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Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Climate Change Policy (15 Feb 2022)

Eamon Ryan: The Annual Transition Statement (ATS), established under the Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Act 2015, served an important function in providing an overview of climate change mitigation and adaptation policy measures adopted to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and to adapt to the effects of climate change in order to enable the achievement of Ireland's National Transition Objective....

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Fuel Poverty (15 Feb 2022)

Eamon Ryan: A research network on fuel poverty chaired by the Economic and Social Research Institute was established in 2021. The group consists of representatives from the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications, the Department of Social Protection, the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland and the Central Statistics Office. There have been two meetings of the network to date,...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Funding (15 Feb 2022)

Eamon Ryan: The Government has approved a package of supports as part of the delivery of Ireland’s residential retrofit programme. These measures are aimed at making it easier and more affordable for homeowners to undertake home energy upgrades, for warmer, healthier and more comfortable homes, with lower energy bills. Included in these measures is the establishment of the new National Home...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Prices (15 Feb 2022)

Eamon Ryan: The Electricity Costs (Domestic Electricity Accounts) Emergency Measures Bill 2022 will establish a scheme for the making in 2022, of a once-off Electricity Costs Emergency Benefit Payment to each domestic electricity account, having regard to the exceptional rise in energy prices. This scheme is in addition to the Government’s long-standing measures to address energy poverty and the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Reviews (15 Feb 2022)

Eamon Ryan: The Climate Action Plan 2021 sets out the commitment to carry out a review of the supply of renewable transport fuels in Ireland, such as biofuels, advanced biofuels, e-fuels, synthetic fuels, green hydrogen and biogas. My Department is currently finalising the proposal for this research study. The study will examine the availability and sustainability of biofuels and renewable...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Traffic Management (15 Feb 2022)

Eamon Ryan: Each local authority is responsible, in conjunction with Transport Infrastructure Ireland in the case of national roads, for the management of roads, including traffic management measures, within its administrative area. The National Transport Authority is responsible for overall transport strategy in the Greater Dublin Area and liaises with local authorities in that regard, including South...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Fishing Industry (15 Feb 2022)

Eamon Ryan: My Department has no role in providing financial compensation to the fishing sector. The Marine Survey Office of my Department does not become involved with the financial arrangements for individual vessels in order to maintain the necessary separation of commercial and safety considerations. Such matters are within the remit of the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM), so...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (15 Feb 2022)

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 the planning and development of public transport infrastructure, including the provision of bus stops/shelters. It is my understanding that specific information has been supplied recently by the NTA to the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Costs (15 Feb 2022)

Eamon Ryan: As Minister for Transport, I have responsibility for policy and overall funding in relation to public transport. I am not involved in the day-to-day operations of public transport, nor decisions on fares. It is the National Transport Authority (NTA) that has the statutory responsibility for the regulation of fares in relation to public passenger transport services and also has statutory...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (15 Feb 2022)

Eamon Ryan: As the Deputy is aware, funding of €164million is allocated to the Cork Commuter Rail project through the National Recovery & Resilience Plan (NRRP) as agreed by the EU Commission. This investment measure proposes an acceleration of investment in Cork to support the longer-term objective to provide electrified rail services in the Cork metropolitan area, as set out in the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (15 Feb 2022)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 244 and 245 together. As the 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 issue of the costs of increased spending on security personnel and revenue protection officers is an operational matter for Iarnród...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Schemes (15 Feb 2022)

Eamon Ryan: The regulation of the small public service vehicle (SPSV) sector, including the administration of the eSPSV Grant Scheme, is a matter for the National Transport Authority (NTA) under the provisions of the Taxi Regulation Act 2013. Applicants who received a Provisional Grant Offer (PGO) for the eSPSV21 Grant Scheme but have met unforeseen delays in vehicle delivery may apply for an...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (15 Feb 2022)

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 the planning and development of public transport infrastructure, including MetroLink. Noting the NTA's responsibility in the matter, I have referred the Deputy's question to the NTA for a direct reply....

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (15 Feb 2022)

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 responsibility for the planning and development of public transport infrastructure, including cycling and walking infrastructure. Details of applications made under the Active Travel Investment Programme are matters for the NTA and the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Greenways Provision (15 Feb 2022)

Eamon Ryan: As Minister for Transport, I have responsibility for overall policy andexchequer funding in relation to Greenways. Funding arrangements have been put in place with Transport Infrastructure Ireland(TII). In line with Section 32(2) of the Road Act 1993, the planning, design, and construction of individual Greenways is a matter for TII, in conjunction with the local authorities concerned. It...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (15 Feb 2022)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 250 and 254 together. In recognition of the importance of incentivising young people to use public transport, as part of Budget 2022 I secured €25m of funding to provide for the introduction of a young adult card (YAC) which will allow any person nationwide who is between 19 and 23 years old, to avail of an entitlement for discounted travel costs,...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Consultations (15 Feb 2022)

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 (15 Feb 2022)

Eamon Ryan: The improvement and maintenance of regional and local roads is the statutory responsibility of the relevant local authority in accordance with the provisions of Section 13 of the Roads Act 1993. Works on those roads are funded from Councils' own resources supplemented by State road grants, where applicable. My Department is including a specific provision of €4 million in the 2022...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Electric Vehicles (15 Feb 2022)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 256 and 257 together. The Deputy will be aware that the Government is fully committed to supporting a significant expansion and modernisation of the electric vehicle charging network over the coming years. A national charging infrastructure strategy is being developed which will set out a pathway to stay ahead of demand over the critical period out to...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Electric Vehicles (15 Feb 2022)

Eamon Ryan: The SEAI grant scheme aims to encourage behavioural change and support the Government’s commitment to achieving a 51% reduction in transport emissions by 2030. The grant schemes are kept under continuous review to ensure that they are as effective as possible in driving the decarbonisation effort. On July 1st 2021, the grant process was changed so that only vehicles that had a...