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Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 April 2014
221. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding funding. [17261/14]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 April 2014
220. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his proposals to reduce the costs for persons who have to upgrade their driving licence and renew same more frequently due to recent changes in regulations, who in many instances are one-person business operations with small delivery trucks and so on, and who need to undertake a theory test and 12 driving lessons and achieve a certificate of competence; if his attention has been drawn to the widespread concern about these additional costs for small businesses and persons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17260/14]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 April 2014
219. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the powers that will be available to taxi inspectors to question taxi drivers regarding their tax affairs; if there will be a code of practice which prohibits questioning somebody when they have a fare, or are on the side of the road; and the other safeguards that are in place to protect a taxi driver's privacy. [17064/14]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 April 2014
64. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will co-ordinate a plan to address coastal erosion-flood relief works in Ireland as a matter of priority; if he will bring all relevant parties to the table, that is the Department of Finance, the Office of Public Works, Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government, local authorities and the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport; if he will consider bringing all coastal erosion-flood relief works under the one Department and under one Minister; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17089/14]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 April 2014
59. Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will confirm that on the date that the FGS report was sent to the Department of Finance that it was not advised of any agreement in place to keep the contents of the report confidential; if he will provide the date it was sent and confirm whether or not the confidential agreement was put in place for any reason convenient to his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17157/14]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 April 2014
58. Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason his Department did not give the Farrell Grant Sparks report on the review of the overhead and indirect costs for the administration of the school transport scheme completed in October 2009 to the EU Commission state aid investigation C31/07; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17156/14]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 April 2014
57. Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the EU Commission on 21 March 2014 indicated in answer number E-000830/2014 that it has not seen the Farrell Grant Sparks report on the review of overhead and indirect costs for the administration of the school transport scheme, completed in October 2009, and that it will request a copy of the report from the Irish authorities; the action he will take regarding same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17155/14]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 April 2014
55. Deputy John O'Mahony asked the Minister for Education and Skills if the FGS report identified areas of services for which Bus Éireann was paid in excess of the amount it cost it to provide the service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17144/14]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 April 2014
54. Deputy John O'Mahony asked the Minister for Education and Skills if the FGS report 2009 recommended that his Department negotiate a reduction in Bus Éireann charges; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17143/14]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 April 2014
192. Deputy Luke 'Ming' Flanagan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the new HGV road levy which came into effect on 1 April 2014 in the UK and Northern Ireland; if his attention has been drawn to the impact that this levy will have on haulage companies and other HGV users; if he is aware that due to the very high road tax on HGV vehicles in Ireland and the new HGV road levy, that many companies are now moving to Northern Ireland and that this will result in a significant loss of revenue to the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16902/14]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 April 2014
191. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will examine a sports capital grant by a club (details supplied) in County Kerry, as this club urgently need to finalise its development; if he will provide the necessary funding to this club at an early date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16899/14]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 April 2014
190. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when a decision will be made on an application for a sports capital grant in respect of a club (details supplied) in County Kildare; the criteria utilised in determining the level of grant assistance to be provided for applicants such as this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16856/14]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 April 2014
189. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when a decision will be made on an application for a sports capital grant in respect of a club (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16855/14]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 April 2014
188. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the efforts he will make to ensure that the tendering of 10% of all PSO bus routes of Dublin services will not further undermine the wider public transport network and lead to wholesale privatisation; the criteria that will be used to identify the 10%; the criteria that will be used for the tendering; if there will be a guarantee that OAP disability bus passes will still be valid; the public consultation that will take place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16850/14]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 April 2014
187. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when a reply will issue to the interim response LV/1363; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16834/14]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 April 2014
165. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the circumstances under which transport is provided for adults who must travel to access certain health services, in particular for persons who may, due to the effect of their condition, be unable for physical or intellectual reasons to safely navigate public transport; the way this may be determined; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16858/14]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 April 2014
74. Deputy Luke 'Ming' Flanagan asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will arrange to publish a route plan for all schools in County Roscommon as if all eligible pupils based on distance criteria would be catered for and separately regardless of distance and invite applications and provide a service over a two-year test period based on cost per pupil and see by way of a national test what the take-up of the service would be and calculate the impact on traffic, national savings for the economy to have school transport as opposed to private transport costs, travelling times and waiting times for the children based on increased number and more direct routes and less traffic and the cost per pupil; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16970/14]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 April 2014
73. Deputy Luke 'Ming' Flanagan asked the Minister for Education and Skills in view of the Ombudsman’s ruling in dealing with school transport that there is an onus on public bodies to provide fair and transparent procedures and that the current system regarding the pickup density of pupils in a distinct locality is decided on an arbitrary basis without an objective criterion or any rule to define a distinct locality for ten pupils in some vague notional area at the whim of someone and it seems therefore that a "distinct locality" is simply what a Bus Éireann inspector says it is; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16969/14]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 April 2014
72. Deputy Luke 'Ming' Flanagan asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will indicate for schools in County Roscommon for the school years, 2011-12, 2012-13 and 2013-14 in respect of minibus, medium bus and large bus as a category, the list of routes; the route distances; the maximum number of pupils on each route; the maximum waiting times that occur for each route; the average waiting times for each route; the national averages for comparative purposes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16968/14]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 April 2014
71. Deputy Luke 'Ming' Flanagan asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will indicate in tabular form for schools in County Roscommon from the financial year 2010 onwards regarding the school transport scheme in respect of children with special needs as a single category; the average number of pupils carried; the total number carried; the cost per pupil on an average basis; the cost per pupil on total number basis; the breakdown between taxi costs and attendant cost; the percentage cost increase or decrease per child for the period on a yearly basis; the national averages for comparative purposes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16967/14]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 April 2014
68. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Education and Skills if zero based accounting methods are used in the administration of school transport. [16927/14]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 April 2014
67. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Education and Skills if his Department paid Bus Éireann less for the administration of school transport in 2011 to present day. [16926/14]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 April 2014
66. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Education and Skills the recommendations in the Farrell Grant Sparks report that were not implemented; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16925/14]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 April 2014
60. Deputy Luke 'Ming' Flanagan asked the Minister for Education and Skills in view of the Ombudsman’s ruling in dealing with school transport that there is an onus on public bodies to provide fair and transparent procedures and that the current system regarding the pickup density of pupils in a distinct locality is decided on a basis without an objective published criterion or any rule to define a distinct locality for ten pupils in an area at the personal discretion of Bus Éireann employee and that his Department’s website indicates that a distinct locality is simply what Bus Éireann says it is and in order to comply with the ombudsman’s ruling the action he will take on that matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16895/14]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 April 2014
58. Deputy Luke 'Ming' Flanagan asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide in tabular form for schools in County Roscommon for the school years, 2011-12, 2012-13 and 2013-14 in respect of minibus, medium bus and large bus as a category, the list of routes-landing boards giving the route number and first pick up point and terminus point; the route distances in kilometres; the maximum number of pupils on each route; the maximum waiting times that occur for each route; the average waiting times for each route; the maximum travelling times that occur for each route and the average travelling times for each route and show the national averages for comparative purposes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16880/14]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 April 2014
57. Deputy Luke 'Ming' Flanagan asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide in tabular form a list of routes or landing boards giving the route number, the first pick up point and terminus point that have had longer waiting times and travel times totals for whatever reason than the agreed times; the number of days that the service was outside the agreed times that children have to be brought to and from schools for each category for primary school and post-primary schools within the past three years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16878/14]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 April 2014
56. Deputy Luke 'Ming' Flanagan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the longest waiting times and travelling times and the total times for pupils of different age categories for primary school and post-primary schools within which Bus Éireann are obliged to carry children to and from schools; the commencement times, end times, travelling times and waiting times; and if he will answer in sufficient detail and form to enable pupils and parents to see if there is compliance; the penalties that are imposed on Bus Éireann for breach of these obligations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16876/14]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 April 2014
37. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will publish the State's official response in the EU Commission state aid investigation of State aid to Bus Éireann and its answer to the question by EU Commission in C 31/07 Paragraph 82 of its letter to him (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15173/14]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 April 2014
744. Deputy Luke 'Ming' Flanagan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will ensure that when a communication in relation to wrongdoing is received in his Department that the communication will be deemed to have come to his attention; if he will confirm that, while he is not expected to personally exercise the function of dealing with wrongdoing, he is responsible for ensuring that the function is exercised;; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17111/14]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 April 2014
743. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will request the National Roads Authority to immediately resurface the Iveragh Road, Killorglin, County Kerry from the roundabout in the vicinity of Bunker's bar and restaurant out to J.P.O'Sullivan Park; if he will request the National Roads Authority to take into consideration that one of the worlds leading financial services headquarter is located adjacent to this road and the fact that this section of road on the Ring of Kerry is the gateway to the Iveragh peninsula and forms part of Ireland's premier tourist route; if he will also accept that the condition of this national secondary route is hindering investment in business and tourism in south Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16827/14]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 April 2014
742. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if, in view of his recently expressed opinions on the future operations of the Limerick tunnel, he will reconsider his support for the distributor road around Limerick city which professes to relieve pressure on the existing river crossings in the city; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16758/14]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 April 2014
741. Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans for the development of the banks of the Royal Canal from Mullingar to Clondra in County Longford for cyclists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16742/14]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 April 2014
740. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of applications under the sports capital programme 2014; the total value of grant aid sought; the corresponding figure for each county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16737/14]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 April 2014
739. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will now provide funding to the National Roads Authority to allow them grant an application made by Westmeath County Council to install public lighting for the length of a entire village of Tang in County Westmeath. [16729/14]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 April 2014
738. Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update in the application in respect of sports capital funding (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16722/14]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 April 2014
737. Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on the application in respect of sports funding (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16721/14]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 April 2014
736. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will ensure that plans for Metro North are not abandoned in view of the new bus rapid transit proposals, in view of the importance of Metro North for the future of the Swords area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16703/14]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 April 2014
735. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will consider reintroducing the LIS as this was of major benefit to families in rural Ireland living in cul-de-sac roads in poor condition. [16690/14]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 April 2014
734. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will examine the possibility of rerouting the Cavan to Athboy bus service on a pilot basis to accommodate Clonmellon; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16649/14]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 April 2014
733. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if specific funding has been allocated to Cavan County Council in respect of a project (details supplied); the level of funding provided for 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16648/14]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 April 2014
732. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the exact allocation Malin Head coastguard will receive from his Department for the upgrade of its technology systems; the equipment that will be upgraded and developed at the station; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16640/14]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 April 2014
731. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on his plans for Malin Head coastguard's staffing arrangements in preparation for upcoming retirements; if he will replace all positions on a panel basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16636/14]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 April 2014
730. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if it is appropriate that a former Garda Commissioner is serving as the chair of the Taxi Advisory Council. [16635/14]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 April 2014
729. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the costs to his Department to process and respond to a priority, an oral and a written parliamentary question. [16599/14]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 April 2014
728. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to provide a bus service between Killucan, Kinnegad and Enfield in County Westmeath; and the rationale behind recent cuts to services in the area. [16570/14]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 April 2014
727. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to improve transport links for the town of Killucan including the proposed reopening of Killucan train station as included in the Rathwire-Killucan Development Plan 2004-2010 and backed up by research by AIT for Westmeath County Council in 2007 which found there was sufficient demand to make the reopening viable. [16565/14]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 April 2014
726. Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the waiting time for a person (details supplied) in relation to a CPC test; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16561/14]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 April 2014
725. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding the major road development works at Newlands Cross Dublin 22; if he will confirm the schedule being followed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16557/14]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 April 2014
724. Deputy Dominic Hannigan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of sports capital applications received for County Meath in tabular form showing the number of applications made for less than €50,000, the number made for €50,000 to €100,000, the number made for €100,000 to €150,000, the number made for €150,000 to €200,000 and number greater than €200,000; when the announcement of successful applications will be made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16520/14]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 April 2014
723. Deputy Dominic Hannigan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the current situation regarding the Slane bypass; the last communication his Department had with Meath County Council regarding same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16519/14]