The Council meets in the Transport Sector in order to make decisions on common policies and approaches in areas such as co-operation on strategic transport planning including road and rail infrastructure and public transport services and road and rail safety.
The current agreed work programme includes:
Strategic Transport Planning
Review and updating of transport policy for the island of Ireland taking account of:
- The mainline rail network including the completion of an all-island Strategic Rail Review;
- The national road network;
- Cross border bus services;
- Managing and developing sustainable transport infrastructure in a manner consistent with human and ecosystem health, and which promotes equity within and between successive generations;
- Co-ordination of transport aspects of the Peace Plus programme; and
Development of plans for specific cross-border projects as set out in Fresh Start and New Decade, New Approach.
Road Safety
- Where need is aligned the possibility of joint road safety campaigns and educational initiatives where this would lead to economies of scale;
- To jointly review each jurisdictions road safety strategy Action Plans, in order to share learning and information in regard to policy, strategy and operations.
Rail Safety
- Experience of rail safety programmes;
- The sharing of information on the development of rail safety standards and regulatory fameworks in each jurisdiction; and
Co-operation between the Railway Inspectorates North and South.
You can view Transport Sector Joint Communiques in the Publications section.