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Tue, 14 Feb 2017
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Rail Services Staff
Robert Troy
632. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if a station operative can be transferred from Mullingar. [6960/17]
Tue, 14 Feb 2017
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Commencement of Legislation
Robert Troy
637. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the Acts currently in force for which he has lead responsibility that have parts or sections yet to be formally commenced, including the purpose of same, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7095/17]
Tue, 14 Feb 2017
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Ministerial Responsibilities
Robert Troy
642. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to this Deputy's request at a recent committee meeting on sport, if he will outline the delegated functions to the Minister of State in his Department. [7222/17]
Tue, 14 Feb 2017
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Tax Code
Robert Troy
643. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will confirm his commitment during his speech at the National Tourism Awards on 3 February 2017 to reduce the 9% VAT rate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7223/17]
Wed, 8 Feb 2017
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Bus Éireann
Robert Troy
29. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the progress being made in resolving the financial problems and industrial relations dispute at Bus Éireann; and the reason it is the case that the Bus Éireann report submitted to his Department in January 2016 on the way to resolve the financial difficulties at the company was rejected by his Department, even though it was essentially the same analysis as was presented in the latest report by a company (details supplied). [6342/17]
Wed, 8 Feb 2017
oral
Rail Services Provision
Robert Troy
31. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on whether the decision to allow the DART underground railway order to lapse was a mistake that could ultimately waste millions of euro; the progress being made on redesigning a lower-cost solution to the tunnel portion; and if this solution involves removal of the proposed station at Pearse Street. [6343/17]
Wed, 8 Feb 2017
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Bus Éireann
Robert Troy
42. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason the Bus Éireann report submitted to his Department in January 2016 on the way to resolve the financial difficulties at the company was rejected by his Department, even though it was essentially the same analysis as was presented in the latest report by a company (details supplied); and his views on whether due to the decision to suppress this report a year has been lost to address Bus Éireann's financial problems and the company is now in more difficulties than this time last year. [6095/17]
Wed, 8 Feb 2017
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Taxi Regulations
Robert Troy
45. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has met the Taxi Advisory Committee since coming to office to discuss the main issues in need of reform in the taxi industry. [6098/17]
Wed, 8 Feb 2017
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Rail Network Expansion
Robert Troy
52. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on whether the decision to allow the DART underground railway order to lapse was a mistake that could ultimately waste millions of euro; the progress being made on redesigning a lower cost solution to the tunnel portion; and whether this solution involves the removal of the proposed station at Pearse Street. [6096/17]
Wed, 8 Feb 2017
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Brexit Issues
Robert Troy
58. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the research commissioned by Tourism Ireland predicting that the hospitality sector will struggle to maintain revenue and visitor numbers from Britain in 2017 as a result of Brexit; and the status of the plans his Department has in place to buffer the sector from Brexit. [6097/17]
Wed, 8 Feb 2017
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Transport Infrastructure Ireland
Robert Troy
76. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the progress being made by his Department or a body under its aegis in securing funding for critical transport infrastructure under the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI); if his attention has been drawn to the fact that many other countries in the EU have secured funding for transport projects and that of the EFSI transactions approved to date, 6% are in the transport sector; and the reason Ireland, by contrast, has no funding application for critical transport projects. [6094/17]
Tue, 7 Feb 2017
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Departmental Bodies Reports
Robert Troy
628. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will publish the report submitted by the NTA to his Department reviewing the operation of Part 2 of the Public Transport Regulation Act 2009; and if he will provide a summary of the report's findings and recommendations. [5453/17]
Tue, 7 Feb 2017
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Bus Éireann
Robert Troy
644. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 723 of 31 January 2017, if he will provide an explanation for the reasons provided by NewERA for being of the view that there were shortcomings in the previous business plan submitted by Bus Éireann management to address the loss-making situation in its commercial Expressway business. [5842/17]
Tue, 7 Feb 2017
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Public Transport Provision
Robert Troy
654. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amount that has been spent on the DART underground and DART expansion projects to date, including design and planning stages. [5881/17]
Thu, 2 Feb 2017
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Taxi Data
Robert Troy
329. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of enforcement officers working nationally with the taxi enforcement officers. [5112/17]
Thu, 2 Feb 2017
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Taxi Data
Robert Troy
330. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the procedure to report illegal activity in the taxi industry to an enforcement officer; and the timeframe for a response. [5113/17]
Thu, 2 Feb 2017
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Taxi Data
Robert Troy
331. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of convictions for illegal activity in the taxi industry in the past two years, by category of conviction. [5114/17]
Thu, 2 Feb 2017
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Taxi Data
Robert Troy
332. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of rural hackney licences in operation. [5115/17]
Thu, 2 Feb 2017
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Appointments to State Boards
Robert Troy
333. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the frequency with which he has met the Taxi Advisory Committee since his appointment as Minister. [5116/17]
Thu, 2 Feb 2017
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Appointments to State Boards
Robert Troy
334. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when he plans to fill the vacant positions on the Taxi Advisory Committee. [5117/17]