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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Network (17 Jun 2025)

Darragh O'Brien: My Department published the Traffic Signs Manual which provides guidance to Local Authorities on the implementation of traffic signage and road markings. All signs erected on public roads must be provided in accordance with the Traffic Signs Manual, which is available at www.trafficsigns.ie. The Traffic Signs Manual stipulates what traffic signs are to be used on Irish roads, their layout and...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Contracts (17 Jun 2025)

Darragh O'Brien: The information requested by the Deputy is outlined in the table below: External Auditor Details Nature of Audit Date(s) of Audit (in 2024 and to date in 2025) National Standards Authority of Ireland (NSAI) Annual Surveillance Audit of ISO Standard 9001:2015 19/2/2024 17/4/2025 Pricewaterhouse Coopers(PWC)...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Contracts (17 Jun 2025)

Darragh O'Brien: My officials are collating the information requested and will forward it to the deputy once ready. Additionally, I have requested that agencies under my aegis respond to you directly with details under their remit. If you do not receive a response within ten business days, please contact my private office.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (17 Jun 2025)

Darragh O'Brien: As Minister for Transport I have responsibility for policy and overall funding in relation to public transport. The National Transport Authority, or NTA, has statutory responsibility for transport planning in the Greater Dublin Area, including County Meath. The NTA's Transport Strategy for the Greater Dublin Area, which was approved in early 2023, sets out a framework for transport...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (17 Jun 2025)

Darragh O'Brien: As Minister for Transport I have responsibility for policy and overall funding in relation to public transport. The National Transport Authority, or NTA, has statutory responsibility for transport planning in the Greater Dublin Area, including County Meath. The NTA's Transport Strategy for the Greater Dublin Area, which was approved in early 2023, sets out a framework for transport...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Policy (17 Jun 2025)

Darragh O'Brien: The Department has not carried out a general systematic analysis of regulations and administration that relate to the delivery of transport infrastructure. The Department has provided views on how to expedite project delivery, as part of its recent engagement with the Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Policy (17 Jun 2025)

Darragh O'Brien: The information requested by the Deputy is currently being collated by my officials and will be forwarded to the Deputy by my private office within ten working days.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Policy (17 Jun 2025)

Darragh O'Brien: As Minister for Transport, I have responsibility for overall policy and securing 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...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Traffic Management (17 Jun 2025)

Darragh O'Brien: The Irish Government’s road safety strategy 2021 to 2030 ‘Our Journey Towards Vision Zero’, as published by the Road Safety Authority, includes the primary aim of reducing the number of deaths and serious injuries on our roads in half by 2030 and to achieve ‘Vision Zero’, zero deaths or serious injuries, by 2050. To help achieve this aim the strategy...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Judicial Reviews (17 Jun 2025)

Darragh O'Brien: The information requested by the Deputy is currently being collated by my officials and will be forwarded to the Deputy by my private office within ten working days.

Public Transport Experience: Motion [Private Members] (18 Jun 2025)

Darragh O'Brien: I thank the Deputy.

Public Transport Experience: Motion [Private Members] (18 Jun 2025)

Darragh O'Brien: I thank Deputy O'Gorman for tabling this useful motion. I fully understand it is difficult for many Deputies to resist the temptation and not go into the micro and macro. From the contributions, people have recognised that significant progress has been made in public transport and want to work together to accelerate that progress further. It has been a good debate. I was at a Bus...

Public Transport Experience: Motion [Private Members] (18 Jun 2025)

Darragh O'Brien: Possibly.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Dublin Bus (18 Jun 2025)

Darragh O'Brien: I propose to take Questions Nos. 21, 22 and 26 together. 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 query raised by the Deputy is an operational matter for Dublin Bus. I have, therefore, referred the Deputy's question to the company for...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (18 Jun 2025)

Darragh O'Brien: 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 (18 Jun 2025)

Darragh O'Brien: 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 services. As the Deputy may be aware, BusConnects is a transformative programme of investment in the bus system, providing...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (18 Jun 2025)

Darragh O'Brien: 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: Dublin Bus (18 Jun 2025)

Darragh O'Brien: 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 services. As the Deputy may be aware, BusConnects is a transformative programme of investment in the bus system, providing...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (18 Jun 2025)

Darragh O'Brien: 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 (18 Jun 2025)

Darragh O'Brien: 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 to ensure that public transport...