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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Taxi Licences (24 Nov 2016)

Shane Ross: ​Action 14 of the Taxi Regulation Review Report 2011 recommended the prohibition on the transferability of small public service vehicle (SPSV) licences. The Taxi Regulation Review Group included representatives of the taxi industry and its recommendations were widely publicised to the industry, including through the National Transport Authority's website and industry updates. The...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Agencies Staff Data (24 Nov 2016)

Shane Ross: I propose to take Questions Nos. 251 and 253 together.​ The information requested by the Deputy is available on my Departments website at the following link Board appointments are generally made in accordance with the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform Guidelines on State Board Appointments. Under these Guidelines, the Public Appointments Service (PAS)...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Airport Development Projects (24 Nov 2016)

Shane Ross: The National Aviation Policy (NAP) recognises the geographic and infrastructure characteristics that differentiate the respective roles of the three State airports, and indeed of the regional airports, and the differing challenges and opportunities that exist for them.  It is a matter for all airports to identify, and to market opportunities for attracting, new business within their...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Railway Stations (23 Nov 2016)

Shane Ross: I thank Senator Conway for raising this important matter. He has made a very good case, within the context in which we work, for the station he mentioned at Crusheen, County Clare. I will begin by addressing the broader context of this issue. The Senator will be aware that submissions are being taken as part of the public consultation side of the ongoing rail review. If Senator Conway and...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Railway Stations (23 Nov 2016)

Shane Ross: I thank Senator Conway for his remarks. Now that he has raised this case with me, Crusheen will certainly be embedded in my mind when these matters are being considered. I might respond to his sensible agreement that a lack of funding has been responsible for many of the difficulties relating to our railways by saying we expect that the rail review, which has identified a funding gap of...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Airlines Regulations (23 Nov 2016)

Shane Ross: The Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport has not undertaken an examination of the specific employment practices/labour models of any Irish airline. All matters related to employment contracts are an operational matter for the airlines and not under my remit as Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport. However, I would like to state that Ireland has a robust suite of employment rights...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Railway Stations (23 Nov 2016)

Shane Ross: The National Transport Authority (NTA) has statutory responsibility for developing public transport infrastructure in the Greater Dublin Area (GDA). The NTA has informed me that the current position with regard to the opening of Kishogue Station will be reviewed after a period of operation of services through the Phoenix Park Tunnel when revised travel patterns have been...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Funding (23 Nov 2016)

Shane Ross: The company referred to by the Deputy has not received any funding or grants from my Department in the past five years. 

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Taxi Regulations (23 Nov 2016)

Shane Ross: ​​​​The regulatory framework governing the small public service vehicle (SPSV) sector is the Taxi Regulation Act 2013 and Regulations made under the Act by the National Transport Authority as regulator for the sector. Under that regulatory framework the core requirement, with a small number of limited exemptions, is that the carriage of passengers for reward in...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Commencement of Legislation (23 Nov 2016)

Shane Ross: The Vehicle Clamping Act was enacted in May 2015 and conferred the responsibilities of regulating vehicle clamping upon the National Transport Authority (NTA). This conferral of additional responsibilities resulted in a requirement for allocation of additional resources to the NTA in order to allow it carry out its new functions in this area. In addition the NTA also required a period to...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Ministerial Meetings (23 Nov 2016)

Shane Ross: I met with the EU Transport Commissioner Violeta Bulc when in Luxembourg for a Transport Council meeting in June 2016.  In relation to EU funding for infrastrutural projects, my officials have attended committees chaired by the European Commission and are proactively engaged with the European Commission and other stakeholders concerning the Connecting Europe Facility for...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Licences Renewals (22 Nov 2016)

Shane Ross: ​This question raises two issues. First, in normal circumstances, people are required to present themselves in person at an office of the National Driver Licensing Service (NDLS) when renewing or replacing their driving licences.  However, where a person is out of the country for a period for study or work purposes, they  may apply to renew or replace their licence by...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Taxi Regulations (22 Nov 2016)

Shane Ross: The regulation of the small public service vehicle (SPSV) industry, including issues pertaining to vehicle standards and age limits, is a matter for the National Transport Authority (NTA) under the provisions of the Taxi Regulation Act 2013. I have therefore referred your question to the NTA for direct reply to you. Please advise my private office if you do not receive a response within 10...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Airport Development Projects (22 Nov 2016)

Shane Ross: My Department recently published a request for tenders for the provision of consultancy services to review the Future Capacity Needs at Ireland's State Airports.  The review is about planning for the long-term development of Ireland's State Airports to 2050. For each of the three airports, the study will identify the priorities and recommended timeframe for new infrastructure...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Licences Renewals (22 Nov 2016)

Shane Ross: ​I am happy to be able to inform the Deputy that such a facility already exists. When the centralised National Driver Licensing Service (NDLS) was introduced in 2013, it was a requirement that people should appear in person at an NDLS centre when renewing their driving licences.  This caused difficulties for people temporarily abroad for work or study reasons.  The...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport Provision (22 Nov 2016)

Shane Ross: Accessibility is a fundamental consideration when developing the public transport network and accessibility features are built in to all new infrastructure projects. With regard to existing infrastructure, there is an on-going programme to upgrade public transport infrastructure and facilities to help improve transport accessibility across the country.  The programme...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Penalty Points System Data (22 Nov 2016)

Shane Ross: ​The details requested by the Deputy are provided below in tabular format. 1. Number of Penalty Points awarded in 2014, 2015 and to date in 2016 Year Number of Penalty Points awarded 2014 564,633 2015 769,846 Jan to Sept 2016 472,176 2. Number of persons in the same years who received penalty points; Year Number of Drivers 2014 215,827 2015 231,658 Jan to Sept 2016 144,956...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic Legislation (22 Nov 2016)

Shane Ross: As the Deputy may recall, some time ago Galway City Council regulated to ban certain rickshaw use within its area.  More recently, in response to some concerns - primarily of a safety nature - both Dublin City Council (DCC) and the National Transport Authority (NTA) obtained legal advices in relation to their own respective powers to regulate pedal-powered...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Services (22 Nov 2016)

Shane Ross: As the Deputy will be aware, the National Transport Authority (NTA) is currently running a public consultation on rail in Ireland. It was launched last week with the publication of the Rail Review 2016 - which the NTA undertook in conjunction with Iarnród Éireann - together with an NTA consultation document "The Role of Rail in Ireland and Funding its Delivery". Both...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Infrastructure Ireland (22 Nov 2016)

Shane Ross: As Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, I have no information regarding this matter. Noting the above position, I have referred your question to TII for direct reply.  Please advise my private office if you don't receive a reply within 10 working days.