Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 59: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the full extent of any reforms proposed or anticipated by him or his predecessor which are likely to impact positively or negatively on transport or transport costs; the degree to which he has examined the extent to which this sector can contribute to economic recovery over a specific period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13686/11]

Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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The Government's proposed transport reforms are set out in the Programme for Government and place a heavy emphasis on the delivery of effective public transport services. I have also outlined my transport priorities to 2016 on my Department's website. The Government is committed to reviewing all proposed State investment with a view to identifying investment priorities across the State sector. Following that, the Government will draw up a new National Development Plan that reflects Ireland's changed economic circumstances, covering the seven year period 2012-2019. The longer term transport priorities of the Government will be determined by this process. In the meantime, the Government's Jobs Initiative included a number of measures to create additional jobs in the transport sector and to give a boost to the tourism industry. Full details are available on my Department's website.