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Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Electric Vehicles (24 Jun 2025)

Seán Canney: I agree with the Deputy that it is not all being done as quickly as we would like. We need to expedite the process to give confidence to people who are considering buying an EV that the infrastructure will be in place and that they will be able to rely on it to get from A to B. Many things have been happening and we are coming to a point where we will see things happening on the ground. We...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Rail Network (24 Jun 2025)

Seán Canney: I agree with the Deputy. The important point is that the all-Ireland rail review is exactly that; it is about regional development, the cities, connecting the cities and connecting rural Ireland by public transport. When we are realising the recommendations of the review we need to ensure passengers are at the heart of it and have a good experience, so that when they take a train they will...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Rail Network (24 Jun 2025)

Seán Canney: I thank the Deputy for the question. As she may be aware, my Department provides public service obligation, PSO, funding for socially beneficial but financially unviable public transport services across the country. In 2023, Iarnród Éireann was allocated €187 million in PSO funding by the Department, increasing to €215 million in 2024. This is expected to further...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Rail Network (24 Jun 2025)

Seán Canney: The all-island strategic rail review undertaken by the Department of Transport in co-operation with the Department for Infrastructure in Northern Ireland informs the development of rail on the island of Ireland in the coming decades up to 2050, in line with net zero targets for both jurisdictions. The review's final report was published in 2024 and sets outs 32 strategic recommendations to...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (24 Jun 2025)

Seán Canney: I know that for disabled people being able to make seamless journeys in accessible environments and on public transport are critical to their daily lives and active participation in society. Ensuring they have 'access of choice' and are empowered to access education, employment, health services and recreational activities on the same basis as everyone else is paramount. During 2025, we...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Ports Policy (24 Jun 2025)

Seán Canney: A review of the National Port Policy (2013) is underway within the Department of Transport. The National Ports Policy has been successful in achieving many of its broad objectives including the categorisation of State-owned commercial companies into two tiers of national significance and ports of regional significance, the successful fostering of competition between commercial state ports...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (24 Jun 2025)

Seán Canney: As the Deputy may be aware, the Cork Metropolitan Area Transport Strategy (CMATS) sets out a framework for transport development in the Cork Metropolitan Area up to 2040. The National Transport Authority (NTA) developed CMATS in collaboration with Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII), Cork City Council, and Cork County Council. A key principle for CMATS is to reduce dependency on the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (24 Jun 2025)

Seán Canney: The National Driver Testing Service is operated by the Road Safety Authority as part of its statutory duties. It is not a service provided for by way of contract and driver testers and other staff of the Authority who run the service are directly employed by the State. The agreed Service Level Agreement with the Department of Transport is for a 10 week average wait time. The National...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Policy (24 Jun 2025)

Seán Canney: As Minister of State for International & Road Transport, Logistics, Rail & Ports, I am committed to supporting the decarbonisation of road freight and commercial coaches. While my Department’s policy, as detailed in Ireland’s Road Haulage Strategy 2022-2031 is for the Heavy Duty Vehicles (HDV) fleet to transition to zero emission technologies, interim...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (24 Jun 2025)

Seán Canney: As the Deputy may be aware, the All-Island Strategic Rail Review was undertaken in co-operation with the Department for Infrastructure in Northern Ireland. Following two public consultations, the Review’s Final Report was published in July 2024. The Review's Final Report sets out 32 strategic recommendations to enhance and expand the rail system in Ireland and Northern Ireland up...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (24 Jun 2025)

Seán Canney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 127, 128 and 133 together. As the Deputy may be aware, the All-Island Strategic Rail Review was undertaken by the Department of Transport in co-operation with the Department for Infrastructure in Northern Ireland. The Review’s Final Report was published on 31st July 2024. The Review sets out 32 strategic recommendations to enhance and expand the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Haulage Industry (24 Jun 2025)

Seán Canney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 140 and 175 together. The UK HGV road user levy was introduced in 2014, affecting all UK roads including in Northern Ireland. Prior to its introduction, the Irish Government engaged with UK authorities seeking to exempt Northern Ireland from the charge because of the potential impact on cross-border trade. The UK ultimately decided to maintain the levy,...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety (24 Jun 2025)

Seán Canney: I wish to advise the Deputy that the current national framework for road safety is set out in the Government’s fifth Road Safety Strategy 2021-2030. The Strategy was launched in December 2021 and follows international best practice, aligns with EU and UN targets, and is based on the Safe Systems approach. The Strategy has the target of reducing road deaths and serious injuries by 50%...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety (24 Jun 2025)

Seán Canney: The Road Traffic and Roads Act 2023 was enacted in June 2023. It is a large piece of legislation which covers multiple topics including scrambler bikes and e-scooters. Among its many provisions, the Act aims to tackle dangerous driving and the antisocial use of scramblers and quadbikes via three key measures: Under Section 5(k), dangerous driving has become an offence everywhere, not...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety (24 Jun 2025)

Seán Canney: As Minister of State for International & Road Transport, Logistics, Rail & Ports, I wish to advise the Deputy on the provisions of the Regulations in place for both e-bikes and e-mopeds. An e-bike is a pedal-assisted electric bicycle with a maximum continuous rated power of 250 watts, and a maximum speed of 25 kilometres per hour. E-bikes are treated in the same way as...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (24 Jun 2025)

Seán Canney: As Minister of State for International & Road Transport, Logistics, Rail & Ports, I wish to advise that my Department does not have access to individual Certificate of Professional Competency applications and may not intervene in that process. Accordingly, I have referred this matter to the Road Safety Authority for direct reply. I would ask the Deputy to contact my office if...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Policy (24 Jun 2025)

Seán Canney: As Minister of State for International & Road Transport, Logistics, Rail & Ports, I wish to advise that the standards for and issuing of driving licences are set out in EU legislation, transposed into national law by Member States. EU Directive 2006/126/EC on driving licences sets out the minimum standards of driving fitness for all drivers, covering medical conditions...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Licences (24 Jun 2025)

Seán Canney: As Minister of State for International & Road Transport, Logistics, Rail & Ports, I wish to advise that Irish driver licensing operates within a framework of EU law - the driver licensing legislation with which all Member States must comply. The standards for testing drivers are set at EU level and EU driving licences are recognised and exchangeable when a person moves from...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Licences (24 Jun 2025)

Seán Canney: As Minister of State for International & Road Transport, Logistics, Rail & Ports, I wish to advise that Irish driver licensing operates within a framework of EU law - the driver licensing legislation with which all Member States must comply. The standards for testing drivers are set at EU level and EU driving licences are recognised and exchangeable when a person moves from...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Licences (24 Jun 2025)

Seán Canney: As Minister of State for International & Road Transport, Logistics, Rail & Ports, I wish to advise that Irish driver licensing operates within a framework of EU law - the driver licensing legislation with which all Member States must comply. The standards for testing drivers are set at EU level and EU driving licences are recognised and exchangeable when a person moves from...