Pat Deering (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fine Gael)
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561. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will investigate the possibility of purchasing land at motorway junctions to facilitate a park and ride type system as more persons are car pooling and leaving their cars parked at these junctions which causes obstructions. [31710/16]

Shane Ross (Dublin Rathdown, Independent)
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The provision of car parking facilities is ultimately a matter for the relevant local authority working closely with An Garda Síochána to ensure that cars are parked in a safe and legal manner

The NTA has responsibility for the implementation of public transport infrastructure in the Greater Dublin Area (GDA).  In the NTA's Transport Strategy for the GDA for the period 2016-2035 which was published earlier this year, the focus on car parking facilities concentrates on Park and Ride facilities to provide the opportunity for modal transfer from the private car to the public transport network rather than parking for car-pooling. It is intended that Park and Ride facilities will be provided in the GDA to facilitate the use of the public transport network by people living beyond the local walking catchment of rail or other public transport services.

I understand that a number of small park and ride facilities completed in the Meath and Kildare County Council areas are proving to be very successful and could serve as useful models for other local authorities.