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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (22 Jun 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 by the Deputy in relation to the timetabling, investment, and operation of services on the Cobh, Midleton, and Mallow routes from Cork are a matter for the National...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (22 Jun 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 statutory responsibility for securing the provision of public passenger transport services nationally, including management of the Rural Transport Programme which operates under the TFI Local Link brand In light of the NTA's...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (22 Jun 2022)

Eamon Ryan: Covid-19 has had a profound impact on the public transport sector with significant falls in passenger numbers and associated drops in fare revenues; in this context, the Bus Éireann Board, following extensive analysis and work, took the commercial decision to consolidate its Expressway network in September 2020. This decision impacted four routes including the 20/X20 Dublin/Galway...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (22 Jun 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 National Transport Authority (NTA) has statutory responsibility for securing the provision of public passenger transport services nationally and for the scheduling of those services in...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (22 Jun 2022)

Eamon Ryan: I understand the Deputy is referring to the School Transport Scheme which is a matter for the Minister for Education. However I am advised by her officials that School Transport is a significant operation managed by Bus Éireann on behalf of the Department of Education. In the current school year over 121,400 children, including over 15,500 children with special educational needs, are...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (22 Jun 2022)

Eamon Ryan: As Minister for Transport, I have responsibility for policy and overall funding in relation to public transport in Ireland. Since 2010, the award of Public Service Obligation (PSO) funding falls under the independent statutory remit of the National Transport Authority (NTA).  The allocations to the transport operators for the provision of public transport services are...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (22 Jun 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 the procurement of the national bus fleet.  Noting the NTA's responsibility in the matter, I have referred the Deputy's...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Schemes (22 Jun 2022)

Eamon Ryan: The Programme for Government committed to an investment of €360 million per annum in walking and cycling over the lifetime of the Government. I consider this investment to be hugely beneficial to our society, our health and our environment, and in particular will contribute to a reduction in carbon emissions as per the Government's Climate Action Plan.  It will...

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021: Committee Stage (22 Jun 2022)

Eamon Ryan: I move amendment No. 1: In page 8, between lines 6 and 7, to insert the following: “ “Act of 2016” means the Road Traffic Act 2016.” I appreciate the second chance provided by Committee Stage to discuss this important legislation. I have a large number of amendments that are, by and large, technical in nature and I am happy to explain them all in turn. I do...

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021: Committee Stage (22 Jun 2022)

Eamon Ryan: I appreciate that. They are mainly technical, but if any Deputy wants me to go into further detail, I will happily do so.

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021: Committee Stage (22 Jun 2022)

Eamon Ryan: Amendments Nos. 1 and 54 are an example of this. In discussions with the insurance industry, it became clear that the requirement to notify the Department within five days - a tight timeline that was set out in the 2016 Act - of an inspection in which a vehicle was written off because it was deemed not roadworthy or had come to the end of its life should be amended to ten days. In these...

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021: Committee Stage (22 Jun 2022)

Eamon Ryan: I move amendment No. 2: In page 8, to delete line 16 and substitute the following: “ A1 A1 and AM ”. This is a technical amendment. We noticed a mistake in the text of the original Bill. Older vehicles have older licence categorisations. The amendment will amend the text so that the A1 categorisation for older vehicles relates to the modern...

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021: Committee Stage (22 Jun 2022)

Eamon Ryan: I move amendment No. 3: In page 11, between lines 1 and 2, to insert the following: “(b) in section 18(10), by the substitution of the following paragraph for paragraph (m): “(m) the keeping, by the issuing authority or other persons specified in the regulations, of records in relation to tests, and the disclosure of such records relating to a vehicle to the owner...

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021: Committee Stage (22 Jun 2022)

Eamon Ryan: I think it is contemplated by it. A significant percentage of new cars are already electric plug-ins or hybrid plug-ins. This amendment allows access to technical vehicle data, including test dates, the outcomes of tests, mileage, fuel types as well as battery types. It is not personal data; it is purely about the performance of the vehicle in previous tests and the characteristics of the...