Results 741-760 of 28,190 for speaker:Darragh O'Brien

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (8 Sep 2025)

Darragh O'Brien: As the Deputy may be aware, the National Transport Authority (NTA) has the statutory responsibility for the planning and development of public transport infrastructure in the Greater Dublin Area (GDA), including light rail. The NTA published the Transport Strategy for the GDA 2022-2042 in January 2023. The strategy sets out a statutory framework for transport investment across the region...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (8 Sep 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. MetroLink will be a fully segregated and mostly underground new railway line between Swords and...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Local Authorities (8 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 those 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: Public Transport (8 Sep 2025)

Darragh O'Brien: An Garda Síochána carry out a Large Public Service Vehicle (LPSV) inspection to determine the suitability of a bus for use as an LPSV before it can be licensed, and a subsequent inspection at each licence renewal period. The licence is valid for 3 years, unless otherwise provided for by the PSV officer. The applicant must be a fit and proper person (having regard to character...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (8 Sep 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 development of public transport infrastructure, including ticketing and technology projects. The NTA's Next Generation Ticketing project will provide a transformative upgrade to the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (8 Sep 2025)

Darragh O'Brien: As the Deputy may be aware, the All-Island Strategic Rail Review was undertaken in co-operation with the Department for Infrastructure in Northern Ireland. Following two public consultations, the Review’s Final Report was published in July 2024. The Review's Final Report sets out 32 strategic recommendations to enhance and expand the rail system in Ireland and Northern Ireland up...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Network (8 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 Transport (8 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: Road Network (8 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 Network (8 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 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. On 14th...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Network (8 Sep 2025)

Darragh O'Brien: I propose to take Questions Nos. 258 and 259 together. The Deputy has raised queries seeking data and information in relation to the lengths of regional roads across in each Roads Authority within the State. The following table contains the information requested. Note that while this is based on the most up to date data, there is a review currently underway by local authorities to update...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Network (8 Sep 2025)

Darragh O'Brien: I am not aware of any formal statutory basis to the ‘decommissioning of roads’. Part II of the Roads Act 1993 sets out provisions in relation to the classification of roads and assignment of functions in relation to those roads. Section 10 sets out how public roads are classified as national, regional or local roads and the Deputy may wish to be aware that unless a...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Policy (8 Sep 2025)

Darragh O'Brien: Integrated land use planning and transport planning in the five cities (Cork, Dublin, Galway, Limerick and Waterford) is led through Metropolitan Area Transport Strategies (MATS) which set out programmes of proposed transport investment in active travel, bus and rail for each city over a 20-year period. These strategies are prepared by the National Transport Authority (NTA) in collaboration...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Policy (8 Sep 2025)

Darragh O'Brien: I propose to take Questions Nos. 262 to 269, inclusive, together. The questions put forward by the Deputy mostly pertain to a suite of policy goals that are outlined in the Government's recently published ‘National Policy Statement on Shared Mobility and the Provision of Hubs’ (June, 2025). This Statement aims to bring greater coherence to the development of shared mobility...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Aer Lingus (8 Sep 2025)

Darragh O'Brien: I would refer the Deputy to my response to Parliamentary Question No. 472 of 29 July 2025. The operation, management, and funding of such a scheme is a matter for its trustees. As Minister for Transport, I have no role in relation to the scheme.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Córas Iompair Éireann (8 Sep 2025)

Darragh O'Brien: I propose to take Questions Nos. 271, 288, 289 and 317 together. 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...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Córas Iompair Éireann (8 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, Córas Iompair Éireann (CIÉ) are responsible for the provision of pension schemes for their employees - this is consistent with the pension arrangements of other semi-state bodies as well....

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: State Bodies (8 Sep 2025)

Darragh O'Brien: I propose to take Questions Nos. 274 to 278, inclusive, together. The appointment of the CEO to the Port of Cork Company, a Commercial State body under my remit, was made in accordance with applicable legislation and the Code of Practice for the Governance of State Bodies 2016 (the Code), with terms and conditions for the role approved by me and sanctioned by the Minister for Public...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (8 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: Public Transport (8 Sep 2025)

Darragh O'Brien: The regulation of the small public service vehicle (SPSV) industry, including SPSV age limits is a matter for the independent transport regulator, the National Transport Authority (NTA), under the provisions of the Consolidated Taxi Regulation Acts 2013 and 2016. I have no role in the day-to-day operations of the SPSV sector. The NTA as the statutory, independent, regulator made...