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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Active Travel (17 Sep 2025)

Darragh O'Brien: As Minister for Transport, I have responsibility for overall policy and funding of Active Travel infrastructure. The allocation of this funding to the various local authorities falls to the National Transport Authority (NTA). The NTA disperses this funding to all local authorities, works with them to identify walking and cycling projects and oversees the delivery of both new projects and...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (17 Sep 2025)

Darragh O'Brien: As Minister for Transport, I have responsibility for policy and overall funding in relation to public transport. The National Transport Authority (NTA) has statutory responsibility for promoting the development of integrated, accessible public transport networks and infrastructure. The NTA works with the relevant public transport operators, for example Irish Rail, who has responsibility...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (17 Sep 2025)

Darragh O'Brien: As Minister for Transport, I have responsibility for policy and overall funding in relation to public transport. The National Transport Authority (NTA) has responsibility for the planning and development of public transport infrastructure, including the provision of bus stops/shelters nationally. There is a commitment under the Programme for Government to ensure that public transport...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (17 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....

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (17 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 query raised by the Deputy is an operational matter for Irish Rail. I have, therefore, referred the Deputy's question to the company for direct reply. Please advise my private office if you do not...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (17 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 responsibility for the regulation of fares charged to passengers in respect of public transport services provided under public service obligation (PSO) contracts....

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (17 Sep 2025)

Darragh O'Brien: As the Deputy may be aware, as Minister for Transport, I have responsibility for policy and overall funding in relation to public transport. The National Transport Authority (NTA) has responsibility for the development of public transport infrastructure, including ticketing and technology projects. The NTA's Next Generation Ticketing project will provide a transformative upgrade to the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Aviation Industry (17 Sep 2025)

Darragh O'Brien: The Department of Transport has overall responsibility for transport policy, including aviation, however it is not within its remit to intervene in operational matters of private commercial airlines, such as baggage policies. Generally, the contract between the airline and customers is bound by the terms and conditions set out at the time of booking with the airline. Passengers are...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Correspondence (17 Sep 2025)

Darragh O'Brien: While the Department of Transport has overall responsibility for transport policy, including aviation, it is not within my remit to intervene in the operational matters of private commercial airlines or indeed in intervening in individual cases between passenger and airlines. I understand that the issue the Deputy wishes to raise on behalf of her constituent concerns a complaint under...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (17 Sep 2025)

Darragh O'Brien: As the Deputy may be aware, the National Transport Authority (NTA) published the Cork Metropolitan Area Transport Strategy (CMATS) in 2020, which was developed in consultation with Cork City and Cork County Councils and with input from other key stakeholders, including Iarnród Éireann. As part of this process, the route from Midleton to Youghal was earmarked for development as a...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (17 Sep 2025)

Darragh O'Brien: As the Deputy may be aware, the Cork Metropolitan Area Transport Strategy (CMATS) sets out a framework for transport development in the Cork Metropolitan Area up to 2040. The National Transport Authority (NTA) developed CMATS in collaboration with Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII), Cork City Council, and Cork County Council. Following detailed analysis of projected travel demand,...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (17 Sep 2025)

Darragh O'Brien: As the Deputy may be aware, BusConnects is a transformative programme of investment in the bus system, providing better bus services across five cities. It is the largest investment in the bus system in the history of the State and is managed by the National Transport Authority (NTA). In Cork, following a public consultation, the new BusConnects network was published in June 2022, and it...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Network (17 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....

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Éireann (17 Sep 2025)

Darragh O'Brien: As the Deputy may be aware, as Minister for Transport, I have responsibility for policy and overall funding in relation to public transport. The National Transport Authority (NTA) has responsibility for the planning and development of public transport infrastructure, including the provision of the national Public Service Obligation bus fleet. Noting to the NTA's responsibility in the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Tolls (17 Sep 2025)

Darragh O'Brien: As Minister for Transport, I have responsibility for overall policy and funding in relation to the national roads programme. Under the Roads Acts 1993-2015, the operation and management of individual national roads is a matter for Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII), in conjunction with the local authorities concerned. Therefore, matters relating to the day to day operations regarding...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety (17 Sep 2025)

Darragh O'Brien: The Safe Routes to School (SRTS) Programme was launched in March 2021 with the aim of supporting walking, scooting, and cycling to primary and post-primary schools, and creating safer walking and cycling routes within communities through the provision of infrastructure interventions. These projects should help alleviate congestion at school gates and increase the number of students who walk...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (17 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 query raised by the Deputy is an operational matter for AirCoach and Bus Éireann Expressway. AirCoach is a commercial bus operator and responsibility for the operation of the service is a...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (17 Sep 2025)

Darragh O'Brien: As the Deputy may be aware, the National Transport Authority (NTA) has responsibility for the planning and development of public transport infrastructure in the Greater Dublin Area (GDA) including, in consultation with Iarnród Éireann, the DART+ programme. The DART+ South West project will involve the extension of DART services from the City Centre to Hazelhatch and Celbridge,...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Statutory Instruments (17 Sep 2025)

Darragh O'Brien: Since I became the of Minister for Transport in January 2025, I have signed the following Statutory Instruments. The following is a list of Statutory Instruments signed by Eamon Ryan T.D. in his former role as Minister for Transport and covering the year 2024.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Éireann (17 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 securing the provision of public passenger transport services nationally and for the scheduling and timetabling of these services in...