593. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on the creation of local traffic only areas to improve cyclist enjoyment of rural routes in view of safety concerns from cyclists sharing roadways with high speed traffic. [45374/14]
592. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 925 of 30 April 2014, his views on cyclist safety in view of the controversial plans to create a cycle way with the N86 in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45373/14]
591. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on the imposition of 50 kilometres per hour speed limit zones along the Wild Atlantic Way in areas where there is no separate provision for cyclists in order to increase cyclist safety along the route; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45372/14]
590. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide details on his Department's plan for an eastern seaboard version of the Wild Atlantic Way; if he will provide a breakdown of lessons learned from the construction of the Wild Atlantic Way that will be applied to this new route; his plans to introduce a eurovelo route along the proposed eastern way; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45371/14]
586. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the capacity estimates for the proposed BRT line from Dublin city centre to Swords and comparable capacity estimates for an upgrade of Dublin bus frequency times along the same route; his views on the cost benefit of the proposed BRT system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45318/14]
585. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on investigating further methods to increase the average speed of the Luas by improving signalling priority to ensure that less time is spent at road traffic lights; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45317/14]
584. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on road tolling in the present economic climate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45312/14]
583. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on proposals to replace the Irish rail gauge of 1,600 mm to the international standard gauge of 1,435 mm when electrification and line replacements are undertaken in the medium to long term, in order to lower the costs for train cars, facilitate international integration with the rail system of the United Kingdom in the event of an undersea tunnel being constructed in the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45309/14]
582. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on measures to integrate the Leap card payment system with public service vehicles such as taxis or hackneys, as occurs within a number of countries to provide further integration within the transport network; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45308/14]
578. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide in tabular form the number of pedestrians killed on our roads from 2010 to date in 2014; if he will classify where those fatalities occurred by class of road that is motorway, national, regional and local roads; if there was public lighting at that road; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45289/14]
546. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will provide an update on the success of the electric vehicle grant scheme; his views on the low uptake of scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45316/14]
545. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will provide an update on the efficacy of the electric vehicle grant scheme; his views on the uptake levels of the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45313/14]
499. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the concessions on water charges that are being proposed for community and voluntary organisations such as sports clubs, crèches and so on; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44874/14]
486. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 524 and 620 of 6 June 2012, if will provide a costing of implementing a direct debit system for motor tax payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45376/14]
292. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 155 of 17 October 2013, if she will provide a detailed update on bicycle theft prevention initiatives and their efficacy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45311/14]
260. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Justice and Equality her views on the high number of bicycle thefts within Dublin city; her Department's research on potential strategies to tackle the issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45310/14]
258. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Defence if he will direct his Department to publish openly the specific gradings of eyesight acuity permitted as part of the Defence Forces recruitment procedures. [45375/14]
190. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Finance his views on changing the tax saver rebate scheme to be a pay and claim process in order to broaden the number of users of the scheme; if he will provide details on the number of users of the scheme in each transport system in which it currently operates in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45319/14]
562. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the extra revenue that will be generated for the companies of CIÉ as a result of the recent fare increases; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44047/14]
561. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when he expects the Newlands Cross construction project to be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44046/14]
560. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when new cycle lanes will be completed in Dublin in line with the National Transport Authority's objectives; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44044/14]
559. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will introduce a prohibition on delivery trucks and vans carrying out deliveries in Dublin city centre during rush hour; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44043/14]
558. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when a decision on the future of metro north and the DART underground will be made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44042/14]
557. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will make all bus lanes in Dublin city operational on a 24 hour, seven days per week basis; his plan to improve bus travel times in the city; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44041/14]
556. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his view on whether the capacity of the M50 may be exceeded in the near future; his plans to ease traffic congestion in Dublin; if he is considering new toll points on the M50; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44040/14]
298. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the redress for women who were in certain institutions Bill; when the Bill will be adopted; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44150/14]
253. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if the immigration controls and passport checks in airports here carried out on flights originating in the United Kingdom, and therefore the common travel area, are in conflict with the spirit and legislation associated with the common travel area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44045/14]
239. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) in County Clare will receive their single farm payment and their disadvantaged areas payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44182/14]
78. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason payments are delayed while random satellite checks are being carried out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43490/14]
506. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government when a person (details supplied) in County Clare who has twice requested an application form through the e-mail service and who received an acknowledgement on 16 October 2014 confirming that the application form was issued will receive said form for Irish Water; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43091/14]
496. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his views on the use of schools as polling stations which often results in children getting a day off school resulting in inconvenience and expense for their parents; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42875/14]
364. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Health when the motorised transport grant or an alternative will be introduced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42922/14]
1116. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the total expenditure budget for the National Transport Authority in 2014; the details of the expenditure for 2011, 2012 and 2013; the geographic spread of grants and payments by county in each of these years; the number of full-time staff and the total associated payroll cost; the number of secondary and temporary staff along with their associated costs and where these costs are held; the expenditure on consultancy services by the NTA in the years 2011 through to date in 2014, including all details of expenditure on consultancy services associated with the tendering of PSO routes already incurred or budgeted and-or planned for up to and including 2016; and the number of consultant personnel currently engaged with the NTA and the services they are providing, along with similar details for the years 2011, 2012 and 2013. [41553/14]
1101. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views regarding the privacy concerns from the increasing use of civilian drones; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41027/14]
1100. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to improve enforcement of aviation regulations concerning the use of civilian drones; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41025/14]
1099. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views regarding regulations on civilian use of drone technology in view of the growing usage of this technology; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41023/14]
969. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government in view of the fact that firemen are entitled to a gratuity payment and not a pension, the reason a pension levy has been deducted from their earnings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41731/14]
741. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Clare will be with an appointment for a knee procedure at Croom Orthopaedic Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41808/14]
579. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Health when his Department began assessing means for a medical card on the basis of the value of the family farm in addition to income derived from the farm; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40913/14]
478. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Defence the position regarding reviews of eligibility criteria for a candidate's eyesight who has previously had corrective laser eye surgery, in view of eligibility criteria in other countries' defence forces that admit candidates with previous corrective surgery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41021/14]
394. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) in County Clare will receive their disadvantaged area payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41001/14]
333. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Finance if the pension levy is applicable to both incomes of a person (details supplied) in County Clare who has a full-time position with the local authority and also works for the fire service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41894/14]
217. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the number of persons who will be affected by the decision to terminate the practice of paying an additional social welfare payment to some participants on community employment schemes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41886/14]
287. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason a person (details supplied) in County Clare was penalised on the disadvantaged areas scheme 2013 when they claimed for an area of 56.89 hectares which they confirm is far in excess of the maximum payable area for disadvantaged areas scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40087/14]
277. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) in County Clare will receive the disadvantaged areas payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39980/14]
205. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Finance the type of pension scheme provided to staff employed by the National Treasury Management Agency who work in the National Asset Management Agency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39766/14]
202. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 502 of 7 October 2014, if she will meet with a delegation from a school (details supplied) in County Clare in relation to funding a general practitioner room-physical education facility in conjunction with a current project under construction; if she will revert with a date as soon as possible; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39672/14]
151. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Health if she will provide an update on the position regarding a company (details supplied) application to the Health Service Executive submitted on 25 July 2014 for Fampridine's inclusion in the GMS and community drug scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39512/14]
378. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the actions he will take to protect the pensions of former workers in the Dublin Airport Authority and Aer Lingus who have deferred their pensions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39157/14]
266. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Education and Skills the procedure for a school (details supplied) in County Clare to progress a project to construct a GP and physical education facility; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39189/14]