Written answers
Thursday, 30 July 2020
Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
- Road Network
183. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of local authorities that have been mandated to assess their road networks to reallocate space for pedestrians and cyclists to... - Road Signage
186. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the local authorities which have begun works to improve signage for roads incorporating motorists and cyclists; and if he will make a... - Airport Development Projects
187. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the proposed construction of a new runway at Dublin Airport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19573/20] - Covid-19 Pandemic
192. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the correspondence he and his officials had with their counterparts in the Northern Ireland Executive regarding an all-Ireland approach... - Greenways Provision
194. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the progress of the proposed Sutton to Skerries greenway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19582/20] - Rail Network
196. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when the Ballybrophy to Limerick rail line will reopen having been closed due to the Covid-19 lockdown; and if he will make a statement... - Road Network
197. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the urgent need to upgrade the Hearse Road, Donabate to include road widening, cycle and pedestrian... - Rail Network
199. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when the additional 49 rail carriages ordered in October 2019 to service numerous commuter routes including the northern commuter line... - Regional Airports
201. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans on the future viability of the regional airports in particular Shannon airport which has seen a huge reduction in services as a... - Olympic Games
202. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the measures that are being undertaken to prepare Irish athletes for the 2021 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Tokyo; and if he will make... - Covid-19 Pandemic
203. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if consideration will be given to a refund scheme for families that have missed out on refunds arising from the booking of foreign... - National Driver Licensing Service
204. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason the National Driver Licence Service will only accept credit or debit card payment (details supplied); and if he will make a... - Bus Services
205. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of plans to roll out the new D4 and D5 Bus Éireann services in Drogheda and the enhanced 189 service; and if he will make... - Road Network
206. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the estimated full-year cost of increasing funding for local and rural roads by 10%. [20027/20] - Bus Services
207. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the estimated full-year cost of expanding rural transport options by increasing funding to LocalLink by 50%. [20029/20] - Tourism Industry
208. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of businesses accredited and registered with Fáilte Ireland under the Tourist Traffic Acts; and if he will make a... - National Driver Licensing Service
209. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the fact that persons in County Wicklow whose driver licences have expired cannot make an appointment... - Legislative Measures
210. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to introduce legislation to allow cameras in bus and cycle lanes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20911/20] - Greenways Provision
211. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to extend or upgrade the Waterford greenway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19561/20] - Football Association of Ireland
212. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amount of funding that has been loaned to an organisation (details supplied) through Sport Ireland; the interest rate on this loan;... - Ministerial Correspondence
214. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he, his Ministers of State or his advisers have ever used private email for any form of official Government use since the formation of... - Ministerial Meetings
215. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the meetings he and his Ministers of State have had since the formation of the Government, by date, in tabular form (details supplied).... - Ministerial Advisers
216. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide details of his advisers and those of the Ministers of State; the remuneration packages of same; and the date of... - Sports Capital Programme
217. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if a new sports capital programme will be launched in quarter 4 of 2020. [19685/20] - Covid-19 Pandemic
218. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to make the Leap card available as a contactless payment application for smartphones; his further plans to cease using physical... - Ministerial Advisers
219. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the names and salaries of his special advisers; the salaries paid to the Minister and each Minister of State at his Department; and if he... - Wheelchair Accessible Vehicles
220. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the estimated amount that is set aside for 2020, 2021 and 2022 to assist with supporting and providing wheelchair-accessible taxi... - Rail Network
221. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of breakdowns of lifts that have occurred on the DART line, northern commuter line and Maynooth commuter line in 2020; the... - Covid-19 Pandemic
222. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if it is mandatory for taxi drivers and their passengers to wear face coverings in line with other public transportation; and if he will... - Cycling Facilities
225. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the funding allocated to Cork City Council for the implementation of cycling infrastructure from 2010 to 2019 and to date in 2020. [19787/20] - Football Association of Ireland
228. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the appointment of the Secretary General of the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform to the... - Covid-19 Pandemic
230. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to meet representative bodies of the taxi industry, not the National Transport Authority, NTA, to discuss financial supports... - Dublin Airport Authority
232. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the Dublin Airport Authority is attempting to change the payment of fees for airport... - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
234. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if private bus companies providing transit services can avail of the €10 million stimulus package for coach tour operators; and if... - Covid-19 Pandemic
235. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has made contact with airline operators to ensure refunds are issued for persons who paid for airline travel and then cancelled in... - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
236. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of local authorities that have availed of the technical and financial support offered in May 2020 by his Department to deliver... - Driver Licences
237. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will take measures to ensure a person (details supplied) can renew their driver licence before the expiry date of same in view of... - Road Projects
240. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will arrange for narrowing of the proposed study area for the M20 in view of the fact it is hindering and restricting a... - Cycling Policy
241. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if a bike life report will be compiled for other cities and regions of the State other than Dublin. [19990/20] - Cycling Facilities
242. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of a project (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20039/20] - Fáilte Ireland
243. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amount available in adaptation grants from Fáilte Ireland; if his attention has been drawn to a delay in administering the... - Cycling Policy
245. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when the cycling manual will be updated; the way in which investments currently being implemented are cost effective in view of the... - Road Safety
246. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the statutory obligations to be implemented prior to the return to school to assure safe routes to school in view of the fact that these... - Cycle to Work Scheme
247. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to expand the bike to work scheme or implement a similar scheme, in view of the fact that its limited nature excludes large... - Covid-19 Pandemic
248. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will instruct the National Transport Authority to establish a dedicated Covid-19 response unit for the taxi sector; and if he will... - Bus Services
250. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the planned eco-friendly bus shelters; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20295/20] - Departmental Staff
251. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if an assistant secretary general been appointed to oversee implementing walking, cycling and carbon reduction measures in his... - Public Transport
252. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the allocation for public transport accessibility for persons with disabilities in 2018, 2019 and to date in 2020 respectively; if... - Covid-19 Pandemic
254. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to ensure that the holders of annual taxsaver bus and rail tickets are compensated for the period of months when they were... - Sports Capital Programme
255. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when he will announce details of the Sports Capital Programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20450/20] - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
257. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport Transport if the recent July stimulus package will include additional funding for the Boyne Greenway from Mornington, County Meath to... - Bus Services
259. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the final plan of bus schedules proposed as part of the BusConnects programme have been agreed; and if he will make a statement on the... - Covid-19 Pandemic
260. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if consideration has been given to levies on airlines to discourage unnecessary foreign travel; and if so, the other statutory... - Driver Test
262. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will encourage the Road Safety Authority to meet with representatives of driving instructors to resolve issues in relation to test... - Departmental Staff
263. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide a schedule of advisers, special advisers and seconded civil servants currently working in his Department appointed and... - Covid-19 Pandemic
264. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of passengers arriving here on a weekly basis from 12 March 2020 by country including seaports and airports in tabular form.... - Bus Services
266. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to ensure that adequate capacity is provided on a bus route (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Ministerial Meetings
267. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of times he has met with senior management at an airline (details supplied) since coming to office; and if he will make a... - Transport Policy
271. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will address a matter (details supplied) in relation to a commitment in the Programme for Government; and if he will make a... - Taxi Regulations
272. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the way in which a rural taxi driver that may be in an area with no phone or internet coverage will be able to operate electronic card... - Departmental Contracts
273. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the payments for services or goods by his Department to a company (details supplied) since 2015. [20784/20] - Road Tolls
274. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amount collected by each of the TII road tolls and PPP toll road concessions operators in each of the past five years to date. [20787/20] - Transport Policy
277. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the plans in place to ensure there is adequate and appropriate transport services for adults with disabilities to attend day care... - Covid-19 Pandemic
278. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the arrangements for ensuring adequate contact and monitoring of travellers entering Ireland in respect of the need to restrict their... - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
279. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the funding provided to date under the €70 million funding package for sport during the Covid-19 crisis by date and association or... - Olympic Games
282. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the financial struggles international athletes here are facing with the postponement of the Tokyo... - Sport and Recreational Development
283. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the actions he has identified and will implement to increase participation by women in sport; if additional funding will be provided; and... - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
285. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if professional tourist guides will receive assistance during the Covid-19 pandemic in view of the difficulties the tourism industry is... - Departmental Advertising
292. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his Department has carried out advertising campaigns to promote policies or programmes being implemented by same; if so, if he will...
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