Parliamentary questions

Road Network

Michael McNamara

231. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Transport what sections of the M7 have been shut and for how many days during the month of March to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14713/24]

Road Network

Michael McNamara

232. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Transport what efforts were made by TII to inform the road-using public that sections of the M7 were closed during March 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14714/24]

Road Network

Michael McNamara

233. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Transport what consideration TII give to the requirements of the road-using public in determining to fully shut a section of the M7 and in their efforts to inform the public of the closure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14715/24]

Departmental Expenditure

Michael McNamara

180. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Transport how much was expended on transport of persons in receipt of temporary protection, per month, since February 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56478/23]

Parking Provision

Michael McNamara

215. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Transport if he will outline the criteria required in order to obtain a disabled parking permit; if his Department has plans or proposals to change those criteria; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57131/23]

Rail Network

Michael McNamara

231. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Transport the reason passengers travelling on the late evening Ennis to Dublin rail service must endure an hour-long wait at Colbert Station, resulting in a delayed 11pm arrival at Heuston Station; if the previous timetable will be restored; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1027/24]

Driver Test

Michael McNamara

222. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Transport when a person (details supplied) will be facilitated with a driving test; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47592/23]

Driver Test

Michael McNamara

207. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Transport when a person (details supplied) will be facilitated with a driving test; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42539/23]

Transfer of Undertakings

Michael McNamara

138. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Transport if the successful tender for the provision of Irish Coast Guard Aviation Service included an undertaking to comply fully with the provisions of Council Directive 2001/23/EC of 12 March 2001 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the safeguarding of employees' rights in the event of transfers of undertakings, business or parts of undertakings or business and implemented in Irish law by Statutory Instrument No. 131 of 2003, the European Communities (Protection of Employees on Transfer of Undertakings) Regulations 2003; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40633/23]

Transfer of Undertakings

Michael McNamara

139. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Transport if the contract with a company (details supplied) signed on 22 August 2023 to deliver search and rescue aviation services on behalf of the Irish Coast Guard includes a clause requiring compliance with the provisions of Council Directive 2001/23/EC of 12 March 2001 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the safeguarding of employees' rights in the event of transfers of undertakings, business or parts of undertakings or business and implemented in Irish law by Statutory Instrument No. 131 of 2003, the European Communities (Protection of Employees on Transfer of Undertakings) Regulations 2003; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40634/23]

Rail Network

Michael McNamara

234. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Transport the number of passengers carried by Iarnród Éireann on the Ennis-Limerick-Ennis and Ennis-Galway-Ennis services during 2019, 2021 and 2022 and during the first six months of 2023, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37188/23]

Air Services

Michael McNamara

235. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Transport the number of air passengers at Shannon, Cork and Dublin Airports in 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022 and during the first six months of 2023, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37189/23]

Driver Test

Michael McNamara

258. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Transport if NDLS forms will be made available in Irish as well as English at all NDLS centres; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37519/23]

Driver Test

Michael McNamara

401. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Transport when a person (details supplied) will be facilitated with a driving test; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38919/23]

Taxi Licences

Michael McNamara

206. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Transport if a hackney licence application for a person (details supplied) can be expedited, given the very urgent need for hackney services in the area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35929/23]

Public Transport

Michael McNamara

179. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Transport when he will meet with the Shannon Airport Authority to discuss plans to improve public transport access to Shannon Airport, Ireland’s greenest airport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33285/23]

Transport Infrastructure Ireland

Michael McNamara

192. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Transport how much glyphosate was used by TII and its servants or agents in each of the years 2020, 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023, respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32210/23]

National Car Test

Michael McNamara

197. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Transport to provide an update on the provision of a second NCT centre in County Clare; where the centre will be located; when it will be operational; to outline the reason for the delay in delivering the second centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32318/23]

National Car Test

Michael McNamara

198. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Transport if consideration will be given to the provision of an NCT centre in west Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32319/23]

National Car Test

Michael McNamara

210. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Transport the waiting time for tests in each NCT test centre nationwide; to outline the measures he has put in place to reduce waiting times; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32697/23]

Rail Network

Michael McNamara

211. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Transport the details of the investment that is planned by Iarnród Éireann for its network in County Clare during 2023 and 2024; if consideration is being given to the opening of a rail stop at Crusheen, County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32698/23]

Driver Test

Michael McNamara

212. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Transport the number of persons waiting for a driving test and a theory test in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32699/23]

Coast Guard Service

Michael McNamara

61. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Transport if his Department or the Irish Coast Guard has or had in its possessions drone footage and audio and visual recordings footage from an Irish Coast Rescue helicopter of the rescue attempt of a person (details supplied) on the day of their death. [29971/23]

Coast Guard Service

Michael McNamara

62. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Transport if his Department or the Irish Coast Guard has or had in its possessions the safety helmet and clothing of the late person (details supplied) from the day of their death. [29972/23]

Driver Licences

Michael McNamara

181. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Transport when a person (details supplied) in County Clare will receive their driver's licence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25618/23]

Driver Test

Michael McNamara

231. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Transport when a person (details supplied) will be facilitated with a driving test; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22641/23]

Road Network

Michael McNamara

178. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Transport the amount spent by Transport Infrastructure Ireland cutting trees beside national roads and motorway networks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21221/23]

Road Network

Michael McNamara

179. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Transport the number of permits obtained for the cutting of trees beside the motorway and national roads network; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21222/23]

Departmental Schemes

Michael McNamara

97. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Transport the current status of a safe routes application for a school (details supplied) in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20514/23]

Park-and-Ride Facilities

Michael McNamara

28. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Transport the revenues generated, or anticipated to be generated, per annum by parking charges at Ballybrophy railway station. [18435/23]

Park-and-Ride Facilities

Michael McNamara

29. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Transport to outline any payments or contractual obligations to pay monies for the monitoring of the payment of parking fees at Ballybrophy railway station. [18436/23]

Park-and-Ride Facilities

Michael McNamara

30. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Transport what facilities, if any, are in place to enable persons without a bank card to pay for parking at Ballybrophy railway station. [18437/23]

Park-and-Ride Facilities

Michael McNamara

31. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Transport what facilities, if any, are in place to enable persons who are illiterate to pay for parking at Ballybrophy railway station. [18438/23]

Park-and-Ride Facilities

Michael McNamara

32. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Transport to outline the process by which a company (details supplied) was selected to supervise/manage the payment for parking at Ballybrophy railway station. [18439/23]

Park-and-Ride Facilities

Michael McNamara

33. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Transport if any audit of the user friendliness of (details supplied) including for elderly persons or persons with impaired capacity, has been carried out by his Department. [18440/23]

Park-and-Ride Facilities

Michael McNamara

34. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Transport if any audit of the user friendliness of a company (details supplied) including for elderly persons or persons with impaired capacity, has been carried out by CIE, before it was selected to operate car parking at Ballybrophy railway station. [18441/23]

National Car Test

Michael McNamara

205. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Transport further to Parliamentary Question No. 202 of 31 January 2023, what progress has been made on locating a second NCT centre in Clare since; the number of occupiers of premises in respect of which feasibility analysis was carried out who subsequently withdrew their expressions of interest; and if he will provide an explanation for same. [14802/23]

Vacant Properties

Michael McNamara

89. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Transport if an audit of habitable properties or properties that were previously inhabited, to include but not limited to station masters’ accommodation and gate keepers’ lodges and houses has recently been carried out by CIÉ; if he will outline the results of the most recent audit carried out, specifying when it was carried out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14229/23]

Driver Test

Michael McNamara

76. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Transport the number of persons on waiting lists for a driving test at each test centre nationwide; the average waiting time nationally at present for a driving test; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11802/23]

Heritage Sites

Michael McNamara

201. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide details of a funding offer made in December 2022 to Clare County Council in relation to the proposed transfer of Shannon Heritage Clare-based sites to the local authority; if any subsequent funding proposal will be forthcoming; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4113/23]

National Car Test

Michael McNamara

202. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Transport when the proposed new NCT centre for Shannon, County Clare, will be operational; if he will provide details of its location; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4114/23]

Driver Test

Michael McNamara

161. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Transport when a person (details supplied) will be facilitated with a driving test; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58523/22]

Driver Test

Michael McNamara

223. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Transport when a person (details supplied) will be facilitated with a driving test; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57948/22]

Ukraine War

Michael McNamara

201. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Transport the number of certificates of professional competence that have issued to Ukrainian lorry drivers now based in Ireland to enable them to earn a living here as lorry drivers since 24 February 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54902/22]

Ukraine War

Michael McNamara

202. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Transport the number of certificate of professional competence courses for Ukrainian lorry drivers, an essential prerequisite to enable them to obtain a CPC to earn a living here as lorry drivers, since 24 February 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54903/22]

Driver Licences

Michael McNamara

203. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Transport when certificate of professional competence courses for lorry drivers will be carried out online; the reason they are not carried out online to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54904/22]

Driver Licences

Michael McNamara

204. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Transport the number of requests for online CPC courses received; the number of objections to attending an in-person CPC course during the initial "lockdown" and periods in which level-five restrictions were in place in 2020, 2021 and 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54905/22]

Bus Services

Michael McNamara

82. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Transport his plans for investment in services and on-site facilities at Ennis bus station given its importance to promoting sustainable transport and contribution to the local tourism economy in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48696/22]

Rail Network

Michael McNamara

83. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Transport the progress that has been made on the proposed provision of a rail stop at Crusheen, County Clare, in view of his Department's goal of increasing public transport usage in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48697/22]

Departmental Communications

Michael McNamara

84. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Transport the number and cost of each website that falls under his Department's remit; the average number of unique visitors per month to each website; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48699/22]