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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport Provision (15 Dec 2015)

Paschal Donohoe: My Department has no funding for the direct provision of such services. From monies made available by my Department, the National Transport Authority (NTA) provides funding for socially necessary but financially unviable public transport services, known as Public Service Obligation (PSO) services and also for the provision of services under the Rural Transport Programme. I have referred...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety Data (15 Dec 2015)

Paschal Donohoe: ​This is a matter for the Road Safety Authority. I have therefore referred the question to the Authority for direct reply. I would ask the Deputy to contact my office if a response is not received within 10 days.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety Strategy (15 Dec 2015)

Paschal Donohoe: To create a statutory obligation on the wearing of reflective clothing would entail making it a criminal offence under Road Traffic legislation for any person guilty of not wearing high visibility clothing. A person in breach of such a provision would be issued with a fixed charge notice by a Garda or summonsed to court depending on whatever administrative procedure would be put in...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Network (15 Dec 2015)

Paschal Donohoe: ​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 local authorities' own resources supplemented by State road grants.  The initial selection and prioritisation of works to be funded is also a matter for the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Appointments to State Boards (15 Dec 2015)

Paschal Donohoe: ​Section 113 of the Dublin Transport Authority Act 2008 requires a Minister appoint persons to the boards of the three CIÉ subsidiary companies, including Iarnród Éireann, who have wide experience in relation to transport, commercial, financial, land use planning or environmental matters and the organisation of workers or administration. In addition to this...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Services (15 Dec 2015)

Paschal Donohoe: The issue raised is a matter for Iarnród Éireann and I have forwarded the Deputy's question to the company for direct reply.  Please advise my private office if you do not receive a response within ten working days.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Road Safety (16 Dec 2015)

Paschal Donohoe: ​I will discuss the public transport dimension of responding to this challenge when I reply to the following question. For now, however, I will concentrate on the measures that relate to the M50 itself. As the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, I have responsibility for overall policy and funding in respect of the national roads programme. The planning, design and...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Road Safety (16 Dec 2015)

Paschal Donohoe: On demand management, I have now requested that Transport Infrastructure Ireland initiate work on variable speed limits on the M50. This is a traffic management system that is now in place in many other road networks of a comparable size elsewhere, where the speed limit would be reviewed in response to the amount of traffic that is on the road. This would also help with our efforts in...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Road Safety (16 Dec 2015)

Paschal Donohoe: We are increasing investment in public transport. In the past 18 months, during my time as Minister, Dublin Bus alone has received an additional €93 million to fund new buses. As I have said, for next year, that will directly equate to an additional 100 buses for its fleet to deliver better frequency on the services we have. Alongside that, we have put further measures in place....

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Road Network (16 Dec 2015)

Paschal Donohoe: As I indicated in my answer to Deputy Dooley's question, I am very conscious of the pressures on the M50 but I do not see the provision of major new road infrastructure as a solution at this time, nor is it feasible to do this in the context of our new capital plan. The upgrade of the M50 was completed as recently as 2010 at a cost of €1 billion and the extra...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Road Network (16 Dec 2015)

Paschal Donohoe: In respect of the implementation of multi-point tolling and what that would mean, I have made very clear that such a proposal should only be implemented if we have very substantially increased public transport capacity to provide an alternative to the M50. The congestion study done by Transport Infrastructure Ireland in April 2014 indicated there was potential to reduce the volume of traffic...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Road Network (16 Dec 2015)

Paschal Donohoe: The additional measures I have confirmed will make a difference. However, what will make an additional difference is how the layout and availability of public transport routes alongside the M50 are changed. That is why the work under way to deliver bus routes that will run along the perimeter of the M50 and then to points at which a significant number of people want to work and providing...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Military Aircraft Landings (16 Dec 2015)

Paschal Donohoe: My Department continues to consult the Departments referred to by the Deputy on each application received for permits under the Air Navigation (Carriage of Munitions of War, Weapons and Dangerous Goods) Order 1973. I am in contact with the Departments in respect of the policy and administration matters related to the 1973 order. The primary purpose of the Air Navigation (Carriage of...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Military Aircraft Landings (16 Dec 2015)

Paschal Donohoe: All of the actions I am taking and all of the ways in which I am implementing the legislation are related to the clear policy of the Government on neutrality and aviation safety. As I informed the Deputy in my opening response to her question, my responsibilities in this regard are clear. They relate to safety. I consult the relevant Departments at all times on any decision I make. I have...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Military Aircraft Landings (16 Dec 2015)

Paschal Donohoe: In any answer to the Deputy I never said I was not interested in neutrality. I have explained clearly that I have responsibilities in this area in respect of aircraft, that is, to their safety, as well as safety within Ireland's airspace. All decisions I make in that regard are focused on these objectives and taken in consultation with the Departments of Foreign Affairs and Trade and...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Climate Change Policy (16 Dec 2015)

Paschal Donohoe: As the Deputy is aware, it is proposed to address emissions through a national mitigation plan, which will incorporate input from many sectors of government and society in the areas of electricity generation, the built environment, agriculture and transport.  The mitigation measures being considered for transport will be wide-ranging and will focus on policy...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Climate Change Policy (16 Dec 2015)

Paschal Donohoe: It does not matter what I stand up and announce because it is never going to meet the Deputy's approval. She is flatly refusing to accept the reality that investment in public transport is increasing. She talks about plans and their delivery. Let us look at delivery for next year and the opening of the Phoenix Park tunnel, which will have the capacity to facilitate the carrying of an...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Climate Change Policy (16 Dec 2015)

Paschal Donohoe: It is because there has been a change in our economy that we have the ability to invest more. We are investing more in longer Luas carriages, new Luas services, including the opening up of Luas cross-city route, new improved train and DART frequencies and greater numbers of buses. In respect of private transport and the need to make private cars more efficient, we are putting in place, and...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Climate Change Policy (16 Dec 2015)

Paschal Donohoe: We have had at least a partial epiphany today in that Deputy Clare Daly has acknowledged that a recovery is taking place.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Climate Change Policy (16 Dec 2015)

Paschal Donohoe: What we want is a recovery that can be made secure. We want to keep the recovery going and we want more people to participate in it. Perhaps the Deputy will be able to stand up later and acknowledge that an additional 130,000 jobs have been created. Everything is aimed at ensuring that more people can participate in the recovery. In the context of actual delivery, I am not sure the...