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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects Expenditure (21 Jul 2016)

Shane Ross: The Strategic Investment Framework for Land Transport estimates that the annual exchequer funding required to maintain roads in a "steady state" condition is €950 million. This takes account of PPP commitments and also allows for income from tolls and for some investment in roads from the local authority sector. Under the Capital Plan this target in terms of steady state...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Coras Iompair Éireann (21 Jul 2016)

Shane Ross: ​I propose to answer Questions Nos. 836 and 844 together. Since 2010 there is no subvention paid directly by my Department for public transport services.  The award of Public Service Obligation (PSO) contracts falls under the independent statutory remit of the National Transport Authority (NTA), which has direct responsibility for this area along with the routes covered and...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Improvement Schemes (21 Jul 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 implementation 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: Road Projects (21 Jul 2016)

Shane Ross: ​Cavan County Council was provided with over €2m in the period 2007-2014 by my Department in connection with this project under the Strategic Non National Road Grants Scheme in order to bring this 75 km route to preliminary design stage.  Due to budgetary constraints it is not possible to progress the project further at this point as the priority for available funding...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Living Wage (21 Jul 2016)

Shane Ross: ​Policy making in relation to the terms and conditions, including the determination of salary rates, for all public servants including staff in the State agencies under the aegis of my Department is a matter in the first instance for my colleague, the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform. The living wage is voluntary and is, currently, not a statutory...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Living Wage (21 Jul 2016)

Shane Ross: ​The living wage is a voluntary initiative centred on the social, business and economic case that, wherever it can be afforded, employers will pay a rate of pay that provides an income that is sufficient to meet an individual's basic needs, such as housing, food, clothing, transport and healthcare.  As the living wage is voluntary and has no statutory entitlement it cannot be...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Improvement Schemes (21 Jul 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 implementation 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: EU Directives (21 Jul 2016)

Shane Ross: Ireland's 2020 renewable energy target is to increase the share of final energy consumption made up of renewable energy sources (RES) to 16%. This target was agreed under the EU Renewable Energy Directive (2009/28/EC and is broken into three key sectors with individual targets for each sector: 40% of electricity supply (RES-E), 12% of heating (RES-H), and 10% of transport (RES-T). By...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Air Pollution (21 Jul 2016)

Shane Ross: ​Ireland will continue to support the progressive approach to the decarbonisation of international shipping which is coordinated at European Union level in discussions at the International Maritime Organisation (IMO). As part of its air pollution management regime from ships the IMO has adopted efficiency measures to address Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions, these are the Energy...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Local Improvement Scheme Funding (21 Jul 2016)

Shane Ross: ​Details of the regional and local road grant allocations to each county council from 2010 to 2016 are available in the Dáil library. In 2010 and 2011 a total allocation of €5 million was made available each year for Local Improvement Schemes (LIS)  and the amounts per council are given in the allocation booklets. No monies were made available for...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Freedom of Information Data (21 Jul 2016)

Shane Ross: ​The total of FOI Requests received to date in my Department is 152, of which 36 were fully refused and 40 partially refused.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Ministerial Expenditure (21 Jul 2016)

Shane Ross: ​The information requested by the Deputy is being compiled and will be forwarded as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Ministerial Advisers Data (21 Jul 2016)

Shane Ross: I have appointed one special adviser since I took up Office.  ​Ms Aisling Dunne, my Special Adviser is on a current salary of €79,401, which is the first pay point of the Principal Officer salary scale.  This is in line with the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform Guidelines for the staffing of Ministers offices.

Topical Issue Debate: Road Projects Status (20 Jul 2016)

Shane Ross: I understand all the arguments that have been made by Deputies Griffin and Moynihan about the number of accidents, the dangers, the importance of this and the delays to which they have referred. They must understand funds are short. There is clearance for many roads but there is no funding for them. This is, of course, a priority. The confusion is difficult to understand but the...

Topical Issue Debate: Road Projects Status (20 Jul 2016)

Shane Ross: I thank Deputy Moynihan and Deputy Griffin for raising this very important subject. I am very aware that Deputy Griffin raised this consistently in the last Dáil. It is a legitimate running sore for those who represent the area, and I will try to address the problem as adequately as possible in the time that is left. As Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, I have...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Coras Iompair Éireann (20 Jul 2016)

Shane Ross: I propose to answer Questions Nos. 417 and 406 together. The Deputy will be aware that this year's total Public Service Obligation (PSO) subvention was increased by 13% when compared to last year and the total amount of money being made available to the National Transport Authority (NTA) in 2016 is €236.6m. It is the statutory responsibility of the National...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Airport Security (20 Jul 2016)

Shane Ross: ​The terrible attack at Ataturk Airport, and earlier this year the attack at Brussels Airport, are part of the wider context of International terrorism, and my first thoughts are with the families, relatives and friend of the victims of these attacks. The Garda Commissioner has statutory responsibility for threat assessment in Ireland including the assessment of threats to civil...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Motor Tax Collection (20 Jul 2016)

Shane Ross: ​My Department facilitates the collection of motor tax through the National Vehicle and Driver File (NVDF), including over the internet at www.motortax.ie. Some 3.352 million motor tax discs were issued through the online service in 2015, which represented approx. 67% of overall motor tax business.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Infrastructure Provision (20 Jul 2016)

Shane Ross: Metro West was proposed under the ​Transport 21 initiative as an orbital metro connecting Tallaght and Blanchardstown in the west of Dublin with the original Metro North proposal to Swords.  In October 2010 the then Railway Procurement Agency submitted an application to An Bord Pleanála for a Railway Order for the Metro West project. In light of the financial...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Light Rail Projects (20 Jul 2016)

Shane Ross: The National Transport Authority (NTA) has statutory responsibility for the implementation and development of public transport infrastructure in the Greater Dublin Area (GDA). The NTA's Transport Strategy for the GDA, 2016-2035 provides a framework for the planning and delivery of transport infrastructure and services in the GDA over the next two decades....