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Road Traffic (Amendment) Bill 2017: Report Stage (Resumed) (12 Jun 2018)

Robert Troy: Can we make any contributions?

Road Traffic (Amendment) Bill 2017: Report Stage (Resumed) (12 Jun 2018)

Robert Troy: If I could be indulged with a small bit of leniency for a moment, we all made contributions - some were far more lengthy than others - but at no stage did we get an opportunity to hear the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, Deputy Shane Ross, reply to the numerous points and questions put to him. Can the Leas-Cheann Comhairle give us the benefit of his guidance in respect of at what...

Other Questions: Tourism Industry (12 Jun 2018)

Robert Troy: It is quite bizarre for the Minister to tell me he will get Fáilte Ireland to inform me. This is not a written question and the whole purpose of submitting questions in advance of Question Time is for the Minister to come into the House fully armed with the information. I have no doubt about the research but when Ireland's Ancient East was established there was no brand for the...

Other Questions: Tourism Industry (12 Jun 2018)

Robert Troy: I will take up the Minister's offer. Perhaps in future the Minister can provide the information in advance of the questions so that we will be better informed to ask him questions on the floor of the Dáil. On the question of marketing, we now have four distinct brands, namely, the Wild Atlantic Way, Ireland's Hidden Heartlands, Ireland's Ancient East and brand Dublin. How does the...

Other Questions: Tourism Industry (12 Jun 2018)

Robert Troy: I thank the Ceann Comhairle's office for allowing me to ask this question in the absence of Deputy Cowen. As an advocate for the designation of a heart of Ireland brand, I welcome that the Minister recently announced this brand. What criteria was applied by the Department in designating the heart of Ireland tourism geographical area and is the Minister satisfied that sufficient funding has...

Priority Questions: Cycling Facilities Funding (12 Jun 2018)

Robert Troy: Ten years.

Priority Questions: Cycling Facilities Funding (12 Jun 2018)

Robert Troy: A Leas-Cheann Comhairle, the Minister has not even answered the question I asked about the percentage of funding that will be allocated.

Priority Questions: Cycling Facilities Funding (12 Jun 2018)

Robert Troy: Can the Minister answer that question? He cannot because he does not know.

Priority Questions: Road Safety Strategy (12 Jun 2018)

Robert Troy: The Minister has been around for 30 years.

Priority Questions: Road Safety Strategy (12 Jun 2018)

Robert Troy: They are less than what they were 12 months ago.

Priority Questions: Cycling Facilities Funding (12 Jun 2018)

Robert Troy: 36. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to reverse cuts to the cycling budget over the past two years; his further plans to publish a statutory instrument to enact a minimum passing distance; and if the national greenway strategy will be published. [25612/18]

Priority Questions: Cycling Facilities Funding (12 Jun 2018)

Robert Troy: It is National Bike Week and I ask the Minister to give a commitment to reverse the cuts to the cycling infrastructure budget he has implemented over the past two years, to outline a definitive timeframe as to when he will publish the statutory instrument to enact the minimum passing distance, and to give a clear timeframe as to when the national greenway strategy will be published.

Priority Questions: Cycling Facilities Funding (12 Jun 2018)

Robert Troy: The Minister's commitment to cycling over the past number of years has been questionable. According to a reply to another of my parliamentary questions, funding in 2015 was just shy of €19 million while last year it was just shy of €17 million, a reduction of approximately €11 million at a time Cycling Ireland membership increased by 720% and, according to Central...

Priority Questions: Cycling Facilities Funding (12 Jun 2018)

Robert Troy: I welcome the fact that the Minister acknowledges that but now that he is a convert, will he get on and do his job? He should not mind the Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017. He should look after his own Department. He has responsibility to ensure that this statutory instrument is published without delay. If he spent more time focusing on his own area of responsibility, it might...

Priority Questions: Public Transport Provision (12 Jun 2018)

Robert Troy: Could the Minister confirm that the industrial relations difficulties in regard to the ten-minute DART service have been resolved? Over the past four years, only 20 new additional buses have been provided on average per annum. That represents a 2% increase at a time when there is double-digit growth. Dublin Bus still has 70 buses that are older than 12 years. They should not be in...

Priority Questions: Public Transport Provision (12 Jun 2018)

Robert Troy: 34. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the steps he is taking to address overcrowding on the public transport system, most particularly in cities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25611/18]

Priority Questions: Public Transport Provision (12 Jun 2018)

Robert Troy: What steps has the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport taken to address the chronic overcrowding on our public transport system, particularly in our cities, our larger urban areas and on the commuter routes into the larger cities?

Priority Questions: Public Transport Provision (12 Jun 2018)

Robert Troy: The Minister said he wants more people to use public transport. If he is serious about encouraging that modal shift, he needs to provide reliable, efficient and punctual public services. I acknowledge that there was a positive announcement this morning in respect of BusConnects but that will be a ten-year project. If one talks to any commuters who currently use bus or rail services, they...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Tourism Promotion (12 Jun 2018)

Robert Troy: 54. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to increase visitor numbers from China and Hong Kong in view of the new direct air links from Hong Kong and Beijing. [25406/18]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Services Provision (12 Jun 2018)

Robert Troy: 68. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of commitments to increase the frequency of the DART through the Phoenix Park tunnel to every ten minutes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25407/18]