342. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Transport the average duration in months of environmental impact assessment and appropriate assessment stages for major transport infrastructure projects approved between 2015 and 2025; and the baseline data being used to assess current delays. [18048/26]
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327. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Transport to state, in respect of each major transport infrastructure project commenced in the past five years and requiring environmental impact assessment, the date on which environmental impact assessment scoping formally commenced, the date on which the environmental impact assessment report was finalised for submission to An Coimisiún Pleanála, and the total duratio…
328. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Transport to state the average duration in months of Environmental Impact Assessment processes for major transport infrastructure projects commenced in each of the past five years, and to provide the equivalent average duration for Appropriate Assessment processes over the same period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14730/26]
329. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Transport whether his Department has undertaken any internal review, audit, benchmarking exercise, or performance assessment of environmental assessment timelines for major transport infrastructure projects in the past five years; if so, to provide details of the findings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14731/26]
330. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Transport the statutory or administrative timeframes applicable to Environmental Impact Assessment and Appropriate Assessment processes for major transport infrastructure projects, to state whether those timeframes have been consistently met in each of the past five years, and to detail any instances of delay beyond prescribed timeframes; and if he will make a statement …
220. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Transport to provide the average time required to complete environmental assessment processes, including Environmental Impact Assessment and Appropriate Assessment, for major transport infrastructure projects commenced in each of the past five years; and to detail any reforms underway to reduce delays in these assessment stages. [68802/25]
221. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Transport to provide the average duration of Environmental Impact Assessment processes for all Transport Infrastructure Ireland projects with an expected total cost above 200 million euro commenced since 2020; and the measures taken by his Department to address delays at this stage of project development. [68803/25]
222. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Transport to provide the average duration of Appropriate Assessment processes for all National Transport Authority projects with an expected total cost above 200 million euro commenced since 2020, and to outline any steps taken by his Department to improve the efficiency of these assessments. [68804/25]
123. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Transport to provide the average time required to complete environmental assessment processes, including Environmental Impact Assessment and Appropriate Assessment, for major transport infrastructure projects commenced in each of the past five years; and to detail any reforms underway to reduce delays in these assessment stages. [66545/25]
201. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Transport the assessments produced and-or commissioned, to date, by his Department relating to the environmental impact of commercial drone operations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25012/25]
202. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Transport the assessments produced and-or commissioned, to date, by his Department relating to the issues arising for the planning system from the emergence of commercial drone operations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25013/25]
203. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Transport the assessments produced and-or commissioned, to date, by his Department relating to the issues arising for local authorities from the emergence of commercial drone operations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25014/25]