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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Harbours and Piers (11 Oct 2017)

Shane Ross: Dún Laoghaire Harbour Company, as a Port of Regional Significance, is designated under National Ports Policy for transfer to Dún Laoghaire Rathdown County Council. The process of transferring governance of Dún Laoghaire Harbour Company to Dún Laoghaire Rathdown County Council is ongoing. This process and the future operational structures of the port are...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Reviews (11 Oct 2017)

Shane Ross: I can confirm to the Deputy that my Department has now commenced its internal review of the Air Navigation (Carriage of Munitions of War, Weapons and Dangerous Goods) Order 1973. This is an internal review in my Department to identify the options available for updating various aspects of the Order. Given that so many aspects of the current Order require review, taking...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Improvement Schemes (11 Oct 2017)

Shane Ross: The improvement and maintenance of regional and local roads, such as the Athy Distributor Road, is the statutory responsibility of Kildare County Council, in accordance with the provisions of Section 13 of the Roads Act 1993.   The Capital Plan 2016-2021 provides that a number of schemes, including the Athy Distributor Road, targeting bottlenecks in the road network will...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects Status (11 Oct 2017)

Shane Ross: The planning and implementation of the A5 project is the responsibility of the Northern Ireland authorities.   The Stormont House Agreement and Implementation Plan - A Fresh Start - sets out the Government's commitment to contribute £75 million to ensure that Phase 1 of the project (Newbuildings to north of Strabane) can commence as soon as the necessary planning...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sports Funding (11 Oct 2017)

Shane Ross: As part of Ireland's bid to host the Rugby World Cup and, in keeping with the Rugby World Cup 2023 Act, I, with the consent of the Minister for Finance and the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, have provided an underwrite for the tournament budget. This underwrite is capped. In regard to the potential provision of loans to a tournament company,...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Aviation Industry (11 Oct 2017)

Shane Ross: Since Ryanair announced that it had made a commercial decision to cancel or suspend flights on a number of routes across it European-wide network, officials from my Department have been in regular contact with all the relevant entities including Ryanair, the Commission for Aviation Regulation (CAR) and the Irish Aviation Authority. I have also been in direct contact with the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (11 Oct 2017)

Shane Ross: As the Deputy is aware, the National Transport Authority (NTA) has statutory responsibility for the planning and development of public transport infrastructure in the Greater Dublin Area (GDA). The statutory objective of the NTA's Transport Strategy for the Greater Dublin Area 2016-2035 is to provide a long-term strategic planning framework for the integrated development of...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Services (11 Oct 2017)

Shane Ross: The issue raised is a matter for the National Transport Authority (NTA) and I have forwarded the Deputy's question to the NTA for direct reply.  Please advise my private office if you do not receive a response within ten working days.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Capital Expenditure Programme Review (11 Oct 2017)

Shane Ross: As the deputy may be aware my Department' s submission was published recently on www.per,gov.ie at the launch of the review of the Capital Plan. Estimates of expenditure 2018 are still being considered by Government in advance of the publication of the Abridged Estimates along with Budget 2018.  On Budget Day last year, the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform announced that a...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (11 Oct 2017)

Shane Ross: Portlaoise Southern Circular route is among the schemes included in the Capital Plan 2016-2021 subject to achieving the necessary project approvals including approval from An Bord Pleanála for the Compulsory Purchase Order (CPO) and compliance with the requirements of this Department's Capital Appraisal Framework (CAF). The Department has allocated €1m to Laois County Council for...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (11 Oct 2017)

Shane Ross: I refer the Deputy to my reply to question number 9 which I answered earlier.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Network (11 Oct 2017)

Shane Ross: As Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, I have responsibility for overall policy and funding in relation to the national roads programme.  Within its annual budget the planning, design and implementation of individual road projects (such as the N2) is a matter for Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII) under the Roads Acts 1993-2015 in conjunction with the local authorities...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic Legislation (11 Oct 2017)

Shane Ross: As the Deputy may know, an amendment that was accepted during the passage of a Road Traffic Bill in this House last year sought to provide for the regulation of rickshaws.  This amendment became section 31 of the Road Traffic Act 2016.  While it is no longer proposed to commence that section, I did advise, at the time, that the National Transport Authority were in the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Airport Development Projects (11 Oct 2017)

Shane Ross: As the deputy will be aware, daa holds statutory responsibility for the management, operation and development of Dublin Airport, including the provision of adequate capacity to meet current and future demand. Passenger traffic at Dublin Airport in 2016 increased to almost 28 million, making it the 2nd fastest growing airport in the EU in 2016, growing at three times the EU average. ...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Service Obligation Services (11 Oct 2017)

Shane Ross: Under the Dublin Transport Authority Act 2008 it is a statutory function of the National Transport Authority (NTA) to determine the appropriate mix of directly awarded and competitively tendered bus services and to conduct the public procurement process relating to the tendering out of 10% of the PSO bus network. I have welcomed the announcement by the NTA that it has selected a...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Éireann Services (11 Oct 2017)

Shane Ross: I was pleased that both the Company and the Trade Unions accepted the recommendation issued by the Labour Court last April.  The implementation of the Recommendation is a matter for the Company and the trade unions. I believe implementation of that recommendation can provide for a successful and sustainable future for Bus Éireann. Under the Dublin Transport Authority Act...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects Status (11 Oct 2017)

Shane Ross: As Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, I have responsibility for overall policy and funding in relation to the national roads programme.  The planning, design and implementation of individual road projects is a matter for the Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII) under the Roads Acts 1993-2015 in conjunction with the local authorities concerned. Within its capital...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Community Involvement Scheme (11 Oct 2017)

Shane Ross: The improvement and maintenance of regional and local roads is the statutory responsibility of the local authority, in accordance with the provisions of Section 13 of the Roads Act 1993. Works on those roads are funded from the local authority's own resources supplemented by State road grants.  The initial selection and prioritisation of works to be funded is also a matter for the local...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Military Aircraft (11 Oct 2017)

Shane Ross: I refer the Deputy to my reply to Question no: 247 on 28th September and in particular to the tabular statement that accompanied the reply. The Tabular Statement gave details of the exemption applications processed for the period 1st June to 31st August 2017 (inclusive),  the date of the flight, the name of the aircraft operator, the location from...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Aviation Industry (11 Oct 2017)

Shane Ross: Since Ryanair announced that it had made a commercial decision to cancel or suspend flights on a number of routes across it European-wide network, officials from my Department have been in regular contact with all the relevant entities including Ryanair, the Commission for Aviation Regulation (CAR) and the Irish Aviation Authority. I have also been in direct contact with the...