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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Network (10 Jun 2025)

Darragh O'Brien: The improvement and maintenance of regional and local roads is the statutory responsibility of each local authority and Exchequer funding is intended to supplement local authorities’ own resources. On 14th February I announced an Exchequer investment of €713 million in our regional and local roads across the State which represents an overall increase of over 8% in funding...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Airport Policy (10 Jun 2025)

Darragh O'Brien: It is important to Government in ensuring the sustainable development of Dublin Airport, to balance the legitimate rights of local residents who are concerned about noise levels at the airport, with the objectives of the National Aviation Policy, and the needs of business and tourism interests. As the Deputy will be aware, noise mitigation at Dublin Airport is subject to substantial...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (10 Jun 2025)

Darragh O'Brien: As the Deputy may be aware, the National Transport Authority (NTA) has responsibility for the planning and development of public transport infrastructure including, in consultation with Iarnród Éireann, the DART+ programme. The Preliminary Business Case for the DART+ programme was approved by Cabinet at Decision Gate 1 of the Public Spending Code in December 2021. The Decision...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (10 Jun 2025)

Darragh O'Brien: As the Deputy may be aware, as Minister for Transport, I have responsibility for policy and overall funding in relation to public transport. The National Transport Authority (NTA) has responsibility for the development of public transport infrastructure, including ticketing and technology projects. The NTA's Next Generation Ticketing project will provide a transformative upgrade to the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (10 Jun 2025)

Darragh O'Brien: As the Deputy may be aware, as Minister for Transport, I have responsibility for policy and overall funding in relation to public transport. The National Transport Authority (NTA) has responsibility for the development of public transport infrastructure, including ticketing and technology projects. The NTA's Next Generation Ticketing project will provide a transformative upgrade to the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (10 Jun 2025)

Darragh O'Brien: As Minister for Transport, I have responsibility for policy and overall funding in relation to public transport. However, I am not involved in the day-to-day operations of public transport. The National Transport Authority (NTA) has responsibility for the regulation of fares charged to passengers in respect of public transport services provided under public service obligation (PSO) contracts....

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (10 Jun 2025)

Darragh O'Brien: As Minister for Transport, I have responsibility for policy and overall funding in relation to public transport; however, I am not involved in the day-to-day operations of public transport. Accordingly, I can confirm the maintenance and refurbishment of train stations does not fall under the remit of my Department, as it is the responsibility of Irish Rail.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (10 Jun 2025)

Darragh O'Brien: As Minister for Transport, I have responsibility for policy and overall funding in relation to public transport; however, I am not involved in the day-to-day operations of public transport. The National Transport Authority (NTA) has statutory responsibility for securing the provision of public passenger transport services nationally and for the scheduling and timetabling of these services in...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (10 Jun 2025)

Darragh O'Brien: As Minister of Transport, I have responsibility for policy and overall funding of public transport. The National Transport Authority (NTA) has responsibility for the planning and development of public transport infrastructure within the Greater Dublin Area (GDA) including, in consultation with Iarnród Eireann, the track maintenance works on the southern DART line. Noting the NTA's...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Sector Pensions (10 Jun 2025)

Darragh O'Brien: On Thursday 15 May 2025, I was notified by CIÉ and the Trade Union Group that they have reached a negotiated position on a proposal relating to the issues associated with pension security for current employees at the CIÉ Group of Companies. The proposal also includes provision for long overdue pension in payment increases for ex-employees of the CIÉ Group. I acknowledge the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Air Safety (10 Jun 2025)

Darragh O'Brien: I propose to take Questions Nos. 383, 384, 385 and 386 together. In 2018, competency for the regulation of civil drone operations passed to the European Union (EU). The EU regulatory framework for civil drones, established through Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/947 on the procedures and rules for the operation of unmanned aircraft and Commission Delegated Regulation (EU)...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: EU Meetings (29 May 2025)

Darragh O'Brien: In line with the practice of previous years, the Department will be providing a limited number of party overflow badges to Irish civil society to attend 62nd Meeting of the Subsidiary Bodies to the UNFCCC (SB62). To date, the Department has received a small number of requests for party overflow badges for SB62. Initial responses to such requests indicated that party overflow badges would...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Illegal Dumping (29 May 2025)

Darragh O'Brien: Under the Waste Management Act, the primary responsibility for management and enforcement responses to illegal dumping lies with the local authorities. It is a matter for each local authority to determine the most appropriate awareness, enforcement, clean-up and disposal actions in relation to illegal dumping, taking account of local circumstances and priorities. As such, my Department does...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Cybersecurity Policy (29 May 2025)

Darragh O'Brien: The National Cyber Security Bill is the legislative vehicle which transposes the revised Network and Information Security Directive (NIS2) and provides the provisions that places National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) on a statutory footing. Substantial work has been completed by my Department on the transposition of the NIS2 Directive. NIS2 is a complex piece of legislation requiring a...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Angling Sector (29 May 2025)

Darragh O'Brien: Exchequer grant funding of €35m has been allocated by my Department to Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) for 2025. This funding is to enable IFI carry out its statutory functions and includes of pay / pension funding of €23.8m, non-pay current funding of €8.5m and capital funding of €2.7m. The allocation of funding for specific projects is an operational matter for...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Air Services (29 May 2025)

Darragh O'Brien: Irish airspace is managed by AirNav Ireland who provide air traffic management services to air operators transiting Irish airspace as well as air traffic control services at the three State owned airports. The right for air operators to operate in and through Irish sovereign airspace is governed by a range of agreements to which the State is a party. One of the key aims of the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (29 May 2025)

Darragh O'Brien: As Minister for Transport, I have responsibility for policy and overall funding in relation to public transport; however, I am not involved in the day-to-day operations of public transport. The issue raised by the Deputy is an operational matter for Transdev, who operate the Luas. Therefore, I have referred the Deputy's question to Transdev for direct response. Please advise my private...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (29 May 2025)

Darragh O'Brien: As Minister for Transport, I have responsibility for policy and overall funding in relation to public transport; however, I am not involved in the day-to-day operations of public transport. The issue raised by the Deputy is an operational matter for Transdev, who operate the Luas. Therefore, I have referred the Deputy's question to Transdev for direct response. Please advise my private...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (29 May 2025)

Darragh O'Brien: As Minister of Transport, I have responsibility for policy and overall funding of public transport. The National Transport Authority (NTA) has responsibility for the planning and development of public transport infrastructure within the Greater Dublin Area (GDA), including the new DART station at Woodbrook. I understanding that the works at Woodbrook station are at an advanced stage, with...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Reviews (29 May 2025)

Darragh O'Brien: I wish to confirm to the Deputy that a mid-term review of the Regional Airports Programme was undertaken by my Department in 2023. Kerry Airport along with Ireland West and Donegal airports are currently eligible for funding under this Programme. The primary focus of this review was on the performance of the Programme to date. In this regard, the review found that the Programme is...