Results 15,561-15,580 of 19,173 for speaker:Shane Ross

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Miscellaneous Provisions (Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union on 29 March 2019) Bill 2019: Discussion (6 Feb 2019)

Shane Ross: This is not all clear yet. The Deputy is quite right. What is not clear will be made clear in due course. It is not clear whether people would be prosecuted or not. What we know is that it is going to be required.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Miscellaneous Provisions (Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union on 29 March 2019) Bill 2019: Discussion (6 Feb 2019)

Shane Ross: Yes, it will be mandatory for people to carry these cards if they are going into another jurisdiction and they may be asked for them. We do know that. There are 400,000 green cards being printed, which is an extraordinarily large number. The insurance companies are going to carry out a campaign to let people know how to get them on demand. They will advertise and will make sure in every...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Miscellaneous Provisions (Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union on 29 March 2019) Bill 2019: Discussion (6 Feb 2019)

Shane Ross: One has to understand that we are talking about a very short timescale and we have to do things very quickly. People will say, quite rightly, that everybody will have to know this in time. They will know about it as quickly as possible but we are talking about a very narrow framework.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Miscellaneous Provisions (Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union on 29 March 2019) Bill 2019: Discussion (6 Feb 2019)

Shane Ross: That is not anticipated at all.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Miscellaneous Provisions (Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union on 29 March 2019) Bill 2019: Discussion (6 Feb 2019)

Shane Ross: It is a part of the legislation, but it will become apparent in the next few weeks whether people would be prosecuted because that is a fair question. It is not known yet.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Miscellaneous Provisions (Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union on 29 March 2019) Bill 2019: Discussion (6 Feb 2019)

Shane Ross: One has to understand that there are a large number of issues which still remain to be resolved.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Impact of Brexit on Transport Sector: Discussion (6 Feb 2019)

Shane Ross: I thank the committee for asking me to address the second part of the agenda today. There was a unified EU reaction to developments last Tuesday in Westminster. President Tusk reiterated that the backstop is part of the withdrawal agreement and the withdrawal agreement is not open for renegotiation. He reiterated that again today in even stronger and more colourful terms. In a debate held...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Impact of Brexit on Transport Sector: Discussion (6 Feb 2019)

Shane Ross: I would certainly be happy to do that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Impact of Brexit on Transport Sector: Discussion (6 Feb 2019)

Shane Ross: Yes. I know it disappoints the Deputy but the answer is yes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Impact of Brexit on Transport Sector: Discussion (6 Feb 2019)

Shane Ross: In answer to Deputy Munster's question, I will happily make the correspondence available. An option under the motor insurance directive allows the European Commission to set a date from which the carrying of a green card would not be required. The Commission has not agreed, as yet, to the setting of that date but we and the Department of Foreign Affairs have been pushing it to do so.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Impact of Brexit on Transport Sector: Discussion (6 Feb 2019)

Shane Ross: Yes, we have done that. I think I stated that three times already.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Impact of Brexit on Transport Sector: Discussion (6 Feb 2019)

Shane Ross: With your permission, Chairman, I will refer TEN-T questions to Mr. Burke because he has expertise in the area that I do not have. I can talk to him and then talk back to the committee, but it might be better to refer those questions to him. There were questions from Deputy Troy and Deputy Fitzmaurice on TEN-T. Deputy Troy asked about the network changes and updating with the Commission....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Impact of Brexit on Transport Sector: Discussion (6 Feb 2019)

Shane Ross: Mr. Burke may address the two TEN-T questions.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Impact of Brexit on Transport Sector: Discussion (6 Feb 2019)

Shane Ross: I can assure the Deputy that it will happen very shortly. Deputy Troy asked about a timeframe for green cards. I do not have a firm indication. The insurance companies plan to begin issuing green cards in March in the event that no agreement has been reached between the UK and the EU. A period of one month's advance notice will be required for the delivery of individual green cards. The...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Impact of Brexit on Transport Sector: Discussion (6 Feb 2019)

Shane Ross: Yes, it is on freight, not on passengers. On OPW facilities, I have no reason to doubt that the OPW will not be able to provide the necessary measures on 31 March. It will be difficult. The Government has tasked the OPW with establishing the necessary infrastructure based on the requirements of the Departments of Agriculture, Food and the Marine and Health and another Department, and the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Impact of Brexit on Transport Sector: Discussion (6 Feb 2019)

Shane Ross: I will have to come back to the Deputy on that matter. I do not have an answer. I will answer the Deputy at the end of the meeting or revert to him afterwards.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Impact of Brexit on Transport Sector: Discussion (6 Feb 2019)

Shane Ross: Yes, okay. There have been meetings with haulage companies. The Department has kept in close contact with road haulage stakeholders throughout the Brexit negotiations, such as the Irish Road Haulage Association, Freight Transport Association Ireland, IBEC, the Irish Exporters Association, and the British Irish Chamber of Commerce. The Department also has been liaising with these bodies...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Impact of Brexit on Transport Sector: Discussion (6 Feb 2019)

Shane Ross: Yes, Irish Ferries.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Impact of Brexit on Transport Sector: Discussion (6 Feb 2019)

Shane Ross: I very much regret what happened at Rosslare and the fallout. It was regrettable, but it was a commercial decision made by a particular group. In terms of its impact on capacity, the company's investment of €150 million in the new W.B. Yeatsto serve the Ireland-France route will still increase significantly its year-round freight capacity between Ireland and France and its summer...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Impact of Brexit on Transport Sector: Discussion (6 Feb 2019)

Shane Ross: I think it is 60,000 units per annum, or something like it.