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Question· writtenPQ 246asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 December 2016
246. Deputy Pat Deering asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if a new Bus Éireann bus stop can be established in County Carlow (details provided); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39296/16]
Question· writtenPQ 245asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 December 2016
245. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of his Department’s work with local authorities and transport providers on the bus rapid transport scheme in the Dublin area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39288/16]
Question· writtenPQ 244asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 December 2016
244. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of a bus service (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39262/16]
Question· writtenPQ 243asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 December 2016
243. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding a junction in Killarney, County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39194/16]
Question· writtenPQ 84asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 December 2016
84. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will issue a final response to a query (details supplied) that was sent to his office in September 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39212/16]
Question· writtenPQ 81asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 December 2016
81. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Education and Skills the criteria in relation to school bus drivers (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39178/16]
Question· writtenPQ 277asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 December 2016
277. Deputy Kevin O'Keeffe asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his Department will facilitate 2017 sports capitation grant applications in which anomalies may arise with the application and which may need to be amended during the assessment process. [39158/16]
Question· writtenPQ 276asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 December 2016
276. Deputy Kevin O'Keeffe asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his Department will have the capacity to commit to any infrastructure or facility demands that may arise from the IRFU World Cup hosting bid in 2023. [39157/16]
Question· writtenPQ 275asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 December 2016
275. Deputy Kevin O'Keeffe asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will consider Mallow as the starting location in the construction of the M20 Cork Limerick motorway in order to facilitate the original demand for a northern relief road around the town. [39156/16]
Question· writtenPQ 274asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 December 2016
274. Deputy Kevin O'Keeffe asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the motorway routes which will commence construction within the next five years under PPP agreements. [39155/16]
Question· writtenPQ 273asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 December 2016
273. Deputy Kevin O'Keeffe asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his Department’s plans with regard to the new national sports policy framework which is currently part of a public consultation process. [39154/16]
Question· writtenPQ 272asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 December 2016
272. Deputy Kevin O'Keeffe asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the compulsory purchase orders in relation to the planned development at the Dunkettle interchange, Cork at the Jack Lynch tunnel; and when the project will be progressing to the next stage. [39153/16]
Question· writtenPQ 271asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 December 2016
271. Deputy Willie Penrose asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the policies and steps he will take to ensure that a bus service under the auspices of Bus Éireann which services rural Ireland is protected as it is crucial to the social fabric of many communities across the rural landscape; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39128/16]
Question· writtenPQ 270asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 December 2016
270. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the percentages of DART services that have run on time in the last quarter; if the trend is towards increasing or decreasing punctuality over the past year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39100/16]
Question· writtenPQ 269asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 December 2016
269. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the semi-State companies under the aegis of his Department which have absorbed the private pension levy and those companies which have passed the cost of the levy onto their pension funds. [39089/16]
Question· writtenPQ 268asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 December 2016
268. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will set out his tourism and sporting priorities over the next five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39088/16]
Question· writtenPQ 267asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 December 2016
267. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the degree to which he expects to offer grant aid to various community and sporting groups for major or minor capital projects in the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39087/16]
Question· writtenPQ 266asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 December 2016
266. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the extent to which he expects to continue the swimming pool programme in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39086/16]
Question· writtenPQ 265asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 December 2016
265. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the extent to which he expects to achieve the targets in his Department's capital programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39085/16]
Question· writtenPQ 264asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 December 2016
264. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his particular strategy to maximise opportunities in the tourism sector in view of the challenges of Brexit and the changing international climate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39084/16]
Question· writtenPQ 263asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 December 2016
263. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the extent to which he expects to advance his priorities for expanding the commuter rail network; if he has deadlines for such issues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39083/16]
Question· writtenPQ 262asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 December 2016
262. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to make major investments in the road network to alleviate congestion on the most seriously affected roads. [39082/16]
Question· writtenPQ 261asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 December 2016
261. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the degree to which he and his Department have assessed the challenges or opportunities arising from Brexit; his proposals to address such issues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39081/16]
Question· writtenPQ 260asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 December 2016
260. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the extent to which he expects congestion on the M50 to be alleviated over the next five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39080/16]
Question· writtenPQ 259asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 December 2016
259. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the extent to which he and his Department expect to maximise the use of major sporting events as a means of boosting the economy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39079/16]
Question· writtenPQ 258asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 December 2016
258. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will address matters (details supplied) regarding driving tests; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39055/16]
Question· writtenPQ 257asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 December 2016
257. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if investments, either directly or indirectly through pension or other investment funds, are held in tobacco companies by his Department, any agency within the remit of his Department, or any agency or entity in receipt of departmental funding; if his Department has any guideline relating to such investment; if his Department intends to introduce any policies or guideline; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39039/16]
Question· writtenPQ 256asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 December 2016
256. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on a matter regarding the licensing system of coaches (details supplied) in Killarney, County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38994/16]
Question· writtenPQ 255asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 December 2016
255. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will work with Transport Infrastructure Ireland to install a footbridge from Santry to Coolock Lane (details supplied). [38920/16]
Question· writtenPQ 177asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 December 2016
177. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Health if he plans to bring back the motorised transport grant following on from a review committee being set up in 2013; if so, when; and the conditions that will be attached to the grant. [39015/16]
Question· writtenPQ 115asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 December 2016
115. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Education and Skills if, in instances in which children are in foster care and carers have been instructed to ensure that a child placed in their care attends a certain school as per the child's care plan, the child's medical card will be accepted for the purpose of school transport via the school transport schemes even if the specified education centre is not the nearest school to their place of temporary residence during the period for which the child remains in foster care; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39093/16]
Question· writtenPQ 74asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 December 2016
74. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 10 of 2 November 2016, if he will provide an update on the inquiries he had committed to undertake. [38672/16]
Question· writtenPQ 73asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 December 2016
73. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if Dublin Bus is still fulfilling its public service obligation in view of recent changes to bus routes in the Dún Laoghaire area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38853/16]
Question· writtenPQ 72asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 December 2016
72. Deputy Brendan Ryan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the steps he is taking to ensure Ireland complies with European Transport 2050 targets to reduce emissions, including in particular, the target to move 30% of freight transport to the rail networks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38763/16]
Question· writtenPQ 71asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 December 2016
71. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will revise the greater Dublin area transport strategy adopted by his predecessor which plans for an increase in emissions in the greater Dublin area up to 2035 and the transport elements of the Infrastructure and Capital Investment Programme 2016-2021 adopted by the last Government, which apportions nearly 60% of transport spending to the road network with barely 1% for active travel modes, to bring them into compliance with the Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Act (details supplied). [38833/16]
Question· writtenPQ 70asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 December 2016
70. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has had any meetings or communications with either a company (details supplied) and or the Dún Laoghaire Rathdown county council in the context of the An Bord Pleanála decision with regards to the cruise berth in Dún Laoghaire Harbour; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38849/16]
Question· writtenPQ 69asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 December 2016
69. Deputy Martin Heydon asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of progress on the next round of sports capital grants; when he will be in a position to confirm the details; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38765/16]
Question· writtenPQ 68asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 December 2016
68. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 22 of 2 November 2016, if he will provide an update on the legislation which he reported was being prepared by his Department to give effect to EU Reg 598/2014. [38673/16]
Question· writtenPQ 67asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 December 2016
67. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the proposals his Department is putting forward to regulate rickshaws that are used for ferrying passengers for pay; his views on whether there is a need for regulation and licensing; and when he expects new regulations to be in operation. [38845/16]
Question· writtenPQ 66asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 December 2016
66. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will address concerns that he has not provided funding to progress the metro north project in 2017; the progress of the project; when he expects the current planning phase will be completed; and the amount of the value of the €170 million invested to date on the original metro north project that will be recoverable. [38842/16]
Question· writtenPQ 65asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 December 2016
65. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will consider upgrading the Rosslare to Connolly Station rail line in order to make journey times shorter and attract more passengers; if the future of the Rosslare to Gorey rail line will be guaranteed in view of current trends of increasing passenger numbers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38768/16]
Question· writtenPQ 64asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 December 2016
64. Deputy Brendan Ryan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to regulate the proliferation of units listed by a company (details supplied); his views on the impact the company is having on the hotel industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38848/16]
Question· writtenPQ 63asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 December 2016
63. Deputy Brendan Ryan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will ensure that any privatisation of the public transport network, required under EU rules, should be contingent on maintaining disability access on these routes or providing disability access in which none already exists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38762/16]
Question· writtenPQ 62asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 December 2016
62. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding road projects in the greater Naas area in County Kildare, that is the widening of the M7 to three lanes and the new motorway interchange at Osberstown and the Sallins bypass; the status and timeline for these projects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38836/16]
Question· writtenPQ 61asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 December 2016
61. Deputy Brendan Ryan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of plans to implement the international ballast water management convention which is expected to come into force in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38847/16]
Question· writtenPQ 60asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 December 2016
60. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he is satisfied with the licensing of rural bus routes by the NTA; and his views on whether the NTA should be given more powers to refuse permission to a bus company, including Bus Éireann, to amend licensed routes or to revoke a licence to an operator for not fully or partially servicing a route. [38844/16]
Question· writtenPQ 59asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 December 2016
59. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on whether there is a chronic shortage of tourist accommodation in Dublin; the action his Department is taking to help create additional hotel capacity; and if his Department has made any proposals to either the Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government or any planning authority to help address the shortage. [38843/16]
Question· writtenPQ 58asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 December 2016
58. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the steps he will take to reduce emissions from the transport sector and to meet the official Government targets for 2020 set out in Smarter Travel in view of the EPA's projection that transport emissions will increase by 16% by 2020 to a share of 29% of total emissions and the fact that none of the targets set for 2020 by the Government's Smarter Travel - A Sustainable Transport Future Transport Policy for Ireland 2009-2020 are going to be met. [38832/16]
Question· writtenPQ 57asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 December 2016
57. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to develop a commuter rail policy for the regional cities of Galway, Limerick and Waterford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38659/16]
Question· writtenPQ 56asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 December 2016
56. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on the proposed separation of Expressway from CIE and the implications for the pay and conditions for Expressway workers and the services for passengers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38834/16]