Results 9,561-9,580 of 19,173 for speaker:Shane Ross
- Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2017
Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (Revised) (29 Mar 2017) Shane Ross: I do not think they intend to have a second The Gathering. I have seen it suggested somewhere and, I think, turned down because they do not think it would be a very successful repeat. I think it is too soon. It would be no harm if there was some sort of "meet in Ireland" type organisation or project. That has been mooted but is only in its infancy. I do not think there is anything...
- Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2017
Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (Revised) (29 Mar 2017) Shane Ross: The programme for Government looked for large sums of money for that. It was promised and is on the way, I think. We have put it in as a priority for the capital review as well. We have a new greenways strategy which is going to come out in June or July. We are extremely committed to greenways. Both the Minister of State, Deputy O'Donovan, and I have made serious commitments to the whole...
- Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2017
Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (Revised) (29 Mar 2017) Shane Ross: There is going to be more funding available for greenways.
- Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2017
Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (Revised) (29 Mar 2017) Shane Ross: That is fine.
- Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2017
Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (Revised) (29 Mar 2017) Shane Ross: Before I answer the Chairman's question, in response to Deputy O'Keeffe, I have just been handed a note saying that yes, local authorities can apply for the funding. Cork County Council got support for the Spike Island development that way. It can be done. It is a good channel for them.
- Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2017
Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (Revised) (29 Mar 2017) Shane Ross: In response to the Chairman's question, this is one of our main funding challenges and one of our objectives is funding for what is known as business and events tourism, including for international events. That is specifically targeted at the shoulder season. We recognise there is a gap as it all tends to concentrate on the summer and we have a lot to offer. We have obviously got a climate...
- Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2017
Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (Revised) (29 Mar 2017) Shane Ross: Okay.
- Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2017
Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (Revised) (29 Mar 2017) Shane Ross: Sorry. What?
- Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2017
Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (Revised) (29 Mar 2017) Shane Ross: Yes.
- Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2017
Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (Revised) (29 Mar 2017) Shane Ross: We have not decided on the figure yet but it will be-----
- Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2017
Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (Revised) (29 Mar 2017) Shane Ross: It will be more than modest. We will be seeking something substantial.
- Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2017
Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (Revised) (29 Mar 2017) Shane Ross: No.
- Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2017
Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (Revised) (29 Mar 2017) Shane Ross: The Deputy can take it that the completion of most of these projects is not going to be really taking place until 2019 or 2020 because of the imperative to get the steady state funding up to par. In other words, most of the money and the initial money in the capital review has to be spent on steady state funding.
- Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2017
Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (Revised) (29 Mar 2017) Shane Ross: I do not think it makes more money available.
- Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2017
Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (Revised) (29 Mar 2017) Shane Ross: We are very much looking forward to the completion of the great Luas project, which is on target.
- Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2017
Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (Revised) (29 Mar 2017) Shane Ross: We hope it will open in the autumn or early winter of this year. It will not release money for anything, of course. We hope that following the mid-term capital review, the spend will start in 2020. The initial spend is going to be smaller because the amounts will be smaller. We have to allocate most of that to steady-state spending because of the state of some of the roads. They have...
- Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2017
Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (Revised) (29 Mar 2017) Shane Ross: The Deputy also asked about the Gorey to Enniscorthy scheme. It is expected to be completed by the third quarter of 2019.
- Topical Issue Debate: Cycling Policy (30 Mar 2017)
Shane Ross: I thank Deputy Eamon Ryan for raising this important issue. I share his dismay over the number of cyclists and pedestrians who died in recent weeks. The number this year is now five. It is absolutely unacceptable and demands action. What Deputy Ryan is saying is correct but we should consider the matter in a somewhat wider context also. When he says our roads are not safe for...
- Topical Issue Debate: Cycling Policy (30 Mar 2017)
Shane Ross: I fully understand the Deputy's request for more investment. I take his point. He is correct in that we do not spend enough money on cycling. We would like to spend more and we will spend more. There is no doubt about that. The Deputy will probably be aware that there are commitments in the programme for Government on this. More important, for the capital review that is coming up...
- Topical Issue Debate: Cycling Policy (30 Mar 2017)
Shane Ross: I reject the Deputy’s claim we are not taking safety seriously. That is completely and utterly wrong. It is unfair and there is no evidence to back that up. In fact, it is quite the opposite. I have introduced several measures for road safety through Bills since I have come into office from which cyclists will be, I hope, the chief beneficiaries. That is just nonsense from the Deputy.