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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Airport Policy (26 Feb 2025)

Darragh O'Brien: The primary purpose of aviation security is to counter the risk of an unlawful act of interference in civil aviation. It is highly regulated at European level and subject to national oversight by the Irish Aviation Authority (IAA). International and European regulation and supplementary national measures are applied through the National Civil Aviation Security Programme (NCASP) which I have...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (26 Feb 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...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (26 Feb 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...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Dublin Port Tunnel (26 Feb 2025)

Darragh O'Brien: 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. Therefore, matters relating to the day to day operations regarding...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (26 Feb 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 securing the provision of public passenger transport services nationally. The NTA also has national responsibility for integrated local and rural transport, including delivering the Connecting Ireland Rural...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Policy (26 Feb 2025)

Darragh O'Brien: In January 2025 following a query, the Department of Transport contacted European Commission DG MOVE seeking clarification on the applicability of smart tachograph V2 requirements for passenger operators operating between EU and UK.In February 2025, through communication with the Commission, it is now clear that vehicles transporting passengers solely between EU, including Ireland, and the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (26 Feb 2025)

Darragh O'Brien: As Minister for Transport, I have responsibility for overall policy and exchequer funding in relation to the National Roads Programme. Under the Roads Acts 1993-2015 and in line with the National Development Plan (NDP), the planning, design and construction of individual national roads is a matter for Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII), in conjunction with the local authorities concerned....

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Network (26 Feb 2025)

Darragh O'Brien: As Minister for Transport, I have responsibility for overall policy and exchequer funding in relation to the National Roads Programme. Under the Roads Acts 1993-2015 and in line with the National Development Plan (NDP), the operation and management of individual national roads is a matter for Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII), in conjunction with the local authorities concerned. This is...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Taxi Regulations (26 Feb 2025)

Darragh O'Brien: The regulation of the small public service vehicle (SPSV) industry, including the creation of regulations governing the requirement to fit and operate specified equipment in vehicles such as taximeters, is a matter for the independent transport regulator, the National Transport Authority (NTA) under the provisions of the Consolidated Taxi Regulation Acts 2013 and 2016. I have no role in the...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs (26 Feb 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 responsibility for the regulation of fares charged to passengers in respect of public transport services provided under public service obligation (PSO) contracts....

Driver Test Waiting Times: Motion [Private Members] (25 Feb 2025)

Darragh O'Brien: It is not.

Driver Test Waiting Times: Motion [Private Members] (25 Feb 2025)

Darragh O'Brien: It is done on a case-by-case basis.

Driver Test Waiting Times: Motion [Private Members] (25 Feb 2025)

Darragh O'Brien: Gabhaim buíochas leis an Teachta Daly agus lena chomhghleacaithe i Sinn Féin as an rún atá á phlé againn. I welcome the opportunity to address the House and update it on the national driver testing service. I acknowledge the concerns that have been raised by Deputies. I also note the lack of some constructive points on what we would do. To leave that aside,...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Data Centres (25 Feb 2025)

Darragh O'Brien: Responsibility for the regulation of the electricity market is a matter for the Commission for Regulation of Utilities (CRU) which is an independent regulator, accountable to a Committee of the Oireachtas and myself as Minister. The CRU was assigned responsibility for the regulation of the Irish electricity sector following the enactment of the Electricity Regulation Act, 1999 and subsequent...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Bord na Móna (25 Feb 2025)

Darragh O'Brien: Bord na Móna is a commercial State body under the aegis of my Department, established under the Turf Development Act 1998. Bord na Móna is a body corporate and a separate legal entity to my Department. In relation to Bord na Móna Recycling, my Department was made aware in 2024 that Bord na Móna was undertaking a strategic review of this business. Bord na Móna...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Bodies (25 Feb 2025)

Darragh O'Brien: Financial Reporting obligations of the aegis bodies under the remit of my Department are informed, as appropriate, by the relevant legislation underpinning the aegis bodies and also by the requirements of the 2016 Code of Practice for the Governance of State Bodies. In relation to Financial Statements which have to be audited by the Comptroller and Auditor General (C&AG), it is at...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Climate Change Policy (25 Feb 2025)

Darragh O'Brien: The types of projects that can be funded under the Climate Action Fund are set out in Section 37B(9) of the National Oil Reserves Agency Act 2007 (as amended). All the projects under the fund can be categorised as climate projects. Regarding biodiversity, the Act provides that funding can be provided for projects, initiatives or research, inter-alia projects that enhance biodiversity through...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Bodies (25 Feb 2025)

Darragh O'Brien: Questions relating to the remuneration of an individual State body CEO are appropriate to each individual State body as the employer of the CEO. Therefore, I will ask the bodies under the aegis of my Department for the information requested to be compiled and forwarded directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Telecommunications Infrastructure (25 Feb 2025)

Darragh O'Brien: As part of the national response to Storm Éowyn, the Cross-Departmental Recovery Group was established. The Group, chaired by the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications, is coordinating actions to restore telecommunications and broadband to those experiencing outages. The Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media, Patrick O’Donovan TD,...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Environmental Policy (25 Feb 2025)

Darragh O'Brien: In line with the agreed Sectoral Emissions Ceilings, Government has committed to supporting the production of up to 5.7 TWh of indigenously produced biomethane by 2030. A first step to realising this ambition was the publication of the National Biomethane Strategy which sets out twenty-five key strategic actions and outlines the necessary supports to drive growth across the biomethane sector....