Written answers
Tuesday, 15 June 2021
Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
- Emergency Services
219. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he plans to continue with the fully civilianised search and rescue services provided by a civilian helicopter operator (details... - Transport Policy
220. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to any issue preventing an Irish citizen holding an Irish road transport management CPC and resident in... - Covid-19 Pandemic
221. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the steps he will take to ensure physical distancing and the wearing of face coverings on public transport, buses, trams and trains given... - Haulage Industry
222. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if online CPC courses will be offered for HGV drivers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30656/21] - Driver Test
223. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the current wait time for a practical driver test; the measures that are being taken to reduce the wait time; and if he will make a... - Road Projects
224. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the deadline for the submission of safety improvement works 2022. [30680/21] - Greenways Provision
225. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to renovate and improve the pedestrian walkway along the train line that goes above Lough Atalia in Galway city; if he has... - Driver Licences
226. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he plans to provide an extension to the expiry date of driver licences beyond the current cut-off date of June 2021; his views on... - Rail Network
227. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of passengers that used each of Iarnród Éireann intercity routes and commuter routes in each of the years of 2018 to... - Electric Vehicles
229. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will approve the installation of additional rapid e-car chargers throughout County Meath. [30721/21] - Ports Policy
230. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when the post of chairperson of Cork Port Authority will be filled. [30722/21] - Transport Policy
231. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the estimated additional revenue that would be generated if the penalty to release vehicles seized under the Road Traffic Act 2016 was... - Rail Network
232. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amount Iarnród Éireann spent on improving the quality of audio announcements on the DART in each of the years of 2019, 2020... - Covid-19 Tests
234. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the European Commission has procured €2.6 billion worth of antigen tests for aviation (details supplied); if Ireland will... - Driver Test
235. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of applicants currently awaiting a driver theory test in County Wexford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30766/21] - Cycling Policy
236. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if measures will be taken to address the issue of cyclists who continue to use footpaths in locations in which segregated cycle lanes... - Bus Services
237. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of passengers on Bus Éireann route 424 in both directions in each of the years 2019, 2020 and to date in 2021, by month... - Departmental Expenditure
239. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the details of the expenditure incurred by staff in his Department under the heading of travel and subsistence from 1 January 2020 to... - Departmental Reviews
240. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the details of each value for money and policy review conducted by his Department from 1 January 2019 to date; if external costs were... - Rail Network
241. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the upgrading the Ballybrophy and Roscrea to Limerick railway line; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30893/21] - Pension Provisions
242. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to bridge the funding gaps between two CIÉ group pension schemes, the regular wages scheme and the salaried employees or... - Driver Test
243. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if a person (details supplied) can book a date for their driver test in view of the circumstances; and if he will make a statement on the... - Road Network
245. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the level of funding awarded to Tipperary County Council will be increased ahead of the next three year roads works programme in order... - Driver Test
246. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the specific details regarding the rules and regulations for the election of members of the Approved Driving Instructors Stakeholders... - Aviation Industry
247. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he is considering measures to assist the restart of aviation and international travel (details supplied); and if he will make a... - Maritime Safety
248. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of unannounced inspections by the Marine Survey Office of fishing vessels eligible for the atypical work permit scheme for... - Covid-19 Pandemic
250. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the Government plans to recognise the Covid-19 travel certificates for entry into the State that have been issued by non-EU states in the... - Military Aircraft
252. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the annual breakdown of the value of US military use of Shannon Airport to the airport since 2000, in tabular form; and if he will make a... - Driver Test
253. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the action he will take to prioritise essential services staff for theory tests; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31240/21] - Public Transport
254. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the estimated cost of making the bus, train fleet and bus and train stations wheelchair accessible; and if he will make a statement on... - Departmental Websites
255. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the way in which his Department and agencies under his remit are meeting the requirement to have a statement on the compliance of their... - Road Safety
257. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will carry out a review of the blanket application of the speed limit of 80 kilometres per hour in place on all regional and local... - Driver Test
258. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of persons waiting for a driver test; the waiting times for a test in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the... - Rail Network
268. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when Irish Rail will carry out the remedial works urgently required at Lacken Drive, the Railway Bridge and O’Loughlin Road,... - Driver Test
269. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of persons currently waiting to take a driver theory test in counties Laois and Offaly; and if he will make a statement on the... - Road Projects
271. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of works at R263 Fintra Bridge, Killybegs, County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31555/21] - Rail Network
272. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the National Transport Authority report into the Navan rail line; the date on which it will be published; and if he will... - Driver Test
273. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason the driver theory test centre in Ennis, County Clare is only open three days per week as opposed to five days per week; and if... - Driver Licences
275. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of an application by a person (details supplied) for a change of licence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31634/21] - Bus Services
276. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when the Bus Éireann national routes will be allowed increased capacity on buses (details supplied); and if he will make a statement... - Driver Test
278. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the opening hours of the driver theory test centre in Ennis, County Clare; the reason the RSA has made... - Road Projects
279. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to a price discrepancy being quoted in the cost of the M20 by him and that being quoted by the... - Bus Services
281. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if Bus Éireann is cancelling or has cancelled the weekly route servicing Whitegate, County Clare; if so, the replacement service... - Driver Licences
282. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of a driver licence for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31830/21] - Bus Services
283. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the estimated additional Exchequer funding that will have to be provided to Bus Éireann and Dublin Bus in each year to help them... - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
284. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the funding allocated to support the taxi sector specifically in 2020 and 2021, by each initiative; and if he will make a statement on... - Electric Vehicles
285. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the budget allocated to the public charge point scheme in 2021; the spend on the scheme in 2020 and to date in 2021; the number of charge... - Aviation Industry
286. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to instances in which airline companies recruit trainee pilots for flight time while grounding rostered... - Public Transport
288. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will publish and or supply this Deputy with a copy of the preliminary business case in respect of the MetroLink to south-west... - Driver Test
289. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of persons awaiting a driver test in each test centre area by age, in tabular form. [31981/21] - Public Transport
290. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on a transport police pilot on public transport. [31982/21] - Bus Services
293. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason a bus route has changed in recent months (details supplied). [31985/21] - Driver Licences
296. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if a person must relinquish their UK driver licence in order to receive an Irish driver licence from the Road Safety Authority; and if he... - Driver Test
298. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when a person (details supplied) will be assigned a date for a driver test. [32015/21] - Foreign Policy
299. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his Department has considered declaring Belarussian airspace a no-fly zone for Irish aircraft given recent events. [32024/21] - Driver Licences
300. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if it is expected that those drivers over the age of 70 who availed of an extension to their driver licences without submitting a medical... - Driver Test
301. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his Department will consider adjusting the essential worker and non-essential worker criteria for driver tests in order to speed up... - Disability Services
302. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the progress made by the National Transport Authority in establishing a formal engagement process with key disability representative... - Public Transport
306. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the steps he is taking to ensure that all train and DART stations are staffed to assist persons with disabilities board and alight from... - Transport Policy
310. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when the Bus Éireann mobility scooter policy will be finalised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32114/21] - Traffic Management
311. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the extent to which traffic management, road and bridge realignment are in hand or proposed to address the long-time traffic management...
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