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Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Local Improvement Scheme (24 Mar 2021)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 53 and 61 together. The maintenance of roads not taken in charge by local authorities is the responsibility of the relevant landowners. The Local Government Act 2001 provides the statutory basis for the local improvement scheme, LIS. Under that scheme, funding can be provided to local authorities for the construction and improvement of non-public roads,...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Local Improvement Scheme (24 Mar 2021)

Eamon Ryan: We all do. We all deserve that for safety and the maintenance of vehicle standards and so on. I would argue that the involvement of the Department of Rural and Community Development in this is appropriate. Similar to local authorities, its specific remit is for rural communities in particular. These roads, by definition, tend to be where there might be a small number of houses in rural...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Local Improvement Scheme (24 Mar 2021)

Eamon Ryan: The key actors in this are the local authorities. Whichever Department is involved, be it the Department of Rural and Community Development or the Department of Transport, the decisions, applications and checking on whether money is correctly spent or whether the investment is the right one are all the responsibility of the local authority. We have a real job of work to do with the local...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Rail Network (24 Mar 2021)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 54, 98, 128, 397, 398 and 403 together. I will absolutely commit to doing that. I raise one concern. We will have a major challenge because we will have so many proposals for investment in both our rail and road networks and the rail investment in particular will be a multiple of the resources that are available. To make the investments that we need to...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Infrastructure Provision (24 Mar 2021)

Eamon Ryan: As the Deputy is aware the Programme for Government committed toward investing €1.8 billion in walking and cycling over the lifetime of this Government. I believe this investment will be hugely beneficial to our society, our health and our environment and it will support projects across the country, in both urban and rural Ireland, as this Government looks to fundamentally change the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Network (24 Mar 2021)

Eamon Ryan: Responsibility of TII and the Department Firstly, I would like to explain that, once funding arrangements have been put in place through my Department, under the Roads Act 1993-2015, the planning, design and construction of individual national roads is a matter for Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII), in conjunction with the local authorities concerned. Overall, TII is responsible for the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (24 Mar 2021)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 56 and 63 together. BusConnects Dublin is a transformational programme of investment in both active travel and bus which will benefit generations of Dubliners and visitors alike. As the Deputies are aware BusConnects Dublin comprises a number of different elements. The two most well-known are the Core Bus Corridors, which relates to the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Electric Vehicles (24 Mar 2021)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 57, 81, 115, 305, 352 and 357 together. The Government’s policy regarding the increased use of Electric Vehicles (EVs) is primarily driven by the Climate Action Plan which sets a target of 936,000 EVs by 2030.  To support this EV transition, a network of 690 publicly accessible charge points is already available including circa 100 fast chargers,...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Light Rail Projects (24 Mar 2021)

Eamon Ryan: As the Deputy is aware, Transport Infrastructure Ireland and the National Transport Authority published their “Preferred Route” proposals for MetroLink, extending from Swords to Charlemont, in 2019 for public review and feedback.  Since that publication, work has continued to finalise the technical design, undertake the necessary surveys and investigations and prepare...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (24 Mar 2021)

Eamon Ryan: As Minister for Transport, I have responsibility for policy and overall funding in relation to public transport.   From a policy perspective, there is a need for a fundamental change in the nature of transport in Ireland and the Programme for Government, 'Our Shared Future', commits to making public transport and active travel better and more accessible. The Deputy will probably...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (24 Mar 2021)

Eamon Ryan: The Programme for Government – Our Shared Future sets out a very clear vision to fundamentally change the nature of transport in Ireland and I believe that rail has a role to play in achieving that change. The Deputy is right to highlight that 2021 has been designated by the European Union as the Year of Rail and I believe that this Government is demonstrating its commitment to...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (24 Mar 2021)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 66 and 103 together. As Minister for Transport, I have responsibility for policy and overall funding in relation to public transport. The issues raised are matters for the National Transport Authority (NTA) in conjunction with the relevant bus operators.  Therefore, I have forwarded the Deputy's questions to the NTA for direct reply.  Please...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (24 Mar 2021)

Eamon Ryan: Decarbonisation of our society and economy is obviously a key policy priority for Government and transport has a significant role to play in that regard. An important part of that role is the expansion of sustainable mobility options in our major urban centres and across the country to enable people to make the switch toward more sustainable transport modes – active travel, bus and...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (24 Mar 2021)

Eamon Ryan: As Minister for Transport, I have responsibility for policy and overall funding in relation to public transport.  From a policy perspective, there is a need for a fundamental change in the nature of transport in Ireland and the Programme for Government, 'Our Shared Future', commits to making public transport and active travel better and more accessible. The Deputy will probably...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Brexit Issues (24 Mar 2021)

Eamon Ryan: My Department is continuously monitoring the impacts of Brexit on our imports and exports, particularly in terms of the transportation of goods to market.  The Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment has, of course, overarching responsibility for trade matters. The latest CEO statistics for January 2021, published last week, show that imports from Great Britain decreased by...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Roads Maintenance (24 Mar 2021)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 71, 108 and 266 together. The improvement and maintenance of regional and local roads is the statutory responsibility of each local authority, in accordance with the provisions of Section 13 of the Roads Act 1993. Works on those roads are funded from local authorities' own resources supplemented by State road grants, where applicable. There were major...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Network (24 Mar 2021)

Eamon Ryan: As Minister for Transport, I have responsibility for overall policy and funding in relation to the national roads programme.  Under the Roads Acts 1993-2015 and in line with the National Development Plan (NDP),  the planning, design and construction, including noise mitigation measures, for individual national roads is a matter for Transport Infrastructure...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Light Rail Projects (24 Mar 2021)

Eamon Ryan: As the Deputy is likely aware, the Public Spending Code sets out the requirements for the evaluation, planning and management of public investment projects in Ireland and the Code applies to all public bodies and to all bodies whose projects are supported by Exchequer capital funding. The Code sets out a number of Decision Gates in the development of a project proposal;  these are...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (24 Mar 2021)

Eamon Ryan: As Minister for Transport I have responsibility for overall policy and securing exchequer funding in relation to the National Roads Programme.  Under the Roads Acts 1993-2015 and in line with the National Development Plan (NDP), the planning, design and construction of individual national roads is a matter for Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII), in conjunction with the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Light Rail Projects (24 Mar 2021)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 77 and 91 together. As the Deputy is likely aware, transport investment in all the major cities is guided by the development of metropolitan area transport strategies. Since 2016, transport strategies have been approved and published in respect of the Greater Dublin Area, Galway and the Cork Metropolitan Area. This year consultations have...