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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Traffic Calming Measures (12 Dec 2018)

Shane Ross: As Minister for Transport, Tourism & Sport, I have responsibility for overall policy and funding in relation to the national roads programme. Under the Roads Acts 1993-2015, the planning, operation and development of individual road projects is a matter for (a) the relevant road authority (i.e. local authorities in whose functional area a road development is situated) in...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic Legislation (12 Dec 2018)

Shane Ross: The use of CCTV to monitor the use of bus lanes, both during their hours of operation and otherwise, for traffic flow purposes is entirely a matter of the local authorities in whose functional areas the bus lanes are located. For the purposes of enforcing road traffic legislative requirements, on the other hand, there is already provision in the Road Traffic Acts for the use of cameras as an...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Legislative Reviews (12 Dec 2018)

Shane Ross: The internal review of the Air Navigation (Carriage of Munitions of War, Weapons and Dangerous Goods) Orders, 1973 and 1989, is currently being finalised by my Department. Work on the review was regrettably delayed during the year primarily due to other conflicting priorities.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Civil Aviation Regulation (12 Dec 2018)

Shane Ross: The Commission for Aviation Regulation was considered along with other options late last year when it became clear that the Irish Aviation Authority was no longer a viable option, for reasons which I have advised this House of on a number of occasions. The Commission for Aviation is primarily an economic regulator, with some additional licensing functions related to the travel industry...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Improvement Schemes (12 Dec 2018)

Shane Ross: The improvement and maintenance of regional and local roads (RLR) is the statutory responsibility of the relevant local authority 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. Details of the regional and local road grant allocations and payments to local...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects Status (12 Dec 2018)

Shane Ross: As Minister for Transport, Tourism & Sport, I have responsibility for overall policy and funding in relation to the national roads programme. Under the Roads Acts 1993-2015, the planning, design and operation of individual roads is a matter for the relevant road authority in relation to local and regional roads, or for Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII) in conjunction with the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects Status (12 Dec 2018)

Shane Ross: As Minister for Transport, Tourism & Sport, I have responsibility for overall policy and funding in relation to the national roads programme. However, under the Roads Acts 1993-2015, the planning, design and construction of individual roads is a matter for the relevant road authority in relation to local and regional roads, or for Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII) in conjunction...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Carbon Budget (12 Dec 2018)

Shane Ross: As the Deputy is aware, the Carbon Reduction Programme in my Department was allocated €5.5m in Budget 2018 to support measures which work towards decarbonising the transport sector. Funding is sourced from within this allocation for the Green Public Transport Fund to support the uptake of low carbon, energy efficient technologies within the public transport sector. Following...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Services (12 Dec 2018)

Shane Ross: I propose to take Questions Nos. 46 and 59 together. As Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport I have responsibility for policy and overall funding in relation to public transport. The National Transport Authority (NTA) has responsibility for ensuring the development and delivery of public transport infrastructure in the Greater Dublin Area including, in consultation with Iarnród...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Civil Aviation Regulation (12 Dec 2018)

Shane Ross: During 2016, I exercised my ministerial discretion to refuse 10 applications made by Atlas Air, Inc. for the carriage of munitions of war through Irish sovereign airspace. Further statistics relating to the number of applications granted and refused are available on my Department's website.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Search and Rescue Service Provision (12 Dec 2018)

Shane Ross: The aeronautical search and rescue service for Ireland is managed by the Irish Coast Guard, which is a Division of my Department. The service is currently delivered under a contract with CHC Ireland DAC. The 10 year contract runs to July 2022 with the possibility of an extension. Average annual costs of this service are in the region of €60m. Matters relating to the Air Corps are a...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Network (12 Dec 2018)

Shane Ross: As Minister for Transport, Tourism & Sport, I have responsibility for overall policy and funding in relation to the national roads programme. Under the Roads Acts 1993-2015, the planning, design and operation of individual roads is a matter for the relevant road authority in relation to local and regional roads, or for Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII) in conjunction with the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Military Aircraft Landings (12 Dec 2018)

Shane Ross: Up to the end of November 2018, my Department has processed 43 applications for an exemption to carry munitions of war which were also classified as being 'dangerous goods' under Annex 18 of the Chicago Convention. Ten applications were refused and 33 were granted. Statistics relating to exemptions granted for flights landing in Ireland with 'dangerous goods' are published on my Department's...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (12 Dec 2018)

Shane Ross: I refer the Deputy to my replies to Priority Questions numbers 2 and 5, which I answered earlier.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Ministerial Meetings (12 Dec 2018)

Shane Ross: I will consider a visit to Navan as part of my Ministerial itinerary in 2019.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (12 Dec 2018)

Shane Ross: The issue raised is a matter for Bus Éireann in conjunction with the National Transport Authority and I have forwarded the Deputy's question to Bus Éireann for direct reply. Please advise my private office if you do not receive a response within ten working days.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Parliamentary Questions Data (12 Dec 2018)

Shane Ross: The information sought by the Deputy is voluminous in nature and will take time to collate. Accordingly, a full reply to this PQ will issue within 10 working days.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Network (12 Dec 2018)

Shane Ross: As Minister for Transport, Tourism & Sport, I have responsibility for overall policy and funding in relation to the national roads programme.  Under the Roads Acts 1993-2015, the planning, design and construction of individual roads is a matter for the relevant road authority in relation to local and regional roads, or for Transport Infrastructure Ireland...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (12 Dec 2018)

Shane Ross: As Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, I have responsibility for policy and overall funding in relation to public transport.  The National Transport Authority (NTA) has statutory responsibility for the planning and development of public transport infrastructure in the Greater Dublin Area, including bus fleet acquisition. Noting the NTA's responsibility for implementation...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport Initiatives (12 Dec 2018)

Shane Ross: As Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, I have responsibility for policy and overall funding in relation to public transport.  The National Transport Authority (NTA) has statutory responsibility for the planning and development of public transport infrastructure in the Greater Dublin Area, including ticketing and technology. Noting the NTA's responsibility for...