Written answers
Wednesday, 17 February 2021
Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
- Motor Tax
69. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if consideration is being given to a reduction in or refund of motor tax during the Covid-19 pandemic such as the reduction or refund... - Covid-19 Pandemic
70. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if exceptions can be made for an essential worker who needs a motorbike for travel to and from work to complete motorbike initial basic... - Public Transport
71. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if an assessment will be carried out to ascertain whether hospital and nursing home staff could use public transport without charge during... - Electric Vehicles
72. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the way in which the use of e-scooters on public pathways used by pedestrians can be monitored and policed in terms of space and speed and... - Driver Test
73. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of persons awaiting a driver test per centre; the age and gender of those awaiting a test; and the number of testers currently... - Covid-19 Pandemic
74. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will address a matter raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7932/21] - Road Improvement Schemes
75. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 35 of 4 November 2020, the status of the provision of the Killaloe bypass, Shannon bridge crossing... - Aviation Industry
76. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if airline staff who are resident in Ireland but working in the UK for UK or US airlines can use the valid annex 3 certificate in... - Ministerial Meetings
77. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will report on his engagement with his European counterparts on 8 December 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7993/21] - Driver Test
78. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the system in place to deal with the backlog of driver theory test appointments due to the Covid-19 pandemic; and if he will make a... - Driver Licences
82. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the difficulties persons are experiencing having their driver licences printed and issued; if the case... - National Car Test
84. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if there are facilities for persons to postpone national car tests, NCTs, while they are trying to avoid all risky situations from a... - Driver Licences
85. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the difficulties persons are experiencing with having their driver licences printed and issued; if he... - Road Network
86. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to restore the block grants previously allocated to town councils; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8121/21] - Brexit Issues
87. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding the need of a person (details supplied) for the recognition of a course completed in the UK; and if he will make a... - Covid-19 Pandemic
88. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the steps taken to ensure proper public access and consultation in respect of infrastructure projects during restrictions related to... - Taxi Regulations
89. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has considered a further extension for small public service vehicles, SPSV, given that taxi drivers will face a second year of no... - Light Rail Projects
90. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has considered the submission made to him by a group (details supplied) in December 2020 on the terms of reference for the... - Road Projects
91. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the construction of the N5 Westport to Turlough dual carriageway, County Mayo; if the project is progressing on schedule and... - Road Safety
92. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the steps he is taking to have artificial noise installed in electric vehicles including e-scooters to ensure the safety of pedestrians... - Road Improvement Schemes
93. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 223 of 6 October 2020, the status of stage 2 of the N11-M11 junction 4 to 14 improvement scheme; and... - Bus Services
94. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he supports the proposed orbital bus routes which would link towns and villages across Dublin; the status of the roll-out of the... - Road Network
95. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the regional and local road grant allocations to all four Dublin local authorities by grant and local authority in each of the years 2016... - Driver Test
96. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of persons on the waiting list for a driver test at the Finglas test centre; and his plans to deal with the backlog due to... - Electric Vehicles
97. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if there are circumstances under which his Department would consider granting an electric vehicle Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland,... - Bus Services
98. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if consideration will be given to changing a bus route (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8512/21] - National Transport Authority
99. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the costs borne by the National Transport Authority to date in relation to the Phoenix Park transport and mobility options study; and the... - Driver Test
101. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if a person is entitled to arrange an alternative NCT appointment free of cancellation or rearrangement fees as a result of required... - Road Projects
102. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the progress to date in relation to the Narrow Water bridge project; the progress to date with the North South Ministerial Transport... - Rail Network
103. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the progress made in relation to the review of the rail network across both jurisdictions on the island of Ireland; the progress that has... - Road Improvement Schemes
104. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the estimated full year cost of increasing funding to the secondary roads improvement scheme by 5%; and if he will make a statement on... - Covid-19 Pandemic
106. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will put refund protections in place for consumers who postponed holidays from 2020 to 2021 but still cannot travel due to the... - Driver Test
107. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the plans in place to manage the backlog of theory and driver tests that have built up as a result of Covid-19 restrictions; and if he... - Road Projects
109. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the progress with regard to the N14 road between Letterkenny and Lifford, the Bonagee bypass and the Ballybofey and Stranorlar bypass,... - Pension Provisions
110. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when he plans to implement changes to the pension plan for Irish Rail workers which was voted upon by the workers in 2020; and if he will... - Driver Test
111. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of car driver tests cancelled due to bad weather in 2019 and 2020; the number of car driver tests cancelled with no reason... - Electric Vehicles
112. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of electric vehicle charging points in each county in 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8727/21] - Public Transport
114. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the estimated cost of converting public transport vehicles including buses and trains from fossil fuels to greener alternatives for each... - Driver Test
115. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the fact that essential worker learner drivers cannot complete their mandatory EDT lessons if they do... - Driver Licences
116. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason for the delay in relation to the driver licence application by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on... - Departmental Contracts
119. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the contracts for public relations advice and consultancy entered into by his Department over the cost of €10,000 since January... - Cycling Policy
120. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if an application has been made for the expansion of the public bike scheme in Cork, Galway and Limerick in 2021. [8903/21] - Ministerial Communications
121. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if there has been any contact with his counterpart in the United States'. [8922/21] - Trade Union Recognition
122. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the fact that companies doing contract work for Iarnród Éireann are refusing to recognise... - National Transport Authority
123. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if local authorities applied for funding for specific projects under the sustainable transport fund; if these submissions are to be... - Driver Test
124. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason a person (details supplied) in County Donegal has been informed by the RSA that they need to complete three further tests... - National Transport Authority
125. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of applications for a sustainable transport allocation received by his Department from a local authority (details supplied).... - Electric Vehicles
126. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the engagement he has had with insurance companies and representatives regarding the legislation on e-scooters and e-bikes. [8992/21] - Driver Test
127. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he is in receipt of plans from the Road SafteA to resolve the driver test backlog; and if so, the funding required. [8993/21] - Greenways Provision
128. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he is in receipt of correspondence regarding a project (details supplied). [8994/21] - Road Network
129. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has engaged with a local authority on a road issue (details supplied). [8997/21]
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