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- Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Covid-19 Pandemic (17 Nov 2021)
Eamon Ryan: The National Transport Authority (NTA), as the statutory regulator for the SPSV sector under the Taxi Regulation Act 2013, has published information for the SPSV industry on COVID-19 which includes guidelines in relation to the installation of temporary dividing screens. This information is available on the NTA's website. Given the role of the NTA as regulator, I have referred the...
- Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (17 Nov 2021)
Eamon Ryan: As Minister for Transport I have responsibility for overall policy and securing 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...
- Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Pensions Reform (17 Nov 2021)
Eamon Ryan: The CIÉ Group has two pension schemes, namely the Regular Wages Scheme ("RWS") and 1951 superannuation scheme ("1951 Scheme"), and issues in relation to CIÉ pension schemes are primarily a matter for the trustees of the schemes, the CIÉ Group and their employees. Concerning the 1951 scheme, members of the scheme were balloted regarding the Labour Court Recommendation which...
- Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Programme for Government (17 Nov 2021)
Eamon Ryan: The Deputy may wish to be aware that a pilot to examine the potential for ride-hailing services to improve rural connectivity will be established as part of Action 91 of Our Rural Future, the Government's Rural Development Policy for 2021-2025. This action will be progressed after the COVID-19 pandemic has abated.
- Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (17 Nov 2021)
Eamon Ryan: 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. Since 2010, the award of Public Service Obligation (PSO) funding falls under the independent statutory remit of the NTA. The...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Development Plan 2021-2030: Discussion (17 Nov 2021)
Eamon Ryan: I thank the committee for its invitation to attend the meeting to discuss the national development plan. I would like to start by reflecting on the strategic context of the NDP and how it supports broader Government ambition for our society, our climate and our economy. The national planning framework sets out an ambitious framework for our development as a country out to 2040. The recent...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Development Plan 2021-2030: Discussion (17 Nov 2021)
Eamon Ryan: I thank the Deputy for those questions. I would agree with him that our ambition on active travel should not be limited to what that modelling in the greater Dublin area transport strategy indicates may be delivered. That 11% figure is a projection based on a variety of different assumptions. The Deputy referred to the fact that I spoke about this yesterday. If we provide safe...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Development Plan 2021-2030: Discussion (17 Nov 2021)
Eamon Ryan: That is a fair question. This is also an issue in Dublin. In south-side Dublin, people will know a difficult decision was made about a project in Deansgrange that was substantially about creating a safe route to the many schools in the area. It ran into difficulty at the local council. It is a reality that if one council is not seeking to advance these kinds of projects, for whatever...