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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety (28 Jun 2016)

Shane Ross: Ireland's Entry into Service regulations requires all buses to have Type Approval, which includes the specified standards for safety belts, where they are required, before they are used on the road.​ I understand that buses designed to operate in an urban environment, operating at reduced speeds (maximum 65km/h in Ireland if carrying standees) and with passengers in many instances,...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Coast Guard Services (28 Jun 2016)

Shane Ross: The Irish Coast Guard which is a Division of my Department provides a response and coordination service for Maritime Search and Rescue (SAR). Irish Coast Guard helicopters provide a day and night-time service, operating out of bases in Sligo, Shannon, Waterford and Dublin. Operations include the mobilisation, organisation and tasking of adequate resources to respond to persons in...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Driver Licensing Service (28 Jun 2016)

Shane Ross: ​The operation of the National Driver Licensing Service is the statutory responsibility of the Road Safety Authority, and I have no role in the matters described.  I have therefore referred the Question to the Authority for direct reply.  I would ask the Deputy to contact my office if a response has not been received within ten days.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Services for People with Disabilities (28 Jun 2016)

Shane Ross: ​My Department's Accessibility Consultative Committee last met on 25 November 2015. A date for the next meeting has not yet been arranged. Transport Access for All, my Department's Sectoral Plan under the Disability Act 2005, was prepared following an extensive consultative process with all stakeholders and continues to guide Departmental policy in improving accessibility to...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Network (28 Jun 2016)

Shane Ross: ​As indicated previously to the Deputy, the improvement and maintenance of regional and local roads in Co. Meath is the statutory responsibility of Meath County Council, in accordance with the provisions of Section 13 of the Roads Act 1993.  Works on those roads are funded from the Council's own resources supplemented by State road grants. The Capital Plan 2016-2021 provides...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Military Aircraft Landings (28 Jun 2016)

Shane Ross: S.I. No. 74/1952 - Air Navigation (Foreign Military Aircraft) Order - provides that the permission of the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade is required for any foreign military aircraft to enter Irish airspace or land at an Irish airport. I have no function in that regard. ​No representations have been made to me or my Department regarding military use of Knock...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Motor Insurance Coverage (28 Jun 2016)

Shane Ross: ​Motor Insurance is a private contractual matter between the insurance company and their customers. I have no powers to intervene in the matter.  The Central Bank is the Insurance Regulator.  As my colleague, the Minister for Finance stated in the Dail in a statement on insurance costs on 20 April, the Department of Finance will over the coming months be...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Driver Licensing Service (28 Jun 2016)

Shane Ross: ​The operation of the National Driver Licensing Service (NDLS), including the location of front offices, is the statutory responsibility of the Road Safety Authority, and I have no role in operational matters such as the location of NDLS offices.  I have therefore referred the question to the Authority for direct reply.  I would ask the Deputy to contact my office if a...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Motor Insurance (28 Jun 2016)

Shane Ross: ​Motor insurance is provided by private companies in an open and competitive market.  Pricing is a matter for the industry and I have no role in the regulation of insurers although I am concerned with the recent trend towards increasing motor insurance costs. As my colleague, the Minister for Finance stated in the Dail in a statement on insurance costs on 20 April, the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects Status (28 Jun 2016)

Shane Ross: ​The improvement and maintenance of regional and local roads in Kerry is a statutory function of Kerry County Council in accordance with the provisions of Section 13 of the Roads Act, 1993.  Works on such roads are a matter for the Council to be funded from its own resources supplemented by State road grants.  The initial selection and prioritisation of projects to be funded...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety (28 Jun 2016)

Shane Ross: The improvement and maintenance of regional and local roads is the statutory responsibility of local authorities, 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, where applicable.  The selection and prioritisation of works to be funded is also a...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Traffic Management (28 Jun 2016)

Shane Ross: ​The improvement and maintenance of regional and local roads in Finglas village is the statutory responsibility of Dublin City Council, 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, where applicable.  The selection and prioritisation of works to be...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Service Obligation Levy Data (28 Jun 2016)

Shane Ross: ​The criteria used to allocate funding under the Public Service Obligation Scheme is governed by the Public Transport Contracts between the National Transport Authority (NTA) and the public transport providers and I have forwarded the Deputy's question to the NTA for direct reply.  Please advise my private office if you do not receive a response within ten...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Commencement of Legislation (28 Jun 2016)

Shane Ross: ​Section 38 of the Road Traffic Act 1994 was commenced on 22 July 1994 by S.I. 222 of 1994 - Road Traffic Act 1994 (Commencement) Order 1994.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Service Vehicles (28 Jun 2016)

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

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Regional Airports (28 Jun 2016)

Shane Ross: I thank Senator Maria Byrne for raising this important subject. I agree with much of what she said, and although I am very new in the Ministry I am still rather staggered by the number of people who prefer to come to Dublin despite the inconvenience and the expense. Senator Byrne put her finger on many of the difficulties. Hotel rooms are a major difficulty but people still seem to pay...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Licences (29 Jun 2016)

Shane Ross: ​The operation of the National Driver Licensing Service (NDLS) is the statutory responsibility of the Road Safety Authority (RSA). The NDLS consists of a central unit in the RSA and three outsourced providers, a card producer, a front office for engaging with the public, and a back office for processing applications.  All three were opened for tender by the RSA during the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Roads Maintenance (29 Jun 2016)

Shane Ross: The improvement and maintenance of regional and local roads in its area is a statutory function of local authorities in accordance with the provisions of Section 13 of the Roads Act, 1993.  Works on such roads are a matter for the relevant local authority to be funded from its own resources supplemented by State road grants.  The initial selection and prioritisation of projects to...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety Strategy (29 Jun 2016)

Shane Ross: ​While the Road Traffic Act 2004 sets default speed limits for national roads (both within and outside built up areas), local authorities, in this case Clare County Council, may, in consultation with the Garda Commissioner and with the consent of Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII), make bye-laws to set Special Speed Limits for such roads in their...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Signage (29 Jun 2016)

Shane Ross: ​As Minister for Transport, I have responsibility for overall policy and funding in relation to the national roads programme. The planning, design and implementation of individual national roads, including issues relating to signage, are matters for the Transport Infrastructure Ireland under the Roads Acts 1993 to 2007 in conjunction with the local authorities concerned. Noting...