Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 14 July 2022
238. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Transport further to Parliamentary Question No. 185 of 23 June 2022, if he will follow up with the National Transport Authority; the reason that a detailed response was not issued which he referred to it for a response within ten days; if he will ensure in the future that such replies issue within the ten-day timeframe mentioned in the reply; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39047/22]
View answerIn respect of Parliamentary Questions that have been referred to agencies under my Department's remit, and where Deputies have informed my private office that they have not received a direct reply within the specified 10 working day period, my private office follows up with the agency concerned.
In this case, I note that my private office did not receive a notification of this nature from the Deputy. My private office followed up with the NTA on Friday the 8th of July to ask had a reply been issued. The NTA advised that a reply had not yet been issued to the deputy but that one would issue soon. Further to this The NTA were advised that they must reply to PQs within 10 business days. A reply to the PQ concerned has since been issued to the deputy.
