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Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Road Projects (5 Oct 2023)

Eamon Ryan: Part of that €100 billion series of projects was the massive expansion in rural bus transport services. I could go on about the whole list of different projects we all want to build.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Road Projects (5 Oct 2023)

Eamon Ryan: No one wants to see delay and no one wants the higher costs that delay brings. I absolutely agree with the Deputy on that. However, we need to be honest and clear with people. The reason for delay in some projects is that we have a €100 billion ask and a €35 billion budget to spend. We cannot pretend to everyone that we will deliver all €100 billion when we only have...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Road Tolls (5 Oct 2023)

Eamon Ryan: I very much support the vision for Dublin’s city centre to be a better place to live, work and visit as set out by the advocacy group referred to in the Deputy's question. That is why I fully support the vision set out by Dublin City Council in their recently published draft Dublin city centre transport plan which was developed in co-operation with the National Transport Authority,...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Road Tolls (5 Oct 2023)

Eamon Ryan: There are a number of reasons I do not think it is the right strategy. We had the example of Deputy Kenny who was delayed this morning by an accident on the approaches to the M50. This road is already at full capacity. If we look at any of the statistical analysis, it is almost jammed at various sections now 24-7. In fact, we have had to introduce traffic management measures to try to...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Active Travel (5 Oct 2023)

Eamon Ryan: As Minister for Transport, I have responsibility for policy and overall funding in relation active travel infrastructure and I am glad to say there has been significant progress in relation to both in recent years. At a policy level, last year I published Sustainable Mobility Policy which has two particularly relevant high-level goals, namely – Goal 5: Take a whole of journey approach...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (5 Oct 2023)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 14 and 64 together. I’m informed by the National Transport Authority that it wrote to the Deputy on this matter a year ago and made a commitment to meet with public representatives beforemaking the changes referred to in the Deputy’s question. NTA has informed me that they are happy to undertake a review of the proposals for the particular area...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Park-and-Ride Facilities (5 Oct 2023)

Eamon Ryan: As the Deputy knows I’m a firm believer in public transport and its potential to improve people’s lives and contribute to emissions reduction. I agree that we need to incentivise more people to use public transport. That’s why this Government has supported – A reduction in public transport fares by 20% for all passengers;The introduction of the new Young Adults...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (5 Oct 2023)

Eamon Ryan: The improvement and maintenance of regional and local roads is the statutory responsibility of each local authority in accordance with the provisions of Section 13 of the Roads Act 1993. Works on those roads are funded from Councils' own resources supplemented by State road grants. The initial selection and prioritisation of works to be funded is a matter for the local authority. Any...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (5 Oct 2023)

Eamon Ryan: Kishoge station was originally delivered as part of the Kildare Route Rail Project and designed to serve the major residential development planned for the Clonburris Strategic Development Zone. As we all know that major residential development never proceeded due to the financial crisis at that time. Due to that, a decision was taken not to proceed with the opening of the station due to...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Network (5 Oct 2023)

Eamon Ryan: The improvement and maintenance of regional and local roads is the statutory responsibility of each local authority, in accordance with the provisions of Section 13 of the Roads Act 1993. Works on those roads are funded from local authorities' own resources supplemented by State road grants. The primary focus for capital investment under the National Development Plan continues to be the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (5 Oct 2023)

Eamon Ryan: I want to begin by reassuring the Deputy that I am fully committed to progressively making our public transport offerings accessible for all, especially for disabled people, persons with reduced mobility and older people. To that end, addressing out-of-service lifts in train stations is particularly important given they significantly impact the ability of disabled and older people in...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Air and Water Pollution (5 Oct 2023)

Eamon Ryan: Earlier this year, to address the environmental and public health issues associated with air pollution, this Government approved a new Clean Air Strategy for Ireland - published by the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications. The Clean Air Strategy seeks to enhance and protect the quality of air that we breathe through a comprehensive suite of cross-Government policies...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (5 Oct 2023)

Eamon Ryan: I am strongly committed to improving public transport services in rural areas. Whether it is reduced car dependency, or a more integrated transport network, our vision for rural Ireland is ambitious. My Department and the NTA are supporting this ambition by providing increased funding to boost Local Link services, for both regular "timetabled" services, and "door-to-door" demand responsive...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (5 Oct 2023)

Eamon Ryan: As Minister for Transport, I have responsibility for policy and overall funding in relation to public transport; however, I am not involved in the day-to-day operations of public transport. The National Transport Authority (NTA) has statutory responsibility for securing the provision of public passenger transport services nationally and for the scheduling and timetabling of these services in...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic Accidents (5 Oct 2023)

Eamon Ryan: The improvement and maintenance of regional and local roads is the statutory responsibility of each local authority in accordance with the provisions of Section 13 of the Roads Act 1993. Works on those roads are funded from local authorities' own resources supplemented by State road grants, where applicable. The initial selection and prioritisation of works to be funded is also a matter for...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (5 Oct 2023)

Eamon Ryan: As Minister for Transport, I have responsibility for overall policy and exchequer funding in relation to the National Roads Programme. Once funding arrangements have been put in place with Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII), under the Roads Acts 1993-2015, and in line with the National Development Plan (NDP), the planning, design, improvement and upgrading of individual national roads is...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (5 Oct 2023)

Eamon Ryan: The improvement and maintenance of regional and local roads is the statutory responsibility of each local authority, in accordance with the provisions of Section 13 of the Roads Act 1993. Works on those roads are funded from local authorities' own resources supplemented by State road grants. The initial selection and prioritisation of works to be funded is a matter for the local authority....

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Active Travel (5 Oct 2023)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 26 and 41 together. As Minister for Transport, I have responsibility for policy and overall funding in relation to Active Travel. Funding is administered through the National Transport Authority (NTA), who, in partnership with local authorities, have responsibility for the selection and development of specific projects in each local authority area. All...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (5 Oct 2023)

Eamon Ryan: As Minister for Transport, I have responsibility for policy and overall funding in relation to public transport. The National Transport Authority (NTA) has statutory responsibility for the development and implementation of public transport infrastructure in the Greater Dublin Area, including light rail. I am aware that the National Development Plan 2021-2030 does not include the extension...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (5 Oct 2023)

Eamon Ryan: As Minister for Transport, I have responsibility for policy and overall funding in relation to public transport; however, I am not involved in the day-to-day operations of public transport. The National Transport Authority (NTA) has statutory responsibility for securing the provision of public passenger transport services nationally and for the scheduling and timetabling of these services in...