221. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport to consider changes to clamping rules to allow a statutory grace period before a vehicle may be clamped. [50693/26]
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All 20 departments
| Department | Questions | Oral | Written |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health | 27,764 | 145 | 27,619 |
| Education | 14,148 | 145 | 14,003 |
| Transport | 11,178 | 139 | 11,039 |
| Justice | 9,962 | 135 | 9,827 |
| Housing | 9,139 | 160 | 8,979 |
| Children | 8,691 | 142 | 8,549 |
| Social | 5,914 | 135 | 5,779 |
| Finance | 5,884 | 153 | 5,731 |
| Agriculture | 4,894 | 136 | 4,758 |
| Enterprise | 3,942 | 139 | 3,803 |
| Climate | 3,915 | 130 | 3,785 |
| Foreign | 3,868 | 190 | 3,678 |
| Public Expenditure | 3,737 | 167 | 3,570 |
| Further and Higher Education | 3,437 | 140 | 3,297 |
| Taoiseach | 2,649 | 1,479 | 1,170 |
| Defence | 2,599 | 179 | 2,420 |
| Culture | 2,492 | 147 | 2,345 |
| Rural | 2,361 | 140 | 2,221 |
| Environment | 1,029 | 26 | 1,003 |
| Tourism | 703 | 31 | 672 |
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222. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport to consider changes to clamping rules to require operators to verify whether parking has already been paid for before immobilising a vehicle. [50694/26]
223. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport to consider changes to clamping rules to require operators to exercise reasonable discretion where payment has been made but a ticket has inadvertently not been displayed. [50695/26]
224. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport to consider changes to clamping rules to prohibit clamping where payment can be objectively verified and there has been no overstay or financial loss. [50696/26]
225. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport whether the NTA is required to issue an annual publication of enforcement and appeals statistics regarding vehicle clamping. [50697/26]
226. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport the cost of maintaining the 20% fare reduction on public transport. [50698/26]
227. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport the cost of increasing the fare reduction on public transport to 30%. [50699/26]
228. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport the cost of hiring an additional FTE driver tester. [50700/26]
229. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport the cost of increasing the number of driving testers by 10%, 20%, 25%, 30%, 50% and 100% respectively, in tabular form. [50701/26]
230. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport the number of driver testers that are currently employed; the salary of a driver tester; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50702/26]
231. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport the number of driver testers broken down by testing centre in each of the years 2020 to date, in tabular form. [50703/26]
232. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport the cost of capital funding that has been allocated to prepare Ireland’s ports for ORE in each of the years 2020 to date, in tabular form; the cost of capital funding that has been drawn down to prepare Ireland’s ports for ORE in each of the years 2020 to date, in tabular form; and the funding that has been allocated out to 2030, in tabular form. [50704/26]
233. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport the funding that has been provided to connecting Ireland rural bus scheme broken down by capex and opex funding in each of the years 2020 to date, in tabular form. [50705/26]
234. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport the cost to hire an additional FTE bus driver broken down by cap ex and op ex funding on public transport. [50706/26]
235. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport the cost to hire an additional FTE train driver broken down by cap ex and op ex funding on public transport. [50707/26]
236. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Transport if he will clarify whether a company (details supplied) have been consulted or have been engaged with to provide support with existing aircraft navigation systems such as ground beacons at Irish airports; if the same company has been consulted or engaged with to provide a replacement of existing system; and if he will provide the details of same and associat…
237. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport the detailed breakdown of the number of bus drivers hired on public transport in each of the years 2020 to date, in tabular form. [50717/26]
238. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport the detailed breakdown of the number of train drivers hired on public transport in each of the years 2020 to date, in tabular form. [50718/26]
239. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport the funding allocated to employ train drivers on public transport in each of the years 2020 to date, in tabular form. [50719/26]
240. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport the estimated cost of increasing the number of Dublin Bus drivers by 10%, 20%, 25%, 50%, 75% and 100% respectively, in tabular form. [50720/26]
241. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport the estimated cost of increasing the number of Iarnród Éireann drivers by 10%, 20%, 25%, 50%, 75% and 100% respectively, in tabular form. [50721/26]
242. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport the projected first- and full-year cost of the Finglas Luas, broken down by cap ex and op ex, in tabular form. [50722/26]
243. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport the projected first- and full-year cost of the Dart North, broken down by cap ex and op ex funding, in tabular form. [50723/26]
244. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport the projected first- and full-year cost of the Dart West, broken down by cap ex and op ex funding, in tabular form. [50724/26]
245. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport the projected first- and full-year cost of the Dart South West, broken down by cap ex and op ex funding, in tabular form. [50725/26]