Written answers
Wednesday, 20 March 2024
Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
- Penalty Points System
148. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on the fact that, ten years after the Garda inspectorate recommended that a system be introduced immediately to ensure that all... - Bus Services
149. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he is aware that the removal of the 18 bus service has left residents of the Cashel Avenue/Ravensdale Park area in Crumlin without not... - An Garda Síochána
150. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his Department has had the need to contact An Garda Síochána due to verbal, written (including electronically) or physical... - Antisocial Behaviour
151. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport what measures are proposed to address anti-social behaviour along the DART line which acts as a disincentive for people using public... - Rail Network
152. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will reconsider resurrecting the Bantry line of the west Cork railway; if he will make funding available to run cost-benefit... - Departmental Data
153. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 233 of 17 January 2024, the number of fleet owners/managers and motor traders that have yet to... - Airport Policy
154. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if, in any discussions with stakeholders on the passenger cap at Dublin airport, the capacity at Cork airport has been discussed; and if... - Public Transport
156. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will address a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11812/24] - Active Travel
157. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason none of the €3 million active travel investment grant was allocated to Graiguecullen despite this being the third... - Rail Network
158. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport with regard to the Cork Area Commuter Rail Programme, when works begin on each of the new rail stations of Blarney/Stoneview, Monard,... - Driver Test
161. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the current position in relation to the number of driving testers recruited in 2023 and 2024, those on short term contracts, and whether... - Departmental Reports
162. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if, when and the extent to which future reviews as to the schedule for the complete implementation rollout of all recommendations made in... - Airport Policy
163. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he is aware of the disturbances to the residents of Firhouse due to loud air traffic over Firhouse (details supplied); if he will take... - Public Transport
164. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the estimated cost to extend the young adult travel card to 24-year-olds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12204/24] - Electric Vehicles
165. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he, in consultation with the relevant departments, will examine a financial incentive for drivers to buy a plug-in hybrid electric... - Climate Change Policy
166. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when the draft national demand management strategy which was prepared in 2023 will be published; the other Government Departments and or... - Departmental Staff
167. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 52 of 6 March 2024, for a breakdown of the table provided to indicate the number of payments and... - Bus Éireann
169. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will engage with Bus Éireann regarding concerns about a bus route in Cork (details supplied); and if he will make a statement... - Departmental Correspondence
170. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if a response will issue to matters raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12385/24] - Active Travel
171. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide funding for the pedestrian/cyclist facilities at River Fane bridge crossing in Inniskeen, County Monaghan; and if he... - Driver Licences
172. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the plans in place to change licensing rules (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12442/24] - Public Transport
173. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the plans to deal with the provision of increased public transport in Dublin 8, particularly around Kilmainham-Inchicore which suffers... - Departmental Policies
174. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport whether he has considered the proposal of a working group being established to look into a vehicle being fitted with a breathalyser,... - Official Engagements
175. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he met the Brazilian President during his recent visit to Brazil for St. Patrick's Day events; and if he will make a statement on the... - Public Transport
176. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the value of performance related penalties issued to each public transport provider by the NTA in 2023 and for the first two months of... - Rail Network
177. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport in relation to a recent reply to correspondence from a person with a disability (details supplied), where the NTA confirmed that 42,000... - National Car Test
178. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the contract with the service provider of the National Car Testing Service contains any performance related or penalty clauses for... - Departmental Strategies
179. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport whether he has monitored the progress made under the actions specified in the National Positive Ageing Strategy 2013 and published annual... - Driver Test
180. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will ensure that the language within the driver theory test is simplified into plain English to make it more accessible for those... - Greenways Provision
181. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will consider requesting that the TII designate the 53km Shannon Erne Connectivity route as a proposed national strategic greenway... - Departmental Funding
182. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will publish a list of the NGOs funded by his Department; and the level the funding each NGO received in the past three years, in... - Departmental Meetings
183. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of engagements, including online meetings, webinars, briefings and in-person meetings that he or officials from his Department... - Driver Licences
184. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport with regard to recently announced changes to licensing categories, if he will review the change to category W licences, given the... - Rail Network
185. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if there are plans to improve the intercity rail serving Gorey and by extension Wexford (details supplied); and if he will make a... - Dublin Airport Authority
187. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of defibrillators located in public areas in both terminals within Dublin Airport; and the number and percentage of DAA staff... - Bus Services
188. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the estimated cost to remove a roundabout as part of BusConnects (details supplied). [12806/24] - Park-and-Ride Facilities
189. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 53 of 1 February 2024, the status of the roll-out of park and ride in Galway city; and if he will... - Bus Services
190. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if there are plans to increase the frequency of the 109A bus services which connect with DCU; and if he will make a statement on the... - Rail Network
192. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when the Glasnevin (interchange) DART+ and MetroLink rail station will be opened and operational; and if he will make a statement on the... - Road Safety
193. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views regarding the rejection of a Section 38 request for a safety improvement project funded under safety improvement works (details... - Greenways Provision
194. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport what he considers to be best practice in relation to consultation on route selection for greenways through urban areas, noting that his... - Córas Iompair Éireann
195. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport in relation to the CIÉ superannuation scheme 1951; if his Department has finished considering the draft SI in conjunction with... - Legislative Measures
197. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if there are plans to legislate to shorten the amount of time gardaí have to wait before they have power to seize vehicles without... - Driver Test
198. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will change the rules where a person who does their driving test in an automatic car currently will not be licensed to drive a... - Cycling Facilities
199. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will consider the provision of additional funding for the expansion of the Cork city bike scheme into the north side of Cork city... - Active Travel
200. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will reconsider the decision not to install a walkway as was planned over the Clady river at Bunbeg, County Donegal; to detail the... - Pension Provisions
201. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will request the board of a company (details supplied) to comply with the spirit of the Mulvey report 2023 and provide a pension... - Rail Network
203. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to provide an update on the current progress for the MetroLink; what is the estimate for completion of this project; and how he will... - Public Private Partnerships
204. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to provide details on all planned PPP projects and ongoing PPP contracts; the status of each project; the anticipated or known capital... - Aviation Industry
205. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he is aware of the impact that increased Irish Aviation Authority fees could have on smaller flying clubs and students; if he is... - Driver Licences
206. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he was informed by the RSA on their plans to implement restrictions on tractor and work vehicle licences; what measures are in place... - Road Safety
207. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport for the up-to-date position on road safety improvements works for the N22 junctions between Macroom and Ballincollig; the up-to-date... - Bus Services
208. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport what measures he is taking to ensure revised fare structures are considered on expressway services operating in the Cork region as the...
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