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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Electric Vehicles (6 Mar 2025)

Darragh O'Brien: EV infrastructure standards are mandated through European regulations, the Alternative Fuel Infrastructure Regulation (AFIR), and Irish legislation and regulations. At an EU level, AFIR lays down common technical specifications and requirements for EV recharging infrastructure, including payment requirements to ensure a seamless and easy charging experience for users. As stated in both...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Electric Vehicles (6 Mar 2025)

Darragh O'Brien: The Government is fully committed to supporting a significant expansion and modernisation of the EV charging network over the coming years. A range of new charging infrastructure schemes are being developed which will help provide another critical link in the overall network for public charging, including: • The first ZEVI TII EV Recharging Infrastructure LDV National Road Grant...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: An Garda Síochána (6 Mar 2025)

Darragh O'Brien: The Road Traffic and Roads Act 2023 was enacted in June 2023. Among its many provisions, the Act aims to tackle dangerous driving and the antisocial use of scramblers and quadbikes via three key measures:Under Section 5(k), dangerous driving has become an offence everywhere, not only in public places;Under Section 5(p), An Garda Síochána were granted new powers of seizure;Under...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Expenditure (6 Mar 2025)

Darragh O'Brien: Deputy, I wish to refer you to the DPENDR databank (databank.per.gov.ie). The figures reflected in the databank detail all current and capital spending by Government Departments and agencies.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Policy (6 Mar 2025)

Darragh O'Brien: As the Deputy may be aware, Public Service Obligation (PSO) services are socially necessary but financially unviable public transport services which are funded through a combination of Exchequer funding (both the PSO grant and funding from the Department of Social Protection for the Free Travel Scheme) and passenger fare revenue. As outlined in the new Programme for Government, Securing...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (6 Mar 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: Transport Policy (6 Mar 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, including through engagement with Iarnród Éireann, any proposed new stations and the DART+ South West...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Infrastructure Ireland (6 Mar 2025)

Darragh O'Brien: As Minister for Transport, I have responsibility for overall policy and exchequer funding in relation to Greenways. In line with Section 32 (2) of the Roads Act 1993, the planning, design, and construction of individual Greenways is a matter for Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII), in conjunction with the local authorities concerned. Investment in Greenway projects is also subject to the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Legislative Process (6 Mar 2025)

Darragh O'Brien: My Department anticipates up to 37 Statutory Instruments being brought forward for my approval and signature as set out below within the first six months of 2025. Most of these relate to transposition of EU legislation. 1. Statutory Instruments relating to EU legislation: S.I. transposing Commission Delegated Directive (EU) 2025/149 by amending S.I. No.651 of 2010, European...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Funding (6 Mar 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 operation and management of individual national roads is a matter for Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII), in conjunction with the local authorities concerned. This is...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (6 Mar 2025)

Darragh O'Brien: As the Deputy may be aware, BusConnects is a transformative programme of investment in the bus system, providing better bus services across our cities. It is the largest investment in the bus system in the history of the State and is managed by the National Transport Authority (NTA). New bus services in Dublin are already being delivered, with the first six phases of the Network Redesign...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Policy (6 Mar 2025)

Darragh O'Brien: As the Deputy may be aware, BusConnects is a transformative programme of investment in the bus system, providing better bus services across our cities. It is the largest investment in the bus system in the history of the State and is managed by the National Transport Authority (NTA). New bus services in Dublin are already being delivered, with the first six phases of the Network Redesign...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Policy (6 Mar 2025)

Darragh O'Brien: The regulation of the small public service vehicle (SPSV) sector, including vehicle age limits for SPSVs, is a matter for the independent transport regulator, the National Transport Authority (NTA) under the provisions of the Consolidated Taxi Regulation Act 2013 - 2016. The Minister has no role in the day-to-day operations of the SPSV sector. As you are aware, the Programme for...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Projects (6 Mar 2025)

Darragh O'Brien: I wish to advise the Deputy that, as Minister for Transport, I am fully committed to progressing key transport infrastructure projects under the National Development Plan (NDP) 2021-2030. As the Deputy may be aware, the revised NDP 2021-2030 was an update to the NDP 2018-2027. Under the Programme for Government, the Government has committed to prioritising an early review of the NDP...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Electric Vehicles (6 Mar 2025)

Darragh O'Brien: The current target under the Climate Action Plan is to have 30% of our private car fleet switched to electric by 2030. Fleet electrification is expected to continue to provide the greatest share of emissions abatement in the short-to-medium term for the transport sector. Over €100m has been allocated in 2025 to support the continued transition to electric vehicles which includes...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Policies (6 Mar 2025)

Darragh O'Brien: The Deputy raises an interesting question; however, it is important to clarify that public transport services are funded through current expenditure and public transport infrastructure is funded through capital expenditure and there are clear rules in place under Public Financial Procedures as regards the distinction between the two streams of funding. The Programme for Government commits...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Funding (6 Mar 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 operation and management of individual national roads is a matter for Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII), in conjunction with the local authorities concerned. This is...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Policy (6 Mar 2025)

Darragh O'Brien: Anti-social behaviour is a broad societal issue, to which public transport is unfortunately not immune, and it is those passengers and staff who regularly use and work within our public transport network who are most directly impacted by any safety or security incidents that may occur on the network. There is a strong commitment under the Programme for Government to create a Transport...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Meetings (6 Mar 2025)

Darragh O'Brien: I have not yet had the opportunity to meet with the CEOs of Dublin Bus or GoAhead. However, it is my intention to do so in the near future. The Programme for Government has a strong focus on enhancing bus services and ensuring BusConnects delivers on its promised benefits for public transport users by providing a modern bus network with improved reliability, accessibility and efficiency. I...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Funding (6 Mar 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 those roads are funded from Councils' own resources supplemented by State road grants. The initial selection and prioritisation of works to be funded is a matter for the local authority. As...