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Written Answers — Department of Defence: Public Transport (29 Apr 2025)

Darragh O'Brien: 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 issue raised by the Deputy is an operational matter for Transdev. Therefore, I have referred the Deputy's question to Transdev for direct response. Please advise my private office if you do not...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Public Transport (29 Apr 2025)

Darragh O'Brien: 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 ticketing and technology projects. The NTA's Next Generation Ticketing project is to provide for an upgraded ticketing system to facilitate a...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Public Transport (29 Apr 2025)

Darragh O'Brien: As the Deputy will be aware the Programme for Government (PfG) has committed to "Work to enhance and support the delivery of a skilled workforce to maintain and operate public transport vehicles". My Department chairs the Public Transport Workforce Taskforce which aims to progress this PfG commitment and to identify options to assist with resolving challenges regarding the recruitment of...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Public Transport (29 Apr 2025)

Darragh O'Brien: As Minister for Transport, I have responsibility for policy and overall funding in relation to Active Travel infrastructure. The National Transport Authority (NTA) along with the relevant local authorities are responsible for the development and delivery of individual projects. Significant work is also underway within my Department to encourage the development of shared mobility options,...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Bus Services (29 Apr 2025)

Darragh O'Brien: 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 for the scheduling and timetabling of these services in...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Public Transport (29 Apr 2025)

Darragh O'Brien: Anti-social behaviour is a broad societal issue, to which public transport is unfortunately not immune, and it is those passengers and staff who regularly use and work within our public transport network who are most directly impacted by any safety or security incidents that may occur on the network. There is a strong commitment under the Programme for Government to create a Transport...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Public Transport (29 Apr 2025)

Darragh O'Brien: As Minister for Transport, I have responsibility for policy and overall funding in relation to public transport. The National Transport Authority (NTA) has statutory responsibility for the planning and development of public transport infrastructure in the Greater Dublin Area (GDA), including light rail. As the Deputy may be aware, the NTA published the Transport Strategy for the GDA...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Rail Network (29 Apr 2025)

Darragh O'Brien: As the Deputy may be aware, the National Transport Authority (NTA) has responsibility for the planning and development of public transport infrastructure, including, in consultation with Iarnród Éireann, the DART+ South West project. Following the submission of a Railway Order application for DART+ South-West to An Bord Pleanála in March 2023, full planning approval was...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Rail Network (29 Apr 2025)

Darragh O'Brien: 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 for the operations of these services in conjunction with...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Rail Network (29 Apr 2025)

Darragh O'Brien: 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 issue raised by the Deputy is an operational matter for Irish Rail. Therefore, I have referred the Deputy's question to Irish Rail for direct response to the Deputy. Please advise my private...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Bus Services (29 Apr 2025)

Darragh O'Brien: As the Deputy may be aware, the National Transport Authority (NTA) has responsibility for the planning and development of public transport infrastructure, including the electrification of public transport. The Government is committed to the decarbonisation of the public transport sector in line with the Climate Action Plan. No new diesel-only buses have been purchased for urban public...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Transport Policy (29 Apr 2025)

Darragh O'Brien: I am pleased to advise the Deputy that significant progress has been made on developing the new policy statement, and that a final draft is now under consideration. This statement will be a product of collective commitments under the National Sustainable Mobility Policy (SMP), and the Climate Action Plans 2023 and 2024, while also reflecting the increased ambition in this area as part of the...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Economic and Social Research Institute (29 Apr 2025)

Darragh O'Brien: Behavioural change is key to reducing emissions from the transport sector and unlocking the wider societal and economic benefits from the transition. While Government is investing significantly in sustainable transport infrastructure and services, incentivising EV uptake and regulating increased deployment of alternative fuels in transport, we also need to ensure the public are on board with...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Transport Policy (29 Apr 2025)

Darragh O'Brien: The National Planning Framework, the National Sustainable Mobility Policy and the Climate Action Plan all commit to extend the statutory transport planning remit of the National Transport Authority (NTA) to the metropolitan areas of Cork, Galway, Limerick and Waterford. This would provide the NTA with the same statutory powers it currently exercises in the Greater Dublin Area (GDA) and will...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Traffic Management (29 Apr 2025)

Darragh O'Brien: A 'working group' comprising representatives from the local authorities, An Garda Síochána, Transport Infrastructure Ireland, the National Transport Authority, and the Department of Transport, completed draft updates to the 'Guidelines for Setting and Managing Speed Limits in Ireland'. The purpose of these updates are to provide additional guidance to local authorities with respect...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Transport Policy (29 Apr 2025)

Darragh O'Brien: The National Transport Authority (NTA), in conjunction with Galway City Council and Galway County Council, is developing the Galway Metropolitan Area Transport Strategy (GMATS). This strategy will replace the existing Galway Transport Strategy adopted in 2016 and will provide a long-term strategic planning framework for the delivery of transport and the integrated development of transport...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Road Tolls (29 Apr 2025)

Darragh O'Brien: I propose to take Questions Nos. 541 and 542 together. As Minister for Transport, I have responsibility for overall policy and funding in relation to the national roads programme. Under the Roads Acts 1993-2015, the operation and management of individual national roads is a matter for Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII), in conjunction with the local authorities concerned. ...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Transport Policy (29 Apr 2025)

Darragh O'Brien: I propose to take Questions Nos. 543 and 544 together. There is a strong commitment under the Programme for Government to create a Transport Security Force under the NTA, which would operate and have similar powers to Airport Police and Customs Officers. Work in the my Department is ongoing around identifying the necessary legislative proposals to progress the Transport Security Force...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Transport Policy (29 Apr 2025)

Darragh O'Brien: 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. Anti-social behaviour is a broad societal issue, to which public transport is unfortunately not immune, and it is those passengers and staff who regularly use and work within our public transport network...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Bus Services (29 Apr 2025)

Darragh O'Brien: 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 the provision of bus shelters. There is a commitment under the Programme for Government to ensure that public transport operators provide...