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- Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2017
Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (Revised) (29 Mar 2017) Shane Ross: The programme for Government looked for large sums of money for that. It was promised and is on the way, I think. We have put it in as a priority for the capital review as well. We have a new greenways strategy which is going to come out in June or July. We are extremely committed to greenways. Both the Minister of State, Deputy O'Donovan, and I have made serious commitments to the whole...
- Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2017
Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (Revised) (29 Mar 2017) Shane Ross: There is going to be more funding available for greenways.
- Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2017
Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (Revised) (29 Mar 2017) Shane Ross: That is fine.
- Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2017
Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (Revised) (29 Mar 2017) Shane Ross: Before I answer the Chairman's question, in response to Deputy O'Keeffe, I have just been handed a note saying that yes, local authorities can apply for the funding. Cork County Council got support for the Spike Island development that way. It can be done. It is a good channel for them.
- Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2017
Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (Revised) (29 Mar 2017) Shane Ross: In response to the Chairman's question, this is one of our main funding challenges and one of our objectives is funding for what is known as business and events tourism, including for international events. That is specifically targeted at the shoulder season. We recognise there is a gap as it all tends to concentrate on the summer and we have a lot to offer. We have obviously got a climate...
- Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2017
Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (Revised) (29 Mar 2017) Shane Ross: Okay.
- Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2017
Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (Revised) (29 Mar 2017) Shane Ross: Sorry. What?
- Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2017
Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (Revised) (29 Mar 2017) Shane Ross: Yes.
- Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2017
Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (Revised) (29 Mar 2017) Shane Ross: We have not decided on the figure yet but it will be-----
- Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2017
Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (Revised) (29 Mar 2017) Shane Ross: It will be more than modest. We will be seeking something substantial.
- Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2017
Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (Revised) (29 Mar 2017) Shane Ross: No.
- Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2017
Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (Revised) (29 Mar 2017) Shane Ross: The Deputy can take it that the completion of most of these projects is not going to be really taking place until 2019 or 2020 because of the imperative to get the steady state funding up to par. In other words, most of the money and the initial money in the capital review has to be spent on steady state funding.
- Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2017
Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (Revised) (29 Mar 2017) Shane Ross: I do not think it makes more money available.
- Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2017
Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (Revised) (29 Mar 2017) Shane Ross: We are very much looking forward to the completion of the great Luas project, which is on target.
- Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2017
Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (Revised) (29 Mar 2017) Shane Ross: We hope it will open in the autumn or early winter of this year. It will not release money for anything, of course. We hope that following the mid-term capital review, the spend will start in 2020. The initial spend is going to be smaller because the amounts will be smaller. We have to allocate most of that to steady-state spending because of the state of some of the roads. They have...
- Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2017
Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (Revised) (29 Mar 2017) Shane Ross: The Deputy also asked about the Gorey to Enniscorthy scheme. It is expected to be completed by the third quarter of 2019.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Éireann: Discussion (Resumed) (29 Mar 2017)
Shane Ross: While I welcome the opportunity to meet the committee again, it is a source of deep disappointment that this meeting is taking place on a day when members of the public once more face delays and disruption to their travel plans. Last year the taxpayer provided Bus Éireann with approximately €230 million via the PSO, school transport, free travel and capital expenditure...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Éireann: Discussion (Resumed) (29 Mar 2017)
Shane Ross: I will take Deputy Fitzpatrick's points now. I am familiar with the Deputy's views and he is familiar with mine. I do not in any way doubt the sincerity of anybody who says I should be involved in talks at the moment. That view is further emphasised by the fact we are now in a strike situation whereas we were not the last time we had an exchange. It is a very difficult situation for all...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Éireann: Discussion (Resumed) (29 Mar 2017)
Shane Ross: I thank the Deputy for his remarks. I have made it perfectly clear that I am very happy to talk to the unions, management, the NTA, the joint committee, interested parties and stakeholders but not while there is an industrial dispute going on. I am very happy to sympathetically discuss the wider issues with everybody involved but not while there is an industrial dispute taking place. What...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Éireann: Discussion (Resumed) (29 Mar 2017)
Shane Ross: May I make one comment?