Written answers
Tuesday, 2 November 2021
Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
- Road Projects
170. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason for the delay in compensation discussions which were due to take place in September 2021 (details supplied); and if he will... - Public Transport
171. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the steps that are being taken to improve public transport services from rural areas to designated cancer centres for scheduled day case... - Rail Network
172. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when the Ballybrophy to Limerick continuous welded rail track renewal project will be completed; his plans to improve the frequency of... - Public Transport
173. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the current status in relation to provision of LUAS carriages on the red line; the increases in carriages that have taken place in the... - Driver Test
175. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to address the anomaly whereby a person could be refused a driving licence test in their car by the Road Safety Authority for... - Rail Network
178. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the expenditure and programme of construction and repair of the accessible elevators at all DART stations across Dublin by... - Covid-19 Pandemic
179. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if there have been adjustments made to ensure that the rail fleet is properly ventilated; if his attention has been drawn to the fact... - Electric Vehicles
180. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if e-scooters and e-bikes will be subject to motor tax in the context of the Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021; and if so, the bands of... - Public Transport
181. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason the transport budget concession for younger persons only includes 19- to 23-year-olds in view of the fact that many... - National Transport Authority
182. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 243 and 244 of 15 September 2021, the way the National Transport Authority, NTA, levies fines on... - Rail Network
184. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the all-island strategic rail review; when the public consultation will begin; and if he will make a statement on the... - Driver Test
185. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will activate past driving instructors from An Garda Síochána and the Army given there is a massive shortage in driving... - Córas Iompair Éireann
186. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the CIÉ group pension schemes; the proposed changes; when they will be introduced; and if he will make a statement on... - Greenways Provision
187. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when he expects the commencement of work on the south Kerry greenway to commence. [52471/21] - Driver Licences
188. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the case of a person (details supplied) will be addressed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52566/21] - Tax Code
189. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to review the policy regarding charging motor tax on vehicles used by a charity (details supplied) to exempt it from the tax.... - Traffic Management
190. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will amend the Road Traffic Acts to allow for the vehicles of a charity (details supplied) to use bus lanes as is the case in many... - Driver Test
192. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will address an issue in relation to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52623/21] - Rail Network
193. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the project for the bridge at the Knockaphunta rail crossing in Castlebar as part of the new N5 road works.; and if he will... - Electric Vehicles
194. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will respond to correspondence (details supplied) in respect of the withdrawal of grants for plug-in hybrid electric vehicles; if a... - Bus Services
195. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his Department will consider the installation of bus shelters at bus stop numbers 3854 and 3855 in Lusk, County Dublin ahead of the... - Driver Test
196. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the lifting of restrictions in October 2021 removed the restriction to sanitary and toilet facilities at driver test centres to allow... - National Car Test
198. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to make provision for a pause on the requirement to maintain an NCT certificate valid in instances in which a vehicle has been... - Electric Vehicles
205. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will incentivise the provision of public access electric vehicle chargers by private individuals and businesses; and if he will... - Bus Services
207. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will run a trial extension of the 220 Cork bus route to Kinsale, County Cork. [52811/21] - Coast Guard Service
209. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the cliff rescue element will be restored to the Bunbeg Coast Guard station based in Bunbeg, Letterkenny, County Donegal (details... - Wind Energy Generation
210. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the action he is taking to ensure offshore windfarms can be built and maintained from ports on the east, south and west coasts; and if he... - Ports Policy
211. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he plans to update the national ports policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52895/21] - Driver Test
212. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the fact that at least 40 trained driving instructors working in driving test centres are at risk of... - Electric Vehicles
216. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if an update will be provided on the difficulty constituents are experiencing in applying for and successfully installing EV charger... - Public Transport
217. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the current status in relation to provision of Luas carriages on the red line; the increases in carriages that have taken place in the... - Air Services
219. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the additional cost to the State for additional missions over and above the 12 per month for the years 2015 to 2020 inclusive, in tabular... - Airport Policy
220. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the total allocated funding for Ireland West Airport in 2021 and 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53018/21] - Transport Policy
221. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide a report on the current state of the Irish taxi industry; the efforts that will be made to revive it in the interests... - Public Transport
223. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if funding has been provided in 2022 for the purchase of additional Luas carriages; and if so, when the contract for same will be put out... - Defibrillators Provision
224. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the estimated cost of installing a minimum of one defibrillator at each major train station and the necessary staff trained in the use of... - Coast Guard Service
225. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if funding has been provided for the refurbishment of a new Irish Coast Guard building in Westport and Greystones; when each of the works... - Driver Test
226. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the fact that parents who are awaiting their full driving test are now unable to drive their children... - Driver Licences
229. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the way in which it is practical to expect rural persons to be able to adhere to the law in terms of having to have a fully licensed... - Public Transport
230. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason student Leap cards are not being capped in such a way that students do not spent over €30 a week in Dublin on public... - Road Signage
231. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if signage on national roads in County Kerry in respect of an important public facility will be updated (details supplied); and if he... - Marine Accidents
232. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he plans to enact legislation to address the shortcoming identified in the Clinch report (details supplied); and if he will make a... - Ferry Services
233. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will review the funding mechanisms that may be available within his Department for a strategic public transport service (details... - Departmental Contracts
234. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of existing contracts of an indefinite period entered into by his Department prior to the enactment of the EU Procurement... - Cycling Facilities
235. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the usage statistics for each individual station of the Limerick, Cork and Galway bike schemes that are available in each of the years... - Rail Network
240. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if proposals for additional investment and upgrading the Ballybrophy to Limerick rail line beyond 2021-2022 were included in the National... - Parking Provision
241. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on removing the €35 application fee for the disabled person's parking card. [53375/21]
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