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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Consultancy Contracts Data (28 Jan 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: ​Details of expenditure on external services, including consultancies as requested by the Deputy, are available from my Department's website at the following link.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Inquiries (28 Jan 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: ​My Department has not had responsibility for tribunals of inquiry, commissions of inquiry or investigations in the stated timeframe.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Ministerial Allowances (28 Jan 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: ​The information sought by the Deputy is available on my Department's website at the following link: 

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Expenditure (28 Jan 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: The costs incurred on external media monitoring services in the period 2011 to 2015 are as follows. 2011 - 2013 Nil 2014 - €1,348.76 2015 - € 2,855.33

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Regional Road Network (28 Jan 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 management...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Local Authority Services (28 Jan 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 383 and 384 together. ​ As road authorities, it is a matter for local authorities, in conjunction with TII in respect of national roads, to manage the maintenance of roads within their functional areas.  Within their roads budget, it is also a matter for local authorities to prioritise maintenance works which have safety implications. The...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Local Authority Services (28 Jan 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: ​As road authorities, it is a matter for local authorities, in conjunction with TII in respect of national roads, to manage the maintenance of roads within their functional areas.  Within their roads budget, it is also a matter for local authorities to prioritise maintenance works which have safety implications.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Motor Industry (28 Jan 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: ​Improvements in vehicle design and the incorporation of new technologies afford greater safety for motorists and other road users and is a fundamental element of the more holistic 'safe systems approach' to road safety as outlined in the Government's 2013-2020 Road Safety Strategy.  Actions in the Strategy relating to the ongoing research of emerging 'in-road'...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Light Rail Projects Status (28 Jan 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. The scheme has been included in the Government’s new Capital Plan 'Building on Recovery Infrastructure & Capital Investment...

Seanad: Public Transport Bill 2015: Second Stage (27 Jan 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: I thank the House for the opportunity to introduce the Public Transport Bill 2015 today. At the outset I emphasise that this is a technical Bill that amends six existing statutes and does not involve any new regulatory policy. It is a short Bill comprising just ten sections, as passed by the Dáil. Broadly speaking, the Bill amends the following Acts: the Dublin Transport Authority Act...

Seanad: Public Transport Bill 2015: Second Stage (27 Jan 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: I thank all Senators for highlighting the many issues that have been raised. Given the broad range of areas covered by the Bill, unsurprisingly a breadth of matters have been raised by each of the Senators who have spoken. I will try to respond to each of their queries in turn. Senator Sean D. Barrett spoke about the role of the National Transport Authority, NTA, and asked whether it might...

Seanad: Public Transport Bill 2015: Second Stage (27 Jan 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: Only a relatively small portion of the timeframe involved is related to the availability of funding to the Exchequer. Much of it is driven by how much time it will take to construct a railway order, the understandable work that will need to be done in the lodging of that order with An Bord Pleanála and how much time it will take the board to consider it. The procurement process will...

Seanad: Public Transport Bill 2015: Second Stage (27 Jan 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: The Senator asked if the legislative basis for congestion charge already exists. This Bill does not create the ability to do it. Most of the discussion on congestion charging and multi-point tolling focuses on the M50. I have said that until we substantially expand our public transport capacity, we would not be in favour of changing that and introducing a new tolling regime. Given that, I...

Seanad: Public Transport Bill 2015: Committee and Remaining Stages (27 Jan 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: Representatives of the NTA and Bus Éireann appeared before the Joint Committee on Transport and Communications in recent weeks to discuss the current provision of services. I am not aware of the specific issue the Senator has mentioned. I will ask the NTA and Bus Éireann to provide me an update as to what is happening and I will furnish that to the Senator.

Seanad: Public Transport Bill 2015: Committee and Remaining Stages (27 Jan 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: I am well aware of the Senator's point.The challenge we have is that the cost of the buses to which the Senator refers is multiples of that relating to the vehicles we can access which are diesel-powered but which are considerably cleaner and more efficient than they have been in the past. I have engaged with Dublin Bus on this matter and it is considering all kinds of measures to make its...

Seanad: Public Transport Bill 2015: Committee and Remaining Stages (27 Jan 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: It would amount to multiples of the cost. We are considering the matter very closely with Dublin Bus and Bus Éireann to see what further progress can be made. With regard to the overall public transport network, the answers are obvious but still worth stating. We must try to make our buses as environmentally friendly as possible. Services such as the Luas and a metro could have a...

Seanad: Public Transport Bill 2015: Committee and Remaining Stages (27 Jan 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: The short answer is that it absolutely is being considered.

Seanad: Public Transport Bill 2015: Committee and Remaining Stages (27 Jan 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: The Senator mentioned the latter point on Second Stage. I have worked with the National Transport Authority on this and the Senator makes a fair point in saying that the greatest use of transport services occurs in the evenings and on Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights. We cannot deal with this legislatively but it is a matter of making the right resources and funding available directly to...

Seanad: Public Transport Bill 2015: Committee and Remaining Stages (27 Jan 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: I have not yet received the correspondence but I will inquire about it. I am sure it is on its way to me. I assume the funding referred to by the Senator is the TEN-T funding stream. In my experience of dealing with TEN-T funding, the criteria tend to be carefully set by the European Commission. When I receive the letter, I will respond to the committee. The State faces a challenge in...

Seanad: Public Transport Bill 2015: Committee and Remaining Stages (27 Jan 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: I thank Senators for their contribution to this debate and for facilitating the speedy passage of the Bill. This legislation is very broad and contains many different pieces but experience has taught me that unless one takes the opportunity to update items of legislation as experience demands it, one inevitably pays a larger price later on. This Bill seeks to do so and I again thank all the...