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Tue, 5 Mar 2019
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Light Rail Projects
Robert Troy
468. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if there has been a detailed cost-benefit analysis of the impact of the closure of the Luas green line for the purposes of upgrading it to become part of MetroLink. [10496/19]
Tue, 5 Mar 2019
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Driver Licensing Exchange Agreements
Robert Troy
470. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason Canadian driver licences are recognised and exchanged here from four Canadian provinces and not from the remaining Canadian provinces and territories; and if this does not reflect the fact that Canadian licences are issued to a national standard despite the province. [10518/19]
Tue, 5 Mar 2019
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Driver Licensing Exchange Agreements
Robert Troy
471. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to ensure that driving licences issued from the Canadian province of New Brunswick can be exchanged for an Irish driving licence upon arrival here; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that Irish driving licences are fully recognised in New Brunswick and can be swapped immediately for a local licence; and his plans to ensure this anomaly is rectified. [10519/19]
Tue, 5 Mar 2019
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Light Rail Projects
Robert Troy
476. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the estimated cost of the proposed MetroLink route between Charlemont and Sandyford. [10648/19]
Tue, 26 Feb 2019
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Public Service Vehicles
Robert Troy
511. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his Department has investigated international best practice in terms of evaluating the relative safety merits of different bus models; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9022/19]
Tue, 26 Feb 2019
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Road Safety Strategy
Robert Troy
515. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the cost of introducing a nationwide accident signalling system in order to alert motorists to the presence of accidents on major roadways has been examined; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9072/19]
Tue, 26 Feb 2019
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Dublin Port Tunnel
Robert Troy
516. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the estimated cost of allowing small public service vehicles, SPSVs, to utilise the Dublin Tunnel free of charge. [9073/19]
Tue, 26 Feb 2019
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Rail Network Expansion
Robert Troy
517. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the estimated cost to construct the DART underground tunnel. [9074/19]
Tue, 26 Feb 2019
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Public Transport Data
Robert Troy
518. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of passenger journeys by operator in each of the years 2006 to 2010, in tabular form. [9086/19]
Tue, 26 Feb 2019
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Public Transport Data
Robert Troy
519. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the revenue generated by each State operator in each of the years 2006 to 2010, in tabular form. [9087/19]
Tue, 26 Feb 2019
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Ports Development
Robert Troy
528. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his consideration of a report (details supplied) on the future of Rosslare Europort has concluded; if not, when it will conclude in view of responses to parliamentary questions that acknowledge the restrictions the ownership model places on future development; if the report will be published; and if a debate in Dáil Éireann on the matter will be facilitated in view of importance of the port after Brexit. [9144/19]
Tue, 26 Feb 2019
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Railway Stations
Robert Troy
529. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on reopening Killucan railway station. [9146/19]
Tue, 26 Feb 2019
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Railway Stations Car Park Charges
Robert Troy
542. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the average charge for the weekly use of park-and-ride facilities at Irish Rail stations. [9291/19]
Tue, 26 Feb 2019
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Park and Ride Facilities
Robert Troy
543. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the average charge for the weekly use of park-and-ride facilities at Bus Éireann stops. [9292/19]
Tue, 26 Feb 2019
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Dublin Bus Fleet
Robert Troy
557. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of buggy and wheelchair zones that will be aboard the new buses purchased for the Dublin Bus fleet; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9479/19]
Tue, 26 Feb 2019
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Driver Test
Robert Troy
560. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of driving test instructors that have been hired in each quarter since the first quarter of 2016. [9533/19]
Tue, 26 Feb 2019
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Public Transport Provision
Robert Troy
564. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the NTA will be requested to work with Irish Rail to ensure overcrowded services are supplemented with buses (details supplied). [9607/19]
Tue, 19 Feb 2019
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Haulage Industry Regulation
Robert Troy
561. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of tachograph and licensing inspections on heavy goods vehilce, HGV, operators and drivers carried out by the Road Safety Authority, RSA, in each of the years 2016 to 2018; the number of prosecutions arising from such inspections; the number of such inspections and prosecutions concerning out-of-State operators for the same period; the country of origin of such operators; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8133/19]
Tue, 19 Feb 2019
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Haulage Industry Regulation
Robert Troy
562. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of seriously defective HGVs detained as a consequence of roadside checks in each year since 2016; the number of out-of-State operators the trucks have been seized from; the country of origin of such operators; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8134/19]
Tue, 19 Feb 2019
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Road Safety Authority
Robert Troy
563. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has conducted an assessment of the effectiveness of the RSA as a regulatory agency to determine whether it is performing its statutory functions in an effective manner; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8135/19]