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Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Rail Network (30 Sep 2025)

Jerry Buttimer: I thank the Deputy for raising this important matter. I am taking this question on behalf of the Minister of State, Deputy Canney, who regrets he cannot be here. As the Deputy will be aware, the final report of the all-island strategic rail review was published in July of last year. The review's recommendations for County Donegal involve the development of a new rail line from Letterkenny...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (30 Sep 2025)

Jerry Buttimer: They know the answer to the question. There are 212 minutes tomorrow.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (30 Sep 2025)

Jerry Buttimer: As Minister of State at the Department of Transport with special responsibility for Rural Transport, I fully recognise the vital role that enhanced connectivity plays in supporting communities across rural Ireland, including County Wicklow. Operational decisions regarding service delivery rest with the National Transport Authority or the NTA, in collaboration with transport operators and...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (30 Sep 2025)

Jerry Buttimer: As Minister of State at the Department of Transport with special responsibility for Rural Transport, I would like to reaffirm this Government's recognition of the distinct needs and opportunities of communities across rural Ireland, that must be at the heart of decision-making. In recent years under the Connecting Ireland Rural Mobility Plan, the NTA have been focusing on both...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (30 Sep 2025)

Jerry Buttimer: In relation to the Deputy's query, I understand that the National Transport Authority, or NTA, has an aspiration to provide an all-day train service of every two hours between Kilkenny and Dublin, with additional train services during the peak, and an hourly service between Dublin and Carlow. This would build on the rail service improvements of recent years. From an infrastructure...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Network (30 Sep 2025)

Jerry Buttimer: I wish to thank the Deputy for his question as I know that this road is of particular interest to him. It is for the local authority, as the statutory roads authority, in the first instance, to engage with TII regarding the progression of any proposed national road project. However it is important to point out that a number of interventions have been funded on the N81 in recent years,...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Éireann (30 Sep 2025)

Jerry Buttimer: As Minister for Transport, I have responsibility for policy and overall funding in relation to public transport; however, I am not involved in day-to-day operational matters of public transport operators. The responsibility for the operation of the services and the issues raised are a matter for Bus Éireann itself. Bus Éireann operates its Public Service Obligation routes in...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Policy (30 Sep 2025)

Jerry Buttimer: As Minister of State at the Department of Transport with special responsibility for Rural Transport I recognise the importance of increasing public transport connectivity in rural Ireland. In the new Programme for Government, Securing Ireland's Future, this Government has committed to increasing Local Link services in rural areas to better connect villages, towns and cities. Under Budget...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Policy (30 Sep 2025)

Jerry Buttimer: As Minister of State at the Department of Transport with special responsibility for Rural Transport, I recognise the importance of boosting connectivity in rural Ireland, including in Galway. In the new Programme for Government, Securing Ireland's Future, this Government has committed to continuing the roll-out of the Connecting Ireland Rural Mobility Plan. Under Budget 2025, the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (30 Sep 2025)

Jerry Buttimer: As Minister of State at the Department of Transport with special responsibility for Rural Transport, I recognise the importance of boosting connectivity in rural Ireland, including in Galway. In the new Programme for Government, Securing Ireland's Future, this Government has committed to continuing the roll-out of the Connecting Ireland Rural Mobility Plan. Under Budget 2025, the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Policy (30 Sep 2025)

Jerry Buttimer: As Minister of State at the Department of Transport with special responsibility for Rural Transport I recognise the importance of public transport connectivity in rural Ireland. In the new Programme for Government, Securing Ireland's Future, this Government has committed to increasing Local Link services in rural areas to better connect villages, towns and cities. Under Budget 2025, the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (30 Sep 2025)

Jerry Buttimer: As Minister of State at the Department of Transport with special responsibility for Rural Transport I recognise the importance of public transport connectivity in rural Ireland, including in County Cork. In the new Programme for Government, Securing Ireland's Future, this Government has committed to increasing Local Link services in rural areas to better connect villages, towns and cities. ...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Policy (30 Sep 2025)

Jerry Buttimer: As Minister of State at the Department of Transport with special responsibility for Rural Transport I recognise the importance of boosting connectivity in County Offaly. In the new Programme for Government, Securing Ireland's Future, this Government has committed to continue the roll-out of Connecting Ireland Rural Mobility Plan. Under Budget 2025, the Department has secured a funding...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Policy (30 Sep 2025)

Jerry Buttimer: As Minister of State at the Department of Transport with special responsibility for Rural Transport I recognise the importance of increasing public transport connectivity in rural Ireland. In the new Programme for Government, Securing Ireland's Future, this Government has committed to increasing Local Link services in rural areas to better connect villages, towns and cities. Under Budget...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (30 Sep 2025)

Jerry Buttimer: As Minister of State at the Department of Transport with special responsibility for Rural Transport, I recognise the importance of boosting connectivity in County Tipperary. In the new Programme for Government, Securing Ireland's Future, this Government has committed to increase Local Link services in rural areas to better connect villages, towns and cities. Under Budget 2025, the...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Schemes (30 Sep 2025)

Jerry Buttimer: I propose to take Questions Nos. 996 to 999, inclusive, together. My Department is responsible for the Seniors Alert Scheme which encourages community support for vulnerable older people in our communities through the provision of personal monitored alarms to enable them to live securely in their homes with confidence, independence and peace of mind. Funding is available under the scheme...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Schemes (30 Sep 2025)

Jerry Buttimer: My Department is responsible for the Seniors Alert Scheme which encourages community support for vulnerable older people in our communities through the provision of personal monitored alarms to enable them to live securely in their homes with confidence, independence and peace of mind. Funding is available under the scheme for the purchase by a registered community based-organisation of a...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Library Projects (30 Sep 2025)

Jerry Buttimer: The provision of library services is primarily a matter for local authorities in their capacity as library authorities under the Local Government Act 2001. Accordingly, the upgrade to the library referred to by the Deputy is a matter for the relevant local authority in the first instance. Notwithstanding this, I am informed by the local authority that the position, as previously advised, is...

National Social Enterprise Policy: Statements (25 Sep 2025)

Jerry Buttimer: I thank Members for their contributions. Deputy Nolan is right that we must support social enterprises. That is the fundamental point and it is what I will do as Minister of State. Deputy Donnelly spoke about Rethink Ireland. It was formerly Social Innovation Fund Ireland, SIFI, which was established by the then Government in 2012 to set up a €100 million fund in collaboration...

National Social Enterprise Policy: Statements (25 Sep 2025)

Jerry Buttimer: I thank the Members of the House for participating in these wonderful statements on our national social enterprise policy. I pay tribute to those involved in social enterprises across our country. As Minister of State at the Department of community development, I am very conscious of the work that is being done. I am delighted to be here today to speak on this important policy, which was...