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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Infrastructure Ireland (13 May 2025)

Darragh O'Brien: As Minister of Transport, I have responsibility for policy and overall funding of public transport. The operation, maintenance and renewal of the rail network and stations on the network, including the railway bridge referred to, is a matter for Iarnród Éireann in the first instance. In view of Iarnród Éireann's responsibility in this matter, I have referred the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (13 May 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, where applicable. Arising from the arrangements in place in relation to Local Property Tax receipts, the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Air Safety (13 May 2025)

Darragh O'Brien: I propose to take Questions Nos. 381, 382 and 383 together. The regulation of both the recreational and commercial use of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS - drones) is provided for under European Union regulations that are directly applicable in Ireland. The EU drone regulations are implemented and overseen by the Irish Aviation Authority (IAA) under its remit as the national civil aviation...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Legislative Programme (13 May 2025)

Darragh O'Brien: There is a strong commitment under the Programme for Government to create a Transport Security Force under the NTA, which would operate and have similar powers to Airport Police and Customs Officers. Work in the my Department is ongoing around identifying the necessary legislative proposals to progress the Transport Security Force commitment, in conjunction with the NTA. The...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (13 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 in...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (13 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 in...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Transport Authority (13 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 in...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Transport Authority (13 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 in...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Transport Authority (13 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 of those services in conjunction with...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Infrastructure Ireland (13 May 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 these 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: Bus Services (13 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 BusConnects Cork. BusConnects is the NTA's programme to greatly improve bus services in all our cities. It is a...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (13 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 BusConnects Cork. BusConnects is the NTA's programme to greatly improve bus services in all our cities. It is a...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Funding (13 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: Departmental Funding (13 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: Rail Network (13 May 2025)

Darragh O'Brien: I propose to take Questions Nos. 398, 399, 400 and 401 together. As the 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 questions to Irish...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Bodies (13 May 2025)

Darragh O'Brien: I propose to take Questions Nos. 402, 403, 404, 405, 406, 407, 408, 409 and 410 together. There are no non-governmental organisations operating within the State under the aegis of my Department.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Legislative Measures (13 May 2025)

Darragh O'Brien: Ireland strongly supports the policy objective of reducing aviation emissions and is aligned with strategies related to achieving this objective at both EU level and internationally via the UN’s specialised agency, the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO). The global approach to decarbonisation of the industry is based on ICAO’s ‘basket of...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Investigations (13 May 2025)

Darragh O'Brien: My officials have been undertaking a detailed examination of the allegations made concerning contraventions of Irish legislation relating to the carriage of munitions of war in Irish sovereign territory. I understand that the Deputy has recently provided documentation on this matter to the Tánaiste, my officials have sought to receive copies of this documentation, which they will...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Bodies (13 May 2025)

Darragh O'Brien: I propose to take Questions Nos. 417, 418, 419 and 420 together. The Department of Transport has 19 agencies in total, 17 of which have a Board with appointments being processed through publicjobs, 12 commercial and 5 non-commercial. As part of the process for board appointments/reappointments and in keeping with the requirements outlined in the Code of Practice for the Governance of...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Dublin Airport Authority (13 May 2025)

Darragh O'Brien: As the Deputy will be aware, daa has statutory responsibility to operate, manage and develop Dublin and Cork Airports. As such, matters in relation to the airport fire and rescue service are a matter for daa. I have therefore forwarded your question to daa for direct reply. If the Deputy does not receive a response within ten working days, please advise my Private Office.