Results 1,701-1,720 of 26,666 for speaker:Darragh O'Brien
- Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (25 Mar 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: Bus Services (25 Mar 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: Bus Services (25 Mar 2025)
Darragh O'Brien: As the Deputy may be aware, BusConnects is a transformative programme of investment in the bus system, providing better bus services across our cities. It is the largest investment in the bus system in the history of the State, and is managed by the National Transport Authority (NTA). In Dublin, the major infrastructure element of BusConnects comprises Core Bus Corridor schemes. To date,...
- Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (25 Mar 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: Departmental Meetings (25 Mar 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 the planning and development of public transport infrastructure in the Greater Dublin Area including, through engagement with Iarnród Éireann, the DART+ Programme. This would include any works that...
- Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Sector Pensions (25 Mar 2025)
Darragh O'Brien: From the outset I would like to clarify that I, as Minister for Transport, have responsibility for policy and overall funding in relation to public transport. However, issues in relation to CIÉ pension schemes are primarily a matter for the trustees of the pension schemes, the CIÉ, Group and their employees. As a commercial semi-state body CIÉ are responsible for the provision...
- Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (25 Mar 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 the planning and development of public transport infrastructure in the Greater Dublin Area, including the DART+ Programme. Capital funding is being provided to the NTA for this purpose. There has recently...
- Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (25 Mar 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 the planning and development of public transport infrastructure in the Greater Dublin Area, including the DART+ Programme. Noting the NTA's responsibility in this matter and the specific issue raised by the...
- Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (25 Mar 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: Traffic Management (25 Mar 2025)
Darragh O'Brien: In 2024, Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII) was appointed to lead the development of the first National Safety Camera Strategy. In the first instance, the strategy is focused on speeding from a road safety perspective and red light running and bus lane infringement from a traffic management perspective. The strategy will be flexible to accommodate further offences over times, such as...
- Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (25 Mar 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. Further, Bus Éireann's Expressway services are commercial bus services and responsibility for the operation of the service is a matter for the company. I have, therefore, referred the Deputy's...
- Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (25 Mar 2025)
Darragh O'Brien: Under the Road Safety Authority Act 2006, the Road Safety Authority (RSA) has statutory responsibility for the Driver Testing Service, including the provision of test centres. As such, I have referred the Deputy's question to the RSA for direct, detailed reply. I would ask the Deputy to contact my office if a response has not been received within ten days.
- Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (25 Mar 2025)
Darragh O'Brien: As Minister for Transport, I have responsibility for policy and overall funding in relation to public transport. In the new Programme for Government, Securing Ireland's Future, this Government has committed to increasing Local Link services in rural areas to better connect villages, towns and cities. Under Budget 2025, the Department of Transport secured €658.442 million of funding...
- Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic Offences (25 Mar 2025)
Darragh O'Brien: The Courts Service informs my Department of disqualifications to be endorsed on driving licences via a weekly file. An Garda Síochána receive a nightly file from my Department which, from March 2025, will include the disqualification status of every driving licence. This can be used by frontline Gardaí on mobility devices at the roadside. The Road Safety Authority has access to...
- Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Procurement Contracts (25 Mar 2025)
Darragh O'Brien: The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the following table: 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 Procurement Expenditure €2,628.5M €3,389.6M €3,472.1 M €3,499.4M €3,655.9M* *not yet audited With regard to the bodies under the Aegis of...
- Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (25 Mar 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 issue raised by the Deputy in relation to the disposal method for railway sleepers is an operational matter for Irish Rail. Therefore, I have referred the Deputy's question to Irish Rail for direct...
- Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Bodies (25 Mar 2025)
Darragh O'Brien: While there are no single-function, quasi-judicial bodies under the remit of my Department as Minister for Transport, certain bodies under my remit have a statutory role for hearing appeals/hearing of complaints functions. For example, the Commission for Railway Regulation (CRR), as regulatory body of the rail market, has a function to hear appeals under regulation 30 of European Union...
- Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (25 Mar 2025)
Darragh O'Brien: I propose to take Questions Nos. 243, 267 and 268 together. Under the Road Safety Authority Act 2006, the Road Safety Authority (RSA) has statutory responsibility for the National Driver Testing Service. This includes all application and scheduling matters. Given the RSA's responsibility in this matter, I have referred the Deputies' questions to the RSA for direct, detailed reply. Please...
- Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Electric Vehicles (25 Mar 2025)
Darragh O'Brien: The 2025 Electric Small Public Service Vehicle Grant Scheme (eSPSV25), which was launched the 17th of February, has this year seen an unprecedented level of interest from taxi, hackney and limousine operators across Ireland. This Scheme supports the uptake of EVs in the small public service vehicles sector and has a budget of €12.5m in 2025. Due to the record number of...
- Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (25 Mar 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 responsibility for the planning and development of public transport infrastructure including, through engagement with Iarnród Éireann, certain rail project proposals. Works are currently underway to reinstate rail freight...