Results 11,121-11,140 of 31,374 for speaker:Eamon Ryan

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Haulage Industry (26 Apr 2022)

Eamon Ryan: The European and global oil markets are currently volatile, due to the conflict in Ukraine exacerbating pre-existing market shortages, primarily of diesel. This has caused a spike in the price of crude and in the price of refined products on the retail market. In response to the pressures caused by increased fuel costs, Recognising that escalating fuel costs were a problem in...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (26 Apr 2022)

Eamon Ryan: As the Deputy is aware, the National Transport Authority's draft Transport Strategy for the Greater Dublin Area, is recommending the development of a rail link to Navan by 2042. Among the potential options for this rail link is an option that would utilise the old Kingscourt Line over a short distance to connect the proposed Navan Central station and the proposed Navan North station. ...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Development Plan (26 Apr 2022)

Eamon Ryan: As the Deputy will be aware, the construction industry is currently experiencing significant inflationary pressures and supply chain constraints. These factors have implications for progress on construction projects including transport projects. The potential impacts on transport projects are being monitored by my Department and its agencies. The potential impact on transport projects in...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Park-and-Ride Facilities (26 Apr 2022)

Eamon Ryan: As outlined to the Deputy in previous replies on this matter, the National Transport Authority has established a Park and Ride Design Office (PRDO), which works with Galway City and County Councils and Irish Rail. The focus of the current work of the PRDO is looking at options, and the feasibility of zones along corridors for the east and north east serving the city centre and...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Electric Vehicles (26 Apr 2022)

Eamon Ryan: The Deputy will be aware that the Government is fully committed to supporting a significant expansion and modernisation of the electric vehicle charging network over the coming years. A national charging infrastructure strategy was published for consultation at the end of this March which sets out a pathway to stay ahead of demand over the critical period out to 2025. Preparations are...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (26 Apr 2022)

Eamon Ryan: As the Deputy is aware the review of the Galway Transport Strategy will commence later this year and will be led by the National Transport Authority (NTA), in cooperation with Galway City Council and Galway County Council.   As I have noted previously there is a need to review the Strategy and take stock of developments since its publication in...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (26 Apr 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. Local Link has a key role to play in supporting those refugees located in rural Ireland. From the beginning of the crisis, Local Link services have been providing newly arriving Ukrainians with...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety (26 Apr 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. In...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Ukraine War (26 Apr 2022)

Eamon Ryan: The Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth sought additional resourcing through the Temporary Reassignment Scheme from all Departments to assist with the Ukrainian crisis response. On 19th April, four of my officials, 1 Higher Executive Officer, 1 Administrative Officer and 2 Clerical Officers were assigned to the Department of Children, Equality, Disability,...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (26 Apr 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 MetroLink. The MetroLink project has been subject to extensive non-statutory public consultation and comprises the 19km route, including...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Network (26 Apr 2022)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 119 and 134 together. The improvement and maintenance of regional and local roads is the statutory responsibility of each local authority and Exchequer funding is intended to supplement local authorities’ own resources. The major cuts to funding for regional and local roads during the post 2008 recession resulted in the build-up of a substantial...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (26 Apr 2022)

Eamon Ryan: The Deputy may be aware of the All Island Strategic Rail Review which my Department, in consultation with the Department for Infrastructure in Northern Ireland, is undertaking.  I am sure the Deputy is also aware of the recently launched Sustainable Mobility Policy.  Both the Review and the Policy will inform how to improve and provide a more sustainable public transport system and...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Electric Vehicles (26 Apr 2022)

Eamon Ryan: The Climate Action Plan 2021 set a target of 945,000 EVs by 2030.  The Deputy will be aware that the Government is fully committed to supporting a significant expansion and modernisation of the electric vehicle charging network over the coming years, to facilitate the expansion of EVs in the Irish car fleet. A draft National Charging Infrastructure Strategy has...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Electric Vehicles (26 Apr 2022)

Eamon Ryan: Electric vehicles (EVs) are the most prominent transport mitigation measure in the 2021 Climate Action Plan, and Ireland has set an ambitious target of 945,000 EVs on our roads by 2030. This target is challenging but indicates the scale of the transformation that is needed across all sectors if Ireland is to achieve its climate targets in the coming years. As the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (26 Apr 2022)

Eamon Ryan: The EU Commission published its proposal to revise the TEN-T Regulation in December and negotiations on the text are underway in Brussels. These negotiations are expected to continue until at least the first quarter of 2023. In its proposal, the Commission updated the map of Ireland's TEN-T rail network to reflect the alignment of the DART+ South West project. The design phase of...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Policy (26 Apr 2022)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 125 and 128 together. 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...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety (26 Apr 2022)

Eamon Ryan: Transport Infrastructure Ireland have confirmed that no average speed camera system has been installed on the M8, nor is there currently any plan to install such cameras.  I refer the Deputy to my response to his question 21093/22 regarding the installation of average speed camera system on the M7.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Policy (26 Apr 2022)

Eamon Ryan: As Minister for Transport, I have responsibility for policy and overall funding in relation to public transport. It is the National Transport Authority (NTA) that has statutory responsibility for securing the provision of public passenger transport services nationally. The NTA also has national responsibility for integrated local and rural transport, including management of the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Electric Vehicles (26 Apr 2022)

Eamon Ryan: The Deputy will be aware that the Government is fully committed to supporting a significant expansion and modernisation of the electric vehicle charging network over the coming years. A national charging infrastructure strategy was published for consultation at the end of this March which sets out a pathway to stay ahead of demand over the critical period out to 2025....

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (26 Apr 2022)

Eamon Ryan: As I noted in my reply to the Deputy regarding Dáil Question no. 27 of 6th April 2022, public transport infrastructure projects on the scale of BusConnects require a planning and design phase that can take several years and involve the input of a wide range of people and stakeholders. The planning and design phase is essential in order to achieve buy-in and support for the project...