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# department-of-transport - Friday 20 March, 2020
Boy (7) killed in light plane crash in Offaly 'should not have been allowed to fly in aircraft' - report
Kasper Kacprzak was killed, alongside the pilot of the plane, when it crashed in Offaly in 2018.
# department-of-transport - Monday 9 March, 2020
Passenger jet damaged in hard landing at Shannon Airport is grounded
The Omni Air International flight from Bangor in the US state of Maine arrived last night.
# department-of-transport - Monday 2 December, 2019
Government announces €1 billion investment in national rail network
The investment in civil engineering programmes will take place from 2020 to 2024.
# department-of-transport - Wednesday 28 August, 2019
Should Ireland legalise electric scooters? The public are being asked to have their say
The Department of Transport received a report on regulating PPTs today.
# department-of-transport - Wednesday 15 May, 2019
Cyclists protest outside Dáil to highlight 'need for better infrastructure'
Around 100 bikers took part in the demonstration.
# department-of-transport - Friday 29 March, 2019
Irish car buyers shopping abroad as figures show drop in number of new vehicles taxed during 2018
It has been suggested that drivers are buying from the UK on the back of a strong Euro.
# department-of-transport - Wednesday 20 February, 2019
Irish Coast Guard staff and volunteers no longer allowed to use blue lights and sirens Exclusive
Volunteers are worried about the potential delays this will cause when they are travelling to incidents.
# department-of-transport - Sunday 5 August, 2018
Six months a-waiting - the PSC will finally be removed as a requirement for a theory test on 31 August
How much it’s costing to do so is another matter however.
# department-of-transport - Tuesday 5 June, 2018
'The deeper I go, the more concern I have' - Department of Transport worried over 'exposure' due to mandatory PSC
New documents show the department was concerned with the fallout from Shane Ross bringing a stop to efforts to make a PSC mandatory when applying for a driver’s licence.
# department-of-transport - Wednesday 30 May, 2018
'Regulation or prohibition': Ross puts rickshaw drivers on notice due to 'very deep' safety concerns
Shane Ross says he will decide whether rickshaws will be regulated or banned before the end of the Dáil term.
# department-of-transport - Saturday 19 May, 2018
Here's what the €2 million the RSA allocated to the PSC-driving licence project was actually spent on
The RSA spent €2 million on making the PSC mandatory for driving licence applications – before Transport Minister Shane Ross pulled the plug over concerns doing so was illegal.
# department-of-transport - Monday 14 May, 2018
At least €2 million ploughed into PSC / driving licence project - before Shane Ross pulled the plug because it wasn't legal
The Road Safety Authority had scrambled to get its house in order for the PSC introduction, only for the initiative to be dropped suddenly and at the last minute in March of this year.
# department-of-transport - Friday 13 April, 2018
Learner drivers could soon be waiting more than a year to do their driving test
Law changes increasing the penalties for learner drivers will lead to a surge in demand for driving tests, Fórsa predict.
# department-of-transport - Saturday 10 March, 2018
Asylum seekers in Ireland can finally work, but it doesn't look like they're allowed drive to that work
There is a lack of clarity as to whether or not asylum seekers in Ireland are legally allowed to obtain a driving licence.
# department-of-transport - Monday 26 February, 2018
One a day: 330 planes carrying weapons landed in Shannon Airport last year
Dublin TD Clare Daly said that the figures were “absolutely disgraceful”, but “not a bit surprising”.
# department-of-transport - Monday 31 July, 2017
'Austerity cost lives': Drink driving convictions in Ireland fell MASSIVELY in the last 10 years
The yearly rate has fallen by nearly 9,000 in fact. And counties with a lot of road deaths are not necessarily those with the most convictions.
# department-of-transport - Monday 29 May, 2017
These are the planned routes for the new 'Bus Rapid Transit' network in Dublin
A new express bus system is being planned for the capital.
# department-of-transport - Wednesday 22 February, 2017
Watch: Several hundred cyclists just held a LOUD protest at Dáil Éireann calling for more funding
With all bikes present either ringing bells or blowing whistles, the protest proved something of a cacophonous event.
# department-of-transport - Monday 30 January, 2017
One person turned away at Dublin Airport since Trump's travel ban
Enda Kenny has called for a review of the preclearance policy.
# department-of-transport - Wednesday 11 January, 2017
Jobs still under threat but Bus Éireann says it will keep Expressway services
Bus Éireann is facing insolvency within the next two years after a period of heavy losses.
# department-of-transport - Friday 30 December, 2016
Shane Ross says he won't add extra tolls to ease M50 traffic congestion
The measure was recommended in a report last year from the National Transport Authority.
# department-of-transport - Wednesday 23 November, 2016
The AA thinks they're 'ridiculous', but Dublin City Council stands firm on 30km speed limits
Dublin City Council plans to expand the 30km/hr speed limit across further areas of the city.
# department-of-transport - Monday 3 October, 2016
"Keep cyclists alive alive-oh": Hundreds of cyclists protest outside Department of Transport
The protest is being organised by the Dublin Cycling Campaign, and kicks off in Dublin city centre from 5.30pm.
# department-of-transport - Tuesday 21 June, 2016
Penalty points loophole to be closed by government
The loophole has seen roughly 7,500 cases annually thrown out of court.
# department-of-transport - Tuesday 15 July, 2014
James Reilly is still Health Minister... according to the Department's website
And Health isn’t the only government department that has yet to update its pages.
# department-of-transport - Thursday 10 July, 2014
Clampdown on rogue taxi drivers reportedly resulted in no arrests
The Department of Transport defended publicising the campaign before it took place.
# department-of-transport - Thursday 19 June, 2014
Driver deaths are down, but "more vulnerable" road users are being killed
The Public Accounts Committee was also told that about 130,000 more cars were taxed this year following an end to the practice where vehicles could be declared as “off-road” after the fact.
# department-of-transport - Tuesday 20 May, 2014
Live in a rural area? You could be getting nicer bus shelters soon
A new round of public transport funding has been announced, and includes improvements to cycle paths.
# department-of-transport - Friday 16 May, 2014
In Cork, Limerick or Galway? Like cycling? The public bike scheme will be ready by autumn
Slightly behind schedule, mind you.
# department-of-transport - Friday 2 May, 2014
Government fails to derail Aer Lingus chief's pension bump-reports
A trade union called any increase would be “very strange”.
# department-of-transport - Thursday 1 May, 2014
An underground DART could finally be coming to Dublin
The wait isn’t over just yet…it looks like it won’t be considered until 2016.
# department-of-transport - Tuesday 22 April, 2014
Automated cameras to catch drivers running red lights at Luas lines
The system has been trialled over the past couple of years.
# department-of-transport - Wednesday 9 April, 2014
Reduced fares, like: Leap Card comes to bus services in Cork
Commuters will be able to available of discounted fares of up to 16 per cent.
# department-of-transport - Wednesday 2 April, 2014
Taxi drivers to face geography tests and tax monitoring under new clampdown
Operation Taximeter will also see stamp 2 Visa holders come under scrutiny.
# department-of-transport - Saturday 23 November, 2013
Transport Dept examines issues with emergency marine beacons
Minister Varadkar has been called on to clarify how long his department has known about the issues for.
# department-of-transport - Friday 15 November, 2013
EU body withdraws €18m funding for Narrow Water Bridge
Both Fianna Fáil and Sinn Féin have called on the government to work on securing funding so the construction can go ahead.
# department-of-transport - Wednesday 11 September, 2013
Varadkar wants your views on the future of Irish tourism
In the year of The Gathering, Leo Varadkar and Michael Ring are looking for people to answer “challenging questions” about Irish tourism.
Plans launched for major cycle network in Greater Dublin Area
The National Tarnsport Authority has encouraged public to review the plans and get involved in the consultation process.
# department-of-transport - Tuesday 13 August, 2013
Pilots' group insists Ryanair safety claims were not fabricated
Ryanair has threatened to sue the makers of a documentary that aired the results of a survey by the group last night.
Man airlifted to hospital after medical emergency aboard cargo vessel
The man was diagnosed with suspected sepsis over the radio by doctors in Cork using the ‘Medico’ maritime assistance system.
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Poll: Do you think Phoenix Park's gates should be mostly closed to traffic?
MOST OF THE Phoenix Park’s gates were closed off to traffic at the height of the pandemic, but are being reopened now for cars to pass through.
This has been described as “incredibly regressive” by Green Party TD Neasa Hourigan, who argued that it should be used as a park, and in a few months it will be back to “car city”.
Meanwhile, Minister of State for the Office of Public Works, Patrick O’Donovan said that the volume of traffic has “gone up a lot” in the adjoining areas. “Whether we like it or not, for an awful lot of people it’s a commuter route,” he said on RTÉ Radio One.
So what do you think: should the Phoenix Park be mostly closed off to traffic from now on?
Poll Results:
Yes (4901)
No (3374)
I don't care (505)
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