Written answers

Wednesday, 7 May 2025

Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport

 
  • Road Safety
    48. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if consideration has been given to increasing funding allocations in the future for road safety initiatives, such as traffic calming...
  • Air Safety
    49. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the person or body that currently regulates commercial drone operations in Ireland; the way in which the regulator is ensuring compliance;...
  • Air Services
    50. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will report on a person’s rights to re-routing and compensation under EC261/2004 due to flight cancellation (details...
  • Bus Services
    51. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amount by which a child’s fare from Balbriggan to Dublin Connolly has increased following the new zonal adjustments introduced...
  • Driver Test
    52. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if priority is afforded to applicants who opt to take their driving test through Gaeilge in relation to driving test waiting times; and if...
  • Ministerial Responsibilities
    54. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to confirm that all Ministers of State within his Department have had their ministerial powers delegated to them; and if he will make a...
  • Driver Test
    55. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will expedite and increase the recruitment of additional permanent driving test instructors; and if he will make a statement on the...
  • Road Projects
    59. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of a pedestrian bridge connecting Tramore Valley Park to Ballyphehane in Cork, including timelines for the delivery of this...
  • Electric Vehicles
    60. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 244 of 25 March 2025, for an indicative timeframe for when the eSPSV grant will reopen; and if he...
  • Córas Iompair Éireann
    61. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will ensure that the 1951 CIÉ superannuation scheme is made a priority for the new Government; if he will address the concerns...
  • Road Safety
    62. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of schools enrolled in the safe routes to school in 2024, and to date in 2025; the number of schools waiting to be enrolled;...
  • Public Transport
    64. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the total cost arising from the 20% reduction of public transport fares to the public and the 50% reduction of public transport to...
  • Driver Licences
    65. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will consider making the acceptance of cash and/or postal orders mandatory for the NDLS; and if he will make a statement on the...
  • Road Safety
    66. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when traffic light and bus lane cameras will be rolled out; and the timeline for completion of all phases of the introduction of such...
  • Cycling Policy
    67. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when a national cycle network and national cycling strategy will be published; and his views on the need for additional cycling...
  • Córas Iompair Éireann
    68. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if a response will issue to matters raised in relation to CIÉ (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter....
  • Road Safety
    69. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to provide the full allocation of funding for the safe routes to school scheme works at a school (details supplied); and if he will make a...
  • Planning Issues
    71. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the current position held and offered by TII as a prescribed body on planning applications received by local authorities where the...
  • Driver Test
    72. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason for the significant driving test backlog in a test centre in County Waterford (details supplied); and if he will make a...
  • Departmental Contracts
    75. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the role his Department played in bringing about a settlement (details supplied); to confirm that no monies were paid by his Department,...
  • Rail Network
    81. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to engage with Irish Rail to ascertain their plans to introduce additional services in 2025; if consideration has been given to increasing...
  • Cycling Facilities
    82. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of cycle to work scheme applications processed by his Department and its agencies, affiliated agencies or subordinate agencies,...
  • Electric Vehicles
    83. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of EV charging points in each Irish Rail car park, in tabular form; if there are plans to increase this number; and if he will...
  • Rail Network
    84. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the budget allocation for Iarnród Éireann security personnel at stations in 2024 and 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make...
  • Driver Test
    85. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when the delays for driving tests at a location will be cleared (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22372/25]
  • Road Network
    87. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if major improvement works to the main road in and out of Dingle and west Kerry, the N86, can be expedited as this is a critical national...
  • Transport Policy
    88. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to link the Sports Ireland Campus to transport hubs, including the Navan Road Parkway station; when such links will come into...
  • Air Services
    89. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the dates on which a section of the airfield at Shannon Airport formerly known as ‘Taxiway 11’ opened and when it closed;...
  • Rail Network
    90. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport for an update on the delivery date for the 90 new DART carriages; their expected delivery date; their expected commissioning date; the...
  • Departmental Bodies
    92. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his Department aggregates or compiles quarterly prompt payment reporting data submitted by public bodies and agencies under its remit,...
  • Air Navigation Orders
    94. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No 29 of 26 March 2025, the reason no inspections took place in that period under the Air Navigation...
  • Park-and-Ride Facilities
    95. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when the identified park and ride sites for Galway City will be operational; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22756/25]
  • Driver Test
    96. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No 290 of 8 April 2025, the current waiting time for driving tests in Ireland; the length of time people...
  • Bus Services
    97. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his Department has investigated the costs associated with bringing all private bus routes back into operation by publicly owned...
  • Road Safety
    98. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the means by which he intends to ensure pedestrian safety for access to the Mount Vernon footbridge and Tramore Valley park, from the...

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