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Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Road Network (21 Mar 2024)

Eamon Ryan: The improvement and maintenance of regional and local roads is the statutory responsibility of each local authority in accordance with the provisions of section 13 of the Roads Act 1993. Works on those roads are funded from councils' own resources, which are supplemented by State grants for regional and local roads. As outlined in the 2024 regional and local roads programme, which I...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Road Network (21 Mar 2024)

Brendan Smith: The Minister listened to my Fianna Fáil councillors in Cavan County Council outline their particular concerns about the non-national road network in our county. I say again that Cavan and Monaghan are totally dependent on the road network. County Cavan has a very small proportion of national road network. I think 95% of the road network in County Cavan is classified as non-national;...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Road Network (21 Mar 2024)

Eamon Ryan: I agree with Deputy Smith on both contentions. I mentioned in an earlier response that climate change is hitting home now. We see the rain levels and the intensity of rainfall. It is not just the amount of rain but the bursts and we see the impact on the road network where we have flooding events and so on. That is an issue. Similarly, there has been an issue with very high cost...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Road Projects (21 Mar 2024)

Catherine Connolly: Just before the Minister responds, I want to point out that this is a question on Cork. I am enforcing the rules here.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Road Projects (21 Mar 2024)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: Can I come in?

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Road Projects (21 Mar 2024)

Catherine Connolly: Is your question on Cork?

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Road Projects (21 Mar 2024)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: It relates to funding and flooding.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Road Projects (21 Mar 2024)

Catherine Connolly: You will have to come in on a different question. I am enforcing the rules here.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Road Projects (21 Mar 2024)

Eamon Ryan: It is a long way from Dundalk to Midleton. We are committed to providing the funding. We do not have a substantiated funding request as yet but as soon as we do, we will be able to fund Cork County Council. We do not fund in advance of the cost estimates and claims coming in but we will provide the funding that is necessary. It takes time but there are precedents here. The Deputy...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Driver Licences (21 Mar 2024)

Driver Licences

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Driver Licences (21 Mar 2024)

Martin Kenny: 72. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he can provide an update on the proposed changes to category W licences; if he has engaged with the RSA to discuss the changes prior to the announcement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13232/24]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Driver Licences (21 Mar 2024)

Martin Kenny: I want to ask about category W licences, about which there was some controversy in the past month or so. These are licences for work vehicles including tractors, agricultural vehicles and vehicles used in forestry. The licensing authority stated recently that these licences could no longer be used on building sites or other environments where they are widely used. This issue must be dealt...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Driver Licences (21 Mar 2024)

Eamon Ryan: The Road Safety Authority, RSA, and my Department have no plans to change the rules in relation to driver licensing for tractors. The current licence category, W, will continue to be the licence category that covers work vehicles and land tractors. Agricultural vehicles are any power-driven vehicles running on wheels or tracks, having at least two axles, the principal function of which...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Driver Licences (21 Mar 2024)

Martin Kenny: I appreciate that is the case now but the premature change announced on the website caused a lot of difficulties for many people, particularly those for employers whose employees use W category licences for the work they carry out. The driver licence directive which we expect to come into operation in September will mean that changes will have to be made. What I want to know is whether the...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Driver Licences (21 Mar 2024)

Eamon Ryan: I agree with the Deputy's latter comments on safety. To return to what we were discussing earlier, safety should be our first consideration in all of these issues. To clarify, part of the problem here was that the RSA made an adjustment to the text regarding W licences on its website last year which garnered attention in recent days. It was an attempt to clarify an interpretation around...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Driver Licences (21 Mar 2024)

Martin Kenny: I welcome that response but I reiterate the point that we need to work out this in advance. When the EU directive is published it may contain changes which will be expected to be rolled out in every country in Europe. If those changes are going to have an impact on some of the people who drive vehicles of the aforementioned nature, they need to know in advance because it can take quite a...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Driver Licences (21 Mar 2024)

Eamon Ryan: We will not know the final details of the directive until a new European Parliament is elected. My understanding from talking to officials in the Department is that we do not expect it within this mandate of the Commission; it will be the next one. It would be slightly premature for us to try to second guess what a new Parliament and a new trilogue process will deliver in the directive. In...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Public Transport (21 Mar 2024)

Public Transport

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Public Transport (21 Mar 2024)

Neasa Hourigan: 73. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to address anti-social behaviour and abuse directed at workers on the public transport network; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13225/24]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Public Transport (21 Mar 2024)

Neasa Hourigan: I ask the Minister to provide an update on plans to address antisocial behaviour and the abuse of drivers and workers on public transport.

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