Written answers
Tuesday, 25 May 2021
Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
- Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
86. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has discussed the need to provide travel agents with continuing business supports with the Tánaiste and Minister for... - Grant Payments
87. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the grant payment for taxi drivers that purchase an electric vehicle is made months after... - Motor Industry
88. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the fact that taxi drivers that install a taxi meter in a new vehicle void the warranty of that... - Bus Services
90. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to cuts to Bus Éireann routes 51 and 51x services in Galway and the impact this will have on staff... - Driver Test
92. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he considers the driver theory test centres to be essential services; and when the driver theory test centres will reopen. [27493/21] - Tax Collection
93. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will give consideration to removing the necessity for back taxing of vehicles particularly those in sectors which were affected by... - Road Signage
94. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when the National Transport Authority plans to roll-out the new Transport for Ireland branded signage and updated timetables in all... - Pension Provisions
95. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if retired members of the CIÉ 1951 pension scheme were afforded any consultation or right to vote on the proposals recently agreed;... - Rail Network
97. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding the maintenance of the Wexford to Waterford railway line; if he plans to maintain the previous maintenance schedule... - Road Traffic Accidents
99. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will introduce best practice reporting guidance for road collisions as recently adopted in the United Kingdom (details supplied).... - Vehicle Testing
100. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the numbers of NCT failures per test centre; the main reasons for failure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27588/21] - State Bodies
107. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason that CIÉ’s property portfolio is only valued at €750 million or peppercorn value as per its 2019 financial... - Road Traffic Offences
109. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 200 of 13 January 2021, if he will provide an update on the introduction of the speed limit... - Driver Test
110. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of theory tests that have been carried out since March 2020; the level of payments made to a company (details supplied) for... - Road Safety
115. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the work carried out to date in respect of reducing speed limits within and surrounding residential housing estates... - Driver Test
117. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if there is a date set for the resumption of driver theory tests; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27780/21] - Driver Licences
118. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the facilities that exist for driver licence renewal for persons that do not have the capabilities or facilities to renew online; and if... - Bus Services
121. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the rationale for the disparity between the fares charged to Bus Éireann passengers and Dublin Bus passengers, when taking into... - National Transport Authority
133. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason he has failed to commence a competition to fill the post set aside for persons with disabilities within the National Transport... - Driver Test
135. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of persons currently on the waiting list for the standard driver theory test; the mechanisms being put in place to alleviate... - Search and Rescue Service Provision
136. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the search and rescue helicopter service contract. [27908/21] - Pension Provisions
137. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his Department will investigate the reason CIÉ has failed to honour the 1994 agreement in relation to retired members who have... - Road Projects
138. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 191 of 11 May 2021, if a revised submission in respect of a roads project in County Kerry will be... - Driver Licences
139. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 188 of 11 May 2021, if the Road Safety Authority will re-examine the option of bilateral licence... - Driver Test
142. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when driver theory tests and driver tests are expected to resume; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27980/21] - Vehicle Testing
143. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the level of supervision by either his Department or the Road Safety Authority of individual vehicle testing centres; the nature of this... - Rail Network
147. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if arrangements have been made in relation to the development of 2 Grand Parade, which is adjacent to the Luas Charlemont stop in the... - Driver Licences
148. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of work being carried out in relation to the issuing of driver licences to applicants for international protection that is,... - Aviation Industry
149. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the fact that airline companies have recently changed their terms and conditions to avoid giving... - Driver Test
150. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when an alternative driver theory test will be given to a person (details supplied) as a matter of urgency; and if he will make a... - Aviation Industry
152. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will liaise with a company (details supplied) to request the company to review its decision to withdraw to service and crew from... - Driver Test
153. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when driving theory tests will resume; the measures his Department will be taking to clear the backlog of applications; and if he will... - Departmental Data
155. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if there is a policy of data back-up in the operations of his Department and all agencies under his remit. [28128/21] - Driver Test
156. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the engagement he has had with the RSA and NDLS to resolve the ongoing issue due to Covid-19 restrictions that have resulted in the... - Public Transport
158. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if a vaccination shuttle service is being considered for County Galway as there is only one vaccination centre in the county and many... - Driver Test
159. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason driving theory testing centres are still closed despite the Road Safety Authority stating it is confident it can run the... - Military Aircraft
160. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of exemptions granted in each month of 2020 and to date in 2021 permitting the carriage of munitions of war on planes landing... - Driver Test
163. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason a person (details supplied) is waiting so long for a driver theory test; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28177/21] - Departmental Legal Services
165. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amount spent by his Department on external professional legal services in 2014, 2019 and 2020, in tabular form. [28311/21] - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
166. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the breakdown of the €80 million announced to support the aviation sector; the funding allocated to each programme under this... - Road Projects
168. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the proposed road works for the N28 Cork to Ringaskiddy Road; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28385/21] - Driver Licences
170. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport , further to Parliamentary Question No. 399 of 21 April, the reason the Road Safety Authority has not responded to this question; the... - Cybersecurity Policy
171. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the investment made by his Department and State agencies under its remit, in each year, in cyber security for the past ten years. [28853/21]
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