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Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Energy Conservation (17 Sep 2025)

Darragh O'Brien: The National Heat Study, published by the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI), contains detailed analysis that is being used by my Department to inform the development of policies and measures to decarbonise Ireland’s heating and cooling sectors by 2050. The study considered a number of potential decarbonisation options for a wide range of dwellings and business premises....

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Wind Energy Generation (17 Sep 2025)

Darragh O'Brien: Government remains committed to the development of 5GW of offshore wind capacity with projects in construction by 2030 and energised as soon as feasible thereafter. Ireland's 5GW target will be met through a combination of projects from Phase One and from within the South Coast DMAP. Five offshore wind projects are presently in development off our East Coast. These projects account for...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Fire Safety (17 Sep 2025)

Darragh O'Brien: 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 planning and development of public transport infrastructure in the Greater Dublin Area (GDA), including light rail. As the Deputy will be aware, a fire severely damaged the George's Dock bridge in...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Éireann (17 Sep 2025)

Darragh O'Brien: As the Deputy will be aware, the Programme for Government (PfG) has committed to "Work to enhance and support the delivery of a skilled workforce to maintain and operate public transport vehicles". My Department chairs the Public Transport Workforce Taskforce which aims to progress this PfG commitment and to identify options to assist with resolving challenges regarding the recruitment of...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (17 Sep 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 planning, design and construction of individual national roads is a matter for Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII), in conjunction with the local authorities concerned....

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety (17 Sep 2025)

Darragh O'Brien: The Safe Routes To School Programme was launched by my Department in March 2021 with the aim of supporting walking, scooting, and cycling to primary and post-primary schools, and creating safer walking and cycling routes within communities, through the provision of infrastructure interventions. This should help alleviate congestion at school gates and increase the number of students who...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety (17 Sep 2025)

Darragh O'Brien: 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 these roads are funded from Councils’ own resources and 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: Departmental Data (17 Sep 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 planning, design and construction of individual national roads is a matter for Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII), in conjunction with the local authorities concerned....

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Procurement Contracts (17 Sep 2025)

Darragh O'Brien: I propose to take Questions Nos. 201 and 202 together. Q1 & Q2 2025 reports are published and available web links www.gov.ie/en/department-of-transport/organisation-informati on/departmental-purchase-orders-greater-than-20000/. Publication of the Q3 report will be prioritised post migration to the Financial Management Shared Service centre and is scheduled for end December 2025.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Procurement Contracts (17 Sep 2025)

Darragh O'Brien: Deputy, Following the move to the gov.ie domain, data from 2018 and later has been published - purchase order data prior to 2018, are available through the National Library of Ireland's capture of the old DTTAS website: wayback.archive-it.org/org-1444/*/http:/www.dttas.ie/.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (17 Sep 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: Fuel Prices (17 Sep 2025)

Darragh O'Brien: The Renewable Transport Fuel Policy 2025-2027 provides future certainty to fuel suppliers on the projected biofuel blending obligation in road transport fuel to meet 2030 decarbonisation and renewable energy targets. The Policy informs commercial planning and management of any associated market costs by fuel suppliers, potentially mitigating against wholesale price spike impacts on consumer...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Fuel Prices (17 Sep 2025)

Darragh O'Brien: The Renewable Transport Fuel Policy 2025-2027 sets out a pathway to incentivise supply of renewable fuel in transport through annual increases in the renewable transport fuel obligation (RTFO) rate to 2030 to achieve Climate Action Plan biofuel targets and European targets for renewable energy in transport as set out in the Renewable Energy Directive, as well as ensuring EU sustainability and...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (17 Sep 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: Córas Iompair Éireann (17 Sep 2025)

Darragh O'Brien: From the outset I would like to clarify that I, as Minister for Transport, have responsibility for policy and overall funding in relation to public transport. As a commercial semi-state body, CIÉ are responsible for the provision of pension schemes for their employees - this is consistent with the pension arrangements of semi-state bodies. Regarding the recent engagement between...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Active Travel (17 Sep 2025)

Darragh O'Brien: As Minister for Transport, I have responsibility for overall policy and funding of Active Travel infrastructure. The allocation of this funding to the various local authorities falls to the National Transport Authority (NTA). The NTA disperses this funding to all local authorities, works with them to identify walking and cycling projects and oversees the delivery of both new projects and...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (17 Sep 2025)

Darragh O'Brien: 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 promoting the development of integrated, accessible public transport networks and infrastructure. The NTA works with the relevant public transport operators, for example Irish Rail, who has responsibility...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (17 Sep 2025)

Darragh O'Brien: As Minister for Transport, I have responsibility for policy and overall funding in relation to public transport. The National Transport Authority (NTA) has responsibility for the planning and development of public transport infrastructure, including the provision of bus stops/shelters nationally. There is a commitment under the Programme for Government to ensure that public transport...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (17 Sep 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 planning, design and construction of individual national roads is a matter for Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII), in conjunction with the local authorities concerned....

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (17 Sep 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 query raised by the Deputy is an operational matter for Irish Rail. I have, therefore, referred the Deputy's question to the company for direct reply. Please advise my private office if you do not...