Greenways Funding
1369. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the details on the upcoming competitive funding round for greenways for 2017 as announced at the recent opening of the Athlone greenway;... - Road Tolls
1370. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the annual revenue lost by traffic failing to pay tolls on the M50 with regard to vehicles which are registered in Northern Ireland or... - Public Transport Review
1371. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on whether it would not have been prudent and advisable to have undertaken a full review of public transport policy in advance... - Road Safety Data
1372. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of times the ministerial committee on road safety has met; the persons that attended these meetings; the outcome and... - Public Transport Provision
1373. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the expected number of buses to be added to the Dublin Bus fleet for each of the next five years to meet the growing public transport... - Road Projects
1374. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to provide a proper road intersection at the junction of Kennelsfort Road, Palmerstown, Dublin 20 and the N4; and if he will... - Road Safety
1375. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will report on current and future initiatives of further safety measures regarding pedestrian crossings around the country; and if... - Road Projects
1376. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 642 of 5 July 2016, if his views have changed on a matter (details supplied); and if so, his plans... - Sports Capital Programme Applications
1377. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of a sports capital programme grant application by a club (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Greenways Development
1378. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans for a railway line (details supplied) in County Cork. [20421/17] - Greenways Funding
1379. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of funding for the next stage of the construction of the greenway along the Royal Canal from Kilcock to west County Meath;... - Bus Services
1380. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will liaise with the National Transport Authority with a view to providing additional bus services for a specific route (details... - Driver Test Waiting Lists
1381. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason for the long waiting time to take a driving test in a test centre (details supplied) in County Limerick; the number of... - National Transport Authority Staff
1382. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to potential conflicts of interest within the NTA; and if he will ensure that no staff or member of the... - Sports Capital Programme Administration
1383. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when the sports capital programme grants for 2017 will be announced. [20587/17] - Parliamentary Questions
1384. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when a response will issue to an interim reply (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20606/17] - Wild Atlantic Way Project
1385. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amount of money that has been spent under the capital plan on the Wild Atlantic Way; the amount expected to be spent in 2017; the... - Road Traffic Offences
1386. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the protection which exists under the Road Traffic Acts 1961 to 2016 to protect persons that are on prescribed medication that contain... - Dublin Airport Authority
1387. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on the sudden cancellation of the Dublin Airport Authority's annual general meeting that was due to be held on 25 April... - Drug and Alcohol Testing
1388. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has satisfied himself that the equipment (details supplied) selected for use in the conducting of drug tests for drivers is fit... - Road Projects
1389. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason provision for a new footpath on the L4501 has not been awarded funding for upgrade and extensions; the reason a costing could... - Marine Tourism Promotion
1390. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when the marine tourism strategy report will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20798/17] - Rail Services Provision
1391. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to increase services on the Maynooth and Dunboyne M3 parkway lines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20843/17] - Cycling Policy
1392. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the steps that have been taken by his Department or agencies under its aegis to ensure that road designers cycle all routes for which...
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