Results 201-220 of 435 for "cycle to work"

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Cycling Facilities Funding (19 Nov 2019)

Shane Ross: ...The Deputy will also be aware that cycling specifically also benefits from Government funding and support provided under other programmes that come under the aegis of other Departments, such as the Cycle to Work Scheme, the Outdoor Recreation Infrastructure Scheme and more recently the Urban and Rural Regeneration and Development Funds.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Cycling Facilities Funding (19 Nov 2019)

Shane Ross: ...the totality of taxpayer support for active travel as funding is also made available through other funding programmes such as the Urban Regeneration and Development Fund, the Rural Regeneration and Development Fund and the Cycle to Work Scheme. Expenditure on active travel principally relates to the development of infrastructure under multi-annual budgeted programmes and progress on...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Cycling Facilities Provision (12 Nov 2019)

Shane Ross: .... This includes funding provided under BusConnects, the Roads Programmes, the Urban Regeneration and Development Fund, the Rural Regeneration and Development Fund, and the tax incentive available under the Cycle-to-Work Scheme. I believe the approach I have described above, supporting local authorities in the development of high-quality cycle network plans in their cities and making...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Cycling Facilities Funding (24 Oct 2019)

Shane Ross: ...under BusConnects, the roads programmes, the Urban Regeneration and Development Fund, the Rural Regeneration and Development Fund and the Outdoor Recreation Infrastructure Scheme and from the tax incentive available under the Cycle-to-Work Scheme. I have no doubt the Deputy welcomes these increased allocations and looks forward, as I do, to the delivery of a number of important...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Cycling Policy (24 Oct 2019)

Shane Ross: As the Deputy may be aware the Cycle-to-Work Scheme, which I am very supportive of, is a tax incentive aimed at encouraging employees to cycle to and from work by allowing for beneficial tax arrangements in respect of the purchase of a bicycle and certain related cycling equipment. The Scheme of course applies to e-bikes as it does to other bikes and provides a...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Cycle to Work Scheme (15 Oct 2019)

John Curran: 152. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to review the bike to work scheme in order to allow for the purchase of e-bikes and cargo-bikes that are substantially more expensive to purchase but would open up the option of cycling to more persons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42098/19]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Cycling Facilities Funding (25 Sep 2019)

Shane Ross: ...and Investment Funds Programme and the INTERREG programme which complement funding made available under the national programmes referred to above. Cycling is also supported through the fiscal incentives available under the Cycle to Work Scheme which has proven very successful. My Department will be examining the totality of all this taxpayer support for active travel, as part of our...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Cycle to Work Scheme (25 Sep 2019)

Jonathan O'Brien: 147. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to introduce invectives for the purchase of e-bikes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38917/19]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Housing and Retrofitting: Discussion (10 Jul 2019)

...is coming. The Department has already mentioned ongoing work with the SBCI, NewERA and others to examine options here. The employer model has been tested successfully. It is analogous to the cycle to work scheme. Other options such as tax rebates or green mortgages are being used in other jurisdictions. Again, no single one of these is likely to be the solution for everybody. We must...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Electric Vehicles (9 Jul 2019)

Shane Ross: ...Additional information not given on the floor of the House The Cycling Project Office will ensure the new cycling infrastructure is delivered optimally, in line with the significantly increased funding being provided. The cycle to work scheme continues to encourage the use of bicycles and e-bikes to travel to and from work. Under the scheme, an eligible employer can buy a bicycle for...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Climate Change Policy (9 Jul 2019)

Shane Ross: ...of travel, including the establishment of a Cycling Project Office within the National Transport Authority and the development of implementation plans and increased cycling infrastructure for Dublin, Cork, Galway, Limerick and Waterford. The Cycling Project Office will ensure that the new cycling infrastructure is delivered optimally, in line with the significantly increased funding that...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Cycle to Work Scheme (9 Jul 2019)

John Curran: 155. To ask the Minister for Finance if an amendment will be made to the cycle to work scheme to allow a person who had his or her bike stolen make a second claim during the five-year period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29206/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Offices (4 Jul 2019)

Regina Doherty: ...bike parking spaces. I have asked my officials to collate this information and to provide it to the Deputy as soon it is available. My Department has been actively supporting and promoting the Cycle To Work scheme since it came into operation on 1 January 2009.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Departmental Staff Data (2 Jul 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: ...may require car parking in order for them to carry out their official duties. In relation to my own Department we have active participation of staff both in the TaxSaver Travel Pass and the Cycle to Work schemes as alternatives to car usage as a means of attending their work place.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Cycle to Work Scheme (26 Jun 2019)

John Curran: 71. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on increasing the cap of €1,000 on the bike to work scheme in order to better assist for the purchase of e-bikes and cargo bikes that can carry children and heavy loads (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27163/19]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Active Travel and Urban Planning Focusing on Cycling: Discussion (26 Jun 2019) See 1 other result from this debate

Tim Lombard: .... There are, on average, 160 days of wet weather. This is slightly different from weather on the Continent. With regard to urban planning, amenities must be put in place for people who want to cycle to work. They should be able to cycle to work comfortably and then, if the weather requires, be able to change. Has there been a major change in cities such as London and Manchester...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Cycling Facilities Funding (25 Jun 2019)

Katherine Zappone: My Department has no responsibility for the development of cycling infrastructure nationally. In terms of supporting employees wishing to cycle to work, my Department provides secure parking facilities for cyclists as part of its overall lease arrangement via the Office of Public Works.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Advancing the Low-Carbon Transition in Irish Transport: Discussion (19 Jun 2019)

Ruth Coppinger: ...transport would be free. Either way, there has to be a considerable enhancement of public transport. On the assertion that people have a choice of cycling, unfortunately, not everybody can cycle to work, for example, if someone lives 14 miles away and does not have the physical capacity or whatever. It is not a question of choice. The carbon tax that I am hearing about would be on...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Cycle to Work Scheme (18 Jun 2019)

John Curran: 127. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to increase the cap of €1,000 on the bike to work scheme in order to allow for the purchase of e-bikes and cargo bikes that are substantially more expensive to purchase but would open up the option of cycling to more persons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25536/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Cycle to Work Scheme Administration (18 Jun 2019)

Róisín Shortall: 223. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the cycle to work scheme; if the administration of the scheme can be improved in order to ensure that more teachers can take up the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25605/19]