Parliamentary questions

Covid-19 Pandemic

Catherine Murphy

180. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Transport if he will apply sanctions on airline and ferry companies that fail to verify inbound passengers are in receipt of a valid professional antigen test; and the way in which he will enforce this rule. [60300/21]

Rail Network

Martin Browne

181. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Transport the timeline regarding the development of a strategic freight terminal at Limerick Junction railway station; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60325/21]

Rail Network

Martin Browne

182. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Transport if the Rail Freight 2040 Strategy and the results of the all-island Strategic Rail Review will be designed to complement each other in terms of rail freight and passenger rail; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60326/21]

Rail Network

Imelda Munster

183. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Transport when the DART extension to Drogheda, County Louth is expected to be delivered; the original delivery date for the project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60327/21]

Driver Licences

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

184. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Transport the status of the Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021 specifically in relation to the issuing of driver licences to applicants for international protection that is, asylum seekers which is currently not permitted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60362/21]

Rail Network

Paul Donnelly

185. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Transport if Irish Rail plans to run a campaign early in 2022 in the print media and on social media to remind drivers of the serious consequences such as fines and imprisonment and so on for striking level crossings and bridges. [60370/21]

Dublin Bus

Paul Donnelly

186. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Transport the number of times Dublin Bus routes were curtailed due to antisocial behaviour by individual bus routes and by month in each of the past two years in tabular form. [60371/21]

Road Network

Niamh Smyth

187. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Transport the position of his Department on the East West Link which is urgently needed in the north east; the most recent engagements his Department has made on this project; the persons or bodies engaged with; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60408/21]

Rail Network

Niamh Smyth

188. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Transport if a commitment will be given to carry out a feasibility study to investigate the reopening of the Navan to Kingscourt rail line; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60409/21]

Rail Network

Jim O'Callaghan

189. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Transport the total expenditure of the development and associated cost for the MetroLink project from its initiation to the current date including a breakdown of the different expenditure incurred for example, marketing and engineering; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60419/21]

Public Transport

Jim O'Callaghan

190. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Transport the amount spent on the Luas Green line to date to include the original engineering works and the subsequent upgrading of platforms to increase capacity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60420/21]

Córas Iompair Éireann

Bríd Smith

191. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Transport if he has signed or plans to sign the Statutory Instrument to sanction the changes to the CIÉ regular wages scheme agreed in June 2020; if not, when it will be signed; the reason for the ongoing delay given that he indicated that it would be signed in the third quarter of 2021; if changes to the scheme including higher pensions payments and lump sums will be retrospectively awarded to workers that have retired since the scheme was agreed in June 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60524/21]

Driver Test

Seán Crowe

192. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Transport the number of persons waiting on a driving test for a car by test centre in tabular form. [60529/21]

Driver Test

Ruairí Ó Murchú

12. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Transport if he will consider giving updated guidelines to driving test centres operated by the Road Safety Authority in order that instructors can use bathroom facilities at the centres once they are able to prove their vaccination status and adhere to Covid-19 guidelines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59545/21]

Driver Licences

Paul Kehoe

13. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Transport if he will investigate the case of a person (details supplied) who has lived and held a driving licence in Ireland for over 40 years but has been unable to renew their driving licence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59589/21]

Rail Network

Matt Shanahan

14. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to an Irish Rail document written in 2019 that stated that the Waterford to Rosslare rail line could be reopened for a cost of between €12 to 15 million; if he will support the reopening of the Waterford to Rosslare rail line given discussions in his Department regarding possible new rail project finance for Navan and the extension of the DART service to Wicklow given the expected population increase in the southeast region over the next 20 years and the requirement for regional connectivity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59611/21]

Aviation Industry

Matt Shanahan

15. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Transport if he will address a series of matters (details supplied) in relation to regional aviation support packages; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59612/21]

Aviation Industry

Matt Shanahan

16. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Transport the reason the policy to support regional aviation did not extend to Waterford Airport considering it attracts the full costs of serviced runway, emergency standby and air traffic control and air navigation expertise on site and is the base facility supporting the Coastguard Rescue Helicopter 117 service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59613/21]

Road Projects

Matt Shanahan

17. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Transport the serious safety or transit time requirements that justify the proposed spend on the Dunkettle interchange (details supplied); if he will compare same to the lack of an appraisal to date with respect to upgrading the N24; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59614/21]

Greenways Provision

Catherine Murphy

18. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Transport the status of the Galway to Athlone section of the Galway - Dublin Greenway; if the results of the public consultation which took place over the summer for this section will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59657/21]

Greenways Provision

Catherine Murphy

19. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide a schedule of all greenway and blueway projects currently approved and or underway; the stage each section is at as of 2 December 2021; and the estimated full completion date. [59658/21]

Transport Policy

Verona Murphy

20. Deputy Verona Murphy asked the Minister for Transport the communications his Department has had with the Revenue Commissioners regarding the use of the Kilrane State Facility site, Kilrane, County Wexford for the parking of heavy goods vehicles; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59672/21]

Driver Test

Catherine Murphy

21. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Transport his plans and the plans of the RSA to address the backlog in respect of driving test applications; if his attention has been drawn to significant delays in securing tests and retests. [59695/21]

Departmental Expenditure

Catherine Murphy

22. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Transport the amount expended by his Department in each of the past five years to date in 2021 on lighting and heating costs in tabular form. [59712/21]

Departmental Properties

Catherine Murphy

23. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Transport the steps he has taken to improve ventilation in the office buildings of his Department; if air cleaning and or purification systems have been installed in 2021; and if not, the plans to install same in 2022. [59730/21]

Energy Policy

Éamon Ó Cuív

60. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Transport if it is planned to develop a strategy in consultation with the Department of Environment, Climate and Communications and the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine that will detail the port facilities that will be required to service the targeted offshore energy production outlined in the climate action plan; if State grants or grants under Ten-T will be used to part finance these developments; if State aid issues are likely to arise; and the dates by which this infrastructure will be provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59371/21]

Bus Services

Holly Cairns

61. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Transport the status of the provision of sheltered bus stops for Belgooly and Riverstick, County Cork. [59398/21]

Enterprise Support Services

Brendan Smith

62. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Transport the measures that will be implemented to assist businesses that are severely impacted due to supply chain issues, shipping delays resulting in the late arrival of freight, causing disruption to manufacturing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59139/21]

Rail Network

Jennifer Whitmore

63. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Transport the reason Greystones, Skerries, Balbriggan, Kilcock, Sallins, and Kilcoole Dart stations are not included in the reduced rail fare recently announced by Transport for Ireland; if he will advocate for the inclusion of these stations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59147/21]

Departmental Communications

Éamon Ó Cuív

64. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Transport if a memorandum for observations has yet been circulated to other Departments; if not, when it will be circulated; the Departments to which it will be circulated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59261/21]

Public Transport

Éamon Ó Cuív

65. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Transport the public transport projects aside from the purchase of new buses, firmly committed to in the NDP, either partially or wholly located in, the province of Connacht; the estimated total cost of these projects; the total population of Connacht; the estimated spend per capita; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59262/21]

Rail Network

Peter Burke

66. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Transport his plans to improve the rail connectivity of Longford town with Dublin city by the provision of a dual rail line; if feasibility studies have been carried out on this project to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59273/21]

Greenways Provision

John Brady

67. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Transport when the next round of funding will be announced for Greenways; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59281/21]

Greenways Provision

John Brady

68. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Transport if a decision has been reached in relation to the funding application submitted for an environmental impact study for the East Coast Greenway project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59282/21]

Driver Licences

Michael McNamara

69. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Transport when a person (details supplied) in County Clare will receive an appointment at the National Driver Licencing Service centre in Ennis to renew their driving licence given its expiry date is early December 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59310/21]

Driver Licences

Cian O'Callaghan

70. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Transport the process by which persons who do not use the internet and who are isolating due to high risk to Covid-19 can apply for a driving licence through the use of phone and post; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59311/21]

Airport Policy

Duncan Smith

71. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Transport the number of air traffic control staff that are out of work due to Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59320/21]

Airport Policy

Duncan Smith

72. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Transport the lowest number of air traffic control staff required to operate safely; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59321/21]

Airport Policy

Duncan Smith

73. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Transport the contingency plans if the number of air traffic control staff available falls below the threshold of safe operation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59322/21]

Ports Policy

Éamon Ó Cuív

74. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Transport if Galway Port is eligible for either State grants or Ten-T grants to develop the harbour; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59372/21]

Bus Services

Duncan Smith

75. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide additional funding for the design of a 24-hour north south and east west bus route to be included in the draft BusConnects plan for Cork ahead of the expiry deadline for public consultation. [59414/21]

Electric Vehicles

Joan Collins

170. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Transport the actions under the Climate Action Plan that are in place to facilitate electric car charging points in areas in which there are no gardens to accommodate them; and the timeline to accommodate persons wanting to move from fossil fuel to electric vehicles. [58490/21]

Electric Vehicles

Michael Healy-Rae

171. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Transport if additional funding will be given to the local authority in County Kerry for the installation of more electric car charging stations in Killarney; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58256/21]

Driver Test

Pearse Doherty

172. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Transport if social care workers are classified as critical frontline workers for driving tests; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58264/21]

Driver Test

Pearse Doherty

173. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Transport the breakdown of critical frontline worker categories recognised for driving tests; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58265/21]

Tax Code

James Lawless

174. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Transport if he will examine a road tax difficulty (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58288/21]

Electric Vehicles

Ivana Bacik

175. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Transport his role in the roll-out of electric vehicle charging points; the action his Department plans to take to ensure that those who intend to purchase an electric vehicle will be facilitated to charge their vehicles with accessible charging points; and if he will mandate the ESB to provide public charge points on residential roads where there are no driveways. [58313/21]

Driver Test

Pearse Doherty

176. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Transport if a person (details supplied) can avail of an emergency driving test; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58340/21]

EU Directives

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin

177. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Transport the nature of the European Commission's letter of formal notice of 24 January 2020 concerning European Union Council Directive 2017/159 (details supplied); the current status of this infringement procedure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58358/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Jackie Cahill

178. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Transport if the public service obligation financial supports for private bus operators on public service obligation routes can be extended beyond the end of December 2021 considering the financial pressures being placed on these operators as a result of reduced numbers of persons travelling due to heightened Covid-19 case numbers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58371/21]

Rail Network

Brian Leddin

179. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for Transport if he plans to take steps to facilitate the carriage of bicycles on commuter train services at peak times; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58476/21]

Rail Network

Brian Leddin

180. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for Transport his plans to fund secure and covered bicycle parking at rail stations and major bus stops; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58480/21]

Pension Provisions

Carol Nolan

181. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Transport if legal action is being pursued against his Department by the European Commission following failure to comply with reporting or other obligations under a European Union directive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58505/21]

Bus Services

Sorca Clarke

182. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Transport the amount that will be invested in the public service obligation bus fleet by route in 2022. [58523/21]

Cycling Policy

Seán Sherlock

183. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Transport if public bike schemes outside of Dublin will be fitted with electric options. [58529/21]

Cycling Policy

Seán Sherlock

184. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Transport if the public bike scheme in Cork will be expanded to areas (detailed supplied) in conjunction with BusConnects. [58530/21]

Road Tolls

Carol Nolan

185. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Transport if he will request from Transport Infrastructure Ireland the legal services supplier employed to act as the enforcement service provider for the M50 barrier-free tolling system; the fees paid to same for each year from 2011 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58602/21]

Road Projects

Thomas Pringle

186. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Transport the funding committed to Donegal County Council; the projected timeline involved to complete the R263 Fintra Bridge and road realignment project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58685/21]

Public Transport

Patrick Costello

187. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Transport when the pension increase agreed with CIÉ workers in July 2021 will be signed into law; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58790/21]

Road Projects

Neasa Hourigan

188. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Transport if he will publish the technical arbitration report in relation to the N21 Newcastle West road scheme as to the reason option F was chosen as the preferred route corridor; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58904/21]

Road Projects

Neasa Hourigan

189. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Transport if he will publish any of the reviews and reports that were conducted on the impact the preferred route chosen as part of the N21 Newcastle West road scheme could have on the existing Limerick Greenway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58905/21]

Road Projects

Neasa Hourigan

190. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Transport the timeline for conducting an environmental impact assessment in relation to the N21 Newcastle West road scheme; when it will be published; if it will include an assessment of the effects on the existing Limerick Greenway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58906/21]

Driver Licences

Bernard Durkan

191. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Transport if a renewed driver's licence will issue to a person (details supplied) who requires a driver's licence in date for a business venture; if same can issue as quickly as possible as the request is time sensitive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58914/21]

Road Projects

Robert Troy

192. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Transport the status of the proposed re-alignment of the N52 Kilbeggan-Tullamore route; the way the submission process is progressing; if there is a preferred route option; and the level of engagement which will be undertaken with local residents once preferred route options have been identified. [59038/21]

Aviation Industry

Matt Shanahan

213. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Transport the details of the administrative process and computational method of allocating funding to specific airports with respect to the €126 million aviation package announced on 12 October 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58136/21]

Aviation Industry

Matt Shanahan

214. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Transport if the €126 million aviation package is for the furtherance of the ongoing capital works at Cork and Dublin airports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58137/21]

Aviation Industry

Matt Shanahan

215. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Transport the timeline with respect to various approvals within Departments in respect of the current €40 million capital project being undertaken at Cork Airport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58138/21]

Bus Services

Pearse Doherty

216. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Transport if an additional bus stop in Bridgetown will be considered on the current Ballyshannon to Donegal town Local Link route in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58084/21]

Bus Services

Pearse Doherty

217. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Transport if a Local Link route between Frosses and Glenties in County Donegal will be considered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58085/21]

Bus Services

Réada Cronin

218. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Transport if his Department will liaise with the National Transport Authority in relation to the cessation of the of the 66A bus service under BusConnects (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58086/21]

Driver Licences

Michael McNamara

219. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Transport the reason that cash payments are not accepted at the NDLS centre in Ennis, County Clare, given that cash payments are accepted at the motor tax office and both are under the remit of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58103/21]

Electric Vehicles

Brendan Smith

220. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Transport his views on the lack of vehicle charging points, the lack of fast vehicle charging points and the issues regarding vehicle charging points in areas across counties Monaghan, Cavan and Meath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58120/21]

Departmental Data

Pauline Tully

46. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Transport the number of fines that were issued for persons parking illegally in disability parking bays in 2019, 2020 and to date in 2021; the number of fines that were issued in each of these years that were paid; the number of fines that were issued in each of these years that were not paid; the number of court proceedings that were commenced in each of these years against persons who did not pay the fines that they were issued with; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57773/21]

Public Transport

Martin Kenny

47. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Transport the expenditure by his Department on providing private security for public transport by year, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57954/21]

Departmental Funding

Darren O'Rourke

48. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Transport the areas in which the €360 million in active travel funding will be spent in 2022, in tabular form; the amount from each Department that makes up the funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57665/21]

Transport Policy

Jennifer Whitmore

49. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Transport the steps he is taking to legislate for the ban on the registration of fossil-fuelled cars and light vehicles from 2030 as per the Programme for Government commitment; the timeline for each of the steps; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57666/21]

Transport Policy

Jennifer Whitmore

50. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Transport if the Government has notified the EU of its intention to ban fossil-fuelled cars and light vehicles; if the Government is seeking a derogation under EU law to this effect; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57667/21]

Road Safety

Pádraig O'Sullivan

51. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Transport his plans for enhanced safety measures for the N8 lower Glanmire Road and Tivoli flyover in Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57683/21]

Road Safety Authority

Carol Nolan

52. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Transport if consideration has been given by the Road Safety Authority regarding the suspension of in-person vehicle and technical inspections of transport operators or businesses in view of concerns from some operators that this may increase the risk of acquiring Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57711/21]

Greenways Provision

Catherine Murphy

53. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Transport the date on which work will commence on the Leixlip to Maynooth section of greenway in view of the fact that it was due to commence in Q4 2021 and the estimated duration to completion and opening. [57840/21]

Departmental Staff

Carol Nolan

54. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Transport if personnel in his Department have been removed from their positions, have been transferred to another role or had their employment terminated from 2011 to date due to breaches of Departmental standards or professional misconduct or incompetence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57909/21]

Road Safety Authority

Bríd Smith

55. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Transport the reason the NTA requires taxi owners to remove the protective screening recommended by Covid-19 public health measures before they can pass the taxi suitability test; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57910/21]

Driver Licences

Michael Healy-Rae

56. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Transport the steps that are being taken to make the system for a person renewing their driver licence more user friendly; if there are plans to have this done online instead of the person having to present themselves to an NDLS centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57940/21]

Public Transport

Sorca Clarke

57. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Transport the steps his Department is taking to tackle antisocial behaviour on public transport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58033/21]

Electric Vehicles

Brendan Griffin

208. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Transport if he will reverse the decision to remove grants for plug-in hybrid electric vehicles in view of the important role they are playing in the transition to full electric; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57470/21]

Electric Vehicles

Emer Higgins

209. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Transport the details of the areas in a location (details supplied) that are planned for electric vehicle charger installation over the next ten years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56912/21]

Public Transport

Neasa Hourigan

210. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Transport his plans to ensure a new station at Cabra, Dublin 7 is completed in parallel with the DART+ South West Project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56923/21]

Departmental Bodies

Catherine Murphy

211. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Transport if he has established or will establish a coordination and or liaison group for sustainability officers in central Government offices and Departments; if he has given consideration to the roles and duties of sustainability officers in such offices; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56941/21]

Civil Service

Catherine Murphy

212. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Transport if he has engaged with the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform in respect of the role of sustainability officers in the civil service. [56942/21]

National Transport Authority

Rose Conway-Walsh

213. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Transport the rail-based proposals included in the published draft as part of the consultation process on Connecting Ireland being run by the NTA in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56980/21]

Electric Vehicles

Richard Bruton

214. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Transport if he has introduced legislation or protocols to ensure that electric vehicle owners in multiple-unit developments have a right to install a charger in their parking spot; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57052/21]

Bus Éireann

Niamh Smyth

215. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Transport if he will review a report (details supplied); if he will report this matter to the operator concerned; if they will explain the reason the cancellation took place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57077/21]

Labour Court

Cathal Crowe

216. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide a response to a Labour Court ruling (details supplied) and the implications that this will have to public service staff during the Covid-19 pandemic and in the years ahead. [57126/21]

Air Services

Danny Healy-Rae

217. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Transport if a subsidy will be put in place to encourage airlines to operate additional flights (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57193/21]

Road Projects

Pat Buckley

218. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Transport when funding will be approved for the realignment project from Clogher Cross to Waterdyke, Shanballymore, Mallow, County Cork, on the N73; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57338/21]

Driver Licences

Francis Noel Duffy

219. Deputy Francis Noel Duffy asked the Minister for Transport if his Department will process and expedite the renewal of an SPSV licence for a person (details supplied) considering all necessary documents are intact and have been submitted, including confirmation that the renewal of their IRP card is being processed. [57347/21]

Dublin Bus

Paul McAuliffe

220. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Transport his plans to amend and increase the midnight service times for the Nitelink bus service in Dublin in view of the recent announcement of hospitality closure at midnight; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57358/21]

Air Services

Pearse Doherty

221. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Transport if there is an onus on the airline (details supplied) to provide alternative ground transport arrangements to passengers travelling from Donegal to Dublin in circumstances in which the flight is cancelled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57365/21]

Marine Accidents

Joe Carey

222. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Transport his plans to publish a report (details supplied) and urgently implement its recommendations regarding organisational structures that underpin marine casualty investigation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57399/21]

National Transport Authority

Bríd Smith

223. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Transport the reason Greystones, County Wicklow, is not included in the new TFI 90 minute fare introduced recently by the NTA; if there are plans to bring public transport fares from Greystones down in line with greater Dublin area fares; his views on whether the traffic chaos and attendant environmental impact that are a feature for commuters travelling from Greystones into Dublin city centre every day for work should have informed the inclusion of Greystones in the scheme and the lowering of DART fares, in particular, to encourage commuters to use public transport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57435/21]