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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety (2 Oct 2019)

Shane Ross: Insofar as the Road Safety Authority is concerned, this is an operational matter, and I have referred it to the Authority for direct reply. I would ask the Deputy to contact my office if a response has not been received within ten days. Primarily this programme will automate the current manual process for sending notification of driver disqualifications by the Court Services. Automation...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Licences (2 Oct 2019)

Shane Ross: This matter is still under consideration in consultation with the Minister for Justice and Equality.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Licences (2 Oct 2019)

Shane Ross: I refer the Deputy to the answer provided in Priority Question No. 1.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Electric Vehicles (2 Oct 2019)

Shane Ross: Driving cars accounts for over half of all land transport emissions, and so a transition to low and zero emission cars is one of the necessary changes if Ireland is to substantially reduce its transport emissions. Accordingly, electric vehicles (EVs) are a prominent mitigation technology in the whole-of Government Climate Action Plan, which sets targets of 180,000 EVs on our roads by 2025,...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (2 Oct 2019)

Shane Ross: Firstly, I would like to explain that, 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, construction and development stages of individual road projects is a matter for (a) the relevant road authority (i.e. local authorities) in relation...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (2 Oct 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, including the BusConnects programme. Noting the NTA's responsibility in the matter, I have...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Convention Centre (2 Oct 2019)

Shane Ross: The national conference centre, known as the Convention Centre Dublin (CCD), is a Public Private Partnership. Under the terms of the Project Agreement, the Office of Public Works (OPW) acts as "the Authority" on behalf of the Government and a private company is responsible for managing and operating the centre. Under the agreement, any issues relating to use of the premises are properly...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (2 Oct 2019)

Shane Ross: As Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, I have responsibility for policy and overall funding in relation to public transport. Under the Dublin Transport Authority Act 2008, the National Transport Authority (NTA) has statutory responsibility for promoting the development of an integrated, accessible public transport network. It is also the licensing authority for commercial bus...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Olympic Games Funding (2 Oct 2019)

Shane Ross: The Government has made a very significant investment in high performance sport this year, with an additional €1.5m allocated to Sport Ireland in Budget 2019 for high performance programmes in support of preparations for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games. This additional funding has enabled Sport Ireland to provide increased allocations to the relevant National Governing...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Network (2 Oct 2019)

Shane Ross: Firstly, I would like to explain that, 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, construction and development stages of individual national road projects is a matter for Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII) in conjunction with the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Infrastructure and Capital Investment Programme (2 Oct 2019)

Shane Ross: As Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, I have responsibility for policy and overall funding in relation to public transport and roads. The National Transport Authority (NTA) has statutory responsibility for the planning and development of public transport infrastructure in the Greater Dublin Area and our regional cities. Noting the NTA's responsibility in the matter, I have referred...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Capital Expenditure Programme (2 Oct 2019)

Shane Ross: As the Deputy is aware, Project Ireland 2040 provides indicative allocations over the next ten years for a range of transport related projects and programmes. As noted in Project Ireland 2040 individual projects and programmes remain subject to compliance with the Public Spending Code, including its requirements in relation to appraisal and Sanctioning Authority approval points. Details...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Haulage Industry (2 Oct 2019)

Shane Ross: Climate considerations have been placed at the heart of Government’s policy-making and decision-making processes.  The Climate Action Plan clearly recognises that Ireland must significantly step up its commitments to tackle climate disruption. The transport sector, which accounts for a fifth of Ireland's greenhouse emissions annually and which has a...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Heavy Goods Vehicle Levy (2 Oct 2019)

Shane Ross: Road charging systems for HGVs have been introduced in a number of EU Member States under Directive 1999/62/EC, as modified by Directives 2002/38/EC and 2011/76/EU. These Directives set out the legal basis for charging HGVs for the use of road infrastructure and authorise Member States, if they so wish, to levy user charges, which can be time-based, for example per day, week or year, or...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Toll Data (2 Oct 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 operation and management of individual national roads is a matter for Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII), in conjunction with the local authorities concerned. Therefore, matters...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects Status (2 Oct 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 of individual national roads is a matter for Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII), in conjunction with the local authorities concerned.  Noting...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Brexit Issues (2 Oct 2019)

Shane Ross: While the full implications of Brexit for our air and maritime transport are not yet clear, I do not anticipate that direct maritime or direct air services by community air carriers between Ireland and continental Europe will be affected, even in a no-deal Brexit scenario.  However, both I and my colleagues in Government remain concerned about the impacts of a no-deal Brexit for...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Brexit Issues (2 Oct 2019)

Shane Ross: Brexit has been identified as my Department’s highest strategic risk, and the Department along with other Government Departments and key Agencies, has been preparing for Brexit for three years.  Consultations regarding Brexit with key maritime stakeholders has included a Transport and Logistics All Island Sectoral meeting in Dundalk in January 2017, three Brexit Maritime...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Tourism Policy (2 Oct 2019)

Shane Ross: The Government's Tourism Policy Statement "People, Place and Policy – Growing Tourism to 2025" was published in March 2015 and in July 2015, the then Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport appointed a Tourism Leadership Group, to put in place a series of Action Plans, setting out the actions required to achieve the overall objectives set out in the Tourism Policy Statement. The...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Traffic Management (2 Oct 2019)

Shane Ross: The improvement and maintenance of regional and local roads is the statutory responsibility of the relevant local authority in accordance with the provisions of Section 13 of the Roads Act 1993. Works on those roads are funded from the Councils' own resources supplemented by State road grants.  The selection and prioritisation of projects, within its available budget,  is...