Parliamentary questions

Driver Test

Claire Kerrane

114. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to issues being experienced by those who have booked their driver theory test before being notified of their appointment being cancelled and rescheduled some up to seven times and the difficulties this poses for those awaiting their theory test; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34615/21]

Driver Test

Claire Kerrane

115. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to delays for persons who have passed their theory test in receiving their provisional licence; the current average waiting time for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34616/21]

Driver Test

Claire Kerrane

116. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Transport the number of persons waiting for a theory test by county; the number who have applied to take the test online; the number who have since taken the theory test online; and the number of persons waiting for a driving test by county. [34617/21]

Driver Test

Claire Kerrane

117. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Transport the additional resources that have been provided to the RSA in order to assist with the backlog of theory tests and driver tests; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34618/21]

Aviation Industry

Thomas Pringle

118. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Transport if he will report on the concerns of a person (details supplied) on the impact of the recent collapse of an airline on some cancer patients who must travel to Dublin for their treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34626/21]

Regional Airports

Marian Harkin

119. Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Transport the position regarding the request from Sligo Airport for financial support to a company (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34663/21]

Local Authorities

Neasa Hourigan

120. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Transport the controls, that is, audits, reports, inspections and so on he has in place to ensure walking and cycling funds received by local authorities in 2020 and the first and second quarter of 2021 have been used solely for walking and cycling initiatives. [34718/21]

Local Authorities

Neasa Hourigan

121. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Transport the actions he will take in circumstances in which local authorities have used walking and cycling funds received in 2020 and the first and second quarter of 2021 for projects in which road maintenance, not walking or cycling elements, represents the biggest share of the budget. [34719/21]

National Car Test

Catherine Murphy

122. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Transport if he will clarify the situation in respect of the national car test in the context of a suspension and or curtailment of the test over 2020 and 2021 in the context of accumulated arrears of the validity of a passed text, that is, vehicles may be required to undergo two tests in quick succession in order to restore compliance (details supplied). [34720/21]

Road Network

Mairéad Farrell

123. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Transport the body that is responsible for the maintenance and upkeep of roads leading to the shore in Canower, Cashel, Connemara, County Galway; if Galway County Council has any responsibility for these sections of road; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34739/21]

Cycling Policy

Thomas Gould

124. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Transport when consultation will be open on the national cycle manual. [34742/21]

Departmental Correspondence

Thomas Pringle

125. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to the fact that a person (details supplied) is seeking the email address of an official; when his office will acknowledge or reply to the correspondence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34755/21]

Transport Costs

Darren O'Rourke

126. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to the growing cost of cargo shipping to Ireland (details supplied); if his Department has conducted an assessment of this growing cost, the reasons behind it, the future trends and the implications for industry here; if he will provide details of this assessment and outline his plans to address this important issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34764/21]

Transport Costs

Darren O'Rourke

127. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to the growing cost of cargo shipping to Ireland (details supplied); if his Department has conducted an assessment of this growing cost, the reasons behind it, the future trends and the implications for industry here; the details of this assessment; his plans to address this important issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34765/21]

Rail Network

Catherine Connolly

128. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Transport further to Parliamentary Question No. 33 of 17 June 2021, if he will provide specific details in relation to the scheduled movements, including the planned frequency of the scheduled movements and the evidence to support this frequency in terms of ensuring the continuation of the current functionality of the bridge; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34766/21]

Rail Network

Catherine Connolly

129. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Transport further to Parliamentary Question No. 33 of 17 June 2021, if he has sought and or received any independent advice or evaluation in relation Iarnród Éireann's decision, including from the Commission for Railway Regulation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34767/21]

Transport Costs

Darren O'Rourke

130. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Transport if he has an assessment of the practice of blank sailing in deep-sea shipping; his views on whether this practice is contributing to the increased cost of shipping; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34769/21]

Bus Services

Jennifer Whitmore

131. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Transport if the age of private buses is a determining factor in the allocation of LocalLink tender services; the rationale for this criterion; the way in which he expects smaller operators to compete; his views on whether it is conducive to just transition principles given the need for more local smaller routes in towns and villages; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34801/21]

Workplace Relations Commission

Mick Barry

132. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Transport further to Parliamentary Question No. 154 of 15 June 2021, if investigations have ensued on foot of referrals (details supplied); if so, the outcomes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34847/21]

Departmental Policies

Holly Cairns

133. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Transport the way his Department and public bodies and agencies under his remit fulfil their obligations under section 42 of the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission Act 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34864/21]

Departmental Policies

Holly Cairns

134. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Transport the way his Department and public bodies and agencies under his remit undertake disability impact assessments and the process by which these assessments are monitored; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34881/21]

Driver Test

Jackie Cahill

135. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Transport if he will examine the management by the RSA of the driving test booking system for essential workers given that verification codes are reported to be taking anywhere between 30 and 45 minutes to be sent out to essential workers trying to book their tests, while the permitted time period to get the code into the booking system and confirm the booking is 10 minutes after requesting it, meaning it is impossible to book a driving test via this link; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34891/21]

Bus Services

Holly Cairns

136. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Transport his views on and response to a report from an organisation (details supplied) outlining the actions required to support the private bus and coach sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34903/21]

Departmental Funding

Mairéad Farrell

137. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Transport the controls and oversight his Department has of the way active travel funds are or are not being spent; the oversight and monitoring being undertaken to ensure that funds allocated are spent and not rolled over into other projects with future dates; the controls in place to make sure that protected cycle infrastructure is being developed for County Galway, particularly Oranmore; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34906/21]

Departmental Funding

Mairéad Farrell

138. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Transport the body that has control of the €100,000 that has been allocated for Oranmore under the additional outdoor infrastructure scheme; if an association (details supplied) has ultimate responsibility for implementing the works and spending the funds; the start date and finish date for the works at the Castle Road; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34907/21]

Driver Licences

Claire Kerrane

139. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to issues concerning Irish citizens abroad who, in cases in which their driver's licence is lost or stolen and they do not have a public services card, can replace their licences only by physically presenting themselves at an NDLS centre in Ireland; if his attention has been drawn to the difficulty this poses for persons having to travel or being unable to travel due to Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34936/21]

Road Projects

Michael Healy-Rae

140. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Transport if a financial update will be provided on the Limerick-Adare-Foynes bypass; the funding that has been allocated to the project to date; the amount that will be allocated in the coming months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34973/21]

Rail Network

Jennifer Whitmore

141. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Transport the additional efforts he will make to examine the reopening of the Avoca train station, County Wicklow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35007/21]

Public Transport

Kieran O'Donnell

189. Deputy Kieran O'Donnell asked the Minister for Transport the length of time the quiet carriage initiative operated by Irish Rail ran before it was phased out in 2018; the amount the initiative cost to run on an annual basis; and the reason Irish Rail decided to phase out the initiative. [34098/21]

Driver Test

Brendan Howlin

190. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Transport the number of persons awaiting a driving test in the RSA Wexford driving test centre in each category (details supplied); the number of weeks candidates are on a waiting list for a test date broken into four weeks tranches in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34129/21]

Driver Test

Brendan Howlin

191. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Transport the number of persons awaiting a driver test in the RSA Gorey driving test centre in each test category (details supplied); the number of weeks candidates are on a waiting list for a test date by four four-week tranches in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34130/21]

Driver Test

Peter Burke

65. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Transport the reason a person (details supplied) cannot now book a test after receiving four cancellations the last being 13 March 2021. [33614/21]

Public Transport

Duncan Smith

66. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to the funding of a rural route (details supplied) in County Kildare; if the NTA has requested funding for the route; the up to date position with the funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33660/21]

Road Projects

Duncan Smith

67. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Transport the up to date position of a roads project (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33661/21]

Driver Test

Emer Higgins

68. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Transport the number of driver theory tests that have been carried out since 8 June 2021; the number that are scheduled to take place; the number that have been cancelled; and the number of no-shows that have occurred since 8 June 2021. [33710/21]

Taxi Licences

Patrick Costello

69. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Transport if he will request the National Transport Authority to establish a policy whereby taxi drivers can sell back their plates to the authority if they wish to leave the industry. [33739/21]

Bus Éireann

Darren O'Rourke

70. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to the fact that a fee is being charged by Bus Éireann to persons with free travel passes to book seats in advance of travel which is now a requirement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33743/21]

Driver Test

Darren O'Rourke

71. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Transport when driving lessons and tests for non-essential workers will resume; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33745/21]

Driver Test

Darren O'Rourke

72. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Transport the number of persons who have sat the driver theory test since it reopened by those who took the online test and those who took the test in a test centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33746/21]

Coast Guard Service

Darren O'Rourke

73. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to concerns expressed by some members of the Irish Coast Guard on the eradication of morale, trust and pride for front-line members and a lack of confidence in management; if he is taking action to address these concerns; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33747/21]

Coast Guard Service

Darren O'Rourke

74. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Transport the staff turnover at the Irish Coast Guard in 2019 and 2020. [33748/21]

Coast Guard Service

Darren O'Rourke

75. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Transport the number of complaints lodged with the Irish Coast Guard in 2019 and 2020, by unit members or workers by category of complaint. [33749/21]

Airport Policy

Colm Burke

76. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Transport the timeline for completion of works being carried out on the runway at Cork Airport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33782/21]

Airport Policy

Colm Burke

77. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Transport when fully vaccinated international travellers that hold an EU digital Covid certificate will be allowed to enter Ireland without having to carry out mandatory quarantines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33784/21]

Airport Policy

Colm Burke

78. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Transport if clarification will be provided to staff in Cork Airport regarding a reopening date for international travel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33783/21]

Covid-19 Tests

Colm Burke

79. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Transport if consideration will be given to the use of rapid antigen testing as the primary protocol of testing for international travellers departing from or arriving into Irish airports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33785/21]

Airport Policy

Darren O'Rourke

80. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Transport the estimated cost of the Dublin Airport traffic recovery support scheme for the full year of 2022. [33829/21]

Air Services

Darren O'Rourke

81. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Transport the number of passengers his Department estimate will use Cork Airport in 2022. [33830/21]

Air Services

Darren O'Rourke

82. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Transport the number of passengers his Department estimate will use Shannon Airport in 2022. [33831/21]

Air Services

Darren O'Rourke

83. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Transport the number of passenger journeys in Dublin, Cork, Shannon, Kerry, Ireland West and Donegal Airports in 2018, 2019 and 2020, in tabular form. [33832/21]

Departmental Correspondence

Holly Cairns

84. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Transport his views on the paper on e-scooters by an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33934/21]

Bus Services

Holly Cairns

85. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Transport if he will ensure that the NTA reverses its decision to move from yellow coloured bus poles in Dublin which are of significant benefit to visually impaired and older persons to silver coloured poles; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33935/21]

Bus Services

Holly Cairns

86. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Transport the number of public buses that have been purchased annually since 2015; the number of buses it is planned to purchase in 2022 and 2023; the number of those purchased since 2015 that have two wheelchair spaces; the plans there are to retrofit buses with only one wheelchair space to create two wheelchair spaces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33936/21]

Programme for Government

Holly Cairns

87. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Transport the steps he is taking to fulfil the programme for Government commitment to run a pilot to examine the potential for ride sharing apps to improve rural connectivity. [33938/21]

Road Network

Patrick Costello

88. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Transport if he will open the Khyber Pass pedestrian bridge to the public (details supplied). [33940/21]

Road Network

Neasa Hourigan

166. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Transport the current approximate costs of a motorway from Cork to Limerick using the N20 corridor; the way in which this differs to costs estimated a decade ago; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32840/21]

Road Network

Neasa Hourigan

167. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Transport if a current cost-benefit analysis exists for a motorway from Cork to Limerick using the N20 corridor; the way in which this differs to a cost-benefit analysis for the same route from a decade ago; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32841/21]

Road Safety Authority

Louise O'Reilly

168. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Transport further to Parliamentary Question No. 79 of 12 May 2021, if he will clarify the schedule 8 referred to and the location the recently amended SI No. 489 of 2020 mentions qualification of testers. [32848/21]

Road Safety Authority

Louise O'Reilly

169. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Transport further to Parliamentary Question No. 80 of 12 May 2021, if initial basic training has now been fully resumed. [32849/21]

Public Service Obligation

Michael Healy-Rae

170. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Transport if he will address the issue of the public service obligation at Kerry Airport (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32886/21]

Driver Test

David Cullinane

171. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Transport the supports that are available for persons with special requirements taking the driver theory test; the supports available for persons with ADHD; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32914/21]

Taxi Licences

Seán Canney

172. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Transport if consideration will be given to amending the nine-year rule as it pertains to taxi replacement with electric vehicles given that many taxi drivers will be unable to meet the current requirements especially after losing out on more than a year’s income during Covid-19 while still facing insurance and other costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32922/21]

Bus Services

Seán Haughey

173. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Transport the plans to award further contracts for the operation of certain bus services in Dublin by way of a competitive public tendering process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32947/21]

Rail Network

Carol Nolan

174. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Transport if he will address concerns in relation to persons with mobility issues who face discrimination by an inability to travel on Irish Rail at weekends due to the fact that there are no members of staff to assist them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32949/21]

Driver Test

Chris Andrews

175. Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Transport the reason that dash cams cannot be used during driver tests. [32950/21]

Driver Test

Chris Andrews

176. Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Transport the reason for the discrepancy in the pass rates for driver tests, for example, in some west coast and northern centres the pass rate is between 60-70% whereas in Dublin the pass rate is between 40-50%; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32951/21]

Taxi Licences

Robert Troy

177. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Transport his plans to extend the age of vehicles used as taxis given that taxi drivers have not been driving the cars as heavily due to inactivity in the economy. [32970/21]

Departmental Funding

David Cullinane

178. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Transport the funding provided to regional airports in each of the years 2016 to 2020 and to date in 2021, in tabular form. [33009/21]

Departmental Funding

David Cullinane

179. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Transport the funding provided to Waterford Airport in 2018, 2019, 2020 and to date in 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33010/21]

Departmental Funding

David Cullinane

180. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Transport if the €5 million previously committed to by his Department to Waterford Airport for development works has yet been allocated; if not, when it will be allocated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33011/21]

Driver Test

Seán Sherlock

181. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Transport when a person (details supplied) will be given a driving test; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33023/21]

Driver Test

Seán Sherlock

182. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Transport when a person (details supplied) will be given a driving test appointment.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33024/21]

Driver Test

Mattie McGrath

183. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Transport the reason that theory tests in Clonmel, County Tipperary have continued to be cancelled into July 2021 as in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33081/21]

Driver Test

Ged Nash

184. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Transport his plans to increase the RSA driver theory test to 50,000 per month in order to clear the current Covid-19-related backlog; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33090/21]

Departmental Funding

David Cullinane

185. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Transport the amount of funding allocated to the National Transport Authority to increase bus route capacity in County Waterford in 2018, 2019, 2020 and to date in 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33122/21]

Driver Licences

Michael Creed

186. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Transport the arrangements that can be made for persons whose driver licences have been extended and whose new renewal date coincides with a period in which they are out of the country given that the process requires the applicant to present themself with a medical certificate in order to renew their licence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33133/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Paul Kehoe

187. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Transport the supports that are available to consumers who deferred flights due to Covid-19 in 2020 and now have made bookings before the proposed date for international travel of 19 July 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33134/21]

Local Authorities

Michael Collins

188. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Transport when Cork County Council will receive €750 million in funding given the findings of major underfunding for the county and in view of the fact that roads in the county are 52-years behind the standards of other counties (details supplied). [33144/21]

Local Authorities

Denis Naughten

189. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Transport his engagements to date with the Minister for Rural and Community Development on funding for the local improvement scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33241/21]

Driver Test

Verona Murphy

190. Deputy Verona Murphy asked the Minister for Transport the arrangements his Department is putting in place to facilitate driver theory tests in County Wexford; when a facility for theory tests will be up and running in County Wexford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33264/21]

Departmental Expenditure

Darren O'Rourke

191. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Transport the breakdown of Vote 31 with headings and subheadings for 2021, in tabular form. [33274/21]

State Bodies

Noel Grealish

192. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Transport the State agencies, organisations or boards under the responsibility of his Department or that receive funding from his Department that have been charged interest for savings on deposit in Irish banks since negative interest rates were introduced; the amount of interest that has been charged to each State agency, organisation or board; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33323/21]

Bus Éireann

Anne Rabbitte

193. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Transport if Bus Éireann will be reconsidering its online pre-booking system in view of the fact that those with valid open returns and those with free travel passes are being made to wait and have no idea whether they will get a seat on a bus or not; if he will consider scrapping the €2 charge applied to those travelling on a travel pass particularly when Iarnród Éireann does not have such a charge; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33330/21]

Bus Services

Darren O'Rourke

194. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Transport the estimated cost of providing one million additional passenger journeys on the LocalLink service in one year. [33335/21]

Public Transport

Darren O'Rourke

195. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Transport the estimated cost of increasing the public transport fleet investment budget by 20%. [33336/21]

Road Network

Darren O'Rourke

196. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Transport the estimated cost of increasing the road improvement and maintenance budget by 20%, excluding the cost of toll payments. [33337/21]

Departmental Budgets

Darren O'Rourke

197. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Transport the total budget for cycling and active travel in 2021. [33338/21]

Defibrillators Provision

Thomas Gould

198. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Transport the number of defibrillators at bus stations across the State in 2021. [33341/21]

Road Network

Neale Richmond

199. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Transport the reasoning behind the exemption of Dublin councils from the €10.5 million in funding for repair and improvement works for non-public roads in rural communities; if additional funding will be made available for rural areas of County Dublin; the reasoning behind the exemption of Dublin county councils from the funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33416/21]

Departmental Schemes

Cian O'Callaghan

200. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Transport if he will introduce additional travel grants for those with limited mobility; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33435/21]

Rail Network

Ruairí Ó Murchú

201. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Transport the length of time Iarnród Éireann operated the quiet carriage initiative; the reason the initiative was phased out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33446/21]

Rail Network

Ruairí Ó Murchú

202. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Transport the annual expenditure for the quiet carriage initiative operated by Iarnród Éireann; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33447/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Duncan Smith

203. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide a copy of the letter he and the Minister of State at his Department sent to the Taoiseach, the Minister for Health and other Ministers in April 2021 endorsing antigen testing as referenced by him in response to an oral Parliamentary Question on 17 June 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33468/21]

Driver Test

Pearse Doherty

204. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Transport if it is planned to reintroduce the mobile driver theory test vehicles; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33471/21]

Aviation Industry

Pearse Doherty

205. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Transport the number of airlines his Department has engaged with and or written to in respect of the interim provision of the Donegal to Dublin air service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33472/21]

Aviation Industry

Pearse Doherty

206. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Transport the number of airlines that have expressed an interest in the interim provision of the Donegal to Dublin air service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33473/21]

Aviation Industry

Pearse Doherty

207. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Transport the date by which expressions of interest and or submissions are to be made to his Department by airlines in respect of the interim provision of the Donegal to Dublin air service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33474/21]

Aviation Industry

Pearse Doherty

208. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Transport the date by which an airline is to be appointed for the interim provision of the Donegal to Dublin air service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33475/21]

Driver Test

Christopher O'Sullivan

209. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Transport the status of online driver theory tests; if more spaces can be made immediately available to help clear the growing backlog; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33476/21]

Departmental Staff

Sorca Clarke

210. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Transport the number of workers employed by his Department, and in each office or agency, under the aegis of his Department who earn less than the living wage of €12.30 per hour; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33600/21]