Written answers

Tuesday, 10 October 2017

Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport

 
  • Road Safety
    531. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the cost to the State of the request by An Garda Síochána in July 2016 for new roadside breath test devices to have functional...
  • Swimming Pool Programme Status
    532. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the extent to which recreational amenity requirements continue to be reviewed throughout County Kildare having particular regard to...
  • Sports Capital Programme Applications
    533. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if a golf club (details supplied) will receive funding from the sports capital programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
  • Tourism Data
    534. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the causes for the drop in tourist numbers coming here from Britain in the past few months have been identified; his plans to reverse...
  • Sports Injuries Guidelines
    535. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will request organisations (details supplied) to conduct a study into a possible link between heading the ball and brain injuries,...
  • Air Services Provision
    536. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the cost to the economy of the cancellation of a company's (details supplied) flights to and from Dublin Airport; and if he will make a...
  • Penalty Points System Data
    537. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of penalty points issued in each county in respect of each offence in the past year, in tabular form; and if he will make a...
  • Greenways Development
    541. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his Department has received correspondence from Donegal County Council regarding proposals to develop a dedicated greenway route on...
  • Driver Test Regulations
    542. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the appeal mechanisms available to a person (details supplied) in County Kildare who has failed their driving test on a number of...
  • Taxi Licences Renewals
    543. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the situation will be remedied with regard to the renewal of taxi licences in circumstances in which when a taxi licence is renewed it...
  • Public Transport Data
    544. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the absentee rate in Irish Rail, Bus Éireann and Dublin Bus across all divisions, for example, drivers, management, administration...
  • Greenways Development
    545. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when his Department will complete the strategy for the future development of greenways; when it will be published; and if he will make a...
  • Sports Capital Programme Applications
    546. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of an application (details supplied) for a sports capital grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42654/17]
  • Bus Services
    550. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will review the destination points of the 109 Bus Éireann route; if he will address a matter (details supplied); and if he...
  • Haulage Industry Regulation
    551. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding the proposed introduction of a maximum regulatory weight laden limit for non-articulated rigid trucks with five or...
  • Sports Capital Programme
    552. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when grant aid under the sports capital grant programme 2017 will be announced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42671/17]
  • Taxi Licences
    553. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when a decision will be made in respect of a taxi licence application by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on...
  • Road Projects Status
    554. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when the feasibility study commissioned under the capital review plan for the N72 Mallow relief road will be published; and if his...
  • Fáilte Ireland
    555. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the nature of Fáilte Ireland's occupancy, if as a tenant or in ownership, at a location (details supplied); the proposed relocation...
  • Driver Test Data
    556. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the percentage of driving test fails annually in each of the years from 2010 to 2016, nationally and in tabular form; and if he will make...
  • Ministerial Functions
    557. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the powers he has delegated to the Ministers of State in his Department; the date on which such delegation was made; if there were...
  • Rail Services
    558. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when the results of the public consultation on the rail review will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42838/17]
  • Greenhouse Gas Emissions
    559. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the steps he will take to reduce greenhouse gases in view of the fact that 19.8% of 2015 greenhouse gas emissions were caused by public...
  • Electric Vehicles
    560. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if companies will be permitted to reclaim VAT on petrol and or diesel to facilitate the purchase of hybrid and plug in hybrid cars. [42868/17]
  • Vehicle Registration
    561. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to extend the VRT grant for full hybrid vehicles beyond 31 December 2018. [42869/17]
  • Electric Vehicles
    563. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the percentage of all State vehicles that are hybrid or electric; and the way in which this figure compares with 2015 and 2016 and...
  • National Car Test Fees
    564. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on whether the NCT fee of €28 is reasonable for a visual inspection in respect of a headlight which is carried out on...
  • Tourism Promotion
    565. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his strategy and plans for counteracting the decline of UK visitor numbers here; the changes he plans to make to his departmental budget...
  • Rail Services
    566. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will address a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43023/17]
  • Airlines Regulations
    567. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has issued an instruction to the Commission for Aviation Regulation to liaise with the Civil Aviation Authority in the UK in...
  • Road Safety
    568. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding the 2017 ministerial committee on road safety meetings; the priorities for his Department for the autumn and...
  • Road Traffic Legislation
    569. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the Road Traffic (Drink Driving - Fixed Penalty Notice) Bill 2017; when he expects this legislation to be brought before...
  • Departmental Reports
    570. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding the regular multi-agency criminal justice, FCPS, working group with the Department of Justice and Equality; the...
  • Road Projects Expenditure
    571. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the east-west link road investment project in County Cavan will be considered for additional capital funding to be announced by the...
  • Rail Network Expansion
    572. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when the independent costing and review of the western rail corridor phase 2 between Athenry and Claremorris for passenger and freight...
  • Greenways Development
    574. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of a greenway (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42226/17]
  • Lobbying Data
    575. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of occasions on which he has been lobbied in respect of the Public Health (Alcohol) Bill since March 2016; the persons he has...
  • Sports Capital Programme Applications
    576. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if an application for sports capital funding by a club (details supplied) will be approved; and if he will make a statement on the...
  • Road Projects
    577. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason traffic calming measures on the N18 and N17 at Annagh Cross, Ballyglunnin, such as signage along with footpaths for ease of...
  • Greenways Development
    578. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the public support that exists in east County Galway for the development of a greenway on the closed...
  • Rural Transport Programme Data
    579. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the report on rural transport as committed to on page 50 of the programme for government has been furnished to the relevant Houses of...
  • Road Network
    580. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if each road identified for upgrading or construction in the Government's original capital plan 2016 to 2017 and in the amended version...
  • Brexit Issues
    584. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the degree to which he has in mind provisions to avert the negative aspects of Brexit on the tourism industry here with particular...
  • Tourism Promotion
    585. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the extent to which potential exists for further development of the tourism sector, with particular reference to the need to encourage...
  • Tourism Data
    587. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the degree to which various elements of the tourism sector have grown over the past five years; his plans for the future in this regard;...
  • Tourism Promotion
    589. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the extent to which he expects to be in a position to promote and develop activity tourism such as the use of greenways throughout the...
  • Sports Capital Programme
    590. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the extent to which he expects to be in position to meet the requirements of community-based sporting and recreational organisations in...
  • Sports Events
    592. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding Ireland's application to host the rugby world cup in view of the availability of numerous stadia throughout the...
  • Tourism Data
    593. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the extent to which the tourism sector continues to attract business and conference tourism here, having particular regard to the use of...
  • Tourism Promotion
    595. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the extent to which County Kildare, its historical houses, its racecourses and its heritage continue to be part of the marketing...

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