Written answers
Wednesday, 28 April 2021
Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
- Greenhouse Gas Emissions
190. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the latest breakdown of the greenhouse gas emissions in the transport sector, by road transport, aviation and so on; and if he will make... - Aviation Industry
191. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has engaged with a company (details supplied) on funding needed for Shannon Airport and its share of the connectivity fund; and if... - Heritage Sites
192. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has engaged with a company (details supplied) on the future of the Shannon heritage sites in County Clare and their ownership; and... - Electric Vehicles
193. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when additional electrical vehicle charging points will be installed in Monaghan town (details supplied); and if he will make a statement... - Road Network
194. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if an application for funding has been received from Dublin City Council or Fingal County Council for the pedestrian crossing or flyover... - Transport Policy
195. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has conducted an evaluation of the active travel funding stream; if his attention has been drawn to instances in which funding is... - Public Transport
196. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will expedite the BusConnects Galway to Dublin roads project; and if his attention has been drawn to the inadequacy of public... - Driver Test
197. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will lift the restrictions on driver tests to facilitate young farmers who need to have a tractor to drive on public roads during... - Greenhouse Gas Emissions
198. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the funding that has been drawn down in 2019 and 2020, from available European Union funds and mechanisms, to support the transport... - Rail Network
199. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the estimated cost, per phase, of reopening the western rail corridor; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21204/21] - Transport Infrastructure Provision
201. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the investment in walking and cycling projects in 2020; if the target of €1 million per day was met; the allocation for 2021; and... - Public Transport
202. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the estimated investment needed in the transport sector to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by one percentage point; and if he will... - Rural Transport Services
210. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the budget allocation to the LocalLink bus service in each of the years 2018 to 2020; the amount allocated for 2021, in tabular form; and... - Departmental Transport
212. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the estimated cost of replacing State vehicles which are owned by his Department or agencies under his remit with hybrid or electric... - Ports Development
213. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amount invested in port infrastructure in each of the years 2018 to 2020; the amount that will be invested in 2021; and if he will... - Transport Infrastructure Provision
214. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amount invested in cross-Border transport infrastructure projects in each of the years 2018 to 2020; the amount that will be invested... - Electric Vehicles
215. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when fast electric chargers at taxi ranks will be rolled out at the taxi rank in Parnell Street Car Park, Ennis County Clare; and if he... - Public Transport
216. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has considered restoring bus and rail services to their full weekday schedules as demand increases to facilitate social distancing... - Driver Test
218. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has reconsidered the reopening of the driver theory test centres with the easing of restrictions; and if he will make a statement... - Railway Stations
219. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amount Irish Rail spent on installing separate bins in and around stations in order to provide passengers an option to dispose of... - Airport Passenger Data
220. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of travellers to arrive in Ireland via airports since the beginning of 2021, by airport and numbers arriving per week; and if... - Bus Services
221. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the NTA has been provided with the funding and green light to provide Carlow town centre with a bus service; and the status of the... - Electric Vehicles
222. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the electric vehicle strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21459/21] - Driver Licences
226. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will consider extending the validity on foreign driver licences due to the backlog of driver tests as a result of Covid-19 (details... - Student Travel Card
227. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if apprentice position holders are entitled to apply for student travel cards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21474/21] - Light Rail Projects
228. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if Transport Infrastructure Ireland plans to agree a memorandum of understanding in respect of MetroLink with a company (details... - Driver Test
229. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason and the legislation under which dash cams are to be removed from a vehicle prior to a driving test commencing; and if he will... - Search and Rescue Service Provision
230. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the timeframe in addition to the second quarter of 2021 for when the tender for the search and rescue contract will go out to tender; and... - Public Transport
231. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to provide funding to public transport operators in respect of retrofitting vehicles in order to improve ventilation. [21567/21] - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
233. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the actions being taken to support the aviation sector during the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic and resulting travel restrictions; and if he... - National Transport Authority
235. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when the review of extra National Transport Authority staff being allocated to local authorities in relation to active travel will... - Rail Network
236. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will set out the proposals in respect of a train depot in Kilcock, County Kildare as part of the Dart+ Maynooth extension; his... - Aviation Industry
237. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of recent meetings with senior airline management; if the issue of airline refunds for customers during the travel... - Road Projects
238. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when the realignment works project on the N56 Inver to Killybegs currently design phase 0/1 (feasibility and scoping) will be progressed;... - Trans European Transport Network Programme
239. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if funding has been committed through to construction by his Department for the Ten-T priority improvement project for County Donegal;... - Covid-19 Pandemic
240. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will address a matter raised in correspondence in relation to the arrival of cruise ships during summer 2021 (details supplied).... - Drug and Alcohol Testing
241. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the way in which his Department decided on the drug driving limits in regard to cannabis and the testing procedures that apply. [21844/21] - Road Projects
242. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when final approval and funding will be given to a road project (details supplied) in County Westmeath; and if he will make a statement... - Driver Test
243. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when driver test appointments are expected to recommence for non-essential workers. [21890/21] - Irish Language
244. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the way in which his Department and agencies under his remit facilitate persons wishing to engage with their services through the Irish... - Railway Stations
246. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the duration and location of instances in which lifts at DART and commuter train stations were out of order since 1 October 2020 to 19... - Bus Services
247. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will request the NTA to review demand for bus services on the 7D, 7B and 63 bus routes to ensure customer demand is being met in... - Driver Test
248. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if approval will be given to the resumption of motorcycling lessons given that lessons are naturally self-distanced and instructions are... - Road Projects
249. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he is satisfied that the options appraisal tools for new roads projects are sufficiently aligned with climate obligations; the method... - Fuel Prices
250. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will address the reason diesel fuel prices have increased from an average of €1.20 to €1.40 per litre over a period... - Departmental Contracts
251. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the cost of each contract entered into by his Department and the agencies under his remit to deal with Covid-19 management and reaction;... - Driver Test
252. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the timeline for the recommencement of driving lessons and driver tests; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22212/21] - Covid-19 Tests
253. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 334 of 21 April 2021, if he has engaged with airlines in relation to routine mass testing for cabin... - Public Transport
254. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on making supports available to taxi drivers given the role they have played throughout the pandemic and the impact the... - Departmental Expenditure
255. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amount spent by his Department on public relations advice and media advice since January 2020 to date in 2021; and the companies...
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