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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Staff (8 Nov 2022)

Eamon Ryan: No officials in this Department have undertaken the Harvard Business School advanced management programme in the past ten years.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (8 Nov 2022)

Eamon Ryan: 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: Rail Network (8 Nov 2022)

Eamon Ryan: As the 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 of the replacement of a roof at Newbridge station is an operational matter for Iarnród Éireann and I have therefore forwarded the Deputy's question to the company for direct reply....

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Transport Authority (8 Nov 2022)

Eamon Ryan: I refer to the Deputy's question in relation to details of the budget provided to the National Transport Authority (NTA) in each of the past five years. I would like to direct the Deputy to the Agency Statements published in the Revised Estimates each year where the Deputy will be able to access this information. www.gov.ie/en/collection/e20037-revised-estimates/

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Transport Authority (8 Nov 2022)

Eamon Ryan: As Minister for Transport, I have responsibility for policy and overall funding in relation to public transport; I am not involved in the day-to-day operations of the Agencies under my remit. Therefore, I have forwarded the Deputy's question in relation to the number of whole-time equivalent positions in the National Transport Authority (NTA) in each of the past five years to the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Data (8 Nov 2022)

Eamon Ryan: As the 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 of spending by operators on private security personnel is an operational matter for Iarnród Éireann, Bus Átha Cliath, and Bus Éireann respectively and I have therefore...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (8 Nov 2022)

Eamon Ryan: The MetroLink route approved by Cabinet on 4 July runs from Estuary, North of Swords, to Charlemont in the City Centre. This does not include upgrading the existing Luas Green Line to a metro system. During the public consultation, a concern arose about the need to close the Green Line for a prolonged period during an upgrade. Acknowledging these concerns, an alternative approach has been...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (8 Nov 2022)

Eamon Ryan: 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 upgrade of individual national roads is a matter for Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII), in conjunction with the local authorities concerned. This is also...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Public Transport (10 Nov 2022)

Eamon Ryan: BusConnects Cork is the NTA's plan for the development and delivery of a sustainable, high-quality bus system for the Cork metropolitan area. The NTA is developing plans to introduce 12 new sustainable transport corridors, which will encompass 93 km of bus lanes and 112 km of cycle lanes across the city. Investing in a sustainable future for Cork is vital for supporting the city's growth...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Public Transport (10 Nov 2022)

Eamon Ryan: I agree with the Deputy about the benefits for Cork in terms of getting a really good bus service. This is challenging because it requires giving road space and priority for buses at junctions. I know there is a lot of concern in Cork, particularly around whether any trees or front gardens are affected. That became clear during the consultation process. The experience of going through a...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Public Transport (10 Nov 2022)

Eamon Ryan: We cannot ignore European law. I am just stating what is obvious and what exists. As a member of the EU, we exist within the European legal system. I do not disagree with the Deputy's comments about the real problems we have seen in Dublin recently for all the bus companies in terms of getting drivers and getting service reliability. We have to address that. It was a good start when the...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Public Transport (10 Nov 2022)

Eamon Ryan: No. First and foremost it is the public I am thinking of. We need to get that really high-quality service. The biggest problem we have is political and public support locally for the changes to make that happen. If we do not get that right, we will be stuck in the current system. Cork does not have a good enough bus service, and upper Glanmire, Waterfall and Kerry Pike do not get bus...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Climate Change Policy (10 Nov 2022)

Eamon Ryan: It is clear that the scale of the challenge we face in decarbonising transport, as highlighted in this OECD report, will require a transformative level of behavioural and systems change. I was pleased to participate at the Climate Change Advisory Council's and OECD team's launch event on 5 October, alongside the new environmental director at the OECD and the chair of the advisory council....

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Climate Change Policy (10 Nov 2022)

Eamon Ryan: I agree with the Deputy that part of this transformation has to be the development of rail services in our cities of Cork, Galway, Waterford and Limerick to be counterbalances to the excessive reliance on development on the east coast and in the Dublin region. It is important that we invest in the rail services of those cities so that they have centres of scale that can be counterweights to...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Climate Change Policy (10 Nov 2022)

Eamon Ryan: I do not disagree with the Deputy. There is huge potential in the services he mentioned. The allocation of those ICR carriages is a matter which Iarnród Éireann is going to have to decide on an operational basis. It is best placed to see where the growth is. What is interesting, and what I hear from the company, is that since we as a Government introduced a 50% reduction in...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Climate Change Policy (10 Nov 2022)

Eamon Ryan: I am intervening in putting the funding into public transport, reducing fares and in encouraging the development of Cork, Galway, Waterford, Limerick, in particular, as our priorities for investment in transport.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Road Network (10 Nov 2022)

Eamon Ryan: Local authorities are the statutory road authorities responsible for the maintenance and improvement of regional and local roads, together with traffic management, within their functional area. My Department provides grant assistance to local authorities under the regional and local road grant programme for a range of targeted programmes, including the safety improvement programme....

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Road Network (10 Nov 2022)

Eamon Ryan: The Minister of State, Deputy Naughton, and I were there recently at a good Coast Guard event. I know the character of the road. I see the need for measures to be taken. Just to provide details which might be useful for the Deputy in his own work on this issue, there are a number of grant headings under the safety improvement programme. One is for works costing less than €200,000...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Road Network (10 Nov 2022)

Eamon Ryan: I understand that Louth County Council has indicated that redevelopment is planned for the Bush Post Primary School. The council is awaiting clarity on the detail of the public road interface. It will be a matter for the council to seek funding under the appropriate grant programme in that regard, should it wish to do so. It seems that the right thing to do would be to try to manage the...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Public Transport (10 Nov 2022)

Eamon Ryan: I thank the Deputy. Enhancing and decarbonising our public transport systems forms a key pillar of the Government's climate action strategy. Investment in public transport has increased in line with Government policy to encourage modal shift and planned capital expenditure under the national development plan favours new public transport schemes over road projects on a 2:1 ratio. The...