Results 41-60 of 26,245 for speaker:Darragh O'Brien

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Contracts (11 Jun 2025)

Darragh O'Brien: My Department has no capital projects for IT services in the years 2022, 2023 and 2024 with a value in excess of €1 million that failed to be completed and written off. Noting the relevance of the Deputy's question to the Agencies of my Department, I have referred this question to them for a direct reply. If you do not receive a reply within 10 working days, please advise my private...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Contracts (11 Jun 2025)

Darragh O'Brien: In the main, Capital projects & investments are delivered by the relevant agencies under the remit of my Department. I have referred this question to the agencies under my remit for further reply. If the Deputy has not received a reply within ten working days please contact my private office.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Sector Pensions (11 Jun 2025)

Darragh O'Brien: As Minister for Transport, I have responsibility for policy and overall funding in relation to public transport in Ireland. Issues in relation to Córas Iompair Éireann (CIÉ) pension schemes are primarily a matter for the trustees of the pension schemes, the CIÉ Group and their employees. The questions raised by the Deputy in relation to the 1951 scheme are...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (11 Jun 2025)

Darragh O'Brien: I propose to take Questions Nos. 52 and 53 together. As Minister for Transport, I have responsibility for policy and overall funding in relation to public transport. Under the Dublin Transport Authority Act 2008, the National Transport Authority (NTA) has statutory responsibility for promoting the development of integrated, accessible public transport networks and infrastructure. The...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Electric Vehicles (11 Jun 2025)

Darragh O'Brien: The Government is fully committed to supporting a significant expansion and modernisation of the EV charging network over the coming years. Having an effective and reliable charging network is an essential part of enabling drivers to make the switch to electric vehicles. Zero Emission Vehicles Ireland (ZEVI) is a dedicated Office within the Department of Transport, charged with supporting...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Air Safety (11 Jun 2025)

Darragh O'Brien: The Programme for Government includes a commitment to finalising and implementing a policy framework to guide high-level strategic planning and development of the drone sector in Ireland through supporting growth and innovation while ensuring safe and secure operations and addressing environmental and other concerns. Many of the issues to be addressed by the Policy Framework will fall...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Infrastructure Ireland (11 Jun 2025)

Darragh O'Brien: As Minister for Transport, I have responsibility for overall policy and exchequer funding in relation to the National Roads Programme. Under the Roads Acts 1993-2015 and in line with the National Development Plan (NDP), the operation and management of individual national roads is a matter for Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII), in conjunction with the local authorities concerned. This is...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (11 Jun 2025)

Darragh O'Brien: 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 Projects (11 Jun 2025)

Darragh O'Brien: As Minister for Transport, I have responsibility for overall policy and exchequer funding in relation to the National Roads Programme. Under the Roads Acts 1993-2015 and in line with the National Development Plan (NDP), the operation and management of individual national roads is a matter for Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII), in conjunction with the local authorities concerned. This is...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety (11 Jun 2025)

Darragh O'Brien: The Irish Government’s road safety strategy 2021 to 2030 ‘Our Journey Towards Vision Zero’, as published by the Road Safety Authority, includes the primary aim of reducing the number of deaths and serious injuries on our roads in half by 2030 and to achieve ‘Vision Zero’, zero deaths or serious injuries, by 2050. To help achieve this aim, the strategy...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (11 Jun 2025)

Darragh O'Brien: 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: Public Transport (11 Jun 2025)

Darragh O'Brien: 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 responsibility for the regulation of fares charged to passengers in respect of public transport services provided under public service obligation (PSO) contracts....

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (11 Jun 2025)

Darragh O'Brien: 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 the regulation of fares charged to passengers in respect of public transport services provided under public service obligation (PSO)...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Contracts (11 Jun 2025)

Darragh O'Brien: Procurement within the Department of Transport, is conducted in accordance with applicable EU and national regulations and Office of Government Procurement (OGP) guidance. Government accounting procedures do not require reporting on framework-based procurement in annual Appropriation Accounts. However, procurement in my Department is subject to scrutiny by the Department's Internal Audit...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Contracts (11 Jun 2025)

Darragh O'Brien: The Office of Government Procurement (OGP) publishes details of contracts awarded from OGP standalone and for mini-competitions on the gov.ie website at this location: www.gov.ie/en/office-of-government-procurement/collections/c ontract-awards-for-standalone-and-mini-competitions/. My Department cannot provide contracts awarded for the provision of goods/services, as they are commercially...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Contracts (11 Jun 2025)

Darragh O'Brien: I propose to take Questions Nos. 65 and 66 together. I propose to respond to PQ 31019/25 and PQ 31020/25 together. My Department does not hold any independent Frameworks for the procurement of goods or services. My Department does not hold information on the overall value of Frameworks established by the OGP for the past 3 years.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Contracts (11 Jun 2025)

Darragh O'Brien: My Department does not hold any current framework agreements however it is my Department's policy to use Office of Government Procurement (OGP) Frameworks where they are available and suitable to the requirement for the provision of goods/services. In compliance with Circular 9/24 my Department is currently engaged in a review of its use of OGP Frameworks and will be reporting on same in...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Development Plan (11 Jun 2025)

Darragh O'Brien: As Minister for Transport, I have responsibility for policy and overall funding across the Department’s remit. I have responsibility for overall policy and exchequer funding in relation to the National Roads Programme. Under the Roads Acts 1993-2015 and in line with the National Development Plan (NDP), the operation and management of individual national roads is a matter for...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Capital Expenditure Programme (11 Jun 2025)

Darragh O'Brien: Please see below table showing the capital funding that was not spent in 2022, 2023 and 2024: It is highly unlikely that payments made in respect of all projects will be exactly equal to the quantum of the available funding in any given calendar year. While the vast majority of available funding in a calendar year is expended in that year, some payments can fall into the following calendar...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Electric Vehicles (11 Jun 2025)

Darragh O'Brien: The 2025 Electric Small Public Service Vehicle Grant Scheme (eSPSV25), supports the uptake of EVs in the small public service vehicles sector and has a budget of €12.5m in 2025. The National Transport Authority (NTA) has temporarily paused the scheme to review and process the eligible applications received. Following assessment and draw down from the initial round of applications,...