NTA Responsibilities

At a national level, the role of the NTA is to:

› Procure public transport services by means of public transport service contracts

› Develop an integrated, accessible public transport network

› Regulate public bus passenger services that are not subject to a public transport services contract

› Provide cycling facilities and schemes to promote cycling

› Develop and maintain a regulatory framework for the control and operation of Small Public Service Vehicles (taxis, hackneys and limousines), their drivers and associated services (including dispatch operators)

› Prepare statutory submissions in relation to Regional Planning Guidelines

› Enforce EU passenger rights in rail, maritime and bus and coach transport

› Operate as the national conciliation body for electronic toll service providers

› Provide integrated ticketing, fares, and public transport information

› Promote the use of sustainable transport through developing and implementing multi-channel marketing and promotional activities

› Provide or fund provision of bus infrastructure and fleet

› Develop and implement a single public transport brand

› Regulate vehicle clamping in the State

› Collect statistical data and information on transport

› Validate EU authorisations and journey forms in relation to bus and coach travel in accordance with EU Regulation No. 1073/2009

› In accordance with the Network and Information Security Directive 2022/2555 (NIS2), oversee essential and important entities in the roads sector

› In accordance with the Critical Entities Resilience (CER) Directive, enhance transport resilience in Ireland through oversight of critical entities in the sector

Within the Greater Dublin Area the NTA has the following additional roles:

› Undertake strategic planning of transport

› Secure the effective management of traffic and of transport demand

› Invest in all public transport infrastructure

Other functions:

Non-statutory functions undertaken on behalf of Department of Transport are:

› Strategic transport planning for the regional cities (Cork, Galway, Limerick and Waterford)

› Administration of the Smarter Travel Workplaces and Smarter Travel Campus Programmes

› Provision of accessibility funding to transport operators and other relevant bodies

› Planning and funding of sustainable transport projects in the regional cities of Cork, Galway, Limerick and Waterford

› Managing the funding of the Rural Transport Programme

› Management of the Green Schools Travel Programme