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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (14 Nov 2023)

Eamon Ryan: As Minister for Transport, I have responsibility for policy and overall funding in relation to Active Travel. Funding is administered through the National Transport Authority (NTA), who, in partnership with local authorities, have responsibility for the selection and development of specific projects in each local authority area. Noting the role of the NTA in the matter, I have referred...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Greenways Provision (14 Nov 2023)

Eamon Ryan: As Minister for Transport, I have responsibility for policy and overall funding in relation to Greenways. Funding is administered through the Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII) who, in partnership with the relevant local authority, have responsibility for the selection and development of specific projects. Noting the role of the TII in the matter, I have referred your question to that...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (14 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: Road Projects (14 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: Road Safety (14 Nov 2023)

Eamon Ryan: As Minister for Transport, I have responsibility for policy and overall funding in relation to Active Travel. Funding is administered through the National Transport Authority (NTA), who, in partnership with local authorities, have responsibility for the selection and development of specific projects in each local authority area. The Safe Routes to School (SRTS) Programme was launched in...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Éireann (14 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 the scheduling and timetabling of these services in...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Éireann (14 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. Bus Éireann’s Expressway services (including route 4) are commercially operated bus services and as such responsibility for the operation of those services is a matter for the company I have,...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (14 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: Greenways Provision (14 Nov 2023)

Eamon Ryan: As Minister for Transport, I have responsibility for policy and overall funding in relation to Greenways. Funding is administered through the Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII) who, in partnership with local authorities, have responsibility for the selection and development of specific projects in each local authority area. Noting the role of the TII in the matter, I have referred your...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (14 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 responsibility for the regulation of fares charged to passengers in respect of public transport services provided under public service obligation (PSO) contracts....

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (14 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 responsibility for the regulation of fares charged to passengers in respect of public transport services provided under public service obligation (PSO) contracts....

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (14 Nov 2023)

Eamon Ryan: The NTA intends to transition its urban State subsidised bus services to zero-emission bus fleet. The intention is that new zero-emission fleet (battery-electric) will replace the older diesel-powered fleet on an incremental basis. Ten electric buses are now being used for test/training purposes using electric chargers already installed for the previously purchased hybrid diesel-electric...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (14 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 question raised by the Deputy in relation to the number of Bus Éireann buses that left from Dublin Airport to different parts of the country for each specific route in the month of October 2023 is...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Offices (14 Nov 2023)

Eamon Ryan: As the Deputy will be aware the Department of Transport has been engaging with the OPW on the plans to decant the Department’s functions and people from its current building in Shannon to an alternative location. The current building is not fit for purpose, with extensive roof works now required. The Department has provided a detailed brief of the requirements and continues to engage...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Electric Vehicles (14 Nov 2023)

Eamon Ryan: ZEVI is currently developing the National Destination and Neighbourhood Network Plan which provides a pathway for delivery of public EV charging infrastructure at destination and residential Neighbourhood areas, in line with both national and European ambitions for cleaner transportation. To meet the need of EV users without the facility to charge at their driveways, ZEVI is also engaging...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Road Network (9 Nov 2023)

Eamon Ryan: I agree with the Deputy that transport safety is the first imperative. As I said, in an environment where we have €100 billion of proposed projects and only €35 billion available, we need to have other interim solutions to address particular risky points or black spots and implement specific design measures at junctions that are particularly difficult. That is what I have...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Road Network (9 Nov 2023)

Eamon Ryan: I accept that valid point.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Road Network (9 Nov 2023)

Eamon Ryan: I thank the Deputy. As Minister for Transport, I have responsibility for overall policy and Exchequer funding for the national roads programme. Once funding arrangements are put in place with TII, under the Roads Acts 1993 to 2015, and in line with the national development plan, NDP, the planning, design, development and upgrading of individual national roads comprise a matter for TII in...

Energy Charter Treaty: Statements (9 Nov 2023)

Eamon Ryan: I am grateful for the opportunity to address the House on the Energy Charter Treaty, ECT. I will be sharing my time with my colleague, the Minister of State, Deputy Ossian Smyth, who has responsibility for the circular economy in my Department. I will update the House on the recent and current situation with the Energy Charter Treaty, while the Minister of State will address the future...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Wind Energy Generation (9 Nov 2023)

Eamon Ryan: The latest updates provided to my Department by ESB Networks and EirGrid indicate that approximately 250MW of new wind energy projects have or will be connected to the electricity this year across 7 projects. In terms of future projected connections, over 400 MW of wind projects were successful in the second Renewable Electricity Support Scheme auction (RESS) with expected delivery to...