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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects Status (19 Nov 2019)

Shane Ross: As Minister for Transport, Tourism & Sport, I have responsibility for overall policy and funding in relation to the national roads programme. Once funding arrangements have been put in place with Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII), under the Roads Acts 1993-2015, the improvement, upgrading, maintenance, including the distribution of funds, for individual national road projects is...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects Status (19 Nov 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 the Council's own resources supplemented by State road grants. Applications for funding under the Department's Safety Improvement Scheme are invited on an annual...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects Status (19 Nov 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: Fishing Vessel Safety (20 Nov 2019)

Shane Ross: I propose to take Questions Nos. 267 and 268 together. Council Directive (EU) 2017/159 on the implementation of the social partners’ agreement on the Work in Fishing Convention aims to enhance the working and living conditions for fishers working in the fishing sector on vessels registered in an EU Member State. As the agreement is a social partnership agreement, the Directive...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects Status (20 Nov 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 the above position, I...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Marine Safety (20 Nov 2019)

Shane Ross: While I have regular contact with the Marine Survey Office on safety issues generally, the application of safety regulations in specific cases such as the one mentioned is a matter for that office in its role as the maritime safety regulator. The specific issue referred to in the Deputy's question has been the subject of previous parliamentary replies and as stated previously, I have asked...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Traffic Regulations Implementation (20 Nov 2019)

Shane Ross: In February 2011, Dublin City Council (DCC) took over responsibility for the licensing of horse-drawn carriage operators and drivers from the Garda Carriage Office. This was achieved through bye-laws enacted under Part 19 of the Local Government Act 2001; that legislation provides a general power to a local authority to make bye-laws in relation to its own property or services or to regulate...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (20 Nov 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. I am satisfied that the NTA has engaged in extensive and...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Anti-Social Behaviour (20 Nov 2019)

Shane Ross: The safety and security of public transport passengers and staff, including arrangements to deal with anti-social behaviour, are important matters that, first and foremost, must be managed by every public transport company, in conjunction with An Garda Síochána, where appropriate. While the vast majority of public transport passenger journeys occur without incident, I am...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Traffic Management (20 Nov 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, construction and operation of individual national roads is a matter for Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII), in conjunction with the local authorities concerned. However, I can advise that...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Expenditure (20 Nov 2019)

Shane Ross: My Department currently has a contract with Eir to supply mobile phones, which expires in May 2020. In addition, my Department has a small number of staff utilising the Vodafone (currently 1 staff) and Three (currently 2 staff) networks in order to address signal coverage-related issues. In order to ensure that the costs incurred on work related phones are the best value for the taxpayer, my...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Staff Data (20 Nov 2019)

Shane Ross: In response to the above question I have set out the requested information in tabular format as follows. Pay Grade Female Employees Male Employees Secretary General 0 1 Assistant Secretary 3 3 Principal Officer & equivalents 15 29 Assistant...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Ministerial Advisers Data (20 Nov 2019)

Shane Ross: The information requested by the Deputy is outlined in the table. The numbers provided are as of 19 November 2019. No political advisors have been appointed by Ministers of State in this Department since the commencement of this Government. Minister Political Adviser Commencement Date Cessation Date Shane Ross T.D. Aisling Dunne...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Appointments to State Boards (20 Nov 2019)

Shane Ross: The Public Appointments Service (PAS), provides an independent shared service in recruitment, assessment and selection to organisations across the Civil and Public Services, including for Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII). Under the PAS process, an information booklet, to fill current vacancies on the TII Board, is being drafted by the PAS, in consultation with my Department, and is...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Data (20 Nov 2019)

Shane Ross: I wish to confirm to the Deputy that no formal complaints of bullying and sexual harassment were received in my Department in the years from 2016 to date under the “Dignity at Work – An Anti-Bullying, Harassment and Sexual Harassment Policy for the Civil Service”. In terms of addressing complaints of bullying and sexual harassment, my Department is strongly committed...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Airlines Regulations (20 Nov 2019)

Shane Ross: The Commission for Aviation Regulation is responsible for licensing Irish airlines in accordance with Regulation (EC) No. 1008/2008. The Commission publishes the list of licensed airlines online at

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Staff Dismissals (20 Nov 2019)

Shane Ross: I can confirm to the Deputy that one Department employee was dismissed in 2019 when their contract was terminated after failing to successfully complete their probation period. No other Department employees were dismissed between 2016 and 2018 or were suspended in this entire period.

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

Shane Ross: As Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, I have responsibility for policy and overall funding in relation to public transport. The issue raised is a matter for the National Transport Authority (NTA), and I have forwarded the Deputy's question to the NTA for direct reply. Please advise my private office if you do not receive a reply within ten working days.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Expenditure (20 Nov 2019)

Shane Ross: The information requested by the Deputy is currently being assessed by my officials and will be forwarded to the Deputy within 10 working days.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport Initiatives (20 Nov 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. The NTA also manages the Accessibility Retrofit Programme...