Written answers
Tuesday, 13 May 2025
Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
- Driver Test
363. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to provide a breakdown of the average driving test waiting list times; the number of applicants waiting to sit their driving test; the... - Transport Infrastructure Ireland
366. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the planned improvement or maintenance works for the section of the N3 road between Cavan and Virginia; and if he will make a statement... - Emergency Services
367. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 479 of 29 April 2025, the reasons a company (details supplied) only assumed full 24-hour cover from... - Taxi Licences
368. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if an extension until 12 of June 2025 will be provided to a person (details supplied) for an electric taxi grant application.; and if he... - Rail Network
369. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the current status and repair timeline for the Barrow Bridge in New Ross; the reason Iarnród Éireann has not been more... - Ferry Services
371. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to provide details of any consideration given to supporting the reopening of Dún Laoghaire ferry port for passenger transport;... - Driver Test
372. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if there are any circumstances by which there are exemptions or accommodations made for the driver theory test. [23293/25] - Climate Action Plan
373. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the specific measures taken in his Departmental offices and operations in reducing energy usage and to assist in Ireland meeting our... - Transport Infrastructure Ireland
374. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will arrange emergency improvement works to the bridge over the Royal Canal at North Docks, Dublin as a matter of priority; and if... - Road Projects
375. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the funding being made available by his department for roads projects in the South Dublin County Council area. [23454/25] - Driver Licences
377. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to correspondence in respect of driving licence exchanges (details supplied); if he will provide a... - Driver Test
378. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to provide a breakdown of driving test wait times, broken down by test centre; the average number of weeks a person is waiting, broken... - Air Safety
381. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport about the regulation of drones; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23489/25] - Legislative Programme
384. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport for an update on the legislation required for the transport security force under the National Transport Authority; and if he will make a... - Driver Test
385. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport whether Clifden driving test centre in Galway will be open during the summer months, with no impact on service delivery; and if he will... - Bus Services
386. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport why the direct bus service from Heuston Station to University College Dublin has been removed during off-peak times, particularly on... - National Transport Authority
388. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the additional public transport buses the National Transport Authority intends on having picking up and dropping off customers at Shannon... - Transport Infrastructure Ireland
391. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if Transport Infrastructure Ireland will provide a timeline for the completion of works at a location (details supplied); and if he will... - Driver Licences
392. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to consider improving the driving licence conversion for people holding US driving licences, to enable those people to continue driving... - Bus Services
393. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on the Bus Connects roll out for Cork city; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23715/25] - Driver Test
395. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport is plans to reduce the waiting times for car driving tests; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23778/25] - Departmental Funding
396. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the estimated increase in income Irish Rail expects to receive with the new commuter fares announced this month; and if he will make a... - Rail Network
398. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport why Irish Rail is operating the northern commuter line at reduced capacity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23798/25] - Departmental Bodies
402. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to provide a comprehensive list of all non-governmental organisations operating within the State under the aegis of his Department,... - Legislative Measures
411. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport in light of the substantially higher carbon footprint per passenger kilometre associated with first class and business class flights... - Bus Éireann
414. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport for an update on the enactment of the revised services on Bus Éireann route 243 covering Bweeng and Grenagh; and if he will make a... - Departmental Investigations
415. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of any investigation carried out by his Department in relation to the allegation that munitions are being carried through... - Driver Test
416. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of people currently on a waiting list for a driving test in a centre (details supplied); the steps being taken to reduce the... - Departmental Bodies
417. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport in respect of the boards of bodies under the aegis of his Department (details supplied) to confirm that for each year between 2020 and... - Dublin Airport Authority
421. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amount spent by Dublin Airport Authority on purchasing specialist fire appliances for Dublin Airport Fire Services, in 2023, 2024 and... - Dublin Bus
422. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the estimated cost of increasing the number of Dublin Bus safer journey teams to five; and the cost of extending the programme until the... - Dublin Airport Authority
423. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the grades of staff employed within DAA Airport search unit, in tabular form. [24277/25] - Dublin Bus
424. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport given that when the E2 bus route in Dublin was launched it was accompanied by a booklet outlining the expected time between buses would... - Córas Iompair Éireann
425. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport in light of the recent High Court case regarding CIE pensions, where the High Court put an obligation on both CIÉ and the active... - Driver Licences
426. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if an issue in respect of a driving licence can be examined (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24333/25] - Rail Network
427. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will arrange emergency improvement works to the Railway Bridge over the Royal Canal on the North Docks, Dublin, damaged August... - Active Travel
428. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport for an update on a project (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24357/25] - Road Traffic Accidents
429. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of road traffic accidents that involved sleep disorders for each of the years 2015 to 2024 and to 30 April 2025, in tabular... - Driver Test
432. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of learner drivers who failed to show up for their scheduled driving test appointment to date in 2025; and if he will make a... - National Vehicle and Driver File
437. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the revised National Vehicle and Driver File Bill 2025 has been presented to Government for approval to draft; if the Bill has been... - Insurance Industry
438. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his Department has made all the necessary ICT changes to allow motor insurers access to realtime data on driver disqualifications; and... - Driver Licences
440. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of disqualification orders received from the Courts Service via a weekly file to date in 2025; the number that did not include... - National Vehicle and Driver File
441. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport for the relevant sections of the Road Traffic and Roads Act 2023 allowing access by insurers and intermediaries to disqualification and... - Driver Licences
442. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of validations that failed when an insurer attempted to validate the driver number of a disqualified driver against the... - Bus Services
446. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will engage with the appropriate bodies to ensure the provision of a bus shelter in Emyvale, County Monaghan; and if he will make a... - Departmental Correspondence
447. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to review correspondence (details supplied) and provide an update to this question. [24479/25] - Public Transport
448. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport 1614.for a timeline for the introduction of free public transport for children under the age of nine that was announced in Budget 2025.... - Rail Network
449. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport for a timeline for the construction of the DART+ South West project. [24488/25] - Transport Infrastructure Ireland
450. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when the disused Brennanstown stop on the Luas Green Line will be opened to passengers. [24489/25] - Rail Network
452. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport for an update on the development of the Cabra DART station. [24491/25] - Driver Test
454. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the current wait times for driving tests in Donegal, by test centre, in tabular form; if any plans are in place to bring the length of...
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