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Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Electric Vehicles (24 Jun 2025)

John Clendennen: Many of the community groups that pursued the initiative did so as part of a revenue-generating initiative, but there has been frustration. The Minister of State referred to some of the schemes but there are others that go back as far as July 2023, when expressions of interest would have been sought. These are ongoing. It takes more than two years to get an EV charging station installed at...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Electric Vehicles (24 Jun 2025)

Seán Canney: I agree that the time it takes to put these things in place is not what we would like. The EU JTF EV charging scheme provides funding to support EV infrastructure at community facilities in the just transition area in the midlands. These include community centres, public libraries, public health centres, recreational facilities and enterprise centres in counties Laois, Longford, Offaly,...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Electric Vehicles (24 Jun 2025)

John Clendennen: The Minister of State mentioned the EU JTF. This is a fund we need to focus on in terms of delivery. It is far too slow and creating serious frustration. In reality today, we have a greater variety of electric cars and they are more affordable, but there is still range anxiety. Until we can get the network delivered, we will not address that. More than ever before, we need to consider...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Electric Vehicles (24 Jun 2025)

Seán Canney: I agree with the Deputy that it is not all being done as quickly as we would like. We need to expedite the process to give confidence to people who are considering buying an EV that the infrastructure will be in place and that they will be able to rely on it to get from A to B. Many things have been happening and we are coming to a point where we will see things happening on the ground. We...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Electric Vehicles (24 Jun 2025)

Question No. 100 taken with Written Answers.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Bus Services (24 Jun 2025)

Bus Services

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Bus Services (24 Jun 2025)

Emer Currie: 101. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to provide a breakdown of the investment made in enhancing existing bus services in Dublin West from 2020 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34143/25]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Bus Services (24 Jun 2025)

Emer Currie: My question is to ask the Minister for Transport to provide a breakdown of the investment made in enhancing existing bus services in Dublin West from 2020 to date. A handful of routes – four in total – have been introduced under BusConnects, mainly to replace existing services, and one new route called the W4. While we await the full implementation of BusConnects in...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Bus Services (24 Jun 2025)

Darragh O'Brien: I thank Deputy Currie for her question. Since 2020, over €18.75 million has been invested in bus services alone in Dublin West, reflecting a really strong and ongoing commitment to improving public transport in the area. This includes funding for both new routes and enhancements to existing services. Notably, new routes introduced over the period include the L52, introduced in 2020,...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Bus Services (24 Jun 2025)

Emer Currie: I thank the Minister. His numbers are the same as the ones I got through a parliamentary question dealing with capacity issues in each of the years 2020 to 2024. Seventeen million euro in that time had been invested in launching new bus routes in Dublin West, but, as the Minister said, just €1.6 million has been spent on enhancing existing bus services. That discrepancy tells its...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Public Transport (24 Jun 2025)

Naoise Ó Cearúil: The Minister has announced extremely positive news here this evening that is extremely welcome. It would be great to see a breakdown of the timelines. What do we need to do in order to get to the first phase in the summer of 2027? Is there a need for procurement of IT systems? Are particular systems for buses, etc., required? It would be great to see the routes included in phase 1 as...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Public Transport (24 Jun 2025)

Joe Neville: Can we get a contactless payment system in the interim? Obviously, the timelines have been highlighted. It might be another two, three or four years before things happen. Could we look at putting in place an interim measure that whereby people could use app to make contactless payments? Coming from north Kildare, it does not seem reasonable that we should expect it to take three or four years.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Public Transport (24 Jun 2025)

Darragh O'Brien: Deputy Neville may have missed the final part of my answer. TFI has the TFI Go app in place, and we have Leap cards as an interim measure as well. The point is taken, however. Many of the resources will be used in implementing this new system. Obviously, some will be used to design it but most will be used to implement it. I have a more detailed breakdown of the major release phases....

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Public Transport (24 Jun 2025)

Naoise Ó Cearúil: As I said, this is extremely positive news. It is great to see such a development. Indra Sistemas, which is carrying out the work, has done similar work previously in an international context. Are there any binding milestones built into the contract? The reason I ask is because there are four phases, which is excellent, and we can see clear steps to achieve the overarching aim, but the...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Public Transport (24 Jun 2025)

Joe Neville: The reason I bring up contactless payments is because I commute from north Kildare. As someone who has used buses and trains over years, I have seen the improvements in the public transport system. At the same time, contactless payments are something we have seen in many other countries and cities. A lot of people would have used them in different places. I see no reason Dublin and...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Public Transport (24 Jun 2025)

Darragh O'Brien: I thank both Deputies for their support. I will meet the NTA and Indra Sistemas, which is developing this system. I will try to secure more specific timelines from the company. It has been very helpful so far. Work is progressing very well. On the contractual arrangements, I do not have that detail right now. I commit to reverting to both Deputies with an update on this after I meet...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Transport Policy (24 Jun 2025)

Paul McAuliffe: It is very welcome that we will have a planning decision by 30 September. The Minister is right that the decision to bring it to the Cabinet for gate 1 was really important. The Minister, Deputy Lawless, really assisted us in doing that. He came on site and examined the potential of it. I was pleased the Cabinet signed off on that. Almost all the Luas projects that have happened have...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Transport Policy (24 Jun 2025)

Darragh O'Brien: I have been many times in the Deputy's constituency and in Finglas. I want to see this project move forward to construction and delivery. We have a couple of hurdles but not big ones. We have to get through planning. Should that be granted, there is then the procurement strategy for Luas Finglas under the infrastructure guidelines. Ministerial approval will follow that and the project...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Transport Policy (24 Jun 2025)

Paul McAuliffe: Gabhaim buíochas leis an Aire. I see we are making good progress on that. We will keep a watchful eye and ensure it continues. Many people on the other side of the constituency will hope for the delivery of the metro project with the same urgency. It is a far more complex and detailed project but one that has been promised for some time. The review of the national development plan...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Transport Policy (24 Jun 2025)

Shane Moynihan: I congratulate my colleague, Deputy McAuliffe, on his advocacy for Finglas Luas. The Minister will know Luas Lucan is very important to me. I am keen to know about the overall set of plans identified by the NTA for extension of Luas lines around Dublin. Will he consider putting a standing Luas project office in place to think of continued expansion of light rail? It is fair to say we have...