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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Toll Operators (22 May 2018)

Fergus O'Dowd: 496. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the nature of the isolated technical issue experienced as a consequence of an extensive toll collection system replacement undertaken in 2017 by a company (details supplied) on the M1 toll plaza at Drogheda that resulted in the overcharging of over 1,500 motorists from May to December 2017; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Toll Operators (22 May 2018)

Fergus O'Dowd: 497. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding excess coins collected at toll plazas in 2017 by location and operator; the policy in relation to the excess income operated by the toll operator; if the final destination of such excess income is part of the contract with the operator; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22236/18]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Toll Operators (22 May 2018)

Fergus O'Dowd: 499. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason Transport Infrastructure Ireland required a company (details supplied) to upgrade its toll collection system; if such a requirement applied to all other toll operators; if not, the reason; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22264/18]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Toll Operators (22 May 2018)

Fergus O'Dowd: 502. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the detail of the results of the internal audit by the TII network operations financial control unit into the overcharging at the M1 Drogheda toll (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22309/18]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Infrastructure Ireland (22 May 2018)

Fergus O'Dowd: 498. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the results of the internal audits carried out in 2017 and to date in 2018 by Transport Infrastructure Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22237/18]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Rebuilding Ireland - Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness: Discussion (17 May 2018)

Fergus O'Dowd: I would like to welcome the Minister and his Department here today. I think everybody acknowledges and we all agree that we need more housing. In County Louth, one of the counties mentioned, the waiting time to receive a home was a maximum of two or three years when I was on the council 20 or 30 years ago. This week it is at least eight and a half years. In fact, it is rapidly becoming...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Rebuilding Ireland - Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness: Discussion (17 May 2018)

Fergus O'Dowd: Has a plan been given to local authorities?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Rebuilding Ireland - Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness: Discussion (17 May 2018)

Fergus O'Dowd: I respect what the Minister is saying but it has been pointed out to me that some local authorities may need to be given targets rather than them providing their own targets, depending on the type of county.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Charges (17 May 2018)

Fergus O'Dowd: 195. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to reduce charges on patients that pay for venesection clinic appointments in County Louth; the plans in place to monitor if venesection clinic appointments are reducing since the introduction; if so, if a clinical study will be carried out to assess the health implications that may follow for haemochromatosis patients; and if he will make a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Business of Joint Committee (16 May 2018)

Fergus O'Dowd: Apologies have been received from Senator Ned O'Sullivan. I remind members to switch off their mobile telephones as they interfere with the recording equipment. I propose that we go into private session to deal with some housekeeping matters. Is that agreed? Agreed.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Business of Joint Committee (Resumed) (16 May 2018)

Fergus O'Dowd: Before we commence our main business I wish to deal with the correspondence. No. 2018/269 is an email from Mr. Ciaran Delaney requesting the timeline for a meeting on easier accessibility to public transport for people with intellectual and acquired brain injuries. It is proposed to schedule this meeting in the near future in the context of what we discussed earlier. Is that agreed?...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Business of Joint Committee (Resumed) (16 May 2018)

Fergus O'Dowd: I welcome the Deputy's suggestion. I ask that she submit the names of possible witnesses whom she might like-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Business of Joint Committee (Resumed) (16 May 2018)

Fergus O'Dowd: -----to have brought before the committee to the clerk. Does anyone else wish to add anything? I call Senator O'Mahony.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Business of Joint Committee (Resumed) (16 May 2018)

Fergus O'Dowd: We will arrange that as soon as possible. I ask Deputy Murphy to liaise with the clerk. If it is a committee priority, we will deal with it as soon as possible. We may need to look for a second date in one of the weeks because we have a lot of business backing up, but the Deputy's suggestion is very useful.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Traffic Congestion in the Greater Dublin Area and Related Matters: Discussion (16 May 2018)

Fergus O'Dowd: We now turn to the purpose of today's meeting, namely, consideration of the issue of traffic congestion in the greater Dublin area and other related matters, including persistent irregular congestion in Dublin. Last Thursday, there was a meeting of the committee chairmen with the Taoiseach. I made sure I would have at least an hour to spare before the meeting began and I spent that hour...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Traffic Congestion in the Greater Dublin Area and Related Matters: Discussion (16 May 2018)

Fergus O'Dowd: I thank Mr. Nolan. I call on Mr. Hugh Creegan, Deputy Chief Executive Officer, National Transport Authority to make his opening statement.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Traffic Congestion in the Greater Dublin Area and Related Matters: Discussion (16 May 2018)

Fergus O'Dowd: I thank Mr. Creegan. Before Senator Feighan commences I wish to ask two questions about BusConnects. I welcome all of the proposals and the very significant capital investment. Like the delegations, it is the interim period that we are worried about. When will BusConnects be operational after the consultation period? How quickly can the service be commenced?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Traffic Congestion in the Greater Dublin Area and Related Matters: Discussion (16 May 2018)

Fergus O'Dowd: Yes, of course.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Traffic Congestion in the Greater Dublin Area and Related Matters: Discussion (16 May 2018)

Fergus O'Dowd: The end of next year is a long time away. I appreciate that the NTA must follow the statutory or due process. It seems to me that traffic journeys by car are ever increasing and that traffic gets backed up everywhere in the city.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Traffic Congestion in the Greater Dublin Area and Related Matters: Discussion (16 May 2018)

Fergus O'Dowd: Journeys by car take longer. No matter how early people rise they reach their workplaces late. I must travel on the M1 motorway in order to get home. At present I can only drive at 100 km/h regardless of the time of day that I travel due to a huge amount of traffic congestion. Perhaps other members have had the same experience. I call Senator Feighan and he will be followed by Deputy...