Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Taxi Licences

Robert Troy

251. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Transport the engagement he has had with taxi drivers who rent their plates, rather than owning them. [16586/23]

Taxi Licences

Robert Troy

252. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Transport if he is aware that, for the purposes of insurance, taxi drivers must include the plate owner on their insurance policy, despite the fact that the owner does not drive the cab, greatly increasing the cost of insurance. [16587/23]

Taxi Licences

Robert Troy

253. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Transport if he is aware that rents for taxi plates have increased significantly due to a lack of supply. [16588/23]

Driver Test

Anne Rabbitte

254. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Transport how a person (details supplied), who is a full-time teacher, which is deemed a frontline worker, can avail of an emergency driving test to ensure that they can continue working in their school; the options open to people in such a position; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16612/23]

Electric Vehicles

Neasa Hourigan

255. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Transport further to Parliamentary Question No. 181 of 23 March 2023, if vehicles ordered prior to July 2023 but not received by customers until after this date due to supply chain delays will remain eligible for €5,000 relief; if specific provisions will be made to account for these supply issues in advance of the electric vehicle grant amount reducing to €3,500 in July; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16640/23]

Electric Vehicles

Thomas Gould

256. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Transport if grants are available to businesses for the installation of EV chargers. [16646/23]

National Transport Authority

Pauline Tully

257. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Transport if he is satisfied that the National Transport Authority have fulfilled their obligations under the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Disabled Persons (UNCRPD) to prioritise disabled persons organisations in any consultations they are holding; if he is further satisfied that the NTA consulted in a meaningful way with DPOs in relation to the rollout of Active Travel and BusConnects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16676/23]

Rail Accidents

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

258. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Transport the estimated full year cost of recruiting three additional WTE railway accident investigators for his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16690/23]

Public Transport

Sean Fleming

259. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Transport if he will respond to the correspondence attached (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16794/23]

Rail Network

Eoin Ó Broin

260. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Transport if he will outline plans for the further development of the rail network over the next five years; if his Department intends to increase investment in new stations and routes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16828/23]

Bus Services

Duncan Smith

261. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Transport the estimated cost of installing an electronic timetable with real time arrival times at bus stops that currently only have a sign; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16909/23]

Bus Services

Duncan Smith

262. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Transport the estimated cost of installing a roofed shelter at bus stops that currently only have a sign; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16910/23]

Fuel Oil Specifications

Christopher O'Sullivan

263. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Transport if there is evidence that changing to E10 fuel can cause damage to pre-2011 cars and motorcycles; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18310/23]

Public Transport

Catherine Murphy

264. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Transport if he will set out the mandatory accessibility requirements and or the provisions set in statute in respect of accessibility standards for public transport and public infrastructure projects, to include the planning, design and construction of cycle lanes, bus islands, pedestrian cross walks, pedestrian footpaths and pedestrian shared spaces. [16451/23]

Transport Policy

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

265. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Transport if he will set out the current system for surveying and registering of Irish charter vessels and the conditions that they can operate under once receiving the necessary accreditation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16707/23]

Transport Policy

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

266. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Transport if he will review the current Irish vessel charter system and give consideration following Brexit to allowing third country and, especially, previously British registered sea charter vessels registered in Ireland, for use in European countries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16708/23]

National Car Test

Peadar Tóibín

267. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Transport if, given the NCT waiting lists can be up to five months, he will consider extending all of this year’s NCT tests to include a full year’s coverage (details supplied). [16776/23]

Electric Vehicles

Holly Cairns

268. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Transport the options available to individuals who have been incorrectly charged for the use of public electric vehicle charging points; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16832/23]

Taxi Regulations

Louise O'Reilly

269. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Transport further to Parliamentary Question No. 233 of 7 March 2023, whether self-employed taxi drivers can specify “card not accepted” or “cash payment only”, and if this will ensure the customer cannot subsequently claim a legal right to pay by card; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16848/23]

Fuel Sales

Brendan Howlin

270. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Transport if he is aware of a concern of the Irish biofuels sector at the implications for the industry of new regulations due to be brought into force by him; if he has had discussions with representatives of the biofuels sector, the farming sector and Irish meat processing sector in relation to these regulations; if these regulations mirror those being put in place in other EU member states; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16858/23]