Written answers

Tuesday, 26 February 2019

Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport

 
  • Road Projects Status
    504. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the M20 and N20 project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9116/19]
  • Coast Guard Services
    505. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if legislation will be introduced to allow emergency vehicles operated by the Irish Coast Guard to use blue lights and sirens; if his...
  • Irish National Stud
    506. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if investments will be made to the National Stud to support it as an iconic tourist destination nationally; and if he will make a...
  • Driver Test Waiting Lists
    507. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment for a driver test; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8980/19]
  • Ministerial Meetings
    508. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason the Minister of State with responsibility for defence met the European Commissioner for Transport, Ms Violeta Bulc on 1...
  • Military Aircraft Landings
    509. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 222 of 14 February 2019, if the only munitions on board the aircraft were unloaded personal weapons...
  • Public Service Vehicles
    511. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his Department has investigated international best practice in terms of evaluating the relative safety merits of different bus models;...
  • Roadworthiness Testing
    512. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has received concerns from the public that among the large number of cars imported in recent years are repaired vehicles which...
  • Sports Capital Programme Applications
    514. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when successful applicants for the sports capital grant will be notified of funding; and the status of same. [9049/19]
  • Road Safety Strategy
    515. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the cost of introducing a nationwide accident signalling system in order to alert motorists to the presence of accidents on major...
  • Dublin Port Tunnel
    516. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the estimated cost of allowing small public service vehicles, SPSVs, to utilise the Dublin Tunnel free of charge. [9073/19]
  • Rail Network Expansion
    517. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the estimated cost to construct the DART underground tunnel. [9074/19]
  • Public Transport Data
    518. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of passenger journeys by operator in each of the years 2006 to 2010, in tabular form. [9086/19]
  • Traffic Calming Measures
    520. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the measures and funding that can be provided to alleviate speeding in a village (details supplied) in County Cork. [9098/19]
  • Public Transport Fares
    521. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the increase in public service obligation subvention needed to reduce average Iarnród Éireann ticket prices by a quarter, a...
  • Public Transport Data
    524. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the estimated usage of Iarnród Éireann, Bus Éireann and Dublin Bus by estimated age groups of passengers in tabular form....
  • National Transport Authority Funding
    526. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the funding provided to the National Transport Authority from 2000 to 2019; and the amount expressed as a percentage of total general...
  • Ports Development
    528. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his consideration of a report (details supplied) on the future of Rosslare Europort has concluded; if not, when it will conclude in...
  • Railway Stations
    529. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on reopening Killucan railway station. [9146/19]
  • Taxi Licences
    530. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if a matter (details supplied) in relation to taxi licence exams will be addressed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9154/19]
  • Road Projects Status
    531. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of a road project (details supplied) in County Kildare; and the efforts being made to complete the project on time. [9156/19]
  • Departmental Staff Data
    532. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of conferences staff of his Department have attended in each of the years 2017 and 2018 and to date in 2019, in tabular form;...
  • Departmental Data
    534. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of staff in his Department who attended a summit (details supplied) in Dublin in 2017 and 2018, respectively; the cost to his...
  • Disabled Drivers Permits
    535. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if concessions will be offered in cases in which more than one member of a family must purchase disabled parking discs in respect of the...
  • Road Projects
    536. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the provision of a footbridge over the N4 at Collooney to connect the commercial zones with the town and ensure public safety will be...
  • Roads Maintenance
    537. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of public lights repaired in each year since 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9247/19]
  • Bus Services
    538. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the plans of the National Transport Authority and Dublin Bus to alleviate customer congestion on bus services from Bray and Greystones to...
  • Airport Security
    539. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of occasions the National Civil Aviation Security Committee has met in the past five years to date; if it has identified new...
  • Sports Capital Programme Applications
    541. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if an application by a school (details supplied) will be reviewed; when a decision will be made; and if he will make a statement on the...
  • Railway Stations Car Park Charges
    542. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the average charge for the weekly use of park-and-ride facilities at Irish Rail stations. [9291/19]
  • Park and Ride Facilities
    543. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the average charge for the weekly use of park-and-ride facilities at Bus Éireann stops. [9292/19]
  • Brexit Preparations
    545. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the measures that will be put in place to mitigate, even temporarily, the effects of a no-deal Brexit on regional airports such as...
  • Brexit Supports
    546. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to support tourism businesses and visitor attractions in County Kildare ahead of Brexit; the financial support provided by his...
  • Maritime Safety
    547. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his officials will visit Inishmurray Island with engineers from Sligo County Council to ascertain the work that needs to be carried...
  • Public Transport Expenditure
    548. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amount of funding allocated for sustainable transport measures in 2019 by each heading; the funding code of his Department for same;...
  • Tourism Data
    550. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of national and international visitors visiting County Cork; the bed nights available in north County Cork; the demographic of...
  • Tourism Policy
    551. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the way in which the food tourism, activity tourism and initiatives (details supplied) in north County Cork fit within the market and...
  • Brexit Preparations
    552. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to protect the road haulage industry in the event of a hard Brexit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9448/19]
  • Sports Facilities Provision
    553. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the details of his engagement of a mediator from an organisation (details supplied) to assist in discussions between Dún...
  • Rural Transport Services
    555. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if a matter regarding transport in rural areas will be addressed (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9463/19]
  • Driver Licences
    556. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the measures put in place to enable Irish citizens resident in Northern Ireland to apply for an Irish driver licence post-Brexit; and if...
  • Dublin Bus Fleet
    557. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of buggy and wheelchair zones that will be aboard the new buses purchased for the Dublin Bus fleet; and if he will make a...
  • Bus Éireann
    558. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the Ballydangan and Creagh bus stops will be reinstated in the expressway service in County Roscommon in view of the population base...
  • Bus Services
    559. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the LocalLink bus service for counties Sligo, Leitrim and Roscommon can be extended to the Ballydangan and Creagh areas of County...
  • Driver Test
    560. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of driver test instructors that have been hired in each quarter since quarter one in 2016. [9533/19]
  • Roads Maintenance
    561. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if work will be carried out on a road (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9549/19]
  • EU Funding
    562. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the breakdown of funds received by his Department or channelled through his Department from EU funds in 2017; and the programmes these...
  • Bus Éireann Services
    563. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on whether it is acceptable that Bus Éireann requires at least 24 hours' notice for disability access; if public transport...
  • Public Transport Provision
    564. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the NTA will be requested to work with Irish Rail to ensure overcrowded services are supplemented with buses (details supplied). [9607/19]
  • Park and Ride Facilities
    565. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the Luas park and ride facility at a location (details supplied) is due to close on 31...
  • National Car Test Regulation
    566. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason motorbikes are exempt from a NCT test or a similar test as required by other vehicles; if introducing such a test has been...
  • Cycling Policy
    567. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the implementation of the national cycle policy framework; the steps and timeframe for its full implementation; and if he...
  • Railway Stations
    568. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the progress made in the opening of Kishogue train station, County Dublin, which has been undertaken by the NTA; when the station will be...
  • Public Transport Provision
    569. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans, proposals and the timeframe to provide transport infrastructure to facilitate the development of a SDZ at Clonburris, County...
  • Brexit Issues
    571. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding the green card requirement for drivers entering the United Kingdom following Brexit; and if he will make a...
  • Rail Services Provision
    572. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the plans of Iarnród Éireann to increase the number of carriages from four to six on the 8.25 a.m. DART from Bray towards...

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