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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety Authority Campaigns (9 Apr 2019)

Shane Ross: The Road Safety Authority has statutory responsibility for road safety awareness and education.  It runs public information campaigns constantly to heighten awareness of key factors in road safety, including speeding. The Authority's current anti-speeding campaign focuses on the consequences of breaking the speed limit by lower amounts.The advert is set in an urban area, and is designed...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rural Transport Services (9 Apr 2019)

Shane Ross: While there are a number of grant schemes in place in relation to small public service vehicles, I am not aware of a specific grant scheme for rural hackney licence services in the first year of business.  The regulation of the small public service vehicle industry, including rural hackney licences, is a matter for the National Transport Authority under the provisions of the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Licensing Exchange Agreements (9 Apr 2019)

Shane Ross: There are a number of situations where a person exchanging a UK driving licence might not get all the categories carried forward to the Irish licence. Under EU law, an application for a truck or bus licence (categories C's and D's) must be accompanied by a completed medical report. If a person with the relevant truck or bus category on their UK licence attends at a National Driver...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Roads Maintenance Funding (9 Apr 2019)

Shane Ross: 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 maintenance, improvement and operation of individual national roads is a matter for TII in conjunction with the local authorities concerned.  Noting the above position, I have...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Special Olympics World Games (9 Apr 2019)

Shane Ross: Sport Ireland, which is funded by my Department, is the statutory body with responsibility for the development of sport, increasing participation at all levels and raising standards. This includes responsibility for the allocation of funding across its various programmes. As the Deputy's question relates to funding for a sporting organisation, I have referred it to Sport...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Motor Insurance (9 Apr 2019)

Shane Ross: All companies underwriting motor insurance in Ireland must be members of the Motor Insurers' Bureau of Ireland (MIBI). A motor insurance provider from abroad may operate in Ireland if the provider is a member of the MIBI. If a company underwriting motor insurance in Ireland is not a member of the MIBI, then no valid insurance is in place and the policy holder would be deemed to...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Taxi Licences (9 Apr 2019)

Shane Ross: 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. Under that Act, the NTA has the power to make regulations and has set that in the case of transfer of vehicle licence upon death of licence holder, the person nominated to receive...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Regional Airports (9 Apr 2019)

Shane Ross: As the Deputy will be aware, I am currently in the process of considering a funding proposal related to the expansion of the runway at Waterford Airport.  The estimated cost of the expansion project is €12m. Funding of €5m is being sought from Exchequer funds, with a further €7m to be provided by private investors and local authorities. Studies on the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Greenways Development (9 Apr 2019)

Shane Ross: The Glenbeigh to Renard South Kerry Greenway was originally awarded funding in 2014.  Construction of the Greenway has yet to commence.  In August 2018, Kerry County Council made an application to An Bord Pleanála for planning permission and we await their decision. I understand that further information in respect of the application was to be...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Network (9 Apr 2019)

Shane Ross: I propose to take Questions Nos. 531 to 533, inclusive, together. As Minister for Transport, Tourism and 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 and construction of individual national roads is a matter for Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII) in...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic Accidents Data (9 Apr 2019)

Shane Ross: This is a matter for the Road Safety Authority.  I have referred the question to the Authority for direct reply.  I would ask the Deputy to contact my office if a response is not received within 10 days.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Greenways Funding (9 Apr 2019)

Shane Ross: The funding call for Greenways held by my Department closed on 30th November 2018. Over the course of this funding call, 22 extensive applications were submitted by 15 Local Authorities and 1 State Agency. Sligo County Council and Mayo County Council were among those that submitted applications. My Department officials are currently in the process of assessing each of these detailed...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Ministerial Travel (9 Apr 2019)

Shane Ross: I attended this game on 11th November 2017 in a personal capacity. All flights and hotel expenses were funded by me. Minister of State Griffin attended this game in an official capacity and also took part in promotional work for Tourism Ireland while in Denmark. He travelled to and from Denmark on the same day. Minister Griffin met  with Tourism Ireland Officials on arrival in...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety (9 Apr 2019)

Shane Ross: All imported new vehicles are subject to Directive 2007/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council which established an approval system for vehicles within the EU.  This system ensures that a vehicle must be manufactured in compliance with a wide range of safety standards before it can be registered in the State and placed on the market.  This ‘type-approval’...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety (9 Apr 2019)

Shane Ross: The goal of the Government’s current Road Safety Strategy, which runs from 2013 to 2020, is to reduce deaths on our roads to an annual level of 124.  No one thinks this is easy, but at the same time we will never cease aspiring to achieve a complete end to the tragedy of unnecessary deaths on our roads.  Work to achieve our present target is continuing under the current...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Éireann Fleet (9 Apr 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  ensuring the development and delivery of public transport infrastructure including the provision of fleet for the PSO bus network. Noting their responsibility in relation to this matter,...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Air Traffic Control Services (9 Apr 2019)

Shane Ross: I propose to take Questions Nos. 541 to 543, inclusive, and 550 together. With regard to State funding for Sligo Airport,  this airport is not part of the Regional Airports Programme.  In relation to Coast Guard operations, the Deputy will be aware that the State's search and rescue service is provided by the Coast Guard by way...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Coast Guard Issues (9 Apr 2019)

Shane Ross: My Department pays CHCI DAC, under contract, for a search and rescue service which is based on a 4 base model. My Department does not pay for bases separately. The cost to CHCI for use of these bases is a commercial matter between the company and the airports involved.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network Maintenance (9 Apr 2019)

Shane Ross: As Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, I have responsibility for policy and overall funding of public transport.  Issues relating to infrastructure, such as the bridge referred to by the Deputy, are an operational matter for Iarnród Éireann. In view of Iarnród Éireann's responsibility in this matter, I have referred the Deputy's question to the company...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Improvement Schemes (9 Apr 2019)

Shane Ross: The improvement and maintenance of regional and local roads is the statutory responsibility of local authorities, in accordance with the provisions of Section 13 of the Roads Act 1993. Works on those roads are funded from the Council's own resources supplemented by State road grants.  The initial selection and prioritisation of works to be funded is also a matter for the local...