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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sports Funding (3 Oct 2019)

Shane Ross: Sport Ireland, which is funded by my Department, is the statutory body with responsibility for the development of sport, increasing participation at all levels and raising standards, including the allocation of funding across its various programmes. This includes the allocation of funding to Local Sports Partnerships. I have no role in the process. I have referred the Deputy's question to...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Éireann (3 Oct 2019)

Shane Ross: As Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, I have overall responsibility for policy and funding in relation to public transport.  The issue raised is an operational matter for Bus Éireann and I have forwarded the Deputy's question to the company for direct reply. Please advise my private office if you do not receive a response within ten working days.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (3 Oct 2019)

Shane Ross: As Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, I have overall responsibility for policy and funding in relation to public transport.  The issue raised is a matter for the National Transport Authority (NTA) and I have forwarded the Deputy's question to the NTA for direct reply.  Please advise my private office if you do not receive a response within ten working days.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Light Rail Projects (3 Oct 2019)

Shane Ross: As Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, 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. As the Deputy may be aware, there is a statutory Transport Strategy for the Greater...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (3 Oct 2019)

Shane Ross: As Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport 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, including BusConnects. In light of the NTA's responsibilities on this matter, I...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects Status (3 Oct 2019)

Shane Ross: The improvement and maintenance of regional and local roads is the statutory responsibility of the relevant local authority in accordance with the provisions of Section 13 of the Roads Act 1993. Works on those roads are funded from the Council's own resources supplemented by State road grants.  Each local authority is the contracting authority for the purpose of implementation of...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sport and Recreational Development (3 Oct 2019)

Shane Ross: Sport Ireland, which is funded by my Department, is the statutory body with responsibility for the development of sport, increasing participation at all levels and raising standards, including the allocation of funding across its various programmes. This includes the allocation of funding to Local Sports Partnerships. I have no role in the process. I have referred the Deputy's question to...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rural Transport Programme Data (3 Oct 2019)

Shane Ross: I propose to take Questions Nos. 308 and 309 together. As Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport 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. It also has national responsibility for integrated local and...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Ports Traffic (3 Oct 2019)

Shane Ross: I propose to take Questions Nos. 310 and 311 together. The CSO publish figures annually for traffic in and out of the ports. These can be found at the following link: www.cso.ie/en/releasesandpublications/er/spt/statisticsofpor ttraffic2018/. For ease of reference the relevant tables are attached at Appendix 1. As you will understand, the number of units can vary greatly from day to day due...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Electric Vehicles (2 Oct 2019)

Shane Ross: Deputy Curran spoke about the buses that were bought. The Deputy is correct that before July, the NTA placed an order for Euro 6 standard diesel buses as part of its long-term fleet replacement and expansion programme. Euro 6 technology is the greenest diesel option and these buses will be deployed to replace the oldest and most polluting Euro 3 and Euro 4 standard models in the fleet, with...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Sports Funding (2 Oct 2019)

Shane Ross: I thank the Deputy for the question, the subject of which is prompting much interest from all Deputies. It is a very important fund. The national sports policy published last year provided for the establishment of a new large-scale sport infrastructure fund. The aim of the fund is to provide support for larger sports facilities where the Exchequer investment is greater than the maximum...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Sports Funding (2 Oct 2019)

Shane Ross: The Minister of State, Deputy Griffin, and I will always push for additional funding for sports capital projects of this sort and we cannot rule out anything. We are certainly not ruling out anything in this way. There is clearly no intention to reopen the closed application process and I am glad the Deputy clarified that. We will certainly not rule out receiving more new applications for...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Public Transport Initiatives (2 Oct 2019)

Shane Ross: Cork would be lucky if it could benefit from mistakes made by Dublin. Some of our proposals for Dublin, like BusConnects, will not be mistakes. They will be extended to Cork and other cities as well. They will have a dramatic effect in moving people out of their private cars and onto buses. That is the intention for Cork and Dublin and the vision for the entire country. I should say that...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Public Transport Initiatives (2 Oct 2019)

Shane Ross: I am aware of the Cork Chamber of Commerce's proposal for an oversight office in Cork to ensure deliver of the strategy. As far as I am aware, the NTA has no plans to do that.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Public Transport Initiatives (2 Oct 2019)

Shane Ross: I am sure the NTA is aware of the Deputy's feelings about that. I have not spoken to the Cork Chamber of Commerce, but I am sure it has made this proposal known to the NTA. If it has not done so, I will certainly be happy to convey it to the NTA and hear its reaction. This is difficult. We are committed to implementation, but obviously we will have to negotiate the funding for these...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Electric Vehicles (2 Oct 2019)

Shane Ross: The movement to low emission urban buses is central to the promotion and normalisation of cleaner fuels and technologies.  A major shift to cleaner alternatives across the entire transport sector is necessary if we are to reduce harmful emissions. I am sure the Deputy recognises that the emissions savings potential from the urban bus fleet alone is limited because buses account...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Electric Vehicles (2 Oct 2019)

Shane Ross: I will provide the Deputy with some more information. The trial compared 15 different bus models of different technology types across a range of parameters. Fully electric, hybrid electric and compressed natural biogas models were tested alongside two exhaust-retrofitted diesel buses. The buses were assessed for CO2 and air pollutant emissions, energy efficiency, cost and infrastructure...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Road Safety Authority Campaigns (2 Oct 2019)

Shane Ross: I am always open to suggestions from Deputy Broughan on reducing deaths, as he knows. I take his point about a lack of promotion of project EDWARD. The Deputy must not have seen much about it. A large media event was held to mark it last week in Dublin Castle, which was attended by me, the Garda Commissioner, the chief executive of the RSA and several other people who were involved. I do...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Road Safety Authority Campaigns (2 Oct 2019)

Shane Ross: Enforcement is a matter for the Department of Justice and Equality. I understand that the Deputy is frustrated by the fact that there are not enough gardaí on the roads. There will probably never be enough gardaí on the roads for enforcement purposes, though numbers are increasing. I will convey the Deputy's message to the Minister for Justice and Equality when I see him at the...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Public Transport Initiatives (2 Oct 2019)

Shane Ross: The Deputy and I are in complete agreement in welcoming the work completed so far in developing a draft Cork metropolitan area transport strategy and engaging with the public on that draft to hear their views. Its ambition fits within the framework created by Project Ireland 2040, namely, building a better and more sustainable Ireland. The Deputy will acknowledge that the strategy is not...