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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (9 Jul 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 responsibility for the regulation of fares charged to passengers in respect of public transport services provided under public service obligation (PSO) contracts....

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (9 Jul 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 responsibility for the planning and development of public transport infrastructure, including ticketing and technology projects. The NTA’s Next Generation Ticketing (NGT) project is for an upgraded ticketing system to facilitate...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety (9 Jul 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 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 Transport (9 Jul 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 responsibility for the provision of integrated ticketing and information systems for public transport. The NTA’s Next Generation Ticketing (NGT) project provides for an upgraded ticketing system to facilitate a variety of...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (9 Jul 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 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: Dublin Bus (9 Jul 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 query raised by the Deputy is an operational matter for Dublin Bus. I have, therefore, referred the Deputy's question to the company for direct reply. Please advise my private office if you do not...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (9 Jul 2024)

Eamon Ryan: As the Deputy may be aware, 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 I approved early last year, sets out a framework for transport investment across the region over a 20-year period from 2022 to 2042. The Transport...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety (9 Jul 2024)

Eamon Ryan: In March 2021, I launched the Safe Routes to School (SRTS) Programme which will support Active Travel infrastructure for selected schools around the country. The programme aims to support walking, scooting and cycling to primary and post-primary schools and to create safer walking and cycling routes within communities. This will help alleviate congestion at school gates and increase the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (9 Jul 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 accessible, integrated local and rural transport, including TFI Local Link services and...

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

Eamon Ryan: The Government is fully committed to supporting a significant expansion and modernisation of the electric vehicle (EV) charging network over the coming years. The number of publicly available charge points in Ireland has increased from 1,700 in September 2022 to 2,400. To achieve Ireland’s EU targets under the Alternative Fuel Infrastructure Regulation (AFIR), it is expected that...

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

Eamon Ryan: The Department of Transport, through Zero Emission Vehicles Ireland (ZEVI) are investing €100m between now and 2025, in the delivery of EV infrastructure, as part of the EV Charging Infrastructure Strategy. The number of publicly available charge points in Ireland has increased from approximately 1,700 in September 2022 to over 2,400 in 2024. The Department of Transport does not...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (9 Jul 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 services, including...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (9 Jul 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 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: Bus Services (9 Jul 2024)

Eamon Ryan: As the Deputy may be aware, BusConnects is a transformative programme of investment in the bus system, providing better bus services across our cities. It is the largest investment programme in the bus system in the history of the State, and is managed by the National Transport Authority (NTA). The NTA recently revised plans for the L1, L2, and L3 routes following consultation with Wicklow...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (9 Jul 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 query raised by the Deputy is an operational matter for Bus Éireann. I have, therefore, referred the Deputy's question to the company for direct reply. Please advise my private office if you...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Sector Pensions (9 Jul 2024)

Eamon Ryan: From the outset I would like to clarify that as Minister for Transport, I have responsibility for policy and overall funding in relation to public transport. However, issues in relation to CIÉ pension schemes are primarily a matter for the trustees of the pension schemes, the CIÉ Group, and their employees. The case in relation to the rules governing the 1951 scheme are...

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

Eamon Ryan: The number and details of the public helplines operated by my Department are outlined in the following table. Telephone No. Opening Hours Calls Recorded Motor Tax Office 0818 411 412 or +353 61 365005 Monday to Friday 10:00 - 13:00 No Road Transport Operator Licensing Division LoCall 076 100...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Waste Management (10 Jul 2024)

Eamon Ryan: The recommendations of the 2018 Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) report on the Operation of the Household Waste Collection Market, which considered issues such as market structure, competition and charges to households, were fully considered during the process of drafting of the Waste Action Plan for a Circular Economy (WAPCE), launched in September 2020. While the...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Waste Management (10 Jul 2024)

Eamon Ryan: The introduction of the Deposit Return Scheme (DRS) for plastic bottles and aluminium cans is one of the most positive consumer behaviour initiatives to happen in this country for decades – similar to the plastic bags initiative, or the ban on harmful cigarette smoke in our workplaces. Every day now, over 3 million plastic bottles and cans are being returned by consumers themselves,...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Staff (10 Jul 2024)

Eamon Ryan: The number of WTE geologists and principal geologists for my Department in 2022, 2023 and to-date in 2024, in set out in tabular form below: 2022 2023 2024 Geologist 25 20 20 Principal Geologist 3 8 8 Total 28 28 2