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Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 October 2012
160. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Finance his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding transport for disabled persons [44269/12]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 October 2012
223. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Transport; Tourism and Sport if he will report on the recent timetable agreement between this jurisdiction and Northern Ireland on the mutual recognition of penalty points; the reason this new regime will not come into force until 31 December 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44016/12]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 October 2012
222. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Transport; Tourism and Sport his views regarding the condition of hedges and verges across rural Ireland; if he will consider strengthening the current policy that exists to address this issue; if he will ensure that maintenance is enforced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44010/12]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 October 2012
221. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Transport; Tourism and Sport if the funding from central Government supplied for a road project (details supplied) in County Galway contained any stipulations on the prioritisation of public transport on the road. [43969/12]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 October 2012
220. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Transport; Tourism and Sport if he will ensure that the Irish Aviation Authority do not grant approval to a college (details supplied) until there is a full investigation to enure there is no connection between them and the liquidated Pilot Training College Ltd. [43965/12]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 October 2012
219. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Transport; Tourism and Sport if he will outline in tabular form, the amount of money allocated by his Department and agencies within his Department to Ballina, Castlebar and Westport Town Council between 1997 and 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43954/12]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 October 2012
218. Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Transport; Tourism and Sport the reasons for charging airlines for use of airbridges at Cork Airport; the costs so charged per passenger; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43927/12]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 October 2012
217. Deputy Michelle Mulherin asked the Minister for Transport; Tourism and Sport if he will make provision for an additional funding allocation to support and enable individuals and organisations to run events for The Gathering 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43851/12]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 October 2012
216. Deputy Paudie Coffey asked the Minister for Transport; Tourism and Sport in relation to the learner drivers and their training requirements, his plans to revise the current system of licensing or plans to introduce off-road driver training requirements for learner drivers. [43834/12]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 October 2012
190. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Health if he will ensure that the Health Service Executive provides essential transport for a person (details supplied) in County Kildare, who is attending a sheltered workshop; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43858/12]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 October 2012
115. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Communications; Energy and Natural Resources his views on the EU Commission proposals that aim to cap crop based bio-fuel production to a maximum of 5% of total transport fuel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43957/12]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 October 2012
266. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Transport; Tourism and Sport the current position on the Luas F1 to Lucan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43817/12]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 October 2012
265. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Transport; Tourism and Sport the number of buses in the Bus Eireann Fleet as of 30 September 2012; if this number will be increased by year end; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43816/12]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 October 2012
264. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Transport; Tourism and Sport the number of buses in the Dublin Bus Fleet as of 30 September 2012; if this number will be increased by year end; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43815/12]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 October 2012
263. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Transport; Tourism and Sport if he will report on the recent new reforms introduced for the taxi sector and if he will indicate the timetable for introducing these new proposals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43814/12]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 October 2012
262. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Transport; Tourism and Sport if he will accede to the request of Monaghan County Council for €1.5 million funding to progress the design to a preferred route status for the proposed road scheme on the N2 from Clontibret to the border; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43798/12]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 October 2012
261. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Transport; Tourism and Sport if he will reverse the decision that was made to disallow existing taxi drivers from selling or transferring their taxi plate when they retire, thus depriving parents of the opportunity to pass on their plate to their children and preventing taxi drivers from being able to get back the money the spent on the plate originally; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43786/12]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 October 2012
260. Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for Transport; Tourism and Sport if he will resolve the anomaly in the procedures for renewing a taxi licence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43654/12]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 October 2012
259. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for Transport; Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the lodging of registration papers for a pilot training college (details supplied) operating out of the same address as Pilot Training College Ireland Ltd which closed recently leaving many students stranded in Florida, USA having paid very large tuitions; if this in fact the same company under another name; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43569/12]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 October 2012
250. Deputy Regina Doherty asked the Minister for Health the ambulance service that is available to the population of Dublin North East; the modes of transport the service uses; the number of sub districts served, or in operation; the number of staff employed in the ambulance service in this region; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43665/12]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 October 2012
181. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will identify the money his Department has spent on refurbishing patrol cars in the past 18 months and the life span that was remaining on each patrol car that was refurbished. [43681/12]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 October 2012
98. Deputy Dominic Hannigan asked the Minister for Education and Skills if consideration will be given to those children who have been denied school transport because they are not attending their nearest school for reason beyond their control, such as bullying issues or their nearest school not being able to offer the support that the child might need; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43673/12]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 October 2012
712. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Transport; Tourism and Sport if the frequency of a bus service in south County Kerry will be increased (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43461/12]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 October 2012
711. Deputy Michelle Mulherin asked the Minister for Transport; Tourism and Sport the additional funding that is available for festivals and groups running events for The Gathering 2013. [43438/12]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 October 2012
710. Deputy Nicky McFadden asked the Minister for Transport; Tourism and Sport when a decision will issue on the application for sports capital funding in respect of an organisation (details supplied) in County Westmeath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43286/12]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 October 2012
709. Deputy Nicky McFadden asked the Minister for Transport; Tourism and Sport when a decision will issue on the application for sports capital funding in respect of an organisation (details supplied) in County Westmeath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43285/12]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 October 2012
708. Deputy Peter Mathews asked the Minister for Transport; Tourism and Sport his plans to announce the recipients of the sports capital grants; the expected date of this announcement; if a list of the successful applicants will be provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43224/12]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 October 2012
707. Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Transport; Tourism and Sport the arrangements in place or planned to ensure the same standards are implemented by driving testers across the country in order to ensure that the large differences in test outcomes throughout the country does not continue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43020/12]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 October 2012
706. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for Transport; Tourism and Sport his views on the removal of all six buses from a village (details supplied) in County Mayo; [42989/12]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 October 2012
705. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Transport; Tourism and Sport if he will make a sports capital grant available to a club (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42931/12]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 October 2012
704. Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Transport; Tourism and Sport if he will outline in tabular form the commitments in the Programme for Government pertaining to his ministerial portfolio; the current status of these commitments in terms of implementation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42887/12]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 October 2012
703. Deputy Luke 'Ming' Flanagan asked the Minister for Transport; Tourism and Sport the criteria on which the bus route between County Dublin and County Sligo has been altered; the reason Rooskey and Dromod have been dropped from the route; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that this change to the route will leave those without private transport in the area incapable of getting to work or college; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42847/12]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 October 2012
702. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Transport; Tourism and Sport if he will outline his position with regard to the Waterford Pilot Training course; if they will cover the costs for the pilots to continue their training with another airline; and if he will enforce stricter regulations within the Irish Aviation Authority to ensure disasters like this never happen again; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42832/12]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 October 2012
701. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Transport; Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on the progress of the N2-N3 Link Road project with a projection for when these works will conclude; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42828/12]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 October 2012
700. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Transport; Tourism and Sport if he will provide a detailed timeframe for the various stages of the development of the Luas BXD line and the estimated cost breakdown of these works; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42826/12]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 October 2012
699. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Transport; Tourism and Sport if he will outline all plans for the Diaspora Centre, Dun Laoghaire, Dublin; the stage they are at including origin of all funding; if any staff have been appointed at this stage; and the pay scale of same. [43179/12]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 October 2012
698. Deputy Robert Dowds asked the Minister for Transport; Tourism and Sport if he will outline the law regarding driving a vehicle while under the influence of illegal drugs. [42820/12]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 October 2012
697. Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Transport; Tourism and Sport his plans for the reinstatement of the local improvement scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42713/12]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 October 2012
234. Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will review an application of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny who has to pay for concessionary school transport even though their parents have a medical card. [43245/12]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 October 2012
221. Deputy John Halligan asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will reconsider reinstating the entitlement of some 20 children (details supplied) to qualify for transportation under the school transport scheme in the 2012/2013 school year; the monetary savings that would be made arising from changes to the school transport scheme in respect of these 20 pupils; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32498/12]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 October 2012
197. Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will review the application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny who has been refused school transport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42598/12]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 October 2012
193. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Education and Skills if tenderers for school bus runs can have access to evaluation reports on tenders. [43175/12]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 October 2012
192. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Education and Skills if tenderers for school bus runs have a right to know the basis on which tenders are accessed. [43173/12]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 October 2012
191. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Education and Skills if tenderers for school bus runs can have access to documents, evaluations, and other information used by evaluators in the assessment of tenders. [43172/12]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 October 2012
271. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Transport; Tourism and Sport if his Department engage with local authorities in the provision of services and if so the details of same. [42590/12]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 October 2012
270. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Transport; Tourism and Sport if his Department works with local authorities in the delivery of services; and if so, the details of same. [42569/12]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 October 2012
269. Deputy Dominic Hannigan asked the Minister for Transport; Tourism and Sport when he expects the Irish Rail review of car parking charges at train stations to be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42519/12]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 October 2012
268. Deputy Dominic Hannigan asked the Minister for Transport; Tourism and Sport the occupancy rates at the car parks of the train stations in counties Meath and Louth; the individual pricing structure for each station; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42518/12]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 October 2012
267. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Transport; Tourism and Sport the position regarding the Waterford based Pilot Training College of Ireland (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42491/12]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 October 2012
266. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Transport; Tourism and Sport if he will confirm that the medical bureau road safety have been allocated €300,000 to purchase 25 station based breath testing machines, Evidenzer IRL machines, for 22 Garda stations and three spare machines; when these machines will be installed; the stations in which they are being installed; if he has been informed by the Department for Justice and Equality that the Garda Commissioner has named the Gardaí going forward for training in MBRS; the total number of Gardaí who will be trained in this function; if he will indicate the number of these that will be taking the two day training course in MBRS in October 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42434/12]