Results 661-680 of 26,565 for speaker:Darragh O'Brien

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (27 May 2025)

Darragh O'Brien: As the Deputy may be aware, 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...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (27 May 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...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (27 May 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 (27 May 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 development of public transport infrastructure, including ticketing and technology projects. The NTA's Next Generation Ticketing project will provide for a transformative upgrade to the ticketing system for public...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (27 May 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 (27 May 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 (27 May 2025)

Darragh O'Brien: As the Deputy may be aware, 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 MetroLink. The Preliminary Business Case for MetroLink included a range of potential capital costs from...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (27 May 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 development of public transport infrastructure, including ticketing and technology projects. The NTA's Next Generation Ticketing project will provide for a transformative upgrade to the ticketing system for public...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (27 May 2025)

Darragh O'Brien: As the Deputy may be aware, the Government is committed to the decarbonisation of the public transport sector in line with the Climate Action Plan. No new diesel-only buses have been purchased for urban public service obligation bus fleets since July 2019, as set out in the National Development Plan 2018-2027. The transition to a zero-emission urban bus fleet is currently programmed to take...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (27 May 2025)

Darragh O'Brien: I am pleased to advise the Deputy that significant work is underway within my Department to progress the delivery of mobility hubs, of varying types and sizes, across the country. These hubs, depending on location and related demand, will consist of one or more of the following shared modes: shared bikes, e-bikes, e-scooters, e-cargo bikes and Electric Vehicles (EVs). They will be provided...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (27 May 2025)

Darragh O'Brien: Providing a sustainable, low-carbon transport system is a key priority of the Department. Within the Climate Action Plan (CAP), fleet electrification is one of the biggest mitigation actions for domestic sectors and will provide the greatest share of transport emissions abatement to 2030. There are a number of financial supports and incentives from Zero Emission Vehicles Ireland, and...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (27 May 2025)

Darragh O'Brien: My Department is continuously exploring ways to encourage the uptake of cycling as a mode of transport and it is evident that the popularity of e-bikes is rising. Our National Sustainable Mobility Policy examines the different behavioural change measures that can be explored to promote modal shift away from private car use and towards zero-emission transport modes such as walking, cycling and...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (27 May 2025)

Darragh O'Brien: As detailed in the media article to which the Deputy has referred, the “draft report” in question is a working document by officials carrying out the examination into the alleged contraventions of Irish law regarding the carriage of munitions of war on civil aircraft. As the draft report has not been completed, it has not been shared with me, as such I have not discussed the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (27 May 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: Public Procurement Contracts (27 May 2025)

Darragh O'Brien: The information requested is currently being collated by my officials and will be forwarded to the Deputy within 10 working days.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Procurement Contracts (27 May 2025)

Darragh O'Brien: The information requested is currently being collated by my officials and will be forwarded to the Deputy within 10 working days.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Procurement Contracts (27 May 2025)

Darragh O'Brien: Contract Award Notices (CAN) resulting from a mini competition conducted by the OGP, under an OGP framework or DPS on behalf of the Department of Transport are captured and published by the OGP Sourcing Team on eTenders. My Department has conducted five OGP Framework competitions in the period 2023-2024 via self-serve on eTenders and confirms that Contract Award Notices were published for...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Procurement Contracts (27 May 2025)

Darragh O'Brien: The information requested is currently being collated by my officials and will be forwarded to the Deputy within 10 working days.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (27 May 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 issue raised by the Deputy is an operational matter for Irish Rail. Therefore, I have referred the Deputy's question to Irish Rail for direct response. Please advise my private office if you do...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Airport Policy (27 May 2025)

Darragh O'Brien: I wish to advise the Deputy that no consideration has been given by my Department to the purchase of the former Galway Airport site from Galway City and Galway County Councils. Irish airports are owned and operated under various different ownership models. While Dublin, Cork and Shannon airports are fully owned by the State, the ownerships of other airports, such as Ireland West (Knock),...