Parliamentary questions

Coastal Protection

Cormac Devlin

269. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Transport if he has commissioned research on the implications of climate change on the Dublin transport network, particularly the continued impact of rising sea levels on the operations of the coastal rail and DART line in Fingal, Dublin city and Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown; his plans to mitigate the impact and to safeguard the continued operations of this critical piece of national infrastructure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46703/21]

Rail Network

Sorca Clarke

270. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Transport the engagement there has been with Westmeath County Council, Irish Rail and other interested parties regarding the reopening of Killucan train station. [46811/21]

Road Projects

Ged Nash

271. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Transport if his Department has provided an assessment or a business case to the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform in respect of the case for a funding allocation to resource the planned Drogheda northern port access route in the forthcoming revised National Development Plan 2018-2027; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46829/21]

Road Projects

Ged Nash

272. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Transport if his Department will commit to funding the Drogheda northern port access route in view of his stated policy commitment to providing for town by-passes to allow for urban centres to reduce traffic and regenerate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46830/21]

Environmental Impact Assessments

Bríd Smith

194. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to the significant environmental and biodiversity impact on the Ardee bog if the current plans for the proposed N52 Ardee bypass proceed; the reason it has taken 21 years after initiating the project to retroactively undertake an environmental impact assessment; if his attention has been further drawn the destruction of the endangered curlew’s habitat as a result of illegal fencing installed as part of the project in 2019; his plans to protect the Ardee bog and the biodiversity in the area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45801/21]

Rail Network

Emer Higgins

195. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Transport when Kishogue rail station will open resulting in a local train service for commuters in Lucan, County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45752/21]

Rail Network

Réada Cronin

196. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Transport if he will urgently examine creating a DART station at Kilcock, County Kildare within the new DART+West plans (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45784/21]

Tax Exemptions

Noel Grealish

197. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Transport if an exception can be given regarding declaring a vehicle off the road after the fact and a waiver of motor tax arrears for a person (details supplied) who was seriously ill and out of the country for a long period of time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45786/21]

Driver Test

Niamh Smyth

198. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Transport the reason a person (details supplied) cannot renew a driver licence; the reason they must sit all their driving lessons and test again; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45812/21]

Cycling Policy

Darren O'Rourke

199. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Transport if he has plans to provide for the use of helmet camera footage in the implementation and enforcement of the rules of the road particularly as it relates to the safety of cyclists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45844/21]

Transport Policy

Claire Kerrane

200. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Transport if there are plans to introduce a bus service from Moylough and Mountbellew to University Hospital Portiuncula, Ballinasloe (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45909/21]

Tax Reliefs

Brendan Howlin

201. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Transport the way he plans to facilitate rail users who have purchased commuter rail tickets to travel to work and who are now returning to the workplace on a two to three day basis; if he has discussed this issue with Irish Rail and with the Minister for Finance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45914/21]

Dublin Bus

Claire Kerrane

202. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Transport further to Parliamentary Question No. 129 of 3 March 2021, the reason there are no plans to change the 46a bus services at this time in view of the advantage it would offer to those accessing the bus service from Heuston Station; if routes from main transport hubs to hospitals in Dublin are regularly reviewed with regard to ease of connection; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45916/21]

Cybersecurity Policy

Imelda Munster

16. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Transport if his Department’s IT infrastructure is monitored for security breaches on a 24/7 basis; the guidance provided from Government on same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45321/21]

Flexible Work Practices

Emer Higgins

17. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Transport the steps taken by his Department to support the implementation of the national remote work strategy Making Remote Work; the approximate number or percentage of staff within his Department who have access to cloud services for remote video-conferencing and the capacity to work remotely; his plans to increase this percentage; the framework under which procurement for this is managed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45377/21]

Flexible Work Practices

Emer Higgins

18. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Transport the steps taken by agencies under the remit of his Department to support the implementation of the national remote work strategy Making Remote Work; the approximate number or percentage of staff within these agencies who have access to cloud services for remote videoconferencing and the capacity to work remotely; if there are plans to increase this percentage; the framework under which procurement for this is managed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45394/21]

Driver Test

Pearse Doherty

19. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Transport if a driving test can be expedited for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45526/21]

Driver Licences

Pearse Doherty

20. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Transport if a refund for a replacement driving licence can be issued to a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45527/21]

Driver Test

Pearse Doherty

21. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Transport if a driving test can be expedited for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45528/21]

Tax Reliefs

Fergus O'Dowd

22. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Transport the discussions that have taken place to date between the NTA and his Department in relation to additional supports and changes to the taxsaver scheme that will acknowledge the change in working patterns and the significant impact the pandemic has had on ticket holders and monies spent to date and impending charges; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45663/21]

Driver Test

Jennifer Whitmore

23. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Transport when a person (details supplied) will receive a date for a driving test; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45735/21]

Driver Test

Jennifer Whitmore

24. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Transport if there are contingency plans being put in place to deal with the backlog of driver theory test and full driving test applications in County Wicklow; if additional staff have been put in place in the county to deal with this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45736/21]

Driver Test

Jennifer Whitmore

25. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Transport the number of persons on a waiting list for a driving test by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45741/21]

Driver Licences

Richard Boyd Barrett

126. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Transport the way the exchange of a driver licence for a person (details supplied) can be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44424/21]

Public Transport

Ged Nash

127. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Transport the status of his latest discussions with the NTA with a view to obtaining approval for the implementation of a more flexible taxsaver product; his views on whether a flexible taxsaver product is required in view of a flexible return to offices in the coming months; the status of his discussion with the Department of Finance regarding this proposal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44489/21]

Public Transport

Ged Nash

128. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Transport the estimated cost to the Exchequer of the introduction of a propose flexible taxsaver product to account for the shift to blended working; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44500/21]

Electric Vehicles

Michael Healy-Rae

129. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Transport the status of legislation in relation to e-scooters; if work is being undertaken to legalise e-scooters for use on roads here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44509/21]

Bus Services

Jim O'Callaghan

130. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Transport if he plans to conduct a business case review into the BusConnects project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44511/21]

Driver Licences

Michael McNamara

131. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Transport if the NDLS can arrange for a person (details supplied) to be facilitated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44544/21]

Road Projects

Thomas Gould

132. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to a delay in progress in the M20 project; and if he will clarify the recent sustainable transport policy as referenced by the project team in its statement on the delay. [44550/21]

Road Projects

Thomas Gould

133. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Transport the progress made and work completed within this stage of the M20 project. [44551/21]

Road Projects

Thomas Gould

134. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Transport the cost to date of the M20 project. [44552/21]

Bus Services

Richard Boyd Barrett

135. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Transport the reason a company (details supplied) is regularly cancelling scheduled services on the number 63 route between Dún Laoghaire and Carrickmines causing service users to arrive late for their employment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44565/21]

Parliamentary Questions

Cathal Crowe

136. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Transport further to Parliamentary Question No. 196 of 1 December 2020, if he was referring to an EU regulation (details supplied). [44616/21]

Pension Provisions

Cathal Crowe

137. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Transport the date by which the two appeals on pension matters made to his Department in February 2020 and November 2020 under section 41(7) of the Irish Aviation Authority Act 1993 will be deliberated upon. [44617/21]

Legislative Measures

Cathal Crowe

138. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Transport if he will call on the Labour Court to engage with the Irish Aviation Authority and the constituent trade unions of the staff panel to formulate an industrial relations agreement to facilitate the enactment of the Air Navigation and Transport Bill 2020 and the subsequent establishment of AirNav Ireland. [44618/21]

Electricity Grid

Seán Canney

139. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to the fact that local authorities are refusing to give letters of permission to lay cables on public roads to facilitate connection to the grid for solar farms and windfarms thus delaying the planning process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44675/21]

State Bodies

Louise O'Reilly

140. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Transport if he has received representations from air traffic controllers requesting his intervention and investigation into the activities and conduct of members of the executive team of the Irish Aviation Authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44687/21]

Driver Test

James Browne

141. Deputy James Browne asked the Minister for Transport the position regarding driving tests needed for rigid and artic driving licences; the position regarding these protocols; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44717/21]

Road Projects

Neasa Hourigan

142. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Transport if he plans to ensure the N52 Ardee bypass is not built through Ardee Bog and its supporting habitat; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44732/21]

Driver Licences

Jackie Cahill

143. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to issues with the Road Safety Authority in relation to the sending out of verification codes in the renewal of provisional licences; his plans to address this issue in order that provisional licence holders can renew their licences online before they expire; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44749/21]

Driver Licences

Jackie Cahill

144. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Transport the number of provisional licence holders in County Tipperary whose licence is due to expire on or before 31 December 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44750/21]

Driver Test

Jackie Cahill

145. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Transport the number of provisional licence holders waiting for a date for their driving test for a car licence in County Tipperary; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44751/21]

Driver Licences

Jackie Cahill

146. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Transport the number of persons in County Tipperary that hold a full licence for a car and that will have to renew that licence on or before 31 December 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44752/21]

Bus Services

Éamon Ó Cuív

147. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Transport if it is planned to provide bus shelters as a matter of policy on all bus routes nationwide and in particular along the R343 bus route to Leitir Mealláin and Cárna, County Galway, which services bus route 424 given the urgent need for the provision of a shelters on this route; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44831/21]

Electric Vehicles

Róisín Shortall

148. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Transport the status of legislation to regulate electric scooters using public footpaths given the danger to pedestrians in particular elderly pedestrians; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44848/21]

Departmental Properties

Holly Cairns

149. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Transport the locations of all offices and buildings either owned or used by his Department or by public bodies and agencies that operate under his remit which are usually open to the public to access services. [44922/21]

Public Transport

Gino Kenny

150. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Transport the total Government subsidy for public transport for 2021 by bus, rail, including light rail, DART and Luas, taxi and others. [44945/21]

Dublin Bus

Gino Kenny

151. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Transport the estimated cost of increasing the Dublin Bus fleet by 500 buses. [44946/21]

Dublin Bus

Gino Kenny

152. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Transport the estimated cost of increasing the Dublin Bus fleet by 500 electric buses. [44947/21]