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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport Data (6 Apr 2017)

Shane Ross: I propose to take Questions Nos. 316, 317 and 322 to 325, inclusive, together as they all relate to heavy rail projects and funding programmes. The funding allocation for public transport under the Government's Capital Plan 2016-2021 is €3.6 billion.  Due to the constrained levels of funding available in the early years of the plan, the focus of the funding...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (6 Apr 2017)

Shane Ross: The Capital Plan 2016-21 includes a commitment that the Government will, in advance of the Mid-Term Review, commission a feasibility study to examine options for expanding freight transport on the railways. Iarnród Éireann is currently the only rail freight service provider in the Irish market, and provides this service on a commercial basis....

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport Data (6 Apr 2017)

Shane Ross: I propose to take Questions Nos. 319 and 320 together. Over €800 million is allocated under the Government's Capital Plan 2016-2021 for bus programmes. This includes fleet replacement and enlargement programmes, bus network infrastructure development and bus rapid transit (BRT) programmes.  Funding has been made available under the Capital Plan for initial planning and...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport Data (6 Apr 2017)

Shane Ross: Funding of almost €200 million has been provided under the Government's Capital Plan 2016-2021 to allow for completion of the Luas Cross City project.  Funding for the development of the project was also provided under the previous Capital Plan. The total budget for the project is €368 million and the project is on target to be delivered within budget and on...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Roads Maintenance Funding (6 Apr 2017)

Shane Ross: The 7 year transport element of the Capital Plan published in September 2015 sets out transport investment priorities to 2022. The Plan includes provision for expenditure of €6 billion on the road network.  €4.4bn of this funding is earmarked for essential maintenance and strengthening works on the network. Given the annual funding profile, maintenance and strengthening is...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (6 Apr 2017)

Shane Ross: I propose to take Questions Nos. 327 to 332, inclusive, 334, 335, 342 to 347, inclusive, 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 implementation of individual road projects is a matter for the Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII) under the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects Status (6 Apr 2017)

Shane Ross: I propose to take Questions Nos. 333, 336, 337, 341 and 348 to 351, inclusive, together. 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...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Private Partnerships Expenditure (6 Apr 2017)

Shane Ross: I propose to take Questions Nos. 338 to 340, inclusive, together. As Minister for Transport, Tourism & Sport, I have responsibility for overall policy and funding in relation to the national roads programme.  The planning, design and implementation of individual national road schemes, including Public Private Partnership (PPP) projects, is a matter for the Transport...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Smarter Transport (6 Apr 2017)

Shane Ross: My Department has prioritised investments that specifically encourage cycling and walking in accordance with the Smarter Travel Policy with the aim of reducing dependence on the private car in favour of more sustainable forms of travel. This is recognised and reflected in the Programme for Partnership Government where we commit to ensuring that the €3.6bn investment in the public...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Improvement Schemes (6 Apr 2017)

Shane Ross: 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 implementation of individual national road projects is a matter for Transport Infrastructure Ireland under the Roads Acts 1993-2015 in conjunction with the local authorities concerned. Within its capital budget, the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Consultancy Contracts Data (6 Apr 2017)

Shane Ross: ​The information requested by the Deputy is available on my Department's website at the following link .

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of Road Traffic (Fixed Penalty - Drink Driving) Bill 2017: Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport (5 Apr 2017)

Shane Ross: I thank the joint committee for giving me the opportunity to engage in a pre-legislative discussion of the Road Traffic (Fixed Penalty – Drink Driving) Bill 2017. It is a short but important Bill. I appreciate the opportunity to explain what it is about and look forward to hearing the committee's views on it. It is also appreciated that it has taken it today as a matter of urgency....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of Road Traffic (Fixed Penalty - Drink Driving) Bill 2017: Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport (5 Apr 2017)

Shane Ross: I thank Senator Feighan for what I believe is a very balanced approach to this Bill. I can see the argument about it being anti-rural and the majority of the opposition to it seems to be coming from rural areas. It is quite understandable. We all know the reasons for that. The pub is such an integral part of rural life and such a centre of the community, more so than in urban areas, and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of Road Traffic (Fixed Penalty - Drink Driving) Bill 2017: Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport (5 Apr 2017)

Shane Ross: I have just been handed some statistics, which seem to indicate that it is an increasing problem.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of Road Traffic (Fixed Penalty - Drink Driving) Bill 2017: Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport (5 Apr 2017)

Shane Ross: There is not another figure. We have not included the figures for drugs, although there was a Bill introduced at the end of last year, as the Senator knows, which means that we will find another ingredient. However, we have not got the figures for those and they are not included in this at all. The only figures we have show a marked increase, particularly in 2016. Between 2012 and 2016,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of Road Traffic (Fixed Penalty - Drink Driving) Bill 2017: Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport (5 Apr 2017)

Shane Ross: I am open to correction, but from memory I think 758 was a mistake or a misprint. It should have been 578. It was then adjusted to 617 because the numbers are adjusted all the time. The figure is 617.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of Road Traffic (Fixed Penalty - Drink Driving) Bill 2017: Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport (5 Apr 2017)

Shane Ross: That is correct.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of Road Traffic (Fixed Penalty - Drink Driving) Bill 2017: Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport (5 Apr 2017)

Shane Ross: Approximately. I think that is probably right.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of Road Traffic (Fixed Penalty - Drink Driving) Bill 2017: Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport (5 Apr 2017)

Shane Ross: Yes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of Road Traffic (Fixed Penalty - Drink Driving) Bill 2017: Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport (5 Apr 2017)

Shane Ross: I think the Deputy is questioning some of the research findings that we have. Behaviour & Attitudes is a highly reputable body that does surveys regularly. If the Deputy has not got the questions, I can read them all out to him or I can give them to him. I think it would probably be better if I give them to him. The questions are reasonably obvious.