Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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643. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the extent to which road, rail, air and sea transport facilities continue to be measured in the context of overall integration with particular reference to a maximisation of efficiency and availability of services throughout the country thereby maximising the economic benefit to the economy in general; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5008/15]

Paschal Donohoe (Dublin Central, Fine Gael)
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My Department and I constantly monitor our national transport facilities to ensure that, given the resources available, they are achieving their greatest potential. An integrated and co-ordinated transport system is an important consideration when it comes to future decisions on transport investment. In making decisions as to future expenditure, my Department has been active to ensure that a co-ordinated approach is taken and that we do not look at land, maritime or aviation transport in isolation from each other.

A new Statement of Strategy for my Department will be published shortly. The Strategy will set out the actions being taken or planned to deliver an integrated transport network across all transport modes. The strategy will also set out performance indicators to measure the achievements of these actions.