Dublin Transport Authority Act 2008
Number 15 of 2008
DUBLIN TRANSPORT AUTHORITY ACT 2008
REVISED
Updated to 17 July 2023
This Revised Act is an administrative consolidation of the Dublin Transport Authority Act 2008. It is prepared by the Law Reform Commission in accordance with its function under the Law Reform Commission Act 1975 (3/1975) to keep the law under review and to undertake revision and consolidation of statute law.
All Acts up to and including the Energy (Windfall Gains in the Energy Sector) (Temporary Solidarity Contribution) Act 2023 (23/2023), enacted 17 July 2023, and all statutory instruments up to and including the Road Traffic and Roads Act 2023 (Commencement) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 364 of 2023), made 14 July 2023, were considered in the preparation of this revision.
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Number 15 of 2008
DUBLIN TRANSPORT AUTHORITY ACT 2008
REVISED
Updated to 17 July 2023
ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS
Preliminary and General
Section
6. General power to make regulations.
7. Laying of orders and regulations before Houses of Oireachtas.
Dublin Transport Authority
Establishment of Dublin Transport Authority
9. Establishment of Dublin Transport Authority.
10. General objectives of Authority.
11. Principal functions of Authority.
13. Integrated implementation plan.
Governance Arrangements for Authority
16. Meetings and procedures of Authority.
18. Functions of Advisory Council.
21. Superannuation for staff of Authority.
22. Engagement of consultants and advisers.
25. Resources made available by Minister.
26. Ministerial policy directions.
29. Exchequer allocations to Authority.
31. Guarantee by Minister for Finance of borrowings by Authority.
32. Accounts and annual report of Authority.
35. Disclosure of interests by members of Authority.
36. Disclosure of interests by directors of subsidiary.
37. Disclosure of interests by members of staff.
38. Prohibition on unauthorised disclosure of confidential information.
39. Prohibition on certain communications.
40. Membership of Houses of Oireachtas, European Parliament and local authorities.
41. Accountability to Committees of Oireachtas.
42. Authority to keep itself informed on certain matters.
Transport Matters
Public Transport Infrastructure
44. Functions of Authority in relation to public transport infrastructure.
44A. Investing in bus infrastructure and cycle facilities.
45. Funding of public transport infrastructure.
Public Passenger Transport Services
47. Definitions (Part 3, Chapter 2).
48. Public transport services contracts.
49. Funding of public transport services contracts.
50. Public service obligations.
51. Amendments to public service contracts.
52. Direct award public service contracts.
53. Public passenger transport services provided by CIÉ.
54. Public service contracts in respect of services partially outside GDA. (Repealed)
55. General provision relating to the operation of this Chapter.
56C. Powers of authorised person.
Integration Measures
57. Promotion of public transport.
58. Integrated ticketing scheme.
60. Integrated public transport information scheme.
61. Road user information system.
62. Access to bus stops, bus stands and bus and railway stations.
63. Extension of remit of Authority.
Traffic Management
64. Strategic traffic management plan.
66. Traffic management guidelines.
67. Directions to road authorities.
68. Performance by Authority of functions of road authority.
69. Allocation of public funds to road authorities for traffic management.
Research and Information
73. Information, data and statistics.
Relationships Between Authority and Other Bodies
74. Relationship between Authority and NRA.
76. Relationship between Authority and DAA, port developers and State bodies.
Enforcement
77. Prosecution of summary offences and penalties.
78. Authorised officers and powers to call for production of documents, information, etc.
79. Application to High Court for order for information.
80. Directions and enforcement.
Land Use Provisions
Amendments of Act of 2000
81. Amendment of section 2 of Act of 2000 — definitions.
82. Amendment of section 9 of Act of 2000 (obligation to make development plans).
83. Amendment of section 11 of Act of 2000 (preparation of draft development plan).
84. Amendment of section 12 of Act of 2000 (making of development plan).
85. Amendment of section 13 of Act of 2000 (variation of development plan).
86. Amendment of section 19 of Act of 2000 (application and content of local area plans).
87. Amendment of section 20 of Act of 2000 (consultation and adoption of local area plans).
88. Amendment of section 21 of Act of 2000 (power to make regional planning guidelines).
89. Amendment of section 23 of Act of 2000 (content and objectives of regional planning guidelines).
90. Amendment of section 24 of Act of 2000 (consultation regarding regional planning guidelines).
91. Amendment of section 25 of Act of 2000 (procedure for making regional planning guidelines).
92. Amendment of section 31 of Act of 2000 (ministerial directions regarding development plans).
95. Insertion of new Part (DTA and land use provisions) into Act of 2000.
Amendments of Act of 1997 and Act of 2005
96. Amendment of section 3 of Act of 1997 — definitions.
97. Amendment of section 16 of Act of 1997 (council).
98. Amendment of section 24 of Act of 1997 (master plan).
99. Amendment of section 25 of Act of 1997 (planning schemes).
100. Amendment of section 2 of Act of 2005 — definitions.
101. Amendment of section 12 of Act of 2005 (strategic plan).
Dissolution of DTO and Transfer of Employees of DTO and RPA
103. Transfer of land and other property.
104. Transfer of rights and liabilities.
105. Preservation of existing contracts.
106. Continuance of legal proceedings.
107. References in legislation to DTO.
109. Admissibility in evidence of documents.
110. Transfer of employees of DTO and RPA.
Matters Relating to CIÉ and RPA
113. Articles of association of companies.
114. Disposal of CIÉ property.
115. Amendment of Act of 2001.
Railway works, etc. on Saint Stephen’s Green
Transport Officers
Acts Referred to
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Adoptive Leave Acts 1995 and 2005 |
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1996, No. 22 |
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2001, No. 19 |
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Civil Service Regulation Acts 1956 to 2005 |
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1963, No. 33 |
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1990, No. 33 |
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1993, No. 8 |
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2005, No. 14 |
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1997, No. 7 |
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1997, No. 2 |
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1997, No. 13 |
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2005, No. 21 |
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1991, No. 11 |
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2001, No. 37 |
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2007, No. 38 |
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Maternity Protection Acts 1994 and 2004 |
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Minimum Notice and Terms of Employment Acts 1973 to 2005 |
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2002, No. 29 |
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2007, No. 16 |
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1997, No. 20 |
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Parental Leave Acts 1998 and 2006 |
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2000, No. 30 |
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2002, No. 32 |
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Planning and Development (Strategic Infrastructure) Act 2006 |
2006, No. 27 |
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2003, No. 29 |
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2001, No. 45 |
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2005, No. 31 |
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Redundancy Payments Acts 1967 to 2007 |
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1993, No. 14 |
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2006, No. 14 |
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1961, No. 24 |
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2002, No. 12 |
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2006, No. 28 |
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1932, No. 2 |
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1986, No. 16 |
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Saint Stephen’s Green (Dublin) Act 1877 |
40 & 41, Vict. c. cxxxiv |
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2004, No. 32 |
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State Authorities (Public Private Partnership Arrangements) Act 2002 |
2002, No. 1 |
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Terms of Employment (Information) Acts 1994 and 2001 |
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1950, No. 12 |
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1958, No. 19 |
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2001, No. 55 |
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Transport (Re-organisation of Córas Iompair Éireann) Act 1986 |
1986, No. 31 |
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Unfair Dismissals Acts 1977 to 2007 |
Number 15 of 2008
DUBLIN TRANSPORT AUTHROITY ACT 2008
REVISED
Updated to 17 July 2023
AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A BODY TO BE KNOWN IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE AS THE DUBLIN TRANSPORT AUTHORITY OR IN THE IRISH LANGUAGE AS ÚDARÁS IOMPAIR BHAILE ÁTHA CLIATH, TO DEFINE ITS FUNCTIONS AND FOR THAT PURPOSE TO AMEND THE PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT ACT 2000, THE TRANSPORT (RAILWAY INFRASTRUCTURE) ACT 2001, THE DUBLIN DOCKLANDS DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY ACT 1997, THE GRANGEGORMAN DEVELOPMENT AGENCY ACT 2005, THE ROAD TRANSPORT ACT 1986 AND THE TRANSPORT (RE-ORGANISATION OF CÓRAS IOMPAIR ÉIREANN) ACT 1986, TO PROVIDE FOR THE DISSOLUTION OF THE DUBLIN TRANSPORTATION OFFICE, TO PROVIDE THAT SECTION 15 OF THE SAINT STEPHEN’S GREEN (DUBLIN) ACT 1877 DOES NOT APPLY TO INSPECTIONS, SURVEYS OR RAILWAY WORKS OR THE OPERATION OF A RAILWAY, LIGHT RAILWAY OR METRO UNDER THE TRANSPORT (RAILWAY INFRASTRUCTURE) ACT 2001 ON OR UNDER SAINT STEPHEN’S GREEN AND TO PROVIDE FOR RELATED MATTERS.
[16th July, 2008]
BE IT ENACTED BY THE OIREACHTAS AS FOLLOWS:
Annotations
Modifications (not altering text):
C1
References to regional authorities construed (1.06.2014) by Local Government Reform Act 2014 (1/2014), s. 62(2)(b), S.I. 214 of 2014.
62....
(2) ...
(b) references in any enactment to regional authorities within the meaning of section 43 (as amended by this Act) of the Local Government Act 1991 shall, where the context admits, be read as references to regional assemblies,(c) a reference in paragraph (a), and subparagraphs (xi) and (xii) of paragraph (b), of section 43(4) (as amended by this Act) of the Local Government Act 1991 to the dissolution of a regional assembly or the dissolution of an assembly shall be read as including a reference to a regional authority established by the Local Government Act 1991 (Regional Authorities) (Establishment) Order 1993 ( S.I. No. 394 of 1993 ).
C2
Application of Act affected (21.09.2011) by European Communities (Birds and Natural Habitats) Regulations 2011 (S.I. No. 477 of 2011), regs. 42(22), 46(3), 63(2) and sch. 2, in effect as per reg. 1(3).
Screening for Appropriate Assessment and Appropriate Assessment of implications for European Sites
42. ...
(22) Notwithstanding any provision of any statute listed in the Second Schedule that provides for the consent for a plan or project to which this Regulation applies to be obtained by default on the failure of the public authority to provide a response within a specified timescale or otherwise, that provision shall not have effect in respect of any plan or project to which this Regulation applies
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Review of existing plans
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(3) For the purposes of this Regulation, a decision, including a decision to adopt or undertake, or give approval for a plan, may include those adopted, undertaken or approved pursuant to any of the enactments set out in the Second Schedule to these Regulations.
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General provisions regarding licences etc
63. ...
(2) A licence, consent, permission, permit, derogation or other authorisation given under these Regulations or under any of the enactments referred to in the Second Schedule may include conditions requiring compliance with any guideline or code of practice issued under Regulation 71 or such provisions thereof as may be specified in the conditions.
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SECOND SCHEDULE
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Number |
Year |
Short Title/Citation |
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... 15 ... |
... 2008 ... |
... Dublin Transport Authority Act 2008 ... |
C3
Functions transferred and references to “Department of Finance” and “Minister for Finance” construed (29.07.2011) by Finance (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order 2011 (S.I. No. 418 of 2011), arts. 2, 3, 5 and sch. 1 part 2, in effect as per art. 1(2).
2. (1) The administration and business in connection with the performance of any functions transferred by this Order are transferred to the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform.
(2) References to the Department of Finance contained in any Act or instrument made thereunder and relating to the administration and business transferred by paragraph (1) shall, on and after the commencement of this Order, be construed as references to the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform.
3. The functions conferred on the Minister for Finance by or under the provisions of —
(a) the enactments specified in Schedule 1, and
(b) the statutory instruments specified in Schedule 2,
are transferred to the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform.
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5. References to the Minister for Finance contained in any Act or instrument under an Act and relating to any functions transferred by this Order shall, from the commencement of this Order, be construed as references to the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform.
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Schedule 1
Enactments
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Part 2
1922 to 2011 Enactments
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Number and Year |
Short Title |
Provision |
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... No. 15 of 2008 ... |
... Dublin Transport Authority Act 2008 ... |
... Sections 11(3), 13, 24, 25(1), 29, 32, 33(3), 45, 49 and 114 ... |
C4
Functions transferred and references to “Minister” and “Department of Finance” construed (6.07.2011) by Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) Act 2011 (10/2011), ss. 7, 9, 11 and sch. 2 part 1, commenced as per s. 1(2).
Department of Public Expenditure and Reform.
7.— (1) There shall stand established on the appointed day a Department of State to be known, in the Irish language, as an Roinn Caiteachais Phoiblí agus Athchóirithe or, in the English language, as the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform.
(2) The member of the Government who is in charge of the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform—
(a) shall be known, in the Irish language, as an tAire Caiteachais Phoiblí agus Athchóirithe or, in the English language, as the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, and
(b) is, in this Act, referred to as the “Minister”.
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Transfer of certain other functions to Minister.
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(3) The functions conferred on the Minister for Finance by or under any of the provisions specified in Part 2 of Schedule 2 are transferred to the Minister.
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Transfer of administration and business of Department of Finance.
11.— (1) The administration and business in connection with the performance of the functions transferred by sections 8 and 9 are hereby transferred to the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform.
(2) References to the Department of Finance contained in any statute or instrument under a statute in so far as they relate to the administration and business transferred by subsection (1) shall, from the appointed day, be construed as references to the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform.
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SCHEDULE 2
Functions Transferred To Minister
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PART 1
Functions performable with consent of Minister for Finance
STATUTES
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Number and Year |
Short Title |
Provision |
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... No. 15 of 2008 ... |
... Dublin Transport Authority Act 2008 ... |
... Section 30 ... |
C5
Name of Dublin Transport Authority changed to National Transport Authority and term “Dublin Transport Authority” construed (1.12.2009) by Public Transport Regulation Act 2009 (37/2009), s. 30, commenced as per s. 30(4).
National Transport Authority.
30.—(1) The name of the Dublin Transport Authority is changed, on the appointed day, and it shall be known, in the English language, as the National Transport Authority or, in the Irish language, An Údarás Náisiúnta Iompair.
(2) References in the Act of 2008, in this Act or in any other Act to the Dublin Transport Authority or to the Authority shall from the appointed day be construed as references to the National Transport Authority.
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