Results 2,501-2,520 of 9,362 for speaker:Hildegarde Naughton
- Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 31 - Transport (Supplementary) (23 Nov 2022) Hildegarde Naughton: It is to be published very shortly. This is under the remit of the Minister, Deputy Eamon Ryan. This will be one of the most far-reaching and ambitious rail reviews. It will be all-island. I understand it will be published very shortly. I believe it will be brought to the Government first before publication.
- Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 31 - Transport (Supplementary) (23 Nov 2022) Hildegarde Naughton: The Deputy will be aware that we have introduced other fare initiatives such as the 20% reduction in public transport fares, the 50% young adult card, and the Transport for Ireland 90-minute city ticket. I take Deputy's point, however, that we are ensuring that we are continuing to encourage people to take public transport and do whatever we can to reduce fares, to keep facilitating the use...
- Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 31 - Transport (Supplementary) (23 Nov 2022) Hildegarde Naughton: This is under constant review. It is about Exchequer funding and how best we could ensure that we are reducing the cost of transport for everybody on our public service obligation, PSO routes including our students. As the Deputy has said, it has been extended to 16 17 and 18-year-olds who are into full-time third level education. We want to continue this but it will depend on Exchequer...
- Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 31 - Transport (Supplementary) (23 Nov 2022) Hildegarde Naughton: There are eight toll roads, the M50 and-----
- Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 31 - Transport (Supplementary) (23 Nov 2022) Hildegarde Naughton: There are ten.
- Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 31 - Transport (Supplementary) (23 Nov 2022) Hildegarde Naughton: Yes the M50 and the port tunnel.
- Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 31 - Transport (Supplementary) (23 Nov 2022) Hildegarde Naughton: "No" Is the answer to that. I will come back to the Chairman with the detail. I had forgotten to mention earlier with regard to the M50, that those tolls also go towards the maintenance of national routes across the country. I just want to include that point.
- Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 31 - Transport (Supplementary) (23 Nov 2022) Hildegarde Naughton: No.
- Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 31 - Transport (Supplementary) (23 Nov 2022) Hildegarde Naughton: I would have to come back to the Chairman with the detail on that just to be sure.
- Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 31 - Transport (Supplementary) (23 Nov 2022) Hildegarde Naughton: No.
- Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 31 - Transport (Supplementary) (23 Nov 2022) Hildegarde Naughton: No.
- Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 31 - Transport (Supplementary) (23 Nov 2022) Hildegarde Naughton: Yes, there is constant engagement with the Departments and TII.
- Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 31 - Transport (Supplementary) (23 Nov 2022) Hildegarde Naughton: Essentially it was because of the consumer price index, CPI.
- Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 31 - Transport (Supplementary) (23 Nov 2022) Hildegarde Naughton: There are contracts with the eight PPPs and there are contractual obligations around that. It is a complex area; hence the discussions that need to happen between TII and-----
- Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 31 - Transport (Supplementary) (23 Nov 2022) Hildegarde Naughton: I do not have those details but I will revert to the Chairman on that.
- Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 31 - Transport (Supplementary) (23 Nov 2022) Hildegarde Naughton: I will have to come back to the Chairman as I do not want to give him incorrect information.
- Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 31 - Transport (Supplementary) (23 Nov 2022) Hildegarde Naughton: The Department sought €90.515 million under subhead B41, Covid non-commercial PSO support, in supplementary funding from the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform. This includes €8 million in funding related to the extension of the youth adult card to the commercial bus sector, €30 million in funding related to the 20% average fare reduction relating to the PSO and...
- Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 31 - Transport (Supplementary) (23 Nov 2022) Hildegarde Naughton: There was also €2 million relating to Connecting Ireland. What was the Chairman's question?
- Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 31 - Transport (Supplementary) (23 Nov 2022) Hildegarde Naughton: During Covid, a package was put in place in cases where people who bought a holiday through a travel agency could not go because of Covid and the bond did not come through.
- Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 31 - Transport (Supplementary) (23 Nov 2022) Hildegarde Naughton: Exactly. Essentially, there was less demand than forecast on the fund.