Written answers
Tuesday, 15 December 2020
Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
- Common Travel Area
150. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the Common Travel Area under Brexit agreements with the United Kingdom will be extended to allow UK driver licences to remain in... - Rural Transport Services
151. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the extent to which he has assisted or can assist the provision or improvement of rural transport nationwide; and if he will make a... - Driver Licences
153. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the option of postal renewal will be provided for the renewal of driver licences as many elderly drivers and those with underlying... - Rail Network
154. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the DART plus West upgrade; the expected time frame for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42876/20] - Legislative Measures
155. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when he expects to bring forward legislation regulating e-scooters and e-bikes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42877/20] - Driver Licences
156. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if a dedicated Oireachtas helpline and email address can be created for both the NDLS and the RSA in view of fact the current waiting... - Bus Services
157. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of zero emissions buses in operation in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42911/20] - Rail Network
159. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the pension scheme negotiations ongoing in Irish Rail; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42920/20] - Road Network
160. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans for road improvements along the R404 and the Hazelhatch Road linking north County Kildare train stations in particular to... - Railway Stations
161. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the proposed new DART station at a location (details supplied); the timeline for the proposal; and if he will make a... - Wheelchair Accessible Vehicles
162. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of applications for the wheelchair-accessible vehicle grant scheme in 2019 and to date in 2020; the number of grants awarded... - Electric Vehicles
163. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of electric SPSVs in operation to date in 2020; the number of hybrid SPSVs in operation to date in 2020; and if he will make a... - Rural Transport Programme
166. 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 passengers carried in each of... - Transport Infrastructure Provision
169. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the estimated cost to Ireland of the A5 upgrade, the Narrow Water Bridge, a high-speed rail connection upgrade on the... - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
170. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the schemes, grants and supports in place in his Department for car rental firms, in particular for their extensive fleets of cars that... - Driver Licences
171. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will address the anomaly with applications for the over-70s driver licence given that a five-year licence can be accessed by post... - Driver Test
172. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number waiting for driver tests by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43017/20] - Public Transport
174. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will request the NTA to arrange a limited Nitelink service over the Christmas 2020 period; and if he will make a statement on the... - Bus Éireann
175. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the State funding provided to Bus Éireann in each of the years 2010 to 2020; the number of passengers carried in each year, in... - Project Ireland 2040
177. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the projects that fall under the remit of his Department that will be funded between 2021 and 2030 under Project Ireland 2040; the... - Driver Licences
178. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if drivers who had their driver licences extended beyond the deadline due to Covid-19 will not have to resit their driver test in order... - Ministerial Appointments
179. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when the post of chairperson of the Shannon Group will be filled. [43092/20] - Aviation Industry
180. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the current status of the referral under section 41(7) of the Irish Aviation Authority Act 1993 of the matter of IAA staff pensions; the... - Driver Test
181. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the efforts being made to reduce waiting times for driver tests across the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43202/20] - Free Travel Scheme
182. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the fact that free travel passes are expiring without notification to users causing the users to be... - Road Network
183. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to develop a by-pass at Claregalway, County Galway to alleviate traffic congestion through the village; and if he will make a... - Public Service Obligation Services
184. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the PSO funding provided to Bus Éireann in each of the years 2010 to 2020; the number of passengers carried in each year, in tabular... - Cycling Facilities
187. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the funding drawn down by each local authority in 2020 for spending on cycling infrastructure, in tabular form; and if he will make a... - Traffic Management
188. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will intercede with Kildare County Council with a view to addressing the serious traffic problems that exist in Celbridge, County... - Driver Licences
189. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide clarity for those holding driver licences from Northern Ireland and the UK; the way in which Brexit will affect such... - Córas Iompair Éireann
190. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No.124 of 8 December 2020, when he will sign off on a pension agreement (details supplied); if there is... - Covid-19 Tests
191. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of passengers travelling into Ireland that have booked Covid-19 tests at airports here; and if he will make a statement on the... - Taxi Licences
192. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will address a matter regarding hackney licences (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43405/20] - Electric Vehicles
193. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the regulatory status of electronic scooters; if a licence is required; if insurance is required; if other obligations apply to users of... - Covid-19 Pandemic
195. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of passengers arriving into Ireland on a weekly basis from 26 October 2020 by country of departure including seaports and... - Search and Rescue Service Provision
196. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the details of a report (details supplied) carried out in 2019 as part of the review of search and rescue services; and if he will make a...
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