Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Military Aircraft Landings

Clare Daly

167. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the basis for his reporting of the number of US troops passing through Shannon Airport; and the way he arrived at the number of 55,405 for 2014. [32468/15]

Air Navigation Orders

Clare Daly

168. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will indicate the advance notice required for permit requests for the carriage of munitions under the Air Navigation (Carriage of Munitions of War, Weapons and Dangerous Goods) Order 1973; and the procedure followed when considering those requests. [32469/15]

Haulage Industry Regulation

Clare Daly

1608. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has conducted an analysis of the impact here of the recently introduced lorry road user levy in Northern Ireland; and his plans to regularise the position for Irish hauliers. [30965/15]

Bus Éireann Staff

Clare Daly

1615. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if an investigation by Bus Éireann into allegations of harassment and intimidation by a Bus Éireann bus driver of persons (detailed supplied) in County Galway was launched following the reporting of those allegations to Bus Éireann in December 2013; and if not, the reason why. [31281/15]

Public Transport

Clare Daly

1632. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the discussions he has had regarding increasing powers to security on public transport; if those discussions involved improved standards of training for staff or the introduction of an airport police type model; the rationale for his approach; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31685/15]

Public Transport Initiatives

Clare Daly

1646. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will revise his plans for public transport infrastructure to serve Swords and north Dublin more generally, given that a Luas line or bus rapid transit service falls short of adequately serving this area. [31935/15]

Taxi Regulations

Clare Daly

1647. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views that proposals moved by the Taxi Regulation Review Group in 2011, and which currently form part of the public consultation document on taxi roof signs and mandatory SPSV driver safety equipment, would make in-car CCTV and partitions mandatory in all taxis; if he has considered the effects these proposals will have, if implemented, on costs to taxi drivers and their working conditions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31959/15]

Public Transport

Clare Daly

921. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on discussions between the Railway Procurement Agency and Transdev, regarding Transdev's power to appoint Luas security staff as authorised officers, under Section 66B of the Transport (Railway Infrastructure) Act 2001. [28504/15]

Rural Transport Programme

Clare Daly

274. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he is satisfied with the National Transport Authority's oversight and monitoring of the transport co-ordination units and with the rural transport programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28094/15]

Rural Transport Programme

Clare Daly

275. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views that it is acceptable that Flexibus, an agent of the National Transport Authority, would seek to contract drivers from the Fingal rural transport programme to operate a bus owned by the Alzheimer Society of Ireland in Fingal in County Dublin, and keep that bus in the drivers' homes, a practice which is in breach of the Road Safety Authority's guidelines, and for which the drivers would not be insured, potentially exposing the National Transport Authority to potential liabilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28095/15]

Rural Transport Programme

Clare Daly

276. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he is satisfied that the National Transport Authority has a policy to deal with new employment and work practices within the transport co-ordination units and the rural transport programme, involving contracting drivers. [28096/15]

Road Traffic Legislation

Clare Daly

571. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if there are any regulations for the operation of rickshaws, including requirements for licensing, insurance or any order regulations to ensure road safety; his plans in this area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27154/15]

Aer Lingus Sale

Clare Daly

676. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on whether he is satisfied with the sale of the State's 25% shareholding in Aer Lingus to the International Airlines Group, in view of the fact that the group is proposing to fund its purchase of the airline with a bridging loan from Santander, Deutsche Bank, Luxembourg and the Bank of America Merrill Lynch. [25902/15]

Electric Vehicles

Clare Daly

644. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has considered increasing the speed limits for electric pedelecs from 15 mph and increasing the engine size to above 250 watts in view of the fact that the current limits were set in 1978. [24648/15]

Aer Lingus Sale

Clare Daly

23. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 1186 of 9 June 2015, if consideration was given at any stage of the process to using a percentage of the proceeds of the sale of the State's shareholding in Aer Lingus to alleviate the hardship being faced by the Irish airlines (general employees) superannuation scheme's deferred and current pensioners; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23462/15]

Air Safety

Clare Daly

42. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 1002 of 26 May 2015, and in view of his awareness of the University of Ghent report on atypical employment in aviation and its potential impact on safety as indicated in his reply, if his Department or the Irish Aviation Authority made any specific contact with the airlines, or undertook any specific action. [23463/15]

Aer Lingus Sale

Clare Daly

1186. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport in view of the Government's decision to dispose of the 25% share holding in Aer Lingus to the International Airlines Group, his views on a minimum of 25% of the proceeds from this sale being made available to the deferred and active pensioners of the Irish airlines (general employees) superannuation scheme. [22494/15]

Air Safety

Clare Daly

1000. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views in relation to whether his Department is aware of the European Union Commission-sponsored Ghent report and its references to Ireland and airlines regulated here, particularly in respect of the safety concerns raised in the report. [19873/15]

Air Safety

Clare Daly

1001. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the steps his Department has taken to establish the extent of the risks to safety arising from the atypical employment arrangements reported and described in the Ghent report. [19874/15]

Air Safety

Clare Daly

1002. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views regarding the risks to safety that have been identified by his Department arising from the atypical employment arrangements, usually meaning zero-hour contract arrangements, adopted by airlines operating or regulated within Ireland. [19875/15]