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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....

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Tourism Funding (13 Jun 2019)

Shane Ross: The Deputy will be aware that announcements on the greenways will be made very shortly, including announcements on what is happening in his area. That will probably take place within the next two weeks. I do not want to promise that but-----

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Tourism Funding (13 Jun 2019)

Shane Ross: -----the Deputy can anticipate that there will very shortly be information on the greenways. A total of 22 applications were received from 15 local authorities on the greenway strategy, including applications from the north west and Border counties. There were three applications from County Donegal, one from County Mayo, one for the Sligo greenway, one from Leitrim County Council for the...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Tourism Funding (13 Jun 2019)

Shane Ross: I am grateful to the Deputy for raising this issue. I applaud the fact that he is consistently on this worthy case and I hope I will be able to satisfy the Deputy that the north west and Border regions are taken seriously in the realm of tourism. At the outset, I must point out that, with the exception of supports for greenways projects, tourism development funding is channelled through...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Ship Disposal (13 Jun 2019)

Shane Ross: The relevant legislation in cases such as that referred to by the Deputy is the Merchant Shipping (Salvage and Wreck) Act, 1993, as amended. Section 51 of the Act places the initial responsibility to remove the wreck on the owner. Section 52 of the Act also gives the local authority the power to remove the wreck and either: - to dispose of the wreck and to retain out of the proceeds the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (13 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. It also has national responsibility for integrated local and rural transport, including management of the Rural...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Taxi Regulations (13 Jun 2019)

Shane Ross: As Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport I have responsibility for policy and overall funding in relation to public transport. However, the regulation of the small public service vehicle (SPSV) industry is a matter for the National Transport Authority (NTA) under the provisions of the Taxi Regulation Act 2013.  My Department continues to support the development of an...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Ports Policy (13 Jun 2019)

Shane Ross: National Ports Policy (2013), which was approved by the Government, categorises Galway Harbour Company as a Port of Regional Significance. There is no change to the status of Galway Port as this categorisation remains unchanged. National Ports Policy provides for the transfer of five designated Ports of Regional Significance (Drogheda, Dún Laoghaire, Galway, New Ross and...