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Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Road Network (18 Nov 2025)

Jerry Buttimer: I thank Senator Kennelly for raising the matter. The Senator is a proud representative of his area and I hear his concerns in terms of the temporary fixtures and temporary solutions. The Senator is correct that it is unacceptable that a 16-week closure deprives people. The Senator painted a very dark picture of the lack of connectivity. I am taking the matter this afternoon for my...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Road Network (18 Nov 2025)

Jerry Buttimer: I understand the Senator's frustration. This is unacceptable. He is representing people who are deprived of connectivity, and he not wrong to be here today advocating for them. I accept totally his bona fides and his position. There is a need for facilitation between all the different stakeholders to ensure that we avoid where we have been and where we cannot be in the future. The...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Electric Vehicles (18 Nov 2025)

Jerry Buttimer: I thank Senators Kyne, Conway and Byrne for their contributions on this very important matter. They raised very pertinent points regarding the localities where they are from and, indeed, about the tourist market. The greening corporate fleets initiative originates from the European Commission's sustainable and smart mobility strategy from 2020, which committed to a comprehensive policy of...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Electric Vehicles (18 Nov 2025)

Jerry Buttimer: I am glad the three members are in unison on this matter. I will certainly reflect their concerns and the views they have articulated back to the Minister. Senator Conway, it is fair to say that nobody from our side of the House wants to decimate the car rental market and the fleet relating thereto, which is a very important part of our offering to tourists coming in and to people who need...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (13 Nov 2025)

Jerry Buttimer: As Minister of State at the Department of Transport with special responsibility for Rural Transport, I have responsibility for policy and overall funding in relation to rural public transport service provision; however, I am not involved in the day-to-day operations. The National Transport Authority (NTA) has statutory responsibility for securing the provision of public passenger...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (13 Nov 2025)

Jerry Buttimer: As Minister of State at the Department of Transport with special responsibility for Rural Transport, I have responsibility for policy and overall funding in relation to rural public transport service provision; however, I am not involved in the day-to-day operations. The National Transport Authority (NTA) has statutory responsibility for securing the provision of public passenger...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (12 Nov 2025)

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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (12 Nov 2025)

Jerry Buttimer: As Minister of State at the Department of Transport with special responsibility for Rural Transport, I have responsibility for policy and overall funding in relation to rural public transport service provision; however, I am not involved in the day-to-day operations. The National Transport Authority (NTA) has statutory responsibility for securing the provision of public passenger...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (12 Nov 2025)

Jerry Buttimer: As Minister of State at the Department of Transport with special responsibility for Rural Transport, I have responsibility for policy and overall funding in relation to rural public transport service provision; however, I am not involved in the day-to-day operations. The National Transport Authority (NTA) has statutory responsibility for securing the provision of public passenger...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (12 Nov 2025)

Jerry Buttimer: As Minister of State at the Department of Transport with special responsibility for Rural Transport, I have responsibility for policy and overall funding in relation to rural public transport service provision; however, I am not involved in the day-to-day operations. The National Transport Authority (NTA) has statutory responsibility for securing the provision of public passenger...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (12 Nov 2025)

Jerry Buttimer: As Minister of State at the Department of Transport with special responsibility for Rural Transport, I have responsibility for policy and overall funding in relation to rural public transport service provision; however, I am not involved in the day-to-day operations. The National Transport Authority (NTA) has statutory responsibility for securing the provision of public passenger...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (12 Nov 2025)

Jerry Buttimer: As Minister of State at the Department of Transport with special responsibility for Rural Transport, I have responsibility for policy and overall funding in relation to rural public transport service provision; however, I am not involved in the day-to-day operations. The National Transport Authority (NTA) has statutory responsibility for securing the provision of public passenger...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Taxi Regulations (12 Nov 2025)

Jerry Buttimer: I propose to take Questions Nos. 365 and 366 together. The regulation of the small public service vehicle (SPSV) industry, including local area hackney licenses, is a matter for the independent transport regulator, the National Transport Authority (NTA), under the provisions of the Consolidated Taxi Regulation Acts 2013 and 2016. I have no role in the day-to-day operations of the SPSV...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Library Projects (12 Nov 2025)

Jerry Buttimer: The provision of library services, including the provision of library buildings, is primarily a matter for local authorities, in their capacity as library authorities, under the Local Government Act 2001. Accordingly, the delivery of library services in Mahon, Blackrock is primarily a matter for Cork City Council. In April 2023, my Department invited proposals for funding under the...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Library Services (12 Nov 2025)

Jerry Buttimer: The provision of library services, including the My Open Library service, is primarily the responsibility of local authorities in their capacity as library authorities under the Local Government Act 2001. My Department issued an Open Call for proposals for My Open Library in 2016, 2019 and most recently in 2022 to each of the 31 Local Authorities. €3,522,686.20 in funding has been...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Community Development Projects (12 Nov 2025)

Jerry Buttimer: My Department's Community Services Programme (CSP) supports 446 services nationally via 427 community organisations to provide local social, economic and environmental services through a social enterprise model. It focuses on urban and rural communities where public and private sector services are lacking, either through geographical or social isolation or because of demand deficits. The...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (5 Nov 2025)

Jerry Buttimer: As Minister of State at the Department of Transport with special responsibility for Rural Transport, I have responsibility for policy and overall funding in relation to rural public transport service provision; however, I am not involved in the day-to-day operations. The National Transport Authority (NTA) has statutory responsibility for securing the provision of public passenger...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (4 Nov 2025)

Jerry Buttimer: As Minister of State at the Department of Transport with special responsibility for Rural Transport, I have responsibility for policy and overall funding in relation to rural public transport service provision; however, I am not involved in the day-to-day operations. The National Transport Authority (NTA) has statutory responsibility for securing the provision of public passenger...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Programmes (4 Nov 2025)

Jerry Buttimer: The Social Inclusion and Community Activation Programme (SICAP), which is administered and funded by my Department, is Ireland’s foremost social inclusion intervention. SICAP is a national programme that is delivered locally by Local Development Companies (LDCs) into every community in Ireland, using community development approaches to help those in the greatest need. SICAP also...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Funding (4 Nov 2025)

Jerry Buttimer: I propose to take Questions Nos. 2165 and 2181 together. The Government's five-year strategy, Sustainable, Inclusive and Empowered Communities, which has been extended to end 2025, aims to support the community and voluntary sector. This whole of Government strategy, led by my Department, is implemented and overseen collaboratively with the sector through the Cross Sector Group on Local...