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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (8 Mar 2018)

Shane Ross: As Minister for Transport, Tourism & Sport, I have responsibility for overall policy and funding in relation to the national roads programme.  The planning, design and implementation of individual road projects  is a matter for Transport Infrastructure Ireland under the Roads Acts 1993-2015 in conjunction with the local authorities concerned.  Within its capital budget,...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Coast Guard Issues (8 Mar 2018)

Shane Ross: I advised previously in a response to a Parliamentary Question (No. 1021/18) as follows; "A 2012 Value for Money Review for the Coast Guard recommended that Waterville Coast Guard Unit and Knightstown Coast Guard Unit be amalgamated to form a single Unit (Iveragh) for the South Kerry area. The new Unit was formally approved on 30thJune 2015. An extensive consultation process was followed in...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Network (8 Mar 2018)

Shane Ross: As Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, I have responsibility for the classification of roads as either National or Regional under the Roads Act, 1993.  I am empowered under Section 10 of the 1993 Act to classify any public road as a national or regional road and periodic reviews are undertaken in that regard. A public road, other than one classified by me as a national road or a...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Infrastructure Ireland Remit (8 Mar 2018)

Shane Ross: As Minister for Transport, Tourism & Sport, I have responsibility for overall policy in relation to roads.  The planning, design and implementation of individual road projects on national roads are a matter for Transport Infrastructure Ireland under the Roads Acts 1993-2015 in conjunction with the relevant local authority. For regional and local roads it is a matter for...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport Data (8 Mar 2018)

Shane Ross: The issue raised is an operational matter for Iarnród Éireann and I have forwarded the Deputy's question to the Company for direct reply. Please advise my private office if you do not receive a response within ten working days.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport Data (8 Mar 2018)

Shane Ross: The issues raised are operational matters for Dublin Bus and Bus Éireann and I have forwarded the Deputy's question to the Companies for direct reply. Please advise my private office if you do not receive responses within ten working days.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport Data (8 Mar 2018)

Shane Ross: The issue raised is a matter for the National Transport Authority (NTA) in conjunction with Iarnród Éireann and I have forwarded the Deputy's question to the NTA for direct reply.  Please advise my private office if you do not receive a reply within ten working days.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (8 Mar 2018)

Shane Ross: I propose to take Questions Nos. 496 and 497 together. As the Deputy is aware, in 2006 the then Government approved capital funding for Phase 1 of the Western Rail corridor between Ennis and Athenry that opened in 2010 at a capital cost of €106.5m. This investment followed the Government approved Business Case prepared by Iarnród Éireann who conducted an economic...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Improvement Schemes (8 Mar 2018)

Shane Ross: The improvement and maintenance of regional and local roads is the statutory responsibility of the relevant County or City Council, in accordance with the provisions of Section 13 of the Roads Act 1993. Works on those roads are funded from the Council's own resources supplemented by State road grants.  The initial selection and prioritisation of works to be funded is a matter...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Roads Maintenance Funding (8 Mar 2018)

Shane Ross: I propose to take Questions Nos. 499 and 500 together. The improvement and maintenance of regional and local are the statutory responsibilities of Monaghan and Cavan County Councils, in accordance with the provisions of Section 13 of the Roads Act 1993. Works on those roads are funded from the Council's own resources supplemented by State road grants.  The initial selection and...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Fines Data (8 Mar 2018)

Shane Ross: The issue raised is a matter for Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII) in conjunction with Transdev and I have forwarded the Deputy's question to the TII for direct reply.  Please advise my private office if you do not receive a response within ten working days.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Staff Data (8 Mar 2018)

Shane Ross: The table below sets out the number of staff assigned to my Department’s Press Office each year since 2015. In May 2017, an Executive Officer was assigned to the Press Office while one Clerical Officer and one temporary Clerical Officer were reassigned to other duties. The Acting Assistant Principal Officer reports to a Principal Officer, who is Head of the Corporate Support...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Staff Recruitment (8 Mar 2018)

Shane Ross: No panel for Communications Officers has been established in my Department and no Civil Service position of Head of Communications or similar role or description been appointed.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Coast Guard Services (6 Mar 2018)

Shane Ross: The Irish Coast Guard propose to arrange for the construction of an extension to the rear of the existing Fethard-on-Sea Coast Guard building, consisting of a meeting room, canteen, changing area, bathroom facilities and small store. Planning permission for such an extension was granted in February 2018.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (6 Mar 2018)

Shane Ross: The recently launched National Development Plan (NDP) identifies the delivery of the full BusConnects programme for Ireland’s cities (inclusive of ticketing systems, bus corridors, additional capacity, new bus stops and bus shelters etc.) as a key investment priority over the period of the plan. Work is ongoing by the National Transport Authority in the GDA on the network and also...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Mountain Rescue Service (6 Mar 2018)

Shane Ross: The next meeting of the National Co-Ordinating Committee for Cave and Mountain Rescue is due to take place on 23rd March 2018 at 11.00hrs. The Committee is chaired by the Coast Guard, which is a Division of my Department and its membership includes the Irish Cave and Rescue Organisation (ICRO), Civil Defence, Mountain Rescue Ireland, An Garda Síochána, the Air Corps, and the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Licensing Exchange Agreements (6 Mar 2018)

Shane Ross: Irish driver licensing law operates within a framework of EU law.  It is important to remember that driver licensing law exists to ensure that people licensed to drive on our roads meet high standards of safety.  The standards for testing drivers are set at EU level. As such, all EU driving licences are exchangeable when a person moves from one Member State to another.  In...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Taxi Licences (6 Mar 2018)

Shane Ross: The regulation of small public service vehicle (SPSV) industry, including the licensing of SPSV drivers, is a matter for the National Transport Authority (NTA) under the provisions of the Taxi Regulation Act 2013. I have referred your question to the NTA for direct reply to you.  Please advise my private office if you do not receive a response within 10 working days.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Advertising Campaigns (6 Mar 2018)

Shane Ross: My Department has not commissioned any advertorial content in the timeframe requested by the Deputy. As regards the agencies under my Department's remit this is a matter for themselves.  I shall however issue the Deputy's question to them for their direct response.  If the Deputy does not receive a response within 10 working days she should contact my private office.

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic (Amendment) Bill 2017: Committee Stage (28 Feb 2018)

Shane Ross: I will make some brief remarks. I thank the committee for the opportunity to discuss this short but very significant Bill. In 2010, we overhauled our legislation on drink driving. The measures brought in then have largely worked well. In particular, we quite rightly reduced the permitted level of alcohol in drivers from 80 mg to 50 mg per 100 ml of blood. This was an important step in...