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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects Status (19 Jun 2018)

Shane Ross: The planning and implementation of the A5 upgrade project is the responsibility of the Northern Ireland authorities. The current funding arrangements in relation to the A5 are governed by the Stormont House Agreement and Implementation Plan - A Fresh Start. This Agreement reaffirmed the Government's commitment to provide funding of £50 million for the A5 project and committed an...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Taxi Licences Renewals (19 Jun 2018)

Shane Ross: The regulation of the small public service vehicle (SPSV) industry, including the issuing of taxi licences, is a matter for the National Transport Authority (NTA) under the provisions of the Taxi Regulation Act 2013. I have referred your question to the NTA for direct reply to you. Please advise my private office if you do not receive a response within 10 working days.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Consultation Process (19 Jun 2018)

Shane Ross: Deputy, in the following table are details of consultations held by my Department. Your query will be sent to agencies under my Department's remit for direct reply to you within 10 working days. If you don't hear with the timeline please contact my private office. Year Consultation Replies Received Cost 2011 Stakeholder Consultation on Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 6 Nil ...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Roads Maintenance Funding (19 Jun 2018)

Shane Ross: The improvement and maintenance of regional and local roads is a statutory function of local authorities in accordance with the provisions of Section 13 of the Roads Act, 1993. Works on these roads are a matter for the relevant local authority to be funded from its own resources supplemented by State road grants. Within the budget available to the Department, grant funding is allocated...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Roads Maintenance Funding (19 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: Ferry Services (19 Jun 2018)

Shane Ross: Irish Ferries is a private commercial company operating ferry and passenger services between Ireland, Britain and France under the Cyprus flag or the Bahamas flag. In May 2016, the company entered into an agreement with a German company Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft & Co.KG (FSG) to construct the WB Yeats at a contract price of €144million. My Department through the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Freedom of Information (19 Jun 2018)

Shane Ross: It is a statutory function of the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform to make Orders in respect of prescribed bodies for the purposes of the Freedom of Information Act 2014 and I have not been consulted by him in relation to the making of any such Order. Exempted Bodies under my Department's aegis are typically those commercial companies which operate within a commercial...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Taxi Regulations (19 Jun 2018)

Shane Ross: As the Deputy may be aware, my Department has been considering a range of options for regulating rickshaws from the perspectives of proportionality, public safety and enforcement as well as regarding the question of costs and benefits. Options considered included the introduction of regulation and the introduction of a full prohibition. As I indicated recently when I attended a meeting...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (19 Jun 2018)

Shane Ross: The BusConnects Programme aims to transform the bus system in Dublin. It will include a full redesign of the bus network in order to provide a better and more efficient network for passengers; an expanded and modern fleet of vehicles; new road infrastructure to facilitate bus priority and faster journeys for public transport users, and also upgraded facilities for cyclists and pedestrians;...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Traffic Calming Measures (19 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: Civil Aviation Regulation (19 Jun 2018)

Shane Ross: As the Deputy points out, EU Regulation 376/2014 requires each Member State to make provisions for a new confidential reporting system for civil aviation. I can advise the Deputy that my Department is engaged with the Irish Aviation Authority - which has statutory responsibility for civil aviation safety oversight in Ireland - on how best to implement the Regulation to ensure that we put in...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects Status (19 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: Rail Services Data (19 Jun 2018)

Shane Ross: The issue raised is a matter for the National Transport Authority (NTA) in conjunction with Iarnród Éireann 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 working days.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (19 Jun 2018)

Shane Ross: The issue raised is a matter for the National Transport Authority (NTA) 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 working days.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Services (19 Jun 2018)

Shane Ross: As Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport I have responsibility for policy and overall funding in relation to public transport. The National Transport Authority (NTA), working with the other relevant State bodies, is responsible for ensuring the planning and delivery of public transport infrastructure in the Greater Dublin Area. In light of the NTA’s role, I have forwarded the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Ministerial Meetings (19 Jun 2018)

Shane Ross: Brexit remains the number one strategic risk that my Department is facing and to this end my officials and I continue to engage with our European colleagues and counterparts. Most recently my office had arranged bilaterals with the French, German, Dutch, Finnish and UK Ministers for Transport to take place at the margins of June's Transport Council meeting. Unfortunately I was unable to...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Greenways Provision (19 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...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Rail Network Safety (19 Jun 2018)

Shane Ross: I thank the Senator for bringing this matter to my attention and I take it extremely seriously. The Senator and everybody else would have read the reports over the weekend and on the surface they seem very alarming. The safety and security of passengers and staff, including arrangements to deal with anti-social behaviour on trains, is a matter, first and foremost, for Iarnród...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Rail Network Safety (19 Jun 2018)

Shane Ross: I recognise the urgency but I am not going to put an absolute timeline on it because that is particularly difficult, especially if it was decided, and it has not been, that primary legislation would be necessary. The Senator can be reassured that the urgency is something we have already recognised. As I told her, I have asked my Department to engage with Iarnród Éireann and the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Taxi Regulations (20 Jun 2018)

Shane Ross: I do not have any plans in this respect as the regulation of the small public service vehicle (SPSV) sector is a matter for the National Transport Authority (NTA) under the provisions of the Taxi Regulation Act 2013.  Also, under this Act, An Garda Síochána (AGS) is responsible for the granting of SPSV driver licences, which includes the...