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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Vehicle Testing (7 Nov 2023)

Eamon Ryan: The Road Safety Authority (RSA) is the automotive market surveillance authority (AMSA) for the Republic of Ireland. The AMSA provides product recall summary information for motor vehicle categories L, M, N and O, on the RSA website. The tables below display the number of M1 recalls for year to date and the top 20 recall campaigns. For more information on vehicle recalls please click the link...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Bodies (7 Nov 2023)

Eamon Ryan: EU Member States are required to appoint a market surveillance authority for a number of vehicle types under EU Vehicle Type Approval Regulations. The Department of Transport has responsibilities for motor vehicles and motorcycles and quadricycles. For motor vehicles, EU Regulation 2018/858 (motor vehicles and their trailers) - Article 6 applies, and for motor cycles & quadricycles,...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Cycling Policy (7 Nov 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 provision and operation of public transport. The Deputy's query in relation to the facilitation of bicycles on board trains, light rail, and buses is an operational matter for the individual operators. I have therefore forwarded the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (7 Nov 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 the national provision of bus stops and bus shelters. Noting the NTA's responsibility in the matter, I have referred the Deputy's question to...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (7 Nov 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. Noting the role of the NTA in the matter, I have referred your...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Transport Authority (7 Nov 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: Transport Infrastructure Ireland (7 Nov 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 Safety Authority (7 Nov 2023)

Eamon Ryan: From 2009, the Road Safety Authority (RSA) has reduced its dependence on direct Exchequer funding subvention. In 2014 the Authority achieved a position where it was largely self-funded, financing its activities through customer fees for services such as driver testing and the National Car Test. The RSA now only receives residual Exchequer funding for historic pension purposes and, since...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (7 Nov 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 question raised by the Deputy in relation to the extent to which cancellations and congestion are experienced in the Ratoath area of County Meath, in particular Bus Éireann 103 and 105X services;...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Traffic Management (7 Nov 2023)

Eamon Ryan: Children in Ireland are increasingly growing up indoors and moments for communities to gather and get to know each other have become all too infrequent. It is well documented that access to spontaneous free play is essential in developing children’s physical, mental and emotional well being, the benefits of which remain throughout their lives. On top of this, communities are becoming...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (7 Nov 2023)

Eamon Ryan: As Minister for Transport, I have responsibility for policy and overall funding for public transport. The National Transport Authority (NTA) has statutory responsibility for developing an accessible, integrated and sustainable public transport network. This includes the real-time passenger information system referred to in the Details Supplied. It is the individual transport companies,...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Network (7 Nov 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 maintenance 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: Road Safety (7 Nov 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: Public Sector Pensions (7 Nov 2023)

Eamon Ryan: As the Deputy may be aware, the CIÉ Group is actively engaged in introducing changes to their pension schemes aimed at rectifying the significant deficit in order to meet the statutory Minimum Funding Standard (MFS) required by the Pensions Authority. The changes also aim to sustain the pension schemes into the long-term. As of end December 2022, the Balance Sheet deficit for the two...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Weather Events (7 Nov 2023)

Eamon Ryan: The improvement and maintenance of regional and local roads is the statutory responsibility of each local authority, in accordance with the provisions of Section 13 of the Roads Act 1993. Works on those roads are funded from Councils’ own resources and supplemented by State Road grants. The Department emphasises to local authorities each year the importance of setting aside a...

Energy Charter Treaty: Statements (9 Nov 2023)

Eamon Ryan: I am grateful for the opportunity to address the House on the Energy Charter Treaty, ECT. I will be sharing my time with my colleague, the Minister of State, Deputy Ossian Smyth, who has responsibility for the circular economy in my Department. I will update the House on the recent and current situation with the Energy Charter Treaty, while the Minister of State will address the future...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Road Network (9 Nov 2023)

Eamon Ryan: I thank the Deputy. As Minister for Transport, I have responsibility for overall policy and Exchequer funding for the national roads programme. Once funding arrangements are put in place with TII, under the Roads Acts 1993 to 2015, and in line with the national development plan, NDP, the planning, design, development and upgrading of individual national roads comprise a matter for TII in...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Road Network (9 Nov 2023)

Eamon Ryan: I agree with the Deputy that transport safety is the first imperative. As I said, in an environment where we have €100 billion of proposed projects and only €35 billion available, we need to have other interim solutions to address particular risky points or black spots and implement specific design measures at junctions that are particularly difficult. That is what I have...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Road Network (9 Nov 2023)

Eamon Ryan: I accept that valid point.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: EU Meetings (8 Nov 2023)

Eamon Ryan: The next formal meeting of the Telecommunications Council of Ministers will take place on 5 December next in Brussels.