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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Éireann (4 Jul 2024)

Eamon Ryan: I want to begin by acknowledging the frustration passengers have been experiencing on the public transport network in Cork City, and to reassure the Deputy my Department has been engaging with Bus Éireann directly on the issue. Ongoing congestion issues in Cork are a big source of the problem, with arrival times and cancellations frequently impacted by traffic, roadworks and a lack of...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (4 Jul 2024)

Eamon Ryan: The Deputy will be aware that the National Transport Authority, or NTA, in conjunction with Galway City Council and Galway County Council, is currently developing the Galway Metropolitan Area Transport Strategy. The new Strategy will provide a long-term strategic planning framework for the delivery of transport and the integrated development of transport infrastructure and services in the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (4 Jul 2024)

Eamon Ryan: As the Deputy is aware, the All-Island Strategic Rail Review was launched by my Department in 2021 in co-operation with the Department for Infrastructure in Northern Ireland, in line with the National Development Plan commitment. The Review will inform the development of rail on the Island of Ireland in the coming decades to 2050, in line with net carbon zero targets in both jurisdictions. ...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (4 Jul 2024)

Eamon Ryan: I thank the Deputy for his question. I know that this project is of interest to him and the matter of good transport connectivity in the border area is an important one. Approximately €411m of exchequer capital funds have been provided for national roads through TII to local authorities in 2024. These allocations were announced by the Department of Transport and TII on the 22nd of...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (4 Jul 2024)

Eamon Ryan: As the Deputy may be aware, the National Transport Authority, or NTA, has statutory responsibility for transport planning in the Greater Dublin Area, including County Meath. The NTA's Transport Strategy for the Greater Dublin Area, which I approved early last year, sets out a framework for transport investment across the region over a 20-year period from 2022 to 2042. The Transport...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (4 Jul 2024)

Eamon Ryan: As the Deputy may be aware, MetroLink will be a fully segregated and mostly underground new rail line between Swords and Dublin City Centre, the first of its kind in Ireland. MetroLink will serve multiple residential communities such as Swords, Ballymun and Glasnevin, as well as the City Centre, Dublin Airport, major employment zones, education, transport, and other facilities. It is a key...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (4 Jul 2024)

Eamon Ryan: As the Deputy may be aware, the Transport Strategy for the Greater Dublin Area (GDA) 2022-2042 was published by the National Transport Authority (NTA) in January 2023, following my approval. The strategy sets out a statutory framework for transport investment across the region over a twenty-year period and provides a clear statement of transport planning policy for the GDA. Implementation...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Active Travel (4 Jul 2024)

Eamon Ryan: 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. Noting the role of the NTA in the matter, I have referred...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Network (4 Jul 2024)

Eamon Ryan: Since 2020, allocations provided for the regional & local roads programme in the annual Revised Estimates of Public Services ("REV") have increased year on year, with the current 2024 allocation announced as €658m in this year's REV. Over the years, further additional funds have been added during the year, to offer additional support to local authorities for the maintenance and...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (4 Jul 2024)

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. The NTA also has national responsibility for integrated local and rural transport, including TFI Local Link services and the rollout...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (4 Jul 2024)

Eamon Ryan: As the Deputy may be aware, DART+ Coastal North is part of the overall DART+ Programme. The DART+ Coastal North project will provide for electrified DART trains between Dublin city and Drogheda and an improvement to the existing DART services between Dublin city and Howth/Malahide. The project will significantly increase the peak hourly capacity and frequency on the Northern route between...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Policy (4 Jul 2024)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 26 and 150 together. Yes. I am of course concerned that transport emissions continue to rise. This sector was always going to be the hardest one to reduce emissions given that it is so closely linked to population and economic growth and decades of dispersed settlement patterns that favour the car. As evidenced in recent reports from the likes of the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Electric Vehicles (4 Jul 2024)

Eamon Ryan: The current target for EV uptake in Ireland is set out in the Climate Action Plan and is defined as 30% of the private vehicle fleet being zero emission by 2030, with a supplementary target of 195,000 EVs (both BEV and PHEV) on the road by end of 2025. The EV target is the single biggest mitigation action within the transport sector of CAP, and indeed, one of the two biggest mitigation...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Electric Vehicles (4 Jul 2024)

Eamon Ryan: The Government is fully committed to supporting a significant expansion and modernisation of the electric vehicle (EV) charging network over the coming years. Zero Emission Vehicles Ireland (ZEVI) is an Office within the Department of Transport, established in July 2022 to lead EV policy including vehicle supports and infrastructure planning and delivery. The Draft Regional and Local EV...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (4 Jul 2024)

Eamon Ryan: 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: Bus Services (4 Jul 2024)

Eamon Ryan: 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: Road Projects (4 Jul 2024)

Eamon Ryan: It is important to emphasise that 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. The Coonagh to Knockalisheen Distributor Road scheme consists of the construction of a new distributor road, cycleways, footpaths and verges between Coonagh roundabout...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (4 Jul 2024)

Eamon Ryan: My department has been working with Cavan and Louth County Councils in relation to funding projects associated with the proposed upgraded East West Link Road. As the Deputy is aware the proposed scheme would run on regional routes from Dundalk to Cavan and national routes from Cavan to Sligo. Going back some time there was a proposal for a substantial upgrade of the regional road part of the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (4 Jul 2024)

Eamon Ryan: As Minister for Transport, I have responsibility for policy and overall funding in relation to public transport. In the first instance, I can assure you that the intent of all of our public transport policies is to increase the attractiveness and accessibility of public transport so we can all, including older people, disabled people, and those with mobility concerns, enjoy a sustainable...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (4 Jul 2024)

Eamon Ryan: As the Deputy is aware, as Minister for Transport I have responsibility for policy and overall funding of public transport in Ireland, including in relation to the rail network. The National Transport Authority, or NTA, has statutory responsibility for the planning and development of public transport infrastructure in the Greater Dublin Area, including the Wicklow Capacity Enhancement Study....