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Wed, 20 Mar 2024

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Electricity Grid

Michael Moynihan

120. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if there are plans to upgrade the grid in order that the limits for peak export from single-phase connections and three-phase connections can be increased. [12821/24]

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Electricity Grid

Catherine Murphy

121. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he has been consulted by and or if he has engaged with the CRU in respect of the establishment of a second annual application window for renewable energy projects to connect to the electricity grid; if his attention has been drawn to a petition in respect of same and his views on same. [12840/24]

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Climate Change Policy

Claire Kerrane

122. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will advise on measures to provide due regard to the special economic and social role of agriculture with regard to the distinct characteristics of biogenic methane; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12860/24]

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Energy Conservation

Darren O'Rourke

123. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will report on the retrofitting of solid fuel homes; how many solid fuel homes were retrofitted; how many solid fuels homes have been retrofitted with solid fuel boilers in 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, broken down per SEAI scheme, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12952/24]

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Broadband Infrastructure

Robert Troy

124. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will provide an update on the provision of fibre broadband to a property (details supplied). [13100/24]

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Wed, 20 Mar 2024

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Litter Pollution

Patrick Costello

125. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications for a breakdown of the amount of funding drawn down by each local authority from the anti-litter and anti-graffiti awareness grant scheme in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13133/24]

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Public Private Partnerships

Rose Conway-Walsh

126. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to provide details on all planned PPP projects and ongoing PPP contracts; the status of each project; the anticipated or known capital cost; the anticipated or known cost to the Exchequer over the lifetime of the contracts; the annual total payment of PPP unitary charges and the percentage share of the total capital budget for his Department and all public bodies under the aegis of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13194/24]

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An Garda Síochána

Carol Nolan

127. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if his Department has had the need to contact An Garda Síochána due to verbal, written (including electronically) or physical threats being addressed to staff or Ministers, at any level, working within the Department during the period 2020 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11590/24]

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Defence Forces

Matt Carthy

128. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he will report on the acquisition of Airbus C295W; the expected delivery date; if the aircraft will have the capacity to participate in humanitarian air drops; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11967/24]

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United Nations

Matt Carthy

129. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he is aware of media reports in relation to civilians in Beirut detaining a UNIFIL vehicle which while conducting routine logistical movements transited on an unplanned route resulting in the confiscation of equipment and peacekeepers being detained and transferred to Hezbollah; if he will report on same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11969/24]

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Defence Forces

Matt Carthy

130. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he will report on the implications of an increased retirement in the Defence Forces; his considerations in relation to this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11970/24]

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Wed, 20 Mar 2024

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Diplomatic Representation

Matt Carthy

131. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence further to Parliamentary Question No. 168 of 17 January 2024, the status of the project aiming to explore the establishment of a defence attaché network; if he has received the report and its findings; if the report will be published; any arising related timelines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11972/24]

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Defence Forces

Matt Carthy

132. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he will report on the nomination of Chief of Staff of the Defence Forces to the position of Chair of the European Union Military Committee; the implications of the Chief of Staff being successfully elected, including with regard to support staff; when the election is due to be held and the duration of the term; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12080/24]

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Defence Forces

Matt Carthy

133. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he will report on the work of the European Union Military Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12081/24]

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Defence Forces

Brendan Howlin

134. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the specific equipment for the Army, Naval Service and Aer Corps that he expects to acquire in 2024; the specific capital allocated to each acquisition in 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12275/24]

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Departmental Staff

Catherine Murphy

135. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the number of exit and or severance and or redundancy packages granted by his Department, and bodies under his aegis and of bodies he funds in full or in part, of €100,000 and above but less that €200,000, by the amount and by each body in each of the years 2019 to 2023 and to date in 2024. [12345/24]

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Defence Forces

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

136. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the number of vacancies by rank in the Defence Forces School of Music as of 11 March 2024; the timeframe within each of those vacancies will be filled, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12568/24]

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Defence Forces

Thomas Pringle

137. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the locations around the country where military personnel from Ukraine have been trained by the Defence Forces; when the training took place; the number involved; the type of training provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12625/24]

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Departmental Data

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

138. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the originating airport that an aircraft (details supplied) took off from before its initial landing at Casement Aerodrome, County Dublin on 10 September 2004; and the time of this landing and any subsequent landings that day. [12645/24]

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Departmental Data

Catherine Murphy

139. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence further to Parliamentary Question No. 148 of 20 February 2024, if he will provide the name of the charity event run by the Air Corps in conjunction with an aircraft (details supplied) in September 2004; the name registered charity number of the actual charity that ran the event or benefited from the event; the amount that was raised; the name of the individual organisers of the event and the liaison officer; and the reason the civilian aircraft was allowed to visit secure military aviation facilities in view of the fact that the Air Corps kept no record of the pilots or crew. [12653/24]

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Departmental Funding

Robert Troy

140. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he will publish a list of the NGOs funded by his Department; and the level the funding each NGO received in the past three years, in tabular form. [12715/24]

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Departmental Meetings

Carol Nolan

141. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the number of engagements, including online meetings, webinars, briefings and in-person meetings that he or officials from his Department and bodies under the aegis of his Department have had with an organisation (details supplied) including its representatives from 1 January 2019 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12735/24]

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Defence Forces

Catherine Connolly

142. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the details of the new working group to develop a complaints process for civilian employees and civil servants who work with the Defence Forces; the membership of the working group; the number of meetings held to-date by the working group, and the dates of same; if minutes are taken in respect of the meetings of the working group, and if any minutes taken will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12832/24]

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Defence Forces

Catherine Connolly

143. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the details of Ireland's contribution to the German-led EU Battlegroup in 2024/2025; the total number of personnel posts to be filled by members of the Defence Forces; the number of posts filled to-date by members of the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12833/24]

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Defence Forces

Matt Carthy

144. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the progress made in respect of each of the twelve recommendations arising from the Working Group which reviewed the Defence Forces approach in relation to the use of malaria chemoprophylaxis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12939/24]

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Defence Forces

Matt Carthy

145. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he is aware of any instances since 2020 whereby a person has sought to induce any other individual within the State to accept a commission or engagement with a military of another state in breach of the Defence Act 1954; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12940/24]

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Departmental Contracts

Matt Carthy

146. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 14 and 15 of 28 February 2024, the month of each expenditure in relation to orbiter 3 unmanned air systems; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13172/24]

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Public Private Partnerships

Rose Conway-Walsh

147. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence to provide details on all planned PPP projects and ongoing PPP contracts; the status of each project; the anticipated or known capital cost; the anticipated or known cost to the Exchequer over the lifetime of the contracts; the annual total payment of PPP unitary charges and the percentage share of the total capital budget for his Department and all public bodies under the aegis of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13191/24]

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Penalty Points System

Paul Murphy

148. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Transport his views on the fact that, ten years after the Garda inspectorate recommended that a system be introduced immediately to ensure that all penalty points are endorsed on driving licences, such a system is still not in place and it is still easy to register a vehicle in a false name and address in order to avoid enforcement on the roads (details supplied). [12890/24]

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Bus Services

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

149. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Transport if he is aware that the removal of the 18 bus service has left residents of the Cashel Avenue/Ravensdale Park area in Crumlin without not only a bus connection with Ballyfermot and Palmerstown, but also without one that services Crumlin Village, and that, as a result, many elderly residents now have difficulties attending mass and going to their local Credit Union, Post Office and supermarket; and could the reconnection of this area of Crumlin with Ballyfermot, Palmerstown and, most urgently, Crumlin village, be re-examined. [11533/24]

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An Garda Síochána

Carol Nolan

150. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Transport if his Department has had the need to contact An Garda Síochána due to verbal, written (including electronically) or physical threats being addressed to staff or Ministers, at any level, working within the Department during the period 2020 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11605/24]

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Antisocial Behaviour

Cian O'Callaghan

151. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Transport what measures are proposed to address anti-social behaviour along the DART line which acts as a disincentive for people using public transport; if he will liaise with the relevant bodies including An Garda Síochána to address these issues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11718/24]

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Rail Network

Holly Cairns

152. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Transport if he will reconsider resurrecting the Bantry line of the west Cork railway; if he will make funding available to run cost-benefit analysis of a west Cork railway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11731/24]

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Departmental Data

Catherine Murphy

153. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Transport further to Parliamentary Question No. 233 of 17 January 2024, the number of fleet owners/managers and motor traders that have yet to upload their vehicle details to the NFD under the Road Traffic Act 2023; the number where legal proceedings have commenced for failure to upload their vehicle details to the NFD by the deadline date in 2023; the number to date subjected to fines of up to €500 per vehicle under the Road Traffic Act 2023; the fines imposed to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11786/24]

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Airport Policy

Aindrias Moynihan

154. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Transport if, in any discussions with stakeholders on the passenger cap at Dublin airport, the capacity at Cork airport has been discussed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11809/24]

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Airport Policy

Paul Murphy

155. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Transport if he supports the expansion of Dublin airport, given its environmental impacts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11038/24]

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Public Transport

Michael Healy-Rae

156. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Transport if he will address a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11812/24]

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Active Travel

Brian Stanley

157. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Transport the reason none of the €3 million active travel investment grant was allocated to Graiguecullen despite this being the third largest town in County Laois and an area that would greatly benefit from further safe travel initiatives seeing as there are no cycle lanes or e-chargers present there at the moment. [11828/24]

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Rail Network

James O'Connor

158. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Transport with regard to the Cork Area Commuter Rail Programme, when works begin on each of the new rail stations of Blarney/Stoneview, Monard, Blackpool/Kilbarry, Tivoli, Dunkettle, Carrigtwohill West, Water-Rock and Ballynoe; when each station will be opened and operational, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11903/24]

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Rail Network

Pat Buckley

159. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Transport when works will commence in relation to each of the new rail stations of Blarney/Stoneview, Monard, Blackpool/Kilbarry, Tivoli, Dunkettle, Carrigtwohill West, Water-Rock, Ballynoe under the Cork area commuter rail programme; when each station will be open and operational, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11927/24]

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Rail Network

Neasa Hourigan

160. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide the timeline for when Glasnevin MetroLink station will be open and operational; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11955/24]

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Driver Test

Sean Fleming

161. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Transport the current position in relation to the number of driving testers recruited in 2023 and 2024, those on short term contracts, and whether they will all be retained; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12035/24]

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Departmental Reports

Ged Nash

162. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Transport if, when and the extent to which future reviews as to the schedule for the complete implementation rollout of all recommendations made in the National Speed Limit Review Report will be undertaken; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12078/24]

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Airport Policy

Paul Murphy

163. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Transport if he is aware of the disturbances to the residents of Firhouse due to loud air traffic over Firhouse (details supplied); if he will take steps in relation to this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12096/24]

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Public Transport

John Brady

164. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Transport the estimated cost to extend the young adult travel card to 24-year-olds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12204/24]

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Electric Vehicles

Cathal Crowe

165. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Transport if he, in consultation with the relevant departments, will examine a financial incentive for drivers to buy a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) in order to meet Ireland's obligation to move away from diesel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12222/24]

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Climate Change Policy

Paul Murphy

166. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Transport when the draft national demand management strategy which was prepared in 2023 will be published; the other Government Departments and or Ministers that are involved in approving the strategy; if he intends to incorporate its recommendations into the 2024 Climate Action Plan that is currently under public consultation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12305/24]

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Departmental Staff

Catherine Murphy

167. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Transport further to Parliamentary Question No. 52 of 6 March 2024, for a breakdown of the table provided to indicate the number of payments and amounts that were made in respect of exit, severance and redundancy; and whether any position categorised as redundant was refilled in any capacity. [12327/24]

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Departmental Staff

Catherine Murphy

168. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Transport the number of exit and or severance and or redundancy packages granted by his Department, and bodies under his aegis and of bodies he funds in full or in part, of €100,000 and above but less that €200,000, by the amount and by each body in each of the years 2019 to 2023 and to date in 2024. [12360/24]

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Bus Éireann

Pádraig O'Sullivan

169. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Transport if he will engage with Bus Éireann regarding concerns about a bus route in Cork (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12369/24]

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Departmental Correspondence

Sean Fleming

170. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Transport if a response will issue to matters raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12385/24]

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Active Travel

Matt Carthy

171. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide funding for the pedestrian/cyclist facilities at River Fane bridge crossing in Inniskeen, County Monaghan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12396/24]

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Driver Licences

Michael Healy-Rae

172. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Transport the plans in place to change licensing rules (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12442/24]

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Public Transport

Patrick Costello

173. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Transport the plans to deal with the provision of increased public transport in Dublin 8, particularly around Kilmainham-Inchicore which suffers from severe traffic congestion and proposed large housing developments which will bring additional demand to the area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12464/24]

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Departmental Policies

Peter Fitzpatrick

174. Deputy Peter Fitzpatrick asked the Minister for Transport whether he has considered the proposal of a working group being established to look into a vehicle being fitted with a breathalyser, whereby the driver must obtain a negative test prior to the engine starting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12470/24]

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Official Engagements

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

175. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Transport if he met the Brazilian President during his recent visit to Brazil for St. Patrick's Day events; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12571/24]

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Public Transport

Sorca Clarke

176. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Transport the value of performance related penalties issued to each public transport provider by the NTA in 2023 and for the first two months of 2024, in tabular form. [12602/24]

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Rail Network

Mairéad Farrell

177. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Transport in relation to a recent reply to correspondence from a person with a disability (details supplied), where the NTA confirmed that 42,000 booked a seat on Irish Rail and that a charge exists to book a seat to mitigate against some customer behaviours that impact everyone; how much were the 42,000 disabled customers charged in fees; exactly how many incidents are there of those with disabilities 'behaviour's impacting other customers; and is he aware that the use of data collected using the public services card free travel pass in the manner described by the NTA is not the purpose for which this data was collected in the first instance. [12617/24]

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National Car Test

Darren O'Rourke

178. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Transport if the contract with the service provider of the National Car Testing Service contains any performance related or penalty clauses for lengthy delays. [12631/24]

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Departmental Strategies

Richard Bruton

179. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Transport whether he has monitored the progress made under the actions specified in the National Positive Ageing Strategy 2013 and published annual progress reports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12647/24]

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Driver Test

Matt Carthy

180. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Transport if he will ensure that the language within the driver theory test is simplified into plain English to make it more accessible for those with literacy or learning difficulties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12672/24]

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Greenways Provision

Frankie Feighan

181. Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Transport if he will consider requesting that the TII designate the 53km Shannon Erne Connectivity route as a proposed national strategic greenway (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12679/24]

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Departmental Funding

Robert Troy

182. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Transport if he will publish a list of the NGOs funded by his Department; and the level the funding each NGO received in the past three years, in tabular form. [12730/24]

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Departmental Meetings

Carol Nolan

183. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Transport the number of engagements, including online meetings, webinars, briefings and in-person meetings that he or officials from his Department and bodies under the aegis of his Department have had with an organisation (details supplied), including its representatives, from 1 January 2019 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12750/24]

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Driver Licences

Claire Kerrane

184. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Transport with regard to recently announced changes to licensing categories, if he will review the change to category W licences, given the challenges it would present to farmers and agricultural contractors who also utilise non-farm vehicles; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12757/24]

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Rail Network

Johnny Mythen

185. Deputy Johnny Mythen asked the Minister for Transport if there are plans to improve the intercity rail serving Gorey and by extension Wexford (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12770/24]

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Rail Network

Catherine Murphy

186. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Transport the commuter services that will benefit from the extra commuter carriages that will come into the fleet over the next few weeks. [12785/24]

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Dublin Airport Authority

Catherine Murphy

187. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Transport the number of defibrillators located in public areas in both terminals within Dublin Airport; and the number and percentage of DAA staff are trained in the use of this vital equipment. [12786/24]

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Bus Services

Seán Sherlock

188. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Transport the estimated cost to remove a roundabout as part of BusConnects (details supplied). [12806/24]

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Park-and-Ride Facilities

Catherine Connolly

189. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Transport further to Parliamentary Question No. 53 of 1 February 2024, the status of the roll-out of park and ride in Galway city; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12829/24]

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Bus Services

Darren O'Rourke

190. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Transport if there are plans to increase the frequency of the 109A bus services which connect with DCU; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12844/24]

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Bus Services

Robert Troy

191. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Transport if he will engage with the NTA to review the withdrawal of the 706 and 706X bus service by a company (details supplied) from Athlone and Dublin. [12849/24]

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Rail Network

Mary Lou McDonald

192. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Transport when the Glasnevin (interchange) DART+ and MetroLink rail station will be opened and operational; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12874/24]

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Road Safety

Pa Daly

193. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport his views regarding the rejection of a Section 38 request for a safety improvement project funded under safety improvement works (details supplied); if Kerry County Council and Tralee Municipal District will be considered for future funding after the rejection [12915/24]

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Greenways Provision

Duncan Smith

194. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Transport what he considers to be best practice in relation to consultation on route selection for greenways through urban areas, noting that his Code of Best Practice for National and Regional Greenways contains guidelines for engagement with landowners and interested groups in rural areas yet has no such guidelines for urban areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12927/24]

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Córas Iompair Éireann

Eoin Ó Broin

195. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Transport in relation to the CIÉ superannuation scheme 1951; if his Department has finished considering the draft SI in conjunction with NewERA; the timeframe for when an increase might be sanctioned; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12956/24]

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Córas Iompair Éireann

Paul Donnelly

196. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Transport the amount that CIÉ has generated from rent from coffee docks and other retail units at major train and bus stations in 2023 and to date in 2024. [12962/24]

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Legislative Measures

Paul Donnelly

197. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Transport if there are plans to legislate to shorten the amount of time gardaí have to wait before they have power to seize vehicles without tax over one month instead at over two months at present. [12966/24]

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Driver Test

Seán Canney

198. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Transport if he will change the rules where a person who does their driving test in an automatic car currently will not be licensed to drive a manual car to allow the automatic licence to include a manual licence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13012/24]

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Cycling Facilities

Colm Burke

199. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Transport if he will consider the provision of additional funding for the expansion of the Cork city bike scheme into the north side of Cork city in view of the increase in bike journeys in Cork city from 2022 to 2023 as set out in a recent review undertaken by the National Transport Authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13074/24]

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Active Travel

Thomas Pringle

200. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Transport if he will reconsider the decision not to install a walkway as was planned over the Clady river at Bunbeg, County Donegal; to detail the money already spent in surveys and other propriety work on this project; if he will meet with local representatives from the community to discuss the need for the walkway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13103/24]

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Pension Provisions

Joe Carey

201. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Transport if he will request the board of a company (details supplied) to comply with the spirit of the Mulvey report 2023 and provide a pension increase in 2024 for pensions in payment to pensioners of the IAA in line with the pension increase recommendations within the report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13136/24]

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Pension Provisions

Joe Carey

202. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Transport if he will instruct the board of a company (details supplied) to provide an amount within the Eurocontrol user charge unit rate air navigation charging mechanism, to ensure that current pensions in payment to pensioners of the IAA receive occasional pension increases concurrently with the occasional pay increases received by their colleagues still working within the State's air navigation and regulation services, in light of the huge increase since the Covid pandemic ended in the demand for commercial and leisure air travel and in light of the significant rise in consumer inflation for pensioners; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13137/24]

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Rail Network

Paul Murphy

203. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Transport to provide an update on the current progress for the MetroLink; what is the estimate for completion of this project; and how he will ensure that this project is completed within the estimated timeframe and within budget. [13178/24]

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Public Private Partnerships

Rose Conway-Walsh

204. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Transport to provide details on all planned PPP projects and ongoing PPP contracts; the status of each project; the anticipated or known capital cost; the anticipated or known cost to the Exchequer over the lifetime of the contracts; the annual total payment of PPP unitary charges and the percentage share of the total capital budget for his Department and all public bodies under the aegis of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13206/24]

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Aviation Industry

Claire Kerrane

205. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Transport if he is aware of the impact that increased Irish Aviation Authority fees could have on smaller flying clubs and students; if he is considering any measures to address concerns around this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13236/24]

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Driver Licences

Aindrias Moynihan

206. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Transport if he was informed by the RSA on their plans to implement restrictions on tractor and work vehicle licences; what measures are in place in order that he as Minister is informed of any changes being considered to licences by the RSA; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13245/24]

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Road Safety

Aindrias Moynihan

207. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Transport for the up-to-date position on road safety improvements works for the N22 junctions between Macroom and Ballincollig; the up-to-date position on works for the Castlemore Junction on the N22 junction between Macroom and Ballincollig; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13246/24]

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Bus Services

Aindrias Moynihan

208. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Transport what measures he is taking to ensure revised fare structures are considered on expressway services operating in the Cork region as the National Transport Authority does not have authority in the regulation of bus fares charged on expressway services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13247/24]

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Bus Services

Violet-Anne Wynne

209. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Transport if he will advise on his plans for additional bus shelters in Clare to be completed by the end of 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13301/24]

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Bus Services

Violet-Anne Wynne

210. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Transport his plans for a bus stop to be marked at a location (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13302/24]

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Bus Services

Violet-Anne Wynne

211. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Transport if he will advise on all of the bus shelters currently in County Clare, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13304/24]

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Bus Services

Violet-Anne Wynne

212. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Transport if he is satisfied that all buses serving County Clare have only one wheelchair space and therefore cannot accommodate multiple passengers in wheelchairs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13318/24]

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Bus Services

Violet-Anne Wynne

213. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Transport the minimum dimensions that TFI buses must have for wheelchair bays; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13320/24]

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Wed, 20 Mar 2024

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Departmental Expenditure

Rose Conway-Walsh

214. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Finance to provide a breakdown of all non-voted spending, including commercial State bodies for each year since 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13209/24]

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Aviation Industry

Patrick Costello

215. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Finance if he will outline any approaches or negotiations engaged in by Ireland with other EU Member States to waive the exemption on aviation fuel tax for intra-community flights; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11532/24]

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An Garda Síochána

Carol Nolan

216. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Finance if his Department has had the need to contact An Garda Síochána due to verbal, written (including electronically) or physical threats being addressed to staff or Ministers, at any level, working within the Department during the period 2020 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11594/24]

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Tax Code

Michael Ring

217. Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Finance if he will introduce an annual threshold for VAT free barter similar to other EU countries (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11608/24]

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Wed, 20 Mar 2024

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Tax Code

Michael Ring

218. Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Finance to clarify the necessity for a VAT transaction (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11610/24]

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Tobacco Control Measures

John Paul Phelan

219. Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Finance if he has any plans to commission an independent assessment of the extent to which tobacco excise increases in recent years are leading to increased illicit market activity, evidenced by the recent detection of a large-scale illegal cigarette factory in Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11619/24]

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