Written answers
Wednesday, 27 May 2020
Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
- Tourist Accommodation
735. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when the operational guidelines regarding capacity and the use of facilities for guests will be made available and notified to the owners... - Motor Tax
736. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when motor tax offices will reopen; and the arrangements for taxing of cars in place during the coming period. [7536/20] - Tourism Industry
737. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has engaged with the tourism industry including package operators and hoteliers on the implementation of a mandatory 14-day... - Motor Tax
738. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding motor tax payments for those that have been cocooning since March 2020 due to Covid-19; the rebate options open to... - Covid-19 Pandemic
739. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if there is specific guidance issued for taxi and minibus companies for reopening their businesses; if drivers will be expected to use... - Consumer Rights
743. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to ongoing issues regarding school tours and parents being unable to claim refunds from travel agencies... - National Driver Licensing Service
744. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will address a matter (details supplied) regarding the NDLS. [7100/20] - Driver Test
745. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when driver tests will resume; the support that will be provided to those persons on learner permits and are disadvantaged financially... - Ministerial Meetings
746. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of times he formally met with either the chairperson and or the CEO of Dublin Bus, Bus Éireann and Iarnród... - Cycling Facilities Data
747. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the estimated cost of providing 25 bicycle parking racks for a public place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7107/20] - Bus Services
748. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to extend the bus service to Clonaugh, Maynooth, County Kildare in view of the local demand for such a bus service; and if he... - Covid-19 Pandemic
750. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the safety measures and support measures that will obtain for private contract school transport coaches with regard to Covid-19 when the... - Driver Test
751. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if emergency driver test appointments will be provided for persons whose planned driver tests were cancelled due to Covid-19 and who are... - Covid-19 Pandemic
753. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the phase boat rentals in harbour areas fall under the Roadmap for Reopening Society and Business. [7235/20] - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
754. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to aid the rural tourism sector in County Wexford; the way he plans to identify recovery steps for the rural tourism sector... - National Car Test
757. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if a matter raised in correspondence by a person (details supplied) will receive a response; and if he will make a statement on the... - Wheelchair Accessible Vehicles
758. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if new measures to ensure that there are enough wheelchair-accessible taxis available for wheelchair users, particularly in the Dublin... - Aviation Industry
759. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to restructure the regulatory functions of the Irish Aviation Authority and the Commission for Aviation Regulation; his plans... - Covid-19 Pandemic
760. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the guidelines for driving instructors with regard to returning to work; when they will be able to return to work; the precautions they... - National Car Test
761. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when it is proposed to recommence the national car test programme. [7364/20] - Covid-19 Pandemic
762. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when high-performance athletes (details supplied) will be permitted to return to training. [7365/20] - Driver Licences
764. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to facilitate online driver licence issuance for first-time licence applicants by which a first-time driver licence applicant... - Driver Test
765. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the guidelines in relation to learner drivers, particularly those who have completed twelve driving lessons and have had their tests... - Consumer Rights
767. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if persons who have flight reservations for flights which are not cancelled but which depart from an airport which is outside of the... - National Car Test
768. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the steps he will take to reopen NCT centres to test vehicles for car dealerships as soon as possible; and if he will make a statement on... - Public Private Partnerships
769. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the roads and linked companies that have a traffic guarantee associated with them; the amount of compensation paid under each agreement... - National Car Test
770. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans for NCT retests once centres reopen (details supplied). [7422/20] - Cycling Facilities Funding
771. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if funding will be allocated for the expansion of public bikes for Cork. [7429/20] - Driver Test
772. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to extend the permit period of approved driving instructors in line with the extension of driver licences (details supplied).... - Driver Licences
773. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the risks associated with the issuing of driver licences without applicants sitting the driver test have been evaluated; and if he... - Driver Test
774. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when driver testing will recommence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7457/20] - Vehicle Registration Data
775. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the total number of vehicles here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7462/20] - Covid-19 Pandemic
776. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if advice will be provided to local sports clubs on reopening their facilities in view of the importance of these clubs in the community;... - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
777. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to provide grant aid to the many sports and community clubs that are struggling due to the lack of member interaction and... - Rural Transport Services
778. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to a recent request by the National Transport Authority to review a number of rural transport services... - Driver Licences
779. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to amend the situation in relation to persons (details supplied) with provisional licences during the Covid-19 crisis; and if... - Taxi Licences Renewals
780. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the way in which a taxi driver can renew their taxi licence during the Covid-19 pandemic; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Driver Test
781. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when a person (details supplied) who is on the emergency list for a driver test appointment can expect to receive same; and if he will... - Dublin Bus
782. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of complaints by cyclists that have been made to Dublin Bus in the past three years; and the actions that resulted from these... - Traffic Calming Measures
784. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will liaise with the Office of Public Works to arrange to survey traffic impacts of closing the Phoenix Park to through traffic in... - National Car Test
785. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when he plans to permit the reopening of NCT centres; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7521/20] - Driver Licences
786. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if issues (details supplied) regarding driver licences for former USA residents now seeking to obtain full Irish licences will be... - National Car Test
787. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when the NCT centres will be reopening. [7537/20] - Tourism Policy
789. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to help the tourism industry outside of major urban areas in which seasonality is a factor. [7539/20] - Public Transport Initiatives
790. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of MetroLink and BusConnects in the context of Covid-19 and related economic circumstances; and if he will make a statement on... - Covid-19 Pandemic
791. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the supports available to clubs (details supplied) in order to put in place adequate health and safety precautions at their grounds. [7577/20] - Driver Test Centres
796. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when RSA offices will reopen; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7595/20] - Greenways Funding
797. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to provide greenway funding to the proposed Sligo-Leitrim northern counties greenway (details supplied); his views on the... - Consumer Rights
798. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if passengers who hold bookings for flights to destinations abroad that have not been cancelled and are scheduled to depart during the... - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
799. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has considered specific supports for scheduled services in the tourism sector such as grants to adapt vehicles. [7613/20] - Military Aircraft
801. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of US troops and the quantity of weapons and munitions that have passed through Shannon Airport in each month to date in 2020;... - Driver Safety
802. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if essential and front-line workers that are learner drivers will be allowed to drive on their own without a qualified driver (details... - Driver Test Waiting Lists
803. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of persons on waiting lists for driver tests in counties Cavan, Monaghan and Meath and nationwide to date; the length of time... - Covid-19 Pandemic
804. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the phase driving lessons fall under in the Roadmap for Reopening Society and Business. [7662/20] - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
805. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to assist GAA clubs financially due to the loss of income caused by Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Driver Test
806. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the measures he plans to implement to clear the backlog of driver test applications when Covid-19 restrictions are fully lifted; and if... - Tourism Industry
808. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the membership of the tourism task force; the remit of the taskforce; the frequency with which it has met; the frequency with which it... - National Car Test
809. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when NCT and CVRT testing will resume; if the NCT or CVRT certificate will be backdated to the date they were due to be tested; if not,... - Driver Licences
810. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of expiring learner permits which may lapse while driver tests are unable to be taken due to Covid-19 public health measures;... - Driver Test
812. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when he plans to resume driver tests particularly for those persons that urgently require a test in order take-up employment and require... - Driver Test Centres
813. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if there are parking facilities provided at the RSA testing centre at Carnmore, Oranmore, County Galway; if so, the number of vehicle... - Shannon Airport Facilities
814. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the steps he will take to ensure that Shannon Airport is not downgraded and that when regular scheduled flights resume, a company... - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
815. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will establish a resilience fund and associated task force to aid in protection and development of sports organisations that were... - Covid-19 Pandemic
816. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when coaches can recommence soccer training for under-16s while adhering to social distancing measures. [7767/20] - Motor Tax
817. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if vans used for domestic purposes can be evaluated for motor tax based on CO2 emissions for private cars rather than the current... - Rail Services Data
818. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the orders made for rolling stock, carriages and engines for Irish Rail; if no orders have been placed, the reason therefor; if orders... - Bus Services
819. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if additional buses will be allocated to particularly busy routes in Dublin city as restrictions are eased but social distancing must... - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
820. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the Covid-19 mobility framework; and the reason the process was started two months into the pandemic and not at the outset.... - Consumer Rights
822. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the steps he will take to support full refunds to customers who have had their travel cancelled due to Covid-19 restrictions; the... - Ports Policy
823. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if all major Irish fishing ports will be included on the ports of registry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7865/20] - Driver Test
825. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if emergency driver test appointments will be provided for persons whose planned tests were cancelled due to Covid-19, who are... - Covid-19 Pandemic
826. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to a sporting event (details supplied); if the event has been reviewed by his Department; if so, if the... - Road Safety
827. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the legislation which governs the use of quads and scramblers on public roads; the circumstances in which they are permitted; and if he... - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
828. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if taxi drivers can avail of an insurance break or holiday or a rebate for the Covid-19 period; and if he will make a statement on the... - Covid-19 Pandemic
832. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if it will be made mandatory for all passengers and staff to wear face coverings on public transport; and if he will make a statement on... - National Car Test
833. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when he expects national car test centres to reopen; if he envisages a phased reopening schedule to apply; if so, the vehicle types he... - Driver Test Waiting Lists
834. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the estimated backlog of driver tests in each county, in tabular form; his plans for addressing same; and if he will make a statement on... - Light Rail Projects
836. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will undertake a light rail feasibility study for Galway in view of climate action obligations and the changes necessitated by the... - Covid-19 Pandemic
838. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if a matter raised in correspondence (details supplied) will receive a response in the context of the Roadmap for Reopening Society and... - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
839. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to cater for drivers who require a CPC to drive a lorry; and if it is possible to complete same online as can be done in the... - Driver Licence Applications
841. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if it is possible for the purposes to applying for a learner permit with the NDLS to supply a PPS number or another form of... - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
842. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if consideration is being given to providing special support to the small public service vehicle tourism sector due to the fact that the... - Driver Test
843. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the measures he plans to put in place to assist the 27,500 learner drivers who, due to Covid-19, cannot complete their full driver tests;... - Maritime Safety
847. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will address a series of matters in respect of the safety of oil tankers (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the... - Driver Licences
848. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the way in which a motorcycle driver with a provisional licence can travel to attend the Garda Training College in June 2020 in view of... - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
850. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if additional supports are being prepared including funding for public transport companies impacted severely by Covid-19. [8257/20] - Consumer Rights
851. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the measures he will take to support consumer rights, particularly the difficulties experienced by persons receiving outstanding refunds...
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