Questions asked 20 total

• Transport 16 questions

  • 2020-12-15 Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Transport the number of applications for the wheelchair-accessible vehicle grant scheme in 2019 and to date in 2020; the number of grants awarded in each year; the amount awarded in 2019 and to date in 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42957/20]
  • 2020-12-15 Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Transport the number of electric SPSVs in operation to date in 2020; the number of hybrid SPSVs in operation to date in 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42958/20]
  • 2020-12-15 Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Transport the number of applications for electric vehicle grants for SPSVs in 2019 and to date in 2020; the number of individual grants awarded in both years; the value awarded in each year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42959/20]
  • 2020-12-15 Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Transport the number of applications for plug-in hybrid electric vehicle grants for SPSVs in 2019 and to date in 2020; the number of individual grants awarded in both years; the value awarded in each year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42960/20]
  • 2020-12-15 Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Transport the budget allocation for the rural transport programme in each of the years 2016 to 2020; the number of passengers carried in each of the years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42961/20]
  • 2020-12-15 Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Transport the number of passengers carried in each county under the rural transport programme in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42962/20]
  • 2020-12-15 Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Transport the number of individual buses assigned to the rural transport programme by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42963/20]
  • 2020-12-15 Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Transport the estimated cost to Ireland of the A5 upgrade, the Narrow Water Bridge, a high-speed rail connection upgrade on the Belfast-Dublin-Limerick Junction Cork line; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42964/20]
  • 2020-12-15 Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Transport the number waiting for driver tests by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43017/20]
  • 2020-12-15 Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Transport the number waiting for driver theory tests by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43018/20]
  • 2020-12-15 Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Transport the PSO funding provided to Bus Éireann in each of the years 2010 to 2020; the number of passengers carried in each year, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43234/20]
  • 2020-12-15 Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Transport the PSO funding provided to Iarnród Éireann in each of the years 2010 to 2020; the number of passengers carried in each year in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43235/20]
  • 2020-12-15 Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide a list of projects that fall under the remit of his Department that will be funded between 2021 to 2030 under Project Ireland 2040; the funding that will be allocated to each project; the status of each project, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43236/20]
  • 2020-12-15 Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Transport the funding drawn down by each local authority in 2020 for spending on cycling infrastructure, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43324/20]
  • 2020-12-15 Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide clarity for those holding driver licences from Northern Ireland and the UK; the way in which Brexit will affect such persons after 31 December 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43358/20]
  • 2020-12-16 Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Transport the number of applications for wheelchair-accessible electric vehicle grants for SPSVs in 2019 and 2020: the number of individual grants awarded in both years; the value awarded in each year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43783/20]
• Further and Higher Education 2 questions

  • 2020-12-15 Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his views on whether third level fees should be reduced to reflect the reality of students not physically attending college in 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41645/20]
  • 2020-12-15 Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the way in which he plans to support students enrolled in third level institutions to get back to college campuses in 2021 after Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41644/20]
• Rural 1 question

  • 2020-12-17 Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she has held discussions with the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage on the topic of one-off housing planning; her views on whether banning one-off housing in rural Ireland will have a detrimental impact on rural community development; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43977/20]
• Enterprise 1 question

  • 2020-12-17 Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the status of the new legislation he is preparing that will give regulators such as the Commission for Communications Regulation and the CCPC powers to levy administrative financial sanctions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43976/20]