Results 3,101-3,120 of 19,173 for speaker:Shane Ross
- Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (Revised) (6 Mar 2019) Shane Ross: A person living here with a UK driving licence is advised to exchange that for an Irish licence. That is absolutely the message that should go out and that is what those people ought to do. Following a no-deal Brexit, a UK driving licence will no longer be valid for Irish residents. I am trying to be as unambiguous as possible.
- Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (Revised) (6 Mar 2019) Shane Ross: No, the person just switches it. It is just a straight swap.
- Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (Revised) (6 Mar 2019) Shane Ross: A person is entitled to do that now and people are being advised to do that because that will bypass any problems in future.
- Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (Revised) (6 Mar 2019) Shane Ross: I do not know.
- Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (Revised) (6 Mar 2019) Shane Ross: I do not know if there is a cost but I can find out. I presume there is. There is a cost for everything. I would be amazed if there was not some sort of administrative cost.
- Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (Revised) (6 Mar 2019) Shane Ross: I do not know but I will find out. I will find out if there is a cost and let the committee know. This exchange must be done before 29 March 2019. That is a few weeks away.
- Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (Revised) (6 Mar 2019) Shane Ross: Under the Geneva Convention, people can drive for another 12 months. I encourage everybody, however, to make the exchange.
- Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (Revised) (6 Mar 2019) Shane Ross: It is proof. It is not an insurance policy but it is proof, when a person goes across the Border, that he or she has insurance. It is accepted as proof.
- Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (Revised) (6 Mar 2019) Shane Ross: I presume so.
- Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (Revised) (6 Mar 2019) Shane Ross: It will have to run out of date.
- Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (Revised) (6 Mar 2019) Shane Ross: It could not work otherwise.
- Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (Revised) (6 Mar 2019) Shane Ross: Returning to the question of where money is going for tourism, I can list that off. Some of the extra €35 million is being used by the tourist agencies. They are concentrating on Brexit. The effect of Brexit on tourism could be very damaging. We have already seen a drop in sterling. That will, initially anyway, discourage people from Britain coming over here. That €35...
- Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Driver Test Waiting Lists (5 Mar 2019)
Shane Ross: I thank the Senator. I never get weary of responding to this question because it is important. I hope the response and the achievements will be acknowledged by those who have, quite rightly, raised it in the past. The driver test service is provided by the Road Safety Authority. I am very aware of the current waiting times for driver tests throughout the country.I accept waiting times at...
- Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Driver Test Waiting Lists (5 Mar 2019)
Shane Ross: It would have been helpful if those who have been so critical of the waiting times, and rightly so, were prepared to acknowledge that the target of ten weeks, which I have never seen disputed, has been beaten. It is down at 8.8 weeks now. I am delighted to be able to say that today. That is the lowest figure for a long time. An acknowledgement of that fact would have been more helpful...
- Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Dublin Bus Fleet (5 Mar 2019)
Shane Ross: Procurement of vehicles for Dublin Bus and other PSO bus fleets is a matter for the National Transport Authority. As Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport I have made clear my intent, and that of the Government, to transition from diesel fuelled buses towards greener fuels and technologies, for the great potential such technologies offer to reduce...
- Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Ports Development (5 Mar 2019)
Shane Ross: I propose to take Questions Nos. 437 to 440, inclusive, and 443 and 444 together. Dublin, Cork, Galway, New Ross, Shannon Foynes and Waterford Port/Harbour Companies currently operate under the aegis of my Department. My last meeting with board members from each of the following Port Companies took place on the following dates;Dublin Port Company- 10th November 2017Galway Harbour...
- Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Ports Development (5 Mar 2019)
Shane Ross: I propose to take Questions Nos. 441, 442 and 445 together. In line with National Ports Policy, Wicklow Port Company was dissolved on the 30 August 2016 and the harbour was transferred to the control of Wicklow County Council. S.I. 462 of 2016 gave effect to this. Drogheda Port Company transferred to the control of Louth County Council on the 2 October 2017. S.I. 424 of 2017 gave effect to...
- Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Vehicle Registration (5 Mar 2019)
Shane Ross: My Department is currently working with industry stakeholders, other Government Departments and State agencies to develop guidelines for the testing of autonomous vehicles on Irish roads. The guidelines make clear that any vehicles being tested on public roads must obey all relevant road traffic laws, and that tests should be underpinned by a safety plan setting out the safety assurance and...
- Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Vehicle Registration (5 Mar 2019)
Shane Ross: I am aware of the increasing use of eScooters, electrically/powered skateboards etc. on our roads. I have requested the Road Safety Authority to research how such vehicles (classified as mechanically propelled vehicles in the Road Traffic Acts) are dealt with (i.e. regulated) in other countries, particularly other Member States. I am keen to understand the road safety implications of...
- Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Travel Trade Sector (5 Mar 2019)
Shane Ross: Directive (EU) 2015/2302 on package travel and linked travel arrangements was adopted by the European Parliament and Council on 25 November 2015. Officials in my Department have drafted a Statutory Instrument which will amend existing national legislation in order to transpose the Directive. The S.I. is currently with the Office of Parliamentary Counsel for...