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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Dublin Bus (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. 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...

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 staffing 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.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Dublin Bus (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: Córas Iompair Éireann (13 May 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. However, issues in relation to Córas Iompair Éireann (CIÉ) pension schemes are primarily a matter for the trustees of the pension schemes, the CIÉ Group and their employees. Therefore, I have referred the...

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

Darragh O'Brien: As Minister for Transport, I have responsibility for policy and overall funding in relation to Active Travel. Funding is administered through the National Transport Authority (NTA), who, in partnership with local authorities, have responsibility for the selection and development of specific projects in each local authority area. Noting the role of the NTA in the matter, I have referred...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (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: As the Deputy may be aware, the National Transport Authority (NTA) has responsibility for the planning and development of public transport infrastructure, including, in consultation with Iarnród Éireann, the DART+ South West project. Following the submission of a Railway Order application for DART+ South-West to An Bord Pleanála in March 2023, full planning approval was...

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

Darragh O'Brien: As the Deputy may be aware, 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 (GDA), including light rail. Noting the NTA's responsibility in the development of public...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Infrastructure Ireland (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 statutory responsibility for the planning and development of public transport infrastructure in the Greater Dublin Area (GDA), including light rail. Noting the NTA's responsibility in the development of public...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (13 May 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 on the DART+ South West...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (13 May 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 on the DART+ South West...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Departmental Policies (8 May 2025)

Darragh O'Brien: I thank Deputy Conway-Walsh for her contribution. In response to Deputy Crowe, I want to see all our airports grow. I would like to see more flights out of Shannon, Cork and Ireland West. We see growth in all those airports as well as further projected growth this year in Cork, Shannon, Ireland West and Kerry and small growth in Donegal. For the information of the House, I am working...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Departmental Policies (8 May 2025)

Darragh O'Brien: I thank the Deputy and will let him take a breath.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Departmental Policies (8 May 2025)

Darragh O'Brien: It would have. He could have used the bike. I have answered the Deputy's colleagues earlier. We are updating the national aviation policy and we will be bringing forward a new one, on which I will need all inputs. The Deputy and his colleagues have regularly championed Shannon Airport. Shannon is fine Airport. I raise the growth in the airport since 2019. In 2019, 1.72 million...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Departmental Policies (8 May 2025)

Darragh O'Brien: I propose to take Questions Nos. 13, 51, 90 and 265 together. A lot of Deputies have raised this matter. There are questions here from Deputies McGettigan, Cathal Crowe, Quinlivan and Pa Daly. It speaks to the importance, which all of us understand, of our aviation sector. Ireland has done extremely well from a connectivity perspective. For example, Dublin Airport is the fifth best...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Rail Network (8 May 2025)

Darragh O'Brien: The Minister of State, Deputy Canney, has direct responsibility for the all-island rail review. I expect that matters such as the double-tracking the Deputy has mentioned will be considered as part of that. On timetables, punctuality and reliability, the management of timetables is a matter for Iarnród Éireann. Where specific matters are raised in questions here, we note them and...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Public Transport (8 May 2025)

Darragh O'Brien: As Minister for Transport, I have responsibility for policy and overall funding for public transport. The NTA has responsibility for the development of public transport infrastructure including ticketing and technology projects. The next generation ticketing project is very significant and will provide a transformative upgrade to the ticketing system for public transport passengers in...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Public Transport (8 May 2025)

Darragh O'Brien: I am also very anxious to see this. The Deputy is right; the Leap card is great. That is fine but, if you go to London or other parts of Britain, you can tap on or off with a debit card or credit card, which works fantastically well. When we bring in our system, it will be ahead of those in Britain and most of Europe because it will also involve account-based ticketing. I have asked for a...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Public Transport (8 May 2025)

Darragh O'Brien: I know the Deputy will be raising this issue regularly and he is right to do so because it will make a very significant difference. We will certainly be putting as much positive pressure as possible on to ensure delivery. I will be watching the timeline very closely and, as it becomes firmer, I will keep the Deputy informed. It will not be necessary for someone who is visiting to have an...