Results 21-40 of 157 for sligo speaker:Shane Ross

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Improvement Schemes (22 May 2019)

Shane Ross: Proposals to deliver an upgraded East-West route linking Dundalk to Sligo, taking in Cavan, involve linking elements of the national road network and regional roads along as direct a route as possible. Essentially the route involves upgrade/realignment works on the regional routes from Dundalk to Cavan and on national routes from Cavan to Sligo. As regards the regional road aspect of the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Roads Maintenance Funding (8 May 2019)

Shane Ross: ...Offaly County Council 4,750,500 0 0.00% 871,000 0 0.00% 1,775,000 191,412 10.78% Roscommon County Council 8,625,500 0 0.00% 1,581,500 0 0.00% 3,251,000 0 0.00% Sligo County Council 5,804,000 365,641 6.30% 1,064,000 2,357 0.22% 2,185,000 651,620 29.82% Tipperary County Council 12,436,000 422,489 3.40% 2,280,000 0 0.00%...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Infrastructure Ireland Data (11 Apr 2019)

Shane Ross: ...62 At land acquisition stage, site investigation and detailed design 2023 Eastern Garavogue Bridge and Approach Road (DTTaS element) 20 Land acquisition, advance works and preparation of contract documents. 2022 Adamstown & Nangor Road Upgrades 18 At Construction stage 2019 Sligo Western Distributor Road (DTTaS element) 15 At Construction stage 2020 R498 Latteragh realignment...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Public Transport Provision (10 Apr 2019)

Shane Ross: ...of the bus fleet, the DART expansion programme which will see the DART system expanded providing fast, high-frequency electrified services to Hazelhatch on the Kildare line and Maynooth on the Maynooth-Sligo line, and the Phoenix Park tunnel link, which connects to the Maynooth line and links Heuston and Connolly stations. We are now trying to implement that strategy. That is the reason...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects Expenditure (10 Apr 2019)

Shane Ross: .../Kilalloe Bypass/R494 Upgrade 62 At land acquisition stage, site investigation and detailed design 2023 Eastern Garavogue Bridge and Approach Road (DTTaS element) 20 Land acquisition, advance works and preparation of contract documents. 2022 Adamstown & Nangor Road Upgrades 18 At Construction stage 2019 Sligo Western Distributor Road (DTTaS element) 15 At Construction stage...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Greenways Funding (9 Apr 2019)

Shane Ross: ...call for Greenways held by my Department closed on 30th November 2018. Over the course of this funding call, 22 extensive applications were submitted by 15 Local Authorities and 1 State Agency. Sligo County Council and Mayo County Council were among those that submitted applications. My Department officials are currently in the process of assessing each of these detailed application...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Air Traffic Control Services (9 Apr 2019)

Shane Ross: I propose to take Questions Nos. 541 to 543, inclusive, and 550 together. With regard to State funding for Sligo Airport,  this airport is not part of the Regional Airports Programme.  In relation to Coast Guard operations, the Deputy will be aware that the State's search and rescue service is provided by the Coast Guard by way...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Mountain Rescue Service (2 Apr 2019)

Shane Ross: ...on the specific allocations to the teams and Mountain Rescue Ireland. These will be announced over the next couple of months. The following Table sets out the amount in 2018 paid to each team. 2018 Grant Amount € Sligo-Leitrim Mountain Rescue Team 7,407.00 SARDA- Search and Rescue Dog Association 7,407.00 Glen of Imaal Mountain Rescue Team 14,815.00 South Eastern...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects Status (28 Mar 2019)

Shane Ross: ...Repealing Regulations (EU) No 1316/2013 and (EU) No 283/2014, the European Parliament proposed an amendment to the Annex. The Parliament's proposed amendment was to include the alignment of Derry - Sligo - Galway on the North Sea - Mediterranean Core Network Corridor. This amendment was deemed unacceptable by the European Commission on the grounds that alignments of the core network...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Public Transport Provision (26 Mar 2019)

Shane Ross: ...lift-accessible bus stop in each direction. This programme is at an early stage. The NTA advised that plans are in progress for the installation of wheelchair-accessible stops at Ballyshannon and Sligo bus stations. However, according to the NTA, it is likely to be 2020 or 2021 before those works are completed. The NTA is aware that high floor single deck coaches do not offer a good...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Public Transport Provision (26 Mar 2019)

Shane Ross: .... This is a very good and suitable forum for the Deputy to bring up the case but he would not expect me to say that I will move and do something with the 480 route between Donegal town and Sligo, including access to Sligo Institute of Technology, this evening. It is not something which is either within my power or would be possible for me to do. What the Deputy has done is to highlight...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: EU Funding (12 Mar 2019)

Shane Ross: ...Repealing Regulations (EU) No 1316/2013 and (EU) No 283/2014, the European Parliament proposed an amendment to the Annex. The Parliament's proposed amendment was to include the alignment of Derry - Sligo - Galway on the North Sea - Mediterranean Core Network Corridor. This amendment was deemed unacceptable by the European Commission on the grounds that alignments of the core network...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Road Projects Status (7 Mar 2019)

Shane Ross: ...appraisal and falls into the pipeline category. The overall aim of the scheme is to aid in the delivery of Project Ireland 2040 by enhancing connectivity between Dublin Port and the west, in particular Sligo and Athlone. The extent of the section of the M4 corridor under consideration includes the mainline carriageway between junction 7, Maynooth, and junction 5, Leixlip, and the...

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (Revised) (6 Mar 2019)

Shane Ross: ...Infrastructure Ireland, TII, and various local authorities, we intend to progress the following major Project Ireland 2040 projects during the course of 2019: the N4 Collooney to Castlebaldwin scheme; the N8 Dunkettle scheme, which will commence construction; the Sligo western distributor road; and road upgrades in the vicinity of Grangecastle Business Park. Early planning work on the M20...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Driver Test Waiting Lists (5 Mar 2019)

Shane Ross: ...in under ten weeks. The current average wait time, as of 4 March 2019, is 8.8 weeks. Some centres, such as Carrick-on-Shannon, Castlebar, Dún Laoghaire-Deansgrange, Finglas, Letterkenny, Naas, Sligo, Waterford and Wexford are at six weeks or less. There are, however, some centres where the wait time is considerably longer. The longest average wait times are currently in Wicklow,...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Maritime Safety (26 Feb 2019)

Shane Ross: Officials in my Department are happy to engage with Sligo County Council in relation to safe landing requirements and compliance with the Merchant Shipping Acts. Obviously, such engagement does not prejudice the role of Marine Survey Office as the maritime transport regulator in ensuring that all relevant safety requirements have been met.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Network (13 Feb 2019)

Shane Ross: ...2105 Limerick City and County 521 3138 3659 Longford 154 1367 1521 Louth 266 1389 1655 Mayo 629 5459 6088 Meath 574 2578 3152 Monaghan 302 2122 2424 Offaly 389 1666 2055 Roscommon 373 3357 3730 Sligo 224 2286 2510 South Dublin 106 786 892 Tipperary 896 4482 5378 Waterford City and County 421 2426 2847 Westmeath 310 1829 2139 Wexford 477 2851 3328 Wicklow 445 1671 2116 Cork...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Budgets (7 Feb 2019)

Shane Ross: ...expected expenditure of over €2m in 2019 on the following projects Granuaile-Special Survey Dry Dock; Granuaile - Waterpipes replacement; Coastal Stations – Fastnet re-equipl; Lantern Room and first year of Blackrock Sligo re-equip; Coastal Monitoring Solution of Coastal AtoN Due for completion 2019 Total 7.953

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Roads Maintenance Funding (22 Jan 2019)

Shane Ross: The improvement and maintenance of regional and local roads (RLR) in Sligo is the statutory responsibility of Sligo County Council, in accordance with the provisions of Section 13 of the Roads Act 1993. Works on those roads are funded from the Council's own resources supplemented by State road grants. The initial selection and prioritisation of works to be funded is a matter...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects Status (15 Jan 2019)

Shane Ross: ... Athy Southern Distributor Road 34 2023 Planning/design Adamstown and Nangor Road Upgrade 18 2019 Implementation / Construction Eastern Garavogue Bridge and Approach Road 26 2022 Planning/Design Sligo Western Distributor Road 20 2020 Procurement R498 Latteragh realignment 15 2021 Planning/design Tralee Northern Relief Road 11 2021 Detailed Appraisal Phase Portlaoise Southern...