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Other Questions: Traffic Management (14 Jun 2016)

Shane Ross: I do not have any particular function in the matter in terms of traffic management and my personal view might not matter. However, I would be prepared to discuss it with the Minister of State to see if it has implications for tourism. If it will have an adverse effect on tourism, I will re-examine the matter.

Other Questions: Traffic Management (14 Jun 2016)

Shane Ross: The runway.

Other Questions: Airport Development Projects (14 Jun 2016)

Shane Ross: I thank the Deputy for tabling the question. It is the third time I have answered it today and I will try to answer it in a manner which is consistent with the way I have answered the other two. Deputies Brendan Ryan and Dessie Ellis asked the same question. I hope to meet the DAA next week or the week after. A meeting was supposedly going to be arranged today. The issue of the second...

Other Questions: Airport Development Projects (14 Jun 2016)

Shane Ross: Deputies will be cognisant of the fact that the problems faced by the residents will not stop the second runway. That will not happen because there is an overall national interest in putting the second runway there. The damage and the difficulties caused in their lives by the runway should be recognised in a material way. Some of these people have lived there for 30 or 40 years and the...

Other Questions: Services for People with Disabilities (14 Jun 2016)

Shane Ross: I thank the Deputy for the question. The issue raised is a matter for the National Transport Authority, NTA, in conjunction with Bus Éireann and I have forwarded the Deputy's question to the NTA for direct reply.  I ask her to please advise my private office if she does not receive a response within ten working days. As regards accessibility generally, I...

Other Questions: Services for People with Disabilities (14 Jun 2016)

Shane Ross: I thank the Deputy for raising this matter. Let me first say that seated two places to my left, we have a recognition of the fact that this Government is taking disabilities more seriously than any previous Government has done in the history of the State. We have a Minister of State with responsibility for disabilities who sits at the Cabinet table. I do not know if I would be revealing...

Offences against the State (Amendment) Act 1998: Motion (14 Jun 2016)

Shane Ross: I am grateful to have the opportunity to contribute to the debate which has been extremely worthwhile because this legislation, as Deputy Eamon Ryan and others said, strikes at the heart of the democratic values we all champion and hold dear. Being in government I suspect I now see it a little differently, although I have always been in favour of the Special Criminal Court. However, I...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Light Rail Projects Status (14 Jun 2016)

Shane Ross: Delivery of Luas Cross City is currently on time and within budget with operations scheduled to commence in quarter 4 2017. The rate at which the project is progressing will be evident to anybody who has been in the city centre in recent weeks and months.  ​This is a major infrastructural project and the scale and complexity of it naturally means that there will...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Transport Authority Data (14 Jun 2016)

Shane Ross: ​I understand from the National Transport Authority (NTA) that they have been assisting Galway City Council and Galway County Council since 2015 on the development of a transport strategy for the city. This work recently culminated with the publication a draft Galway Transport Strategy (GTS), which is currently on public display until 1st July and the general public has an...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport Provision (14 Jun 2016)

Shane Ross: I would refer the Deputy to Priority Question No [15825] regarding plans to improve accessibility on Public Transport for persons with disabilities, which is also for answer today, 14 June 2016.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Fáilte Ireland (14 Jun 2016)

Shane Ross: My Department's role in relation to tourism lies primarily in the area of developing national tourism policy, whereas the tourism agencies have operational responsibility for the implementation of this policy.  In line with the functions as set out in legislation, the management of the Tourist Information Office network is an operational matter for the Board and Management of Fáilte...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: EU Membership (14 Jun 2016)

Shane Ross: I have not yet had the opportunity to meet with Minister for Infrastructure Chris Hazzard or any of his Ministerial colleagues in the Northern Assembly since their appointment. I wish them all well in their Ministerial roles and look forward to working constructively with them through the North South Ministerial Council and bi-laterally where appropriate. I have recently met with my...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Transport Authority Administration (14 Jun 2016)

Shane Ross: It is the responsibility of the National Transport Authority (NTA) to conduct the current public procurement process relating to the tendering out of 10% of the PSO bus network. The NTA requires any transport operator who operates public transport services under existing contracts to it to act within the law, including relevant employment legislation.  Consistent with this...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Infrastructure Ireland Funding (14 Jun 2016)

Shane Ross: The previous Government agreed a Capital Plan for 2016 to 2021 for the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport of over €10bn.  Given the fiscal assumptions at the time, the initial years show incremental increases with much new project investment towards the latter half of the plan. Our capital envelope this year is €1.075 billion. By 2021, our capital...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (14 Jun 2016)

Shane Ross: The planning and implementation of the A5 road project, including the project budget, is the responsibility of the Northern Ireland authorities. As the Deputy is aware, the Stormont House Agreement and Implementation Plan - A Fresh Start reaffirmed the Government's commitment to provide funding of £50 million for the A5 project and committed an additional...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Light Rail Projects Provision (14 Jun 2016)

Shane Ross: The National Transport Authority (NTA) has statutory responsibility for the development and implementation of public transport infrastructure in the Greater Dublin Area (GDA), including metro and light rail projects. As funding remains constrained at present, the only new metro or light rail projects that have been allocated funding under the Government's Capital...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Industrial Relations (14 Jun 2016)

Shane Ross: I am aware that Irish Rail and the trade unions have been, and are currently engaged, in a number of processes facilitated by the Workplace Relations Commission and the Labour Court with a view to reaching agreement on different issues including pay. Those processes will I am sure take cognisance of the particular circumstances of each individual case. In the case of Irish Rail it...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Harbours and Piers (14 Jun 2016)

Shane Ross: The Harbours Act 2015 provides the legislative basis for one of the key recommendations in the National Ports Policy, namely that governance of the five Ports of Regional Significance should vest in more appropriate local authority led governance structures.  The process of transferring governance, and the future governance and operational structures of the port, are primarily...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (14 Jun 2016)

Shane Ross: ​This year's PSO subvention is €236 million, an increase of €27 million on 2015, directed at the provision of enhanced public transport services. It is the statutory responsibility of the National Transport Authority (NTA) to  allocate funding to the PSO operators, including the CIÉ companies. The increased funding secured for 2016 will...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: State Airports (14 Jun 2016)

Shane Ross: The DAA has a statutory responsibility to manage, operate and develop Dublin Airport including the North Runway project. DAA received planning permission for this project in 2007. Planning is a matter for the relevant local authority (Fingal County Council in the case of Dublin Airport) or An Bórd Pleanála, as appropriate. I understand that DAA is in the process...