Written answers
Tuesday, 28 July 2020
Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
- Dublin Airport Authority
118. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if correspondence with Dublin Airport Authority since 1 January 2020 in relation to support measures to assist the company to cope with... - Proposed Legislation
119. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when he plans to proceed with the legislation necessary for protecting communities from the antisocial use of scramblers and quad bikes;... - Aviation Industry
120. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport for the estimated number of private jets that land in Irish airports each year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18186/20] - Public Transport
121. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the estimated cost of making public transport free; the estimated cost of making public transport free for all those under 25 years of... - Rural Transport Programme
122. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the budget allocation for the rural transport programme in each of the years 2016 to 2020; the number of passenger journeys in the same... - Aviation Industry
123. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will investigate whether passengers were transferred between an aircraft (details supplied) in Dublin airport on 26 June 2020 in... - Driver Licences
124. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18615/20] - Greenways Provision
125. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when the allocated funding for greenways will be made available to local authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Motor Tax
126. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the estimated full-year cost in 2021 of abolishing the punitive motor tax surcharge by which motor tax paid for periods of three or six... - Covid-19 Pandemic
127. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will review the case of a person (details supplied); if he and his Department will intervene in this matter given that the country... - Sports Funding
128. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the potential funding streams available to a club (details supplied) in County Meath to help build and develop a permanent facility; and... - Driver Test
129. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of persons waiting for driving tests; and the number waiting by test centre. [17989/20] - Driver Licences
131. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if provisional licence renewals can be processed automatically and online but full driver licences cannot; the waiting time for an... - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
132. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if an application for emergency funding has been received from a group (details supplied) up to 17 July 2020; if so, the details of same;... - National Car Test
136. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will address a matter regarding the validity date of the NCT certificate of a driver (details supplied); and if he will make a... - Taxi Regulations
137. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will address matters (details supplied) regarding the ten-year replacement rule for taxis and the transfer of taxi plates which... - Driver Test
138. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to introduce mandatory testing of learner drivers competency on a more frequent timeline than is currently in place; if he has... - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
141. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if a reply will issue to correspondence from a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18130/20] - Greenways Provision
142. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the progress to date in respect of the allocation of funding for the completion of the Grand Canal greenway with particular reference to... - Road Projects
143. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the legislation sources necessitating the timely arrangement of public consultations before large-scale motorway bypass projects can... - Driver Test
148. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the procedures being put in place to ensure the backlog of those waiting to book driver theory tests is cleared quickly; and if he will... - Driver Licences
151. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if clarification will be provided for a person (details supplied) regarding an extension of the 12-month ability to drive on an American... - Greenways Provision
152. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will report on the cost of re-routing 800 metres of the Great Southern Trail Greenway at Coolybrown, Ardagh, County Limerick... - Rail Network
153. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will investigate whether the stipulations that the disused railway corridor from Limerick to Tralee be protected from encroachments... - Taxi Licences
154. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will assist taxi drivers by lifting the blanket four month extension on the NCT or by ensuring that the NTA extend taxi licences by... - Dublin Airport Authority
156. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will request that the Dublin Airport Authority desist from their policy of insisting that taxi drivers pay the annual fee for... - Driver Test
157. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if a time frame has been issued for the return of car driver tests; and if a catch-up programme will be implemented to process the... - Driver Licences
158. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if applicants that wish to renew their driver licence will be allowed to do so online to avoid citizens living abroad having to return... - EU Directives
160. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the EU package travel directive covers purchases through a travel agent of a flight only; and if he will make a statement on the... - Covid-19 Pandemic
161. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to extend the requirement to wear face coverings to taxis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18385/20] - Driver Test
162. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if consideration will be given to allow applicants to conduct the driver theory test online in view of the fact that there are almost... - Cycle to Work Scheme
163. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to bring in a tax rebate style system for those that cycle to work similar to the Netherlands based on a person's commute to... - Driver Test
164. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment for a driver test. [18409/20] - Taxi Regulations
165. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will address a matter regarding the 2013 taxi regulations (details supplied). [18421/20] - Driver Licences
166. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding a motorcycle driver license for a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on... - Sports Funding
167. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amount of National Lottery funding provided to sports organisations in each of the years 2005, 2010 and 2015; the amount planned for... - Road Safety
168. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the estimated full-year cost if the budget for Medical Bureau of Road Safety increased by 5%. [18457/20] - Bus Services
169. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the estimated cost in 2021 of providing 120 extra buses for the Dublin Bus fleet and 113 extra buses for the Bus Éireann fleet.... - Office of Public Works
170. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the decision by an organisation (details supplied) to close some of its sites at the end of August... - Covid-19 Pandemic
171. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if matters raised in correspondence (details supplied) in relation to driver lessons will be reviewed; if clarity will be provided to... - Public Transport
172. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when the NTA will approve the extension plan for the TaxSaver scheme for public transport; the reason for the delay; and if he will make... - Driver Licences
173. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the RSA Sláinte agus Tiomáint guideline which states Group 2 licence holders are not permitted to drive with complete loss... - Driver Test
174. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when driving tests will resume. [18596/20] - Rail Network
175. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the upgrade of the Kildare line will result in extending DART services to Hazelhatch or opening Kishogue train station; and if he will... - School Transport
176. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to correspondence issued by this Deputy on 29 June 2020 regarding the decision made by Dublin Bus to cancel provision of school... - Cycling Facilities
177. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will consider reform of the monitoring and policing of bus and cycle lanes, in line with recommendations of the National Transport... - Football Association of Ireland
178. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has engaged with Sport Ireland and or the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform regarding the appointment of the Secretary... - Driver Test
180. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 251 of 14 July 2020, the reason it has been necessary to resume driver test centres on a gradual... - Driver Licences
181. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the difficulties being encountered by those with driver licences due to expire, to obtain an... - Driver Test
182. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason no additional resources have been put in place to reduce the back log of persons waiting for driver tests in County Longford.... - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
184. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the funding in place to support sporting organisations in implementing Covid-19 safety regulations. [18705/20] - Driver Test
186. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when a person (details supplied) will be facilitated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18708/20] - Rail Network
187. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to carry out a nationwide review of the full potential of rail services on Iarnród Éireann rail lines with a... - Driver Test
188. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of driver theory tests scheduled, passed and failed by category and by quarter in each of the years 2015 to 2019 and to date... - Driver Licences
189. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if there is a system by which a person that has amassed driver lessons or training hours in another country within the EU or France can... - Motor Tax
190. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will consider adjusting the motor tax system to allow customers pay quarterly online at the same rate as an annual payment in view... - Driver Licences
191. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will consider allowing persons over 70 years of age to automatically extend the validity of their driver licence for a further year... - Traffic Management
192. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if legislation will be introduced to allow for camera-based enforcement of traffic laws including the laws for bus and cycle lanes, red... - Covid-19 Pandemic
194. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will intervene with the management of a company (details supplied) requesting that it fully cooperate with employees endeavouring... - Public Transport
195. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on a matter regarding the train and bus station in Killarney, County Kerry (details supplied); and if he will make a statement... - Airport Passenger Data
198. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of passenger arrivals and departures from each airport from January to June 2020, in tabular form; and if he will make a... - Taxi Licences
200. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to consult with the National Transport Authority on the many issues in relation to taxi and limousine vehicle licensing, in... - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
201. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the industry specific financial supports that will be made available to licensed travel agents and tour operators in view of the major... - Driver Test
203. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the shortage of articulated truck drivers and the fact that applicants who wish to take the theory... - Tourism Industry
204. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if matters raised in correspondence (details supplied) will be reviewed; his views on the importance of the sector within the tourism... - Football Association of Ireland
205. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the changes from July 2019 when the governance reforms endorsed by his Department and Sport Ireland were ratified by members of an... - Road Projects
206. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of progress on the Ardee bypass project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19057/20] - Road Network
207. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amount of additional expenditure which will be required in the next two years to reach a steady state in relation to regional and... - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
209. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amount of funding being allocated under the July stimulus under cycling, walking, national roads, aviation, public transport,... - Public Transport
212. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if funding will be provided to Transport Infrastructure Ireland to lengthen the platforms at red line Luas stations. [19079/20] - Dublin Bus
213. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has spoken to the CEO of Dublin Bus since his appointment. [19080/20] - Driver Licences
214. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he received correspondence (details supplied); and if he will advise on the matter. [19100/20]
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