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Question· writtenPQ 234asked

234. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the support and resources that will be provided regarding patient transport to and from each setting in circumstances in which a public hospital is considering moving an outpatient department to a facility that is not on site. [42452/20]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 December 2020

234. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the support and resources that will be provided regarding patient transport to and from each setting in circumstances in which a public hospital is considering moving an outpatient department to a facility that is not on site. [42452/20]

Question· writtenPQ 55asked

55. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to the difficulties customers are experiencing cashing refund cheques from an aviation company (details supplied); the recourse available to these customers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42504/20]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 December 2020

55. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to the difficulties customers are experiencing cashing refund cheques from an aviation company (details supplied); the recourse available to these customers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42504/20]

Question· writtenPQ 53asked

53. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Transport the bodies under the aegis of his Department; and the composition of their respective board memberships, disaggregated by appointments through the Public Appointments Service or ministerial appointments in tabular form. [42489/20]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 December 2020

53. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Transport the bodies under the aegis of his Department; and the composition of their respective board memberships, disaggregated by appointments through the Public Appointments Service or ministerial appointments in tabular form. [42489/20]

Question· writtenPQ 52asked

52. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Transport the steps taken to date to facilitate safer walking to schools given the commitment in the programme for Government for an ambitious road safety strategy. [42448/20]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 December 2020

52. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Transport the steps taken to date to facilitate safer walking to schools given the commitment in the programme for Government for an ambitious road safety strategy. [42448/20]

Question· writtenPQ 51asked

51. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Transport the additional resources that will be provided to local authorities in County Longford to ensure that there are adequate road safety measures in place including footpaths for children walking to a school (details supplied) given the specific reference to physical activity amongst children in the programme for Government. [42446/20]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 December 2020

51. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Transport the additional resources that will be provided to local authorities in County Longford to ensure that there are adequate road safety measures in place including footpaths for children walking to a school (details supplied) given the specific reference to physical activity amongst children in the programme for Government. [42446/20]

Question· writtenPQ 50asked

50. Deputy Kieran O'Donnell asked the Minister for Transport if the waiver for the SPSV licence renewal is in operation for those currently in the process of applying for renewal of their licences; if the fee to renew a licence for a person (details supplied) will be waived; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42411/20]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 December 2020

50. Deputy Kieran O'Donnell asked the Minister for Transport if the waiver for the SPSV licence renewal is in operation for those currently in the process of applying for renewal of their licences; if the fee to renew a licence for a person (details supplied) will be waived; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42411/20]

Question· writtenPQ 49asked

49. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Transport when a new chief executive for a company (details supplied) will be appointed; the process underway to select a replacement for a person; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42410/20]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 December 2020

49. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Transport when a new chief executive for a company (details supplied) will be appointed; the process underway to select a replacement for a person; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42410/20]

Question· writtenPQ 48asked

48. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Transport if travel advice will be updated in line with the European Centre of Disease Control updated travel advice; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42400/20]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 December 2020

48. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Transport if travel advice will be updated in line with the European Centre of Disease Control updated travel advice; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42400/20]

Question· writtenPQ 47asked

47. Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Transport further to Parliamentary Question No. 22 of 12 November 2020, if he will provide a copy of the traffic management group’s no-deal contingency plan as referenced to in the reply. [42395/20]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 December 2020

47. Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Transport further to Parliamentary Question No. 22 of 12 November 2020, if he will provide a copy of the traffic management group’s no-deal contingency plan as referenced to in the reply. [42395/20]

Question· writtenPQ 45asked

45. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Transport the number of inspections carried out by the marine service office into Irish-registered fishing vessels in 2019 and to date in 2020; the number of these inspections that were unannounced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42317/20]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 December 2020

45. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Transport the number of inspections carried out by the marine service office into Irish-registered fishing vessels in 2019 and to date in 2020; the number of these inspections that were unannounced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42317/20]

Question· writtenPQ 44asked

44. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Transport if provision is being made for a resident in Ireland with a UK or Northern Ireland driver licence needing to exchange it without a public services card to do so; if provision will be made in advance of the deadline for submission of 10 December 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42293/20]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 December 2020

44. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Transport if provision is being made for a resident in Ireland with a UK or Northern Ireland driver licence needing to exchange it without a public services card to do so; if provision will be made in advance of the deadline for submission of 10 December 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42293/20]

Question· writtenPQ 42asked

42. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Transport the number of diesel, electric and hydrogen powered buses currently in use in Ireland; the average cost of purchasing each type of bus; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42224/20]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 December 2020

42. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Transport the number of diesel, electric and hydrogen powered buses currently in use in Ireland; the average cost of purchasing each type of bus; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42224/20]

Question· writtenPQ 496asked

496. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Justice the number of marked jeeps that came into the Garda fleet in 2018, 2019 and to date in 2020; and the number of marked jeeps that were withdrawn from the fleet during the same period in tabular form. [41226/20]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 December 2020

496. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Justice the number of marked jeeps that came into the Garda fleet in 2018, 2019 and to date in 2020; and the number of marked jeeps that were withdrawn from the fleet during the same period in tabular form. [41226/20]

Question· writtenPQ 354asked

354. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Education further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 128 of 26 November 2013, 240 of 3 December 2019 and 182 of 17 December 2019, if she will carry out a review in her Department to ascertain the reason the information sought on the surplus profit of Bus Éireann as determined by the auditors and credited to the profit and loss accounts of Bus Éireann made from school transport was withheld and not given in the responses. [41863/20]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 December 2020

354. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Education further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 128 of 26 November 2013, 240 of 3 December 2019 and 182 of 17 December 2019, if she will carry out a review in her Department to ascertain the reason the information sought on the surplus profit of Bus Éireann as determined by the auditors and credited to the profit and loss accounts of Bus Éireann made from school transport was withheld and not given in the responses. [41863/20]

Question· writtenPQ 327asked

327. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Education further to Parliamentary Question No. 509 of 17 November 2020, if she had discretion to intervene in a manner such that no student would be put at a disadvantage given that the school year has started and given that there is precedent in circumstances in which a school bus service was provided by a private provider in the north Cork area due to exceptional circumstances. [41219/20]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 December 2020

327. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Education further to Parliamentary Question No. 509 of 17 November 2020, if she had discretion to intervene in a manner such that no student would be put at a disadvantage given that the school year has started and given that there is precedent in circumstances in which a school bus service was provided by a private provider in the north Cork area due to exceptional circumstances. [41219/20]

Question· writtenPQ 296asked

296. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the action he will take to ensure that priority is given to residential developments that are within 15 minutes' walk or 15 minutes morning peak hour public transport accessibility of a high density employment cluster, defined as 500 workers per hectare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42081/20]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 December 2020

296. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the action he will take to ensure that priority is given to residential developments that are within 15 minutes' walk or 15 minutes morning peak hour public transport accessibility of a high density employment cluster, defined as 500 workers per hectare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42081/20]

Question· writtenPQ 162asked

162. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Transport if it will be ensured that all the requirements of the Work Safely Protocol issued on 20 November 2020 are implemented with particular reference to the contents of section D3 (details supplied) in his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42598/20]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 December 2020

162. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Transport if it will be ensured that all the requirements of the Work Safely Protocol issued on 20 November 2020 are implemented with particular reference to the contents of section D3 (details supplied) in his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42598/20]

Question· writtenPQ 161asked

161. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Transport if he will discuss with the National Transport Authority, Irish Rail and Luas the possibility of ensuring the automatic opening of all train and tram carriage doors each time the service reaches a stop without a button having to be pressed by passengers exiting or alighting as a Covid-19 precaution measure both to ensure passengers do not have to press the door opening button and also to ensure good ventilation and circulation of air in the carriages; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42164/20]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 December 2020

161. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Transport if he will discuss with the National Transport Authority, Irish Rail and Luas the possibility of ensuring the automatic opening of all train and tram carriage doors each time the service reaches a stop without a button having to be pressed by passengers exiting or alighting as a Covid-19 precaution measure both to ensure passengers do not have to press the door opening button and also to ensure good ventilation and circulation of air in the carriages; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42164/20]

Question· writtenPQ 160asked

160. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Transport the percentage or number of staff working with a disability within his Department and the agencies under his aegis in 2018, 2019 and 2020; and the actions being undertaken by his Department to actively recruit and retain persons with disabilities. [42154/20]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 December 2020

160. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Transport the percentage or number of staff working with a disability within his Department and the agencies under his aegis in 2018, 2019 and 2020; and the actions being undertaken by his Department to actively recruit and retain persons with disabilities. [42154/20]

Question· writtenPQ 158asked

158. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Transport further to Parliamentary Question No. 46 of 25 November 2020, the process and timetable for the examination of the submission; when he will be in a position to refer the matter to the Minister for Finance and the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42033/20]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 December 2020

158. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Transport further to Parliamentary Question No. 46 of 25 November 2020, the process and timetable for the examination of the submission; when he will be in a position to refer the matter to the Minister for Finance and the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42033/20]

Question· writtenPQ 157asked

157. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Transport if funding will be provided for urgent safety works on the N83 at which two minor roads, the L7102 and L6210 join the N83 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41924/20]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 December 2020

157. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Transport if funding will be provided for urgent safety works on the N83 at which two minor roads, the L7102 and L6210 join the N83 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41924/20]

Question· writtenPQ 156asked

156. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Transport the way in which rescheduled driver theory tests cancelled due to level 5 restrictions are being managed alongside bookings already made; and if cancelled tests are being prioritised now that test centres have reopened. [41858/20]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 December 2020

156. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Transport the way in which rescheduled driver theory tests cancelled due to level 5 restrictions are being managed alongside bookings already made; and if cancelled tests are being prioritised now that test centres have reopened. [41858/20]

Question· writtenPQ 152asked

152. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Minister for Transport if CIÉ and Iarnród Éireann will be requested to furnish the 1951 pension scheme’s legal advisers (details supplied) with the legal and actuarial documentation and clarifications sought on behalf of the committee in its correspondence of 19 November 2020 to CIÉ. [41572/20]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 December 2020

152. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Minister for Transport if CIÉ and Iarnród Éireann will be requested to furnish the 1951 pension scheme’s legal advisers (details supplied) with the legal and actuarial documentation and clarifications sought on behalf of the committee in its correspondence of 19 November 2020 to CIÉ. [41572/20]

Question· writtenPQ 151asked

151. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Transport if the NDLS will take appointments over the phone in Ennis, county Clare as persons there are encountering problems with the online system in obtaining appointments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41534/20]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 December 2020

151. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Transport if the NDLS will take appointments over the phone in Ennis, county Clare as persons there are encountering problems with the online system in obtaining appointments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41534/20]

Question· writtenPQ 150asked

150. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to an increase in reports by SPSV NTA issued licence holders of being prevented from transporting passengers travelling cross-Border both to and from destinations in Northern Ireland by authorities there; if such an escalation in enforcement by the authorities in Northern Ireland contravenes reciprocal arrangements in place across both jurisdictions by which taxi operators based either side of the Border may operate on such a cross-Border basis without impediment; if such a reciprocal regime does not exist, the efforts being made between the respective authorities to establish same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41512/20]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 December 2020

150. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to an increase in reports by SPSV NTA issued licence holders of being prevented from transporting passengers travelling cross-Border both to and from destinations in Northern Ireland by authorities there; if such an escalation in enforcement by the authorities in Northern Ireland contravenes reciprocal arrangements in place across both jurisdictions by which taxi operators based either side of the Border may operate on such a cross-Border basis without impediment; if such a reciprocal regime does not exist, the efforts being made between the respective authorities to establish same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41512/20]

Question· writtenPQ 147asked

147. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Transport if capital works on the Irish Coast Guard buildings at Greystones, County Wicklow and Westport, County Mayo have commenced; if not, when works will commence; and the duration of such works in both projects. [41407/20]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 December 2020

147. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Transport if capital works on the Irish Coast Guard buildings at Greystones, County Wicklow and Westport, County Mayo have commenced; if not, when works will commence; and the duration of such works in both projects. [41407/20]

Question· writtenPQ 146asked

146. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Transport his plans to introduce laundered diesel testing as a core component of the NCT and DOE road tests; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41375/20]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 December 2020

146. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Transport his plans to introduce laundered diesel testing as a core component of the NCT and DOE road tests; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41375/20]

Question· writtenPQ 145asked

145. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Transport if he will allow persons who have previously held an Irish driver licence or has a valid driver licence from another jurisdiction to be allowed drive unaccompanied on a provisional licence for the duration of Covid-19 if they are carrying out healthcare or caring duties either voluntarily or professionally; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41369/20]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 December 2020

145. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Transport if he will allow persons who have previously held an Irish driver licence or has a valid driver licence from another jurisdiction to be allowed drive unaccompanied on a provisional licence for the duration of Covid-19 if they are carrying out healthcare or caring duties either voluntarily or professionally; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41369/20]

Question· writtenPQ 144asked

144. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Transport the measures being taken to ensure that hauliers who obtained their qualifications in Northern Ireland pre-Brexit will not be penalised from January 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41339/20]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 December 2020

144. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Transport the measures being taken to ensure that hauliers who obtained their qualifications in Northern Ireland pre-Brexit will not be penalised from January 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41339/20]

Question· writtenPQ 143asked

143. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Transport the status of progress on the Limerick northern distributor road; when a contract for the first phase will be signed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41337/20]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 December 2020

143. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Transport the status of progress on the Limerick northern distributor road; when a contract for the first phase will be signed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41337/20]

Question· writtenPQ 142asked

142. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Transport if requirement for local authorities to submit a three-year roadworks programme can be amended within the lifetime of the programme in order to include roads that have deteriorated significantly since the submission of the three year programme; if the local authority require Departmental authority and sign-off to change sections of their road works programme within the lifetime of the programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41329/20]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 December 2020

142. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Transport if requirement for local authorities to submit a three-year roadworks programme can be amended within the lifetime of the programme in order to include roads that have deteriorated significantly since the submission of the three year programme; if the local authority require Departmental authority and sign-off to change sections of their road works programme within the lifetime of the programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41329/20]

Question· writtenPQ 141asked

141. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Transport the status of tertiary roads in rural Ireland; the options made available by his Department for resurfacing same within local authorities specifically Tipperary County Council; if a policy exists to restrict resurfacing options for such roads specifically to community involvement scheme applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41328/20]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 December 2020

141. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Transport the status of tertiary roads in rural Ireland; the options made available by his Department for resurfacing same within local authorities specifically Tipperary County Council; if a policy exists to restrict resurfacing options for such roads specifically to community involvement scheme applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41328/20]

Question· writtenPQ 140asked

140. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Transport if he will report on the reopening of the community involvement scheme for 2021; the level of funding available for Tipperary County Council for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41327/20]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 December 2020

140. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Transport if he will report on the reopening of the community involvement scheme for 2021; the level of funding available for Tipperary County Council for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41327/20]

Question· writtenPQ 139asked

139. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Transport if he will review the criteria applying to applications under the disabled parking permit scheme to include the partially blind; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41317/20]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 December 2020

139. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Transport if he will review the criteria applying to applications under the disabled parking permit scheme to include the partially blind; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41317/20]

Question· writtenPQ 138asked

138. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Transport if penalty points are automatically carried over to their next permit or driver licence in cases in which a learner driver with penalty points renews their learner permit or obtains a full licence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41302/20]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 December 2020

138. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Transport if penalty points are automatically carried over to their next permit or driver licence in cases in which a learner driver with penalty points renews their learner permit or obtains a full licence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41302/20]

Question· writtenPQ 137asked

137. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Transport if learner drivers who ignore their driving ban and continue to drive and offend have the seven penalty points removed from their permit at the end of their disqualification; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41301/20]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 December 2020

137. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Transport if learner drivers who ignore their driving ban and continue to drive and offend have the seven penalty points removed from their permit at the end of their disqualification; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41301/20]

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