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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Roads Maintenance (7 Mar 2019)

Shane Ross: As Minister for Transport, Tourism & Sport, I have responsibility for overall policy and funding in relation to the national roads programme.  Under the Roads Acts 1993-2015, the planning, design and construction, including maintenance works, of individual national roads is a matter for Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII) in conjunction with the local...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Signage (7 Mar 2019)

Shane Ross: My Department is currently working on an update of the Traffic Signs Manual (TSM) which is expected to be completed shortly.  When issued, key stakeholders such as Local Authorities and An Garda Síochána will be notified.  The Manual will then be available on the Department’s website at www.dttas.gov.ie and. 

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network Expansion (7 Mar 2019)

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) has statutory responsibility for the planning and development of public transport infrastructure in the Greater Dublin Area (GDA), including the upgrade and electrification of lines under the DART Expansion...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Transport Costs (7 Mar 2019)

Shane Ross: I thank Senator Humphreys for raising this issue. I understand his concerns. I hope I will be able to reassure him. I ask the Senator's indulgence for a moment. I will give him my script afterwards. I brought some copies along and I think I left them in the anteroom. I will give the Senator my script afterwards and I will try and answer his questions off-script as well. I agree...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Transport Costs (7 Mar 2019)

Shane Ross: I will respond to that extra minute. You are very indulgent, a Leas-Chathaoirligh.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Transport Costs (7 Mar 2019)

Shane Ross: I know that. Of course you will. In fact, I would rather you would cut me off very quickly given what Senator Humphreys said.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Transport Costs (7 Mar 2019)

Shane Ross: BusConnects is going ahead. Let there be no doubt about that. The Senator should be aware that a consultation process is going on. Many people, including Ministers, are not terribly comfortable with what is happening in their constituencies, which is inevitable in a project of this sort. I have said to my colleagues, I have even said it at the Cabinet meeting, and I say it openly here,...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Transport Costs (7 Mar 2019)

Shane Ross: I cannot comment on the initial cost overruns.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Toll Data (12 Mar 2019)

Shane Ross: As Minister for Transport, Tourism & Sport, I have responsibility for overall policy in relation to roads. The planning, design and implementation of individual road projects on national roads are a matter for Transport Infrastructure Ireland under the Roads Acts 1993-2015 in conjunction with the relevant local authority. For regional and local roads it is a matter for each...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Expenditure (12 Mar 2019)

Shane Ross: The outturn for capital expenditure under the Greenways (E7) heading in 2018 was €3,256,402. This was spent on ongoing projects that were allocated funding by my Department in previous years. Funding of €13.3m has been made available for Greenways funding under subhead E7 in 2019.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Licences (12 Mar 2019)

Shane Ross: Motorists resident in Ireland with a UK driving licence are being advised to exchange that licence for an Irish driving licence before the 29 March 2019. The Department has always advised people to exchange their EU driving licence for an Irish driving licence once they become a resident of Ireland. Currently, a UK licence is recognised as an EU licence and that is why it can be accepted...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety (12 Mar 2019)

Shane Ross: As Minister for Transport, Tourism & Sport, I have responsibility for overall policy in relation to roads. The planning, design and implementation of individual road projects on national roads are a matter for Transport Infrastructure Ireland under the Roads Acts 1993-2015 in conjunction with the relevant local authority. For regional and local roads it is a matter for each...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety (12 Mar 2019)

Shane Ross: As the deputy will know increasing road safety is very important to me and any measure that can help this aim is to be welcomed. Directive 2007/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council established an approval system for vehicles within the EU. The system ensures that a vehicle must be manufactured in compliance with a wide range of safety standards before it can be placed on...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: EU Funding (12 Mar 2019)

Shane Ross: The current call for proposals for the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) Transport projects has €100 million of co-funding available for successful applications. This sum is broken down into two funding priorities: €65 million of this funding is for actions related to projects on the comprehensive TEN-T network, while the remaining €35 million is for projects concerning...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Dublin Bus Fleet (12 Mar 2019)

Shane Ross: The Deputy is aware that Project Ireland 2040 commits to ending the purchase of diesel-only buses from July 2019 for all our urban bus fleets. This is an important commitment and one which we all are looking forward to commencing as part of this year’s PSO bus purchase programme by the National Transport Authority (NTA). In support of that change a comprehensive series of...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Air Services Provision (12 Mar 2019)

Shane Ross: I refer to my response to a similar parliamentary question from the Deputy of 4 December 2018 on this subject. In that response, I explained that the establishment of air transport connections are the result of commercial agreements between airlines and airports and that as Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, I have no function in these commercial decisions. Engagement between my...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Tourism Ireland Funding (12 Mar 2019)

Shane Ross: Tourism Ireland is funded through the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport and the Department for the Economy in Northern Ireland. Funding from the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport in 2019 amounts to €52,624,000. Accordingly, a 12.5% increase would cost €6,578,000

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sports Capital Programme (12 Mar 2019)

Shane Ross: I propose to take Questions Nos. 565 to 568, inclusive, together. The total amount sought under the Sports Capital Programme (SCP) has exceeded the total funding available under every previous round of the programme. Accordingly, it has not been possible to allocate the full amount sought to every applicant. As part of the 2018 SCP, 431 applicants that were deemed invalid under the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Toll Data (12 Mar 2019)

Shane Ross: As Minister for Transport, Tourism & Sport, I have responsibility for overall policy in relation to roads. The planning, design and implementation of individual road projects on national roads are a matter for Transport Infrastructure Ireland under the Roads Acts 1993-2015 in conjunction with the relevant local authority. More specifically, the statutory powers to levy tolls on...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Éireann Services (12 Mar 2019)

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) is the statutory body with responsibility for overseeing the delivery of bus services by Bus Éireann and I have forwarded the Deputy's question to the NTA for direct reply. Please advise my private office if you do not...