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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: A Vision for Public Transport: Discussion (5 Oct 2016)

Shane Ross: Thank you, Chairman. I will respond to Deputy O'Keeffe.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: A Vision for Public Transport: Discussion (5 Oct 2016)

Shane Ross: The Department is continuously looking at ways of saving money on management and on other things. There is a challenge in that regard but I constantly look at savings in management. I will ask my Department to look at it again, so I can respond to the Deputy in more detail in the near future. Deputy O'Keeffe addressed the school bus issue and the rural transport programme, RTP. The...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: A Vision for Public Transport: Discussion (5 Oct 2016)

Shane Ross: I can provide that for the Deputy but it would probably require another session. In response to Deputy Bríd Smith, I did not give any approval or disapproval. The Deputy assumes things which are incorrect. She should not assume that I did not ask any questions. I did not say I did not ask any questions. The Deputy assumes it and she is wrong about that. What I did not do is say I...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: A Vision for Public Transport: Discussion (5 Oct 2016)

Shane Ross: The Deputy said I did not ask any questions. The Deputy was not there, so she does not know whether I asked any questions.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: A Vision for Public Transport: Discussion (5 Oct 2016)

Shane Ross: I did ask questions-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: A Vision for Public Transport: Discussion (5 Oct 2016)

Shane Ross: -----but I did not approve or disapprove.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: A Vision for Public Transport: Discussion (5 Oct 2016)

Shane Ross: That is the important thing. I will move on to Senator O'Donnell's questions. The broadband issue is important and the Senator makes a good point. It has been raised on several occasions with me, including recently. I have talked to various people about doing this because the Wi-Fi and the situation-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: A Vision for Public Transport: Discussion (5 Oct 2016)

Shane Ross: It is a fair point and I will raise it with Irish Rail. I have been approached about it, sometimes by people with industry interests and the pure commercial interest of installing it there, which is something I must be careful about. It is a problem about which I am aware and it is a constructive suggestion. We have addressed the M20 from Cork to Limerick previously. I am sympathetic...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: A Vision for Public Transport: Discussion (5 Oct 2016)

Shane Ross: I will look at that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: A Vision for Public Transport: Discussion (5 Oct 2016)

Shane Ross: The issue of moving routes from Expressway under the public service obligation is a matter for the NTA. It is a question the Deputy should ask the NTA's representatives specifically when they are in attendance. He must not ask me about specific routes because that is an operational matter. He should definitely ask the NTA about it. On school transport, the Department of Education and...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Sector Staff Retirements (5 Oct 2016)

Shane Ross: ​I am providing the Deputy with details of lump sum payments made to Department staff who retired between 1 January 2013 and 23 August 2013 when this function transferred to the Payroll Shared Services Centre. Included in this information also are details of lump sum payments made to staff in one of my Department's aegis bodies up to February 2014 who had retained their...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport Provision (5 Oct 2016)

Shane Ross: ​Accessibility improvements to public transport services are being advanced in the context of my Department's Sectoral Plan under the Disability Act 2005, Transport Access for All. The Sectoral plan is premised on the principle that through accessibility improvements to the public transport system for people with disabilities, access for all people will be improved. This is...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects Status (5 Oct 2016)

Shane Ross: ​As Minister for Transport, Tourism & 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...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Dublin Bus (5 Oct 2016)

Shane Ross: The issue raised is a matter for Córas Iompair Éireann (CIÉ) and I have forwarded the Deputy's question to CIÉ for direct reply. Please advise my private office if you do not receive a response within ten working days.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Ministerial Travel (5 Oct 2016)

Shane Ross: I travelled to Brazil to attend the Olympic Games from 14th August and returned on 18th August. I was accompanied by one official. I am advised that the invoices relating to various costs incurred on the trip have not been processed but I expect that this will happen shortly. I am not therefore in a position to provide the definitive total...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Services Provision (5 Oct 2016)

Shane Ross: As Minister for Transport, Tourism & Sport I have responsibility for policy and overall funding for public transport. The day to day operations of our heavy rail system, including rolling stock requirements, are a matter for Iarnród Éireann in consultation with the National Transport Authority. Therefore I have forwarded your letter to Iarnród...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Vehicle and Driver File (5 Oct 2016)

Shane Ross: ​There is a currently an administrative arrangement between motor insurers and my Department whereby details of vehicles deemed damaged beyond repair (Category A and B write-offs) are sent to the Department and recorded on the National Vehicle and Driver File (NVDF). These vehicles have their records "locked down" on the NVDF and consequently no transaction can be processed for those...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Infrastructure Ireland (5 Oct 2016)

Shane Ross: ​I understand the matter referred to by the Deputy concerns direct correspondence exchanged between his office and Transport Infrastructure Ireland. TII has confirmed that it will be formally writing to the Deputy in the coming days setting out the position.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic Accidents Data (5 Oct 2016)

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 and programmes 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...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety (5 Oct 2016)

Shane Ross: ​As I advised the Deputy in a previous question relating to this issue, the preliminary findings of the feasibility study carried out by my Department under Action 94 of the 2013-2020 Road Safety Strategy, on whether a separate engineering inspectorate should carry out a detailed engineering investigation following a fatal collision, found that there was no apparent advantage to...