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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Local Link and Rural Transport Programme: National Transport Authority (27 Feb 2019)

Imelda Munster: Could I have some clarity on that? Why were the offices closed if they were supposed to be demand-responsive services?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Local Link and Rural Transport Programme: National Transport Authority (27 Feb 2019)

Imelda Munster: Tell me it is an apparition and I have not just seen the Minister, Deputy Ross, in the Chamber responding to a Topical Issue matter. We have a crisis in rural transport, which is on its knees, and the Minister could not be bothered attending this meeting. He is handing over his responsibility to others when he should be here for scrutiny, as requested. There he is in the Chamber responding...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Local Link and Rural Transport Programme: National Transport Authority (27 Feb 2019)

Imelda Munster: At least that is something, but the Minister's response was that he could not attend today's meeting due to the pressures of work, and there he is on a little easy-peasy Topical Issue matter.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Local Link and Rural Transport Programme: National Transport Authority (27 Feb 2019)

Imelda Munster: Yes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Local Link and Rural Transport Programme: National Transport Authority (27 Feb 2019)

Imelda Munster: That is a totally separate issue-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Local Link and Rural Transport Programme: National Transport Authority (27 Feb 2019)

Imelda Munster: -----from the Minister saying he could not attend today due to work pressure.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Local Link and Rural Transport Programme: National Transport Authority (27 Feb 2019)

Imelda Munster: It is a totally different issue, and there the Minister is, lo and behold, responding to a Topical Issue matter.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Local Link and Rural Transport Programme: National Transport Authority (27 Feb 2019)

Imelda Munster: Yes, but I am just saying, as Chairman of the committee, Deputy O'Dowd needs to have the Minister here. The NTA had said in response to one Deputy that the Local Link offices are crucial in identifying local areas not covered and that the NTA could not identify those areas without the Local Link offices, that their knowledge is their local area involvement and that the NTA relies on them...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Local Link and Rural Transport Programme: National Transport Authority (27 Feb 2019)

Imelda Munster: Yes, but the NTA said the local knowledge is crucial in identifying areas that are covered.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Local Link and Rural Transport Programme: National Transport Authority (27 Feb 2019)

Imelda Munster: Then it closed down over half of the Local Link offices.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Local Link and Rural Transport Programme: National Transport Authority (27 Feb 2019)

Imelda Munster: Yes. The point has been made.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (26 Feb 2019)

Imelda Munster: Irish Coast Guard staff and volunteers are no longer allowed to use their blue lights and sirens because of a directive issued to them. This is despite the fact that they are part of the blue-light services which respond to emergencies and their vehicles are fitted with them. Last year, they conducted over 1,100 missions and saved over 400 lives. This directive could have a serious impact...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (26 Feb 2019)

Imelda Munster: I sent him correspondence on this issue last week but it is not surprising that I have got no response.

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

Imelda Munster: 521. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the increase in public service obligation subvention needed to reduce average Iarnród Éireann ticket prices by a quarter, a half and to completely subsidise all public train usage. [9108/19]

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

Imelda Munster: 522. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the increase in public service obligation subvention needed to reduce average Bus Éireann ticket prices by a quarter, a half and to completely subsidise all public bus usage. [9109/19]

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

Imelda Munster: 523. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the increase in public service obligation subvention needed to reduce prices of all public transport covered by the public service obligation to average European Union prices. [9110/19]

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

Imelda Munster: 524. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the estimated usage of Iarnród Éireann, Bus Éireann and Dublin Bus by estimated age groups of passengers in tabular form. [9111/19]

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

Imelda Munster: 525. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of bus and train journeys completed each year by transport services covered by the public service obligation by county or comparable regional data set. [9112/19]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Transport Authority Funding (26 Feb 2019)

Imelda Munster: 526. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the funding provided to the National Transport Authority from 2000 to 2019; and the amount expressed as a percentage of total general expenditure in each year, in tabular form. [9113/19]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Transport Authority Funding (26 Feb 2019)

Imelda Munster: 527. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport The public service obligation subvention provided to public transport in gross terms; and the amount expressed as a percentage of total funding provided to NTA public transport in 2000 to 2019, in tabular form. [9114/19]