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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (17 Oct 2024)

Eamon Ryan: I thank the Deputy for his question. I know that this project is of great interest to him. The Government has earmarked €5.1bn for capital spending on new national roads projects from 2021 to 2030 as part of the NDP. As the greater portion of this funding becomes available in the second half of the decade, this meant that there was a constraint on the funding available for new...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (17 Oct 2024)

Eamon Ryan: As the Deputy may be aware, the DART+ Coastal North project, which is a key project within the DART+ programme, involves an extension of the existing overhead electric wires on the Northern rail line to Drogheda, along with other upgrades on the Northern route between Dublin city and Howth, Malahide and Drogheda. The project will significantly increase the peak hourly capacity on all...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (17 Oct 2024)

Eamon Ryan: With regard to performance on the red line, I understand that intermittently throughout 2023 there were a number of issues affecting Luas service delivery on the Line. I have been advised that these issues arose due to a combination of two factors; a lack of tram availability, and increased driver absence levels. In order for a tram to enter into service, it must first go through the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (17 Oct 2024)

Eamon Ryan: As the Deputy may be aware, the National Transport Authority or NTA has statutory responsibility for the planning and development of public transport infrastructure in the Greater Dublin Area, including Clongriffin DART station. It is my understanding that the current access from the east side of Clongriffin station in Baldoyle is a stairwell and lift connecting to a bridge over the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Electric Vehicles (17 Oct 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. Underpinning this commitment are a number of policies, beginning at a high level with the National EV Charging Infrastructure Strategy and then supplemented by the National Road EV Charging Network Plan. The second phase of the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (17 Oct 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 in the bus system in the history of the State and is managed by the National Transport Authority or NTA. I’m glad to say that Fingal will benefit enormously from BusConnects and equally glad to say that...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Greenways Provision (17 Oct 2024)

Eamon Ryan: As Minister for Transport, I have responsibility for overall policy and exchequer funding in relation to Greenways. The Department of Transport provides funding for regional and national greenways only. The planning, design and construction of individual Greenways is a matter for Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII), in conjunction with the local authorities concerned. €72m was...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (17 Oct 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 (17 Oct 2024)

Eamon Ryan: I want to begin by acknowledging the frustration public transport passengers have been experiencing recently in Cork City. Unfortunately, Bus Éireann has been experiencing ongoing service issues in Cork city in recent months due to two key issues; namely driver recruitment and congestion, the combination of which has led to performance issues on certain services in the city. ...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (17 Oct 2024)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 70 and 102 together. As the Deputy may be aware, the Next Generation Ticketing system was identified in the National Development Plan 2021-2030 as part of a package, including BusConnects, and other key public transport projects that would help increase the attractiveness of public transport and help encourage a modal shift away from private car use. ...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety (17 Oct 2024)

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 Councils’ own resources and 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: Rail Network (17 Oct 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 the planning and development of public transport infrastructure in the Greater Dublin Area, including the DART+ Programme and its constituent projects, which includes DART+ Coastal North. This project aims to...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (17 Oct 2024)

Eamon Ryan: In order to encourage more people to use public transport, the Government is investing in significant service and infrastructure improvements, as well as continuing to support the various fare initiatives. All of these improvements do however require significant levels of funding and we need to make sure we utilise these funds in the best way possible. The estimated total cost of...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (17 Oct 2024)

Eamon Ryan: As committed to in the current National Development Plan 2021-2030, the reinstatement of the Western Rail Corridor was considered as part of the All-Island Strategic Rail Review. The All-Island Strategic Rail Review was undertaken by the Department of Transport in co-operation with the Department for Infrastructure in Northern Ireland. The Review will inform the development of rail on the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (17 Oct 2024)

Eamon Ryan: In accordance with the provisions of Section 13 of the Roads Act 1993, each local authority has statutory responsibility for the improvement and maintenance of their regional and local roads. Works on those roads are funded from local authorities' own resources and are supplemented by State Road grants. Of these grants, the vast majority (approximately 90%) are targeted at the maintenance and...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (17 Oct 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: Public Transport (17 Oct 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. The NTA also has national responsibility for integrated...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (17 Oct 2024)

Eamon Ryan: As Minister for Transport, I have responsibility for policy, overall funding in relation to public transport, and corporate governance of transport operators including Irish Rail. The issue raised by the Deputy in relation to the Sligo to Dublin rail line timetable is a matter for Irish Rail in conjunction with the National Transport Authority. Therefore, I have referred the Deputy's...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (17 Oct 2024)

Eamon Ryan: As Minister for Transport, I have responsibility for policy, overall funding in relation to public transport, and corporate governance of transport operators including Irish Rail. The issue raised by the Deputy is a matter for Irish Rail. Therefore, I have referred the Deputy's question to Irish Rail for direct response to the Deputy. Please advise my private office if you do not...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (17 Oct 2024)

Eamon Ryan: I am pleased to advise the Deputy that potential capacity enhancements on the Northern rail line are being examined as part of a study being undertaken by Iarnród Éireann and funded by the EU under the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF). Separately, the All-Island Strategic Rail Review has been undertaken by the Department of Transport in Ireland in co-operation with the...