Written answers
Friday, 6 September 2019
Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
- Motor Industry
1552. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the consultations he had with motor manufacturers on his plan to ban the sale of internal combustion engine cars in 2030; if he is... - Motor Tax
1553. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason a person (details supplied) is not allowed to tax a van commercially but is required to have commercial insurance; and if he... - Road Projects Status
1554. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding the funding for the proposed Narrow Water bridge between counties Louth and Down; and if he will make a statement... - Sports Capital Programme
1555. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the funding available for sports facilities; the way to apply for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34712/19] - Electric Vehicles
1556. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the estimated cost of fully electrifying the national public transport bus fleet. [34714/19] - Road Network
1557. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if public lighting will be provided at a location (details supplied). [34745/19] - Ministerial Advisers Data
1558. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the name of each person employed as an adviser or special adviser to him and the Minister of State in his Department; the salary of each... - Noise Pollution
1559. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if there are plans to implement noise attenuation measures along a national primary road (details supplied); and if he will make a... - Fáilte Ireland
1560. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason a tourist information office was moved (details supplied); if he is satisfied with the replacement office; and if he will... - Motor Tax Rates
1561. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the motor taxation classification that is applicable to vehicles used by circuses and funfairs to transport funfair components and... - Insurance Costs
1563. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to regulate insurance costs for hackney drivers that are starting out, particularly in rural areas in which public transport... - Sports Capital Programme Applications
1564. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of funding for a club (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35120/19] - Brexit Preparations
1565. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on the risk of potential traffic chaos at Rosslare Harbour in view of Brexit and the need to develop ports; his plans to... - Sports Capital Programme Data
1566. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amount of grant funding allocated to counties Longford and Westmeath through the sports capital programme since 2016; and if he will... - Grant Payments
1567. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amount of grant funding his Department and associated agencies have allocated to counties Longford and Westmeath since 2016; and if... - Road Safety Authority Data
1568. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the income the Road Safety Authority, RSA, derives from driver tests annually; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35155/19] - Driver Test Data
1569. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the actions he has taken to address the failure rate in driver test centres of circa 50%; and when the matter was last discussed with... - Road Traffic Legislation
1572. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the reappearance of rickshaws on the streets of Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the... - Sports Capital Programme Applications
1573. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if funding will be provided for a club (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35189/19] - Project Ireland 2040
1574. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the roads and other transport infrastructure being built and for which there are plans to commence building in the next five years; and... - Sports Funding
1575. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the budget available for the large-scale sport infrastructure fund; when the funding will be awarded; the number of applicants by... - Public Transport Data
1576. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the revenue raised from the start date of a contract with a company (details supplied) to date in 2019 on a route-by-route basis in the... - National Sports Policy Framework
1577. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the progress in each of the key performance indicators in the national sports policy to date; and if he will make a statement on the... - Swimming Pool Programme Data
1579. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the progress made on reviewing swimming pool provision; if the findings of such a review will be provided; and when the review will be... - Departmental Websites
1580. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason links from search engines or other sources to documents found on the website of his Department now link to a Departmental... - Departmental Expenditure
1581. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amount expended on the renewal of licences (details supplied) by his Department since 2009 to date in 2019; the amount projected to... - Search and Rescue Service Provision
1582. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the estimated cost of implementing the new national search and rescue, SAR, plan; his plans to fund the plan; and if he will make a... - Vehicle Registration Data
1583. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if it is mandatory for all second-hand private cars to receive a national car testing, NCT, certificate prior to being registered here.... - Tourism Industry
1584. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on the impact on traditional bed and breakfasts of the use of purpose-built student accommodation for short-term lettings... - Consultancy Contracts Data
1585. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the names of external consultancies that delivered and continue to deliver advice and training on all aspects of GDPR in the context of... - Driver Test Data
1586. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the failure rate at driver testing centres (details supplied) in each of the years 2014 to 2018; and if he will make a statement on the... - Departmental Customer Charters
1587. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of complaints his Department received under the customer service charter in 2017, 2018 and to date in 2019; if his attention... - Road Safety Strategy
1588. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the actions he is taking on road safety and drink driving following reports on 18 and 19 August 2019 of low conviction rates in some... - Free Travel Scheme
1589. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the transport options in place to facilitate free travel pass-holding students to travel from Navan to Maynooth to attend university;... - Fire Service
1590. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the chemical make-up of firefighting foams used by airport fire services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35695/19] - Public Bike Schemes
1591. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to expand the public bike scheme in Cork in 2019; and the meetings he has held with officials from Cork City Council or the... - Sports Facilities Provision
1592. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the development of a velodrome at Abbotstown sports campus; if a design has been completed for the velodrome; if the... - Greenways Development
1593. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when work will commence on a section of the north Kerry greenway (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Railway Stations
1594. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the duration and location in instances in which lifts at DART and commuter train stations were out of order since 1 January 2018 to 22... - Departmental Contracts
1595. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if a security company will be contracted for an event (details supplied); if the cost of such security will be covered by public... - Air Accident Investigations
1596. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when the final report into an aircraft accident (details supplied) will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Road Safety Authority Reports
1597. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will address a matter regarding prosecutions and checks (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35778/19] - Rural Transport Services Provision
1598. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason for the withdrawal of a service (details supplied) under Local Link in view of his commitment given on 15 May 2019. [35863/19] - School Transport Data
1599. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of Road Safety Authority roadside safety inspections of school buses carried out from July 2018 to July 2019; the failure... - Sports Capital Programme Applications
1600. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of a grant application by a club (details supplied); if the application will be awarded; and if he will make a statement on... - National Sports Policy Framework
1601. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if interim targets have been set for adult and children’s active and social participation in sport and for the reduction in the... - Public Transport Fares
1602. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if a matter regarding the payment of €4 for the use of transport will be addressed (details supplied); the reason service users... - Sports Capital Programme Applications
1603. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of a grant application by a club (details supplied); if the application will be awarded; and if he will make a statement on... - National Car Test Data
1604. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of cars (details supplied) that failed the NCT on the basis of a throttle control fault alone to date in 2019; the number of... - Light Rail Projects Provision
1605. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if a feasibility study will be considered on the extension on the MetroLink project to Templeogue, Knocklyon, Firhouse and Ballycullen... - Sports Capital Programme Applications
1606. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of a grant application by a school (details supplied); if the application will be awarded; and if he will make a statement on... - Departmental Internships
1608. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of unpaid internships issued and or granted to persons to work in his Department over the past five years to 28 August 2019;... - Climate Change Adaptation Plans
1609. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the breakdown of the transport infrastructure programme in order to deliver the action of the Climate Action Plan 2019 to commence full... - Road Network
1610. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if rectification works to be carried out at a location (details supplied) will be arranged as a matter of urgency. [36173/19] - Road Projects Status
1611. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the progress made with regard to the draft appraisal for the Julianstown bypass; if the project has been listed as urgent; if the... - Roads Maintenance
1612. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding the upgrading and resurfacing of the M4 motorway between Celbridge and Kilcock, County Kildare; and if he will... - Public Transport
1613. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if funding will be increased for initiatives such as security screens on Bus Éireann vehicles and other security measures for... - Cyber Security Protocols
1614. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if there are dedicated, professionally trained and certified cybersecurity staff in relation to cybersecurity protocols under the remit... - Departmental Operations
1615. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his Department has a disaster recovery plan, business continuity plan and-or disaster recovery sites; and if he will make a statement... - Roads Maintenance
1616. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when trees will be felled as part of ongoing works being undertaken on a national route (details supplied). [36252/19] - Sports Funding
1618. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if funding will be granted to a local authority (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36287/19] - Sports Capital Programme
1619. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of a grant application for a club (details supplied); if the application will be awarded; and if he will make a statement on... - Driver Licensing Exchange Agreements
1620. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the provinces in Canada that have reciprocal arrangements with Ireland in relation to driver licences; the reason the other provinces do... - Brexit Preparations
1623. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of times he has met with the Minister for Justice and Equality in relation to a no-deal Brexit and contingency planning for... - Brexit Supports
1627. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if specific financial aid will be provided for the tourism and hospitality sector in the Border region due to the adverse impacts of... - Road Projects Contracts
1628. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if a delay will occur in the tendering process for stage II of the Dunkettle interchange upgrade in Cork. [36432/19] - Regional Airports
1629. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the rationale for reviewing the funding model for regional airports; if the importance of the public service obligation, PSO, for... - Brexit Supports
1630. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the supports being provided to the haulage sector to prepare for Brexit; his plans to implement additional measures; and if he will make... - Electric Vehicles
1631. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the steps he will take to legislate for the regulation of e-scooters in view of recommendations and a recently published report by the... - Cycling Policy
1632. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the tender process to select a suitable service provider for the cycling design office planned to be operational during the fourth... - Legislative Measures
1633. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when the necessary legislation required to implement and enforce a new variable speed limit regime and the ability to deploy lane... - Public Transport Review
1634. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when a public consultation will be launched in relation to public transport and active travel policy; and if he will make a statement on... - Public Transport Data
1635. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of electric buses operating in Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36573/19] - Departmental Funding
1637. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the involvement of his Department in an organisation (details supplied); the amount invested in same to date; and if he will make a... - Sports Capital Programme Applications
1638. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if a sports capital grant will be approved for a club (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36645/19] - Bus Services
1639. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will address a matter regarding a bus shelter for an area (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36666/19] - Public Service Vehicles
1640. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of plans to introduce a licensing system for rickshaw drivers in view of media and Garda reports on the involvement of some... - Light Rail Projects
1641. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to plans by TII to tender for an independent expert panel for MetroLink and the fact that local... - Public Service Obligation Services
1642. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the level of subsidisation of public transport here by provider in each of the years 2014 to 2018 and to date in 2019. [36709/19] - Cycling Facilities Funding
1643. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the funding provided for cycling; and the percentage this represents of overall transport funding. [36710/19] - Vehicle Registration
1644. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the fact that vehicles can have ownership registered to persons under 17 years of age and minors and... - Greenways Development
1645. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of projects (details supplied). [36756/19] - Sports Capital Programme Applications
1646. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when pending sports capital grant applications will be decided upon. [36760/19] - Sports Capital Programme
1647. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when details of the next sports capital programme will be announced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36767/19] - Rail Services Provision
1649. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to ensure a pilot train service operating at a later time is put in place to service the Connolly Station to Sligo route... - Brexit Preparations
1650. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his Department has carried out an audit to date of the shipping capacity of Ireland in the event that the south England landbridge... - Road Projects
1652. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the extent to which the upgrading of the M4 from Kilcock to Lexlip is contemplated in view of the frequency and increasing number of... - Brexit Preparations
1653. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the extent to which he remains satisfied that all possible actions have been taken by his Department in anticipation of a UK crash out...
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