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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: State Airports (10 May 2017)

Shane Ross: There are currently no plans for the development of a third terminal at Dublin Airport. However, the question of the third terminal has risen in the context of a high level, strategic capacity review of Ireland's State airports which I announced late last year would be undertaken by my Department in 2017. This is in line with the National Aviation Policy which committed that the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Mountain Rescue Service (10 May 2017)

Shane Ross: ​My Department provides a Coastal Inshore Mountain and Cave Grant to the Donegal Mountain Rescue Team in the amount of €7,407, in line with its policy of providing grants to a small number of Mountain and Cave Rescue organisations. The grant awarded has been maintained at its current level since 2011. The Department has no role, other than the provision of grant aid, in...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Aviation Issues (10 May 2017)

Shane Ross: Firstly, I would like to take this opportunity to reiterate that, as previously stated in my response to Deputy Daly on 22 March 2017, before any decisions are made about aircraft noise management at Dublin Airport, there will be an opportunity for all stakeholders, including residents, to have their views taken into consideration by the designated Competent Authority. I also stated, at the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Infrastructure Provision (10 May 2017)

Shane Ross: Deputy Curran is aware that a mid-term review of the Capital Plan has been initiated by Government to look at where capital investment priorities lie over the remaining 4 years of the current plan in the context of a growing economy. I, along with Ministerial colleagues, am engaged in making our cases to the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform for increased funding for a variety of...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: EU Regulations (10 May 2017)

Shane Ross: I thank the Deputy for her question on this significant piece of legislation. The entry into force in June 2016 of EU Regulation 598/2014 represented a shift in responsibility from the airport operator to a separate, independent statutory entity or competent authority to oversee the delivery of the new, more prescriptive approach to aircraft noise management. Along with all other EU...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Tolls (10 May 2017)

Shane Ross: ​The statutory power to levy tolls on national roads, to make toll bye-laws and to enter into agreements relating to tolls on national roads is vested in Transport Infrastructure Ireland under Part V of the Roads Act 1993 as amended. The background to the toll VAT issue is a ruling made by the Revenue Commissioners in May 2010, that the M50 and Dublin Port Tunnel tolls were to be...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Infrastructure Provision (10 May 2017)

Shane Ross: As I outlined to the Deputy in my reply to question number 1178 of 21stMarch 2017, funding of over €700 million has been allocated under the Government's Capital Planfor planning, design and construction of new Metro North. Funding in the initial years of the Capital Plan is for planning and design work with construction expected to commence in 2021 with a view to delivering the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Network (10 May 2017)

Shane Ross: As I outlined to the Deputy in my reply to question number 1178 of 21stMarch 2017, funding of over €700 million has been allocated under the Government's Capital Planfor planning, design and construction of new Metro North.  Funding in the initial years of the Capital Plan is for planning and design work with construction expected to commence in 2021 with a view to delivering...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Brexit Issues (10 May 2017)

Shane Ross: Aviation services between the UK and Ireland and within the EU operate within the EU Single Aviation Market. When the UK leaves the EU, an alternative aviation agreement between the UK and the remaining 27 EU Member States will be required.  In the absence of such an agreement, existing traffic rights could be negatively impacted, including the rights of Irish licensed...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (10 May 2017)

Shane Ross: ​As I outlined to the Deputy in my reply to PQ 2743/17 of 24 January 2017 regarding the same road scheme, the improvement and maintenance of regional and local roads in Co. Louth is the statutory responsibility of Louth County Council, in accordance with the provisions of Section 13 of the Roads Act 1993. Works on those roads are funded from local authorities' own resources...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Éireann (10 May 2017)

Shane Ross: ​I set out the position in relation to the appeal of the 2010 Revenue ruling applying VAT to tolls on the M50 and the Dublin Port Tunnel in my earlier answer to Deputy Smith. I think an important point to bear in mind is that TII has been absorbing the VAT cost since 2010 with a knock on effect on the national roads programme so any refund would not represent a...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Traffic Calming Measures (10 May 2017)

Shane Ross: ​As indicated to the Deputy in response to PQ 14004/17, the improvement and maintenance of regional and local roads is the statutory responsibility of the relevant local authority, 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 selection...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Ports Facilities (10 May 2017)

Shane Ross: ​Schedule 3 of the Merchant Shipping (Registration of Ships) Act 2014, which lists 13 ports of registry, has not yet been commenced. However, those ports of registry are the same as those currently designated under section 32 of the Mercantile Marine Act 1955.  They are:  Arklow, Cork, Drogheda, Dublin, Dundalk, Galway, Limerick, Skibbereen, Sligo,...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Network (10 May 2017)

Shane Ross: I propose to take Questions Nos. 66 and 79 together. ​As I outlined in the Deputy in my reply to PQ 21066/17 of 3 May 2017, the transport element of the Capital Plan sets out investment priorities to 2022 and was framed by the conclusions reached in my Department's Strategic Investment Framework for Land Transport (SFILT). Based on the findings in that report it is envisaged that...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Brexit Issues (10 May 2017)

Shane Ross: My Department is considering the potential transport implications of Brexit, including the implications for the connectivity of the North Sea Mediterranean Corridor (NSMED).  To be part of NSMED, the transport infrastructure would need firstly to be on the Core Network of the Trans-European Transport Network (TEN-T). Rosslare Port and the Dublin to Rosslare rail line form part of the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sports Events (10 May 2017)

Shane Ross: On 4 October 2016 World Rugby announced that Ireland had successfully completed the Applicant Phase of the bid to host the Rugby World Cup in 2023 and had progressed to the Candidate Phase of the competition.  The Government and the Northern Ireland Executive are fully behind the bid.   My Department's role is to support the Bid Team and manage the interaction...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Éireann (10 May 2017)

Shane Ross: ​We are all aware of the very difficult situation in Bus Éireann and I do not think that the situation is in anyway assisted by speculating on media reports that may, or may not, exist. The Deputy is aware that trade union members are currently balloting on a Labour Court Recommendation. That Recommendation issued following a period of intensive discussions between both...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Olympic Games Ticketing Arrangements (10 May 2017)

Shane Ross: The non-statutory inquiry, led by Mr Justice Carroll Moran, into the circumstances surrounding the distribution of tickets for the Rio Olympic Games commenced its work on 19 September 2016. Under its Terms of Reference, Judge Moran was asked to present a report setting out the findings and recommendations of the inquiry within 12 weeks of its commencement. While it was intended at...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Cycling Policy (10 May 2017)

Shane Ross: ​The National Cycle Policy Framework (NCPF) and "Smarter Travel - a Sustainable Transport Future" were published in 2009 and included a range of objectives and actions to be achieved and implemented over the period to 2020. The targets contained in the both policy statements were ambitious and were predicated on substantial investment under the Transport 21 investment...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Éireann Staff (10 May 2017)

Shane Ross: ​The Deputy is aware that trade union members are currently balloting on a Labour Court Recommendation. That Recommendation issued following a period of intensive discussions between both trade unions and management at both the Workplace Relations Commision and the Labour Court. I know that trade union members have been considering the Recommendation in great detail, and its...