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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (31 Jan 2023)

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 the planning and development of public transport infrastructure in the Greater Dublin Area, including light rail projects. Noting the NTA's responsibility in the matter, I have referred the Deputy's...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Car Test (31 Jan 2023)

Eamon Ryan: The operation of the National Car Testing Service is the statutory responsibility of the Road Safety Authority and I have therefore referred the Deputy's query to the Authority for direct reply. I would ask the Deputy to contact my office if a response has not been received within ten days.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Reviews (31 Jan 2023)

Eamon Ryan: The Strategic Rail Review is being undertaken in co-operation with the Department for Infrastructure in Northern Ireland. The results of the review will inform the development of the railway sector on the Island of Ireland over the coming decades. A draft report is currently being finalised by the consultants carrying out the Review, for submission to the Departments. The finalised...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (31 Jan 2023)

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...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (31 Jan 2023)

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: Road Projects (31 Jan 2023)

Eamon Ryan: The Public Spending Code, published in 2013, is the set of roles, procedures and guidance to ensure value-for-money in public expenditure across the Irish Public Service. The Code applies to all organisations that spend public money. The Department of Public Expenditure and Reform reviewed and updated the Code in 2019 and the updates were applied from 1 January 2020. There are four Decision...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (31 Jan 2023)

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 planning, design and construction of individual national roads is a matter for Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII), in conjunction with the local...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (31 Jan 2023)

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 (31 Jan 2023)

Eamon Ryan: MetroLink is a key project under the National Development Plan 2021-30 that the Government is committed to delivering. A significant milestone in the progression of the MetroLink project was cleared in July 2022, when MetroLink received Decision Gate (DG) 1 approval under the Public Spending Code (PSC) from the Government. This decision enabled the project to move to planning application...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (31 Jan 2023)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 234 and 235 together. A significant milestone in the progression of the MetroLink project was cleared in July 2022, when the project received Decision Gate (DG) 1 approval under the Public Spending Code (PSC) from Cabinet. This decision enabled the project to move to the planning application stage and on 30 September 2022 Transport Infrastructure Ireland...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (31 Jan 2023)

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 the planning and development of public transport infrastructure in the Greater Dublin Area, including, in conjunction with TII, MetroLink.  Noting the NTA's responsibility in the matter, I...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (31 Jan 2023)

Eamon Ryan: MetroLink is at a relatively early stage of development and final construction costs will not be known until after the planning and procurement processes. Approximately three-quarters of the total MetroLink construction expenditure is expected to be funded by the Exchequer, with the remainder funded through public-private partnership (PPP) which will be repaid after services begin operation....

Seanad: Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021: Committee Stage (1 Feb 2023)

Eamon Ryan: I cannot accept the amendment. This proposal would add a passport to the possible details that could be captured with vehicle ownership records. I appreciate the thinking behind the amendment, but it would not work. We are trying to capture identifiers - a driver number, if available, or a PPS number if there is no driver number - so that we can link vehicle ownership records to existing...

Seanad: Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021: Committee Stage (1 Feb 2023)

Eamon Ryan: Members will be aware that one of the matters dealt with in this Bill is the legislative underpinning for a motor insurance database. This is a project that was developed over a long time. The aim behind it is to provide a resource to combat uninsured driving. Uninsured driving is a menace. Drivers who drive while uninsured are typically guilty of other road traffic offences and are a...

Seanad: Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021: Committee Stage (1 Feb 2023)

Eamon Ryan: There seems to be some sense behind the Senator's suggestion on how we address the issue of large vehicles avoiding tolls, which brings traffic to areas we do want it in. However, it is not for this piece of legislation, which relates to the insurance rather than the toll management systems. As I said in my introductory remarks, it is to the advantage of hauliers to be treated like all...

Seanad: Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021: Committee Stage (1 Feb 2023)

Eamon Ryan: The Senator is right that who gets access is equally important to what the information is. The amendment requires the Minister to set out regulations in that regard.

Seanad: Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021: Committee Stage (1 Feb 2023)

Eamon Ryan: There are a large number of amendments. They have been grouped together for convenience because they are all essentially technical and do not change the substance of the Bill. Many simply correct typographical errors, misspellings or wrongly repeated words. In a few cases they change the numbering of sub-paragraphs to match current practice. For example, section 5(j)(i)(I)(cc) will become...

Seanad: Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021: Committee Stage (1 Feb 2023)

Eamon Ryan: I have a note on that I would like to give, for the information of the House. It is just to have clarity on it. Members will be aware the Road Safety Authority, RSA, is responsible for the delivery of the driving test. This was the original core purpose of the authority, which was originally to be called the driver testing and standards authority. When first published as a Bill, the Road...

Seanad: Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021: Committee Stage (1 Feb 2023)

Eamon Ryan: As Senator Crowe said, in the programme for Government we committed to addressing the antisocial use of scramblers and similar machines. We included a number of measures in the Bill to ensure the Garda will have the necessary powers to deal with this problem. Among other things, we are creating a power that will allow the Garda to enter the curtilage of a dwelling, but not the dwelling...

Seanad: Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021: Committee Stage (1 Feb 2023)

Eamon Ryan: We always have to think about how legislation will be interpreted in a court, where some of the thinking is worked out. I believe the wording of the legislation delivers exactly what the Senator is looking for. It states, "A member of the Garda Síochána may, for the purposes of exercising a power under subsection (1), enter without warrant". As stated in subsection (1), it is...