Written answers
Thursday, 4 May 2023
Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
- Ports Policy
12. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the discussions his Department has had with regards to the development of a free zone area at Rosslare Europort; and if he will make a... - Departmental Funding
14. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the basis on which funding will be made to local authorities to fund mobility hubs for the different elements that can be provided; and... - Road Projects
15. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he agrees with the view of Transport Infrastructure Ireland that the Mallow Relief Road project is consistent with relevant objectives... - Park-and-Ride Facilities
16. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update regarding the progress of a park-and-ride facility in the Dunkettle area; and if he will make a statement on... - Public Service Obligation
17. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when he received a Public Service Obligation application from the Shannon Airport Group in respect of a proposed Shannon to Amsterdam... - Public Transport
18. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of extra carriages that have been allocated on the Dublin to Waterford train and the Waterford to Dublin train; and if he will... - Bus Services
19. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will engage with Bus Éireann to increase the frequency of 101 bus services at peak times; and if he will make a statement on... - Public Transport
20. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on the delivery of additional rail carriages for the Dublin - Sligo line to immediately address the... - Road Projects
21. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on the Finglas roundabout scheme. [20738/23] - Bus Services
23. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when the Government will reinstate funding for the Derry to Dublin airlink in a partnership between his Department and the shared island... - Road Projects
25. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on the N4 upgrade from Mullingar to Roosky; and if he will address the funding fears for the project. [20730/23] - Cycling Facilities
26. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he can detail any plans to provide funding for the installation of bike bunkers in urban areas; the funding that might be allocated to... - Rail Network
27. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has sought an update from Iarnród Éireann on the present state of the railway line from Claremorris to Collooney,... - Road Projects
28. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport how it is proposed that the N2 Ardee to Castleblayney Road scheme will be progressed this year, as due to changes in Government policy and... - Rail Network
29. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on the status of the business case for Cork light rail; the amount spent to date on consulting and... - Public Transport
32. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on whether a report (details supplied) on free public transport is correct in its estimate of the impact of free public... - Road Projects
34. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will make available the necessary funding to ensure that the N4 road can progress to the next stage; and if he will make a statement... - Rail Network
35. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on future plans with respect to rail transport in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the... - Departmental Strategies
36. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on the publishing of a Departmental ten-year strategic plan for the haulage sector; and if he will make a... - Departmental Policies
37. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he would consider the expansion of the interdepartmental group work programme on identifying key enablers and barriers to... - Electric Vehicles
38. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on the roll-out of EV charging points for the northwest; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20791/23] - Driver Test
39. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the current pass and fail rates for driving tests in County Kerry, in tabular form. [20799/23] - Bus Services
42. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the steps he is taking to increase the number of sheltered bus stops in Cork South West. [19972/23] - Road Projects
43. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an outline of the realignment and improvement projects that can be expected on the N71 in County Cork; and if he will... - Public Transport
44. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if there are plans to significantly increase funding for the local transport network in rural areas amid an increasing uptake of the... - Road Projects
45. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on how the provision of reduced funding for the N24 Cahir-Limerick Junction road project, compared to what was requested by... - Road Safety
46. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on the planned improvements to pedestrian safety on the M1/R104 in Dublin 9. [20739/23] - Bus Services
47. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to increase funding to the National Transport Authority and Bus Éireann to enable them to increase the capacity of... - Transport Policy
48. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will outline the improvements for active travel and public transport after the construction of the Macroom bypass; and if he will... - Rail Network
49. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 54 of 2 March 2023, if he will provide a status update on the promised feasibility study for light... - Road Projects
50. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on the current situation with the upgrading of the N53, particularly in relation to CPOs, decisions on which... - Bus Services
51. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on the implementation to BusConnects in the Rathcoole and Newcastle, County Dublin. [20742/23] - Air Safety
52. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he is satisfied with the progress in preventing air traffic disruption from drones. [20733/23] - Park-and-Ride Facilities
53. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 66 of 2 March 2023, if he will provide a status update on the rollout of park-and-ride facilities in... - Departmental Funding
54. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if additional funding will be provided for the Non-National Roads Programme for 2023, due to the very substantial increase in road... - Bus Services
55. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if work is being done to increase the frequency of the service of the 424 bus to Ceantar na nOileán and Iorras Aithneach, or to... - Greenways Provision
59. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on the criteria by which greenway routes are selected in relation to their capacity to help achieve modal shift in adjacent... - Rail Network
60. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to ensure the preservation of all disused railway lines in the ownership of Iarnród Éireann, where they have not... - Public Transport
61. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the steps he is taking to support Local Link services. [19973/23] - Taxi Regulations
62. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the engagements his Department has had with the National Transport Authority on the issue of illegal taxi operators over the past 12... - Ports Policy
63. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the preparations his Department is making at Irish ports to have the infrastructure for the development of offshore wind; and if he will... - Departmental Funding
64. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the provisions his Department is taking to increase roads maintenance funding to Wexford County Council following his visit to the county... - Road Projects
66. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the up-to-date position on safety improvement scheme works for the N22 junctions between Macroom and Ballincollig; and if he will make a... - Aviation Industry
69. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has had any engagement with the Dublin Airport Authority, Irish Aviation Authority, An Bord Pleanála and Fingal County Council... - An Garda Síochána
70. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his Department has discussed the establishment of a Garda public transport unit with the Garda Commissioner; and if he will make a... - Greenways Provision
71. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide and update on the progress in relation to the construction of the new greenway in Glanmire; and if he will make a... - Electric Vehicles
72. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will develop plans to target EV grants to certain cohorts of the population based on socio-economic or geographic criteria to ensure... - Rail Network
73. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his Department’s plans to construct new train stations in the Cork metropolitan region; if a timeline for the proposed new stations... - Road Projects
74. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if consideration will be given to the construction of the Northern Distributor Road in Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the... - Bus Services
79. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he can detail the position in relation to public transport companies hiring bus drivers; if shortages in staff are being addressed; the... - Aviation Industry
81. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has any plans to publish legislation that would restrict or ban private jets from Irish airspace; and if he will make a statement on... - Bus Services
82. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he is aware that the ongoing collapse of bus services in the lower Ballyfermot area, specifically the Number 60 route, is driving... - Rail Network
83. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on the electrification of the train line to Hazelhatch via Clondalkin, Lucan, and Adamstown. [20743/23] - Bus Services
85. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on bus route 981 in Sligo, which runs from Coolaney – St. Angela’s College; and if the... - National Car Test
86. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the plans that will be put in place to address the unacceptable long delays in the National Car Test system; and if he will make a... - Antisocial Behaviour
87. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport given the recent increase in reports of anti-social behaviour, the measures his Department is taking to ensure the safety of passengers on... - Legislative Measures
89. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he intends to introduce legislation, regulations and/or guidelines for experimental road-traffic orders; and if he will make a...
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