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Seanad: Gnó an tSeanaid - Business of Seanad: Disability Services (15 May 2025)

Jerry Buttimer: I thank the Senator for her contribution and for her ongoing advocacy for people with disabilities, including in her previous role of champion and advocate. Senator Rabbitte, who was the Minister of State in the Department, had done a lot of great work as well and the Department is reviewing this. In some way my answer to the Senator will be inadequate because she is right that the...

Seanad: Gnó an tSeanaid - Business of Seanad: Disability Services (15 May 2025)

Jerry Buttimer: I apologise to Senator Murphy O'Mahony for not having the physical reply for her. There was a breakdown in the transfer of the reply, so I apologise for that. I am wholly supportive of what the Senator wants to achieve. She is right: it is about being creative and looking at how we can do things differently. I cannot speak for them, but I know from talking to Minister of State, Deputy...

Seanad: Gnó an tSeanaid - Business of Seanad: Road Safety (15 May 2025)

Jerry Buttimer: I thank Senator Boyle for raising the matter. He has painted a wonderful picture of being in Fahan and I have been there in the beautiful Inishowen Peninsula. The Senator is right; it is a picturesque, beautiful spot. The point he makes regarding the low-cost accident scheme is an important one we need to embrace and I thank him for raising the matter. As the Senator knows quite well,...

Seanad: Gnó an tSeanaid - Business of Seanad: Road Safety (15 May 2025)

Jerry Buttimer: I thank the Senator again for raising the matter. He is right. It is a piece of road where there is a lot of traffic going to Derry and on the weekends it is very busy. I reiterate and join him in his final comment by saying it is the duty of us all to uphold road safety and make sure the roads are safe. I assure him the Government is fully committed to the protection and renewal of the...

Seanad: Gnó an tSeanaid - Business of Seanad: Road Safety (15 May 2025)

Jerry Buttimer: The Senator has it. The gremlins have been overcome.

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (15 May 2025)

Jerry Buttimer: What about Donegal?

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Éireann (13 May 2025)

Jerry Buttimer: 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: Bus Services (13 May 2025)

Jerry Buttimer: 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 bus stops/shelters nationally. There is a commitment under the Programme for Government such...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Correspondence (13 May 2025)

Jerry Buttimer: 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 bus stops/shelters nationally. There is commitment under the Programme for Government such that...

Seanad: Driving Test Waiting Times: Statements (20 May 2025)

Jerry Buttimer: I thank Senators for the opportunity to address them on the issue of the national driver testing service. As they are aware, the Road Safety Authority, RSA, has statutory responsibility for the national driver testing service under the Road Safety Authority Act 2006. The service has a target average waiting time of ten weeks from when someone applies to sit a test to when that test should...

Seanad: Driving Test Waiting Times: Statements (20 May 2025)

Jerry Buttimer: I thank Members for their contributions. There is nothing that divides us in this debate, including the need for action and proactivity. I reiterate that the Minister and Ministers of State in the Department, in particular Deputy Canney, recognise everything Senators have said today. I smile when I hear people talk abut managing headlines. The only headline I want refers to a reduction in...

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

Jerry Buttimer: As Minister of State at the Department of Transport with special responsibility for Rural Transport, I understand the importance of connectivity to this special part of Kerry, as an enabler for tourism locally. I hold responsibility for policy and overall funding in relation to rural public transport. In the new Programme for Government, Securing Ireland's Future, this Government has...

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

Jerry Buttimer: I propose to take Questions Nos. 318 and 319 together. The regulation of the small public service vehicle (SPSV) industry, including local area hackney licensing, 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...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Bus Services (21 May 2025)

Jerry Buttimer: I thank Deputy Cummins for her contribution and as a public representative I fully understand the stress that BusConnects is causing. I have the same experience in Cork. In many ways the reply I am going to give her will not be the response she perhaps deserves. She is right that I am not familiar with the geographical area, but going through her constituency on the way in and out of...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Bus Services (21 May 2025)

Jerry Buttimer: I will take the Deputy's concerns back to the NTA and I thank her and the people in Connecting Communities. I know my previous colleague, former Senator Seery-Kearney, had been active on behalf of residents. The first thing is that the Minister for Transport has responsibility for policy and overall funding of public transport, but the Minister or his officials do not have responsibility...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Bus Services (21 May 2025)

Jerry Buttimer: I thank the Deputy for again articulating people's genuine concerns. As public representatives, it is important that we highlight that the redesigned bus network for Dublin was finalised following three rounds of extensive public consultations. This culminated in over 72,000 submissions being received. Part of the difficulty that I experience in Cork, and I am sure that Deputies Cummins...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Public Transport (21 May 2025)

Jerry Buttimer: I thank the Deputy for raising this matter, which I am taking on behalf of the Minister, Deputy O'Brien. I join the Deputy in thanking Councillor Singh for her advocacy and proactivity on the matter. The Deputy is right: antisocial behaviour on our public transport system needs to be addressed. It has been tolerated for far too long. While the Minister for Transport has no...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Public Transport (21 May 2025)

Jerry Buttimer: I again reassure Deputy Ó Muirí that security and the visibility of policing on the public transport system and in city centres is critical. He is correct that there needs to be a commitment from the operators on the northside piece. I reassure him that the Minister for Transport, the Department, the Minister of State, Deputy Canney, and I, as well as the Government, are acutely...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (22 May 2025)

Jerry Buttimer: This Government is firmly committed to improving public transport across the country and that commitment is demonstrated through the significant investment that has been made in both services and infrastructure in recent years. As the Deputy will be aware, the key objectives for Local Link include continuing to address rural social exclusion and the integration of Local Link with other...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Policy (27 May 2025)

Jerry Buttimer: As Minister of State at the Department of Transport with special responsibility for Rural Transport, I hold responsibility for policy and overall funding in relation to rural public transport. This Government is firmly committed to improving public transport across the country and that commitment is demonstrated through the significant investment that has been made in both services and...