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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (14 Jul 2022)

Eamon Ryan: As the Deputy would be aware, the NTA's Board recently approved an average increase of 12% on taxi fares from 1st September 2022, as proposed in the recent National Maximum Fares Review, which will be the first increase on such fares since 2017. The NTA’s 2022 driver survey shows that 93% of drivers are now working but only 29% currently undertake “night work”. 30% of...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (14 Jul 2022)

Eamon Ryan: Licensed bus and coach operators are an integral part of the overall public transport system, particularly in areas around the country which are not covered by existing public service bus and rail services. In recognition of the important role these operators play, the Government provided temporary financial supports throughout the Covid-19 pandemic for certain licensed commercial services,...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Data (14 Jul 2022)

Eamon Ryan: As the 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 operation of public transport. The issue raised regarding the estimated cost in a full year if the budget on security personnel on the Luas increased by 25% is a matter for Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII) in conjunction...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (14 Jul 2022)

Eamon Ryan: As the 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 issue raised concerning resurfacing and remarking of the southbound carpark at Clontarf DART station is operational matter for Iarnród Éireann and I have therefore...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (14 Jul 2022)

Eamon Ryan: As the 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 issues raised concerning announcements on DART carriages are an operational matter for Iarnród Éireann and I have therefore forwarded the Deputy's question to the company for direct...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (14 Jul 2022)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 247 and 248 together. As Minister for Transport I have responsibility for overall policy and exchequer funding in relation to the National Roads Programme. Under the Roads Acts 1993-2015 and in line with the National Development Plan (NDP), the planning, design and construction of individual national roads is a matter for Transport Infrastructure Ireland...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety (14 Jul 2022)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 249 and 250 together. 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 BusConnects. Noting the NTA's responsibility in the matter, I have referred the Deputy's...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Schemes (14 Jul 2022)

Eamon Ryan: The aim of the Electric Small Public Service Vehicle (eSPSV) Grant Scheme is to support the greening of the SPSV sector. It is aimed at improving air quality in urban areas, reducing the CO2 emissions of a sector which typically has very high mileage, and also can positively influence the uptake of zero emission passenger cars by improving general perception and awareness of the benefits of...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (14 Jul 2022)

Eamon Ryan: The Department's annual investment budget is shaped around delivering the objectives of the National Development Plan 2021-2030 that are relevant to transport and which support the overall objectives of the National Planning Framework. The €35bn investment allocation, which funds delivery of the plan, is designed to support investment in protection and renewal of road, rail and active...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (14 Jul 2022)

Eamon Ryan: 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: Departmental Schemes (14 Jul 2022)

Eamon Ryan: 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 (14 Jul 2022)

Eamon Ryan: 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: Public Transport (14 Jul 2022)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 256 and 257 together. 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...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (14 Jul 2022)

Eamon Ryan: 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 BusConnects. Noting the NTA's responsibility in the matter, I have referred the Deputy's question to the NTA for a direct reply. Please...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (14 Jul 2022)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 259, 260, 261, 262 and 264 together. 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 has statutory responsibility for securing the provision of public passenger transport services...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Policy (14 Jul 2022)

Eamon Ryan: As Minister for Transport, I have responsibility for policy and overall funding in relation to public transport. In line with the Public Spending Code and my Department's Common Appraisal Framework for Transport Projects and Programmes, new transport capital investment proposals are appraised in a manner commensurate with their scale. For larger projects, this involves multiple levels of...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (14 Jul 2022)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 265, 266 and 267 together. 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...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Schemes (14 Jul 2022)

Eamon Ryan: The Government is fully committed to supporting a significant expansion and modernisation of the electric vehicle (EV) charging network over the coming years. A draft national charging infrastructure strategy for the development of EV charging infrastructure, covering the crucial period out to 2025 was published for consultation in March. The draft strategy sets out the government’s...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Schemes (14 Jul 2022)

Eamon Ryan: The Government is fully committed to supporting a significant expansion and modernisation of the electric vehicle charging network over the coming years. A draft national charging infrastructure strategy for the development of EV charging infrastructure, covering the crucial period out to 2025 was published for consultation in March. The draft strategy sets out the government’s...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: State Bodies (14 Jul 2022)

Eamon Ryan: I am pleased to say that Zero Emission Vehicles Ireland will be launched next Thursday 21 July and will play an important role in Ireland’s transition to zero emission vehicles. It is based in the Department of Transport drawing on skills and experience from four key organisations - the Department of Transport, Transport Infrastructure Ireland, the Sustainable Energy Authority of...