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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Policy (9 Nov 2022)

Eamon Ryan: I am aware of recent reports that suggest an increasing global trend in the purchasing of larger and less fuel-efficient vehicles. I also note, however, that the existing approach to the taxation of motor vehicles through vehicle registration tax (VRT) in Ireland is already designed to encourage a shift to the purchasing of vehicles with improved emissions performance.  Budget 2021...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (9 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: Transport Policy (9 Nov 2022)

Eamon Ryan: As the Deputy may be aware, both my Department and the National Transport Authority have taken a number of steps since the onset of Covid-19, to support taxi drivers nationally, these steps include -  - The Maximum Fares Order 2022 which took effect on 1 September last.  Increases in fares are weighted in favour of those drives working at unsocial hours, such as nights and bank...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (9 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 resumption of on-board catering services on Iarnród Éireann’s Intercity network is an operational matter for Iarnród Éireann and I have therefore...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Weather Events (10 Nov 2022)

Eamon Ryan: I know the Deputy raised his concerns about the impact of the recent severe weather in Tipperary on the road network in a recent Topical issue. As regards the current position in relation to regional and local roads, Tipperary County Council made a submission to my Department on 25th October seeking grant assistance for the repair works needed as a consequence of the intense rainfall...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (10 Nov 2022)

Eamon Ryan: This Government is strongly committed to improving public transport services in regional and rural areas. I have been informed by the NTA that passenger numbers have increased on all rail services, including regional, Intercity and commuter services. In fact, demand on Intercity and regional routes is particularly impressive at 90%+ of pre-pandemic levels and, I’m glad to say,...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Policy (10 Nov 2022)

Eamon Ryan: I wish to start by noting that the OECD report referenced by the Deputy builds on a previous 2021 study by the OECD Environment team on 'Transport Strategies for Net-Zero Design', which had a wider international perspective. So it is important to be clear that over-congestion and high levels of car dependency are not problems that are unique to Ireland. These are challenges that face every...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Costs (10 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 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: Local Authorities (10 Nov 2022)

Eamon Ryan: I was delighted to oversee a significant increase in spending on Active Travel infrastructure projects over the last number of years. In 2021, my Department provided €313 million to the National Transport Authority for allocation to local authorities around the country and the total allocation for 2022 is €289 million. When compared to 2019 funding allocations to Active Travel,...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (10 Nov 2022)

Eamon Ryan: I am very conscious of the need to connect our people and places across Ireland. It is important to provide access opportunities for all citizens to employment, education, healthcare or retail. This is especially true in rural and regional areas. Better connections to urban centres of scale can help to reverse the trend of stagnation in some rural areas and strengthen their role in the local...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Electric Vehicles (10 Nov 2022)

Eamon Ryan: The Government of Ireland have set down ambitious targets to be achieved in the transport sector: a 51% reduction in emissions across the transport sector by 2030 and a target of almost a million electric vehicles (EVs) on Irish roads by 2030. When combined with policies that support increased active and multi-modal travel, EVs represent a viable pathway for the decarbonisation of the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (10 Nov 2022)

Eamon Ryan: 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 securing the provision of public passenger transport services nationally. The NTA also has national responsibility for integrated local and rural transport, including Local Link services in rural areas and...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Traffic Management (10 Nov 2022)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 25, 191, 193 and 194 together. As Minister for Transport, I have responsibility for overall policy and exchequer funding in relation to the National Roads Programme. Once funding arrangements have been put in place with Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII), under the Roads Acts 1993-2015, and in line with the National Development Plan (NDP), the planning,...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Traffic Management (10 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 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 (10 Nov 2022)

Eamon Ryan: Actions to encourage significant uptake of walking and cycling feature strongly in a number of recent policy documents, including the National Sustainable Mobility Policy, published earlier this year; the Climate Action Plan 2021; and the Road Safety Strategy 2021-2030. These policy documents and their related action plans contain complementary commitments in the Active Travel space,...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (10 Nov 2022)

Eamon Ryan: 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 securing the provision of public passenger transport services nationally. The NTA also has national responsibility for integrated local and rural transport, including delivering the Connecting Ireland Rural...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (10 Nov 2022)

Eamon Ryan: 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 securing the provision of public passenger transport services nationally. The NTA also has national responsibility for integrated local and rural transport, including delivering the Connecting Ireland Rural...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (10 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 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: Electric Vehicles (10 Nov 2022)

Eamon Ryan: The Government is fully committed to supporting a significant expansion and modernisation of the electric vehicle charging network over the coming years. A draft national strategy for the development of EV charging infrastructure, covering the period out to 2025 was published for consultation in March. The draft strategy sets out the government’s ambition regarding the delivery of...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (10 Nov 2022)

Eamon Ryan: The National Transport Authority (NTA) expects to commence the review of the 2016 Galway Transport Strategy and the development of a new Galway Metropolitan Area Transport Strategy before the end of this year. A specialist team will be appointed shortly to assist the NTA, in conjunction with Galway City and Galway County Councils, in undertaking this work. A comprehensive review of all...