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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (8 May 2024)

Eamon Ryan: As Minister for Transport, I have responsibility for policy and overall funding of public transport. The maintenance and upgrading of parking facilities at train stations, including the one referred to by the Deputy, is a matter for Iarnród Éireann in the first instance. In view of Iarnród Éireann's responsibility in this matter, I have referred the Deputy's question...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Regulatory Impact Assessments (8 May 2024)

Eamon Ryan: In 2022, the Department of Transport put in place Regulations via Statutory Instrument 703 of 2022 to implement Article 7.3 of the European Union Alternative Fuels Infrastructure Directive (Directive 2014/94/EU) which required that all Member States make provision for the display of comparative fuel price information at fuel stations. Many SIs are relatively minor in their scope and...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Data (8 May 2024)

Eamon Ryan: The regulation of the small public service vehicle (SPSV) industry, including the collection and publication of statistics relating to 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. I am not involved in the day-to-day operations of the SPSV industry. ...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Policy (8 May 2024)

Eamon Ryan: As Minister for Transport, I have responsibility for overall policy and funding in relation to the national roads programme. Under the Roads Acts 1993-2015, the operation and management of individual national roads is a matter for Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII), in conjunction with the local authorities concerned. Therefore, matters relating to the day to day operations regarding...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (8 May 2024)

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: Dublin Bus (8 May 2024)

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 issue raised by the deputy in relation to the recruitment numbers of staff is an operational matter for Dublin Bus. I have, therefore, referred the Deputy's question to the company for direct...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Éireann (8 May 2024)

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 issue raised by the deputy in relation to the recruitment numbers of staff is an operational matter for Bus Éireann. I have, therefore, referred the Deputy's question to the company for direct...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (8 May 2024)

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 (8 May 2024)

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 issue raised by the Deputy in relation to spending on rail services is a matter for Irish Rail. Therefore, I have referred the Deputy's question to Irish Rail for direct response to the Deputy. ...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Cycling Facilities (8 May 2024)

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 walking and cycling projects in each local authority area. Noting the role of the NTA in the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (8 May 2024)

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 (8 May 2024)

Eamon Ryan: As the Deputy will be aware, while the majority of public transport in Ireland is provided by the publicly-subvented bus and rail services funded through National Transport Authority's (NTA) public service obligation (PSO) programme, the public transport system also includes non-subvented bus services provided on a commercial basis by bus and coach businesses of varying size. I would like...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (8 May 2024)

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 the Rural Transport Programme...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Air Quality (9 May 2024)

Eamon Ryan: While I note the concerns of the residents on this issue, matters in relation to enforcement of licences or investigations in relation to specific air pollution concerns are not under the remit of my Department. It is not clear from the details supplied if this plant is operated under an EPA licence or one granted by the local authority. Under the Air Pollution Act, 1987 the occupier of...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Climate Change Policy (9 May 2024)

Eamon Ryan: The statutory 2018 National Adaptation Framework (NAF) sets out Ireland's climate adaptation policy. Following my Department's review of the current NAF, completed in October 2022, I approved the development of a new NAF. As required under Climate Action Plan 2024 action AD/24/1, a draft NAF was completed in December 2023, following key sectoral and stakeholder engagement. Following a...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Expenditure (9 May 2024)

Eamon Ryan: Since 2019, my Department has awarded a total of two contracts from the list of companies supplied. Both awards were made following tender processes and the details requested are set out in the table below: Company Purpose & description Contract Value (EX VAT) Total Expenditure (INC VAT) Duration Output Indecon ...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Electric Vehicles (9 May 2024)

Eamon Ryan: The Government is fully committed to supporting a significant expansion and modernisation of the electric vehicle charging network over the coming years. Having an effective and reliable charging network is an essential part of enabling drivers to make the switch to electric vehicles. ZEVI, a dedicated Office which oversees and accelerate Ireland’s transition to zero emission...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic Offences (9 May 2024)

Eamon Ryan: My Department does not hold information on drivers who were prosecuted for failing to surrender their licence. As this question relates to prosecutions it is a matter for the Minister for Justice.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Bodies (9 May 2024)

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: Public Transport (9 May 2024)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 149 and 150 together. Anti-social behaviour is a broad societal issue to which public transport is unfortunately not immune; and those who regularly use and work within our public transport network are most directly impacted by any safety or security incidents that may occur on the network. While the safety and security of both public transport...