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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (2 Jul 2025)

Jerry Buttimer: As Minister of State at the Department of Transport with special responsibility for Rural Transport I recognise the importance of the Connecting Ireland Rural Mobility Plan. In the new Programme for Government, Securing Ireland's Future, this Government has committed to ensuring that public transport operators provide safe and accessible access for all passengers. To address specific...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (2 Jul 2025)

Jerry Buttimer: As Minister of State at the Department of Transport with special responsibility for Rural Transport I recognise the importance of boosting connectivity in County Donegal. In the new Programme for Government, Securing Ireland's Future, this Government has committed to continuing the roll-out of the Connecting Ireland Rural Mobility Plan and continued investment in new town bus services. In...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (25 Jun 2025)

Jerry Buttimer: As Minister of State at the Department of Transport with special responsibility for Rural Transport I recognise the importance of boosting connectivity in County Galway. In the new Programme for Government, Securing Ireland's Future, this Government has committed to increasing Local Link services in rural areas to better connect villages, towns and cities. Under Budget 2025, the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (25 Jun 2025)

Jerry Buttimer: I think the Deputy will agree with me when I say that the Connecting Ireland Rural Mobility Plan has been a huge success, with over 150 new or enhanced services introduced since 2022. This means that over 240 towns and villages have been connected to the public transport network, and approximately 600,000 people have access to new and enhanced bus services. 61 new connections have been...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (25 Jun 2025)

Jerry Buttimer: As Minister of State at the Department of Transport with special responsibility for Rural Transport I recognise the importance of boosting connectivity in County Offaly, which I am reinforcing through my introductory interactions with Local Link offices nationwide, including in Co. Offaly. In the new Programme for Government, Securing Ireland's Future, this Government has committed to...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (24 Jun 2025)

Jerry Buttimer: I wish to thank the Deputy for his question. The Government has earmarked approximately €5.1 billion for investment in new national roads projects between 2021 and 2030. While the greater portion of this funding becomes available in the second half of the decade, I can confirm that approximately €600 million of exchequer capital funds was provided to local authorities...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (24 Jun 2025)

Jerry Buttimer: As Minister of State at the Department of Transport with special responsibility for Rural Transport I recognise the importance of boosting connectivity in County Kerry, which I am reinforcing through my introductory interactions with Local Link offices nationwide, including in Co. Kerry. In the new Programme for Government, Securing Ireland's Future, this Government has committed to...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (24 Jun 2025)

Jerry Buttimer: As Minister of State at the Department of Transport with special responsibility for Rural Transport I recognise the importance of boosting connectivity in the regional towns across Ireland, which I am reinforcing through my introductory interactions with Local Link offices nationwide. In the new Programme for Government, Securing Ireland's Future, this Government has committed to continuing...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (24 Jun 2025) See 1 other result from this answer

Jerry Buttimer: As Minister of State at the Department of Transport with special responsibility for Rural Transport I recognise the importance of boosting connectivity in County Cork, which I am reinforcing through my introductory interactions with Local Link offices nationwide, including in Co. Cork. In the new Programme for Government, Securing Ireland's Future, this Government has committed to increasing...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (24 Jun 2025)

Jerry Buttimer: As Minister of State at the Department of Transport with special responsibility for Rural Transport I recognise the importance of boosting connectivity in the regional towns across Ireland, which I am reinforcing through my introductory interactions with Local Link offices nationwide, including in County Offaly. In the new Programme for Government, Securing Ireland's Future, this Government...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (24 Jun 2025)

Jerry Buttimer: As Minister of State at the Department of Transport with special responsibility for Rural Transport I recognise the importance of boosting connectivity in County Cork, which I am reinforcing through my introductory interactions with Local Link offices nationwide, including in Co. Cork. In the new Programme for Government, Securing Ireland's Future, this Government has committed to increasing...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Éireann (24 Jun 2025)

Jerry Buttimer: As Minister of State at the Department of Transport with special responsibility for Rural Transport I recognise the importance of boosting connectivity in County Cork, which I am reinforcing through my introductory interactions with Local Link offices nationwide, including in Co. Cork. In the new Programme for Government, Securing Ireland's Future, this Government has committed to increasing...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (18 Jun 2025)

Jerry Buttimer: As Minister of State at the Department of Transport with special responsibility for Rural Transport I recognise the importance of boosting connectivity in County Roscommon, which I am reinforcing through my introductory interactions with Local Link offices nationwide, including in Co. Roscommon. In the new Programme for Government, Securing Ireland's Future, this Government has committed to...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (17 Jun 2025)

Jerry Buttimer: As Minister of State at the Department of Transport with special responsibility for Rural Transport I recognise the importance of boosting connectivity in County Wicklow, which I am reinforcing through my introductory interactions with Local Link offices nationwide, including in Co. Wicklow. In the new Programme for Government, Securing Ireland's Future, this Government has committed to...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Taxi Licences (17 Jun 2025)

Jerry Buttimer: The regulation of the small public service vehicle (SPSV) industry, including the collection of statistics regarding local area hackney licences, 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 sector. ...

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

Jerry Buttimer: As Minister of State at the Department of Transport with special responsibility for Rural Transport I recognise the importance of the Connecting Ireland Rural Mobility Plan. In the new Programme for Government, Securing Ireland's Future, this Government has committed to continuing the roll-out of Connecting Ireland Rural Mobility Plan. Under Budget 2025, the Department has secured a funding...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (10 Jun 2025)

Jerry Buttimer: As Minister of State at the Department of Transport with special responsibility for Rural Transport I recognise the importance of boosting connectivity in County Kerry ,which I am reinforcing through my introductory interactions with Local Link offices nationwide, including in Co. Kerry. In the new Programme for Government, Securing Ireland's Future, this Government has committed to...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (10 Jun 2025)

Jerry Buttimer: As Minister of State at the Department of Transport with special responsibility for Rural Transport I recognise the importance of boosting connectivity in County Kerry, which I am reinforcing through my introductory interactions with Local Link offices nationwide, including in Co. Kerry. In the new Programme for Government, Securing Ireland's Future, this Government has committed to...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Policy (27 May 2025)

Jerry Buttimer: As Minister of State at the Department of Transport with special responsibility for Rural Transport, I hold responsibility for policy and overall funding in relation to rural public transport. This Government is firmly committed to improving public transport across the country and that commitment is demonstrated through the significant investment that has been made in both services and...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Social Enterprise Sector (22 May 2025)

Dara Calleary: ...with one of the commitments in this policy, I announced the awardees of the ‘Dormant Accounts Fund Growing Social Enterprise Scheme 2024/2025’ earlier this week, together with Minister of State Buttimer. This €4 million scheme provided 126 social enterprises with grants of up to €97,000 to fund capital projects such as building works, renovations, repairs, or...