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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (10 Oct 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: Bus Services (10 Oct 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 (10 Oct 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 (GDA), including the DART+ Programme and its constituent projects. As the Deputy may be aware, the Transport...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (10 Oct 2023)

Eamon Ryan: As the Deputy may be aware, as Minister for Transport I have responsibility for policy and overall funding of public transport in Ireland, including in relation to the rail network. The National Transport Authority, or NTA, has statutory responsibility for the planning and development of public transport infrastructure in the Greater Dublin Area, including, in consultation with Iarnród...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Coastal Erosion (10 Oct 2023)

Eamon Ryan: As the Deputy is aware, as Minister for Transport I have responsibility for policy and overall funding of public transport in Ireland, including in relation to the rail network. The National Transport Authority, or NTA, has statutory responsibility for the planning and development of public transport infrastructure in the Greater Dublin Area, including the East Coast Railway Infrastructure...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Infrastructure Ireland (10 Oct 2023)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 85 and 86 together. The Deputy will be aware that road safety policy and delivery in Ireland is based around the Safe Systems approach, which identifies seven priority areas for investment and action:Safe roads & roadsidesSafe speedsSafe vehiclesSafe road usePost-crash responseSafe and healthy modes of travelSafe work-related road useThis Safe Systems...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Properties (10 Oct 2023)

Eamon Ryan: The information sought by the Deputy is set out in the table below. Building/Land Owned by the Department of Transport in Co. Clare Building/Land in Use? (Yes/No) Doolin Volunteer Coast Guard Station, Doolin, Co. Clare Yes Lands in the Shannon Free Zone, Co. Clare (leased to the Shannon Airport Group) Yes All...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (10 Oct 2023)

Eamon Ryan: The planning and implementation of the A5 upgrade project is the responsibility of the authorities in Northern Ireland. The funding arrangements in relation to the A5 have been governed by the 2014 Stormont House Agreement and Implementation Plan - A Fresh Start, and under this Agreement the Government is committed to provide funding of £75 million towards the cost of the A5 upgrade...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (10 Oct 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 TFI Local Link services and the rollout...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Data (11 Oct 2023)

Eamon Ryan: Dublin City Council is designated as the National Competent Authority for the export, import and transit of waste shipments under S.I. No. 419 of 2007 Waste Management (Shipments of Waste) Regulations, 2007. These Regulations give effect to Commission Regulation (EC) No. 1013/2006 on transfrontier shipments of waste, which sets out notification procedures, specifies waste listings and...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: European Court of Justice (11 Oct 2023)

Eamon Ryan: No judgements have been made against Ireland in the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) in the past five years in respect of matters which are the responsibility of my Department. Accordingly, there are no cases where fines have been levied or are being paid resulting from such CJEU judgements by my Department in that timeframe.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Environmental Impact Assessments (11 Oct 2023)

Eamon Ryan: The national air quality monitoring stations are operated, maintained, and monitored by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Ambient Air Quality Monitoring Programme. All stations collect air quality data for a range of pollutants to provide information to the public, and for assessment against European legal limit values and World Health Organisation guideline values. The EPA...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (11 Oct 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 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: Taxi Regulations (11 Oct 2023)

Eamon Ryan: The regulation of the small public service vehicle (SPSV) industry, including the Local Area Hackney Scheme, is a matter for the independent transport regulator, the National Transport Authority (NTA), under the provisions of the Taxi Regulation Acts 2013 and 2016. I am not involved in the day-to-day operations of the SPSV industry. Accordingly, I have referred your questions to the NTA...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: European Court of Justice (11 Oct 2023)

Eamon Ryan: On 9 July 2020, the Court of Justice of the European Union issued a judgment in favour of the Commission pertaining to Case C-257/19, European Commission v Ireland. The case concerned the independence of the Marine Casualty Investigation Board (MCIB) in so far as its investigative work falls within the scope of Directive 2009/18/EC of 23 April 2009. Directive 2009/18/EC established the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (11 Oct 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 Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Compulsory Purchase Orders (12 Oct 2023)

Eamon Ryan: My Department has not acquired any lands or buildings by compulsory order in the past 20 years. The information requested in relation to the agencies under the aegis of my Department is an operational matter for each agency. The Department will request the relevant bodies to reply directly to the Deputy with the information requested in respect of their organisations.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Network (12 Oct 2023)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 75 and 90 together. 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 national roads is a matter for Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII), in conjunction...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (12 Oct 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: Road Projects (12 Oct 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....