Written answers
Tuesday, 6 October 2020
Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
- Rail Network
194. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to install continuous welded rail along Stoney Road, North Strand, Dublin 3, as part of the DART expansion programme. [28099/20] - Public Transport
195. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amount of current Exchequer funding provided for 2019 and forecast to be provided for 2020 and 2021 for the provision of public... - Public Service Obligation Services
196. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the emergency designation of five strategic maritime routes as PSO routes for a period of three months will be extended; if so, the... - Greenways Provision
197. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of a dedicated greenway from Blackrock to Greenore, Carlingford, County Louth (details supplied). [28213/20] - Driver Test
198. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when driver tests will be facilitated for persons (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Public Transport
200. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the 7 a.m. train from Dublin to Cork which goes through Thurles; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28106/20] - National Development Plan
202. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amount of the €8.6 billion allocated for transport as part of the National Development Plan that has been drawn down; and the... - Taxi Licences
204. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the estimated full-year cost of waiving all public service vehicle renewal fees for licences issued in respect of taxis. [28135/20] - Taxi Data
207. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the estimated full-year cost of providing electric and disability accessible vehicles for the entire taxi public services vehicle fleet,... - Driver Licences
208. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of persons resident in Ireland who hold a UK driver licence that have not exchanged their licence for an Irish licence ahead... - Driver Test
209. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the fact that driver instructors that are legally required to accompany their learner drivers to test... - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
210. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if further supports will be made available to protect jobs in the travel agents sector; if a special range of supports are being... - Search and Rescue Service Provision
211. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if further details will be provided on the search and rescue carried out for two paddleboarders (details supplied) on 13 August 2020; and... - Road Traffic Accidents
212. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the road collision reporting guidelines produced by an organisation (details supplied); his views on... - Bus Services
213. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to plans by Bus Éireann to close a number of its intercity routes, including the x8 from Cork city... - Driver Licences
214. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the renewal of a driver licence will be expedited due to exceptional circumstances in the case of a person (details supplied); and if... - Aviation Policy
216. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the change in Dutch aviation policy in which a maximum aircraft movement cap was introduced on... - Bus Services
217. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if routes 51, Galway to Cork, will be maintained on the current route. [28312/20] - Driver Test
218. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when a person (details supplied) will be allocated an appointment for a driver test. [28318/20] - Ports Policy
220. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding a possible development of a free-zone at Rosslare Europort, Rosslare, County Wexford; and if he will make a... - Driver Licences
221. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if an exchange agreement exists between Ireland and the UK regarding recognition of driver licences; if licences from the UK but that... - Transport Costs
222. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the estimated cost of BusConnects for the Dublin region; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28541/20] - Road Projects
223. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status and timeline of the N11-M11 interchange; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28581/20] - Driver Licences
224. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the basis of NDLS requiring a physical copy of Irish residency permit cards in circumstances in which PSC cards cannot be produced; and... - Fines Data
225. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the cost to his Department to date of all fines paid by Ireland for non-transposition of EU directives into Irish law; the breakdown, by... - Road Safety
226. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the measures are being taken to clear glass from cycle lanes, particularly on the N11; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Brexit Issues
227. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on the potential negative impact on the movement of Irish freight within and outside the EU due to a disorderly Brexit; and his... - Brexit Preparations
228. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the capacity on direct routes to continental ports and the contingency capacity should additional support be needed due to a disorderly... - Departmental Expenditure
231. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 319 of 29 September 2020, the total amount of additional Covid-related Exchequer expenditure for... - Driver Licences
232. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the steps he will take to deal with the long delays in getting appointments for driver licences in Dublin; if his attention has been... - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
233. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will increase supports to designated regional airports to cover all core activity costs for 2020 in view of the travel... - Aviation Policy
234. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will ensure that the City of Derry Airport is included in the forthcoming regional airports programme to reflect that 40% of the... - Rail Network
235. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his vision for the way in which the communities from the south west, the west and on to counties Sligo, Donegal and Derry can be... - Fines Data
237. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amount collected in fare evasion fines from 1 March to 29 September 2020 by Irish Rail, Dublin Bus and Luas operators. [28777/20] - Driver Test
238. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on tests for driver licences in view of circumstances in which persons have been given an appointment for... - Driver Licences
239. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on whether it is permissible for holders of Northern Ireland licences who work for the Irish Coast Guard to remain on the... - Driver Test
240. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of persons awaiting a driver test for zero to three, three to six, six to nine and more than nine months, respectively, in... - Covid-19 Pandemic
241. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the instructions or guidance being given to public transport operators regarding persons who are unable, due to a physical or mental... - Light Rail Projects
242. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason for the decision, as per the current DART west scheme, to cease the line at Maynooth; and if he plans to extend the project to... - Road Projects
243. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the total cost of the M7 Naas-Newbridge bypass upgrade, M7 Osberstown interchange and R407 Sallins bypass; if the project has come in on,... - Driver Test
244. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if additional staff and testers will be hired in the Naas driver test centre in order to clear the backlog of driver test applicants; and... - Departmental Contracts
245. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has engaged a third-party company in each of the years 2017 to 2019 and to date in 2020 to conduct online and-or social media... - Departmental Staff
246. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of staff in his Department on sick leave between March and September, by month, in 2019 and to date 2020; the pay arrangements...
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