Results 1-13 of 13 for "cycle to work" speaker:Shane Ross

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Cycle to Work Scheme (9 Jun 2020)

Shane Ross: The Cycle To Work Scheme provides for purchase of a bicycle/associated safety accessories to be exempt from income tax, the benefit-in-kind arising from the provision of a bicycle/bicycle safety equipment by an employer to an employee or director, where the bicycle/associated safety equipment is used by the employee or director mainly for qualifying journeys (i.e. travelling to and from work...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Climate Change Policy (10 Dec 2019)

Shane Ross: ...as a mode of travel, including the establishment of a Cycling Project Office within the National Transport Authority and increased cycling infrastructure for Dublin, Cork, Galway, Limerick and Waterford. The Cycle to Work Scheme also continues to encourage citizens to cycle to and from work. Under the scheme an eligible employer can buy a bicycle for their employees and the employee...

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 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)

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. Under this scheme, employers may agree with their employees to operate a cycle to work scheme under a salary...

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 Transport, Tourism and Sport: Cycle to Work Scheme (14 Feb 2018)

Shane Ross: ...and tax incentives, such as the tax exempt benefit of kind under the Bicycle-to-work scheme, are matters for the Minister for Finance in the first instance. I am very supportive of the Cycle to Work Scheme, which 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...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Cycling Policy (1 Mar 2017)

Shane Ross: ...schools for the cost of the training which will also be funded by parental and local authority contributions. I understand that the Road Safety Authority are also contributing significant funding towards this initiative. The Cycle to Work Scheme is a Department of Finance initiative and so any consideration of a possible expansion of the scheme to school children...