Glossary

AI – Artificial Intelligence is a fast-developing area of technology including machine learning, deep learning and neural networks, which encompasses areas like automation, robotics and chatbots.

AVL – Automatic Vehicle Location system, showing the real-time location of vehicles.

CACR – The Cork Area Commuter Rail (CACR) programme is a major infrastructure investment that forms a core part of the Cork Metropolitan Area Transport Strategy (CMATS) 2040.

CAP25 – The Government’s Climate Action Plan 2025.

CER Directive – The Critical Entities Resilience (CER) Directive (EU) 2022/2557 is an EU-wide regulation that mandates member states to strengthen the resilience of critical entities providing essential services.

Demand Management Measures – Section 71(7) of the DTA Act 2008 states that “demand management measures” means measures which promote a reduction in the total amount of travel or reduced growth in the total amount of travel and includes measures to—

(a) reduce the need to travel,

(b) reduce the use of mechanically propelled vehicles and particularly private cars,

(c) increase travel by public transport, bicycle or on foot as an alternative to the private car,

(d) encourage travel at less congested periods other than by means of a congestion charge, and

(e) reduce trip length.

EDI – Equality, Diversity and Inclusion.

GDA – Greater Dublin Area.

GenAI – Generative Artificial Intelligence enables the creation of content – such as text, images, code, and audio – that closely resembles human output.

ISO 50001 – International Organisational Standard on Energy Management Systems.

NDP – National Development Plan.

NGT – Next Generation Ticketing, a modern and user-friendly ticketing solution that includes mobile phone and debit/credit card payments.

NIFTI – National Investment Framework for Transport in Ireland.

NIS 2 – The Network and Information Security Directive 2022/2555 is an EU law designed to boost cybersecurity and resilience across the union by expanding the scope of the original NIS Directive to cover more sectors and entities, including critical infrastructure, digital service providers, and larger mid-size companies.

NTA – National Transport Authority.

NTCC – The National Train Control Centre (NTCC) is a project to develop a number of co-located control centres, with the primary objective being the delivery of a new train management system to manage the 600 (approx.) passenger trains and 10 freight trains per day operating on Ireland’s 2,400km rail network.

NPF – National Planning Framework.

NSMP – National Sustainable Mobility Policy.

PSO – Public Service Obligation transport services or subsidised transport services.

SPSV – Small Public Service Vehicle, including taxis, hackneys and limousines.

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