Written answers
Tuesday, 26 April 2022
Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
- Parking Provision
336. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when the Kilrane State Facility site will be opened up to provide additional HGV parking to alleviate traffic congestion at Rosslare... - Energy Policy
337. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will report on the progress of the Irish Maritime Development Office in its assessment of ports to facilitate the offshore renewal... - Departmental Funding
338. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when his Department plans to increase roads maintenance funding to local authorities; if his Department has conducted a review as to the... - Insurance Industry
339. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the anomaly within the system that allows Ukrainian nationals to drive in Ireland on their own... - Driver Test
340. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of persons awaiting a driving test in each test centre in tabular form. [19226/22] - Road Projects
341. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will address a matter (details supplied) with regard to the Glengarriff to Kenmare road, N71; and if he will make a statement on... - Electric Vehicles
342. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his Department will investigate the possibility of providing a financial incentive to motorists to convert their petrol and diesel... - Driver Licences
343. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the fact that Ukrainian truck drivers who have come to Ireland cannot legally work as truck drivers... - National Car Test
344. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to address the current backlog in NCT tests given that wait times are currently up to four months in some test centres; and his... - Airport Policy
345. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the steps he plans to take to reduce the inordinate queues that are occurring on a daily basis at Dublin Airport; and if he will make a... - Military Aircraft
346. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if an aircraft (details supplied) was approved by his Department to transport United States soldiers or arms or munitions through Shannon... - Bus Services
347. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will allocate funding for safety works on a bus corridor (details supplied). [19382/22] - Pension Provisions
348. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of negotiations on CIÉ pensions (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19427/22] - Bus Éireann
349. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason that Cavan bus station is closed; if he will contact Bus Éireann to ascertain when it will reopen; and if he will make a... - Aviation Industry
350. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the fact that an airline has applied for fifth freedom air traffic rights (details supplied); and if... - Departmental Staff
351. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide the details of the name, salary, position and roles of persons who are being paid for by his Department for secondment... - Apprenticeship Programmes
352. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his Department and public bodies and agencies that operate under his remit run apprenticeship programmes or are directly engaged in... - Driver Test
353. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if an earlier driving test date can be provided to facilitate a person (details supplied) in County Donegal requiring a test for... - Ports Policy
354. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will report on the establishment of a Port Co-ordination Group within his Department to support Irish ports to be ready for the... - Bus Services
355. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the provision of an adequate bus stop pole which has been greatly delayed at Fernslough, Killickaweeny, Kilcock, County... - Departmental Staff
356. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of persons employed by his Department and bodies under the aegis of his Department with a rate of pay below the living wage of... - Departmental Schemes
357. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of applications under the eSPSV22 scheme; the number that were successful; and the number of remaining grants available. [19671/22] - Road Signage
358. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will supply data on the amount of funding allocated to each local authority for the provision of safe passing of cyclists signage;... - Bus Éireann
359. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if an online ticket booking facility is available for the Bus Éireann routes 345 and 323; if not, if he will direct Bus Éireann... - Departmental Policies
360. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the practice considering the value of a document such as a log book for a car of posting these documents without advising the owner of... - Departmental Staff
362. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the salaries and expenses paid to advisers, Ministers and or Ministers of State in his Department in 2020, 2021 and to date in 2022, in... - Road Safety
363. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will legislate for direct vision standards in HGVs to ensure the safety of pedestrians and cyclists using public roads and... - Departmental Staff
364. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will outline all of the secondment arrangements within his Department; the conditions related to such secondments; and if he will... - Dublin Airport Authority
365. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his Department had a role in sanctioning DAA International to sign a deal to manage Jeddah Airport in Saudi Arabia; if human rights... - Penalty Points System
366. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will identify the offences in which penalty points were issued for the past 12 months; and if he will make a statement on the... - Dublin Airport Authority
367. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on the impact on workers' rights of the Dublin Airport Authority offering jobs in cases in which applicants have to be... - Fuel Prices
369. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if there are plans to alleviate the fuel costs been experienced by taxi drivers; and if there are plans to increase the set charge that... - Tax Collection
370. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his Department will reintroduce a system (details supplied);; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19928/22] - Electricity Supply Board
371. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to price increases for electric car owners to avail of ESB charging points; if he has liaised with ESB on... - Bus Services
372. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when will the youth travel card come into effect for those that operate commercial buses; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Departmental Staff
373. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his Department and public bodies and agencies that operate under his remit facilitate internships by students engaged in full-time or... - Driver Licences
376. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the process for a person to obtain a driver certificate of professional competence for a category D driving licence; the current waiting... - Electric Vehicles
377. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when the national charging infrastructure strategy will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20093/22] - Public Transport
379. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will examine the frequency of transport services (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20133/22] - Cycling Facilities
380. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the plans that are in place to improve cycling infrastructure in the Dublin 13 area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20145/22] - Covid-19 Pandemic
381. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the actions that have been taken to ensure proper ventilation on public transport to avoid transmission of Covid-19; and if he will make... - Driver Licences
382. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the current position and application procedures for Ukrainian refugees to obtain an Irish driving licence; and if he will make a... - Córas Iompair Éireann
383. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the CIÉ pension freeze; if plans are in place to address this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Driver Licences
384. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of a passenger licence (details supplied). [20203/22] - Road Safety
386. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of road deaths and collisions attributed to sleep disorders; and the number of road deaths and collisions attributed to sleep... - National Car Test
388. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when the proposed new NCT centre for Shannon, County Clare; will be operational; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20220/22] - Driver Test
389. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of persons on waiting lists for a driving test at each of the test centres nationwide; the average waiting time nationally at... - National Car Test
390. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the fact that a company (details supplied) that runs the National Car Testing centres is intending to... - Public Transport
391. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the issues experienced by users of the Luas red line serving the west Tallaght, Citywest and Saggart... - Departmental Funding
392. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if funding (details supplied) that has been allocated has been drawndown and spent; if there has been a follow up or appraisal on the... - Bus Services
393. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will advise on a matter raised in correspondence (details supplied) in relation to provision of bus service in Waterford; and if he... - Legislative Measures
394. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will consider introducing a law to make it compulsory for motorists to have a first aid kit and fire extinguisher in their... - Haulage Industry
395. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if online certificate of professional competence courses will be offered for heavy goods vehicle drivers; and if he will make a statement... - Legislative Measures
396. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he intends to introduce legislation which would allow local authorities to regulate the use of horse drawn carriages on public roads.... - Driver Licences
397. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if a policy change will be made to allow driver licenses from the United States of America to be transferred to an Irish drivers’... - Rail Network
398. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will consider a request by an organisation (details supplied) to include the Limerick to Ballybrophy via Nenagh railway line on the... - Departmental Correspondence
399. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will review correspondence from (details supplied); if he will address the concerns raised; and if he will make a statement on the... - Electric Vehicles
400. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when grant information will be available for the heavy goods vehicle transport market to encourage the transition from traditional fossil... - Departmental Staff
401. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of staff within his Department who availed of a secondment from January 2019 to date on the basis that it was not the... - Departmental Funding
402. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding funding for a project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20664/22] - Electric Vehicles
403. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has discussed with his colleague the Minister for Finance ways to overcome VAT and custom barriers on electric vehicle imports now... - Marine Accidents
404. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will publish the report completed by a person (details supplied) in 2010 into much needed reform of the Marine Casualty... - Road Projects
406. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the timeframe for a decision to fund the N11 and M11 upgrade taking into account the hiatus on planning permissions for residents in the... - Departmental Schemes
407. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the details of the terms and conditions for the draw down of his Departments safety improvement scheme and regional roads grants by local... - Electric Vehicles
408. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will introduce a grant aid scheme for persons that wish to purchase a second-hand electric vehicle. [20812/22] - Bus Services
411. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to bus providers limiting their transport routes from the greater Dublin area to Dublin airport and the... - Greenways Provision
412. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when the south Kerry greenway will commence; and the amount he expects it will cost by completion. [20833/22] - Road Projects
413. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if there are plans to put a road by-pass of Thurles on the national development plan by this Government. [20837/22] - Driver Licences
416. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 249 of 29 March 2022, if he will provide an update on engagements regarding the Temporary... - Road Projects
417. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update regarding progress on the Killaloe Bypass/Shannon Bridge Crossing/R464 Upgrade indicating if the... - Electric Vehicles
418. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has examined introducing a scrappage scheme for older more polluting cars to encourage the purchase of new electric vehicles; the... - Bus Services
419. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of communities with a population greater than three hundred will receive a time times daily bus service under the new... - Electric Vehicles
420. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of charging points for public use for electric vehicles by county; and his plans for the provision of further public charge... - Transport Infrastructure Ireland
421. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reasons for and output from the substantially increased research budget for Transport Infrastructure Ireland and the Conference of... - Driver Licences
422. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if a decision has been made on a local area hackney licence application by a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will... - Coast Guard Service
423. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when he will publish the Irish Coast Guard Search and Rescue Aviation Project business case prepared by companies (Details supplied); if... - Wind Energy Generation
424. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to develop infrastructure at Rosslare Europort and the Port of Waterford in order to capitalise on the development of offshore... - Public Transport
425. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the roll-out of the Connecting Ireland plan; if the Connecting Ireland transport plan for rural Ireland can be expanded to... - Coast Guard Service
427. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the tender for the Coast Guard search and rescue operations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21025/22] - Road Projects
428. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his Department will make funding available for the Oberstown Cross road upgrade works, Oberstown, Tara, County Meath given that the... - Greenways Provision
429. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the progress of greenways in County Meath, including the funding provided to date and the timelines for completion; and if... - Driver Test
431. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport for the waiting time by centre for NCT, driver theory test and driving tests. [21029/22] - Córas Iompair Éireann
434. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the discussion that he has had with Iarnród Éireann in relation to the planed disposal of lands in the CIE works to facilitate... - Rail Network
435. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when the Luas extension to Lucan will proceed; the timeline involved; and the reason for the delay. [21038/22] - Public Transport
436. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if European public transport systems are being reviewed and considered in the implementation of the new Connecting Ireland plan; and if... - Driver Test
437. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when the National Driver Licence Service, NDLS, mandatory requirement that driving test candidates must confirm taking an antigen test... - Electric Vehicles
438. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if consideration has been given to implementing a new electric vehicle grant for businesses that install charging points; and if he will... - Road Projects
441. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the planned upgrade works on the N4 route at Rathowen and Ballinalack, County Westmeath. [21081/22] - Ukraine War
442. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if there is a role for the Local Link service to ensure Ukrainian refugees have adequate transport; the support that local link will... - Legislative Measures
443. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the schedule now being followed in respect of legislation to deal with the control of scramblers; and if he will make a statement on the... - Bus Services
444. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if traffic usage data has been collected and feasibility studies conducted on BusConnects plans for Cathedral Road, Cork. [21173/22] - Data Protection
455. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if a piece of surveillance technology (details supplied) is being used by his Department or any agencies under his remit in view of the... - Transport Policy
456. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he is satisfied that travel reduction targets for the transport sector in general continues to be attainable; and if he will make a... - Rail Network
458. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the extent to which he expects commuter rail passenger numbers to increase when the lines are upgraded; and if he will make a statement... - Aviation Industry
460. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the extent of any ongoing assistance being provided to the aviation sector post-Covid given the pressures experienced by airlines during... - Transport Policy
462. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his vision for the future for enabling the transport sector to meet its obligations while complying with international agreements... - Driver Licences
468. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will include heavy goods vehicle owners who primarily transport their own goods and therefore do not possess a road haulage...
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