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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (25 Jan 2022)

Eamon Ryan: Covid-19 has had a profound impact on the public transport sector with significant falls in passenger numbers and associated drops in fare revenues; in this context, the Bus Éireann Board, following extensive analysis and work, took the commercial decision to consolidate its Expressway network in September 2020. This decision impacted four routes including the 20/X20 Dublin/Galway...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (25 Jan 2022)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 210, 211 and 212 together. As the Deputy is aware, Government approved the inclusion of Phase 1 of the Cork Commuter Rail Programme in Ireland's National Recovery & Resilience Plan. Inclusion in the Planmeans the projects referred to by the Deputy will be largely funded through the EU's Recovery & Resilience Facilityand also means that all...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (25 Jan 2022)

Eamon Ryan: As the Deputy is aware, my Department, in co-operation with the Department for Infrastructure, Northern Ireland, has commissioned an All Island Strategic Rail Review, for which Arup Consultants were appointed to undertake. As part of the scope of the Review, Arup will consider, amongst other matters, the potential for High/Higher-Speed Rail on the wider network and of course, the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (25 Jan 2022)

Eamon Ryan: While as Minister for Transport, 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, nor decisions on fares. The National Transport Authority (NTA) has statutory responsibility for securing the provision of public transport services by way of public services obligation (PSO) contracts, for...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Motor Industry (25 Jan 2022)

Eamon Ryan: Passenger cars account for over half of all land transport emissions in Ireland; therefore, 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 measure in the Climate Action Planand Ireland has set an ambitious target of nearly one million EVs...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Electric Vehicles (25 Jan 2022)

Eamon Ryan: Preparations are under way to establish an Office of Low Emission Vehicles (OLEV), as recommended in the Electric Vehicles Policy Pathway Report; this will play an important role in our transition to zero-emission vehicles. OLEV will co-ordinate measures, including legislation as required, to support the uptake of EVs and the rollout of charge point infrastructure. Having an effective and...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (25 Jan 2022)

Eamon Ryan: As Minister for Transport, I have responsibility for policy and overall funding in relation to public transport. In that regard I was delighted to secure Government approval in December which permits the DART+ West project enter the statutory planning system and also permitted Iarnród Éireann enter into a ten-year procurement framework for new rail fleet and immediately order 95...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence (25 Jan 2022)

Eamon Ryan: My Department does not have a specific allocation for domestic, sexual and gender-based violence.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Climate Action Plan (25 Jan 2022)

Eamon Ryan: The Climate Action Plan 2021 ("CAP 2021") includes potential metrics to deliver further abatement in transport. In relation to sustainable transport and demand management measures, this includes a 2025 target metric of 125,000 additional public transport and active travel journeys per day, increasing to 500,000 by 2030. The increased number of daily sustainable journeys will be achieved...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Reports (25 Jan 2022)

Eamon Ryan: Please see below, in tabular form, a list of external reports commissioned in 2021 by my Department ; the cost of each and a list of the external reports that were received. DIVISON COMMISSIONED COST RECEIVED MSPD A review of Ireland’s marine casualty investigation structures 24,430 A review of ...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Ministerial Staff (25 Jan 2022)

Eamon Ryan: The former Minister and Minister of State had a corps of four drivers up to June 2020. The costs for this period in 2020 including salaries, fuel, redundancies and severance pay was €127,682. From July 2020 Minister Ryan's driving costs have been funded by the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications. Minister of State Naughton has had two drivers since July 2020. The...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Contracts (26 Jan 2022)

Eamon Ryan: Since the beginning of the pandemic, my Department spent €334,601 on Covid-19 related contracts. The details requested are shown in the table below. - Expenditure Description Tendering Process Used Company providing Goods / Services 2020 2021 2022 (To Date) Total Cleaning...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (26 Jan 2022)

Eamon Ryan: As indicated previously, Louth County Council is the statutory planning and road authority for its area of responsibility. It is, therefore, a matter for Louth County Council to consider options regarding the development of the proposed Drogheda Northern Cross Route (PANCR) scheme. My Department met with the Council in 2021 to outline the Public Spending Code project appraisal...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Signage (26 Jan 2022)

Eamon Ryan: Road markings/symbols such as STOP and YIELD are internationally recognised and are generally accompanied by road signs. It is important for road safety that all traffic, including international traffic, understand the regulatory signage and road markings as displayed, to adequately warn and inform the driver of potential hazards ahead. Regulatory signs are prescribed by the Minister for...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Electric Vehicles (26 Jan 2022)

Eamon Ryan: Providing a sustainable, low-carbon transport system is a key priority of my Department. The Programme for Government commits to 7% average annual emissions reduction to 2030; and this is further reinforced through the implementation strategy set out in Climate Action Plan being published this week. Ultimately, the goal is for a zero-emission mobility system by 2050. Electrification will be...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (26 Jan 2022)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 38 and 39 together. As Minister for Transport, 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 services. Public health advice tells us that face coverings are an important safety measure, especially in interior spaces; subsequently,...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (26 Jan 2022)

Eamon Ryan: As Minister for Transport, I have responsibility for overall policy and Exchequer 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 and in line with the National Development Plan (NDP), the operation, management and upgrading of individual national roads is a matter...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (26 Jan 2022)

Eamon Ryan: As Minister for Transport, I have responsibility for overall policy and exchequer 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 and in line with the National Development Plan (NDP), the improvement, upgrading and management of individual national roads is a...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Traffic Management (26 Jan 2022)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 43 and 44 together. As Minister for Transport I have responsibility for policy and overall funding in relation to the matters outlined in the Deputy's question, while the National Transport Authority (NTA) has responsibility for the planning and development such projects and works in conjunction with the relevant local authorities, including Kildare County...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Contracts (26 Jan 2022)

Eamon Ryan: Details of contracts awarded by the Department of Transport in relation to Covid-19 are set out in the tables below. As Minister for Transport, I have overall responsibility for policy and funding in relation to transport. Contracts awarded by the agencies under the aegis of the Department are a matter for the individual agencies and I have forwarded the Deputy's question them all for...