Written answers

Thursday, 21 November 2019

Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport

Public Transport Data

Photo of Thomas PringleThomas Pringle (Donegal, Independent)
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215. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the current and capital expenditures for land transport broken down into the various sub categories from 2016 to date; the ratio of public transport and active travel measures to private transport in the case of both capital and current expenditures in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48432/19]

Photo of Shane RossShane Ross (Dublin Rathdown, Independent)
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The 'Where your Money Goes" website, produced by the Office of the Government Chief Information Officer, available at the following link provides details of the Irish Government's expenditure data by sector including Transport. It provides interactive charts with drill-down capabilities to Land Transport and trend analysis of expenditure over the last ten years.

https://whereyourmoneygoes.gov.ie/en/ 

The following table sets out the investment in Road Improvement/Maintenance versus the investment in PSOs and Public Transport combined from 2016 onwards (figures in millions):

Subhead Investment Type 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 Budget
B3 Road  Improvement/Maintenance 720,073 781,334 908,853 1,033,052 1,162,171
B7+B8 PSOs and Public Transport Combined 596,897 634,562 700,908 783,118 1,015,468
Approximate Ratio 55%:45% 55%:45% 56%:44% 57%:42% 53%:47%

In the area of active travel measures, as the Deputy may be aware, my Department has recently launched a public consultation to review Ireland’s sustainable mobility (active travel and public transport) policy. The review work arises from a commitment in the Programme for a Partnership Government to review public transport policy “to ensure services are sustainable into the future and are meeting the needs of a modern economy”. The public consultation is designed to give stakeholders, interested parties and the general public the opportunity to reflect on the information and analysis in the papers, to share their views, and to contribute to the development of a Sustainable Mobility Policy Statement.

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