Written answers
Wednesday, 18 September 2024
Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
Departmental Reviews
Patrick Costello (Dublin South Central, Green Party)
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160. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the current number of live studies, reviews and research undertaken or commissioned by his Department; and the date by which each study, review and research is scheduled to be completed, in tabular form. [36902/24]
Eamon Ryan (Dublin Bay South, Green Party)
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The information sought by the Deputy is outlined in the table below.
| Name of live study, review and research | Approximate date scheduled for completion |
|---|---|
| Review of the Road Safety Authority. | Q3 2024 |
| ILV Granuaile independent review. | Q3 2024 |
| Review of the Medical Bureau of Road Safety. | Q4 2024 |
| Independent review of aspects of Dublin Port Masterplan 2040, with particular reference to the 3FM project and the purpose currently assigned to Area 0. | Q4 2024 |
| Transport Insights: Changes in Shares of Sustainable Transport Modes. | Q4 2024 |
| The Economic Cost of Congestion: Regional Cities 2022-2040. | Q4 2024 |
| Land Value Uplift: Considerations for Transport Appraisal. | Q4 2024 |
| A Transport Perspective on Reference Class Forecasting. | Q4 2024 |
| IEA Bioenergy Research. | Q4 2024 |
| Green Public Procurement Pilot. Project aimed at the Local Authority roads sector to improve Public Procurement with a focus on carbon reductions. | Q4 2024 |
| Cross Border Greenways Feasibility Study. | Q1 2025 |
| European Investment Bank advisory assignment to assess capacity, demand and financing strategies required for the development of ORE port infrastructure. | Q1 2025 |
| TRACT: TRAnsport Behaviour Change Trials. | Q1 2025 |
| Measuring the impact of Transport on Well-being in Rural Ireland. | Q1 2025 |
| Update to Roads Over Peat (ROP) Guidelines. This refers to the updating of the ROP guidelines and reviewing if revised methods for maintaining ROP are available. | Q 1/2 2025 |
| Regional Survey Report studying the condition of the Regional Road Network across the country. | This is funded by the Department but commissioned by the Roads Management Office (RMO) Board. Estimated completion Q2 2025. |
| Inclusive Sustainable Cycling (ISCycle): Inclusive E-bike Uptake and Sustainable Use. | Q3 2025 |
| Investigating the impacts of urban railway STATION hubs on AIR quality in its environs: 2021-HE-1041. | Q3 2025 |
| Review of National Ports Policy. | Q3 2025 |
| Long-term Attitudinal Impact Research Study on Sustainable Mobility. | Q4 2025 |
| ShipFUEL-ie - Developing pathways for a sustainable shipping and maritime fuel value chain in Ireland. | Q4 2025 |
| Sustainable Mobility Policy - Training for Smart and Sustainable Mobility Workshops. | Q4 2025 |
| Sustainable mobility innovations including the development of Mobility as a Service. | Q4 2025 |
| Evaluation of the integrated, community based Sustainable Mobility Pathfinder for Rural Ireland. | Q4 2025 |
| Review of Large Public Service Vehicle (LPSV) Licensing Regime. | Q4 2025 |
| Reclaimed Asphalt Programme (RAP) Pilot This refers to the re-use of milled out tarmac pavement, whereby road maintenance is carried out using recycled materials previously used on other roads. | While not commissioned by the Department, this pilot is being undertaken by Monaghan CoCo with cooperation and funding support from the Department of Transport. Estimated completion Q4 2025. |
| Pilot on Bio Binders. Bio-binders are alternative asphalt mixes for road construction, replacing bitumen with organic materials to reduce carbon emissions and decrease the demand for fossil fuels. | While not commissioned by the Department, this pilot is being undertaken by Clare CoCo with cooperation and funding support from the Department of Transport. Estimated completion Q4 2025. |
| Research Programme on Behavioural Science to Support Sustainable Transport Modes. | Q3 2026 |
| Network Safety Analysis – ongoing project which uses collision data to determine locations of interest (Loi’s) in each Local Authority, to assist in Low-Cost Safety grant applications. | This is an ongoing project since 2021. |
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