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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety (29 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: Departmental Expenditure (29 Nov 2023)

Eamon Ryan: The department is obliged under prompt payment legislation, pursuant to Government Decision S29296 of 19 May 2009 and 28 March 2017 to pay suppliers within 15 days of receipt of a valid invoice and to publish quarterly composite returns covering both the department and bodies under its aegis. These reports are also submitted to the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment which collates...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: EU Directives (29 Nov 2023)

Eamon Ryan: Once an EU directive is agreed and published in the Official Journal of the European Union, Member States have until the date set out in that directive to transpose its provisions into national law. The table below shows directives that have been published in the Official Journal but not yet transposed by the Department of Transport. Directive Transposition Deadline ...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (29 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 decisions in relation to the routes of these...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (29 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 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 delivering...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (29 Nov 2023)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 37 and 38 together. As Minister for Transport, I have responsibility for policy and overall funding in relation to public transport. In both of those areas there have been significant developments since this Government came into office, with last year's publication of a new Sustainable Mobility Policy and its action plan providing strong policy support to...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (29 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 planning and development of public transport...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (30 Nov 2023)

Eamon Ryan: I thank the Deputy for the opportunity to discuss this very serious issue. The events of the 23rd of November had a significant impact on many sectors of society, including the public transport network. A number of staff were targeted during the events, and on the Luas alone, around €1 million worth of damage was caused. This is in addition to extensive damage to six buses in the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (30 Nov 2023)

Eamon Ryan: BusConnects Dublin is a transformative programme of investment in the existing bus system providing better bus services to more people. It is the biggest ever investment in our bus system in the history of the State and all those who advocate for better public transport should be advocates of BusConnects. The Deputy’s question relates to Phase 5B of the new network roll-out which...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Taxi Regulations (30 Nov 2023)

Eamon Ryan: The regulation of the small public service vehicle (SPSV) industry, including SPSV 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. In Ireland, just over 70% of SPSV operators are owner/operators but a rental market is also in place, wherein vehicle licence...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Capital Expenditure Programme (30 Nov 2023)

Eamon Ryan: As we approach year end, I am in a position to give you a detailed outline of the forecast year end for capital expenditure. The Department expects an underspend of circa 5% of the total budget of €2,622.254m for 2023. The Department has applied to carry this underspend, totalling €140.920m, into 2024 with an additional €4m being surrendered to the Exchequer as part of...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (30 Nov 2023)

Eamon Ryan: My department has been working with Cavan and Louth County Councils in relation to funding projects associated with the proposed upgraded East West Link Road. As the Deputy is aware the proposed scheme would run on regional routes from Dundalk to Cavan and national routes from Cavan to Sligo. Going back some time there was a proposal for a substantial upgrade of the regional road part of...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (30 Nov 2023)

Eamon Ryan: The All-Island Strategic Rail Review is being undertaken by the Department of Transport 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. A draft of the All-Ireland Strategic Rail Review was published in July for the purposes of Strategic Environmental Assessment...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (30 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, or NTA, is overseeing the delivery of BusConnects programmes in our five cities, including Galway, which are planned to be substantially delivered in all five cities by 2030. BusConnects Galway will provide a major enhancement to the bus system in...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (30 Nov 2023)

Eamon Ryan: On the 27th of April 2023, the National Transport Authority published a new National Fares Strategy. The Fares Strategy follows the previous implementation of a simplified fares structure for Dublin, and proposes an approach that is more equitable, consistent and easy to understand for passengers. This new approach will apply to fares outside the Dublin metropolitan area for PSO bus and...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (30 Nov 2023)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 21 and 42 together. The All-Island Strategic Rail Review is being undertaken by the Department of Transport in co-operation 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 Review is considering the future of the rail network with regard...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (30 Nov 2023)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 22 and 278 together. As the Deputy is aware, 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 these roads are funded from Councils’ own resources and supplemented by State Road grants. The Department...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (30 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 these roads are funded from local authorities' own resources, supplemented by State road grants. The initial selection and prioritisation of works to be funded is a matter for the local authority....

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (30 Nov 2023)

Eamon Ryan: Climate Action Plan 2023 (CAP23) was the first statutory climate plan to incorporate both the economy-wide targets and legally binding sectoral emission ceilings, set by Government in July 2022. For transport, we are now obligated to pursue a decarbonisation pathway capable of achieving a 50% reduction in transport emissions by 2030, in a manner that is consistent with a sectoral emissions...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (30 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 decisions in relation to the routes of these...