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2KM ‘missing link’ on Dublin Bay cycle path to be completed by August 2016
Deputy Lord Mayor, Cllr. Cieran Perry and Minister Paschal Donohoe, have today joined representatives from the National Transport Authority and Dublin City Council to review progress of the construction of the 2km ‘missing link’ between Sutton and Clontarf.
WAV15 Grant Scheme – Waiting List
Over 200 applications have been received for the Wheelchair Accessible Vehicle Grant Scheme which opened on 01 July. Provisional offers have issued on a first come, first served basis and Applicants are currently being placed on a waiting list to be considered for the WAV15 Grant Scheme as provisional offers lapse. This Scheme offers financial...
Public Consultations on “Taxi Roof Signs” and “Mandatory SPSV Driver Safety Equipment”
We invite all interested parties to give their views in two public consultations related to taxis, hackneys and limousines before the closing date of 5:00pm, Friday 25 September.
Public Consultations on “Taxi Roof Signs” and “Mandatory SPSV Driver Safety Equipment”
The Report of the Taxi Regulation Review Group was published in 2012 on foot a wide ranging Government review of the small public service vehicle (SPSV – taxi, hackney, limousine) industry. The aim of the Review, chaired by Minister Alan Kelly, was to allow consumers to have confidence in the SPSV industry, while also ensuring...
Compliance activities in July 2015
Compliance Officers recorded 4210 checks of small public service vehicles during the month. The increase in the number of checks, compared to previous months, resulted from a more simplified recording system available to each Compliance Officer. As part of the day to day checks and also pre-arranged operations, nineteen individuals were detected operating without valid...
Statistics for Rail and Bus (state funded) services in Ireland published
The information in the Reports is drawn largely from operational reporting information provided by Iarnród Éireann, Dublin Bus and Bus Éireann to the Authority under their Public Service Obligation (PSO) contracts.
Permeability in Existing Urban Areas: Best Practice Guide
The National Transport Authority has today (July 28) published a best practice guide on providing for permeability in existing urban areas, and has circulated it to 140 planners and engineers in local and regional authorities nationwide. Promoting walking and cycling as modes of transport is a key objective of the National Transport Authority, particularly for...
Compliance activities in June 2015
Compliance officers recorded 830 formal checks of small public service vehicles during the month and, as a result of their work, detected eleven individuals operating without valid SPSV licences; five in Dublin, three in Wexford, two in Cork and one in Kerry. A total of 55 Fixed Payment Notices were issued to licence holders during...
New network of bus services in Kerry
User-friendly clock-face timetables and more frequent services connecting local county towns (incl Ballybunion, Lixnaw, Abbeydorney and Castleisland) with Tralee form part of a revised bus network for County Kerry, devised and implemented by the National Transport Authority in partnership with Bus Éireann, and supported by Kerry LocalLink. The new network commenced operations in late April....