Written answers
Wednesday, 31 March 2021
Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
- Bus Éireann
248. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the £73 million used by CIÉ from the Bus Éireann pension in 1994 was paid back; if appropriate interest was paid back... - Transport Policy
249. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the measures being put in place to protect Irish bridlepaths as we develop other walking and cycling paths; and if he will make a... - Taxi Regulations
250. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to extend the ten-year rule for taxi drivers with vehicles registered in 2012 given the impact that the Covid-19 pandemic has... - Electric Vehicles
251. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the assistance that is available to taxi drivers wishing to replace their vehicle with electric models. [16313/21] - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
252. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the additional supports his Department is considering to assist the aviation industry through Covid-19 restrictions and beyond; and if he... - Driver Test
253. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views regarding essential workers (details supplied) who have partially completed their mandatory essential driver training lessons... - Coast Guard Service
254. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the Irish Coast Guard will be requested to resume a dedicated specialist cliff rescue resource in the north Dublin and Fingal areas;... - Road Safety
255. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of HGVs inspected by county based on the press release of 3 March 2021 from the RSA; and the number inspected with minor,... - Road Projects
258. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the urgent need for a reinstatement of an inbound access from the M20 Limerick southern ring road to... - Driver Test
259. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if motorcycle lessons will be allowed to go ahead at present; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16378/21] - Transport Policy
260. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the level of EU funding drawn down for walking infrastructure in each of the years 2017 to 2020; the planned level of EU funding to be... - Ports Development
263. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the measures that will be taken to further develop Rosslare Europort as a centre for direct shipping between Ireland and the continent;... - Driver Licences
264. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if a request for an exchange driver licence by a person (details supplied) will be facilitated; and if he will make a statement on the... - Cycling Policy
265. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if a review is being carried out on the NTA National Cycling Manual; if the manual is poverty, gender and age-proofed to ensure maximum... - Parking Provision
266. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on the provision of additional flat surface car parking in urban centres given the commitment in the programme for Government... - Driver Licences
267. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of a refund for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16502/21] - Motor Tax
269. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amount of motor tax collected in 2019, 2020 and to date in 2021, in tabular form. [16517/21] - Driver Licences
270. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the extension granted to the expiry dates of some Irish driver licences will be extended to the 12-month grace period on licences from... - Transport Policy
271. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the recently announced Safe Routes to Schools programme will fund a project (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the... - Coast Guard Service
272. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will address the issues raised in correspondence (details supplied) in relation to the Irish Coast Guard; and if he will make a... - Departmental Legal Cases
273. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to instances of litigation or the threat of litigation arising from the inclusion of social clauses in... - Greenways Provision
274. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the way in which he plans to fund local authorities on an ongoing basis to ensure that greenways are properly maintained once they are... - Consumer Rights
275. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will address the queries raised in correspondence from a person (details supplied) in relation to taking a holiday abroad in 2021;... - Driver Licences
276. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if a person (details supplied) who has lived in Ireland since the age of four in 1972 and has held an Irish driver licence since 1998,... - Military Aircraft
277. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if an aircraft (details supplied) that landed at Shannon Airport was approved to transport weapons or other US military cargo through the... - Bus Services
278. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will address a matter (details supplied) regarding a bus stop; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16753/21] - Driver Test
279. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when the initial basic training for motorcyclists will resume; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16803/21] - Driver Licences
280. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the options available to Irish citizens that need to travel on essential business in cases in which their driver licence is out of date;... - Bus Services
284. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if there are plans to increase the capacity for a Dublin Bus route (details supplied) which accommodates County Wicklow and which is... - Airport Policy
287. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when the new chairperson of Shannon Airport will be appointed. [16897/21] - Coast Guard Service
288. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the resumption of cliff rescue services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16909/21] - Greenways Provision
289. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the steps he is taking to provide funding to local authorities to conduct feasibility studies for greenways and develop greenway projects... - Driver Test
290. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will address a situation in which a person (details supplied) is waiting over nine months for a driver theory test; and if he will... - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
291. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the support he is putting in place for the chauffeur sector, which has been severely impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic; and if he will... - Proposed Legislation
292. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the forthcoming legislation on e-scooters includes the requirement to have private insurance and be registered with an appropriate... - Rural Transport Programme
293. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of persons who travelled on all rural link routes in County Cork in each of the years 2015 to 2020; and if he will make a... - National Car Test
294. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding NCT testing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17033/21] - Driver Licences
295. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if a licence can be renewed online in circumstances in which a person with an Irish driver licence is abroad and that licence is due for... - School Transport
296. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to address the financial stress and threat to livelihood being endured by a cohort of bus and coach operators; his plans to... - Driver Test
297. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if essential workers will be allowed to complete lessons and sit driver tests under public health restrictions (details supplied). [17116/21] - Road Improvement Schemes
298. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if specific funding will be provided to local authorities to assist farmers in the construction of agricultural underpass crossings on... - Aviation Industry
299. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has had the opportunity to meet with representative bodies for cabin crew, ground staff and airline cargo employees as part of the... - Proposed Legislation
300. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the expected timeframe for the drafting of the proposed primary and secondary legislation to allow local authorities to regulate... - National Car Test
301. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the fact that persons who go for the national car test early receive a certificate from the date the... - Driver Licences
302. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the issuing of PSV licences for taxis; if the issuing of new PSV licences has been delayed due to Covid-19; and if there is... - Driver Test
303. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the FETAC qualification level currently required for driving testers at national driving test centres; the timescale required to reach... - Irish Sign Language
304. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the way in which his Department and agencies under his remit are meeting obligations under the Irish Sign Language Act 2017; and if he... - Legislative Measures
305. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the details of the Acts falling under his Department which have been signed into law but have not been commenced; and if he will make a... - Aviation Policy
306. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has engaged with a company (details supplied) and Cork Airport regarding protecting jobs and existing routes from Cork Airport; and... - Driver Test
307. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when driver theory test services will resume; the reason theory test offices cannot continue to operate at reduced capacity; the number... - Commissioners of Irish Lights
308. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to offer an open tender for the lease or sale of lands on the Loop Head peninsula acquired for the Loran-C project; and if he... - Driver Licences
309. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when an exchange driver licence will issue to an essential worker (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Driver Test
310. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the date on which driver theory tests will resume; and the number of applicants who are in the backlog for the theory test and the full... - Air Accident Investigations
311. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the rationale for not appointing a technical expert for the second review board regarding the Rescue 116 report in view of the fact that...
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