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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Cycling Facilities Funding (17 Dec 2015)

Timmy Dooley: 694. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amount of steady State fixed capital investment required to maintain cycle lanes in the greater Dublin area, by county, in tabular form. [45748/15]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Network (17 Dec 2015)

Timmy Dooley: 695. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amount of steady State fixed-capital investment required to maintain local, regional and national roads, by county, in tabular form. [45749/15]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport Initiatives (17 Dec 2015)

Timmy Dooley: 696. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport how much Córas Iompair Éireann, Iarnród Éireann and Dublin Bus real-time information smart telephone apps cost to develop and roll out. [45750/15]

Order of Business (16 Dec 2015)

Timmy Dooley: The Taoiseach did not send too many people either.

Order of Business (16 Dec 2015)

Timmy Dooley: We do not even know what the Taoiseach has offered us. We did not hear what was offered?

Committee on Transport and Communications: Select Sub-Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport Bill 2015: Committee Stage (16 Dec 2015)

Timmy Dooley: I thank the Minister for taking the concerns on board. I appreciate his communication with me.

Other Questions: Public Transport Fares (16 Dec 2015)

Timmy Dooley: The bottom line is that it comes down to the level of subvention that is available. What I am saying in a roundabout way is that there is a need for the Minister to fight at the Cabinet table for a greater level of subvention. We all have faith in his capacity to ensure the burden of the cost of a publicly funded public transport system does not weigh too heavily on the shoulders of those...

Other Questions: Public Transport Fares (16 Dec 2015)

Timmy Dooley: 6. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will address concerns regarding the decreasing affordability of public transport, given the recent rise in the cost of fares in addition to consistent increases over the past four years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44999/15]

Other Questions: Public Transport Fares (16 Dec 2015)

Timmy Dooley: The Minister is aware of the significant increases in the cost of public transport and the impact that is having on people's use of it. The Minister has correctly identified some of the investment that he has made. However, there is a rising concern about the affordability of public transport as a result of the significant increases in fares. I ask him to address that and to provide any...

Other Questions: Public Transport Fares (16 Dec 2015)

Timmy Dooley: There is no doubt about the need to make public transport more attractive by creating better, more accountable and, importantly, more affordable transport systems. Extensive fare hikes have taken place across bus, rail and Luas services. If one looks at it cumulatively over the last four years, one cannot but conclude that providers have been predatory and made a significant dent in...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Sports Funding (16 Dec 2015)

Timmy Dooley: 4. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to address concerns that there is systematic inequality in Government funding for female sports participation programmes; and what policies he is implementing to increase female youth participation in sport. [45447/15]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Sports Funding (16 Dec 2015)

Timmy Dooley: The Minister of State will be aware of the systemic inequality in Government funding for female sports participation. Will he outline what policy measures the Department is taking to increase female youth participation in sport?

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Sports Funding (16 Dec 2015)

Timmy Dooley: Ireland is rated the third worst European Union member state for primary level physical education and the seventh worst at second level. Women show much lower activity levels and participation rates in sport than young men, with only 39% of the 16 to 25 female age cohort playing a sport compared to 63% of males in the same age group. We learned recently that significantly fewer women than...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Sports Funding (16 Dec 2015)

Timmy Dooley: A big bang approach is needed. The Department must introduce a strategy that has been thought out. While I do not underestimate the Minister of State's commitment in this regard, particularly with regard to funding various groups, these efforts will only keep things ticking along. This approach must be overlaid with a new and appropriately funded strategy that encourages greater...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Road Safety (16 Dec 2015)

Timmy Dooley: I think the Minister will agree that demand management is an important aspect of ensuring we get the best out of the investment that has already been made. Has any consideration been given to a reduced toll or perhaps a period in which no toll would apply, particularly on the West Link section of the M50, to encourage people to travel earlier and later. While I accept the tolling component...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Road Safety (16 Dec 2015)

Timmy Dooley: I thank the Minister. He mentioned the €4 billion investment. An outer orbital route would obviously cost significantly more and we have to continue to invest in transport infrastructure. I take his point on the investment in buses. That has to be done anyway. There is a relatively small increase in overall bus numbers. What we are lacking is an appropriate basic infrastructure...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Road Safety (16 Dec 2015)

Timmy Dooley: 1. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to address concerns regarding levels of traffic congestion in Dublin, and especially the knock-on congestion caused by blockages on the M50 motorway; if he is developing a strategic plan to deal with the traffic problems on the M50; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45446/15]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Road Safety (16 Dec 2015)

Timmy Dooley: The Minister is aware of the serious concerns among commuters and the business community in this city about the potential negative impact of congestion, in particular on the M50, on the lives of those who must commute to work on a daily basis and on growth rates in Dublin.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety (16 Dec 2015)

Timmy Dooley: 15. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will address concerns regarding increasing levels of traffic congestion in Dublin, especially the knock-on congestion caused by blockages on the M50 motorway; if he is developing a strategic plan to deal with the traffic problems on the M50; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44996/15]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Mitigation Plan (16 Dec 2015)

Timmy Dooley: 19. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if Ireland will meet its transport renewables targets under the European Union's sharing effort for greenhouse gas reductions; and if he will address concerns that he has no strategic plan in place for reaching our 20% renewables target by 2020. [44997/15]