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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Improvement Schemes (26 Apr 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: ​The improvement and maintenance of regional and local roads, in its area, is a statutory function of each road authority in accordance with the provisions of section 13 of the Roads Act, 1993.  Works on such roads are a matter for the relevant local authority to be funded from its own resources supplemented by State road grants, where applicable.  In addition traffic...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Improvement Schemes (26 Apr 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: ​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...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Noise Pollution (26 Apr 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: ​As the Irish Aviation Authority (IAA) is the Competent Authority in Ireland with the responsibility, inter alia, of ensuring that airport authorities adopt a balanced approach in dealing with noise-related matters at airports, it would not be appropriate for me to intervene in the manner suggested by the Deputy. The IAA exercises its responsibilities by reference to EU...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (26 Apr 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: ​As the Deputy is aware, public transport companies would include private sector companies such as privately owned bus companies and Transdev, the Luas operator as well as the CIE public transport operators for which I have shareholder responsibility. I have forwarded the Deputy's question to the  CIE companies concerned for direct reply.  Please advise my...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport Initiatives (26 Apr 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: ​The 'New Metro North' scheme was chosen as the most appropriate public transport solution to address the future transport needs of the Swords/Airport/City Centre Corridor under the Fingal/North Dublin Transport Study carried out by the NTA in 2015. The scheme has been included in the Government’s new Capital Plan 'Building on Recovery Infrastructure & Capital...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Tolls (26 Apr 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: As Minister for Transport, Tourism & Sport, I have responsibility for overall policy and funding in relation to the national roads programme.  The planning, design and implementation of individual road projects is a matter for the Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII) under the Roads Acts 1993 to 2015 in conjunction with the local authorities concerned.Furthermore, the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Industrial Relations (26 Apr 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: The Deputy is aware that industrial relations issues are a matter for the relevant employer and its employees and it is not an area in which I have a direct function. I am of course aware that there has been a recent exchange of letters between Iarnród Éireann and trade unions in relation to certain issues. These issues are best resolved through ongoing dialogue and the State's...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Local Improvement Scheme Expenditure (26 Apr 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: ​​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...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Passengers Data (26 Apr 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: ​The issue raised is a matter for Iarnród Éireann and I have forwarded the Deputy's question to the company for direct reply.  Please advise my private office if you do not receive a response within ten working days.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Tourism Industry (26 Apr 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: Firstly, I must state that I have no regulatory function in relation to the car rental industry.  However, the two tourism agencies under the aegis of my Department include information and advice on their websites regarding car rental in Ireland.  In this way, they aim to make tourists aware of issues pertaining to car rental and avoid misunderstandings or unforeseen...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects Status (26 Apr 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: ​The transport element of the Capital Plan published in September 2015 provided for some targeted investment in a number of new projects including the N8/N25 Dunkettle Interchange and the N22 Ballybourney to Macroom schemes in Cork. In addition a number of other schemes, targeted at removing bottlenecks and upgrading port access, will commence subject to development consent. These...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Licences (26 Apr 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: ​Irish driver licensing legislation operates within a framework of EU law.   Under EU requirements, a person receives a driving licence from a Member State if they are 'normally resident' in that Member State.  If a person is not normally resident in Ireland they are not eligible for an Irish driving licence.  In cases where a person divides their time between Ireland...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Dublin Airport Authority (26 Apr 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: ​My Department published the National Aviation Policy (NAP) in August last year which recognises our dependence on aviation for our links with the rest of the world and the importance of ensuring that the sector can continue to grow to underpin economic recovery and development.  As you know, one of the objectives outlined in the NAP is the development of Dublin Airport as a...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Infrastructure Provision (26 Apr 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: ​The planning of transport projects and services within the Greater Dublin Area (GDA) is a statutory function of the National Transport Authority (NTA) under the Dublin Transport Authority Act 2008. The Authority recently finalised its long term Transport Strategy for the GDA and the report is currently available on the NTA website  The NTA's Transport Strategy and the Regional...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (26 Apr 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: ​The issue raised  by the Deputy is a matter for the National Transport Authority in conjunction with Transport Infrastructure Ireland and I have forwarded the Deputy's question to the National Transport Authority for direct reply.  Please advise my private office if you do not receive a response within ten working days.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (26 Apr 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: As Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport I have responsibility for policy and overall funding in relation to public transport. Matters relating to noise control along railway tracks are operational issues for Iarnród Éireann and I have no function in such matters. Noting this I have referred the Deputy's question to Iarnród Éireann for direct reply. ...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Litter Pollution (26 Apr 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: Research on visitor attitudes and in particular the attitudes on litter is carried out by the National Tourism Development Authority, Fáilte Ireland, as part of their Visitor Attitudes Survey. The findings of their most recent Visitor Attitudes Survey for 2015 can be accessed at ​. The survey confirms that our scenery and unspoilt environment...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Roads Maintenance Funding (26 Apr 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: The Government decided in January 2016 to allocate €106 million to assist in the repair of storm and flood damage to transport infrastructure - this decision was taken on foot of initial estimates from local authorities of the cost of repairs. Following the Government decision, my Department requested (Circular RW 3 of 2016) local authorities to submit an immediate list of proposed...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Roads Maintenance (26 Apr 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: The improvement and maintenance of regional and local roads in its area (including the R624 Cobh Road project), is a statutory function of Cork County Council in accordance with the provisions of Section 13 of the Roads Act, 1993.  Works on such roads are a matter for the relevant local authority to be funded from its own resources supplemented by State road grants. The initial...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety Strategy (26 Apr 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: Action 105 of the Road Safety Strategy 2013 - 2020 envisages making it compulsory for all vehicles to carry an emergency breakdown pack including a first aid kit, a high visibility vest, a breakdown triangle and a torch. There is no reference to a glass breaking hammer in Action 105 in the Strategy. The Road Safety Authority carried out a public consultation on this...