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Tue, 12 Oct 2021
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Rail Network
Mary Lou McDonald
59. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Transport when the all-island strategic rail review will be launched. [49897/21]
Tue, 12 Oct 2021
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Electric Vehicles
Jennifer Whitmore
60. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Transport the status of the roll-out of the EV charger infrastructure across the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49911/21]
Tue, 12 Oct 2021
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Transport Infrastructure Ireland
Dara Calleary
61. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Transport if he will publish all assessments and correspondence received by him or his Department from TII in relation to the N26 second phase as part of the NDP review; the reason he opposed its inclusion in the revised document; his views on the way he sees road connectivity to Ballina improving; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49135/21]
Tue, 12 Oct 2021
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Rail Network
Dara Calleary
62. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Transport the timeline for the carrying out and completion of the All-Island Rail Review; the provisions he has made for the completion of the review within that timeline in the context of elections to the Northern Ireland Assembly and the subsequent formation of an executive; and the way he plans to act on the findings of the review. [49137/21]
Tue, 12 Oct 2021
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Cycling Facilities
Catherine Murphy
63. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide a full update in respect of completion of the pedestrian and cycle connections on all sections of the Sallins bypass; and the amount required in order to complete these works. [49153/21]
Tue, 12 Oct 2021
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Bus Services
Mairéad Farrell
64. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Transport his plans to make any of the current bus routes in Galway city run on a 24-hour basis as has been done with a number of Dublin Bus routes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49155/21]
Tue, 12 Oct 2021
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Rail Network
Alan Dillon
65. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Transport the expected timeline for the strategic rail review; if the western rail corridor forms part of the review; when he expects a draft version to be made available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49166/21]
Tue, 12 Oct 2021
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Cycling Policy
Jim O'Callaghan
66. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Transport the policy for bike sharing outside of Dublin; if the NTA will continue investing in station-based bike sharing schemes for the foreseeable future in areas such as in Waterford city; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49178/21]
Tue, 12 Oct 2021
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Cycling Policy
Jim O'Callaghan
67. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Transport the cost of the Waterford bikes and the annual operating cost of the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49179/21]
Tue, 12 Oct 2021
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Cycling Policy
Jim O'Callaghan
68. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Transport if the station-based bike sharing schemes in Cork, Limerick and Galway are considered a success; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49180/21]
Tue, 12 Oct 2021
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Cycling Policy
Jim O'Callaghan
69. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Transport the long-term strategy of the NTA for bike sharing in Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49181/21]
Tue, 12 Oct 2021
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Cycling Policy
Jim O'Callaghan
70. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Transport the person or body in charge of making investment decisions relation to bike sharing in Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49182/21]
Tue, 12 Oct 2021
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Cycling Policy
Jim O'Callaghan
71. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Transport the person or body that agreed to the grant of €5.25 million to electrify 50% of the Dublin Bikes fleet; the cost of the complete recall of the new batteries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49183/21]
Tue, 12 Oct 2021
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Rail Network
Dara Calleary
72. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Transport if he will confirm public comments (details supplied) made by him in relation to the Western Rail Corridor; the way those comments compare against his lack of support for specific commitments to progressing the Western Rail Corridor within the revised national development plan; and the way he intends to progress the project. [49222/21]
Tue, 12 Oct 2021
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National Development Plan
Bernard Durkan
73. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Transport the extent to which projects that fall under his Department and are within the revised National Development Plan are at an advanced stage; the extent to which preliminary work has taken place or on-site works are in hand or proposed; the expected delivery date of each; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49264/21]
Tue, 12 Oct 2021
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Cycling Policy
Patrick Costello
74. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide details of the current regulations regarding the use of bicycle lights; if there is a minimum or maximum flash rate that these lights must adhere to (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49278/21]
Tue, 12 Oct 2021
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Transport Costs
David Cullinane
75. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Transport if he will address a matter raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49315/21]
Tue, 12 Oct 2021
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Road Projects
Martin Browne
76. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Transport his views on prioritising a by-pass of Tipperary town as part of the N24 project; the reason there was no mention of same in the National Development Plan; his views on the importance of prioritising the by-passing of Tipperary town due to the traffic and environmental issues caused by the current road layout; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49337/21]
Tue, 12 Oct 2021
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Rail Network
Martin Browne
77. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Transport if clarity will be provided in relation to a reference (details supplied) in the National Development Plan; if this will include discussions with Iarnród Éireann on improving timetables to suit the demands of commuters on the line between Limerick Junction and Waterford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49338/21]
Tue, 12 Oct 2021
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Rail Network
Claire Kerrane
78. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Transport if Irish Rail will increase the number of carriages from four to six on the 17:20 Galway to Dublin train. [49366/21]
Tue, 12 Oct 2021
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EU Regulations
Richard Bruton
79. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Transport whether the system of supplementary charging for suitcases and so on by airlines is subject to any regulation, either nationally or at EU level. [49374/21]
Tue, 12 Oct 2021
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Catherine Connolly
80. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Transport if the lifting of restrictions in October 2021 will also remove the restriction on accessing sanitary and toilet facilities at driver test centres to enable instructors, students and those accompanying learner drivers to lessons and tests access those facilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49380/21]
Tue, 12 Oct 2021
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Driver Licences
James Lawless
81. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Transport if he will examine the delay in the processing of a licence application by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49384/21]
Tue, 12 Oct 2021
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Electric Vehicles
Catherine Connolly
82. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Transport when regulations and or legislation in respect of e-scooters will be introduced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49385/21]
Tue, 12 Oct 2021
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Road Network
Jackie Cahill
83. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Transport when a person (details supplied) who had the M8 motorway built through their land over 15 years ago will receive their final payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49388/21]
Tue, 12 Oct 2021
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Departmental Schemes
Joe Carey
84. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Transport further to a question by this Deputy at the Oireachtas Select Committee on Transport and Communications of 29 September 2021 (details supplied), if he will ensure that the estimated capital cost of the preferred scheme of €16,592,240 is made available and that sanction is given without delay to expedite this project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49449/21]
Tue, 12 Oct 2021
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Rail Network
Pádraig MacLochlainn
85. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Transport his vision for the way in which the communities from the south-west area, the west and on to counties Sligo, Donegal and Derry can be connected by rail; and his plans to advance this vision. [49487/21]
Tue, 12 Oct 2021
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Rail Network
Seán Sherlock
86. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Transport when the railway station in Killbarry, Blackpool, County Cork will be reopened. [49521/21]
Tue, 12 Oct 2021
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Bus Éireann
Seán Sherlock
87. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Transport if a LocalLink bus service will be provided for the Kilcully and the upper Glanmire areas in Cork. [49522/21]
Tue, 12 Oct 2021
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Departmental Data
Holly Cairns
88. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Transport the number of State boards under the remit of his Department or its agencies in tabular form; the number of members of each board; the number of women on each board; and the percentage of each board that is made up of women. [49570/21]
Tue, 12 Oct 2021
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Driver Licences
Catherine Murphy
89. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Transport if a driving test application by a person (details supplied) will expedited given the applicant requires the test for work purposes; and if he will make additional resources available to the RSA to assist with the clearance of a backlog as a result of public health restrictions imposed over the past year. [49653/21]
Tue, 12 Oct 2021
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Road Projects
Noel Grealish
90. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Transport if funding will be granted to Galway County Council following its application for funding for the Derrarthe Móre Road, Carraroe, County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49656/21]
Tue, 12 Oct 2021
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Departmental Contracts
Catherine Connolly
91. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Transport the number and value all procurement contracts that took place by way of negotiated procedure without prior publication in 2020 and to date in 2021; and the date, value and purpose of each negotiated procedure contract in tabular form.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49740/21]
Tue, 12 Oct 2021
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Departmental Priorities
Darren O'Rourke
92. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Transport the efforts he is making to support the transition from private car to public transport for commuters to third-level education; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49080/21]
Tue, 12 Oct 2021
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Public Transport
Darren O'Rourke
93. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Transport the reason that the Leap card does not apply in Laytown and Gormanston but does in north County Wicklow, both equidistant from Connolly station; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49776/21]
Tue, 12 Oct 2021
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Public Transport
Darren O'Rourke
94. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Transport if there are plans to reduce rail fares at Gormanston and Laytown stations to bring them in line with Balbriggan station; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49777/21]
Tue, 12 Oct 2021
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Bus Services
Holly Cairns
95. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Transport if he will ensure that all public bus services that serve rural areas have the capacity to transport bikes. [49871/21]
Tue, 12 Oct 2021
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Bus Services
Seán Sherlock
96. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Transport the status of a bus shelter (details supplied); and the date it will be installed. [49883/21]
Tue, 12 Oct 2021
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Bus Services
Seán Sherlock
97. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Transport the status of a bus shelter (details supplied); and the date it will be installed. [49884/21]
Tue, 12 Oct 2021
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Driver Test
Jennifer Whitmore
98. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Transport the number of persons waiting for a driver theory test in County Wicklow by month in 2021, to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49914/21]
Tue, 12 Oct 2021
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Rail Network
Ciaran Cannon
99. Deputy Ciarán Cannon asked the Minister for Transport the number of reports that have been commissioned over the past 20 years to examine the potential reopening of the Western Rail Corridor from Athenry to Claremorris; and the cost of these reports itemised by each individual report. [49928/21]
Thu, 7 Oct 2021
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Tax Code
Michael Healy-Rae
185. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Transport his views on a series of matters regarding the taxation of vehicles (details supplied) in rural areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48951/21]
Thu, 7 Oct 2021
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Transport Policy
Seán Sherlock
186. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Transport the BusConnects process will take regional connections into account from the county to the city transport hubs (details supplied). [48752/21]
Thu, 7 Oct 2021
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Louise O'Reilly
187. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Transport if instructions will be in place regarding wearing of facemasks for transport workers in which close contact is unavoidable such as for driving instructors and their clients after the lifting of restrictions on 22 October 2021. [48760/21]
Thu, 7 Oct 2021
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Taxi Licences
Michael Lowry
188. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Transport the number of illegal taxi operators detected in 2019 and 2020; the number of illegal operators detected in each county; the number of illegal operators prosecuted in each county in tabular form; the efforts that the National Transport Authority and his Department have taken to address the issue of illegal taxi operators; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48776/21]
Thu, 7 Oct 2021
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National Car Test
Michael Healy-Rae
189. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Transport if the NCT centre in Killarney, County Kerry, is closing and combining with Tralee's; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48782/21]
Thu, 7 Oct 2021
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Bus Services
Brendan Griffin
190. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Transport if funding will be provided for a bus shelter in a town (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48786/21]
Thu, 7 Oct 2021
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Driver Licences
James O'Connor
191. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Transport if he will make temporary changes to allow class D/DE licence holders to drive HGV type vehicles under class C to counter the current shortage of HGV drivers in the country. [48790/21]
Thu, 7 Oct 2021
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National Car Test
Danny Healy-Rae
192. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Transport if he will address a matter (details supplied) regarding an NCT test centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48829/21]
Thu, 7 Oct 2021
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Traffic Fines
Patrick Costello
193. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Transport if he plans to use his power to increase by statutory instrument the fixed charge penalty notice fine for offences such as parking on a footpath, driving on a pedestrianised street, driving in a bus lane and to also introduce penalty points for such egregious offences. [48836/21]