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Seanad: Transport Matters: Statements (4 Apr 2019)

Shane Ross: I am delighted to update the House on issues relating to public transport. Senators will have their own views on the challenges and opportunities we face in transforming our public transport network and services and I look forward to hearing those views. I would like to think we can all agree on some basic first principles. We all agree on the need to improve public transport, the...

Seanad: Transport Matters: Statements (4 Apr 2019)

Shane Ross: I agreed under pressure to do an extra half-hour. I will do an extra ten minutes but I cannot do any more than that.

Seanad: Transport Matters: Statements (4 Apr 2019)

Shane Ross: It has been a very good debate. It has lacked the cut and thrust one often sees in the House but it has been very constructive. I will try to address most of the questions that came through in the short time available to me. I detected three trends, namely, congestion, climate change and cycling. That was very welcome because one often hears a lot about other issues but these are the...

Seanad: Transport Matters: Statements (4 Apr 2019)

Shane Ross: I am very conscious of their presence on the streets. Regulatory issues obviously arise here and the Road Safety Authority, RSA, is preparing a paper and considering this issue. The Senator has a view on their legality and we will receiving a view on that and on what measures we should be taking. My view is that it is necessary to regulate them. Bus corridors can accommodate taxis. The...

Seanad: Transport Matters: Statements (4 Apr 2019)

Shane Ross: -----and extending the green line from Bray to Finglas and to Poolbeg. The DART underground is not dead. The DART expansion over the next ten years will see all commuter lines electrified and new stations. I refer Senators Humphreys and O'Mahony's questions. The NTA has worked closely with Galway City Council to develop its transport strategy. The NTA met very recently with Galway City...

Seanad: Transport Matters: Statements (4 Apr 2019)

Shane Ross: I will communicate with the Senators in writing in order to answer some of their other questions.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Ports Policy (9 Apr 2019)

Shane Ross: I refer the Deputy to PQ 9439/19  Dail Number 446 which was answered on 2nd April 2019.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Disability Services Provision (9 Apr 2019)

Shane Ross: I propose to take Questions Nos. 514 to 516, inclusive, together. As Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport I have responsibility for policy and overall funding in relation to public transport. However, I am not involved in the day-to-day operations of public transport. Under the Dublin Transport Authority Act 2008, the National Transport Authority (NTA) has statutory responsibility for...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects Expenditure (9 Apr 2019)

Shane Ross: 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.  The initial selection and prioritisation of works to be funded is also a matter for the local...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety Authority Staff (9 Apr 2019)

Shane Ross: This is a matter for the Road Safety Authority. I have referred the question to the Authority for direct reply. I would ask the Deputy to contact my office if a response is not received within 10 days.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rural Transport Services Provision (9 Apr 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 securing the provision of public passenger transport services nationally. It also has national responsibility for integrated local and rural transport, including management of the Rural...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Licensing Exchange Agreements (9 Apr 2019)

Shane Ross: The Convention on Road Traffic 1949 (Geneva Convention), allows drivers from Contracting States carrying a valid driver’s licence to drive on each other’s roads for up to a year.  Ethiopia is not a signatory to the Convention, therefore it is not possible for a person visiting Ireland to drive in Ireland on an Ethiopian driving licence.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety Authority Campaigns (9 Apr 2019)

Shane Ross: The Road Safety Authority has statutory responsibility for road safety awareness and education.  It runs public information campaigns constantly to heighten awareness of key factors in road safety, including speeding. The Authority's current anti-speeding campaign focuses on the consequences of breaking the speed limit by lower amounts.The advert is set in an urban area, and is designed...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rural Transport Services (9 Apr 2019)

Shane Ross: While there are a number of grant schemes in place in relation to small public service vehicles, I am not aware of a specific grant scheme for rural hackney licence services in the first year of business.  The regulation of the small public service vehicle industry, including rural hackney licences, is a matter for the National Transport Authority under the provisions of the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Licensing Exchange Agreements (9 Apr 2019)

Shane Ross: There are a number of situations where a person exchanging a UK driving licence might not get all the categories carried forward to the Irish licence. Under EU law, an application for a truck or bus licence (categories C's and D's) must be accompanied by a completed medical report. If a person with the relevant truck or bus category on their UK licence attends at a National Driver...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Roads Maintenance Funding (9 Apr 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 maintenance, improvement and operation of individual national roads is a matter for TII in conjunction with the local authorities concerned.  Noting the above position, I have...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Special Olympics World Games (9 Apr 2019)

Shane Ross: Sport Ireland, which is funded by my Department, is the statutory body with responsibility for the development of sport, increasing participation at all levels and raising standards. This includes responsibility for the allocation of funding across its various programmes. As the Deputy's question relates to funding for a sporting organisation, I have referred it to Sport...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Motor Insurance (9 Apr 2019)

Shane Ross: All companies underwriting motor insurance in Ireland must be members of the Motor Insurers' Bureau of Ireland (MIBI). A motor insurance provider from abroad may operate in Ireland if the provider is a member of the MIBI. If a company underwriting motor insurance in Ireland is not a member of the MIBI, then no valid insurance is in place and the policy holder would be deemed to...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Taxi Licences (9 Apr 2019)

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. Under that Act, the NTA has the power to make regulations and has set that in the case of transfer of vehicle licence upon death of licence holder, the person nominated to receive...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Regional Airports (9 Apr 2019)

Shane Ross: As the Deputy will be aware, I am currently in the process of considering a funding proposal related to the expansion of the runway at Waterford Airport.  The estimated cost of the expansion project is €12m. Funding of €5m is being sought from Exchequer funds, with a further €7m to be provided by private investors and local authorities. Studies on the...