In 2017, following an OECD review of budget oversight by the Oireachtas and on the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Dáil Reform, the Parliamentary Budget Office (PBO) was established. It...
Minister for Health Simon Harris TD speaks to eolas regarding health expenditure, Sláintecare priorities and abortion legislation, as well the challenges of anticipated winter pressures and Brexit. The Taoiseach has...
In recent years, the cycle of controversy which has dogged An Garda Síochána, combined with the ‘dysfunctionality’ of the Department of Justice and Equality, has claimed the scalps of two...
Innovation is a cornerstone of Ireland’s overall economic development policy. Minister of State at the Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation and the Department of Education and Skills, John Halligan...
Following the opening of the Luas Green Line extension from St Stephen’s Green to Broombridge, in December 2017, Peter Lunden-Welden, CEO of Transdev Ireland discusses a customer-centred approach to delivery. As Europe’s...
Ireland’s economic upturn has brought with it a greater demand on the land transport networks and services. Addressing both the current and future needs of the transport sector has been a key...
There is currently much debate about the topic of autonomous vehicles, or ‘driverless cars’, with high levels of expectation and equally a large measure of scepticism. This article considers some aspects of...
As our economy gathers pace, and record passenger numbers are using our rail services, our challenges as a train service provider have quickly transformed from ones of maintaining services in a downturn...
eolas outlines the transport priorities within the National Development Plan, a 10-year commitment to meeting Ireland’s infrastructure and investment needs. Setting out the investment priorities that will underpin the implementation of the...
Having originally been posted in Dublin for the initial roll out of the Luas system in 2003, Chief Executive of Transdev Ireland, Peter Lunden-Welden has returned to the city to oversee the...
The National Development Plan 2018-2027 was published recently, and there’s no doubt that it contains some very good news for those who have been calling for significant investment in public transport. With...
Despite the original uptake of electric vehicles in Ireland being much slower than anticipated, it remains a priority for the Government in its ambitions to decarbonise the transport sector. “Electric vehicles are...
As Ireland struggles to meet its targets for transport emissions, policy makers are looking for solutions to reduce emissions from the public transport sector. With the launch of renewable gas (biomethane) on...
A new era of vehicle technologies is upon us and is shaping the transport industry. It is in this period of immense change that collaboration is vital and road safety must be...
