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Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 November 2013
232. Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the response of the airline industry to the abolition of the travel tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47463/13]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 November 2013
231. Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide further details on the additional funds for tourism capital provided in budget 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47462/13]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 November 2013
230. Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when he expects to invite applications for the next round of the sports capital programme; if there will be changes to the terms and conditions of the programme and the application process from the last round; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47461/13]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 November 2013
229. Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans for the development of Spike Island and Cork Harbour as a tourist attraction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47459/13]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 November 2013
228. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to build on the success of The Gathering; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47458/13]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 November 2013
227. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will prioritise the building of the new Ballyvourney to Macroom-Ovens road; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47457/13]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 November 2013
226. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the locations of the new drivers licence centres; if the centres are publicly or privately owned; if lease agreements have been entered into for these centres; the duration of the leases for each individual centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47452/13]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 November 2013
225. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the fact that people are now sitting for up to three hours on train floors on route Sligo-Dublin 17.05, 07.26 as there are no seats; a family have also reportedly been forced to sit on the ground of the toilets on the 7.26 train as there were no seats, once these trains reached Maynooth there is serious overcrowding; the issue remains that the carriages have been shortened from six to four to save fuel; his views on whether this new system is a breach of health and safety standards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47439/13]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 November 2013
224. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will ensure that the taxi service and the transportation of citizens in hackneys in Trim, County Meath, is adequately policed. [47420/13]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 November 2013
223. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide details, in tabular form by local authority, of the number of driver licences issued in 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47421/13]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 November 2013
55. Deputy Mary Mitchell O'Connor asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to examine the issue of cruise tourism in the tourism policy review; if his attention has been drawn to Dún Laoghaire Harbour's plans to extend its cruise liner facilities. [46967/13]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 November 2013
54. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will report on his discussions with the management of Ireland West Airport, Knock; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46848/13]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 November 2013
53. Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on the financial position of Dublin Bus; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47118/13]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 November 2013
52. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide a progress report on developments at the national sports campus; if he will detail the planned expansion of facilities there; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46971/13]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 November 2013
51. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the analysis he has undertaken into the impact of the ending of Dublin Bus's five year public service obligation contract in 2014 and the reduction of its subsidy by a further €4.5 million; if he will ensure that this will not be another taxi style deregulation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46898/13]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 November 2013
50. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the funding intentions for the rural transport programme into the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47179/13]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 November 2013
49. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when he expects to seek applications for the next round of the sports capital programme; if there will be any changes to the terms and conditions to the previous programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46974/13]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 November 2013
48. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will review the regulations covering the vehicle roadworthiness certification; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46849/13]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 November 2013
47. Deputy Mary Mitchell O'Connor asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on the provision of a diaspora centre; and if his attention has been drawn to Dún Laoghaire Harbour Board's plans in this area. [46966/13]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 November 2013
46. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when he will invite applications for the next round of the sports capital programme; if there will be changes to the terms and conditions of the programme and the application process from the last round; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46970/13]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 November 2013
45. Deputy Heather Humphreys asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when he will invite applications for the next round of the sports capital programme; if there will be changes to the terms and conditions of the programme and the application process from the last round; if special consideration will be given to those applications which were unsuccessful in the last round; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46980/13]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 November 2013
44. Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when applications will be accepted for the next round of the sports capital programme; and if there will be any changes to the terms and conditions of the programme and the application process from the previous round. [46852/13]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 November 2013
43. Deputy Pat Breen asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to invest in the Wild Atlantic Way in the coming years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47061/13]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 November 2013
42. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide comparative figures for the amount of subvention paid to Bus Éireann and Dublin Bus compared to other European public bus services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47180/13]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 November 2013
41. Deputy Pat Deering asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when he expects to invite applications for the next round of the sports capital programme; and if there will be changes to the terms and conditions of the programme and the application process from the last round. [46899/13]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 November 2013
40. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on the current plans and funding arrangements to develop the Wild Atlantic Way; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46952/13]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 November 2013
39. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans for the tendering out of Dublin Bus routes to private firms and the implications this will have for the terms and conditions of Dublin Bus drivers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47177/13]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 November 2013
38. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will outline the investment plans, with indicative timetable, that his Department has for the next three years for the Wild Atlantic Way tourism initiative. [46949/13]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 November 2013
37. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on the 11% reduction in tourism funding in budget 2014; the ramifications for Tourism Ireland’s ability to promote Ireland internationally and on Fáilte Ireland’s ability to promote Irish holiday destinations domestically and generally on the impact on the tourism industry here. [47115/13]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 November 2013
36. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has had any discussions with Irish Rail in relation to the cut in DART carriages operating at peak times and the rationale for same. [47188/13]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 November 2013
35. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to deal with increasing deterioration of the road network here in view of recent spending cuts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47187/13]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 November 2013
34. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his Department and the National Roads Authority will consider funding to Sligo County Council which is seeking design funding on their part of the N16 to develop a scheme which could be ready for construction in a number of years time (details supplied). [47064/13]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 November 2013
33. Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the response of the airline industry to the abolition of the travel tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47117/13]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 November 2013
32. Deputy Kieran O'Donnell asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when he expects to invite applications for the next round of the sports capital programme and if there will be changes to the terms and conditions of the programme and the application process from the last round; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46981/13]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 November 2013
31. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will examine the high failure rate of the knowledge test element of the small public service vehicle test; if he is satisfied that the knowledge test that is being applied adequately reflects the geographical area where a person is likely to serve; his views on whether a person from a large county is at a disadvantage and is more likely to fail the knowledge test because of its current construction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46947/13]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 November 2013
30. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the progress to date of implementing integrated ticketing, including Leap card, at locations outside of Dublin such as Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46948/13]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 November 2013
29. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has considered providing State support for an enhanced Hallowe'en festival here in view of the Celtic origins of Samhain and the extent to which Hallowe'en is celebrated around the world, particularly in Britain and the US; if his attention has been drawn to the potential boost to tourism such a festival may represent in view of the large sums spent on Hallowe'en festivities in Ireland's major tourism markets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47116/13]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 November 2013
28. Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the work his Department and the agencies under his aegis are carrying out in relation to building on the legacy of The Gathering. [46968/13]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 November 2013
27. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has had any recent discussion with his Northern Ireland Executive Minister counterpart regarding the national primary route N16 which forms part of the east-west corridor linking Northern Ireland with the Republic and more specifically linking Sligo and Leitrim and much of Connacht with Belfast, Larne and Dundalk on the east coast; if he acknowledges that this route was designated by the EU as one of the east-west links forming part of the trans-European road network, recognising its strategic importance in linking the peripheral north west with Belfast and the north-eastern ports and that it is the main access route for commercial traffic, tourists and social travel from the north-east to the west and vice versa; and if he will give assurances that some priority for funding under a cross-Border initiative will be forthcoming. [47063/13]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 November 2013
26. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the reduced funding allocated to the rural transport programme for 2014 will result in reduced services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47161/13]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 November 2013
25. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if there has been a cost benefit analysis conducted into the impact of planned further reductions in Government subvention to CIE and the consequential fare hikes being imposed on passengers. [46851/13]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 November 2013
24. Deputy Michelle Mulherin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding the progress of the N26-N5-N58 road project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46945/13]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 November 2013
23. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will set out the supports he proposes to give in terms of marketing new routes given the positive reaction from Ryanair to the abolition of the travel tax in respect of Shannon Airport; his views on whether a strong marketing effort would maximise the potential of these routes in terms of inbound traffic to the west; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46979/13]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 November 2013
22. Deputy Paul J. Connaughton asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding the M17-M18 Gort-Tuam motorway; when he expects it to commence; the completion date of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46975/13]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 November 2013
21. Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on the extension of the city bikes schemes to other cities outside Dublin. [46969/13]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 November 2013
20. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the rationale for the reduction in the State subsidy to Dublin Bus in recent years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47178/13]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 November 2013
19. Deputy Noel Coonan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on the road safety performance for the year to date; the measures the National Roads Authority is considering to improve road safety; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46950/13]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 November 2013
18. Deputy Pat Breen asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when he expects to invite applications for the next round of the sports capital programme; if there will be changes to the terms and conditions of the programme; the application process from the last round; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47060/13]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 November 2013
17. Deputy Heather Humphreys asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on the introduction of a pay as you go motor tax system for the haulage industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47062/13]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 November 2013
16. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will outline in detail the way the reduction of €12.9 million in revenue allocation for the tourism section from his Department will impact on that sector in 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47141/13]