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Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Transport Policy (4 Jul 2024)

Eamon Ryan: I agree with Deputy Bruton. The underlying benefit of shared car use and ownership is, as he says, most cars are parked 95% the time and if that cost can be shared, it significantly reduces the cost to the householder, in urban and rural areas. There is a particular problem in urban areas, as the Deputy will know, where we will not be as easily able to deploy electric vehicles with charging...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Public Transport (4 Jul 2024)

Public Transport

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Public Transport (4 Jul 2024)

Thomas Gould: 11. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the funding provided to maintain the Parnell Place bus station in Cork; and for an update on plans to renovate same. [28578/24]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Public Transport (4 Jul 2024)

Thomas Gould: I thank the Cathaoirleach Gníomhach for facilitating me. Will the Minister provide an update on funding provided to maintain Parnell Place bus station in Cork and an update on plans to renovated it? Right now, the Parnell Place bus station is in a terrible condition. It looks absolutely horrible. When tourists come to the city, this is their first stop. When they see the...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Public Transport (4 Jul 2024)

Eamon Ryan: The National Transport Authority has advised my Department that an accessibility upgrade project of Parnell Place bus station in Cork, which includes some station enhancements, is planned under the public transport retrofit accessibility programme. This programme funds the retrofitting of older public transport infrastructure and facilities, to ensure access for everyone, including disabled...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Public Transport (4 Jul 2024)

Thomas Gould: The Minister discussed BusConnects but that is not what I am here to talk about today. I am here to talk about the condition of the Parnell Place bus station. The Minister has outlined over €5 million for works that will be started if funding is got in 2026. The bus station is a disgrace to Bus Éireann and to the people of Cork, and it is a disgrace to this Government that it...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Public Transport (4 Jul 2024)

Eamon Ryan: The regulation of the small public service vehicle, SPSV, industry is a matter for the independent transport regulator, the National Transport Authority, under the provisions of the Taxi Regulation Act 2013 as amended by the Public Transport Act 2016. As Minister, I am not involved in the day-to-day operations of the industry. While transport service provision has improved in both rural...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Public Transport (4 Jul 2024)

Brendan Smith: I thank the Minister for his reply. It is clear the pilot programme that was rolled out was not very attractive. It has obviously been a complete failure. The Minister mentioned the transport regulator. Over the years, successive Governments have given far too many powers away to entities and statutory agencies. We need to make decisions at the political level. Most of the Minister's...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Public Transport (4 Jul 2024)

Eamon Ryan: I absolutely agree. We have to provide good quality public transport and transport services for all our people. I deeply regret that the local hackney pilot scheme was not successful. The Deputy is correct about that. The uptake was far lower than we wanted. We will review that and come back with further iterations. When something does not work, we can at least learn why it did not....

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Public Transport (4 Jul 2024)

Brendan Smith: I am glad the Minister agrees that we need to address the issue of there not being a public transport service for those people living in remote areas who do not have a family member or even a neighbour next to or near them. They need assistance. That must be driven politically. It will not be driven by any statutory agency or Government Department. I appeal to the Minister to make use of...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Public Transport (4 Jul 2024)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Does the Minister agree that, as the Deputy has said, the conditions of the scheme were ludicrous? People in areas such as west Connemara were refused on the basis that there were already taxis in the area. Taxi drivers who lived in rural areas and who went to the towns or cities to provide a service were considered to be providing a local service. As the Deputy has said, many areas have...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Public Transport (4 Jul 2024)

Eamon Ryan: I absolutely commit to Deputy Smith to making all political efforts to improve rural taxi, hackney and, indeed, BusConnects services. This includes looking at the digital online app as part of Connecting Ireland. That will bring about improvements. It also includes working very closely with the likes of Local Link, which also provides a very significant local drop-off service. There is a...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Public Transport (4 Jul 2024)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Táim chun dul siar. De ghnáth, ní bhíonn cead agam é sin a dhéanamh. I am going backwards because the Deputies who submitted Questions Nos. 10 and 11 were, in fact, in the Chamber as I called on Deputy Smith.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Public Transport (4 Jul 2024)

Richard Bruton: The Cathaoirleach Gníomhach was moving too quickly for me. I was just coming in the door.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Transport Policy (4 Jul 2024)

Transport Policy

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Transport Policy (4 Jul 2024)

Richard Bruton: 10. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on the work of the unit within his Department that was established last year to actively engage with shared mobility operators and partnerships, local authorities, and the National Transport Authority to develop and guide policy around shared mobility and promote the use of shared mobility nationally; and if...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Transport Policy (4 Jul 2024)

Richard Bruton: This question may provide a response to Deputy Brendan Smith's question as well. I would like to hear about the plans for shared mobility. There are 3 million vehicles on our roads representing 60 million tonnes of embedded carbon. They use 12 million tonnes of carbon every year. Shared mobility is the greatest opportunity for carbon emission abatement at a very low cost.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Transport Policy (4 Jul 2024)

Eamon Ryan: I thank Deputy Bruton. Both the national sustainable mobility policy and the two most recent climate action plans contain several actions around supporting and expanding the range of shared mobility options in Ireland. As the Deputy noted, one of those actions was to establish a new shared mobility unit within my Department. The purpose of that unit is to engage with key stakeholders and...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Industrial Disputes (4 Jul 2024)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Tá Ceist Uimh. 8 in ainm an Teachta Rose Conway-Walsh. Tá an Teachta Martin Kenny ainmnithe.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Rail Network (4 Jul 2024)

Rail Network