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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (8 Sep 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 in the Greater Dublin Area (GDA) including, in consultation with Iarnród Éireann, the DART+ Programme. DART+ Coastal North will extend DART overhead electrified wires to Drogheda and will significantly increase the peak hour...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (8 Sep 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 in the Greater Dublin Area (GDA) including, in consultation with Iarnród Éireann, the DART+ Programme. DART+ Coastal North will extend DART overhead electrified wires to Drogheda and will significantly increase the peak hour...

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

Darragh O'Brien: As Minister for 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 available stock, any planned depots and rail freight, is a matter for Iarnród Éireann in the first instance. Currently the DART network in Dublin is the only electrified part of the...

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 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: 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 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: Public Transport (8 Sep 2025)

Darragh O'Brien: The new Child (5–8) TFI Leap Card was launched on 3rd September, extending free travel on all PSO services to children aged 5 to 8 years. This initiative was announced as part of the Budget 2025 package of measures and delivers on a key Programme for Government commitment to make public transport more affordable and accessible for families. As is the case with all such Budgetary...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Policy (8 Sep 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 the statutory responsibility for the planning and development of public transport infrastructure in the Greater Dublin Area (GDA). The NTA published the Transport Strategy for the GDA 2022-2042 in January 2023. This strategy sets out...

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. The National Transport Authority (NTA) has responsibility for the development of public transport infrastructure, including leap card validators and, in conjunction with Iarnród Éireann, rail access points. Noting the NTA's responsibility in the matter, I have...

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: Bus Services (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 the development of related technology systems. The NTA awarded a contract to implement and support a National...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (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 the development of related technology systems. The NTA awarded a contract to impalement and support a National...

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. The National Transport Authority (NTA) has statutory responsibility for the planning and development of public transport infrastructure, including the provision and upgrade of the public bus fleet. As the Deputy may be aware, the Government is committed to the decarbonisation...

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. 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 for transformative upgrade to the ticketing system for public...

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. 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 for transformative upgrade to the ticketing system for public...

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 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: 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 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: Capital Expenditure Programme (8 Sep 2025)

Darragh O'Brien: I propose to take Questions Nos. 453 and 454 together. I understand that most but not all of the agencies under the aegis of my Department have responded to the Deputy since my initial reply. I have requested my Department to follow up again with any agencies which have not confirmed that a replay has issued to request that an answer be provided directly to the Deputy. If the Deputy...

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

Darragh O'Brien: As Minister for Transport, I have responsibility for overall policy and exchequer funding in relation to Greenways. The planning, design, and construction of individual Greenways is a matter for Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII), in conjunction with the local authorities concerned. In relation to new greenway proposals, it would be for the relevant local authority to conduct an...

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

Darragh O'Brien: I propose to take Questions Nos. 456 and 458 together. As the Deputy is aware the planning and implementation of the A5 project is the responsibility of the authorities in Northern Ireland. The Government of Ireland has committed €600m toward the project. In August the Minister for Infrastructure stated that her Department had served a Notice of Appeal against the High...

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

Darragh O'Brien: As the Deputy will be aware, MetroLink will be a fully segregated and mostly underground new railway line between Swords and Dublin City Centre, the first of its kind in Ireland. It is a key project under the National Development Plan 2021-30. MetroLink will be able to carry a peak capacity of 20,000 passengers per hour per direction in the future. A significant milestone in the...