Written answers
Tuesday, 7 November 2017
Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
- Wild Atlantic Way Project
991. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the expenditure to date on the Wild Atlantic Way in County Mayo in terms of infrastructure and marketing; and if he will make a statement... - Tourism Project Funding
993. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the signature discovery point Achill Skywalk project at Moiteóg Head, Keem Bay, Achill, County Mayo; and if he will... - Taxi Data
995. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his Department liaises regularly with Dublin city council, taxi drivers and operators and similar private providers of public... - Transport Infrastructure Ireland Data
997. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the statistics for collisions and accidents on the M50 to date in 2017; specifically between junction 11 and junction 13; the delays that... - Taxi Licences
998. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason applicant taxi drivers that fail their theory and or knowledge tests must pay the full fee to repeat the exams; and his plans... - Rail Services Staff
999. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of consultants engaged by Irish Rail to head up and or oversee internal departments at the company; the duration of their... - Tourism Project Funding
1001. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the funding status for a project (details supplied) in County Mayo; the amount budgeted for the project; the projected final completion... - Wild Atlantic Way Project
1002. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the capital budget in place to fund further development of the Wild Atlantic Way; if his attention has been drawn to complaints of... - Tourism Project Funding
1004. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if, once the Fáilte Ireland talking statues scheme is rolled out nationwide Tralee, Listowel and Killarney will be considered for... - Bus Éireann Services
1005. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to consult with Bus Éireann regarding the 7 a.m. and 7:30 a.m. Straffan to Dublin services in view of the fact that there... - North-South Ministerial Council
1006. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the funding which may be allocated to the Narrow Water Bridge project under the capital plan the Government has committed to; and if he... - Departmental Websites
1007. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the external company undertaking an audit of his departmental website; the cost of the audit; the timeframe for its completion; and if... - Rail Network Expansion
1008. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the DART expansion to Hazelhatch and the LUAS to Lucan plans; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45873/17] - Railway Stations
1009. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the timeframe for the opening of the Kishogue train station; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45874/17] - Sports Capital Programme Eligibility
1010. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will address queries raised by persons (details supplied) regarding a club; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45888/17] - Public Transport Provision
1011. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to add additional services in towns (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45914/17] - Sports Capital Programme Applications
1012. 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... - Health and Safety
1013. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the estimated cost of the provision of a defibrillator in each public building owned by his Department and agency under the aegis of his... - Departmental Meetings
1014. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the meetings of the strategic communications unit he or his Department officials attended; the date and location of each such meeting;... - Departmental Staff Data
1017. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of departmental staff in his press office; the reporting relationship in operation; and if he will make a statement on the... - Departmental Staff Training
1018. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the protocol for attendance by staff, both civil servants and political non-civil servants, to continuing professional development... - Public Relations Contracts Data
1019. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the public relations companies or agencies the services of which his Department used for information campaigns since 1 January 2017; and... - Departmental Funding
1020. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the steps he has taken to ensure that grant-aided organisations are spending their moneys appropriately in view of the revelations... - Brexit Negotiations
1021. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the details of all planning and research work under wayfor the impact of the result of Brexit negotiations in his Department or related... - Public Transport Provision
1022. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding the development of public transport infrastructure for the Donabate Portrane peninsula, County Dublin to support... - Public Transport
1023. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if specific funding will be provided in 2018 to improve facilities at a location (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on... - Rail Services Data
1024. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if ticket sale figures for rail passengers are based solely on sales at the booking office and do not include tickets sold at the... - Motor Insurance Costs
1025. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the cost of insuring an electric car. [46231/17] - Aer Lingus Sale
1026. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the way his Department has used the moneys the State received from the sale of its stake in Aer Lingus; and if he will make a statement... - Irish Airlines Superannuation Scheme
1027. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the substantial cuts imposed on members of the IASS pension scheme in advance of the sale of the... - Sports Capital Programme
1028. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when he will announce the 2017 sports capital grant allocations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46300/17] - Bus Services
1029. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the Lucan area of Dublin has been considered by the NTA as it makes final proposals for bus fleet acquisitions for 2018; and if he... - Haulage Industry
1031. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the steps he is taking in respect of the implementation of statutory instrument number 413 of 2017 (details supplied) to amend the... - Departmental Contracts Data
1032. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the contracts his Department or bodies under the aegis of his Department have with a company (details supplied) or its subsidiaries; the... - Tourism Revenue
1033. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the value of retail spend to the economy from tourists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46395/17] - Tourism Ireland Funding
1034. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the budget allocated by his Department for Tourism Ireland in 2015, 2016 and to date in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the... - Flood Relief Schemes
1035. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if funding will be provided for a club (details supplied) which had its training pitches destroyed in the recent floods in Inishowen;... - Road Projects Expenditure
1036. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the date and costs of the partial construction of unfinished motorways (details supplied); if the proposed motorway service stations at... - Transport Infrastructure Provision
1037. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to provide a pedestrian bridge from the Ashington estate, Dublin 7 across the Royal Canal towards Broombridge Luas station;... - Rail Services
1038. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the options for improving rail services and investing in rail infrastructure outside the greater Dublin area in view of the commitment... - Rail Services Data
1039. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of new train sets that are in storage at Inchicore, Dublin 8; the reason for same; and if he will make a statement on the... - Rail Services Provision
1040. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the fact that since late September 2017, Irish Rail has had to halve the size of trains travelling to... - Transport Policy
1041. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 220 of 14 October 2017, his views on whether this demonstrates a disagreement with the draft... - Ministerial Advisers Data
1042. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the names of the special advisers employed in his Department; the names of special advisers to junior Ministers in his Department; the... - Sports Capital Programme Applications
1043. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if a club (details supplied) will be awarded sports capital funding in the current round; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Ministerial Meetings
1045. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of occasions on which he has visited Brussels since his appointment; the purpose of each visit; and the meetings that... - Rail Services Data
1046. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason the National Transport Authority has not yet published the results of the heavy rail census that was taken in November 2016;... - Transport of Animals
1047. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if new restrictions have been introduced on the transport of animals; and if so, the reason therefor. [46521/17] - Road Projects Status
1048. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the east west link road; his views on whether there is a need for such a vital piece of infrastructure from east to west;... - Road Projects
1049. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if road funding will be increased for counties Cavan and Monaghan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46583/17] - Transport Infrastructure Ireland
1050. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will request a meeting with Transport Infrastructure Ireland to discuss issues in counties Cavan and Monaghan with this Deputy;... - Cycling Facilities Provision
1051. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if secure bicycle parking at the Broombridge Luas station will be provided; if there will be 24-hour security bicycle parking at the... - Public Transport Data
1052. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the National Transport Authority holds a list of transport companies that have been licensed by it for the transport of persons to... - Departmental Correspondence
1053. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will address a matter (details supplied) and issue a response to same. [46705/17] - Road Improvement Schemes
1054. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to increase the funding allocation to Wexford County Council for the community involvement scheme for the restoration and... - Driver Licensing Exchange Agreements
1056. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the progress made in having Quebec added to the reciprocal agreement for driving licence exchange; when he envisages it to be included;... - Rugby World Cup 2023
1057. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the actions he has taken in view of the recent findings of the Rugby World Cup 2023 host selection process evaluation report ; and if he... - Sports Capital Programme Applications
1058. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if a sports capital grant will be awarded to a group (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46792/17] - Bus Éireann Services
1060. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason it can take up to 12 months for the NTA to make a decision on applications for a new route or a route change; and his views... - Public Transport Expenditure
1061. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to introduce a multi-annual funding plan to all semi-State providers of public transport. [46848/17] - Bus Éireann Services
1062. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to provide a once-off capital input to improve conditions at Busáras. [46849/17] - Dublin Bus Services
1063. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to roll out the policy of BusConnects nationally in view of the fact that BusConnects is the preferred future policy of Dublin... - Sports Capital Programme Administration
1064. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the funding measures available for sports buildings in order to help enable disability access; and if he will make a statement on the... - Commencement of Legislation
1066. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if all sections of the Harbours Act 2015 are commenced; if not, when the remaining sections will be commenced; and if he will make a... - National Transport Authority
1067. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the financial penalties the National Transport Authority has issued in the past five years to operators in circumstances in which the... - Taxi Regulations
1069. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to introduce an incentive scheme for the provision of a greater amount of fully accessible taxi and hackney services; and if... - Bus Éireann Services
1070. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of new buses purchased in 2016 and 2017 by Bus Éireann; the number of planned bus purchases by Bus Éireann in 2018;... - Railway Stations
1073. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to alter DART services (details supplied); and his views on the impact this change will have for wheelchair users, mobility... - Bus Services
1076. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to ensure the conversion of the national fleet of vehicles to electric and renewable fuel sources; and if he will make a... - Public Service Obligation Data
1077. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the percentage of the increase in the PSO for budget 2018 which will go towards tendered contracts, such as bus services (details... - Public Service Vehicles
1079. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of new small public service vehicle licences provided in each of years 2008 to 2016 and to date in 2017 for the Dublin... - Parking Charges
1080. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the estimated difference between average annual steady-state cost of national roads, regional and local roads, heavy rail, Luas and... - National Car Test
1083. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to engage with farming representative bodies regarding a proposed national car test to be introduced in 2018; if he has...
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