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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Appointments to State Boards (12 Nov 2019)

Shane Ross: As the Deputy will be aware, there is a process to be completed in order to select appointees to the Boards of State Agencies in an open and transparent manner. I understand that the Public Appointments Service will shortly be advertising for applicants for the vacant positions on the Board of the Road Safety Authority. The advertisement will need to allow time for applications,...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Appointments to State Boards (12 Nov 2019)

Shane Ross: Four vacancies arose on the Board of Sport Ireland on 30 September 2019 due to the expiry of the terms of four Board members on that date. I have reappointed two of the Board members for a further term of three years. The remaining two vacancies will be filled following completion of an advertising and selection process conducted in line with the Government's Guidelines on Appointments to...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Policy (12 Nov 2019)

Shane Ross: Supporting analysis for PLUTO 2040 — which looked at an extensive range of issues such as Brexit, technology, climate change, maintaining the existing network and the future challenges in our cities, in rural areas, on the interurban network and the approaches to ports and airports — is now largely complete. Work on the PLUTO main report is well underway and is informed by the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Tourism Promotion (12 Nov 2019)

Shane Ross: The matter raised by the Deputy is an operational matter for the tourism agencies. Accordingly, I have referred the Deputy's Question to Tourism Ireland and Fáilte Ireland for direct reply. Please advise my private office if you do not receive a reply within ten working days.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Policy (12 Nov 2019)

Shane Ross: I will this week launch a public consultation on reviewing sustainable mobility policy which looks across all aspects of current policy in relation to public transport and active travel. As noted in the First Progress Report of the Climate Action Plan 2019, the launch is slightly later than originally envisaged, but there were a number of administrative issues which required finalisation....

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Cycling Facilities Provision (12 Nov 2019)

Shane Ross: Since 2013 my Department, through the National Transport Authority (NTA), has funded the development of cycle network plans in each of the five major cities, with the most recently published plans being those in Limerick and Cork in 2017. These cycle network plans are developed in accordance with the National Cycle Manual, developed and published by the NTA in 2011, and the Design Manual for...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Freedom of Information Data (12 Nov 2019)

Shane Ross: I thank the Deputy for his question. As per the guidelines set out by DPER in their Code of Practice, each Department must publish disclosure logs quarterly on their Departmental website. DTTAS currently have all the previous disclosure logs up-to-date. DTTAS are currently working on the details of Q3 for 2019 as there are a number of decisions yet to be made from FOI requests received in...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects Status (12 Nov 2019)

Shane Ross: As Minister for Transport, Tourism & Sport, I have responsibility for overall policy and funding in relation to the national roads programme. Under the Roads Acts 1993-2015, the planning, design and construction of individual national roads is a matter for Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII), in conjunction with the local authorities concerned. Noting the above position, I...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Railway Stations (12 Nov 2019)

Shane Ross: The issue raised is an operational matter for Iarnród Éireann and I have forwarded the Deputy's question to the company 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: Departmental Advertising Campaigns (12 Nov 2019)

Shane Ross: My Department participate each year in the Be Winter Ready campaign. The campaign is intended to raise awareness about the challenges that winter can present, to advise the public on how to prepare for winter and to provide guidance on where to find information during severe weather events. My Department provides information for the public on how to prepare for winter and how to find...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Railway Stations Car Park Charges (12 Nov 2019)

Shane Ross: As Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, I have responsibility for policy and overall funding in relation to public transport. The issue raised is an operational matter for Iarnród Éireann and Bus Éireann and I have forwarded the Deputy's question to the companies 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: State Bodies Data (12 Nov 2019)

Shane Ross: Information regarding State Boards is available on the gov.ie website at the following link and quorum information is itemised below in tabular form as requested by the Deputy. No. Name of Board Quorum Required 1 Bus Átha Cliath 2 2 Bus Éireann 2 3 Córas Iompair...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Licences (7 Nov 2019)

Shane Ross: Under the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act 2014, every person has a right to and shall, on request, be offered access to any record held by an FOI body. An application under this Act should be made directly by the person concerned to the Road Safety Authority for records relating to them that may be held by the NDLS. Further information and an application form can be found on the RSA website...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Licensing Exchange Agreements (7 Nov 2019)

Shane Ross: Motorists resident in Ireland with a UK, including NI, driving licence are advised to exchange that licence for an Irish driving licence before the UK withdrawal date from the EU. In the event of a no-deal Brexit, the UK will no longer be a Member State and so the UK (including NI) driving licence will not be recognised. A UK licence that was granted on the exchange of a licence from a...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Anti-Social Behaviour (7 Nov 2019)

Shane Ross: As Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, I have overall responsibility for policy and funding in relation to public transport. The issue raised is an operational matter for Iarnród Éireann and I have forwarded the Deputy's question to the company 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: Free Travel Scheme (7 Nov 2019)

Shane Ross: The issue raised is an operational matter for Dublin Bus and I have forwarded the Deputy's question to the company for direct reply. Please advise my private office if you do not receive a response within 10 working days.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Cycling Facilities Funding (7 Nov 2019)

Shane Ross: I propose to take Questions Nos. 192 and 193 together. As Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport I have responsibility for policy and overall funding in relation to public transport, including active travel programmes. The National Transport Authority (NTA) has responsibility for the allocation of funding at project level. I understand that since Budget 2020 the NTA has reviewed...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Brexit Preparations (7 Nov 2019)

Shane Ross: In advance of a potential no-deal Brexit on 31 October 2019, works were carried out by the relevant State agencies, primarily at Dublin Port and Rosslare Europort, to ensure that the necessary infrastructure, systems and arrangements were in place to establish the additional controls required should the UK exit the EU, and to ensure optimal goods trade traffic flows through the ports. ...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Roadworthiness Testing (7 Nov 2019)

Shane Ross: Under the Road Safety Authority Act 2006 (Conferral of Functions) Order 2006 (S.I. No. 477 of 2006), the Road Safety Authority (RSA) has responsibility for the operation, oversight, development, quality assurance and delivery of commercial vehicle roadworthiness testing arrangements. I have therefore forwarded this Question to the RSA for direct reply to the Deputy. I would ask the Deputy to...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Wheelchair Accessible Vehicles (7 Nov 2019)

Shane Ross: As Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport I have responsibility for policy and overall funding in relation to public transport. Under the Dublin Transport Authority Act 2008, the National Transport Authority (NTA) has statutory responsibility for promoting the development of an integrated, accessible public transport network. In light of the NTA's responsibility in this matter, I have...