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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (10 May 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 question to...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (10 May 2022)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 248, 249, 258, 259 and 260 together. As Minister for Transport, I have responsibility for policy and overall funding in relation to public transport; I am not involved in the day-to-day operations of public transport, nor decisions on fares. It is the National Transport Authority (NTA) that has responsibility for the regulation of fares charged to passengers...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (10 May 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 Galway. Noting the NTA's responsibility in the matter, I have referred the Deputy's question to the NTA for a direct...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (10 May 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 of those services in conjunction with...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Network (10 May 2022)

Eamon Ryan: 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 operation and management of individual national roads is a matter for Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII), in conjunction with the local authorities concerned....

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (10 May 2022)

Eamon Ryan: The Connecting Ireland Rural Mobility Plan is a major national public transport initiative developed by the National Transport Authority (NTA) to increase public transport connectivity, particularly for people living outside the major cities and towns. The NTA has statutory responsibility for securing the provision of public passenger transport services nationally. The NTA also has...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (10 May 2022)

Eamon Ryan: In line with the whole of Government approach, my Department and the National Transport Authority (NTA) have been working on practical and meaningful responses to the Ukrainian humanitarian crisis.  From the beginning of the crisis, we have provided newly arriving Ukrainians with free travel from their port of entry to their end destination on any PSO or Local Link service. Indeed,...

Regulations for the Sale and Distribution of Turf: Motion [Private Members] (5 May 2022)

Eamon Ryan: I thank Deputy Fitzmaurice for his opening contribution. The Government is not opposing this motion because I think we need to clear the air a bit. There is a lot of confusion, fear and misinformation on this issue. I will summarise what I see as some of the key issues. This goes back to the late 1980s and early 1990s when Dublin had a particular problem with smoky coal. I think Mary...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (5 May 2022)

Eamon Ryan: I fully realise what the view of Clare County Council are. I listened to every single councillor over two or three hours when we discussed this.

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (5 May 2022)

Eamon Ryan: There are very different views within various chambers of commerce and business interests. A significant number of business people realise that success for towns and cities will now come from those which are going green and in a sustainable direction. We cannot ignore climate change. Ever onwards sprawl is not going to work for development. Rather than the University of Limerick...

Living Wage Bill 2022: First Stage (5 May 2022)

Eamon Ryan: No.

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (5 May 2022)

Eamon Ryan: The Deputy is absolutely right: there is a real problem. There are two key immediate solutions that the Government has to provide. I understand the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage has, with the agreement of the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform, committed to additional staff for An Bord Pleanála. We need planning, ecological and science-based expertise,...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (5 May 2022)

Eamon Ryan: I can only imagine the stress that the family is under. I will talk directly to the relevant Minister of State at the Department of Health, Deputy Rabbitte, to ensure the specifics of the case will be looked into. With regard to every child in the country, the way the system operates and the integration of services, not just the amount of resources, often comprise a key issue. I will ask...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (5 May 2022)

Eamon Ryan: It is a real challenge to meet our climate targets. One of the approaches we will take to do so will involve setting up leadership teams or acceleration task forces within key Departments, bringing together agencies, other Departments and outside experts. The first meeting of one such team, which will focus on sustainable mobility, will be tomorrow.. Critically, we will be seeking to...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (5 May 2022)

Eamon Ryan: I look forward to the details on that. The Deputy is right about the first point he made in that private coach operators have a critical role in the provision of public transport. I regard them as part of the public transport system. Prior to Covid they were expanding widely across the country, and very successful new routes were being created. Covid has obviously put a real spanner in...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (5 May 2022)

Eamon Ryan: I do not know whether those numbers reflect long Covid and its impact on respiratory illness or just the ongoing reality that respiratory illness is a significant and acute health issue in our country, which in turn means we have to address the wider issue. However, I will ask the Minister for Health to try to provide an analysis as to why the queues have lengthened and whether it is...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (5 May 2022)

Eamon Ryan: My understanding is that the fare increase is out for public consultation. We differ on whether there should be a further extension. We provided one throughout Covid. If we continue to increase the age of the fleet of the taxi industry, it will become an issue for customers and the quality of the industry at a certain point. It is now time to go back to the ten-year rule. The Deputy...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (5 May 2022)

Eamon Ryan: Deputy Pearse Doherty asked a similar question last week and I was able to give some of the details on the specifics of what has been happening in Killybegs. I do not have those details in front of me now. My understanding from the Minister for Foreign Affairs is that it is a port designation issue. I might ask him to comment briefly.

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (5 May 2022)

Eamon Ryan: There is a real need across the country for increased therapy for children and young adults with special needs. It is a real shortage. The shortage is also exacerbated by the difficulty in hiring new people. My understanding is that our assessment processes are so long that many of the therapists who should be engaged in therapy provision are actually in the assessment process. We need to...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (5 May 2022)

Eamon Ryan: The NTA is correct in what it said at the committee yesterday. Going back to what I said earlier about visits around the country, I visited Clare County Council and Limerick County Council and was very open and public in giving the reasons I believe the strategic development of Limerick is in the centre, in the existing county and the centre of the city. There is real risk to Limerick if it...