Results 1,221-1,240 of 27,055 for speaker:Darragh O'Brien

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Inland Fisheries (20 May 2025)

Darragh O'Brien: I refer the Deputy to my reply to Question No. 150 of 27 March 2025 in relation to the development of a new policy statement for the inland fisheries sector. The position is unchanged.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Inland Fisheries (20 May 2025)

Darragh O'Brien: No external or independent consultants are currently engaged by the Inland Fisheries Division.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Litter Pollution (20 May 2025)

Darragh O'Brien: I propose to take Questions Nos. 241 and 242 together. Under the Litter Pollution Act, 1997, the primary responsibility for management and enforcement responses to litter pollution lies with local authorities. It is a matter for each local authority to determine the most appropriate public awareness, enforcement, and clean-up actions in relation to litter taking account of local...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Illegal Dumping (20 May 2025)

Darragh O'Brien: I propose to take Questions Nos. 243 to 245, inclusive, together. Under the Waste Management Act, the primary responsibility for management and enforcement responses to illegal dumping lies with the local authorities. It is a matter for each local authority to determine the most appropriate awareness, enforcement, clean-up and disposal actions in relation to illegal dumping, taking...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Wind Energy Generation (20 May 2025)

Darragh O'Brien: The Sceirde Rocks project is a 450 MW offshore wind project that was one of four successful bidders in my Department's first offshore wind auction in 2023. The project was awarded a Maritime Area Consent in 2022 and I understand that the project submitted a planning application to An Bord Pleanala in January 2025. The project is owned by Corio Generation who announced on 8 April 2025 a...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Airport Policy (20 May 2025)

Darragh O'Brien: I thank the Deputy for his interest in this matter. The Deputy will be aware that Statutory Instrument No. 391/2008 - Official Languages Act 2003 (Section 9) Regulations 2008 provides that all signage placed by a public body, or on its behalf, must be in Irish or bilingual in accordance with the Regulations. With regard to Irish airports, the current legislation applies to Dublin, Cork...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (20 May 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...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety (20 May 2025)

Darragh O'Brien: The Design Manual for Urban Roads and Streets was first launched by the then Ministers for Transport, Tourism and Sport and Housing and Planning in 2013. The development of DMURS commenced in 2010 via a working group which consisted of staff from the various local authorities, together with both Departments. A revision to DMURS, which was issued in August 2019, was overseen by a Steering...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Taxi Licences (20 May 2025)

Darragh O'Brien: The regulation of the small public service vehicle (SPSV) industry, including the collection and publication of statistics in relation to SPSV vehicles, 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. ...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (20 May 2025)

Darragh O'Brien: As the Deputy may be aware, as Minister for Transport I have responsibility for policy and overall funding of public transport. The National Transport Authority, or NTA, has statutory responsibility for the planning and development of public transport infrastructure in the Greater Dublin Area, including through the Wicklow Capacity Enhancement Study. The Wicklow Capacity Enhancement Study...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (20 May 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 development of public transport infrastructure, including ticketing and technology projects. The NTA's Next Generation Ticketing project is to provide for an upgraded ticketing system to facilitate a variety of...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (20 May 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 development of public transport infrastructure, including ticketing and technology projects. The NTA's Next Generation Ticketing project will provide for transformative upgrade to the ticketing system for public...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (20 May 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 development of public transport infrastructure, including ticketing and technology projects. The NTA's Next Generation Ticketing project will provide for transformative upgrade to the ticketing system for public...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (20 May 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 development of public transport infrastructure, including ticketing and technology projects. The NTA's Next Generation Ticketing project will provide for transformative upgrade to the ticketing system for public...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Policy (20 May 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: Transport Policy (20 May 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: Cycling Facilities (20 May 2025)

Darragh O'Brien: As Minister for Transport, I have responsibility for policy and overall funding in relation to cycling and public transport infrastructure, including the provision of funding to the National Transport Authority (NTA) for bike-sharing schemes. However, matters related to the day-to-day operations, management or expansion of public bike schemes are matters for the relevant local authorities,...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (20 May 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...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Electric Vehicles (20 May 2025)

Darragh O'Brien: The Electric Small Public Service Vehicle Grant Scheme supports the uptake of EVs in the SPSVs sector. This sector plays an important role in decarbonising the broader transport system. The 2025 eSPSV Grant Scheme, which was launched in February this year, saw an unprecedented level of interest from taxi, hackney, and limousine operators across Ireland. The aim of the Scheme is to increase...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (20 May 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 in the Greater Dublin Area, including, in consultation with Iarnród Éireann, any proposed works at Connolly Station. Noting the NTA's...