Parliamentary questions

Air Services

Violet-Anne Wynne

219. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Transport the additional cost to the State for additional missions over and above the 12 per month for the years 2015 to 2020 inclusive, in tabular form (details supplied). [52982/21]

Airport Policy

Rose Conway-Walsh

220. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Transport the total allocated funding for Ireland West Airport in 2021 and 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53018/21]

Transport Policy

Neale Richmond

221. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide a report on the current state of the Irish taxi industry; the efforts that will be made to revive it in the interests of both drivers and customers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53021/21]

Transport Policy

Neale Richmond

222. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Transport the rules that are in place to ensure card payments are available in taxis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53022/21]

Public Transport

Darren O'Rourke

223. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Transport if funding has been provided in 2022 for the purchase of additional Luas carriages; and if so, when the contract for same will be put out to tender. [53031/21]

Defibrillators Provision

Darren O'Rourke

224. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Transport the estimated cost of installing a minimum of one defibrillator at each major train station and the necessary staff trained in the use of the defibrillator. [53032/21]

Coast Guard Service

Darren O'Rourke

225. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Transport if funding has been provided for the refurbishment of a new Irish Coast Guard building in Westport and Greystones; when each of the works will commence; the estimated duration of each project; and the estimated cost of these works. [53033/21]

Driver Test

Violet-Anne Wynne

226. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to the fact that parents who are awaiting their full driving test are now unable to drive their children to school in certain areas of rural County Clare; if contingency plans have been put in place to expedite these urgent licence applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53058/21]

Driver Test

Violet-Anne Wynne

227. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Transport the number of persons awaiting their full licence driving test in each county in tabular form. [53059/21]

Driver Test

Violet-Anne Wynne

228. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to the isolation that is now being caused for rural dwellers who have not been able to access a full driving test since the Covid-19 pandemic; if his attention has been further drawn to the way this is negatively impacting their access to services and their normal everyday business and that they run the risk of losing their vehicle if they do drive without a fully licensed driver; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53060/21]

Driver Licences

Violet-Anne Wynne

229. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Transport the way in which it is practical to expect rural persons to be able to adhere to the law in terms of having to have a fully licensed driver present at all times if, for example, there is only one fully licensed driver in household and they are expected to undertake every car journey for that entire family. [53061/21]

Public Transport

Jim O'Callaghan

230. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Transport the reason student Leap cards are not being capped in such a way that students do not spent over €30 a week in Dublin on public transport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53080/21]

Road Signage

Brendan Griffin

231. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Transport if signage on national roads in County Kerry in respect of an important public facility will be updated (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53091/21]

Marine Accidents

Marc Ó Cathasaigh

232. Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh asked the Minister for Transport if he plans to enact legislation to address the shortcoming identified in the Clinch report (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53101/21]

Ferry Services

Brendan Griffin

233. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Transport if he will review the funding mechanisms that may be available within his Department for a strategic public transport service (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53139/21]

Departmental Contracts

Mary Lou McDonald

234. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Transport the number of existing contracts of an indefinite period entered into by his Department prior to the enactment of the EU Procurement Directive. [53240/21]

Cycling Facilities

Paul Murphy

235. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Transport the usage statistics for each individual station of the Limerick, Cork and Galway bike schemes that are available in each of the years 2016 to 2020 and to date in 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53246/21]

Cycling Facilities

Paul Murphy

236. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Transport the membership figures of the public bike share scheme in Limerick, Galway and Cork in each of the years 2016 to 2020 and to date in 2021, in tabular form. [53247/21]

Cycling Facilities

Paul Murphy

237. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Transport the total cost in each of the years 2016 to 2020 and to date in 2021 to run the public bike share scheme in Limerick, Cork and Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53248/21]

Cycling Facilities

Paul Murphy

238. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Transport the total cost in each of the years 2016 to 2020 and to date in 2021 to run Dublin Bikes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53249/21]

Cycling Facilities

Paul Murphy

239. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Transport the membership figures of the Dublin Bikes scheme in each of the years 2016 to 2020 and to date in 2021. [53250/21]

Rail Network

Michael Lowry

240. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Transport if proposals for additional investment and upgrading the Ballybrophy to Limerick rail line beyond 2021-2022 were included in the National Development Plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53337/21]

Parking Provision

Holly Cairns

241. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Transport his views on removing the €35 application fee for the disabled person's parking card. [53375/21]

Public Transport

Cian O'Callaghan

161. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Transport the reason information on the availability of DART lifts was not available online on the morning of 10 October 2021; the steps he is taking to ensure this information is always available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51727/21]

Public Transport

Cian O'Callaghan

162. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Transport the reason the recently upgraded lift at Seapoint station was out of service on the morning of 10 October 2021; the details of all replaced or upgraded DART station lifts which have been out of service within six months of these works taking place; the steps he will take to assist Irish Rail to ensure recently upgraded or replaced lifts are fully functional at all times; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51728/21]

Legislative Programme

Róisín Shortall

163. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Transport the current position regarding legislation to address the scourge of scramblers in communities, which is listed as priority legislation for publication and drafting in the Autumn Legislative Programme; the reason for the delay in producing this legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51749/21]

Taxi Licences

Martin Browne

164. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Transport if he has engaged with the National Transport Authority, NTA, regarding the prevalence of illegal taxi operators; the nature of those discussions; if he has engaged with the NTA and An Garda Síochána to overcome the difficulties involved; if his attention has been drawn to the concerns of legal operators regarding the prevalence of this illegal activity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51779/21]

Public Transport

Gary Gannon

165. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Transport if the announcement of half price public transport for 19 to 23 year olds will include all those in this age cohort across the country; the commencement date for the scheme; and his views on whether it is important that the scheme runs over the course of the academic year. [51799/21]

Public Transport

Pádraig MacLochlainn

166. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Transport if his Department will give priority in the forthcoming all-island rail review to a rail link of quality between Derry and Letterkenny, which are centres with a very high commuter interchange, that would enable further potential growth in the future onto the west of Ireland rather than light rail; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51841/21]

Driver Licences

Noel Grealish

167. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Transport if a person with a truck and bus licence from Ontario, Canada can exchange that licence for an equivalent Irish licence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51871/21]

Taxi Licences

Darren O'Rourke

168. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Transport if there is a time-limit on the eSPV grant meaning that vehicles that are not delivered and registered as taxis before the end of the year will not be covered; if he will review this situation in view of the well-documented delay in vehicle delivery related to shortage of semi-conductors and so on; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51875/21]

Public Transport

Éamon Ó Cuív

169. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Transport if it is planned to reduce the fares for commuter travel on Intercity trains for distances of less than 100 km from origin; if it is planned to extend the range of the urban fringe rates on these lines and introduce them in cases in which they do not already exist on lines such as the Galway to Athlone line and the Galway to Limerick line; if it is planned to introduce Leap cards for these journeys; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51888/21]

Road Projects

Joe Carey

170. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide a plan with timescales for the development of phase two of the Limerick Northern Distributor Road; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51895/21]

National Transport Authority

Richard Boyd Barrett

171. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Transport the criteria used by the NTA to award 10% of Dublin Bus routes to a company (details supplied); if he is satisfied that this represents value for money for the State; the weight given to labour costs in awarding these and any future tenders for service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51965/21]

National Transport Authority

Richard Boyd Barrett

172. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Transport if the Dublin Bus tender for the 10% of Dublin routes which were eventually awarded to a company (details supplied) was lower than the winning tender; the reason a tender which would have represented a saving for the State’s finances was rejected by the NTA; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51966/21]

National Transport Authority

Richard Boyd Barrett

173. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Transport the fines accumulated by a company (details supplied) and Dublin Bus for failures to reach performance targets by the NTA since such fines were introduced; the headings under which these fines were levied; if all such fines have been collected or imposed on the providers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51967/21]

National Transport Authority

Richard Boyd Barrett

174. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Transport if the same criteria and performance targets are the same for each provider in relation to fines imposed for performance failures by the NTA on service providers for public transport in Dublin; if there are different targets for different providers; if so, the rationale for this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51968/21]

Bus Services

Richard Boyd Barrett

175. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Transport the discussions between his Department, the NTA and a company (details supplied) in relation to the future of their services under the BusConnects programme, specifically the company's announced plans for expansion of the depot facilities in Dublin and the resulting loss of car park spaces for its staff; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51969/21]

Transport Policy

Alan Farrell

77. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Transport if an update will be provided on the reliability of supply chains in Ireland. [51591/21]

Departmental Contracts

Carol Nolan

78. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Transport if he or any official from his Department has held meetings or conducted correspondence with a company (details supplied) from 1 January 2017 to date; if his Department has engaged the services of the company for any purposes from 1 January 2017 to date; if so, the nature of such services and the costs incurred; if a tender process was conducted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51364/21]

Bus Services

Brendan Griffin

79. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Transport his views on a proposal for an electric bus in Killarney, County Kerry (details supplied); if there is a grant available to get the bus up and running; and the steps that can be taken to progress the matter. [51434/21]

Rail Network

James Lawless

80. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Transport if there are plans for the train station office in Sallins, County Kildare to be reopened and staffed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51460/21]

Driver Test

Charles Flanagan

81. Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Minister for Transport if priority will be given to students commuting to third-level due to unavailability of accommodation who have applied to sit the driving test; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51543/21]

Marine Accidents

Michael Healy-Rae

305. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Transport if he will address a matter (details supplied). [50260/21]

Wildlife Protection

Ivana Bacik

306. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Transport the steps his Department is taking to ensure that grey seals are not placed at undue risk due to commercial vessel-based or shipping-based activities. [50453/21]

Public Transport

Noel Grealish

307. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Transport if there is now no plan to construct a MetroLink southern route towards Terenure and Rathfarnham or towards Belfield and Stillorgan (details supplied); the reason these routes are not being proposed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51223/21]

Bus Services

Seán Canney

308. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Transport when the Bus Éireann X20 route serving the towns and villages Oranmore, Craughwell, Loughrea and Ballinasloe, County Galway, will be reinstated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50374/21]

Industrial Disputes

Emer Higgins

309. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to an employment situation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50380/21]

Electric Vehicles

Noel Grealish

310. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Transport when he will introduce a Bill to make e-scooters legal on public roads; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50385/21]

Road Projects

Mattie McGrath

311. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Transport the expected timeline for completion of the inner relief road Thurles, County Tipperary linking Slievenamon Road to the Mill Road; if funding is in place for same; if a route been finalised; and if all land required has been secured. [50386/21]