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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Improvement Schemes (18 Jun 2019)

Shane Ross: The improvement and maintenance of regional and local roads is the statutory responsibility of the relevant County or City Council, in accordance with the provisions of Section 13 of the Roads Act 1993. Works on those roads are funded from the Council's own resources supplemented by State road grants. The initial selection and prioritisation of works to be funded is a matter for each...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Traffic Management (18 Jun 2019)

Shane Ross: As Minister for Transport, Tourism & Sport, I have responsibility for overall policy and funding in relation to the National Roads Programme. The Roads Acts 1993-2015 prescribes the roles and responsibilities of Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII), in conjunction with the local authorities concerned, for the delivery of the National Roads Programme.Among these roles...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Éireann Services (18 Jun 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. The issue raised is a matter for the NTA in conjunction with Bus Éireann and I have forwarded the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Services (18 Jun 2019)

Shane Ross: As Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, I have responsibility for policy and overall funding of public transport. The operation and provision of services on the rail network are matters for Iarnród Éireann in the first instance, which, in consultation with the National Transport Authority, is currently examining how best to source additional rolling stock as efficiently and...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Infrastructure Ireland Projects (18 Jun 2019)

Shane Ross: As the Deputy refers to, these particular construction works relate to a private development being constructed by a private company pursuant to a planning permission granted by An Bord Pleanála. Details of that planning permission and conditions attached thereto are available to view on the website of An Bord Pleanála. I understand that the particular development is now subject to...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects Status (18 Jun 2019)

Shane Ross: I propose to take Questions Nos. 547 to 549, inclusive, together. 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, procurement and construction of individual national roads is a matter for Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII), in...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Local Authority Funding (18 Jun 2019)

Shane Ross: I believe the Deputy is referring to Fáilte Ireland's Destination Towns initiative – a capital investment scheme for Local Authorities to enhance public spaces in developed and emerging tourism destinations in a way that will engage tourists and enhance their experience. In this regard, it is my understanding that the scheme has no stipulations regarding the size of towns or...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sports Capital Programme Administration (18 Jun 2019)

Shane Ross: I understand that the club referred to by the Deputy has submitted a capital application under the 2018 round of the Sports Capital Programme (SCP) and these applications are currently being assessed. I expect that allocations in respect of these capital applications will be announced in the coming months. While there is no SCP funding outstanding to the club in question, the club has...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sports Capital Programme (18 Jun 2019)

Shane Ross: The 2018 round of the Sports Capital Programme closed for applications on Friday 19th October last. By that deadline, a record 2,337 applications were submitted seeking a total of €162m in funding. 186 of these applications were for projects that were deemed invalid under the 2017 round of the programme that subsequently submitted corrected documents. These applications were...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Licensing Exchange Agreements (18 Jun 2019)

Shane Ross:  As detailed in my reply to Parliamentary Question No. 523 of 9 April 2019, there are some UK categories known as ‘National Categories’ that only apply in the UK and they are not exchangeable. For example, in the UK if you passed your test for category B (car) before 1 January 1997, your licence would show entitlement to C1 and C1E (trucks) and D1 and D1E (bus)...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects Status (18 Jun 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 Shannon Bridge Crossing at Killaloe is one element of the proposed Shannon Crossing/Killaloe...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Air Transport Pre-clearance (18 Jun 2019)

Shane Ross: US Preclearance facilitates passengers of US bound flights to fully clear all US controls before leaving Ireland. It is a valuable asset for Ireland and has been an enormous success, with 1.9 passengers availing of the service at Shannon and Dublin Airports in 2018. I thank the Deputy for this opportunity to clarify the status of the facilities, which operate under the terms of an...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Properties (18 Jun 2019)

Shane Ross: The Office of Public Works (OPW), which comes under the remit of the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, is responsible for the purchase and leasing of land for Government Departments, including the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport, and accordingly details of any such purchase or lease is a matter for the OPW.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Properties (18 Jun 2019)

Shane Ross: The Office of Public Works (OPW), which comes under the remit of the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, is responsible for the purchase and leasing of buildings and property for Government Departments, including the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport, and accordingly details of any such purchase or lease is a matter for the OPW.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Regional Airports (18 Jun 2019)

Shane Ross: I propose to take Questions Nos. 558 to 562, inclusive, together. As the Deputy refers, the Programme for Government committed to supplementing investment in Ireland’s regional airports and, following a review of the Capital Plan in 2017, an extra €17 million was provided to the Regional Airports Programme for allocation to these airports under the National Development Plan....

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Transport Authority (20 Jun 2019)

Shane Ross: I am informed that it appears from the information supplied by the Deputy that recent reminders issued to the National Transport Authority (NTA) used an incorrect email address. I have now forwarded the Deputy's question to the NTA for direct reply. Please advise my private office if you do not receive a response within ten working days.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Light Rail Projects (20 Jun 2019)

Shane Ross: I propose to take Questions Nos. 183 and 185 together. 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, including Luas infrastructure and fleet....

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (20 Jun 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 ensuring the development and delivery of public transport infrastructure in the Greater Dublin Area including, in consultation with Iarnród Éireann, the City Centre Resignalling...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Transport Authority (20 Jun 2019)

Shane Ross: As Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, I have responsibility for policy and overall funding in relation to public transport. I am not involved in the day-to-day operations of public transport. The issue raised is an operational matter for the National Transport Authority (NTA). In relation to the specific question, I have been informed that the NTA has no record of receiving it....

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Ports Development (20 Jun 2019)

Shane Ross: I met with Dublin Port Company recently regarding its capital development plans and rationale for prioritisation in the context of Brexit, as well as the specifics with regard to cruise berths. At the meeting, Dublin Port outlined the ambitious development programme underway to provide additional cargo handling capacity at the port to cater for the growing economy. Dublin Port Company...