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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Improvement Schemes (12 Jun 2018)

Shane Ross: As Minister for Transport, Tourism & Sport, I have responsibility for overall policy and funding in relation to the national roads programme. The planning, design and implementation of individual road projects is a matter for Transport Infrastructure Ireland under the Roads Acts 1993-2015 in conjunction with the local authorities concerned. Within its capital budget, the assessment...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Improvement Schemes (12 Jun 2018)

Shane Ross: As Minister for Transport, Tourism & Sport, I have responsibility for overall policy and funding in relation to the national roads programme. The planning, design and implementation of individual road projects is a matter for Transport Infrastructure Ireland under the Roads Acts 1993-2015 in conjunction with the local authorities concerned. Within its capital budget, the assessment...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Fuel Oil Specifications (12 Jun 2018)

Shane Ross: Regulation of emissions from maritime fuels in shipping comes under both EU legislation and IMO (International Maritime Organisation - part of the United Nations) obligations. Ireland complies fully with both EU and IMO requirements. In that context, I am not aware of any proposals or discussions at EU or IMO levels to ban the use of heavy fuels oil in the Irish Sea. In the EU, the relevant...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic Offences (12 Jun 2018)

Shane Ross: Section 41 of the Road Traffic Act 1994 empowers An Garda Síochána to detain, store, release, or dispose of vehicles in certain specified circumstances including if the vehicle is not insured, or An Garda Síochána reasonably believe it to be uninsured, in contravention of Section 56 (1) of the Road Traffic Act 1961. When a Garda detects a motorist driving uninsured, a...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic Offences Data (12 Jun 2018)

Shane Ross: The details requested by the Deputy are provided in the following tabular statement. Number of penalty points recorded on the National Vehicle and Driver File (NVDF) for driving without insurance in each of the years 2013 to 2017 by county. COUNTY 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 CARLOW 32 32 37 33 20 CAVAN 72 75 79 121 71 CLARE 99 116 109 103 120 CORK 247 204 279 292 372 DONEGAL 100...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (12 Jun 2018)

Shane Ross: The National Transport Authority (NTA) has advised that Bus Éireann operates Route 101 under a public service contract. The service links Balrothery to the Dublin Airport and the City Centre as well as Balbriggan and Drogheda. The service provides 36 weekday departures in each direction with a bus every 20 minutes in the morning and evening peak, and every 30 minutes off peak. While...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Greenways Development (12 Jun 2018)

Shane Ross: My Department does not have an open funding call for greenways at present but it is in the process of developing a National Strategy for the future development of Greenways. The Greenways Strategy will provide a framework for the development of Ireland's greenways and will determine the type of project to be funded by my Department over the coming decade. This is a long term Strategy...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Railway Stations (12 Jun 2018)

Shane Ross: As indicated in my reply to the Deputy's Parliamentary Question No. 508 of 22 May 2018, issues relating to the provision of infrastructure at train stations on the heavy rail network outside of the Greater Dublin Area and the cities - such as the matter of a bridge at Carlow train station - are an operational matter for Iarnród Éireann which receives Exchequer funding via the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Roads Maintenance Funding (12 Jun 2018)

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 the Council's own resources supplemented by State road grants. The initial selection and prioritisation of works to be funded is also a matter for the local authority. ...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Grant Payments (12 Jun 2018)

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. The NTA also administers the wheelchair accessible vehicle (WAV) grant scheme for the SPSV sector. Accordingly, I have referred your questions to the NTA for direct reply to you. Please advise my private office if you...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Programme for Government Implementation (12 Jun 2018)

Shane Ross: The Programme for Government Annual Report 2018 was recently approved by Government and I understand it will be published shortly and available to view. The Annual Report will obviously contain a detailed progress report on all of my Department's commitments and I am pleased to report good progress generally. In advance of that publication, please find below a snapshot of activity in 2017...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Dublin Airport Authority (12 Jun 2018)

Shane Ross: As the deputy is aware, daa holds statutory responsibility for the management, operation and development of Dublin Airport. The matter raised by the Deputy in relation to the use of a specific piece of equipment at Dublin Airport is an operational matter for the airport itself. I understand that daa has previously been contacted on this matter and I can confirm that remains the most...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Fáilte Ireland (12 Jun 2018)

Shane Ross: Under the National Tourism Development Act 2003, the Board of Fáilte Ireland shall consist of a Chairperson and twelve ordinary members, who are appointed by the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport. The quorum is five for a meeting of the Authority, unless otherwise directed by the Minister. As of the 1st June, there are seven vacancies on the Board of Fáilte Ireland....

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (12 Jun 2018)

Shane Ross: As Minister for Transport, Tourism & Sport, I have responsibility for overall policy and funding in relation to the national roads programme. The planning, design and implementation of individual road projects is a matter for Transport Infrastructure Ireland under the Roads Acts 1993-2015 in conjunction with the local authorities concerned. Within its capital budget, the assessment...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Traffic Calming Measures (12 Jun 2018)

Shane Ross: As Minister for Transport, Tourism & Sport, I have responsibility for overall policy and funding in relation to the national roads programme. The planning, design and implementation of individual road projects is a matter for Transport Infrastructure Ireland under the Roads Acts 1993-2015 in conjunction with the local authorities concerned. Within its capital budget, the assessment...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Services Card (12 Jun 2018)

Shane Ross: It is Government policy to integrate the Public Services Card (PSC) into applications across the range of Government services. Use of a single form of ID will reduce the burden on both individuals and the administration of the State. The Public Services Card (PSC) became an optional form of proof of ID for the National Driver Licensing Service (NDLS) from 9 April 2018. The possibility...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Policy (12 Jun 2018)

Shane Ross: As the Deputy is aware, my Department has been considering a range of options for regulating rickshaws. Options considered include introducing a framework to regulate rickshaws up to introducing a prohibition. Consideration is from the perspectives of proportionality, public safety and enforcement as well as regarding the question of costs and benefits. While this examination is now at...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Tourism Funding (12 Jun 2018)

Shane Ross: My Department's role in relation to tourism lies in the area of national tourism policy development. While the Department provides funding to Fáilte Ireland to invest in tourism, it does not have a role in the administration of Fáilte Ireland's grant programmes. Similarly, the Department does not have discretionary funds at its disposal to assist with individual tourism proposals....

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Licences (12 Jun 2018)

Shane Ross: Where a person is temporarily abroad, they may renew their licence/replace a lost or stolen licence without appearing in person at a centre of the National Driver Licensing Service. This has been the case since 2014.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Cycling Facilities Provision (12 Jun 2018)

Shane Ross: The Greenways Strategy will provide a framework for the development of Ireland's greenways and will determine the type of project to be funded by my Department over the coming decade. This is a long term Strategy with the aim of increasing the number, length and regional spread of greenways across the country. It will set out guidance to project promoters on matters including strategic...