Written answers
Tuesday, 3 November 2020
Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
- Community Involvement Scheme
282. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if access to the CIS will be provided to urban local authorities (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Covid-19 Pandemic
283. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the person or body that made the decision preventing flights out of Ireland to EU states; whether it was a Government decision or whether... - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
285. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if there are plans to provide support to travel agents on the basis that they have been effectively operating at level 5, with little or... - Covid-19 Pandemic
286. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if driving instructors are allowed to operate under levels 4 and 5 of the living with Covid plan; and if he will make a statement on the... - Search and Rescue Service Provision
290. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the risks to the State with regard to the service delivery options provided for the next generation search and rescue contract; his... - Coast Guard Service
291. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the specific constraints (details supplied) that prevent the Irish Coast Guard Service from providing a full 24-hour service to the HSE;... - Imports and Exports Data
292. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on whether Ireland has the capacity post-January 2021 to have an uninterrupted continuation of the import and export of goods... - Driver Test
293. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will allow access to the testing centre toilets and facilities, or seek an appropriate solution in the interests of public health,... - Ports Facilities
294. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the details of the improvements made to Rosslare Europort as part of the Brexit preparations; and if he will make a statement on the... - Rail Network
295. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will consider upgrading the east coast rail line between Belfast and Rosslare to increase capacity between Belfast, Dundalk,... - Taxi Licences
296. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will consider waiving and refunding the annual cost of taxi registration during the Covid-19 pandemic; and if he will make a... - Driver Licences
298. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if National Driver Licence Service centres can remain open during level 5 restrictions; if driver licences that are due to expire will... - National Car Test
300. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if NCT centres will remain open; and if tests that have been booked prior to the level 5 restrictions due to come into effect from... - Driver Test
301. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if driver test centres will remain open; and the arrangements that will be in place for driver tests when level 5 restrictions come into... - Driver Licences
302. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if under level 5 restrictions there is a plan in place to accommodate persons from Northern Ireland seeking to exchange their driver... - National Car Test
303. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if persons can travel outside the 5 km radius to attend a NCT test that has been booked prior to level 5 restrictions due to come into... - Driver Licences
305. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 26 of 23 September 2020, the progress which has been made by the Road Safety Authority to... - Budget 2021
306. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the way in which the funding announced for Shannon Airport in Budget 2021 will be allocated; the way in which it will be spent; and if he... - Covid-19 Pandemic
307. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if driver tests, driver theory tests and NCTs are proceeding under level 5. [32507/20] - Rail Network
309. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he and-or his predecessor have conducted a costing regarding the doubling of the rail line from Maynooth to Kilcock, County Kildare;... - Air Pollution
310. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of work of the urban transport air pollution group (details supplied); the work programme of the group; when the group will... - Driver Licences
311. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide information on the changing of a UK driver licence to an Irish licence (details supplied); and if he will make a... - Cycling Policy
312. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to provide grants and-or supports in line with the cycle to work scheme to those in receipt of the old age pension that wish to... - Closed-Circuit Television Systems
313. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to introduce cameras to address motorists illegally parking and to support enforcement; and if he will make a statement on the... - National Car Test
315. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the NCT testing centres will be closed for the duration of the new Covid-19 restrictions with workers pay maintained at least at the... - Driver Licences
317. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will extend all driver licences due for renewal that cannot be extended online during the current stage of the Covid-19 pandemic;... - Rail Network
318. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the repairs which have been undertaken on foot of the 2011-2030 rail network strategy review which highlighted capacity issues in... - National Car Test
320. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to further extend the NCT certificate dates in view of the whole country now being at level 5 Covid-19 restrictions; and if he... - Search and Rescue Service Provision
321. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has considered the potential of the Air Corps to participate in the search and rescue operations; if this has been factored into... - Driver Test
322. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if a driver test will be expedited for a person (details supplied) who is an essential worker. [32867/20] - Driver Licences
324. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if guidance can be offered to persons that need to apply or already have appointments to have their UK driver licence transferred to an... - Public Transport
325. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the establishment of the national public transport forum; if he has identified the groups he will consult as part of the... - Rail Network
326. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of establishing a commission to conduct an economic evaluation of higher speed rail links between the main cities in view of... - Transport Policy
327. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of his plans to legislate for e-scooters and e-bikes as committed to in the programme for Government; and if he will make a... - Covid-19 Pandemic
328. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will clarify the position regarding driver lessons during the Covid-19 emergency period level 5 restrictions; if persons including... - Taxi Licences
329. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will consider waiving or reducing fees for the renewal of a five-year taxi licence and the annual PSV licences in view of the... - Public Transport
330. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to issues related to the reduced capacity on public transport services: his plans to address the issues;... - Driver Test
332. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to issue refunds if requested by the person (details supplied); if he plans to minimise the waiting times in view of the... - Water Levels
333. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will address a matter relating to surface water at a location (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Driver Test
334. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if persons who had a theory test cancelled as a result of level 5 restrictions can be facilitated with new appointments as soon as the... - Driver Licences
336. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will address a matter (details supplied) regarding an R plate for drivers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33210/20] - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
337. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on excluding private coach operators from the Covid restrictions support scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Public Transport
339. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if action will be taken to ensure that sufficient capacity will be provided on a Dublin Bus route (details supplied). [33221/20] - Metropolitan Area Networks Programme
340. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will clarify the terms of options to be explored in the feasibility study on extending the metro to the south west and the... - Driver Test
341. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the waiting time for applicants for the driver licence theory test and driver test; the reason for the long delays in getting... - Cycling Facilities
342. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason it is proposed that two cycle bridges be constructed over the Dodder river within 400 m of each other (details supplied); the... - Departmental Contracts
343. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of contracts approved in his Department in 2019 and to date in 2020 without competitive tender; the details of the contracts;... - Driver Test
344. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the fact that applicants who have being given a date for their driver theory test and who have had... - Driver Licences
345. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the procedures being put in place for those who need to renew a driver licence but who are facing lengthy delays and have been told they... - Driver Test
346. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if persons with driver tests scheduled during the current level 5 restrictions will be given priority once scheduling reopens; if the... - Driver Licences
347. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if consideration has been given to allowing Irish residents to exchange their UK driver licences remotely ahead of the Brexit deadline in... - Driver Test
348. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the RSA is asking driver test applicants who are booking a driver test during the level 5 Covid-19 restrictions if they are essential... - Covid-19 Pandemic
350. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to legislate to make masks and face coverings compulsory for passengers in a taxi. [33573/20] - Railway Stations
351. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when work will commence on installing a lift at Ennis Railway Station, County Clare, to accommodate persons with mobility issues; and if... - Driver Test
353. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the arrangements being made to ensure that those who had been given a date for a theory test in order to apply for a provisional licence... - Aviation Policy
354. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the discussions he or his officials have had with the airline industry to ensure speedy refunds for cancelled or diverted flights by... - Driver Test
355. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of persons awaiting an appointment to undertake the driver theory test in County Dublin; the average waiting time; and the... - Driver Licences
356. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the engagement he has had with the Road Safety Authority to discuss the best way to maximise capacity required to tackle the waiting... - Driver Test
357. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of persons awaiting a driver test in County Dublin; the average waiting time for an appointment to undertake the test; and the... - Driver Licences
358. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Question No. 580 of 21 May 2019, the status of the introduction of the exemption provided for under the EU directive by which... - Compulsory Purchase Orders
359. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the person or body responsible for replacing wooden fencing on land that has been compulsorily purchased; and if he will make a statement... - Air Accident Investigations
360. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the final report by the Air Accident Investigation Unit into the crash of Rescue 116; when the report will be concluded;... - National Car Test
361. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason NCT certificates were backdated to the original date of an appointment when two appointments were necessary due to faults with... - Driver Test
362. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason driver theory tests have been suspended under level 5 restrictions when many theory test centres are already well equipped to... - Greenways Provision
369. 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... - Data Protection
370. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of data protection breaches identified within his Department in 2019. [33855/20] - Driver Test
371. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of an application for a driver test for a front-line worker (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Covid-19 Pandemic
372. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of passengers arriving into Ireland on a weekly basis from 5 October 2020, by country of departure including seaports and... - Driver Test
373. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has met with officials from the RSA to discuss the backlog in both driver tests and driver theory tests; if consideration has been... - Capital Expenditure Programme
378. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide all disbursements of capital spending above €20 million on completed projects for each year since 2016 by name...
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