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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Traffic Management (2 Feb 2017)

Shane Ross: This is a matter for Cork City Council who are responsible for the implementation of traffic management arrangements in Cork City, including Wilton Road.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Regional Road Network (2 Feb 2017)

Shane Ross: ​Details of the 2017 regional and local road grant allocations to each local authority are available in the allocations booklet lodged in the Dáil library.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Driver Licensing Service (2 Feb 2017)

Shane Ross: ​The operation of the National Driver Licensing Service is the statutory responsibility of the Road Safety Authority, and I have no power to intervene in individual cases. I have therefore referred the Question to the Authority for direct reply. I would ask the Deputy to contact my office if a response has not been received within ten days.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Taxi Data (2 Feb 2017)

Shane Ross: I propose to take Questions Nos. 329 to 332, inclusive, together. The regulation of the small public service vehicle (SPSV) industry, including enforcement and the granting of hackney licences, is a matter for the National Transport Authority (NTA) under the provisions of the Taxi Regulation Act 2013. I have referred the Deputy's Questions to the NTA for direct reply to the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Appointments to State Boards (2 Feb 2017)

Shane Ross: I propose to take Questions Nos. 333 and 334 together. I have not met the Taxi Advisory Committee (TAC) since my appointment. The Taxi Regulation Act 2013 provides that the TAC shall consist of a Chairperson and 17 ordinary members. There are currently 5 vacancies on the TAC, 3 of which are vacant since 31 July 2015, when the term of office of the membership of the last TAC...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Regional Road Network (2 Feb 2017)

Shane Ross: While I have responsibility for overall policy and funding in relation to the national roads programme, the construction, improvement and maintenance of individual national roads, is a matter for Transport Infrastructure Ireland under the Roads Acts 1993-2015 in conjunction with the local authorities concerned. Noting this I have referred the Deputy's question to TII for direct...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Human Rights (2 Feb 2017)

Shane Ross: I propose to take Questions Nos. 336, 337 and 338 together. Firstly, I would like to state that I strongly disagree with the policy which was recently announced by President Trump to ban travel to the US by nationals of certain countries. My officials have requested an early meeting of the Ireland-US Preclearance Consultative Group. This is a mechanism outlined in the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Network (2 Feb 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 operation of individual road projects is a matter for Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII) (formerly known as the NRA) under the Roads Acts 1993 to 2015 in conjunction with the local authorities concerned. Noting the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Communications (2 Feb 2017)

Shane Ross: I have an official Oireachtas email account and, since my appointment as Minister, an official Departmental email account. I have not, and do not, use private email accounts for official business. In relation to Minister of State Patrick O'Donovan I understand that the Minister of State also has an Oireachtas email address as well as a departmental email address. I understand that the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Commencement of Legislation (2 Feb 2017)

Shane Ross: ​The information requested by the Deputy is contained in the following table. Name of Act Section Purpose Is it Intended to make order Reason an order has not been made to date Sea Pollution (Hazardous Substances) (Compensation) Act 2005 6-27 inclusive and Schedule 1 which contains the text of the 1996 HNS Convention Sections of the Sea Pollution (Hazardous Substances)...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Vehicle Registration Data (2 Feb 2017)

Shane Ross: ​The details requested are a matter for the Revenue Commissioners, Department of Finance as they have responsibility for the registration of all new and imported vehicles in the State.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Haulage Industry Regulation (2 Feb 2017)

Shane Ross: Five axle rigid vehicles are a recent phenomenon on Irish roads. Across the EU there is no maximum weight 'norm' for these vehicles and a lacuna in Ireland's Construction and Use Regulations has meant that a maximum weight limit for such has hitherto remained unstipulated. While a Transport Infrastructure Ireland commissioned study recommended a 36 tonne maximum weight limit for...

Roads Funding: Motion [Private Members] (1 Feb 2017)

Shane Ross: I accept Deputy Healy Rae's invitation as I will accept one from Deputy Harty if it ever comes. I thank Deputy Mattie McGrath for an education on rural roads which I will never forget.

Roads Funding: Motion [Private Members] (1 Feb 2017)

Shane Ross: That is personally extremely insulting, is it not?

Roads Funding: Motion [Private Members] (1 Feb 2017)

Shane Ross: I am hoping to share time with Deputy Moran.

Roads Funding: Motion [Private Members] (1 Feb 2017)

Shane Ross: However, I am not quite sure whether he has got the right time for this debate.

Roads Funding: Motion [Private Members] (1 Feb 2017)

Shane Ross: Okay. I thank the Rural Alliance for tabling this motion. In particular, I thank Deputies Michael Harty, Mattie McGrath and Michael Collins for spending some time in my office last week in coming to an agreed motion, which was extremely helpful. I will try to respond in kind. I also thank Deputy Mattie McGrath for promising me a meeting in Tipperary some months ago to see the roads. He...

Roads Funding: Motion [Private Members] (1 Feb 2017)

Shane Ross: I will certainly go to other areas and will, of course, go back to Tipperary. I would like to start by acknowledging the major impact on the maintenance and improvement of our national, regional and local road network of the funding cutbacks from 2008 associated with the financial crisis. The size of the road network at around 99,000 kilometres made the impact all the more severe. That...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sport in Ireland - Challenges, Strategies and Governance: Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport (1 Feb 2017)

Shane Ross: I thank members for their invitation to appear before the joint committee and giving me this opportunity to engage in a productive discussion on sport related issues. Before I address the issues outlined by the committee, as this is the first occasion on which I have exclusively addressed sport related issues, I take the opportunity to congratulate all of our sportsmen and women who...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sport in Ireland - Challenges, Strategies and Governance: Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport (1 Feb 2017)

Shane Ross: I am sorry but I will have to check that. I would not really know that because it is a matter for Sport Ireland, and our role is not to actually interfere in the operations of the national governing bodies. However, I will check it.