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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (30 Sep 2025)

Darragh O'Brien: The National Transport Authority (NTA) is currently developing the Galway Metropolitan Area Transport Strategy (GMATS), in conjunction with Galway City Council and Galway County Council. Part of the development of the new GMATS necessitates mode specific analysis in the form of a Light Rail Feasibility Study and a Strategic Roads Feasibility Study. Both studies will form part of the analysis...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (30 Sep 2025)

Darragh O'Brien: As Minister for Transport, I have responsibility for policy and overall funding in relation to public transport; however, I am not involved in the day-to-day operations of public transport. The issue raised by the Deputy is a matter for Irish Rail. Therefore, I have referred the Deputy's question to Irish Rail for direct response to the Deputy. Please advise my private office if you do...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (30 Sep 2025)

Darragh O'Brien: As Minister for Transport, I have responsibility for policy and overall funding of public transport, including rail. The operation, maintenance and renewal of the rail network is a matter for Iarnród Éireann (IÉ) in the first instance. Iarnród Éireann's are better placed to provide a breakdown on the funding allocated to individual projects or routes. As such I...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Cycling Facilities (30 Sep 2025)

Darragh O'Brien: As Minister for Transport, I have responsibility for policy and overall funding in relation to Active Travel. Funding is administered through the National Transport Authority (NTA), who, in partnership with local authorities, have responsibility for the selection and delivery of specific projects in each local authority area. Noting the role of the NTA in the matter, I have referred your...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (30 Sep 2025)

Darragh O'Brien: As Minister for Transport, I have responsibility for policy and overall funding in relation to public transport; however, I am not involved in the day-to-day operations of public transport. The issue raised by the Deputy is a matter for Irish Rail. Therefore, I have referred the Deputy's question to Irish Rail for direct response to the Deputy. Please advise my private office if you do...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (30 Sep 2025)

Darragh O'Brien: As Minister for Transport, I have responsibility for overall policy and exchequer funding in relation to the National Roads Programme and for Public Transport. Under the Roads Acts 1993-2015 and in line with the National Development Plan (NDP), the planning, design and construction of individual national roads is a matter for Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII), in conjunction with the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (30 Sep 2025)

Darragh O'Brien: As Minister for Transport, I have responsibility for overall policy and exchequer funding in relation to the National Roads Programme and for Public Transport. Under the Roads Acts 1993-2015 and in line with the National Development Plan (NDP), the planning, design and construction of individual national roads is a matter for Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII), in conjunction with...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Costs (30 Sep 2025)

Darragh O'Brien: As Minister for Transport, I have responsibility for policy and overall funding in relation to public transport; however, I am not involved in the day-to-day operations of public transport. The National Transport Authority (NTA) has statutory responsibility for the regulation of fares charged to passengers in respect of public transport services provided under public service obligation (PSO)...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Taxi Regulations (30 Sep 2025)

Darragh O'Brien: The regulation of the small public service vehicle (SPSV) industry, including SPSV licensing, is a matter for the independent transport regulator, the National Transport Authority (NTA), under the provisions of the Consolidated Taxi Regulation Acts 2013 and 2016. I have no role in the day-to-day operations of the SPSV sector. The NTA as the statutory, independent, regulator made regulations...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (30 Sep 2025)

Darragh O'Brien: As Minister for Transport, I have responsibility for overall policy and exchequer funding in relation to the National Roads Programme. Under the Roads Acts 1993-2015 and in line with the National Development Plan (NDP), the operation and management of individual national roads is a matter for Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII), in conjunction with the local authorities concerned. This is...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Energy Conservation (30 Sep 2025)

Darragh O'Brien: The Home Energy Upgrade Loan Scheme (HEULS), which launched in April 2024, is intended to play a crucial role in helping homeowners invest in energy upgrades to make their homes warmer, healthier and more comfortable, with lower emissions and lower bills. It was developed by my Department, in conjunction with the Department of Finance, the Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland (SBCI), the...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Departmental Data (30 Sep 2025)

Darragh O'Brien: The details requested by the Deputy are provided in the table below: Year Data Storage Supplier Cost ex VAT Cost inc VAT 2025 n/a 0 0 2024 Esri Ireland €12,218 €15,028 2023 n/a 0 0 2022 n/a 0 0 ...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Energy Conservation (30 Sep 2025)

Darragh O'Brien: My Department funds a number of grant schemes, administered by the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI), to support homeowners improve the energy efficiency of their buildings, through grants for the fabric upgrade of buildings, as well as solar PV and heat pump installation. Overall, since 2019, the SEAI schemes provided €1.48 billion support to homeowners for 223,492...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Departmental Schemes (30 Sep 2025)

Darragh O'Brien: The Business Energy Upgrades Scheme is funded by my Department and administered by SEAI as part of a suite of business supports. In 2024 alone, SEAI Business Supports provided grant support of over €40 million to over 3000 businesses significantly supporting energy cost reduction, competitiveness, and emission reduction. The Business Energy Upgrades Scheme was opened for applications...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Energy Policy (30 Sep 2025)

Darragh O'Brien: The National Heat Study, published by the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI), contains detailed analysis that is being used to inform the development of options, policies and measures to decarbonise Ireland’s heating and cooling sectors to 2050. A draft Heat Policy Statement, informed by the findings of the National Heat Study, has been prepared and has undergone extensive...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Energy Prices (30 Sep 2025)

Darragh O'Brien: Responsibility for the regulation of the electricity sector is a matter for the Commission for Regulation of Utilities (CRU) which is an independent regulator, accountable to a committee of the Oireachtas and not the Minister. The CRU was assigned responsibility for the regulation of the Irish electricity sector following the enactment of the Electricity Regulation Act, 1999 and subsequent...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Environmental Policy (30 Sep 2025)

Darragh O'Brien: Following 10 days of negotiations, Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) talks to develop an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment, adjourned early on 15 August without consensus on a text of the instrument. The goal of INC-5.2 was to agree on the instrument’s text and highlight unresolved issues requiring...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Hedge Cutting (30 Sep 2025)

Darragh O'Brien: As Minister for Transport, I have responsibility for overall policy and exchequer funding in relation to the National Roads Programme. Under the Roads Acts 1993-2015 and in line with the National Development Plan (NDP), the operation and management of individual national roads is a matter for Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII), in conjunction with the local authorities concerned. This is...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Security (30 Sep 2025)

Darragh O'Brien: As I indicated to the Deputy, in response to his parliamentary question no. 276 of 29 May 2025, the right for air operators to operate in and through Irish airspace is governed by a range of agreements and conventions of which the State is a party. The Convention on International Civil Aviation1944 (Chicago Convention) confers the right for non-scheduled flights to both overfly and make...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Network (30 Sep 2025)

Darragh O'Brien: As Minister for Transport, I have responsibility for overall policy and exchequer funding in relation to the National Roads Programme. Under the Roads Acts 1993-2015 and in line with the National Development Plan (NDP), the planning, design and construction of individual national roads is a matter for Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII), in conjunction with the local authorities concerned....