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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]

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

Timmy Dooley: 29. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will address concerns that there is systematic inequality of Government funding for female sports participation programmes as opposed to male programmes; and the active policy measures he is taking to increase female youth participation in sport and more equal funding support for sports for both genders [44998/15]

Topical Issue Debate: Flood Prevention Measures (15 Dec 2015)

Timmy Dooley: I did not come here with a wish list and an expectation that the Minister of State could, somehow, pull money out of the air. That said, an effort must be made to find the money required to address the crisis. I wish to suggest a number of possible solutions. There is no doubt that dredging and drainage work must form part of any solution. I am conscious that the catchment flood risk...

Topical Issue Debate: Flood Prevention Measures (15 Dec 2015)

Timmy Dooley: I thank the Minister of State for his response. One of the elements that could be undertaken quickly is the construction of flood defence mechanisms around private residences under the minor works scheme. If community groups could be given the chance to work on a solution, I have no doubt, having spent a lot of time with them over the weekend, that they would be happy to do so. The CFRAM...

Topical Issue Debate: Flood Prevention Measures (15 Dec 2015)

Timmy Dooley: I am sure the Minister of State, Deputy Harris, is well aware of the impact of recent floods in County Clare on the lives and livelihoods of many people. Their lives have been seriously disrupted through the flooding of their homes, the battle to keep water out of their homes, the total submergence of farmlands and the impact on livestock. All this ultimately impacts on the profitability of...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Cycling Facilities Data (15 Dec 2015)

Timmy Dooley: 628. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to reply to Parliamentary Question Number 601 of 24 November 2015 in which the National Transport Authority stated that it provides funding to a range of public agencies for bicycle lockers, the amount of funding and the number of bicycle lockers provided to date. [44684/15]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Light Rail Projects (15 Dec 2015)

Timmy Dooley: 631. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 600 of 10 November 2015 and the response from the National Transport Authority confirming that only a base-case economic appraisal has been undertaken to date for the revised Metro North project, if future funding beyond the design and planning stages will be contingent upon the results of the more...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Light Rail Projects (15 Dec 2015)

Timmy Dooley: 632. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amounts of the €166 million invested to date on the design and planning stages of the original Metro North project that will and will not be recoverable for use on the revised project [44781/15]