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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Greater Dublin Area Transport Strategy 2022-2042: National Transport Authority (28 Jun 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: Just as a rule of thumb, is there information that indicates this type of situation occurs or does it depend on the context?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Greater Dublin Area Transport Strategy 2022-2042: National Transport Authority (28 Jun 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: I refer to that information not existing. I would have presumed in the context of Ms Graham's response that it is all relative. My question should not really depend on how many people live in an area. If my question is about whether there is a correlation between an increase in frequency and an increase in demand, then there could be a smaller increase in demand relatively speaking. I...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Greater Dublin Area Transport Strategy 2022-2042: National Transport Authority (28 Jun 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: It might be a useful exercise to collate work done on this topic in the past to see if there are patterns in respect of demand versus service.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Greater Dublin Area Transport Strategy 2022-2042: National Transport Authority (28 Jun 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: Mr. Creegan mentioned the propensity to shift towards bicycles or e-bikes. If the models do not adequately factor in human behaviour, we could underestimate or overestimate. The big risk is to underestimate the modal shift opportunity that is there. Returning to the late-night economy, taxis and public transport, the situation every weekend, particularly in Dublin, is not satisfactory....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Greater Dublin Area Transport Strategy 2022-2042: National Transport Authority (28 Jun 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: In defence of Deputy Lahart-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Greater Dublin Area Transport Strategy 2022-2042: National Transport Authority (28 Jun 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: What timeline does the NRA envisage for the public transport piece and the taxi piece? Regarding the notion that the system is working or is not broken, people are waiting an hour and a half for a taxi or are unable to get a taxi. Then there is the idea that it is just four hours at the weekend. It is like the Dublin Airport Authority appearing before the committee and saying the system is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Greater Dublin Area Transport Strategy 2022-2042: National Transport Authority (28 Jun 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: The system is either working or not working. It is not working for those people, and there are thousands of them. They are on social media and will contact public representatives, particularly in this city. It is not a satisfactory or acceptable position. I firmly hold that view. With due respect, it is the NTA, the Department and the Minister who have responsibility to ensure that...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Greater Dublin Area Transport Strategy 2022-2042: National Transport Authority (28 Jun 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: Yes, the NTA regulates the system and it is up to people-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Greater Dublin Area Transport Strategy 2022-2042: National Transport Authority (28 Jun 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: Yes, of their own volition.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Greater Dublin Area Transport Strategy 2022-2042: National Transport Authority (28 Jun 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: Does the NTA, as the regulator, have a sense of what is an appropriate number of taxis for the Dublin area that it is aiming for and hopes to have in place by mid-July, the end of July and by the end of summer? To follow up on that, if the NTA takes these measures, and I see it is limited in the levers it has to the fare structure piece and the recruitment campaign piece, and we end up in a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Greater Dublin Area Transport Strategy 2022-2042: National Transport Authority (28 Jun 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: What about Dublin?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Greater Dublin Area Transport Strategy 2022-2042: National Transport Authority (28 Jun 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: Extending opening hours.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Greater Dublin Area Transport Strategy 2022-2042: National Transport Authority (28 Jun 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: When might we hear about the night-time economy piece? That is obviously something that would help. I have to say that I am hearing in Ms Graham's responses that she recognises that there is a problem, even if she does not agree with me-----

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (23 Jun 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: There are acute challenges with regard to public transport in the late-night economy and they need to be addressed. Last week, the Tánaiste pointed to Uber and Lyft as a possible solution. He said they are just not available in Ireland in the same way and maybe we need to look at that again to see if we can liberalise that. Those comments caused significant concern, not least with the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Urban Development (23 Jun 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: 22. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the measures he is taking to maximise public greenspace in urban areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33221/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Suicide Prevention (23 Jun 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: 450. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1728 of 19 January 2022 if he will provide an update on vacant suicide resource officer posts in counties Louth and Meath; the date on which these posts will be filled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33630/22]

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021: Committee Stage (22 Jun 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: I do not oppose the amendments. I am quite sure the judgment stated that a legislative change was not needed to give to the ruling and that the State should get on with it. I support the move to the master licence record, but there is an opportunity to go further. There are anomalous situations whereby, for example, a vehicle can be sold to a child who does not have licence. I raised,...

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021: Committee Stage (22 Jun 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: I wish to speak on amendment No. 69 and the design of traffic signage. I want to speak specifically on the bilingual nature of much of our road signage and the prominence given to the English language. I engaged on this for years as a member of a local authority. I have had any amount of challenges with regard to road signage. Companies in my constituency deliver road signs for the whole...

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021: Committee Stage (22 Jun 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: That is my question as well because it was not entirely clear from the briefing note. For talk's sake, say pre- and post-, is it the case that "fit and proper" list that I think is there for taxi drivers is being brought in in totality, as in, it has not been there before for driving instructors and will be now?

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021: Committee Stage (22 Jun 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: Okay. There is a second piece then on a specific anomaly that was there, based on the briefing note, regarding a particular sexual offence that was categorised as a temporary ban and now needs to be made a lifetime ban. Is that the correct interpretation and was that already there or what is the provision to be?