Written answers
Wednesday, 21 April 2021
Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
- Electric Vehicles
296. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of electric car charging points in each county. [18105/21] - Driver Test
297. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when the driver theory test will be available online; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18182/21] - Covid-19 Pandemic
299. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if driving lessons will resume for essential workers once level 5 restrictions are lifted; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Driver Test
300. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of his plans to clear the backlog of driver tests once level 5 restrictions are lifted; and if he will make a statement on the... - Transport Infrastructure Provision
302. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the specific amount allocated towards each individual active travel project in County Wexford in tabular form; and if he will make a... - Rail Network
303. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 28 to 31, inclusive, of 4 March 2021, the timeframe for the completion of the preliminary... - Vaccination Programme
306. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to any Minister, Minister of State or adviser to a Minister or Minister of State who requested or... - Transport Infrastructure Provision
307. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will give permission for an emergency temporary pedestrian footbridge across the Owenriff River, Oughterard to ensure pedestrian... - Ports Development
308. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has assessed the development plans on which Dublin Port is now consulting; his views on the possible impact on other users in the... - Ministerial Meetings
309. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will accede to the request for a meeting made jointly by groups (details supplied) to discuss their body of work to stimulate... - Rural Development Plan
311. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the recently published Rural Development Policy 2021-2025 - Our Rural Future includes additional funding for regional and local road... - Bus Services
313. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the estimated cost of providing an hourly bus service to every population centre in the State with a population of over 300 persons; and... - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
314. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the financial supports available to private coach and bus operators that do not have a premises and do not pay commercial rates to their... - Road Projects
315. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if zebra crossings can be installed without Belisha beacons as currently installed at the junction of Church Street, Market Street and... - Driver Licences
316. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has considered postponing, deferring or altering the delivery method of CPC courses for lorry, coach and bus drivers in view of... - Driver Test
317. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will consider providing an online test option for the significant backlog of persons waiting to do their driver theory test given... - Greenways Provision
319. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the details of all available grant funding towards feasibility studies for greenways; and when each grant opens for applications. [18640/21] - Driver Test
320. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the situation will be clarified regarding persons that are awaiting driver tests for urgent work related issues; the way these... - Aviation Industry
321. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will report on efforts to develop a recovery plan for the aviation industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18669/21] - State Assets
325. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of State-owned vehicles; the number of these that are hybrid and fully electric vehicles; and if he will make a statement on... - Covid-19 Pandemic
326. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of private aircraft flying into Ireland each week; the number of persons entering the country in private aircraft each week;... - EU Regulations
327. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the person or body that made the decision not to impose penalties under the European Union (Greenhouse Gas Emission Reductions,... - Driver Licences
328. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the difficulties faced by persons here in accessing a code required from the Driver and Vehicle... - Covid-19 Pandemic
329. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 236 of 10 March 2021, if a decision has been made to date on the proposal by the Road Safety... - Road Tolls
330. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when an issue will be addressed for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18783/21] - Driver Licences
331. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the case of a person (details supplied) will be examined; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18784/21] - Driver Test
332. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if there are plans to make the driver theory test available to take online which would allow the applicants to go ahead and take their... - Covid-19 Tests
334. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has engaged with airlines in relation to PCR testing for cabin crew and pilots; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Driver Test
335. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if a person (details supplied) can complete a driver test; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18855/21] - Bus Services
337. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he plans to instruct the National Transport Authority to incorporate the provision of dedicated toilet facilities for bus drivers and... - Public Transport
338. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will increase the State subvention to Dublin Bus and other CIÉ companies to ensure there is no cut in services in view of the... - Motor Tax
339. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has considered a partial motor tax rebate for motorists that could not use their cars as a result of cocooning during the pandemic;... - Driver Test
340. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if a driver test can be facilitated for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18921/21] - Driver Licences
341. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 480 of 17 October 2017, the progress that has been made to reduce the burden facing the diaspora... - Covid-19 Pandemic
342. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if initial basic training motorcycle lessons can go ahead as normal given that IBT can provide two metres social distance in classrooms... - Driver Test
344. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will report on the criteria under which either of category B driver theory tests will resume or category B driver theory tests will... - Covid-19 Pandemic
345. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when driver lessons for non-essential workers will recommence. [19075/21] - Driver Test
346. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he plans to fund pop-up driver test locations to deal with the backlog of persons awaiting a test. [19076/21] - Public Transport
348. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if services between Athlone and Roscommon have been reduced; if there are plans to increase transport services following the lifting of... - Driver Licences
349. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will clarify the position on driver learner permits; if he plans to include persons that cannot renew learner permits due to... - Traffic Management
350. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the policy with regard to use of contraflow systems during scheduled closures of a single bore of the Jack Lynch Tunnel in Cork; if an... - Search and Rescue Service Provision
351. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to a lack of a dedicated cliff rescue service due to the national suspension of the service by the Irish... - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
352. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to provide specific support to the taxi industry in circumstances in which many taxi owners cannot trade and their revenue... - Transport Infrastructure Ireland
353. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amount paid in legal fees to the legal representations of Transport Infrastructure Ireland in respect of a project (details supplied)... - Traffic Management
355. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the speed reduction measures a local authority can introduce in a village which sits on a regional road with a speed limit of 50km per... - Covid-19 Pandemic
356. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason practical flying tuition is permitted under level 5 restrictions and practical driving tuition is not. [19215/21] - Road Projects
358. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if Transport Infrastructure Ireland will extend a footpath at a location (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a... - Driver Test
359. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to reduce the waiting times for driver theory tests in counties Carlow and Kilkenny; if his attention has been drawn to... - Electric Vehicles
360. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will consider allowing SEAI electric vehicle grants to be paid directly to the garage from which a taxi driver wishes to purchase... - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
362. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if additional measures are being taken to support the aviation sector here; if engagement has taken place with airlines or their staff... - National Vehicle and Driver File
363. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when his Department will issue the new logbook with amended addresses for vehicle registration (details supplied); and when it will be... - Motor Tax
364. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the motor tax office can reprint a disc for a person (details supplied). [19333/21] - Airport Policy
365. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the fact that 40% of the passengers that have used the City of Derry Airport in recent years are based... - Departmental Schemes
366. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he plans to have another round of funding under the active travel grants in 2021; if so, if he will provide the application timings... - Driver Test
367. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has considered the suggestion of the approved driving instructors to allow candidates who are deemed suitable to take their driver... - Air Safety
369. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if licences issued to fly drones are recorded on a county basis; if so, the number issued for each of the past four years; the way in... - Public Service Obligation Levy
370. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of PSO discussions for the Derry to Dublin route and Cork to Belfast route; if it is planned to have the issue on the... - Transport Infrastructure Provision
371. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the measures that are being considered to ensure that future infrastructure projects do not run over budget; and if he will make a... - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
372. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the consideration that has been given to providing financial assistance to Dublin Bus in view of the impact from Covid-19; and if he will... - Bus Services
374. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will engage with the management of Bus Éireann to ensure that all replacement intercity bus stock has the capacity to carry... - Road Safety
375. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the requirements in relation to bollards placed on footpaths; the space that must be allowed between the bollards and the edge either... - Bus Services
376. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if there are plans to increase the frequency of the 207 bus route in Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19497/21] - Driver Test
377. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the backlog of theory driver test appointments in County Tipperary; the measures being taken to clear the backlog; and when... - Search and Rescue Service Provision
378. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason the Coast Guard has suspended the use of blue lights, boat operations and rescue climbing; if there are plans to remove these... - Railway Stations
380. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the boundary wall separating Casement Station from Railway Terrace; if it requires maintenance or restoration; and the... - Public Transport
381. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the intercity train services that Leap cards can be used on; if it is planned to extend their use to all intercity train services; and if... - Road Projects
382. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when work will commence on the Moycullen bypass on the N59; if a contractor has been appointed to carry out this contract; and if he will... - Driver Test
383. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will give consideration to the use of antigen testing to assist in tackling the 180,000 plus backlog in driver tests in order to... - National Vehicle and Driver File
384. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if there are means available through his Department in which a person could gain proof of the purchase of a vehicle as far back as 1981.... - Greenways Provision
385. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will outline any laws which forbid the use of national greenway infrastructure for equine or horse related activities; and his... - Military Aircraft
386. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if an aircraft (details supplied) that landed at Shannon Airport on 5 April 2021 and stayed overnight at Shannon was approved to carry... - Rail Network
388. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the timeline for the strategic rail review; when he expects the review to be finalised and published; and if he will make a statement on... - Driver Test
389. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of persons in the current backlog of driver theory tests nationwide by county for each of the 16 licence category tests, that... - Road Safety
390. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if a transport safety audit has been carried on the N73 Mallow to Mitchelstown road County Cork. [19647/21] - Rail Network
392. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when he expects work to commence on the dual track railway line to Midleton; when he envisages this project to be completed; and if he... - Railway Stations
394. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he plans to engage with private developers in putting in place new railway stations on the rail network; and if he will make a... - Road Projects
395. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has a role in relation to the proposed bypass of Castlemartyr, County Cork; the status of the proposal; and if he will make a... - National Car Test
397. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 294 of 31 March 2021, the status of a NCT test (details supplied); and if he will make a statement... - Driver Test
398. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the driver theory test resuming (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19752/21] - Driver Licences
399. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if it is necessary for a person to have a bank account in order to apply for a driver licence; if so, the reason; if other methods of... - Driver Test
400. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of driver tests; the number of backlog applications waiting for a driver test in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement... - Bus Services
401. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the way a company (details supplied) advertises the change in its bus routes; the level of consultation that takes place with the public... - Search and Rescue Service Provision
402. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the management of the Irish Coast Guard will eliminate the possibility of further suspensions reoccurring in view of the repeated... - Proposed Legislation
403. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the legislation for e-scooter regulation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19806/21] - Appointments to State Boards
404. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if all vacancies (details supplied) are advertised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19825/21] - Departmental Funding
405. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the details of the approval of funding for Mayo County Council (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19833/21] - Taxi Regulations
406. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to extend the ten-year period for replacing taxis for those registered in 2011 given that 2010 registered taxis were given an... - Appointments to State Boards
408. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if any person can apply for a position (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19880/21] - Driver Licences
409. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will address anomalies in relation to the issuing of driver licences (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the... - Driver Test
411. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when the licensed portal for NDI approved driver instructors will be opened again to allow instructors to upload lessons completed by... - Search and Rescue Service Provision
413. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status in respect of evaluations regarding the search and rescue contract; the name of the independent company and-or person that has... - Coast Guard Service
414. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to a meeting of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport in 2019 regarding the role... - Driver Licences
415. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason a renewal licence has not yet issued to a person (details supplied) given that a full application with a medical report was... - Fishing Industry
416. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his Department will re-engage with and arrange a meeting with a person (details supplied) to examine possibilities to compensate them... - Covid-19 Pandemic
417. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if persons who have booked flights to a region from which travellers will need to quarantine in a managed facility will be entitled to a... - Public Transport
419. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the percentage of public transport infrastructure that is fully accessible for persons with disabilities; and his active plans to... - Fuel Oil Specifications
420. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn the benefits of hydrotreated vegetable oil fuel as a direct substitute for regular diesel without the... - Cycling Policy
421. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the potential costs to the Exchequer associated with the expansion of the bike sharing schemes outside of Dublin, Galway, Limerick and... - Cycle to Work Scheme
422. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the estimated costs associated with expanding the bike to work scheme or a similar initiative to include students in higher education;... - Rail Network
424. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the Sligo rail freight yard is included in the Iarnród Éireann report on rail freight; the timeline for the publication of... - Departmental Schemes
425. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the grants and schemes available to those wishing to replace their petrol and diesel cars for e-bikes and cargo bikes; and if he will... - Environmental Policy
426. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to assist companies to replace their car fleet at the earliest possible date given that it has been established that by... - Public Transport
429. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the estimated cost of providing free public transport in a full year in areas (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the... - Pension Provisions
430. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to recent developments in relation to the CIÉ 1951 pension scheme; and if he will make a statement... - Driver Test
431. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the safeguards he will put in place in the Dún Laoghaire driver theory test centre when it reopens in the interest of public health... - Public Transport
433. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of Leap cards sold in 2019, 2020 and to date in 2021, in tabular form. [20421/21] - Taxi Licences
434. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding the lack of hackney licences being issued in rural areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20432/21] - Rural Transport Services
436. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding actions he has taken to ensure connectivity both between and within rural communities in the absence of public... - Public Transport
437. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the breakdown of the investment in public transport infrastructure in urban versus rural areas or by region in each of the years 2018 to... - Taxi Regulations
440. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will be proposing an extension to the ten-year rule for taxis given the financial hardship most taxi drivers are now facing as a... - Rail Network
441. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans for investment in rail projects as outlined in the Programme for Government including projected timelines and associated costs;... - Aviation Industry
442. 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 their intention in taking a... - Covid-19 Pandemic
444. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 59 of 18 February 2021, if his attention has been drawn to a bulletin (details supplied) which... - Appointments to State Boards
447. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the efforts his Department is making to achieve gender balance on all State boards and agencies under the remit of his Department; if he... - Search and Rescue Service Provision
448. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the estimated final cost of the current search and rescue helicopter contract; the proposed value of the new search and rescue helicopter... - Driver Licences
455. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason a trailer licence category was removed from a driver licence in the case of a person; if it will be reinstated for a person... - Driver Test
456. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if a driver test will be expedited for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20807/21] - Driver Licences
458. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when an exchange transport manager CPC IRL-EU certificate will issue for a person (details supplied).; and if he will make a statement on...
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