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Seanad: Commencement Matters: Public Transport Provision (16 May 2017)

Shane Ross: ...for another ten years - perhaps some people associated with regional cities believe they are somewhat neglected.Perhaps I should repeat the figures. The NTA allocated funding of more than €15 million to Cork city and county councils between 2014 and 2016, of which €11.7 million went to Cork City Council and €3.6 million to Cork County Council. In excess of €5...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Bus Services (2 Nov 2016)

Shane Ross: ..., no individual. We all have exactly the same sympathy. I do not want to address the operational issues faced by Bus Éireann but it is a company in an expanding market that last year lost €5 million and this year is heading for a loss of €6 million. That company obviously has very big problems. It receives no Exchequer funding. It is a commercial body and will...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Tourism Industry (19 Jul 2016)

Shane Ross: ​I propose to take Questions Nos. 858, 860 and 864 together. Tourism continues to contribute significantly to Ireland's economic recovery. 2015 was a record year for Irish tourism when we recorded more than 8.6 million overseas visits contributing an estimated €4.2 billion (excluding carrier receipts) to the Irish economy.  CSO figures for the first five...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2016: Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (21 Sep 2016)

Shane Ross: ...road traffic Bill that I am reintroducing in the Dáil next week. If it needs additional funding, we are talking about small amounts of money. The running costs of the bureau in 2016 will be €5 million. Certainly, we would look favourably on it because of the added burden on the bureau in the coming months once the legislation is passed. Was there a specific question on the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Tourism Industry (10 May 2017)

Shane Ross: The Programme for a Partnership Government committed to working towards achieving the tourism policy goals set for 2025 including increasing revenue from overseas visitors to €5 billion, growing employment in the tourism sector to 250,000 and increasing the number of visits to Ireland to 10 million.  While good progress is being made towards these...

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (Supplementary) (7 Dec 2016)

Shane Ross: ...in the Dáil. I wish to address the Supplementary Estimates today and thank the committee for the chance to present the details of the Supplementary Estimate for my Department. The winter of 2015 to 2016 will be remembered as an exceptional one across Ireland, with many climate records broken and high impact weather events causing considerable disruption from flooding in...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Local Improvement Scheme Funding (21 Jul 2016)

Shane Ross: ​Details of the regional and local road grant allocations to each county council from 2010 to 2016 are available in the Dáil library. In 2010 and 2011 a total allocation of €5 million was made available each year for Local Improvement Schemes (LIS)  and the amounts per council are given in the allocation booklets. No monies were made available for...

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2017
Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (Revised) (29 Mar 2017)

Shane Ross: While the sports programme at face value shows a decrease of €18 million to €108 million, this fall relates to once-off stimulus funding for the development of the national indoor arena, which created a spike in 2016. On the current side, funding associated with Rio preparations in 2016 has also been retained in the current-side baseline for 2017 and beyond. In total, there...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Bus Services (2 Nov 2016)

Shane Ross: ...2010 the NTA has issued only five new licences in the intercity bus market. It has approved amendments to a further three licenses and refused eight applications for licences. Last year, almost 28 million people travelled on licensed bus services, with over 7 million of those travelling on Bus Éireann Expressway services. Specifically, on the major intercity corridors, the...

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (Revised) (18 Apr 2018)

Shane Ross: ...that vital services are available to the public during 2018. The €2.03 billion represents an increase of more than 11% on gross expenditure levels from 2017. This is an increase of 3.4%, or €23 million, in current or day-to-day expenditure, while capital or investment expenditure will increase by over €197 million, or 17%. This additional funding across all sectors...

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (Revised) (29 Jun 2016)

Shane Ross: At €95 million, or 5% of the overall Vote, the maritime programme provides primarily for the operating costs of the Irish Coast Guard, the bulk of which relate to the search and rescue, SAR, helicopter service. The allocation also part funds the Commissioners of Irish Lights and the building and renovation programme for Irish Coast Guard stations. The Irish Coast Guard requires a...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Roads Maintenance Funding (29 May 2018)

Shane Ross: I propose to take Questions Nos. 530, 537 and 538 together. The improvement and maintenance of regional and local roads is the statutory responsibility of the relevant local authority in accordance with the provisions of Section 13 of the Roads Act 1993. Works on those roads are funded from the Council's own resources supplemented by State road grants.  Details of the regional and local...

Other Questions: Road Projects Status (22 Nov 2017)

Shane Ross: ...respect of the national roads programme. The planning, design and implementation of individual road projects is a matter for Transport Infrastructure Ireland, TII, under the Roads Acts 1993 to 2015 in conjunction with the local authorities concerned. Within its capital budget, the allocation of funding to individual projects is a matter in the first instance for TII in accordance with...

Seanad: The Transfer of Functions of Dún Laoghaire Harbour Company to Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council: Statements (3 Oct 2018)

Shane Ross: ...address those remarks to him. The exact extent of the liabilities was mentioned. There has been much talk about liabilities, and several Senators have put on record that they amount to €33 million. It has been agreed between officials on all sides that that figure is not accurate. The figure is closer to €10 million, although it has not been agreed, and is well-known to...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Tourism Promotion (10 Oct 2017)

Shane Ross: The Government's Tourism Policy Statement "People, Place and Policy – Growing Tourism to 2025" was launched in March 2015. The main targets contained in the Tourism Policy Statement, to be achieved by 2025, are as follows: - Overseas tourism revenue to increase to €5 billion net of inflation, compared to €3.5 billion in 2014; - Overseas visits to Ireland to...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Tourism Promotion (10 Oct 2017)

Shane Ross: The Government's Tourism Policy Statement "People, Place and Policy – Growing Tourism to 2025" was launched in March 2015. The main targets contained in the Tourism Policy Statement, to be achieved by 2025, are as follows: - Overseas tourism revenue to increase to €5 billion net of inflation, compared to €3.5 billion in 2014; - Overseas visits to Ireland to increase to...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Local Improvement Scheme Funding (21 Jul 2016)

Shane Ross: ...roads and laneways, the maintenance and improvement of which is, in the first instance, a matter for the relevant landowner.  The level of ring-fenced funding provided by the Department in 2011 was €5 million.  While the LIS does not have a ring-fenced allocation in 2016, local authorities may use a proportion of State grant funding (15% of the Discretionary Grant) for LIS...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Service Obligation Data (19 Jun 2018)

Shane Ross: As the Deputy is aware, in Budget 2018 I secured an 8% increase in the overall Exchequer funding available for Public Service Obligation (PSO) public transport services and €285 million is available this year to the National Transport Authority (NTA) for this purpose. Potential percentage changes to the amount can be calculated from this base: 5% is €14m; 10% is €28m;...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2016: Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (21 Sep 2016)

Shane Ross: Okay, I will deal with the aviation programme first. The aviation programme for this year has an allocation of €26 million. The key priority for investment in the programme over the short to medium term is to support the four regional airports, namely Donegal, Knock, Kerry and Waterford. The 2016 allocation to the regional airports programme represents an increase of 5%. As members...

Fishing Industry Development: Statements (23 Nov 2011)

Shane Ross: ...to respond is the World Bank report. It was called something quite obscure such as, The Sunken Billions. It is a dramatic report which indicates that over-fishing globally costs approximately $50 billion per annum. Subsidies appear to be a thorny subject, particularly from the European Union. Figures kindly provided to me by Deputy Pringle indicate that the European Union is paying tens...