Results 8,961-8,980 of 19,173 for speaker:Shane Ross

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Current Situation in Bus Éireann: Discussion (31 May 2017)

Shane Ross: I am sorry, but the terms of reference of what?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Current Situation in Bus Éireann: Discussion (31 May 2017)

Shane Ross: I will answer the first question about the players in the stakeholder area. There is no intention to exclude anybody who is an interested party. I would anticipate all of the employers in the semi-State transport area, including private operators, should be there, as well as the State, politicians, all the unions, the NTA and others who are interested parties in that area. I do not want to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Current Situation in Bus Éireann: Discussion (31 May 2017)

Shane Ross: The transport portfolio is a big beast and has to include virtually everyone. There is no agenda, if that is what the Deputy means. It is something trade unions have specifically required and it is a specific response to them. That is why it is being done. I promised this during the industrial relations dispute and I am going to keep that commitment. There is no intention whatsoever to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Current Situation in Bus Éireann: Discussion (31 May 2017)

Shane Ross: The issue there is very simple. We have agreed a principle. The payment of free travel is a matter for the Department of Social Protection. We agreed a principle that funding for all commercial operations would be the same. The effect of that is what the Deputy wants to know. It means that there will be an increase in funding for Expressway. It will now receive the same as any other...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Current Situation in Bus Éireann: Discussion (31 May 2017)

Shane Ross: It would be exactly the same.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Current Situation in Bus Éireann: Discussion (31 May 2017)

Shane Ross: We are going to remedy that. That is the whole point.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Current Situation in Bus Éireann: Discussion (31 May 2017)

Shane Ross: We are going to bring it up to a certain level. Expressway will get more as a result.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Current Situation in Bus Éireann: Discussion (31 May 2017)

Shane Ross: I am not.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Current Situation in Bus Éireann: Discussion (31 May 2017)

Shane Ross: I will respond to Deputy Muster because it is important. She is being somewhat unfair. She may be right about what she said about things having been wrong before. I will not concede the point, but I understand what she is saying. We are remedying the situation, which should be acknowledged. I have committed to increasing the PSO. That is an absolute commitment. The Deputy might...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Current Situation in Bus Éireann: Discussion (31 May 2017)

Shane Ross: I will try to get through it as quickly as possible. For someone who said he was not going to address the subject of the dispute, Deputy Barry did pretty well. He spoke about it for four minutes. I will try to restrict myself. Along with Deputy Barry, I compliment those bus drivers and other members of staff in all stations and jobs who suffered during the strike. I compliment them on...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Current Situation in Bus Éireann: Discussion (31 May 2017)

Shane Ross: Can I answer this question first? It is not discrimination apparently. I do not think it is discrimination. I think there is a different methodology, which I will probably furnish the committee with, for working out how much Bus Éireann is paid and how much the private operators are paid. I will keep that pledge on the dialogue with stakeholders. I will meet the stakeholders in a...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Licences Applications (31 May 2017)

Shane Ross: ​The operation of the National Driver Licensing Service is the statutory responsibility of the Road Safety Authority.  I have therefore referred the Question to the Authority for direct reply.  I would ask the Deputy to contact my office if a response has not been received within ten days. 

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Ports Development (31 May 2017)

Shane Ross: ​Arklow harbour is under the control of Wicklow County Council. The council is responsible for any development works at the harbour.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects Status (31 May 2017)

Shane Ross: I propose to take Questions Nos. 252 and 253 together. The improvement and maintenance of regional and local roads in Wicklow is the statutory responsibility of Wicklow County Council, in accordance with the provisions of Section 13 of the Roads Act 1993. Works on those roads are funded from the Council's own resources supplemented by State road grants.  The initial...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Traffic Calming Measures (31 May 2017)

Shane Ross: I propose to take Questions Nos. 254 and 255 together. 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 operation of individual road projects (including the N83 and N63) is a matter for Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII) under the Roads Acts 1993-2015 in...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test Regulations (31 May 2017)

Shane Ross: I would like to assure the Deputy that the Road Safety Authority (which has responsibility for the driver theory test) has been working closely with the Department of Social Protection in the implementation of this change. The Public Services Card (PSC) is available to any person with a PPS Number over 16 years of age. Face-to-face registration for a Public Services Card is called...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Electric Vehicles (30 May 2017)

Shane Ross: I propose to take Questions Nos. 573 to 576, inclusive, together. The Government is committed to faci litating the increased up-take of l ow emitting vehicles (LEVs) and actions to encourage a transformation to LEVs will be included in the National Mitigation Plan and National Policy...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Ministerial Meetings (30 May 2017)

Shane Ross: The details of meetings as requested by the Deputy are as follows: Date Airport Venue Purpose 22/5/17 City of Derry Airport Department, Leeson Lane Dublin / Derry Flights 19/4/17 Kerry Airport Farranfore Part of County Visit 5/4/17 Dublin Airport Authority Leinster House General Discussion of Airport Matters 13/2/17 Waterford Airport Waterford Airport Funding 21/11/16 Dublin...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Regional Airports (30 May 2017)

Shane Ross: I propose to take Questions Nos. 578, 579 and 598 together. The recent amendment to the 2014 EU General Block Exemption Regulation (GBER) exempts certain categories of State aid from the requirement of prior notification to the Commission for ports and airports, if these are unlikely to distort competition in the Single Market. The new provisions on ports in the Regulation will not...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport Fares (30 May 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.