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Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Climate Change Policy (16 Dec 2015)

Paschal Donohoe: It is because there has been a change in our economy that we have the ability to invest more. We are investing more in longer Luas carriages, new Luas services, including the opening up of Luas cross-city route, new improved train and DART frequencies and greater numbers of buses. In respect of private transport and the need to make private cars more efficient, we are putting in place, and...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Climate Change Policy (16 Dec 2015)

Paschal Donohoe: We have had at least a partial epiphany today in that Deputy Clare Daly has acknowledged that a recovery is taking place.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Climate Change Policy (16 Dec 2015)

Paschal Donohoe: What we want is a recovery that can be made secure. We want to keep the recovery going and we want more people to participate in it. Perhaps the Deputy will be able to stand up later and acknowledge that an additional 130,000 jobs have been created. Everything is aimed at ensuring that more people can participate in the recovery. In the context of actual delivery, I am not sure the...

Other Questions: Public Transport Fares (16 Dec 2015)

Paschal Donohoe: As the Deputy knows, the National Transport Authority, NTA, is the statutory body charged with regulating public transport fares and I have no legal function in the matter. On 30 October 2015, the NTA published its fares determination for 2016. In setting fares, the NTA takes a number of factors into consideration including, of course, the financial contribution that fare revenue makes...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Climate Change Policy (16 Dec 2015)

Paschal Donohoe: As the Deputy is aware, it is proposed to address emissions through a national mitigation plan, which will incorporate input from many sectors of government and society in the areas of electricity generation, the built environment, agriculture and transport.  The mitigation measures being considered for transport will be wide-ranging and will focus on policy...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Road Network (16 Dec 2015)

Paschal Donohoe: The additional measures I have confirmed will make a difference. However, what will make an additional difference is how the layout and availability of public transport routes alongside the M50 are changed. That is why the work under way to deliver bus routes that will run along the perimeter of the M50 and then to points at which a significant number of people want to work and providing...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Military Aircraft Landings (16 Dec 2015)

Paschal Donohoe: My Department continues to consult the Departments referred to by the Deputy on each application received for permits under the Air Navigation (Carriage of Munitions of War, Weapons and Dangerous Goods) Order 1973. I am in contact with the Departments in respect of the policy and administration matters related to the 1973 order. The primary purpose of the Air Navigation (Carriage of...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Military Aircraft Landings (16 Dec 2015)

Paschal Donohoe: All of the actions I am taking and all of the ways in which I am implementing the legislation are related to the clear policy of the Government on neutrality and aviation safety. As I informed the Deputy in my opening response to her question, my responsibilities in this regard are clear. They relate to safety. I consult the relevant Departments at all times on any decision I make. I have...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Military Aircraft Landings (16 Dec 2015)

Paschal Donohoe: In any answer to the Deputy I never said I was not interested in neutrality. I have explained clearly that I have responsibilities in this area in respect of aircraft, that is, to their safety, as well as safety within Ireland's airspace. All decisions I make in that regard are focused on these objectives and taken in consultation with the Departments of Foreign Affairs and Trade and...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Road Safety (16 Dec 2015)

Paschal Donohoe: On demand management, I have now requested that Transport Infrastructure Ireland initiate work on variable speed limits on the M50. This is a traffic management system that is now in place in many other road networks of a comparable size elsewhere, where the speed limit would be reviewed in response to the amount of traffic that is on the road. This would also help with our efforts in...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Road Safety (16 Dec 2015)

Paschal Donohoe: We are increasing investment in public transport. In the past 18 months, during my time as Minister, Dublin Bus alone has received an additional €93 million to fund new buses. As I have said, for next year, that will directly equate to an additional 100 buses for its fleet to deliver better frequency on the services we have. Alongside that, we have put further measures in place....

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Road Network (16 Dec 2015)

Paschal Donohoe: As I indicated in my answer to Deputy Dooley's question, I am very conscious of the pressures on the M50 but I do not see the provision of major new road infrastructure as a solution at this time, nor is it feasible to do this in the context of our new capital plan. The upgrade of the M50 was completed as recently as 2010 at a cost of €1 billion and the extra...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Road Network (16 Dec 2015)

Paschal Donohoe: In respect of the implementation of multi-point tolling and what that would mean, I have made very clear that such a proposal should only be implemented if we have very substantially increased public transport capacity to provide an alternative to the M50. The congestion study done by Transport Infrastructure Ireland in April 2014 indicated there was potential to reduce the volume of traffic...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Road Safety (16 Dec 2015)

Paschal Donohoe: ​I will discuss the public transport dimension of responding to this challenge when I reply to the following question. For now, however, I will concentrate on the measures that relate to the M50 itself. As the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, I have responsibility for overall policy and funding in respect of the national roads programme. The planning, design and...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (16 Dec 2015)

Paschal Donohoe: 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 the planning and development of public transport infrastructure in the Greater Dublin Area (GDA).  I understand it is proposed to close all level crossings on the Maynooth line...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Licences (16 Dec 2015)

Paschal Donohoe: ​Since January 2013, in accordance with EU requirements, Irish learner permits and driving licences have been issued in plastic credit-card sized format instead of the older paper format. EU Directive 2006/126/EC provided for a number of security features as part of the card design.  The card containing a microchip was an optional feature and the Irish driving licence...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (16 Dec 2015)

Paschal Donohoe: ​As Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, I have responsibility for overall policy and funding in relation to the national roads programme. The planning, design and implementation of individual national road projects is a matter for Transport Infrastructure Ireland (formerly known as the NRA) under the Roads Act 1993, as amended, in conjunction with the local authorities...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects Status (16 Dec 2015)

Paschal Donohoe: ​As Minister for Transport, Tourism and 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 Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII, formerly known as the National Roads Authority) under the Roads Acts 1993-2015 in conjunction with the local...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety (16 Dec 2015)

Paschal Donohoe: ​I refer the Deputy to my reply to Priority Question No. 1 today, which I answered earlier.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Military Aircraft Landings (16 Dec 2015)

Paschal Donohoe: The primary purpose of the Air Navigation (Carriage of Munitions of War, Weapons and Dangerous Goods) Order 1973, as amended, is ensuring the safety of aircraft and those on board.   My Department carries out appropriate consultations with other Departments and agencies in relation to applications for permits under the Order. The applications are then processed, taking...