Written answers
Tuesday, 17 November 2020
Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
- Driver Test
188. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if an appointment for a driver test will be expedited in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the... - Driver Licences
189. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of full and learner driver licences surrendered following conviction for a driving offence in 2019 and to date in 2020; and... - Greenways Provision
190. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the purpose of recently announced funding (details supplied); the locations within County Mayo in which the funding will be used; the... - Driver Test
191. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of a truck licence test for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36878/20] - Road Projects
192. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when a couple (details supplied) in County Mayo will receive payment that is due to them; the reason for the delay in payment being made;... - Search and Rescue Service Provision
193. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the degree to which air and sea rescue aircraft and vessels quality and safety checks are done on a regular basis with a view to keeping... - Driver Test
194. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to resolve the situation in which the RSA will not allow fully licensed accompanying drivers of learners to their tests to wait... - Covid-19 Pandemic
196. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has considered the restriction of travel to and from Denmark due to the Covid-19 developments there; and if he will make a... - Air Accident Investigations
197. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 360 of 3 November 2020 and 74 of 5 November 2020, the nature of the work which will be conducted... - Driver Licences
198. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if there is another option for vulnerable persons turning 70 years of age to renew their licences if they are not deemed eligible for a... - Aviation Policy
200. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of implementation of each recommendation made by the aviation task force in its final report on 10 July 2020; and if he will... - Local Authority Funding
202. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the increase in funding for the additional personnel and resources needed in local authorities to drive the school streets initiative;... - Taxi Regulations
203. 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
204. 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;... - Railway Stations
205. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the big lift upgrade initiative of Iarnród Éireann; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36329/20] - Budget 2021
207. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the additional ring-fenced funding to be provided by his Department to domestic violence services in budget 2021 in order that services... - Road Signage
208. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if temporary multi-coloured crossings are allowed on public roads under the Roads Act 1961; and if he will make a statement on the... - Bus Services
209. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of passengers on each LocalLink route in County Wicklow in each week for the past year; and if he will make a statement on the... - Light Rail Projects
210. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will request Irish Rail to engage with residents (details supplied) in County Dublin that are being impacted by night-time work on... - Greenways Provision
211. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of completion for the outstanding section of the Grand Canal greenway from Aylmer Bridge to the 12th lock in Lucan, County... - Bus Services
212. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the LocalLink service in counties Cavan and Monaghan; if an extension of this service is planned in the Shercock, County... - Driver Test
214. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the plan submitted to his Department on reducing the waiting list for driver tests to ten weeks will be published. [36423/20] - Taxi Regulations
216. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will examine the rules compelling taxi drivers to replace their cars after ten years in view of the crisis facing the sector due to... - Light Rail Projects
217. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has received and or read a document from a group (details supplied); if he or officials in the NTA have considered other proposals... - Covid-19 Tests
218. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the senior cross-Departmental technical working group will report back to him with a plan to establish approved Covid-19 tests for... - Driver Test
219. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when driver theory tests can get back up and running; if extra staff will be recruited to clear the backlog; and if he will make a... - Covid-19 Pandemic
220. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to refund or make concessions for vehicles that are off the road due to ongoing Covid-19 restrictions and lockdowns. [36481/20] - Greenways Provision
221. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if any local authority from Dublin applied for greenway funding in 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36491/20] - Airport Policy
223. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amount of additional funding Dublin Airport has received to date in 2020, further to funding announced for airports in November 2020;... - Road Safety Authority
224. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the process used by the Road Safety Authority for checking tachographs; and the way in which they are checked. [36513/20] - Rail Network
225. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of 41 rail cars due to be rolled out in 2022; if the process of calibration has commenced in respect of the rail cars; and the... - Driver Test
226. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the measures being implemented to shorten the waiting times for learner drivers sitting their driver tests; if he will review the current... - Road Projects
227. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will direct Transport Infrastructure Ireland to install a turning lane on the N68 road at Kilmorane, Ennis, County Clare in... - Bus Services
228. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his Department and the National Transport Authority will accept the business case made for a public bus service in Ennis, County... - Driver Test
229. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his Department will be instructed to clear the backlog for driver tests and long wait times for the National Driver Licence Service,... - Road Projects
230. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the funding requested by Donegal County Council will be provided to upgrade the Portsalon to Fanad Head Road via Doaghbeg (details... - Driver Test
231. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if more personnel will be provided to deal with the backlog of driver tests in County Carlow (details supplied). [36748/20] - Shannon Airport Facilities
232. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 279 of 10 November, the way in which Shannon Airport Authority collates information on the transit... - Brexit Issues
233. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will work with all stakeholders to avoid post-Brexit disruption on the UK transit route by helping to establish a direct ferry... - Road Tolls
234. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to plans to place a toll on the northern ring road in Cork. [36807/20] - Motor Tax
235. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the appeals process for appeals of motor tax arrears; the responsibilities of the office of Motor Tax and its Principal Officer in terms... - Driver Test
236. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the provisions put in place to cover the backlog in driver theory tests; and if they can be moved to an online forum. [36843/20] - Electric Vehicles
237. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the rebate that previously existed for companies switching to electric vehicles will be restored; and if he will make a statement on... - Departmental Budgets
238. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the way in which his Department’s annual amount for contingent liability is set; the factors considered when setting contingent... - Road Projects
239. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if funding will be made available for a section of roadway on the R502 between Templemore and Templetuohy, at Lisdaleen, Templetuohy,... - Bus Services
240. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will address a matter (details supplied) regarding the provision of public transport in County Kerry; and if he will make a... - Departmental Bodies
241. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if companies that report to him such as the Irish Aviation Authority, have a compulsory retirement age of 65 years of age; if not, if... - Irish Aviation Authority
242. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the Irish Aviation Authority is considered a semi-State body as it reports to his Department; and if he will make a statement on the... - Light Rail Projects
243. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of metro north; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36966/20] - Road Safety Authority
244. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the protocols he has in place with the RSA to ensure a speedy reply to questions referred on by him for direct reply; the reason this... - Bus Services
245. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if an additional bus service will be provided to travel early in the morning and return late at night from Kenmare to Killarney, County... - Transport Infrastructure Ireland
246. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on the fact that TII is reported to have turned off public lights on national roads in order to meet its 20% reduction in... - Road Network
247. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will request TII to examine the public lighting and barriers in place on the junction of the M17-M18 at Rathmorrissy, Athenry,... - National Development Plan
248. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the review and renew of the national development plan relating to the way in which consideration will be given to a high speed rail... - Road Tolls
249. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to tolls for taxis on a motorway (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37082/20]
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