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

Darragh O'Brien: Mandatory Demand Curtailment is an operational matter for EirGrid, and is not a matter in which I, as Minister, have a function. As such the Deputy may wish to engage with this organisation directly at the following email address: oireachtas@eirgrid.ie.

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

Darragh O'Brien: Substantial work has been completed by my Department on the transposition of the NIS2 Directive. Separately, Government agreed in 2021 to establish the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) on a statutory basis and provide for related matters including clarity around its mandate and role in general and in relation to other actors in the cyber area. The NCSC will also require additional powers...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Local Authorities (25 Feb 2025)

Darragh O'Brien: In accordance with the provisions of Section 13 of the Roads Act 1993, each local authority has statutory responsibility for the improvement and maintenance of their regional and local roads. Works on those roads are funded from local authorities' own resources and are supplemented by State Road grants. Of these grants, the vast majority (approximately 90%) are targeted at the maintenance and...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (25 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. Once funding arrangements have been put in place with Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII), 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...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Bodies (25 Feb 2025)

Darragh O'Brien: The Department of Transport has 19 agencies in total (18 of which have a CEO or Commissioner), 12 commercial and 6 non-commercial. All CEO/Commissioner contracts under the aegis of my Department have terms and conditions based on sanction received from the Minister for Public Expenditure. All CEO salaries and benefits are published in the company’s Annual Report and Financial...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Policy (25 Feb 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 Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Policy (25 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. That said, I am fully aware that 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...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Transport Authority (25 Feb 2025)

Darragh O'Brien: The regulation of the small public service vehicle (SPSV) sector, including SPSV licensing, is a matter for the independent regulator, the National Transport Authority (NTA), under the provisions of the Consolidated Taxi Regulation Act 2013-2016. I am not involved in the day-to-day operations of the SPSV sector. Accordingly, I have referred your question to the NTA for direct reply....

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Traffic Management (25 Feb 2025)

Darragh O'Brien: As Minister for Transport, I have responsibility for policy and overall funding in relation to Active Travel. Funding is administered through the National Transport Authority (NTA), who, in partnership with local authorities, have responsibility for the selection and development of specific projects in each local authority area. The NTA has also developed the Cycle Design Manual to provide...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Licences (25 Feb 2025)

Darragh O'Brien: The fee for a duplicate driving licence is 35 Euros. This fee is set out in the Road Traffic (Licensing of Drivers) (Fees) Regulations 2024 (SI 673 of 2024). It is not proposed to change the fee for a duplicate driving licence. There already exists the concession whereby drivers aged 70 years and over do not have to pay for the renewal of their licence.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Budgets (25 Feb 2025)

Darragh O'Brien: Please see table below setting out the actual capital budget spent for the Department of Transport in 2024 and the associated percentage of the allocation for that year. Allocation for 2024 Expenditure % Spent 2,679,450,000 2,549,355,000 95% In addition €115,253,000m has been carried forward into 2025. When added to...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Official Engagements (25 Feb 2025)

Darragh O'Brien: I am scheduled to have an introductory meeting with the CEO of Dublin Bus on the 5th of March 2025. I intend to meet with the Chairpersons and CEOs of CIÉ and its subsidiaries on a regular basis during my tenure as Minister, or as the need arises. In addition to these meetings, my Department has regular engagement with the CIÉ Group companies at all levels, including at CEO...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Transport Authority (25 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 in...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Coast Guard Service (25 Feb 2025)

Darragh O'Brien: The Irish Coast Guard, a Division within the Department of Transport, has 44 Volunteer Units based around the coast of Ireland. The Coast Guard building programme, which includes the provision of new or upgraded facilities for volunteers, is managed by the Office of Public Works (OPW) on behalf of my Department. Construction of a new Coast Guard Station in Westport, Co. Mayo commenced in...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Network (25 Feb 2025)

Darragh O'Brien: The improvement and maintenance of regional and local roads is the statutory responsibility of each local authority in accordance with the provisions of Section 13 of the Roads Act 1993. Works on those roads are funded from Councils’ own resources supplemented by State road grants. The initial selection and prioritisation of works to be funded is a matter for the Local Authority. ...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (25 Feb 2025)

Darragh O'Brien: The improvement and maintenance of regional and local roads is the statutory responsibility of each local authority, in accordance with the provisions of Section 13 of the Roads Act 1993. Works on those roads are funded from local authorities' own resources supplemented by State road grants. The initial selection and prioritisation of works to be funded is a matter for the local authority....

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Local Authorities (25 Feb 2025)

Darragh O'Brien: The improvement and maintenance of regional and local roads is the statutory responsibility of each local authority, in accordance with the provisions of Section 13 of the Roads Act 1993. Works on those roads are funded from Councils' own resources supplemented by State road grants. The initial selection and prioritisation of works to be funded is a matter for the local authority. As...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Network (25 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: Road Network (25 Feb 2025)

Darragh O'Brien: In accordance with the provisions of Section 13 of the Roads Act 1993, each local authority has statutory responsibility for the improvement and maintenance of their regional and local roads. Works on those roads are funded from local authorities' own resources and are supplemented by State Road grants. Of these grants, the vast majority (approximately 90%) are targeted at the maintenance and...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (25 Feb 2025)

Darragh O'Brien: The Deputy may be aware that the Transport Strategy for the Greater Dublin Area 2022-2042 is the statutory transport strategy for the region and sets out a range of ambitious proposals for delivery over the period to 2042. In relation to metro, and as outlined in the Strategy, the analysis conducted concluded that a metro line from Swords to Dublin City Centre via Dublin Airport would be the...