Written answers
Tuesday, 30 June 2020
Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
- Roads Maintenance
650. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when funding will be provided to Kerry County Council to carry out repairs on the road at Dromature, Ballyheigue, County Kerry (details... - Transport Policy
651. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if builders will be instructed to have caps fitted on the revolving drum of all cement trucks in order to prevent spillages (details... - Covid-19 Pandemic
652. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the guidelines for pubs and restaurants relating to Covid-19 social distancing measures include outside spaces which may be used for... - Driver Test
653. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the HSE has liaised with the RSA regarding the resumption of car driving lessons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13235/20] - Covid-19 Pandemic
654. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when driver lessons will resume; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12693/20] - Electric Vehicles
655. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if electric scooters are legal to use; if so, the locations in which they can be used;hisplans to make electric scooters legal; the... - Air Traffic Control Services
656. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding air traffic control fees for military flights using Irish airspace and airports here; if fees are waived for... - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
657. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if financial assistance will be put in place for self-employed taxi drivers in view of the impact of Covid-19. [12699/20] - National Car Test
658. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason persons that attended for the NCT before the Covid-19 lockdown and could not get the lift test done at the time due to the... - Covid-19 Pandemic
660. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason there is no representative from the ground transport and scheduled services sector on the tourism recovery taskforce in view... - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
661. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has considered extending financial support or waiving State fees that are imposed on scheduled coach services or bus tour... - Rail Network
664. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No.1069 of 13 May 2020, if a timeline will be provided in relation to the release of the latest rail... - Driver Licences
665. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the legislation in place governing the sale of cars to underage drivers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12761/20] - Road Projects
667. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the expected start date and construction time for the north Cork link road. [12763/20] - National Car Test
668. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will review and clarify the policy surrounding the NCT and licence extensions in the wake of the Covid-19 public health emergency... - Taxi Licences
669. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if a matter regarding the skills development certificate will be clarified (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the... - Motor Tax
670. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the consideration given to a rebate of motor tax payments for persons that have been cocooning due to Covid-19, have been off the road... - Bus Services
671. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will address a matter (details supplied) regarding bus cancellations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12798/20] - Traffic Management
672. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the locations in Dublin city that have cameras to catch motorists breaking red lights as a result of the NTA trial; the number of... - Sports Facilities
673. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when a decision will be made on appeals to the large-scale capital programmes; and if he will review an appeal by Westmeath County... - Covid-19 Pandemic
674. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when driver instruction can take place once again. [12846/20] - Driver Test
675. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when driver tests will resume. [12857/20] - Covid-19 Pandemic
676. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has considered using private bus providers to combat the issue of limited capacity on public transport; and if this suggestion will... - Road Projects
677. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of works on the Cork to Limerick M20; and the timelines involved. [12877/20] - Driver Test
678. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has sought advice from NPHET regarding the resumption of driver tests. [12902/20] - Sports Capital Programme
680. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the various applicants to which sports capital grants were awarded will have the time within which they are required to complete their... - Rail Network
681. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the timeline for electrification of the rail line to Maynooth and beyond thereby contributing to reduction of emissions and increase... - Public Transport
683. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has engaged public transport operators regarding contingency plans as public transport usage increases due to further easing of... - Ports Policy
684. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding the publication of the Rosslare Europort masterplan; when it will be published; and if he will make a statement on... - Football Association of Ireland
685. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of meetings and or telephone and or video calls he or the Minister of State with special responsibility for Sport has had with... - Covid-19 Pandemic
686. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when driver tests, driving lessons, NCT, NDLS and theory test services will resume under the revised Roadmap for Reopening Society and... - Driver Licences
688. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has considered allowing persons over 70 years of age to renew their driver licence online in view of the ongoing threat of... - Covid-19 Pandemic
689. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the late renewal charge usually levied on those renewing PSV licences will be waived in all circumstances or in limited Covid-19... - Driver Test
691. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to deal with the backlog of driver tests; and when instructors will resume lessons. [13027/20] - Sport Ireland
692. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has allocated €70 million to Sport Ireland to distribute to national governing bodies and sports initiatives; the way in... - Football Association of Ireland
693. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if an organisation (details supplied) will have access to a portion of the recent €70 million fund for sports he announced on 19... - Road Projects
694. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the cost of the N4 upgrade; the justification for this spend; his views on whether it would be a better use of public finances to widen... - Roads Maintenance
695. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding the landscaping maintenance of level crossing gates (details supplied) in County Wexford; and if he will make a... - Covid-19 Pandemic
696. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when guidance will be available for driving instructors on a safe return to work; when driver tests will resume; and if he will make a... - Aviation Industry
697. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will engage with the management of an airline (details supplied) and the workers and their trade unions to help prevent the loss of... - Sports Funding
699. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the breakdown of the €70 million in extra funding for the sporting sector; and the areas the funding will be directed toward.... - Bus Services
702. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the time frame by route for the roll out of a 24-hour bus services in Dublin. [13143/20] - Rail Network
703. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the income received by Iarnród Éireann from advertising in each of the years 2017 to 2019 and to date in 2020, in tabular form.... - Covid-19 Pandemic
704. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if consideration has been given to extending the time period for taxi drivers to renew their licences in view of Covid-19 causing delays... - Sports Funding
706. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the funding sources available for sports clubs for measures such as CCTV to combat antisocial behaviour and vandalism. [13161/20] - Covid-19 Pandemic
707. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the action being taken by his Department to aid the recovery of the aviation sector which has been impacted by the Covid-19 crisis; the... - Departmental Reviews
709. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will review the grounds on which persons taking medication are not allowed to drive vehicles; and if he will make a statement on... - National Car Test
710. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the charges for NCT tests at the test centre in Ennis will be waived at the time of next testing to reflect the fact that the... - Rail Network
711. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the numerous accidents that have occurred at the Kilnageer railway crossing between Belcarra and... - Bus Services
712. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if consideration will be given to an extension of a bus route to Carrignavar and Whitechurch, County Cork; and if he will make a... - Covid-19 Pandemic
713. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if clarity will be provided regarding the return of driving schools and testing as announced in the revised reopening plan to commence on... - Bus Éireann
714. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his Department keeps records of attacks, verbal or physical, on Bus Éireann bus drivers; and if there have been discussions... - Bus Services
715. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if matters raised in submissions by an organisation (details supplied) with regard to the bus and coach sector will receive a response;... - Covid-19 Pandemic
716. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if support is available to voluntary community sporting organisations to assist them in the purchase of hand sanitiser and protective... - National Car Test
719. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if a NCT appointment can be made by telephone for persons that are not online; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13357/20] - Covid-19 Pandemic
720. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if driving instructors are permitted to return to work on 29 June 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13358/20] - Driver Test
722. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if emergency or prioritised driver test appointments will be provided for persons that are essential carers and or essential workers and... - Covid-19 Pandemic
723. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the guidelines set out to the Road Safety Authority and or driving schools as to the way in which testing and lessons are meant to take... - Driver Licences
724. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the process by which a person (details supplied) in County Donegal can renew their driver licence; the reason their attempts to do so... - Aviation Industry
725. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide a report of his interactions with an airline (details supplied) concerning the future of same and the protection of... - Cycling Policy
727. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will consider introducing mandatory helmet legislation for young cyclists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13466/20] - Departmental Funding
728. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the operational expenditure and capital expenditure funding for a facility (details supplied) from 2010, in tabular form; and if he will... - Road Safety Authority
729. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of staff employed and the grade of each at the Road Safety Authority offices in Ballina, County Mayo; his plans to expand the... - Cycling Facilities
730. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the progress of the proposed national velodrome at Abbotstown, County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13476/20] - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
731. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the financial supports available or planned for those in the bed and breakfast sector that have suffered losses due to Covid-19... - Departmental Staff
733. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his Department has established a working from home policy for its employees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13555/20] - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
736. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the support mechanisms available to assist commercial bus operators that are currently operating services at reduced capacity; and if he... - Covid-19 Pandemic
737. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the work of the Tourism Recovery Taskforce; if the impacts of Covid-19 on the events industry and business tourism sectors... - Sports Facilities
738. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the additional financial supports which can be provided for local authority sports centres that are facing considerably increased... - Driver Test
739. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the waiting list figures for counties Longford and Westmeath by testing centre and number of persons awaiting driver tests in tabular... - Tourism Funding
741. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the additional campaigns and resources that will be made available to Fáilte Ireland to encourage tourism and staycations in... - Greenways Provision
742. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of an application by Galway City Council for funding under the carbon tax 2020 fund for the Galway Bearna greenway; the... - Covid-19 Pandemic
744. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the NTA will be instructed to extend the validity of travel wide annual Dublin Bus tickets purchased prior to the onset of the...
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