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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Policy (2 Mar 2023)

Eamon Ryan: The Government is strongly committed to providing all citizens with reliable and realistic sustainable mobility options, and public transport plays a key role in this. Initiatives such as Bus Connects and Connecting Ireland, as well as continued investment in active travel, are encouraging more people to migrate from their cars to more sustainable modes of transport. All public transport...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (2 Mar 2023)

Eamon Ryan: Under the National Development Plan 2021-2030, the BusConnects programmes will be substantially delivered in all of Ireland’s five cities by the end of the decade. Not only will these programmes significantly enhance the quality of bus transport in our cities, they also include the development of high-quality cycle lanes. The National Transport Authority (NTA) completed the process...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Costs (2 Mar 2023)

Eamon Ryan: As you know Deputy, a number of fare initiatives were introduced in 2022. This is in line with this Government’s responsibility to encourage modal shift and to benefit public transport passengers. These initiatives, such as the 20% average fare reduction on PSO services and the Young Adult Card on PSO and participating commercial services, will continue until the end of 2023. ...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (2 Mar 2023)

Eamon Ryan: As the Deputy is aware, the Strategic Rail Reviewis currently being undertaken in cooperation with the Department for Infrastructure in Northern Ireland. It will inform the development of the railway sector on the Island of Ireland over the coming decades. The Reviewis considering the future of the rail network with regard to the following ambitions: improving sustainable connectivity between...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Cycling Policy (2 Mar 2023)

Eamon Ryan: In accordance with the relevant legislation, I recently approved the Greater Dublin Area Transport Strategy 2022-2042 prepared by the National Transport Authority (NTA). This Strategy includes an objective stating that: “[t]he NTA will support the provision of electric bike share schemes, appropriately integrated in the overall bike share scheme structure for the region.” The...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Traffic Management (2 Mar 2023)

Eamon Ryan: In recent years and particularly during the Covid-19 pandemic, many local authorities have sought to implement certain traffic and transport related measures on roads and streets. The types of measures developed included widening of footpaths to accommodate social distancing, development of temporary cycling facilities, enhancing pedestrian movement including additional pedestrianisation,...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (2 Mar 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 (2 Mar 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 authorities concerned....

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (2 Mar 2023)

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 increasing the Dublin-Belfast Enterprise train service to an hourly service is an operational matter for Iarnród Éireann in conjunction with Northern Ireland Railways (NIR) and...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Taxi Licences (2 Mar 2023)

Eamon Ryan: The regulation of the small public service vehicle (SPSV) industry including licensing, is a matter for the independent transport regulator, the National Transport Authority (NTA), under the provisions of the Taxi Regulation Acts 2013 and 2016. As the Deputy is aware, the NTA ran a driver recruitment campaign on national radio and digital platforms in July 2022 to encourage interested...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Traffic Management (2 Mar 2023)

Eamon Ryan: In recent years and particularly during the Covid-19 pandemic, many local authorities have sought to implement certain traffic and transport related measures on roads and streets. The types of measures developed included widening of footpaths to accommodate social distancing, development of temporary cycling facilities, enhancing pedestrian movement including additional pedestrianisation, and...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Cycling Facilities (2 Mar 2023)

Eamon Ryan: As Minister for Transport, I have responsibility for policy and overall funding in relation to Active Travel. Funding is administered through the National Transport Authority (NTA), who, in partnership with local authorities, have responsibility for the selection and development of specific projects in each local authority area. South Dublin County Council received an allocation of just...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Policy (2 Mar 2023)

Eamon Ryan: As Minister for Transport, I have responsibility for policy and overall funding in relation to active travel infrastructure. The NTA along with the relevant local authorities, are responsible for the development and delivery of individual projects. In March 2021, I launched the Safe Routes to School (SRTS) Programme as a response to the need to improve safety at the ‘front of...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (2 Mar 2023)

Eamon Ryan: As the Deputy may be aware, a financial and economic appraisal in relation to the potential re-opening of Phases 2 and 3 of the Western Rail Corridor, commissioned by Iarnród Éireann and conducted by EY economic consultants, was published in early 2021 and is available to view at the following link: www.gov.ie/en/publication/1174d-review-of-western-rail-corri...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (2 Mar 2023)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 37, 40 and 53 together. 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 BusConnects Dublin. Noting the NTA's...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (2 Mar 2023)

Eamon Ryan: As Minister for Transport, I have responsibility for policy and overall funding in relation to public transport. My Department and the National Transport Authority (NTA) continue to monitor and respond to the influx of refugees due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, and are factoring in the geographical spread of Ukrainian refugees into the planning process. In order to serve a dual...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (2 Mar 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 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 (2 Mar 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 responsibility for the planning and development of public transport infrastructure, including ticketing and technology projects. Noting the NTA's responsibility in the matter, I have referred the Deputy's question to the NTA for a...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Electric Vehicles (2 Mar 2023)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 42 and 55 together. The new target under the Climate Action Plan is to have 30% of our private car fleet switched to electric by 2030 (i.e. 845,000 private EV target). There is also an interim 2025 target of 195,000 EVs on our roads. Fleet forecasts have been estimated using the Irish Car Fleet Model that assesses the impact of new vehicle technologies on...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (2 Mar 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 responsibility for the planning and development of public transport infrastructure, including provision of the Public Service Obligation (PSO) bus fleet. Noting the NTA's responsibility in the matter, I have referred the Deputy's...