Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Air Traffic Control Services

Clare Daly

1132. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 146 of 5 May 2016, to outline in full the "considerable, wider aviation safety and economic benefits to Ireland" he is referring to in relation to the discretionary exempting of the military of the United States of America from en route charges, and if those benefits fully offset the loss to the Exchequer of approximately €3 million per year from this exemption. [9956/16]

Driver Licence Renewals

Clare Daly

1133. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he is aware that persons over 70 years of age will have to present in person at National Driver Licence Service centres every time they wish to renew their driving licences, as they must present an up-to-date medical certificate with each application, which constitutes a change in their details; his views on whether this is fair; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9964/16]

Bus Éireann Services

Clare Daly

1153. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to review the changes made to the103 Bus Éireann route along the M2-N2 corridor which has caused serious inconvenience to the regular users of that service. [10496/16]

Bus Éireann Services

Clare Daly

1156. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to review the changes made to the 103 Bus Éireann route along the M2-N2 corridor which has caused serious inconvenience to the regular users of that service. [10548/16]

Air Traffic Control Services

Clare Daly

146. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he considered suspending or ending the discretionary exemption from en route charges for the provision of air traffic control and communications services in Irish-administered airspace to military flights during the period of massive cutbacks in State spending from 2008, given that these exemptions for the military flights of countries such as the United States of America cost the Exchequer approximately €2 million to €3 million each year. [9266/16]

International Agreements

Clare Daly

147. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if a bilateral agreement is in place between Ireland and the United States of America, or a multilateral agreement to which both countries are a party, which has been voted on by Dáil Éireann and which provides for the exemption from en-route charges for military flights by the United States of America; and if he will provide details of this agreement, if it exists. [9267/16]

Industrial Relations

Clare Daly

478. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the action he has taken with management of Iarnród Éireann and management's threat to take action against the trade unions in the High Court, given their failure to engage in the workplace relations machinery of the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8126/16]

Air Navigation Orders

Clare Daly

149. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 853 of 14 April 2016, if he will provide a breakdown by country of origin of the 57 refusals of munitions exemptions requests and the reason for these refusals. [7839/16]

Military Aircraft

Clare Daly

155. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if any United States military drones that are overflying any jurisdiction anywhere in the world are controlled or operated via any location here; if any permits for such activity have been sought or issued; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7883/16]

Air Navigation Orders

Clare Daly

843. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 806 of 6 April 2016, the basis for his understanding indicated. [6616/16]

Air Navigation Orders

Clare Daly

844. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 806 of 6 April 2016 and the aircraft identified, if the aircraft was on contract to the military of the United States of America on this occasion; if so, whether it, its crew or its passengers engaged in military operations or supporting military operations en route to Bagram airbase in Afghanistan; if not, why it was travelling to Afghanistan on this occasion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6617/16]

Driver Licence Renewals

Clare Daly

850. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Parliamentary Question Number 815 of 6 April 2016, why the National Driver Licence Service does not provide any facility on its website or elsewhere to submit applications by post or online for the renewal of driving licences issued by it since January 2013; why it does not process applications for renewal by post, but requires persons who have already presented once at one of its centres to present again in order to have their license renewed; and why it has not made provision for postal or online renewal to date. [6752/16]

Driver Licence Renewals

Clare Daly

851. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport why holders of new National Driver Licence Service issued licences must submit applications for renewal in person at its centres, which then posts those forms to a processing centre run by Abtran in County Cork; why persons cannot post those forms to the processing centre; the source of the funding for the extra cost involved in the additional step created by the requirement that persons present their applications for renewal in person at a National Driver Licence Service centre in the absence of any postal or online facility for submission; and if this system, as it is constituted, represents a cost effective and efficient solution. [6791/16]

Military Aircraft Landings

Clare Daly

853. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of troops of the United States of America who transited through Shannon Airport in County Clare in 2015; the number of permits to carry munitions of war through Ireland or through Irish airspace requested and issued in 2015; the countries that made these requests; and the airlines that requested the permits. [6874/16]

Air Navigation Orders

Clare Daly

806. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the National Air Cargo aeroplane which landed at Shannon Airport in County Clare on 25 March 2016 was en route to Bagram in Afghanistan; and if an exemption was sought under the 1973 order in this regard. [5618/16]

Driver Licence Applications

Clare Daly

815. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport why persons who already have the new identification card, pink driver's licence, cannot send the National Driver Licence Service forms by post, but instead have to present themselves when renewing their driver's licence. [5696/16]

Airport Development Projects

Clare Daly

565. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on the proposal by the Dublin Airport Authority to build a parallel runway at Dublin Airport; if he has had contact with senior management in this regard, given the stated intention to overcome restrictions on night flights and to allow 24-hour operations to facilitate the development of an air cargo hub, which would be an enormous intrusion on residents in Portmarnock, Malahide and Swords in County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4738/16]

Córas Iompair Éireann

Clare Daly

913. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of school bus drivers being unable to avail of equal access to the Córas Iompair Éireann pension scheme despite an acknowledgement that such access would be granted, and if he will recommend an independent process to evaluate what is happening and try and resolve matters. [46531/15]

Climate Change Policy

Clare Daly

5. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport given that Ireland's economy has been described as improved by the Department of Finance and given that the document, Climate Change Mitigation: Preparation of Low-Carbon Roadmap for Transport, published by his Department in December 2013, envisaged retrenchment in public transport investment due to economic circumstances only until 2016, after which it was hoped to increase longer-term investment in infrastructure, giving Ireland more capacity to support and develop a low-carbon economy by 2050, the plans his Department has drawn up for such investment commencing in 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45025/15]

Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Clare Daly

9. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will review or if he has reviewed the public transport policies and investment budget, given Ireland's legally binding emissions commitments and given the agreements made at the COP21 meeting in Paris in France. [44880/15]