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Transport Trends 2015
Transport Trends An Overview of Ireland’s Transport Sector Economic and Financial Evaluation Unit Issue 1/2015 : [email protected] Overview and Contents Transport Trends seeks to provide a concise overview of the key developments that are evident from the latest Irish transport data. The publication is produced annually by the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport’s Economic and Financial Evaluation Unit (EFEU); a constituent unit of the Irish Government Economic and Evaluation Service (IGEES). The contents of this publication are based on data sourced from various official sources and internal data. While the responsibility for data accuracy remains with the original source as cited, any errors in transposition or analysis in this document are the responsibility of EFEU. Information provided here should be used for reference purposes. Any use of data for analysis or publication should rely on the original sources as cited. It is important to note that this publication is not intended to cover the full range of transport statistics and as such wider databases (such as the CSO) should be relied upon for analysis. The Data Sources and Notes section should be consulted when interpreting this document. This publication was produced by the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport’s Economic and Financial Evaluation Unit and does not necessarily represent any views of the Minister or the Government. This document is arranged as follows: Section A: Infrastructure A broad overview of the infrastructure that makes up the Irish transport system by area: roads, public transport, maritime, aviation and sustainable transport. Section B: Investment An analysis of expenditure and revenue associated with transport and recent trends in this context to detail where funding has been targeted. -
Ireland – Itf Presidency 2021 a Showcase of Transport Innovation and Sustainable Development in Ireland
Ireland ITF Presidency 2021 IRELAND – ITF PRESIDENCY 2021 A SHOWCASE OF TRANSPORT INNOVATION AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN IRELAND gov.ie Introduction Aerospace & Aviation This booklet showcases Irish Innovation in the Transport Sector both past and present. It provides a summary of how Irish entrepreneurs, companies and agencies have always been, and continue to be, at the forefront of designing and delivering innovative mobility solutions and new transport Roads Sustainable technologies. From the design of the world’s first dedicated & Freight Mobility passenger railway in 1884 to the opening of the Future Mobility Campus Ireland to test Autonomous Connected Electric Shared Vehicles (ACES)) in 2021. Smart Urban As we begin to emerge from the COVID-19 pandemic and Mobility once more increase capacity on our public transport systems and unwind travel restrictions, innovative solutions will play a key role in allowing us to travel, safely and efficiently into the future. One such example was the pedestrianisation trials of the Grafton Street Area conducted by Dublin City Connected Maritime Council in 2020, which examined how we might redesign our Transport Transport urban spaces to allow citizens to travel more safely while also promoting active travel modes. Innovations will also play a crucial role in tackling the climate Research and crisis and in helping us to achieve our national objective of Manufacturing decarbonising the transport sector by 2050. An example of how new green technologies can be deployed to support decarbonisation came from An Post, who in 2020, became the world’s first postal service to attain zero carbon emission delivery status in a capital city. -
Green Party Transport Policy
Green Party Transport Policy Transport Policy Table of Contents SUMMARY 1 POLICY 4 1.1. INTRODUCTION 4 1.2. TRANSPORT AND THE ECONOMY 5 1.2.1. Economic 5 1.2.2. Taxation 5 1.2.3. Other Aspects 6 1.3. THE ROLE OF THE STATE IN TRANSPORT PROVISION 6 1.3.1. Generally 6 1.3.2. Investment Priorities 6 1.3.3. Integration of Transport Services 7 1.3.4. Planning and Transport 7 1.4. BUSES 8 1.4.1. Context 8 1.4.2. General 8 1.4.3. Routes 8 1.4.4. Carbon Emission 9 1.4.5. Priority of Buses 9 1.4.6. Ticketing and Fare Structure 9 Transport Policy 1.4.7. Bus Stop Facilities 10 1.4.8. Rural Bus Transport 10 1.4.9. Bus Services in a Liberalised Market 10 1.4.10. Coach Stations 10 1.5. RAILWAYS AND LIGHT RAIL 11 1.5.1. Generally 11 1.5.2. Mainline and Provincial Passenger Rail 11 1.5.3. Dublin Commuter Passenger Rail 13 1.5.4. Light Rail 13 1.5.5. Rail Freight 13 1.6. ROADS AND MOTOR VEHICLES 14 1.6.1. Financial Context 14 1.6.2. Urban Roads 14 1.6.3. Interurban Roads 15 1.6.4. Motorway Service Stations 15 1.6.5. Speed Limits 16 1.6.6. Road Signage 16 1.7. THE TAX SYSTEM AND PRIVATE VEHICLES 16 1.7.1. General 16 Transport Policy 1.7.2. Vehicle Registration Tax 16 1.7.3. -
The Role of Ethanol in Ireland's Climate Action
THE ROLE OF ETHANOL IN IRELAND’S CLIMATE ACTION PROGRAMME “the case for E10 is utterly compelling” A report prepared for Ethanol Europe With forward by Brendan Halligan Jim Power, July 2019 FORWARD BY BRENDAN HALLIGAN In the fight against climate change it is indisputable that the biggest technical challenge is how to reduce, and then eliminate, GHG emissions from transport. After all, the private car is indispensable to modern life and trucks essential to the running of the economy. Doing away with either is unthinkable, yet transport in all its forms is responsible for two fifths of emissions and if let grow as predicted will surely accelerate the rise in global temperatures, thereby causing irreversible damage to the planet and even threatening the survival of the species. Brendan Halligan, Founder and President of the Institute of International and European Affairs In this report, so expertly assembled by the distinguished economist, Jim Power, the scale of the challenge confronting policy-makers is laid out with refreshing candour. Simply put, the task of decarbonising transport will take at least three decades, and probably more, by which time it will be really too late to prevent the environmental catastrophe predicted by the IPCC and other scientific bodies. So, what emerges as the key issue is the speed at which the transition can be accomplished. The author properly points to electronic vehicles as the ultimate solution but is acutely aware that it is a long way off. In Ireland, for example, the number of cars trebled over the past thirty years but electric vehicles still only account for 0.1% of the fleet. -
NTA Passenger Transport Surveys at Dublin, Cork and Shannon Airports 2016
NTA Passenger Transport Surveys at Dublin, Cork and Shannon Airports 2016 Final Report National Transport Authority, Dun Scèine, Harcourt Lane, Dublin 2. 2016 Contents Page 1. Introduction 1 1.1 Background to the Survey 1 1.2 Research Objectives 2 1.3 Research Methodology and Sampling 2 1.4 Questionnaire Design 3 1.5 Fieldwork 4 2 Survey Sample – DUBLIN 6 2.1 Number of passengers surveyed 7 2.2 Sample by nationality and terminal 7 2.3 Sample by Gender and Age 8 3 Main Survey Findings – DUBLIN 9 3.1 Introduction 9 3.2 Mode of travel 9 3.3 Arrival and departure profiles and travel times 13 3.4 Overnight stay at hotel, B&B or hostel – Dublin 17 3.5 Choice of bus service provider 17 3.6 Parking / Dropping off arrangements and Car-Availability 22 3.7 Nationality of visiting passengers 28 3.8 Trip purpose 29 3.9 Trip duration 32 4 Summary of Key Findings – DUBLIN 33 5 Survey Sample – CORK 34 5.1 Number of passengers surveyed 34 5.2 Sample by nationality and departure pier 35 5.3 Sample by Gender and Age 36 6 Main Survey Findings – CORK 37 6.1 Introduction 37 6.2 Mode of travel and reason for mode choice 37 6.3 Arrival and departure profiles and travel times 41 6.4 Overnight stay at hotel, B&B or hostel – Cork 45 6.5 Choice of bus service provider 46 6.6 Parking / Dropping off arrangements and Car-Availability 48 6.7 Nationality of visiting passengers 52 6.8 Trip purpose 52 6.9 Trip duration 56 7 Summary of Key Findings – CORK 57 8 Survey Sample – SHANNON 58 8.1 Number of passengers surveyed 58 8.2 Sample by nationality and departure pier 58 8.3 Sample by Gender and Age 59 ii Final Report NTA Contents Page 9 Main Survey Findings – SHANNON 61 9.1 Introduction 61 9.2 Mode of travel and reason for mode choice 61 9.3 Arrival and departure profiles and travel times 64 9.4 Overnight stay at hotel, B&B or hostel – Shannon 68 9.5 Choice of bus service provider 69 9.6 Parking / Dropping off arrangements and Car-Availability 70 9.7 Nationality of visiting passengers 75 9.8 Trip purpose 76 9.9 Trip duration 78 10. -
Competition Issues in Road Transport 2000
Competition Issues in Road Transport 2000 The OECD Competition Committee debated competition issues in road transport in October 2000. This document includes an executive summary and the documents from the meeting: an analytical note by Mr. Darryl Biggar for the OECD, written submissions from Australia, the Czech Republic, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Korea, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Spain, Turkey, the United States, as well as an aide-memoire of the discussion. The road transport sector, an essential mode of transport in OECD economies, is conventionally divided into two, largely unrelated, parts – the road freight industry and the road passenger industry. The sectors under discussion – trucking, buses, and taxis – have quite different characteristics and scope for competition, which reflect inter alia differences in the timeliness and economies of scale and scope in operations. Trucking can sustain high level of competition and to some extent buses as well while there is some debate as to how and what form of competition can be introduced in taxis. As in the air transport industry, international trucking is governed by restrictive bilateral treaties. Most countries have liberalised their domestic trucking sector, removing controls on entry and prices. In the bus industry, long-distance bus services are liberalised in some countries while intra-city or local buses are very rarely liberalised. The taxi industry appears at first sight to be competitive with many buyers and many sellers. Structural Reform in the Rail Industry (2005) Competition Policy and the Deregulation of Road Transport (1990) Unclassified DAFFE/CLP(2001)10 Organisation de Coopération et de Développement Economiques Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development 22-May-2001 ___________________________________________________________________________________________ English - Or. -
Business Report FY 2020
Business report FY 2020 March 15th, 2021 Contents Annual business review – FY 2020 ......................................................................................... 3 Annual financial release – FY 2020 ............................................................................................. 3 Business highlights of FY 2020 ................................................................................................. 11 Perspectives .............................................................................................................................. 13 Related parties .......................................................................................................................... 14 Risk factors ............................................................................................................................... 15 Annual consolidated financial statements – FY 2020 ....................................................... 18 Annual consolidated financial statements .................................................................................. 18 Notes to the annual consolidated financial statements .............................................................. 24 Statutory Auditors’ report ...................................................................................................... 88 2 Annual business review – FY 2020 Annual financial release – FY 2020 ANNUAL BUSINESS REVIEW – FY 2020 ANNUAL FINANCIAL RELEASE – FY 2020 • Adjusted revenue down -40.6% to €2,311.8 million • Adjusted organic -
Regulatory Reform of the Irish Bus Industry
DELAYED INDEFINITELY: REGULATORY REFORM OF THE IRISH BUS INDUSTRY Patrick Massey* During the past 20 years successive transport Ministers have 1. promised to reform the bus transport market in Ireland. Bus Introduction passengers are still waiting for such reforms to be delivered. In September 2006 the current Minister announced proposals for the introduction of competitive tendering but only in respect of “new routes” in Dublin City with Dublin Bus being allowed retain its monopoly in respect of all existing routes. Private operators will exclusively be permitted to tender for new services up to a limit of 100 buses. Any further new services will be subject to open tender.1 While no formal announcement has been made regarding services outside Dublin, it appears that the Government favours retaining Bus Eireann’s monopoly with private operators being largely confined to acting as sub contractors for the State company. The Minister’s announcement suggests that meaningful reform has been postponed yet again. The current regulatory regime for bus transport in Ireland has been widely criticised for preventing competition. (See, for example, Barrett, 1982, 2000, 2004; Competition Authority, 2000; Massey and Daly, 2003; Forfás, 2004; *The author is a Director of Compecon Limited and can be contacted at [email protected]. I am grateful for the helpful comments of an anonymous referee. Any remaining errors or omissions are the responsibility of the author. 1 Dail Debates, 29 September 2006. 38 Quarterly Economic Commentary, Spring, 2007, pp.38-61. Ribault-O’Reilly, 2005).2 The present paper argues that the existing regulatory regime is anti-competitive, results in significant inefficiencies and provides poor value for money for bus users and taxpayers. -
Report on Diesel-And Alternative-Fuel Bus Trials
Report on Diesel-and Alternative-Fuel Bus Trials December 2019 Report on Diesel- and Alternative-Fuel Bus Trials Prepared for: Department of Transport, Tourism & Sport Ref: 546-19X0091 Public Version December 2019 Byrne Ó Cléirigh, 30a Westland Square, Pearse Street, Dublin 2, D02 PN76, Ireland. Telephone: + 353 – 1 – 6770733. Facsimile: + 353 – 1 – 6770729. Email: [email protected]. Web: www.boc.ie Directors: LM Ó Cléirigh BE MIE CEng FIEI FIMechE; LP Ó Cléirigh BE MEngSc MBA CEng FIEI FEI; ST Malone BE MIE CEng FIEI; JB FitzPatrick FCA. Registered in Dublin, Ireland No. 237982. Byrne Ó Cléirigh Consulting Report on Diesel- and Alternative-Fuel Bus Trials DISCLAIMER This report has been prepared by Byrne Ó Cléirigh Limited with all reasonable skill, care and diligence within the terms of the Contract with the Client, incorporating our Terms and Conditions and taking account of the resources devoted to it by agreement with the Client. We disclaim any responsibility to the Client and others in respect of any matters outside the scope of the above. This report is confidential to the Client and we accept no responsibility of whatsoever nature to third parties to whom this report, or any part thereof, is made known. Any such party relies upon the report at their own risk. 546-19X0091 Public Version December 2019 Byrne Ó Cléirigh Consulting Report on Diesel- and Alternative-Fuel Bus Trials Contents EXECUTIVE SUMMARY .................................................................................................................. I ABBREVIATIONS -
Taking Action for a Greener Airport Dublin Airport Wildflower Beds Beside Terminal 2 and Outside the Old Central Terminal Building
Sustainability Report 2019 Taking Action for a Greener Airport Dublin Airport wildflower beds beside Terminal 2 and outside the Old Central Terminal Building 2 Sustainability Report 2019 CONTENTS TAKING ACTION 2 Introduction 4 Our Sustainability Plan 6 Regulation and Policy 6 Global Level 8 European Union Level 8 National Level 8 Local Level 9 INTRODUCING OUR SEVEN PRIORITIES 10 1. Carbon 12 2. Energy 16 3. Low Emission Vehicles (LEV) 20 4. Plastics & Waste 24 5. Water 30 6. Air Quality, Noise and Surface Water 34 7. Green Procurement 40 CASE STUDIES 44 FEGP at Dublin Airport 46 Potable Water Leak Detection Technology 48 Terminal and Office Bins Update 50 Hydration Stations 52 Community Fund Case Study 54 Difference Day Programme 56 Staff Charity 56 1 Contents Taking Fixed Electrical Ground Power at Dublin Airport 2 Sustainability Report 2019 Action Welcome to our 2019 Dublin Airport Sustainability Report which highlights the key initiatives delivered in 2019 and lays out our priority plans for the future. In June 2019, Dublin Airport signed a landmark commitment to become net zero for carbon emissions from our operations by 2050 at the latest. This is a long term and ambitious commitment which requires significant aerospace industry investment, research and development to deliver greener energy for aircraft to replace carbon emitting fossil fuels. In 2019, Dublin Airport began its investment in Fixed Electrical Ground Power on the airfield, which has improved air quality due to reduced diesel fueled power units and emission of other exhaust gases and particulates. 3 “SectionIntroduction Title” In recent years, passengers, our partner airlines and other stakeholders, Introduction have become increasingly aware of the need to ensure that our business operates as sustainably as possible. -
2030 Rail Network Strategy Review Final Report
2030 Rail Network Strategy Review Final Report October, 2011 i Contents Executive Summary viii 1 Introduction 1.1 Background to the Report 1 1.2 Objectives of the Review 1 1.3 Study Methodology 2 1.4 Layout of the Report 3 2 The Policy Context for the Strategic Review 2.1 Introduction 5 2.2 Government Transport Investment Policies 5 2.3 Policy Factors Underlying Transport Investment 7 2.4 European Transport Policies 11 2.5 Institutional Structures 12 2.6 Overview 13 3 Objectives & Strategic Priorities 3.1 Introduction 17 3.2 Overriding Strategic Objective of Iarnród Éireann 17 3.3 Economic Development Needs 18 3.4 The Contribution of Rail to Economic Development Needs 21 3.5 Other Objectives for the Railway System 26 3.6 Implications for Development of the Strategy 29 ii 4 Recent Rail Developments 4.1 Introduction 31 4.2 Rehabilitation of Infrastructures & Other Key Investments 31 4.3 Rolling Stock 34 4.4 Service Development 35 4.5 Passenger Demand 37 4.6 Financial Performance 40 4.7 Overview 42 5 Mapping Current Rail Demand 5.1 Introduction 45 5.2 Profile of InterCity Rail Passengers 47 5.3 Development of a National Rail Model 49 5.4 Passenger Demand Across the Network 50 5.5 Inter-Urban Demand 52 5.6 Passenger Boardings 54 5.7 Passenger Kilometres 56 5.8 Financial Performance 58 5.9 Mode Competition 60 5.10 Defining Potential Demand 62 5.11 Conclusions 63 iii 6 Infrastructure & Service Review 6.1 Introduction 65 6.2 Network Classification 65 6.3 Population Catchments 67 6.4 Line Quality 69 7 Passenger Demand Forecasts 7.1 Introduction 81 7.2. -
Ireland's Environment – An
Chapter 11 Environment and Transport Chapter 11: Environment and Transport 281 Environment and Transport 1. Introduction 2. Environmental Transport systems provide connectivity for delivering the Pressures from Transport goods, services, amenities and employment that underpin human wellbeing. A sustainable, accessible and efficient Energy Consumption transport system is not only important for welfare but Transport is the largest energy-consuming sector has a key function in trade and the economy. It also in Ireland, with a 42 per cent share of final facilitates tourism and is an employer and source of consumption, most of which is imported oil. government revenue in itself. Yet transport is also a major Consumption of energy has been strongly driven by consumer of energy and material resources, and a key economic and population growth, but also by decades source of environmental pressures in Ireland, particularly of public and private choices that affect the transport of greenhouse gases, air pollutants and noise. It takes up system. Figure 11.1 shows that growth in energy large swathes of land and contributes to urban sprawl, the consumption exceeded that of the economy until 2007. fragmentation of habitats and the sealing of surfaces (EEA, This was followed by continual declines until 2012, and 2019a). Reducing the impact of transport systems is one of a resumption as the economy recovered. Consumption the biggest challenges to delivering a sustainable and low- in 2018 was 25 per cent higher than in 2012, having carbon economy and society. The European Environment increased every year since then. Aviation alone grew Agency (EEA), in its state of the environment report 2020, by 7.9 per cent in 2018, accounting for 21 per cent of highlighted transport and mobility systems as particularly energy used for transport, second only to private cars, damaging to the environment.