Eamon Ryan

Green Party · Dublin Bay South

Activity on Transport — 162 events (17 lobbying · 143 questions · 4 votes) full profile →

• 2025-01-29
  LOBBY
  Tiber Island Advisory Ltd Environment

  • The Renewable Transport Fuels Obligation and proposed Renewable Heat Obligation are not functioning due to lack of supervision of certification scheme ISCC. Instead of genuine sustainable biofuels - with benefits for Ireland such as farm incomes, agri-food sustainability and energy independence - the majority of biofuels are from palm oil falsely labelled as palm oil mill effluent and used cooking oil. Ireland's Biomethane Strategy ambitions have no hope in the face of such unfair competition.
• 2025-01-21
  LOBBY
  Amnesty International Ireland Transport

  • Letter seeking Irish Government’s position, assurances and action following media reports that civilian aircraft overflew Irish airspace while carrying military material destined for Israel
• 2025-01-21
  LOBBY
  Rehab Group Public Expenditure and Reform

  • Rehab's Pre Budget Submission
• 2025-01-21
  LOBBY
  Wind Energy Ireland 2 returns Transport

  • Merchant Shipping (Investigation of Marine Accidents) Bill 2024
  • Guidance for Navigational Practice, Safety & Emergency Response for Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Installations
• 2025-01-21
  LOBBY
  Ibec Transport

  • Participation in Freight & Supply Chain Stakeholders meetings on Holyhead Port closure
• 2025-01-21
  LOBBY
  Waterford Chamber of Commerce Transport

  • Response to Dáil comments by Minister James Lawless on Waterford Airport runway extension business case
• 2025-01-21
  LOBBY
  Uplift Foreign Affairs

  • All TDs and Senators were sent letters and emails saying legal action would be taken if the government do not stop all military trade with Israel, all dual-use trade with Israel and the use of Irish airspace for transporting weapons to the Israeli army.
• 2025-01-21
  LOBBY
  Freight Transport Association of Ireland Transport

  • Issues with Holyhead
• 2025-01-21
  LOBBY
  Hanover Media Strategy Limited Transport

  • Introducing the EV Charging Alliance for Ireland
• 2025-01-20
  LOBBY
  Irish Environmental Network Transport

  • Funding for ENGO sector to develop capacity
• 2025-01-20
  LOBBY
  Ryanair Transport

  • Dublin Airport passenger cap
• 2025-01-20
  LOBBY
  TRANE TECHNOLOGIES PLC 4 returns EU AffairsTransportEnergy and Natural ResourcesEnvironment

  • EU legislation covering heat pumps, waste heat recovery, electrification of transport refrigeration; current policy and improved framework to meet climate law targets.
  • EU legislation covering heat pumps, waste heat recovery, electrification of transport refrigeration; current policy and improved framework to meet climate law targets.
  • EU legislation covering heat pumps, waste heat recovery, electrification of transport refrigeration; current policy and improved framework to meet climate law targets.
  • EU legislation covering heat pumps, waste heat recovery, electrification of transport refrigeration; current policy and improved framework to meet climate law targets.
• 2025-01-20
  LOBBY
  Shannon Group plc Transport

  • Discussion on current National Aviation Policy
• 2025-01-17
  LOBBY
  Irish Congress of Trade Unions Transport

  • Passenger cap at Dublin Airport
• 2025-01-09
  LOBBY
  Local Link Network Transport

  • meeting with Minister to progress Indecon Report and meeting with Department to be briefed on contents of report
• 2024-12-18
  LOBBY
  Cormac McKay Transport

  • National Policy Statement on Shared Mobility Hubs to be completed in the coming months
• 2024-10-17
  LOBBY
  Cormac McKay Transport

  • Appointment prematurely and unwise agreement of withdraw of clause
• 2022-12-07
  VOTE
  Air Transport Agreement

  • ✓ voted for the motion the motion motion passed · 76–46
• 2019-11-26
  PQ
  Asked Transport

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the National Transport Authority checks the compliance of cycling infrastructure schemes which it funds with the national cycle manual and the design manual for urban roads and streets. [48534/19]
• 2019-11-26
  PQ
  Asked Transport

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the National Transport Authority has overseen the design of the proposed Broadmeadow greenway and checked it for compliance with the national cycle manual. [48535/19]
• 2019-09-17
  PQ
  Asked Transport

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to encourage Bus Éireann to facilitate customers that want to bring their bikes onboard buses through the use of an online reservation system similar to that used by Irish Rail; and his views on the removal of the €10 charge on a single journey that is currently applied. [37358/19]
• 2019-07-09
  PQ
  Asked Transport

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when he expects the response to the public consultation on the preferred route for MetroLink for south Dublin; and if the National Transport Authority will be directed to carry out assessments of two alternative route options (details supplied). [29508/19]
• 2019-06-26
  PQ
  Asked Justice

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the steps he is taking to secure appropriate long-term accommodation for asylum seekers following the situation in County Monaghan in which over one hundred asylum seekers were removed from their accommodation and transported to County Wexford to facilitate a private function. [26852/19]
• 2019-06-25
  PQ
  Asked Transport

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the estimated cost per tonne of abating greenhouse gas emissions by diverting freight to rail. [26658/19]
• 2019-06-25
  PQ
  Asked Transport

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the estimated cost per tonne of abating greenhouse gas emissions by facilitating and incentivising switching from diesel and petrol cars to electric cars. [26659/19]
• 2019-06-25
  PQ
  Asked Transport

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the estimated cost per tonne of abating greenhouse gas emissions by facilitating and incentivising modal shift from cars to public transport. [26660/19]
• 2019-06-25
  PQ
  Asked Transport

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the estimated cost per tonne of abating greenhouse gas emissions by facilitating and incentivising modal shift from cars to bicycles. [26661/19]
• 2019-06-11
  PQ
  Asked Transport

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the NTA has agreed with the developer of the site above the proposed Charlemont Street metro station to provide the underground structures needed to facilitate such a future development of its underground station as per the final preferred route alignment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24088/19]
• 2019-05-22
  PQ
  Asked Transport

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the role of his Department in the evolution of the BusConnects project being led by the NTA; and if he has recently met with the NTA in relation to the project. [22092/19]
• 2019-05-22
  PQ
  Asked Transport

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the major public transport projects under construction or that are in the planning and-or rail order process. [22093/19]
• 2019-05-15
  PQ
  Asked Transport

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if electric scooters are considered to be mechanically propelled vehicles; and the requirements for road use of scooters. [21052/19]
• 2019-05-08
  PQ
  Asked Transport

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if guidelines have been provided to Transport Infrastructure Ireland on the use of weed killer on national roads; and the policy in this regard. [18406/19]
• 2019-04-18
  VOTE
  Public Transport · 3 divisions

  • ✓ voted for the motion the motion motion failed · 36–77
  • ✗ voted to reject an amendment to the bill motion failed · 44–69
  • ✗ voted to reject an amendment to the bill motion failed · 50–64
• 2019-04-11
  PQ
  Asked Transport

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the estimated cost to provide free nationwide public transport to persons in full-time education. [17178/19]
• 2019-04-11
  PQ
  Asked Transport

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amount spent on road maintenance in each year since 1992 by local, regional and national roads. [17179/19]
• 2019-04-11
  PQ
  Asked Transport

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the new road infrastructure projects contractually committed to or under construction; and the cost of each. [17180/19]
• 2019-04-11
  PQ
  Asked Transport

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the public transport projects contractually committed to or under construction; and the cost of each. [17181/19]
• 2019-04-11
  PQ
  Asked Transport

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the investigation carried out of the investment and operational support which would be needed to establish an integrated public transport service providing a level of service comparable to the best systems in other European countries; and if he will provide documents resulting from this research. [17182/19]
• 2019-04-10
  PQ
  Asked Transport

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the capital expenditure on public transport for each year since 1992. [16925/19]
• 2019-04-10
  PQ
  Asked Transport

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the capital expenditure on new road infrastructure, including public private partnership expenditure, for each year since 1992 by national, regional and local roads. [16926/19]
• 2019-04-10
  PQ
  Asked Transport

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the average travel distance for journeys to work or education in each year since 1992. [16927/19]
• 2019-04-10
  PQ
  Asked Transport

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the latest estimate for the cost of completing the restoration of the western rail corridor. [16928/19]
• 2019-04-10
  PQ
  Asked Transport

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the latest estimate for the cost of completing the restoration of the Dublin to Navan railway. [16929/19]
• 2019-04-10
  PQ
  Asked Transport

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the latest estimate for the cost of the DART interconnector. [16930/19]
• 2019-04-10
  PQ
  Asked Transport

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the latest estimate for the cost of the Metro West proposal. [16931/19]
• 2019-04-10
  PQ
  Asked Transport

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the latest estimate for the cost of the Cork light rail proposal. [16932/19]
• 2019-04-10
  PQ
  Asked Transport

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the estimated cost of each of the road infrastructure projects contained in the National Development Plan 2018 to 2027. [16933/19]
• 2019-04-10
  PQ
  Asked Transport

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the stage of development and anticipated timescale for each of the road infrastructure projects contained in the National Development Plan 2018 to 2027. [16934/19]
• 2019-04-10
  PQ
  Asked Transport

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the stage of development and anticipated timescale for each of the public transport infrastructure projects contained in the National Development Plan 2018 to 2027. [16935/19]
• 2019-04-10
  PQ
  Asked Transport

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the latest estimate for the annual cost of traffic congestion to the economy. [16936/19]
• 2019-04-04
  PQ
  Asked Transport

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the report on the maritime transport forum 2008 can be accessed on the website of his Department; if not, if it will be made available; and if there are developments or public documents on the issues persons with disabilities experience at ports here since 2008. [15736/19]
• 2019-04-02
  PQ
  Asked Transport

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the process by which he can direct the National Transport Authority to consider and develop alternative alignments for the metro southside. [15443/19]
• 2019-04-02
  PQ
  Asked Transport

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the process by which he could direct the National Transport Authority, NTA, to consider and develop alternative alignments for the southside section of the metro. [15087/19]
• 2019-03-26
  PQ
  Asked Transport

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amount of the budget allocation of his Department in 2019 that will be allocated to the local authority swimming pool programme. [13260/19]
• 2019-02-12
  PQ
  Asked Transport

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the way in which public private partnership arrangements will be used in new road construction projects in the next five years. [6692/19]
• 2019-02-12
  PQ
  Asked Transport

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the next stage of the public consultation process for the metro with particular reference to alternative routes for the metro in south County Dublin. [6691/19]
• 2018-12-12
  PQ
  Asked Transport

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his Department has modelling on the impact on demand for public transport of fare increases; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51962/18]
• 2018-12-12
  PQ
  Asked Transport

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the role of his Department in the decision-making process and consideration of the final route of the MetroLink project on the south side of Dublin city; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51961/18]
• 2018-11-06
  PQ
  Asked Transport

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the change in greenhouse gas emissions expected to result from each of the road projects included in the National Development Plan 2018-2027. [45641/18]
• 2018-11-06
  PQ
  Asked Transport

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the role he is taking with regard to the review of the MetroLink project on the south side of the city; and if he has considered proposals for continuing the tunnel boring machine south of the Charlemont Street stop and amending the preferred route alignment to allow for such a development. [45642/18]
• 2018-09-19
  PQ
  Asked Transport

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of national road projects to be commenced between September 2018 and the end of 2019; the number that will be financed by way of public private partnership; and his views on the public private partnership financing model for national road building projects. [37878/18]
• 2018-09-19
  PQ
  Asked Transport

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when the Dodder greenway project will be commenced; if it will be financed from the €53 million allocated for such projects; and if so, the process by which funds will be allocated for specific projects. [37877/18]
• 2018-09-18
  PQ
  Asked Transport

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amount of atmospheric emissions generated by the Dublin Bus fleet; his plans to bring forward proposals to reduce emissions across the fleet; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37650/18]
• 2018-09-18
  PQ
  Asked Transport

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will address a matter (details supplied) regarding property. [37659/18]
• 2018-09-18
  PQ
  Asked Transport

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of days that each line was out of service on each rail route under the control of Iarnród Éireann in each of the past five years; the reason for disruption; the amount spent on rail replacement services by bus or taxi; the number of passengers discommoded; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37660/18]
• 2018-09-07
  PQ
  Asked Transport

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the National Transport Authority, NTA, is proposing a new colour scheme for buses in Dublin which would be dark blue on the front and back and that persons with visual impairments are concerned that this colour scheme will make the buses much less visible; if there has or will be public consultation in relation to this change; and if he has had discussions with the NTA, in relation to this change. [35447/18]
• 2018-07-24
  PQ
  Asked Transport

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the review of the National Cycle Policy Framework which he informed Dáil Éireann on a number of occasions in 2017, including 10 May 2017, would be published later in 2017; and if he has received a draft of the review. [35188/18]
• 2018-07-24
  PQ
  Asked Transport

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the steps he is taking to encourage active travel in line with the national obesity policy and plan. [35189/18]
• 2018-07-24
  PQ
  Asked Transport

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans for implementing EU Regulation 598/14; and if he plans to accede to the Dublin Airport Authority's request that he propose legislation to empower another authority to overrule the planning conditions inserted by An Bord Pleanála restricting the night time use of the airport in the interest of the health of local residents. [35191/18]
• 2018-07-24
  PQ
  Asked Transport

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to receipt of a letter from Dublin City Council dated 21 May 2018, if he will meet with councillors to discuss cycling infrastructure. [35204/18]
• 2018-07-12
  PQ
  Asked Transport

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the estimated cost per annum to halve the cost of the student Leap card. [32160/18]
• 2018-07-12
  PQ
  Asked Transport

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the estimated cost to ensure each train is equipped with dedicated bike holding facilities. [32163/18]
• 2018-07-12
  PQ
  Asked Transport

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the actions being taken to ensure sites owned by Irish Rail which are not required for railway operations are made available for housing and other development. [32178/18]
• 2018-07-03
  PQ
  Asked Transport

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide a digital copy of his Department's monthly expenditure report to the end of June 2018. [29425/18]
• 2018-06-20
  PQ
  Asked Housing

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if he is considering a land use plan to assist in the development of environmental, housing, transport and regional development goals. [26891/18]
• 2018-06-12
  PQ
  Asked Transport

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on the proposed cycle route along the seafront from Sandymount to Dún Laoghaire as part of the proposed Sutton to Sandycove route; and if the project will be allocated capital funding from the €110 million allocated for new urban cycling routes in the four year enhanced capital envelope outlined in budget 2018. [25401/18]
• 2018-06-12
  PQ
  Asked Transport

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if different route alignments on the MetroLink proposal project that is in public consultation at the moment will be considered including a spur to Rathfarnham and alternative approaches to the upgrading of the green line to metro status. [25402/18]
• 2018-05-09
  PQ
  Asked Transport

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his Department's specific financial codes which are used to monitor expenditure under the heading of land transport. [20341/18]
• 2018-05-08
  PQ
  Asked Communications

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the rationale for delaying the ban on sales of non-zero emission vehicles until 2030 in view of the large and accumulating overshoot of carbon dioxide emissions from the transport sector relative to EU targets and the temperature goals for the Paris Agreement; and his costed plans for drawing down the corresponding excess carbon dioxide that will be emitted to the atmosphere and that is directly attributable to this delay. [20111/18]
• 2018-05-08
  PQ
  Asked Transport

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the latest figures for persons cycling to work; the amount the bike to work scheme costs to run; and if he has carried out a cost-benefit analysis of the scheme. [20112/18]
• 2018-04-19
  PQ
  Asked Justice

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the procurement process for arranging flights to transport deportees from Ireland to their country of origin; and the airlines and travel agencies involved in transporting deportees. [17168/18]
• 2018-03-29
  PQ
  Asked Transport

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason that the DART underground is not included in the National Development Plan; and if the reports on which the decision was made not to include it will be provided. [14592/18]
• 2018-02-15
  PQ
  Asked Transport

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the future of the proposed underground rail interconnector linking Heuston Station and Spencer Dock; if this interconnector will be included in the new national capital plan; and, if not, the way in which he plans to increase the capacity of the rail network. [7883/18]
• 2018-02-15
  PQ
  Asked Transport

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the planned timeframe for delivering the East Wall-Sandycove walking and cycling infrastructure greenway. [7884/18]
• 2018-01-31
  PQ
  Asked Transport

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the financial codes that his Department uses to monitor expenditure. [4917/18]
• 2018-01-25
  PQ
  Asked Transport

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if coaches will be able to park overnight in the coach park soon to open in the docks area if parked in advance of the 7 p.m entry deadline; and if not, the facilities that exist in Dublin for overnight coach parking. [3875/18]
• 2017-09-26
  PQ
  Asked Public

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he has revised the method of cost-benefit analysis currently in use for transport and infrastructure projects; and if he is satisfied with the current method for assessing such projects. [40454/17]
• 2017-07-26
  PQ
  Asked Transport

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the monitoring and enforcement regime on the mandatory wearing of lifejackets; the number of detections of breaches of the regulations in each of the years 2014 to 2016 and to date in 2017; and the consequences for the owners or managers of the vessels in question. [36577/17]
• 2017-06-28
  PQ
  Asked Transport

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on the introduction of six proposed greenways, namely, the Liffey, Santry, Bray to Balbriggan, Clontarf to city centre, River Dodder and canal loop routes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30397/17]
• 2017-06-28
  PQ
  Asked Transport

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the steps he is taking to improve cycling safety in view of the fact that there have been more fatalities to date in 2017 than the entirety of 2016. [30175/17]
• 2017-06-28
  PQ
  Asked Transport

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the additional measures he is implementing and considering to support the roll-out of electric vehicles across the country. [30174/17]
• 2017-06-28
  PQ
  Asked Transport

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the analysis his Department has done regarding the dual use of greenways by pedestrians and cyclists; and the way to best facilitate both groups in using greenways. [30398/17]
• 2017-06-20
  PQ
  Asked Transport

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the steps which have been taken to require local authorities to provide safe and attractive cycling routes to public transport stations and stops in pursuance of policy 8.1 of the National Cycle Policy Framework. [26598/17]
• 2017-06-20
  PQ
  Asked Transport

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the progress which has been made in providing as a pilot project to begin with guarded indoor bicycle parks with capacity from several hundreds up to several thousands at rail stations or major public transport hubs in pursuance of policy 8.3 of the National Cycle Policy Framework. [26599/17]
• 2017-06-20
  PQ
  Asked Transport

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the progress which has been made in developing a range of national and local promotional campaigns encouraging the wider benefits of cycling such as freedom, the fastest way of getting around, sociability of cycling, lack of running costs, health benefits and ecological benefits in pursuance of policy 10.1 of the National Cycle Policy Framework. [26600/17]
• 2017-05-10
  PQ
  Asked Transport

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to set out the expected emissions from the transport sector in 2020 and 2030; and the reason the national mitigation plan has a number of gaps relating to reductions in emissions from the transport sector. [22362/17]
• 2017-05-10
  PQ
  Asked Transport

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to alleviate congestion in Dublin within the next four years, in view of the estimated annual cost of €350 million due to delays in traffic. [22109/17]
• 2017-05-10
  PQ
  Asked Transport

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his Department's progress in implementing the national cycle policy framework; his Department's progress towards meeting the smarter travel targets; and the reason for the lack of investment in the capital investment plan. [22108/17]
• 2017-05-10
  PQ
  Asked Transport

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his Department will be represented in the Irish delegation to the meetings of the UNFCCC SBI and SBSTA in Bonn in May 2017; if it will attend the side events on climate action for transport mitigation and adaptation and strengthening leadership on low carbon transport to deliver long-term climate goals. [22350/17]
• 2017-05-10
  PQ
  Asked Transport

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the Government is on track to meet the objective in policy 4.1 of the national cycle policy framework that by 2020 the environment in the immediate vicinity of schools will be a safe and attractive low speed environment with speed limits strictly enforced and drop off by car within a given distance restricted. [22353/17]
• 2017-05-10
  PQ
  Asked Transport

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the steps which have been taken to encourage use by local authorities of special equipment to maintain and sweep off road cycle tracks and cycleways in pursuance of policy 5.4 of the national cycle policy framework. [22354/17]
• 2017-05-10
  PQ
  Asked Transport

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the steps which have been taken to ensure that local authorities provide mobile guarded bicycle parking facilities to let for special events (details supplied) in pursuance of policy 7.3 of the national cycle policy framework. [22355/17]
• 2017-05-02
  PQ
  Asked Transport

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to increase services on the Maynooth and Dunboyne M3 parkway lines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20843/17]
• 2017-05-02
  PQ
  Asked Transport

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the steps that have been taken by his Department or agencies under its aegis to ensure that road designers cycle all routes for which they are producing designs, in pursuance of policy 2.9 of the National Cycle Policy Framework. [20855/17]
• 2017-05-02
  PQ
  Asked Transport

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the steps that have been taken by his Department or agencies under its aegis to provide support to carrying out new experiments in road design, traffic management and use of space in urban areas, in pursuance of policy 2.11 of the National Cycle Policy Framework; and the locations at which such experimental approaches have been implemented. [20856/17]
• 2017-05-02
  PQ
  Asked Transport

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the schools for which audits of routes from residential areas have been carried out in pursuance of policy 4.1 of the National Cycle Policy Framework. [20857/17]
• 2017-04-06
  PQ
  Asked Transport

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the Garda national roads policing bureau and the Director of Public Prosecutions communicated with his Department in May 2015 on SI 332 of 2012 which removed the legal obligation on cyclists to use certain cycle facilities; and if so, the reason for these communications. [17292/17]
• 2017-04-06
  PQ
  Asked Transport

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if there have been any results from the examination of the success of additional planning guidelines and instruments (details supplied) as devices to facilitate producing cycling friendly urban planning, which was to be undertaken in pursuance of policy 1 of the National Cycle Policy Framework; the way he will ensure, in accordance with that policy, that the most successful tool is used more extensively in order that future developments are planned in a cycling friendly way; if he will provide documents resulting from the examination; and if this examination is not complete, the work done to date and the anticipated timescale for completion. [17293/17]
• 2017-04-06
  PQ
  Asked Transport

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the progress that has been made in carrying out a study on bicycles, planes and airports in pursuance of policy 8.10 of the National Cycle Policy Framework. [17294/17]
• 2017-04-06
  PQ
  Asked Transport

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of progress in developing cycling demonstration towns in pursuance of policy 1 of the National Cycle Policy Framework; and the detail of evaluations which have been done of such progress and the future work planned in this regard. [17295/17]
• 2017-04-04
  PQ
  Asked Transport

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the current or recent levels of greenhouse gas emissions, expressed in Mt CO2e, in the greater Dublin area which were used as the baseline emissions in the Greater Dublin Area Transport Strategy 2016 to 2035. [16478/17]
• 2017-04-04
  PQ
  Asked Transport

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the levels of greenhouse gas emissions, expressed ​in Mt CO​2​e, in the greater Dublin area ​which are ​predicted to occur consequent on the ​implementation of the ​Greater Dublin Area Transport Strategy 2016 to 2035. [16479/17]
• 2017-04-04
  PQ
  Asked Transport

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when he plans to release for public consultation the draft statutory instrument which will transpose EU Regulation 598/2014. [16480/17]
• 2017-03-28
  PQ
  Asked Transport

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the expert advice he has sought and received in regard to the likely impact of aviation growth internationally on the achievement of the Paris Agreement temperature goals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14848/17]
• 2017-03-28
  PQ
  Asked Transport

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the expert advice he has sought and received in regard to the likely impact of a new runway at Dublin Airport on Ireland’s achievement of the Paris Agreement temperature goals, and on the achievement of the national transition object enshrined in the Act. [14849/17]
• 2017-03-28
  PQ
  Asked Transport

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will issue a direction to the Dublin Airport Authority to report to him urgently on the implications of continued growth of traffic at the airport, through the building of an additional runway and otherwise, for the furtherance of the national transition objective and the achievement of the Paris Agreement temperature goals; and if he will issue a direction to the authority that any and all works relating to the new runway should be suspended pending a full Government review of this issue. [14850/17]
• 2017-03-22
  PQ
  Asked Transport

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the increase in greenhouse gas emissions from transport compared with current levels that is anticipated to result from the implementation of the Transport Strategy for the Greater Dublin Area 2016-2035 approved by his predecessor; and the way this increase in emissions in the region with the greatest potential for modal shift to active travel modes and public transport can be reconciled with the obligations to reduce emissions drastically and transition to a low carbon society in the Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Act 2015, in line with international commitments in the Paris Agreement. [14246/17]
• 2017-03-22
  PQ
  Asked Transport

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the progress that has been made in the planning of a greenway pedestrian and cycling route between Athlone and Galway; and when he expects such a route to go to design and construction phase. [14245/17]
• 2017-03-21
  PQ
  Asked Communications

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will report on the forecast level for renewable energy generation in the heat, transport and power sectors by 2020; and the additional measures he is introducing to prevent future fines for failure to comply with the EU Renewable Energy Directive. [13938/17]
• 2017-03-21
  PQ
  Asked Transport

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has analysed the recent decision of the Austrian Federal Administrative Court in relation to a proposed third runway at Vienna airport (details supplied); and, if so, his views on the implications of this decision for the proposed third runway at Dublin Airport in view of the obligations ​in the Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Act 2015 and the Paris Agreement. [14174/17]
• 2017-03-21
  PQ
  Asked Transport

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has analysed the recent decision of the Austrian Federal Administrative Court in relation to a proposed third runway at Vienna airport (details supplied); and if so, his views on the implications of this decision for the proposed third runway at Dublin Airport in view of the obligations ​in the Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Act 2015 and the Paris Agreement. [14159/17]
• 2017-03-21
  PQ
  Asked Transport

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to go ahead with his stated intention to transfer functions of noise regulation to the Irish Aviation Authority; and the reason he considers it acceptable to create a conflict of interest for the authority in view of the fact that it derives revenue from a levy on aviation and, consequently, has a financial interest in maximising the number of flights. [14160/17]
• 2017-03-21
  PQ
  Asked Transport

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will implement the Maastricht recommendations on promoting effective public participation in decision-making in environmental matters prepared under the Aarhus Convention in any new regulatory regime for aviation noise. [14161/17]
• 2017-03-21
  PQ
  Asked Transport

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the public consultation he will undertake in respect of his stated intention to transfer functions of aviation noise regulation to the Irish Aviation Authority; and if that consultation will explain the reason he considers it acceptable to create a conflict of interest for the Authority in view of the fact that it derives revenue from a levy on aviation and consequently has a financial interest in maximising the number of flights. [14162/17]
• 2017-03-21
  PQ
  Asked Transport

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the progress on implementation of the national cycle policy framework received from local authorities and other stakeholders in 2013 and 2015. [14163/17]
• 2017-03-21
  PQ
  Asked Transport

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the progress which has been made in considering a ban on the movement of HGVs on routes to schools and other specific routes with mixed traffic between 08:30 to 09:30 hours and 15:00 to 17:00 hours, in pursuance of policy 2.4 of the national cycle policy framework. [14164/17]
• 2017-03-21
  PQ
  Asked Transport

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the progress which has been made in carrying out a study on bicycles, ferries and ports in pursuance of policy 8.9 of the national cycle policy framework. [14165/17]
• 2017-03-21
  PQ
  Asked Transport

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the steps which have been taken to encourage employers to provide cycling parking facilities at existing developments, in pursuance of policy 7.3 of the national cycle policy framework. [14166/17]
• 2017-03-21
  PQ
  Asked Transport

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the support which has been provided for introduction of emergency hotlines in all local authorities to enable the public to report potholes and inadequate reinstatement of roads, broken glass on the road and so on, in pursuance of policy 5.5 of the national cycle policy framework. [14167/17]
• 2017-03-07
  PQ
  Asked Transport

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans for the provision of a velodrome at the National Sports Campus in Abbotstown; if funding has been identified for this; if a timeframe is in place to deliver it; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11843/17]
• 2017-02-23
  PQ
  Asked Housing

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the way in which he and his Department will ensure that the Departments of Health, Education and Skills, Transport, Tourism and Sport and Finance comply with and work within the national planning framework. [9024/17]
• 2017-02-21
  PQ
  Asked Transport

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he or his Department have produced any progress reports or implementation reports on the actions envisaged in the ​national cycle policy framework, and if so, if he will provide such reports. [8798/17]
• 2017-02-08
  PQ
  Asked Transport

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason his Department's combined spend on the smarter travel sustainable transport measures-grants and the regional cities programmes decreased by 21% in 2016 and is projected to be reduced by 18% in 2017 (details supplied) in view of the fact that these programmes constitute a large portion of his Department's spend on walking and cycling infrastructure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6093/17]
• 2017-02-08
  PQ
  Asked Housing

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if he is satisfied that the performance indicators in local authorities, as compiled by the National Oversight and Audit Commission in regard to the measure concerning transport, only measures the quality of road surface and amount of road grants and does not measure any metric relating to sustainable transport and travel, such as funding or mode share for walking, cycling or public transport; and if he plans to make any changes to the indicators measured. [6252/17]
• 2017-02-08
  PQ
  Asked Transport

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if consideration will be given to altering the rules of the road to reflect the advice (details supplied) provided to drivers in the Netherlands. [6248/17]
• 2017-01-26
  PQ
  Asked Transport

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason an aircraft (details supplied) operating on behalf of the US military was permitted to fly from Shannon Airport to Incirlik Air Base in southern Turkey and then back on 30 December 2016; if he will confirm that the plane cargo carried no weapons or munitions related to drone strikes or nuclear weapons; the steps that were taken to confirm if it did or did not carry such cargo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3539/17]
• 2016-12-07
  PQ
  Asked Transport

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the steps he will take to reduce emissions from the transport sector and to meet the official Government targets for 2020 set out in Smarter Travel in view of the EPA's projection that transport emissions will increase by 16% by 2020 to a share of 29% of total emissions and the fact that none of the targets set for 2020 by the Government's Smarter Travel - A Sustainable Transport Future Transport Policy for Ireland 2009-2020 are going to be met. [38832/16]
• 2016-12-07
  PQ
  Asked Transport

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will revise the greater Dublin area transport strategy adopted by his predecessor which plans for an increase in emissions in the greater Dublin area up to 2035 and the transport elements of the Infrastructure and Capital Investment Programme 2016-2021 adopted by the last Government, which apportions nearly 60% of transport spending to the road network with barely 1% for active travel modes, to bring them into compliance with the Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Act (details supplied). [38833/16]
• 2016-12-07
  PQ
  Asked Transport

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the percentages of DART services that have run on time in the last quarter; if the trend is towards increasing or decreasing punctuality over the past year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39100/16]
• 2016-11-29
  PQ
  Asked Transport

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if, following the opening of the Luas cross city as far as Broombridge station, the Irish rail timetable will be amended to allow the Sligo train stop at Broombridge to create inter-connectivity between the two routes, particularly for the morning service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37748/16]
• 2016-11-22
  PQ
  Asked Transport

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when the sports capital programme grants process for 2016 will be initiated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36360/16]
• 2016-11-09
  PQ
  Asked Transport

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if there are plans to buy new buses for the Dublin Bus fleet; if such buses will give additional capacity or just replace existing buses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34063/16]
• 2016-11-02
  PQ
  Asked Transport

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the timeline for the Dublin metro and the DART east-west interconnector. [32780/16]
• 2016-11-02
  PQ
  Asked Transport

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to regulate to allow local authorities to restrict the movement of high emission vehicles in urban centres to reduce air pollution; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32781/16]
• 2016-10-11
  PQ
  Asked Transport

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to allow electric vehicles to use bus lanes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29401/16]
• 2016-10-11
  PQ
  Asked Transport

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the funding status of schemes (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29402/16]
• 2016-09-16
  PQ
  Asked Transport

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the board appointments he has made since taking office; the board vacancies which exist within the agencies and authorities his Department has responsibility for; and the process within which new board appointments have been made. [26101/16]
• 2016-09-16
  PQ
  Asked Transport

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has consulted the National Transport Authority regarding the decision to postpone funding support for the design phase of the Dodder greenway and the design of new cycling routes along the Grand Canal, Royal Canal and the Liffey quays; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26102/16]
• 2016-09-16
  PQ
  Asked Transport

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has had any consultations with Dublin City Council with regard to the funding for an expansion of the Dublin Bikes scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26103/16]
• 2016-07-21
  PQ
  Asked Transport

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the timescale and costs for the reopening of the Phoenix Park tunnel and associated rail line to passenger traffic; if any others stations on that line such as at the Old Cabra Road and Phibsboro will open in order to reduce car commuter traffic into the city centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23908/16]
• 2016-07-21
  PQ
  Asked Transport

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans for a pedestrian strategy as promised in the smarter travel policy some years ago; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23909/16]
• 2016-07-21
  PQ
  Asked Transport

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the current status of the implementation of the smarter travel policy; and if the targets contained therein have been met. [23910/16]
• 2016-07-21
  PQ
  Asked Transport

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the appointments he has made to State or other boards since he was appointed to office. [23911/16]
• 2016-07-14
  PQ
  Asked Communications

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if his Department carried out any compliance with the potential costs to the State from failure to meet compliance with the European Union renewable energy supply obligations for the electricity, heat and transport sectors. [19555/16]
• 2016-07-14
  PQ
  Asked Communications

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his latest analysis of how close the State will be on delivering on each of the electricity, heat and transport targets set in our 2020 European Union renewable energy obligations. [21510/16]
• 2016-06-14
  PQ
  Asked Transport

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the circumstances under the Road Traffic Acts or regulations in which young children are allowed to cycle on footpaths due to the danger of mixing with motorised traffic on roads; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15348/16]
• 2016-06-14
  PQ
  Asked Transport

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the assumptions in relation to global action to reduce greenhouse gases he has relayed to the Dublin Airport Authority in predicting future passenger demands and in deciding on increasing runway capacity. [15351/16]
• 2016-06-14
  PQ
  Asked Transport

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the analysis he has carried out of the cap of existing airport infrastructure other than in Dublin Airport to meet passenger demand; the economic and cost-benefit analysis of these options. [15352/16]
• 2016-05-18
  PQ
  Asked Transport

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he supports a feasibility study on the development of a second airport for the Dublin region. [10785/16]
• 2016-05-18
  PQ
  Asked Transport

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will consider to conduct an independent and thorough cost-benefit analysis of the proposal to develop an additional runway at Dublin Airport recognising the potential cost to the Exchequer. [10786/16]
• 2016-05-17
  PQ
  Asked Transport

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the progress which has been made on the construction of a new train station on the Maynooth line at Royal Canal Park-Pelletstown; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9886/16]
• 2016-05-17
  PQ
  Asked Transport

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the capital grants for smarter travel made available to Dublin city over each of the past five years for which records are available and to provide a breakdown of same. [9887/16]