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Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Mechanically Propelled Vehicles (22 May 2019)

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Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Mechanically Propelled Vehicles (22 May 2019)

Shane Ross: I will not set an exact date but I regard this as a matter of great importance because of the extraordinary surge in the number of these vehicles we see on our pavements, footpaths and roads. It is not something that can be tolerated for very long. Enforcement is not up to me, but I see the difficulties with having unregulated vehicles on our roads. We will have to make a decision as soon...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Public Transport (22 May 2019)

Shane Ross: As the Deputy is aware, on 21 May last year I hosted a round-table dialogue on public transport policy. That discussion was organised in the context of a wider body of work under way in my Department with regard to a review of public transport policy. This work reflects the commitment given in A Programme for a Partnership Government to review public transport policy to ensure services...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Public Transport (22 May 2019)

Shane Ross: I do not know whether the Deputy is aware of the Labour Court or the Workplace Relations Commission. These are bodies which were set up to deal with industrial relations and which have been very effective in industrial disputes in the past, particularly in the transport sector. In the cases of industrial difficulties we had a couple of years ago, these bodies managed to bring the parties...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Mechanically Propelled Vehicles (22 May 2019)

Shane Ross: I thank the Deputy for raising this subject. The Road Traffic Act 1961 defines a mechanically-propelled vehicle, MPV, as a vehicle intended or adapted for propulsion by mechanical means, including a bicycle or tricycle with an attachment for propelling it by mechanical power, whether or not the attachment is being used. It also includes a vehicle the means of propulsion of which is...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Mechanically Propelled Vehicles (22 May 2019)

Shane Ross: I can understand the Deputy's impatience. However, this is a matter of road safety and it is important that we get it right. It is also very important that we get the views of the RSA. While I am not watching the authority line by line and day by day, I gather that it is collating information on how e-scooters operate elsewhere. It is somewhat revealing that various countries have reacted...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Services for People with Disabilities (22 May 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. Accessibility features, such as wheelchair access and...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sport Ireland (22 May 2019)

Shane Ross: I was very pleased to launch on 17th April last  Sport Ireland's Anti-Doping Review for 2018, which sets out the testing results for 2018. It is the 19thsuch review and it provides a full and detailed account of the excellent work undertaken by Sport Ireland in its anti-doping programme. Under the Sport Ireland Act 2015, Sport Ireland is the statutory body with...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic Legislation (22 May 2019)

Shane Ross: Firstly, I would like to thank the Deputy for raising this issue here today. I know that the Deputy is very much aware of the issues surrounding this matter but for the consideration of the House, I would like to firstly outline some background to this issue. Part 19 of the Local Government Act 2001 provides a general power to a local authority to make bye-laws in relation to its own...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Network (22 May 2019)

Shane Ross: Proposals to deliver an upgraded East-West route linking Dundalk to Sligo, taking in Cavan, involve linking elements of the national road network and regional roads along as direct a route as possible. Essentially the route involves upgrade/realignment works on the regional routes from Dundalk to Cavan and on national routes from Cavan to Sligo. As regards the regional road aspect of the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (22 May 2019)

Shane Ross: The TEN-T Core Network is a subset of the Comprehensive Network and represents the strategically most important nodes and links of the trans-European transport networks. The Core TEN-T network on the Island of Ireland links the main urban centres of Belfast-Dublin and Cork and encompasses the road, rail and other transport modes on this route. There is also an...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Services Data (22 May 2019)

Shane Ross: I propose to take Questions Nos. 54, 66 and 182 to 184, inclusive, together. As the Deputies are aware and as I mentioned earlier this afternoon, Project Ireland 2040 confirmed the DART Expansion Programme as a key investment priority to deliver a comprehensive public transport network over the next decade.  As part of the DART Expansion Programme, it is intended that a...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Railway Stations Upgrade (22 May 2019)

Shane Ross: As Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, I have responsibility for policy and overall funding of public transport;  the operation of the rail network and stations on the network, including any proposal for upgrading of the station referred to by the Deputy, is a matter for Iarnród Éireann in the first instance. In view of Iarnród Éireann's...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Aviation Policy (22 May 2019)

Shane Ross: The National Aviation Policy commits Ireland to the development of a sustainable, resource-efficient aviation sector. The Policy recognises and supports actions relating to emissions and noise to mitigate the negative external impacts of aviation while facilitating the sustainable growth of the sector in support of business, tourism and air travel consumers. In line with Resolutions...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (22 May 2019)

Shane Ross: The Deputy is aware of the statutory framework established by the Dublin Transport Authority Act 2008 (as amended) in relation to strategic transport planning and transport infrastructure delivery within the Greater Dublin Area. This framework established what is now known as the National Transport Authority (NTA) and gave it a number of important statutory responsibilities. One of...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Ports Development (22 May 2019)

Shane Ross: Dublin Port is currently undertaking an ambitious capital infrastructure development programme in the Alexander Basin to facilitate larger sized vessels and provide additional cargo handling capacity to cater for our growing economy. While this project is on-going I am keen to help mitigate any adverse impacts on the tourism industry, including cruise tourism.  With these concerns...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Light Rail Projects Provision (22 May 2019)

Shane Ross: A transport strategy for Galway City was prepared by the National Transport Authority (NTA) in partnership with Galway City Council and Galway County Council in 2016.  Development of the Galway Transport Strategy was informed by wide-ranging public consultation process a the time. The strategy set out an overall framework for the development of transport infrastructure and...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Climate Change Adaptation Plans (22 May 2019)

Shane Ross: As the Deputy is aware, last year Government launched Project Ireland 2040 which sets out both the planned spatial development and investment framework for the coming years.  Project Ireland 2040 recognises the need to put in place environmentally sustainable public transport systems in order to secure Ireland’s climate action goals. The Deputy will acknowledge that there are...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sports Capital Programme (22 May 2019)

Shane Ross: In response to admission by the President of the organisation in question that it had been in breach of grant conditions in 2017, the Board of Sport Ireland decided to withhold and suspend funding to that organisation until a comprehensive explanation of all financial transactions was provided and until governance issues identified were also addressed. Subsequently, Minister of State Griffin...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (22 May 2019)

Shane Ross: As the Deputy will be aware, under Project Ireland 2040 Ireland has committed to no longer purchasing diesel-only buses for the urban public bus fleet from July 2019.  In preparation for both this immediate transition and the development of longer-term low-carbon bus procurement strategy, my Department, together with the National Transport Authority, Dublin Bus and Bus Éireann, is...