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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Tourism Project Funding (17 May 2016)

Shane Ross: ​While my Department provides the capital funding for investment in tourism initiatives such as Ireland's Ancient East, it is not directly involved in developing or managing those projects. This is a matter for the Board and Management of Fáilte Ireland.  I have referred the Deputy's question to Fáilte Ireland for direct reply.  Please...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Cycling Policy (17 May 2016)

Shane Ross: ​The National Transport Authority (NTA) is responsible for the planning and delivery of cycling infrastructure within the Greater Dublin Area (GDA) in cooperation with the relevant local authority. In light of the NTA's responsibility in the matter, I have forwarded your question to the NTA for attention and direct response to you.  If you have not received a reply...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sports Capital Programme (17 May 2016)

Shane Ross: ​​No decision has been made on the timing of any future rounds of the Sports Capital Programme or on the level of funding that might be allocated under such a Programme.  Any future rounds of the Programme will be advertised in the national press.  Any interested group should register their interest online at www.sportscapitalprogramme.ie.  The...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety (17 May 2016)

Shane Ross: The Road Safety Authority previously carried out a public consultation on the subject of regulating written-off vehicles, following which draft provisions were developed for consideration. Due to the complexity of the issues involved, the Department, working together with the RSA, agreed that legislation could only be progressed following legal advice and also careful examination...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Vehicle Registration (17 May 2016)

Shane Ross: ​Change of vehicle ownership notifications are recorded on the National Vehicle and Driver File (NVDF) at my Department's office in Shannon, Co. Clare. My Department processes over one million transactions annually on the NVDF. The relatively small number of returned non-deliveries of motor tax renewal issued each month support a high confidence level that the records are accurate...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Taxi Regulations (17 May 2016)

Shane Ross: ​I assume that the Deputy is enquiring about taxi regulation arrangements.  The regulation of the small public service vehicle industry, including enforcement, is a matter for the National Transport Authority (NTA) under the provisions of the Taxi Regulation Act 2013. I have referred your question to the NTA for direct reply to you. Please advise my private office if you...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Taxi Licences Renewals (17 May 2016)

Shane Ross: Part 4 of the Taxi Regulation Act, 2013, which commenced on 6th April 2014, provides for mandatory disqualification from holding a small public service vehicle (SPSV) driver licence upon conviction for specified offences. The specification of offences to which mandatory disqualification applies is based on the principle of ensuring the welfare and the safety of passengers.In the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Infrastructure Ireland Staff (17 May 2016)

Shane Ross: ​I am aware that there are a few vacancies on the Board of Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII), and these will fall to be dealt with in accordance with the Guidelines on Appointments to State Boards.  I also recognise that account must be taken of reforms mentioned in the Programme for Government. I will be consulting my officials on the next steps with a...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Vehicle Registration (17 May 2016)

Shane Ross: Firstly, the delay in sending a substantive response to the issue raised is regretted and the Deputy will receive a formal letter of response shortly to the following effect. Directive 2007/46/EC(as transposed nationally by S.I. 157 and 158 of 2009) requires that all new vehicles being sold or registered in Ireland must be type approved and certified. The type approval system currently...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Traffic Regulations Implementation (17 May 2016)

Shane Ross: ​At the time of the issuing of the Department's updated Guidelines for Setting and Managing Speed Limits in Irelandin March 2015, which is available on the Department's website at www.dttas.ie, local authorities were requested to review and update all speed limits in their administrative areas in accordance with the Guidelines. In the case of national roads...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (17 May 2016)

Shane Ross: As Minister for Transport, Tourism & Sport, I have responsibility for overall policy and funding in relation to the national roads programme.The planning, design and implementation of individual road projects is a matter for the Transport Infrastructure Ireland (formerly known as the NRA) under the Roads Acts 1993-2015 in conjunction with the local authorities concerned. Within its...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Railway Stations (17 May 2016)

Shane Ross: The National Transport Authority (NTA) is responsible for ​the development and upgrading of public transport infrastructure in the Greater Dublin Area. Noting this I have referred the Deputy's question to the NTA for direct reply. Please advise my private office if you do not receive a reply within 10 working days.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Smarter Transport (17 May 2016)

Shane Ross: Dublin City Council received €5.5m under the Smarter Travelprogramme towards the development of the Dublin City Premium Cycle Route ( Grand Canal Route) which was completed in 2012. A sum of €58,000 was also granted to the Council  in 2011 for the development of walking and cycling promotion measures for the Drimnagh/Crumlin area. In addition,  since...

Adjournment Debate: Public Transport Initiatives (18 May 2016)

Shane Ross: I thank Deputy Lawless for his kind words and I wish to reciprocate them. I hope he has a long and happy period in this House. As he has been a constituent of mine, I would also say that, while I have never been a constituent of his, most of my family came from Kildare and there are many constituents left there who may or may not be able to do him a favour in the future. I am not sure I...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Airport Development Projects (18 May 2016)

Shane Ross: The strategic importance of aviation access infrastructure is acknowledged in the National Aviation Policy, published by my predecessor last August. The Policy also recognises the need for a strong Irish airport network in order to grow Ireland's share of global passenger traffic over the next decade and to support the economic and social activities of the State. Specifically in relation to...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Dublin Bus (18 May 2016)

Shane Ross: ​The issue raised is a human resources matter for Dublin Bus 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.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Airport Development Projects (18 May 2016)

Shane Ross: ​The daa has statutory responsibility for the management, operation and development of Dublin Airport with no recourse to Exchequer funding.  In line with this responsibility, it is a matter for daa to ensure that the necessary infrastructure is in place to facilitate the development of the airport and that there is sufficient capacity to meet existing and future demand.Since...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Transport Authority (18 May 2016)

Shane Ross: The regulation of the small public service vehicle industry, including vehicle licensing, is a matter for the National Transport Authority (NTA) under the provisions of the Taxi Regulation Act 2013. I have referred your question to the NTA for direct reply to you. Please advise my private office if you do not receive a response within 10 working days.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Industrial Disputes (18 May 2016)

Shane Ross: I am of course aware that Transdev operates Luas services on the basis of a contract awarded by the National Transport Authority and Transport Infrastructure Ireland; however, the Deputy should be aware that as Minister, I have no function in relation to either the employment of Transdev staff or their terms and conditions of employment. They are employees of Transdev, which is...

Adjournment Debate: Transport Policy (19 May 2016)

Shane Ross: I thank the Deputy for his kind remarks and congratulations. I am not quite as grateful to him for reminding me of my past, which I have been trying to hide in recent days and for a very long time. I suspect the Fine Gael Party regards it as a chapter in its past of which it is not particularly proud either-----