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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (13 Jul 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 local...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (13 Jul 2021)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 244 and 245 together. I welcome the National Transport Authority’s recent publication of the ‘Bus Network Redesign Choices Report’ and launch of public consultation in relation to BusConnects Cork. I am committed to improving public transport services and infrastructure in Cork and the progress now seen on developing BusConnects...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Legal Cases (13 Jul 2021)

Eamon Ryan: The information requested is being collated by my officials and will be forwarded to the Deputy within 10 working days.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (13 Jul 2021)

Eamon Ryan: As Minister for Transport, I have responsibility for policy and overall funding in relation to public transport but am not involved in its day-to-day operations.  The National Transport Authority (NTA) has statutory responsibility for regulating fares charged by public transport operators. I have, therefore, forwarded the Deputy's question to the NTA for...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (13 Jul 2021)

Eamon Ryan: As Minister for Transport I have responsibility for policy and overall funding in relation to public transport. It is the National Transport Authority (NTA) which has statutory responsibility for securing the provision of public passenger transport services nationally. The NTA also has national responsibility for integrated local and rural transport, including management of the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Covid-19 Pandemic (13 Jul 2021)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 251, 252, 258 and 259 together. Arrangements for the production and issue of the EU Digital Covid Certificates are being progressed by the Department of Health, the HSE and the Office of the Government Chief Information Officer. Questions on these matters should be addressed to the relevant Minister.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (13 Jul 2021)

Eamon Ryan: As Minister for Transport I have responsibility for policy and overall funding in relation to public transport. It is the National Transport Authority (NTA) which has statutory responsibility for securing the provision of public passenger transport services nationally. The NTA also has national responsibility for integrated local and rural transport, including management of the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (13 Jul 2021)

Eamon Ryan: As Minister for Transport, 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, including the Luas to Finglas proposal. As the Deputy is probably aware, the current National Development...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (13 Jul 2021)

Eamon Ryan: As Minister for Transport, 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, including BusConnects, and is developing BusConnects programmes in other cities on a non-statutory basis. The NTA...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rights of People with Disabilities (13 Jul 2021)

Eamon Ryan: Action no. 100 in the National Disability Inclusion Strategy (NDIS) is assigned to my Department, the National Transport Authority (NTA) and the public transport operators. As Minister for Transport, I have responsibility for policy and overall funding in relation to public transport. Under the Dublin Transport Authority Act 2008, the NTA has statutory responsibility for promoting the...

Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2021: From the Seanad (14 Jul 2021)

Eamon Ryan: Surely, I will have a chance to respond and press my amendments.

Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2021: From the Seanad (14 Jul 2021)

Eamon Ryan: Can I briefly respond to the comments being made for two or three minutes? That would be appropriate.

Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2021: From the Seanad (14 Jul 2021)

Eamon Ryan: I will be brief because I realise we are here late at night. We accepted and tabled seven amendments in the Seanad, some of which were from the Opposition but most were from the Government and covered a variety of issues, such as just transition, which was the main subject of the Report Stage debate in the Dáil; and climate justice with regard to accepting what the NGOs said, in that it...