Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

National Car Test

Catherine Murphy

41. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to the length of time persons must wait to secure an NCT booking; his plans to clear the backlog; and if he will consider an amnesty for persons who must wait many months for their booking while their car does not have a valid NCT certificate on display. [5460/22]

International Agreements

Catherine Murphy

170. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Transport if he was informed by the Irish Aviation Authority regarding its role in the context of Russian plans to conduct artillery drills off the Irish coast (details supplied). [4136/22]

Ministerial Staff

Catherine Murphy

227. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Transport the number of civilian and Garda ministerial drivers in his current corps of drivers; the breakdown of the civilian versus Garda drivers; and the total costs including salaries, maintenance, fuel and so on incurred by the driver corps in 2020 and 2021. [3974/22]

Departmental Data

Catherine Murphy

253. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide a schedule of all client and or customer facing and or orientated services that his Department provide via a contracted service provider; the contractor that provides the service; and the cost of same for the past five years to date in 2022. [1810/22]

Road Safety Authority

Catherine Murphy

270. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Transport further to parliamentary question No. 64 of 12 May 2021, the cost of the research and surveys commissioned by the Road Safety Authority, RSA, on the naming and shaming project regarding the RSA proposals since 2015 to set up a database to name and shame disqualified drivers; the cost incurred in setting up the relevant database and all other costs incurred in relation to work carried out on plans to name and shame disqualified drivers; the date when the findings of the research report was reviewed by the RSA and decision made to scrap the plans; the proposed date that he will publish the result of the research and survey carried out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2128/22]

Driver Licences

Catherine Murphy

271. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Transport the status of his programme of work to streamline the process of court information on drivers disqualified in court; his plans to automate the current manual process of receiving notification of driver disqualifications from the Courts Service via the National Driving Licence Service; the timeframe for his Department and the Road Safety Authority to complete this work; the cost to date for the RSA to use the external provider (details supplied) to input the data from the Courts Service on disqualified drivers manually onto the information technology systems; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2129/22]

Road Safety Authority

Catherine Murphy

272. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Transport the total cost to produce the road safety Crashed Lives campaign advertisement by the Road Safety Authority on unaccompanied learner drivers featuring a person (details supplied) in December 2018; the cost to have the advertisement broadcast; the number of weeks the advertisement was aired; the reason the advertisement was discontinued by the Road Safety Authority in February 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2130/22]

Public Transport

Catherine Murphy

4. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Transport if he will establish a forum for feedback or consultation for members of the public and stakeholders relating to BusConnects as the project is rolled out; and if he, his officials or both will engage with and-or consult the NTA in respect of same. [62112/21]

Bus Services

Catherine Murphy

199. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Transport if he has engaged with the National Transport Authority and Dublin Bus in respect of the scheduling of services over the Christmas period; if his attention has been drawn to issues regarding same (details supplied); and the steps he will take in order to remedy and or mediate in the situation. [62423/21]

Greenways Provision

Catherine Murphy

225. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide a full update on the proposed greenway between Henry bridge and Ponsonby bridge on the Grand Canal; if the road on this stretch is designated as a public road; and if he is satisfied that the final detail design is fit for purpose in the context of facilitating all users, that is pedestrian, cycle and mechanical vehicle. [62767/21]

Road Safety Authority

Catherine Murphy

46. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to the lack of sanitary and-or bathroom facilities for driving instructors (details supplied) at RSA facilities; and if he will take immediate action to remedy the situation. [62174/21]

Departmental Expenditure

Catherine Murphy

191. 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 electricity costs in tabular form; and if he will provide an additional schedule that sets out all energy costs associated with their ICT hardware, that is, servers and so on in tabular form. [60947/21]

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]

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]

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]

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 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]