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Road Toll Data

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 2 October 2018

Tuesday, 2 October 2018

Questions (525)

Billy Kelleher

Question:

525. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the annual number of electronic tag users in 2014 to 2017; the number of electronic tag uses on all tolls in the same period; the domestic and EU legislation pertaining to the regulation of electronic tags on toll roads with respect to the charging of fees; and the regulation of fees between cash payments and electronic tags for road tolls availed of by users. [39526/18]

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As Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, I have responsibility for overall policy in relation to roads. The planning, design and implementation of individual road projects on national roads are a matter for Transport Infrastructure Ireland under the Roads Acts 1993-2015 in conjunction with the relevant local authority. For regional and local roads it is a matter for each respective local authority.

For the purposes of the regulation of electronic tags on toll roads with respect to the charging of fees; and the regulation of fees between cash payments and electronic tags for road tolls availed of by users, there is a range of domestic and EU legislation that applies. In particular: -

- The Roads Act 1993, Part V as amended sets out powers to charge tolls (including the apparatus as considered necessary) as well as powers for the issue, inspection and collection of tickets, tokens, vouchers, permits, receipts and other forms of authorisation or payment for the use of a toll road. Such powers can be subject to Regulation, Guidelines or Direction by me.

- In relation to EU legislation provisions exist for a number of specific purposes and are set out in the EETS Directive on the interoperability of electronic road toll systems in the Community (2004/52/EC, transposed by regulation 2005 SI 757/2005); EETS Decision on the definition of the European Electronic Toll Service and its technical elements (2009/750/EC) and the Eurovignette Directive 1999/62/EC (as amended) on the charging of heavy goods vehicles for the use of certain infrastructure.

More specifically, the statutory powers to levy tolls on national roads as well as regional and local roads, to make toll bye-laws and to enter into toll agreements with private investors are vested in TII (for national roads) and each local authority (for regional and local roads) under Part V of the Roads Act 1993 (as amended by the Planning and Development Act 2000 and the Roads Act 2007).

Noting the above, I am referring the operational aspects of the question to TII for direct reply within 10 working days. Please inform my private office if you do not receive the information.

A referred reply was forwarded to the Deputy under Standing Order 42A
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