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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (30 Nov 2023)

Eamon Ryan: The National Transport Authority (NTA), in conjunction with Galway City Council and Galway County Council, are currently updating and further developing the Galway Metropolitan Area Transport Strategy (GMATS), which will, when finalised, replace the existing strategy which was adopted in 2016. As part of the development of the new GMATS, a feasibility study of light rail is being undertaken...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety (30 Nov 2023)

Eamon Ryan: As Minister for Transport I have responsibility for overall policy and exchequer funding in relation to the National Roads Programme. Under the Roads Acts 1993-2015 and in line with the National Development Plan (NDP), the operation and management of individual national roads is a matter for Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII), in conjunction with the local authorities concerned. This is...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (30 Nov 2023)

Eamon Ryan: As Minister for Transport, I have responsibility for policy and overall funding in relation to public transport; however, I am not involved in the day-to-day operations of public transport. The National Transport Authority (NTA) has statutory responsibility for securing the provision of public passenger transport services nationally, and for decisions in relation to the routes of these...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (30 Nov 2023)

Eamon Ryan: As Minister for Transport, I have responsibility for overall policy and exchequer funding in relation to the National Roads Programme. Under the Roads Acts 1993-2015 and in line with the National Development Plan (NDP), the planning, design and construction of individual national roads is a matter for Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII), in conjunction with the local authorities concerned....

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (30 Nov 2023)

Eamon Ryan: As Minister for Transport, I have responsibility for overall policy and exchequer funding in relation to the National Roads Programme. Under the Roads Acts 1993-2015 and in line with the National Development Plan (NDP), the planning, design and construction of individual national roads is a matter for Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII), in conjunction with the local authorities concerned....

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Policy (30 Nov 2023)

Eamon Ryan: The Sustainable Mobility Policy (SMP) Pathfinder Programme was launched on 17 October 2022, consisting of a range of exemplar transport projects to be delivered - at speed - by local authorities, and other bodies, around the country in order to demonstrate the enormous benefits of sustainable mobility to local communities. A key criterion for designating projects as 'pathfinders' was the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (30 Nov 2023)

Eamon Ryan: As Minister for Transport, I have responsibility for policy and overall funding in relation to public transport. The National Transport Authority (NTA) has statutory responsibility for securing the provision of public passenger transport services nationally. The NTA also has national responsibility for integrated local and rural transport, including delivering the Connecting Ireland Rural...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Climate Action Plan (30 Nov 2023)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 52 and 65 together. In Climate Action Plan 2023 (CAP23), my Department presented a recalibrated decarbonisation pathway for the sector that was informed using the National Transport Authority’s Regional Modelling System, a Carbon Footprinting Tool developed from a detailed inventory of energy use in transport, and a detailed profile of the Irish car...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Network (30 Nov 2023)

Eamon Ryan: The improvement and maintenance of regional and local roads is the statutory responsibility of each local authority; Exchequer funding is intended to supplement local authorities’ own resources. In February this year I announced an Exchequer investment of €626 million in our regional and local roads across the State which includes an increase in funding of €20...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (30 Nov 2023)

Eamon Ryan: As the Deputy may be aware, the issue of a rail connection to Navan was examined as part of the National Transport Authority’s (NTA) review of the Transport Strategy for the Greater Dublin Area (GDA). The Strategy, which I approved, is a multi-modal, twenty year transport strategy for the region and one that must be reflected in relevant land-use strategies across the GDA. A Navan...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (30 Nov 2023)

Eamon Ryan: As Minister for Transport, I have responsibility for policy and overall funding in relation to public transport. Within this policy framework, the Cork Metropolitan Area Transport Strategy (CMATS) 2040 has been developed by the National Transport Authority (NTA) in collaboration with Transport Infrastructure Ireland, Cork City Council and Cork County Council. A key principle for CMATS...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (30 Nov 2023)

Eamon Ryan: As the Deputy may be aware, the proposed MetroLink will be a fully segregated and mostly underground new rail line from the Swords area to Charlemont in the south of Dublin City Centre. It is a key project under the National Development Plan 2021-30. A significant milestone in the progression of the MetroLink project was cleared in July 2022, when the Minister for Transport secured...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (30 Nov 2023)

Eamon Ryan: As Minister for Transport, I have responsibility for policy and overall funding in relation to public transport; however, I am not involved in the day-to-day operations of public transport. The National Transport Authority (NTA) has statutory responsibility for the regulation of fares charged to passengers in respect of public transport services provided under public service obligation...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (30 Nov 2023)

Eamon Ryan: As Minister for Transport, I have responsibility for policy and overall funding in relation to public transport. The National Transport Authority (NTA) has statutory responsibility for securing the provision of public passenger transport services nationally. The NTA also has national responsibility for integrated local and rural transport, including delivering the Connecting Ireland Rural...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (30 Nov 2023)

Eamon Ryan: As Minister for Transport, I have responsibility for overall policy and exchequer funding in relation to the National Roads Programme. Under the Roads Acts 1993-2015 and in line with the National Development Plan (NDP), the planning, design and construction of individual national roads is a matter for Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII), in conjunction with the local authorities concerned....

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Public Sector Pensions (30 Nov 2023)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 256 to 259, inclusive, together. I received a recommendation from my officials on 25 August and granted my consent on 28 August to the payment of an increase of 2% to the An Post pensioners with effect from 1 January 2023 and to the payment of separate increase of 5% effective from 1 January 2022 and 1% effective from 1 July 2023 in line with a Labour Court...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Usage (30 Nov 2023)

Eamon Ryan: I refer the Deputy to the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland's Energy In Ireland report, which provides data with regard to renewable electricity consumption. It shows that renewable generation accounted for the following percentages of electricity demand in Ireland in each of the following years: 2019: 36.5% 2020: 39% 2021: 36.4% 2022 (provisional): 36.8% Ireland’s renewable...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: White Papers (30 Nov 2023)

Eamon Ryan: My Department has published one White Paper since the formation of the current Government. This is available at www.gov.ie/en/publication/550df-the-white-paper-irelands-tra nsition-to-a-low-carbon-energy-future-2015-2030/#Check

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Consultations (30 Nov 2023)

Eamon Ryan: My Department has commissioned 65 consultancy reports since the formation of the Government in 2020. 39 reports have not been published by my Department for a variety of reasons including reports containing commercially sensitive information and matters for consideration of Government. The total cost for the reports commissioned but not yet published is €3.65m.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Advertising (30 Nov 2023)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 264 to 266, inclusive, together. My Department uses advertising to promote a range of services, supports and initiatives that affect people and communities across a range of policy areas. As the media landscape has evolved over the past number of years, advertising expenditure has grown to address the diverse needs of different audiences, and ensure that we...