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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of Citizens' Assembly: Discussion (Resumed) (27 Mar 2019)

Eamon Ryan: This is a fairly self-explanatory amendment. An earlier comment referred to the scale of the challenge we face. No climate assessment was carried out in respect of the current national development plan and Project Ireland 2040. We learned that in our hearings. We also learned that even with all the projects that are included, the National Transport Authority, NTA, is projecting a 30%...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of Citizens' Assembly: Discussion (Resumed) (27 Mar 2019)

Eamon Ryan: This is not just about public transport. Cycling and walking are key opportunities to invest in improving our quality of life, the efficiency of the economy and the health of our people while reducing carbon emissions. There is no better form of low-emission transport than cycling, nor any means of transport that is better for personal health. If we are going to be serious about transport,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of Citizens' Assembly: Discussion (Resumed) (27 Mar 2019)

Eamon Ryan: That is fine.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of Citizens' Assembly: Discussion (Resumed) (27 Mar 2019)

Eamon Ryan: I would prefer to provide for 20% to cycling and walking. That is the recommendation of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, OECD.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of Citizens' Assembly: Discussion (Resumed) (27 Mar 2019)

Eamon Ryan: But?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of Citizens' Assembly: Discussion (Resumed) (27 Mar 2019)

Eamon Ryan: The first message is that it has to be focused, first and foremost, on rural Ireland. I thank everyone for his or her honesty in responding and think people will agree with a lot of what has been said. It shows the scale of the challenge we face. Someone said we could not have public transport passing through every town and village. We should set ourselves a target that every single...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of Citizens' Assembly: Discussion (Resumed) (27 Mar 2019)

Eamon Ryan: I am going to press my amendment, but the debate has been very useful because it shows the scale of the challenge we face.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of Citizens' Assembly: Discussion (Resumed) (27 Mar 2019)

Eamon Ryan: No. We should keep it as it is.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of Citizens' Assembly: Discussion (Resumed) (27 Mar 2019)

Eamon Ryan: Yes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of Citizens' Assembly: Discussion (Resumed) (27 Mar 2019)

Eamon Ryan: I will finish on this point. I would like to give reassurance, if I can. Obviously, safety comes first. The first priority in the roads budget must be maintenance. We must make sure our existing roads are safe. I believe that can be done while at the same time allocating two thirds of the budget to public transport - to rail and bus services. That is in line with the national planning...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of Citizens' Assembly: Discussion (Resumed) (27 Mar 2019)

Eamon Ryan: Yes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of Citizens' Assembly: Discussion (Resumed) (27 Mar 2019)

Eamon Ryan: We will have to be succinct because Deputy Bríd Smith, Senator Lombard and I are due in RTÉ at 9.30 p.m. We will be sharing a taxi.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of Citizens' Assembly: Discussion (Resumed) (27 Mar 2019)

Eamon Ryan: To answer Deputy Stanley's question, one of the evidence points we heard was from the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport. It did not have any plan or clear pathway over the next ten years for closing the 100 million tonne gap that we have. However, the one initiative that the Department did cite was a reduction in the motorway speed limit by 10 km/h, to 110 km/h for cars and 80 km/h...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of Citizens' Assembly: Discussion (Resumed) (27 Mar 2019)

Eamon Ryan: Unfortunately, I will be unable to come back because I have a prior commitment. Is there any possibility we could have the vote tomorrow? It would not take long tomorrow.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: BusConnects: National Transport Authority (Resumed) (27 Mar 2019)

Eamon Ryan: It is very welcome to get this opportunity to discuss both the metro and BusConnects projects. I will start with the metro. I very much appreciated the briefing we got yesterday following the NTA's announcement of its latest preferred route alignment. I want to focus on the southside, as a southside Deputy. I am aware that the preferred alignment from the NTA in regard to bringing the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: BusConnects: National Transport Authority (Resumed) (27 Mar 2019)

Eamon Ryan: There is absolute agreement that there can be no delay in the broader project. Clearly, we must do things within legislative and other mechanisms but we have a real transport crisis in our city. We face a congestion charge of €2 billion a year because Dublin is such a car dominated city. I recall from our separate work at the Joint Committee on Climate Action that Ms Graham replied...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: BusConnects: National Transport Authority (Resumed) (27 Mar 2019)

Eamon Ryan: We will have to avoid that outcome.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: BusConnects: National Transport Authority (Resumed) (27 Mar 2019)

Eamon Ryan: We are going to develop Dublin as a city similar to Copenhagen, Amsterdam or Utrecht. Senator Humphreys is right that we have to think long-term. In the long term, the city will not be dominated by cars. It will be dominated by bikes, buses and a rail system. The bike capacity will reduce the number of cars on the road. We must think long-term. It is not that we will continue to provide...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: BusConnects: National Transport Authority (Resumed) (27 Mar 2019)

Eamon Ryan: There is a huge population in Dublin who think that way now. There is an enormous pent-up demand. No one will go on the roads because it is dangerous.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: BusConnects: National Transport Authority (Resumed) (27 Mar 2019)

Eamon Ryan: Could the committee make such a request?