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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: A Vision for Public Transport: Discussion (5 Oct 2016)

Shane Ross: It is a fair point and I will raise it with Irish Rail. I have been approached about it, sometimes by people with industry interests and the pure commercial interest of installing it there, which is something I must be careful about. It is a problem about which I am aware and it is a constructive suggestion. We have addressed the M20 from Cork to Limerick previously. I am sympathetic...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: A Vision for Public Transport: Discussion (5 Oct 2016)

Shane Ross: I will look at that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: A Vision for Public Transport: Discussion (5 Oct 2016)

Shane Ross: The issue of moving routes from Expressway under the public service obligation is a matter for the NTA. It is a question the Deputy should ask the NTA's representatives specifically when they are in attendance. He must not ask me about specific routes because that is an operational matter. He should definitely ask the NTA about it. On school transport, the Department of Education and...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Planning Issues (6 Oct 2016)

Shane Ross: I understand that the Deputy may be referring to the Spatial Planning and National Roads Guidelines 2012 issued by the then Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government under section 28 of the Planning and Development Act 2000, as amended. Planning authorities and An Bord Pleanála are required to have regard in the performance of their functions to...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: An Teanga Gaeilge (6 Oct 2016)

Shane Ross: Is é an príomh-spreagadh maidir le taispeáint téacs ar chomharthaí tráchta bóthair a chinntiú go bhfuil an t-eolas a dhéanann siad cabhraíonn úsáid shábháilte an ghréasáin bhóithre agus soláthraíonn soiléireacht d'úsáideoirí bóthair ionas nach ndéanfar dochar...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Funding (6 Oct 2016)

Shane Ross: Funding is provided to the Agencies under my remit annually as part of the Estimates process and is managed in accordance with public financial procedures. Where underspends or savings arise, my Department will vire funding to meet pressures in other programme headings. For capital funding, there is the option to carry forward unspent funding from one year to the next with the appropriate...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Road Projects (6 Oct 2016)

Shane Ross: I would like to thank the Senator for once again raising this issue. I agree with him and he continuously makes a strong case. The only argument against the project is one with which he will be familiar, namely, that we do not have the money. The case for the road, which he has made on grounds not just of safety but also benefits to the economy of the region, is one with which I am...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Road Projects (6 Oct 2016)

Shane Ross: I take the Senator's point. I am not aware of the stage in the planning process the project had reached at the time, but I accept what the Senator says that it was near completion. I do not want him to have a forlorn hope that the project will go ahead, if that is not true. That would be dishonest and unhelpful. If what he has said is correct - I have no reason not to believe him - I...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety (11 Oct 2016)

Shane Ross: ​My Department does not hold the information being sought by the Deputy, that is, the number of primary and secondary schools that are located in a 30 km/h and 50 km/h zone. Speed limit bye-laws, including those in the vicinity of schools, are made by individual Local Authorities and are now published on a dedicated website, speedlimits.ie .

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Improvement Schemes (11 Oct 2016)

Shane Ross: The 2017 allocations for national, regional and local roads form part of the Budget announcement. While 2017 will see a modest increase in funding for roads, it will take some years yet under the Capital Plan to restore "steady state" funding levels for regional and local roads. The primary focus in 2017 will, therefore, have to continue to be on the maintenance and renewal of public roads....

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: State Bodies Property (11 Oct 2016)

Shane Ross: ​As Minister for Transport, I have responsibility for overall policy and funding in relation to the national roads programme. The construction, improvement and maintenance of individual national roads (including the provision of rest areas on motorways), is a matter for Transport Infrastructure Ireland under the Roads Acts 1993-2015 in conjunction with the local authorities concerned....

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Licence Applications (11 Oct 2016)

Shane Ross: ​​The operation of the National Driver Licensing Service is the statutory responsibility of the Road Safety Authority and I cannot intervene in individual cases. 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: Cycling Facilities Funding (11 Oct 2016)

Shane Ross: I propose to take Questions Nos. 573 and 584 together. ​ The National Authority (NTA) is responsible for the development and implementation of public transport and sustainable transport infrastructure projects in the Greater Dublin Area (GDA). Under the Sustainable Transport Measures Grants (STMG) Programme, my Department provides funding to the NTA for the seven local...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Roads Authority Projects (11 Oct 2016)

Shane Ross: As Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, I have responsibility for overall policy and funding in relation to the national roads programme. The planning, design and implementation of individual national 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...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects Status (11 Oct 2016)

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

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Maritime Safety (11 Oct 2016)

Shane Ross: ​The Marine Survey Office (MSO) in my Department acts in the capacity of Safety Regulator for the maritime industry. In relation to the vessel in question, inclining tests were undertaken and results obtained, and from these results, it was ascertained that for the load conditions set out in regulation, the vessel specifications did not comply with the stability criteria. The...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Cycling Policy (11 Oct 2016)

Shane Ross: ​My current priority in road safety legislation is the Road Traffic Bill 2016 which is focussed on measures to improve safety for all road users including cyclists. The Bill provides for roadside testing for drugs and an offence of driving with the presence of specified drugs in the blood, a special speed limit of 20 km/h, and measures to give effect to an agreement between Ireland...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Cycling Policy (11 Oct 2016)

Shane Ross: The National Cycle Policy Framework (NCPF) was launched in 2009 and sets out a vision for cycling in Ireland to 2020. Wide consultation with stakeholders and members of the public was part of the process of developing the NCPF. As it currently stands the scope of the NCPF is broad and ambitious and while significant progress has been made on a numbers of actions, we will need a further...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Cycling Facilities Provision (11 Oct 2016)

Shane Ross: While I have overall responsibility, as Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, for policy and funding in relation to roads and traffic, the design and construction of cycling infrastructure in Ireland is carried out in accordance with the criteria set out in the National Cycle Manual as published by the National Transport Authority. Noting the above position, I have referred the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Cycling Facilities Provision (11 Oct 2016)

Shane Ross: ​The National Authority (NTA) is responsible for the development and implementation of public transport and sustainable transport infrastructure projects in the Greater Dublin Area (GDA). Under the Sustainable Transport Measures Grants (STMG) Programme, my Department provides funding to the NTA for the seven local authorities in the GDA for the implementation of sustainable...