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Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Financial Statements of the National Transport Authority (10 Oct 2019)

David Cullinane: Why is the Waterford one behind the others?

Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Financial Statements of the National Transport Authority (10 Oct 2019)

David Cullinane: Something struck me when Ms Graham referred to demand. I presume the modes of transport are based on demand. However, if one is looking at it through the lens of climate action, it is not just demand. Some people might see the car as king, but from an environmental perspective we may have to take measures not just to encourage people to get out of cars but also, perhaps, to go a step...

Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Financial Statements of the National Transport Authority (10 Oct 2019)

David Cullinane: Perhaps I am looking at it wrongly when I say "demand". One does not mean demand in terms of what people want. It is also what should be in place-----

Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Financial Statements of the National Transport Authority (10 Oct 2019)

David Cullinane: -----to ensure we can get to a position where there is better integrated public transport, more options and people using them. We discussed the carbon tax earlier today. We will examine it with a different Department. It has been signalled that it will increase for the next ten years. If it does, that imposes more costs on people. People must know that alternatives will be available to...

Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Financial Statements of the National Transport Authority (10 Oct 2019)

David Cullinane: I know those cities are all different, but density is important in determining what is possible in future. Critical mass is also important. For example, on light rail, are there any cities where it might become a possibility in the event of population increasing in line with the targets set by the national development plan?

Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Financial Statements of the National Transport Authority (10 Oct 2019)

David Cullinane: Cork is the only one?

Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Financial Statements of the National Transport Authority (10 Oct 2019)

David Cullinane: In the other counties, looking ten years down the road, with a population increase of 50%, where is the increased investment required?

Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Financial Statements of the National Transport Authority (10 Oct 2019)

David Cullinane: What kinds of improvements in rail would be involved in those areas?

Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Financial Statements of the National Transport Authority (10 Oct 2019)

David Cullinane: I am glad that Ms Graham mentioned rail. In those areas, the national development plan refers to a steady-state investment when it comes to rail. I did not get any great urgency around a recognition of the need for dramatic drastic increases in rail transport in those areas outside Dublin, better connectivity between other cities and better direct lines to Dublin. What does steady-state...

Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Financial Statements of the National Transport Authority (10 Oct 2019)

David Cullinane: Would Ms Graham accept that we need to move beyond a steady-state investment, given the huge challenge of climate change, and be more ambitious?

Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Financial Statements of the National Transport Authority (10 Oct 2019)

David Cullinane: What about bike and ride facilities, park and cycle facilities, and park and carpool facilities? These are options that are being examined in cities in Europe. Some work better than others. How do they factor into the cities and towns outside Dublin?

Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Financial Statements of the National Transport Authority (10 Oct 2019)

David Cullinane: The NTA's 2018 plan referred to the north quays strategic development zone in Waterford city. It is looking at an integrated public transport hub that would involve the current train station being moved onto the proposed north quays development, which would also connect with bus services. What role, if any, does the NTA have in encouraging and enabling that to happen?

Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Financial Statements of the National Transport Authority (10 Oct 2019)

David Cullinane: However, it was mentioned in the plan. Why was it mentioned in the NTA's 2018 plan as being one of the key projects for the south east?

Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Financial Statements of the National Transport Authority (10 Oct 2019)

David Cullinane: I think it is in the 2018 plan. It is the NTA 2018 annual report. It states that, "In the case of Waterford City, the Authority continued its work with Waterford City and County Council on the City/environs transport investment requirements, particularly in the context of the planning scheme for the North Quays Strategic Development Zone."

Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Financial Statements of the National Transport Authority (10 Oct 2019)

David Cullinane: Therefore, there is a role for the NTA in the project. That is what I asked about. I asked what its role was in facilitating and enabling that from an integrated transport perspective and what supports it can give.

Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Financial Statements of the National Transport Authority (10 Oct 2019)

David Cullinane: That is the NTA's focus or bailiwick.

Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Financial Statements of the National Transport Authority (10 Oct 2019)

David Cullinane: Okay. I thank Mr. Creegan.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (10 Oct 2019)

David Cullinane: 212. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to the fact that planting trees on bogland dries it out leading to greater carbon emissions from the soil than sequestration by the trees; if this fact was taken on board before his announcement that 600,000 trees will be planted on bogland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41401/19]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Forestry Sector (10 Oct 2019)

David Cullinane: 227. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if his attention has been drawn to the fact that planting trees on bogland dries it out leading to greater carbon emissions from the soil than sequestration by the trees; if this fact was taken on board before his announcement that 600,000 trees will be planted on bogland; and if he will make a statement on the...

Financial Resolutions 2019 - Financial Resolution No. 9: General (Resumed) (9 Oct 2019)

David Cullinane: Hear, hear.