Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Public Transport

Maureen O'Sullivan

328. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when the Scherzer bridge at the North Wall Quay in Dublin 1 will be next opened by Córas Iompair Éireann; the cost of opening the bridge; the reason it cannot be opened more frequently to facilitate boat and canal users and to fully utilise the potential of our canals as a tourism and leisure activity hub; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29374/15]

Road Traffic Legislation

Maureen O'Sullivan

575. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he is satisfied that there are adequate regulations in place to regulate rickshaws in Dublin, including those with battery powered motors. [27192/15]

Dublin Bus Services

Maureen O'Sullivan

16. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he acknowledges the anxiety and worry the decision to privatise a percentage of Dublin Bus routes is causing staff of the company, and that staff and workers' concerns should be given more priority when taking decisions which in turn could avert the forthcoming industrial action; his views that there are many other models to promote customer experience, standard of service and company income, without resorting to privatisation to create competition; if he has examined any of these models as an alternative; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16515/15]

Light Rail Projects

Maureen O'Sullivan

495. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if a park and ride facility has been considered for the Broombridge end of the Luas cross-city project; if it was subsequently rejected, the reason for such rejection, with appropriate costings and-or a cost-benefit analysis; and, if it has not been considered, the reason for same. [16711/15]

Road Traffic Offences

Maureen O'Sullivan

496. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will acknowledge the possible need to amend section 47 of the Road Traffic Act of 2004, as inserted by section 11, to take account of a person's actual speed when applying fines and penalty points for driving in excess of speed limits; his views on whether, for a fairer and more transparent system, stricter fines and penalty point allocations should apply to a person who breaks speed limits in excess of 20 km/h, in comparison with a person who is 2 km/h to 3 km/h over the speed limit, as one is causing far greater risk to road safety and disregard to the laws than the other; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16712/15]

Traffic Management

Maureen O'Sullivan

497. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide details of current rush hour traffic flows through Phibsboro, Dublin 7; future projections of same under various scenarios, including the completion of the Luas cross-city project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16713/15]

Road Signage

Maureen O'Sullivan

154. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will report on the renaming of the N2 and N3 national primary routes at their point of intersection at Doyle’s Corner, Phibsborough, Dublin 7; in addition, the renaming of the N2 as the R135 and the N3 as the R147 where they intersect, the other traffic calming or steps that were instituted in February 2012, the day of the renaming, or since to mitigate the effect of the convergence of N2 and N3 traffic at Doyle’s Corner, a Victorian crossroads in a residential area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10623/15]

Road Network

Maureen O'Sullivan

617. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he is satisfied that motorists are catered for adequately on the M8 motorway connection between Dublin and Cork, with no online services and rest facilities; his plans to install online services on this route, in the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7702/15]

Road Safety

Maureen O'Sullivan

527. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the specific research supports the policies of An Garda Síochána and the Road Safety Authority in promoting the wearing of hi-vis apparel by cyclists and pedestrians in urban areas, with specific reference to demonstrated reductions in collisions, injuries or fatality rates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7102/15]

Smarter Transport

Maureen O'Sullivan

644. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when he will publish the national walking policy as stated in smarter travel; the steps he has taken to progress this initiative; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47923/14]

Hotel Accommodation

Maureen O'Sullivan

656. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the imminent closure of accommodation in Dublin (details supplied); and if his attention has been drawn to the reasons occasioning the closure of that business as posted on a website. [48065/14]

Road Network

Maureen O'Sullivan

478. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will report on those instances nationally where two national primary routes meet or intersect at a crossroads; the special measures taken to manage traffic volumes where such intersections occur; if it is the policy of his Department that the intersection of national primary routes at a crossroads should remain a permanent feature of our roads network; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46934/14]

Public Transport

Maureen O'Sullivan

193. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will report on the weight restriction that applies to traffic using the current 18th century Reilly's Bridge on the Royal Canal at Cabra, Dublin; the load-bearing capacity of the replacement bridge, which is now in place and which will be opened to traffic in the spring of 2015; if a weight restriction will apply to the new bridge, upon its being opened to vehicular traffic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46585/14]

Sports Organisations

Maureen O'Sullivan

601. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding insurance cover for races in respect of a sporting organisation (details supplied); if the competitors are covered arising from their membership of Leinster regional clubs to specifically include outdoor races; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46127/14]

Sports Organisations

Maureen O'Sullivan

602. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the obligations of sporting organisations in terms of insurance cover; if enforcement is applied in terms of registration and maintenance of cover; and if he is satisfied that his Department maintains a suitable review process for both. [46128/14]

Climate Change Policy

Maureen O'Sullivan

244. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when he will publish the low carbon roadmap for the transport sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43558/14]

Integrated Ticketing

Maureen O'Sullivan

1096. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to an anomaly concerning Leap cards on Dublin Bus whereby the on-bus card reader console displays to the card-holder a figure other than the figure displayed to the driver and other than the outstanding balance on the card; if he will report on the way Dublin Bus arrives at the figure shown to the card-holder in these circumstances; if the display of misleading information to Leap card-holders on Dublin Bus card reader consoles is in breach of the Sale of Goods and Supply of Services Act 1980 or of EU consumer law; the steps he will take to initiate a process that will lead to accurate information concerning the unused balance on the card being available on Dublin Bus card reader consoles, for the information of Leap card users; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40926/14]

Cycling Facilities Provision

Maureen O'Sullivan

372. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will report on the identities of the public bodies concerned with developing cycling facilities and dedicated cycleways along the Royal Canal towpath in the Dublin city area; if he will liaise with those interests to improve cycling facilities from Ashtown village to Spencer Dock; if he will initiate a process with a view to linking the publicly-lit towpath from Ashtown village to Reilly's bridge with the publicly-lit towpath Spencer Dock to Coke Oven Cottages, that is, to provide public lighting from Coke Oven Cottages to Reilly's bridge, particularly where the towpath passes the under the Connolly-to-Maynooth railway line at the seventh lock; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38983/14]

Haulage Industry Regulation

Maureen O'Sullivan

601. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to protect the Irish haulage industry in view of the fact that it cannot compete with comparable costs elsewhere; and if restructuring in the tax system is required. [38122/14]

Public Transport

Maureen O'Sullivan

40. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on potential privatisation of public transport. [36810/14]