Results 61-80 of 104 for 5 million speaker:Shane Ross

Other Questions: Local Improvement Scheme Funding (28 Jun 2017)

Shane Ross: I will not give Deputy Ó Cuív a hostage to fortune by making a commitment of €5 million or any other figure. He would not expect me to.

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...

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...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport Provision (2 May 2017)

Shane Ross: The National Transport Authority's (NTA) Transport Strategy for the Greater Dublin Area (GDA) 2016-2035 provides the overarching framework for the planning and delivery of transport infrastructure and services in the region over the next two decades. The measures proposed are linked to an analysis of current and projected levels of travel demand across the region. Projects...

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...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Service Obligation Levy (9 Mar 2017)

Shane Ross: As the Deputy is aware, in Budget 2017 I secured an 11% increase in the amount of funding available for Public Service Obligation and I can confirm that €262.958 million is available to the National Transport Authority in 2017. As requested the cost​ of the requested incremental​​ ​increases are set out in tabular form below:2017 PSO...

Seanad: Tourism Industry: Motion (8 Mar 2017)

Shane Ross: ...in terms of Brexit, which is coming up day in, day out in terms of tourism. He will be aware of the fact of the slowdown, which is taking place in terms of British visitors. The reduction currently is approximately 1.5% to 2% but we have only got figures for January. The anecdotal evidence in terms of bookings is that numbers will increase. The agencies are moving very fast to find new...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Road Projects (23 Feb 2017)

Shane Ross: I would like to clarify that the planning and execution of construction works on the N52 and any other national route are operational matters in which I have no function. As Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, I have responsibility for overall policy and funding of the national roads programme. The planning, design and implementation of construction works on individual national roads...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Tourism Industry (8 Feb 2017)

Shane Ross: Tourism continues to contribute significantly to Ireland's economic recovery.  The Central Statistics Office (CSO) figures for 2016 show that there were over 9.584 million overseas visits to Ireland, an increase of 10.9% on 2015. With regard to revenue, the most recent CSO Quarterly Tourism and Travel publication shows that spending in Ireland by overseas visitors...

Roads Funding: Motion [Private Members] (1 Feb 2017)

Shane Ross: ...present a funding challenge for the Exchequer and local authorities. Analysis undertaken by my Department in relation to the Strategic Framework for Investment in Land Transportpublished in 2015 estimated, on a conservative basis, that expenditure of €580 million per annum is needed to keep the regional and local road network in a steady state condition. In order to avoid...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sport in Ireland - Challenges, Strategies and Governance: Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport (1 Feb 2017)

Shane Ross: ..., Irish Olympians achieved 16 top ten and 14 top 20 finishes. Our Paralympians won 11 medals and achieved 22 top eight finishes. Overall, 2016 was an excellent year for elite Irish athletes, with 54 medals won at world and European level in sports supported by Sport Ireland. I will now address the issues outlined by the committee. I will be pleased to have a broader discussion on...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Road Projects Status (25 Jan 2017)

Shane Ross: ...to protect the funding available for the maintenance of the existing network.Analysis undertaken by the Department of the strategic framework for investment in land transport published in 2015 estimated, on a conservative basis, that expenditure of €580 million per annum is needed to keep the regional and local road network in steady condition. To avoid deterioration in the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Improvement Schemes (17 Jan 2017)

Shane Ross: ...burden on local authorities and on the Exchequer. State funding for Ireland's road network fell significantly during the recession.  In 2008 capital funding for regional and local roads was €470 million and current funding was €134 million while last year capital expenditure was €331.5 million and current funding €43.7 million. The 2016...

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: Rail Services Provision (3 Nov 2016)

Shane Ross: As I indicated at the Oireachtas Committee on Transport on 5 October last, I have received a copy of the Rail Review conducted by the National Transport Authority and Irish Rail, which examines the funding parameters required to support our rail network now and into the future. I have already stated that I will bring the report to Cabinet and then immediately arrange for its publication...

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...

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...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Rail Network (2 Nov 2016)

Shane Ross: I congratulate Deputy Troy on finishing the Dublin marathon in four hours and 15 minutes. It was an extraordinary achievement. The Deputy will only have to stay here for the next hour and a half, so he should be able to manage that. The question before the House is very fair in many ways. I have no idea about the leak. I regret the leak and I think it is a great pity that it happened....

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Tourism Data (2 Nov 2016)

Shane Ross: ​The latest official data on overseas travel from the CSO shows that there were almost 7.5 million overseas visits to Ireland for the first nine months of 2016, an increase of 12% compared to the same period in 2015. The Government's Tourism Policy Statement "People, Place and Policy – Growing Tourism to 2025", published in 2015, includes three main targets, to be...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Éireann Services (29 Sep 2016)

Shane Ross: ...with trade unions as regards potential options to address these losses which are significant and impacting upon the Company's overall financial performance. Last year for example the Company lost €5 million and losses this year are expected to reach approximately €6million. Clearly the losses require the Board and management of the Company to examine...