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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Programmes (16 Apr 2024)

Eamon Ryan: The Safe Routes to School (SRTS) Programme was launched in March 2021 with the aim of supporting walking, scooting, and cycling to primary and post-primary schools, and creating safer walking and cycling routes within communities, through the provision of infrastructure interventions including, in some cases, School Zones. These projects should help alleviate congestion at school gates and...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Sector Pensions (16 Apr 2024)

Eamon Ryan: As the Deputy may be aware, the CIé Group is actively engaged in introducing changes to their pension schemes aimed at rectifying the significant deficit in order to meet the statutory Minimum Funding Standard (MFS) required by the Pensions Authority. The changes also aim to sustain the pension schemes into the long-term. Regarding the 1951 Scheme, CIé has prepared and submitted a...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (16 Apr 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...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (16 Apr 2024)

Eamon Ryan: As the Deputy may be aware, the Cork Metropolitan Area Transport Strategy will deliver an accessible, integrated transport network that enables the sustainable growth of the Cork Metropolitan Area, both now and for the decades to come. Delivery of a proposed light rail system for Cork as in the Strategy will provide a high-capacity, high-frequency public transport link to support growth...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (16 Apr 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 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: Greenways Provision (16 Apr 2024)

Eamon Ryan: As Minister for Transport, I have responsibility for policy and overall funding in relation to Greenways. Funding is administered through the Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII) 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 TII in the matter, I have referred...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Legislative Process (16 Apr 2024)

Eamon Ryan: The Railway Safety (Amendment) Bill is included in the Spring 2024 Legislative Programme as a Bill for priority drafting. The Office of Parliamentary Council is currently engaged in the formal drafting of the Bill and the Bill will move to the next stage as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Active Travel (16 Apr 2024)

Eamon Ryan: The Programme for Government committed to earmarking around €360 million in cross-Government funding for walking and cycling per annum over the lifetime of the Government. The majority of this funding comes through my Department, which provides funding to the National Transport Authority's (NTA's) Active Travel Programme and Transport Infrastructure Ireland's (TII's) Greenways...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Network (16 Apr 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 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: Cycling Policy (16 Apr 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, including the public bike schemes. Therefore, matters...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (16 Apr 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 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: Rail Network (16 Apr 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 decisions in relation to these services in...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Electric Vehicles (16 Apr 2024)

Eamon Ryan: The Government is fully committed to supporting a significant expansion of the electric vehicle charging network over the coming years. Having an effective and reliable charging network is an essential part of enabling drivers to make the switch to electric vehicles. The EV Charging infrastructure Strategy 2022-2025 sets out the government’s ambition regarding the delivery of a...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (16 Apr 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: Greenways Provision (16 Apr 2024)

Eamon Ryan: As Minister for Transport, I have responsibility for policy and overall funding in relation to Greenways. Funding is administered through the Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII) 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 TII in the matter, I have referred...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (11 Apr 2024)

Eamon Ryan: The Government is strongly committed to providing all citizens with reliable and realistic sustainable mobility options, and public transport plays a key role in the delivery of this goal. To support this objective, in Budget 2024, c. €613.463 million of funding was provided for Public Service Obligation (PSO) and Local Link services. The Government is also backing up its commitment to...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (11 Apr 2024)

Eamon Ryan: 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: Transport Infrastructure Ireland (11 Apr 2024)

Eamon Ryan: As the Deputy may be aware, the Oral Hearing in relation to MetroLink began on the 19th February and ran until the 28th March. This process allowed planning authorities, prescribed bodies, elected representatives and observers to share their views on the project. TII continues to engage constructively with all parties. Where possible, following engagement, TII has provided An Bord...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Active Travel (11 Apr 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. The Department maintains oversight of the overall spend of...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Telecommunications Services (10 Apr 2024)

Eamon Ryan: The pricing levels set by telecommunication services providers, including for mobile phone and broadband services, is a matter for those relevant service providers operating in a fully liberalised market regulated by the Commission for Communication Regulation (ComReg). ComReg is statutorily independent in the exercise of its functions in accordance with Section 11 of the 2002 Act and is...