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Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Reviews (13 Jul 2021)

Eamon Ryan: My Department commissioned a social, environmental and economic assessment report of Galmoy and Lisheen Mines in 2018, which was published in February 2020. A copy of the report is available on gov.ie through the following link: www.gov.ie/en/publication/29332-a-social-environmental-and-e conomic-assessment-of-galmoy-and-lisheen-mines/. A social impact assessment was also published by...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Electricity Grid (13 Jul 2021)

Eamon Ryan: Section 38 of the Electricity Regulation Act 1999 provides that the transmission system operator (i.e. Eirgrid) shall prepare, inter alia, a forecast for the demand for electricity, which Eirgrid publish as the 'All-Island Generation Capacity Statement'. The section also provides that the Commission for Regulation of Utilities (CRU) may direct the TSO to prepare such forecasts from time to...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Climate Change Policy (13 Jul 2021)

Eamon Ryan: The Annual Transition Statement (ATS), established under the Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Act 2015, serves an important function in providing an overview of climate change mitigation and adaptation policy measures adopted to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases and to adapt to the effects of climate change in order to enable the achievement of the national transition objective....

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Legal Cases (13 Jul 2021)

Eamon Ryan: There have been 21 legal cases brought against my Department since 2016 broken down as follows: Year Number of Legal Cases 2016 5 2017 4 2018 4 2019 3 2020 3 To date in 2021 2 I am advised that it would not be appropriate to...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Inland Fisheries (13 Jul 2021)

Eamon Ryan: There are currently no vacancies on the Board of Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI).  Current Board membership can be viewed at Stateboards.ie. Appointments, when vacancies arise, are made in accordance with Section 12 of the Inland Fisheries Act 2010 and with due regard for the Guidelines on Appointments to State Boards and the Code of Practice for the Governance of State Bodies.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Inland Fisheries (13 Jul 2021)

Eamon Ryan: Inland Fisheries Ireland's Corporate Plan 2015 – 2020, recognises the importance of promoting angling related tourism and commits to actively promoting Ireland as an angling tourism destination. The Plan acknowledged that having pristine waters and healthy fish stocks is part of the overall unique selling point for Ireland as a tourist destination and there is an indirect linkage...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Environmental Policy (13 Jul 2021)

Eamon Ryan: There is no restriction on peat extraction other than the requirement that operators have the necessary consents in place. For peat extraction, in the first instance this involves gaining the necessary permissions under the Planning system, in relation to which I have no function.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Environmental Policy (13 Jul 2021)

Eamon Ryan: I consider the current consent system for peat extraction to be both fair and workable. Commercial peat extraction is subject to a dual consent process requiring planning permission and, for sites over 50 hectares, an Integrated Pollution Control (IPC) licence from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). However, there has been a history of widespread non-compliance with this dual...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Environmental Policy (13 Jul 2021)

Eamon Ryan: I have no function in relation to setting such development conditions for peat extraction. In the first instance the regulation of peat extraction takes place via the Planning system, in relation to which I have no function. Where a development additionally requires an Integrated Pollution Control (IPC) license, this is a matter for the Environmental Protection Agency. The Agency is an...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Policy (13 Jul 2021)

Eamon Ryan: The review of the security of energy supply of Ireland’s electricity and natural gas systems is focusing on the period to 2030 in the context of ensuring a sustainable pathway to 2050. The review includes a technical analysis which will help inform a public consultation. The technical analysis includes identification and examination of the key risks to the security of supply in...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Renewable Energy Generation (13 Jul 2021)

Eamon Ryan: The Renewable Electricity Support Scheme (RESS) supports communities in a variety of ways including a separate category for community projects and a mandatory community benefit fund for every project supported in the scheme. All projects seeking support in the scheme must have planning permission for their projects secured in advance of bidding into a RESS auction. The planning...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Electric Vehicles (13 Jul 2021)

Eamon Ryan: 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.  The Programme for Government published in June last year, commits to publishing an electric vehicles infrastructure strategy to facilitate faster uptake of EVs....

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Reviews (13 Jul 2021)

Eamon Ryan: My Department requires all major investments in transport infrastructure and services to be appraised across a range of criteria under the sector specific guidelines set out in the Common Appraisal Framework for Transport Projects and Programmes (CAF - ). It is a requirement that the project appraisal set out and account for the expected social impacts of the proposed transport investment...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Cycling Facilities (13 Jul 2021)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 229 and 230 together. As Minister for Transport, I have responsibility for policy and overall funding in relation to public and sustainable transport generally. The National Transport Authority (NTA) is responsible for the development and implementation of public transport and active travel infrastructure,...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (13 Jul 2021)

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 operation of public transport services. The issue raised is a matter for Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII) in conjunction with the Luas operator Transdev, and I have forwarded the Deputy's question to TII for direct...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Staff (13 Jul 2021)

Eamon Ryan: Railway accident investigators provide a key service in supporting passenger safety. The projected costs requested are set out below based on the following assumptions: 1. Start date of 1stAugust 2021  2. Starting at the first point of the PPC pay scale 3. The allowance payable to the post is an on-call allowance on same basis as current serving staff members in the grade 4. The basic...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (13 Jul 2021)

Eamon Ryan: As Minister for Transport I have responsibility for overall policy and securing 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...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (13 Jul 2021)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 244 and 245 together. I welcome the National Transport Authority’s recent publication of the ‘Bus Network Redesign Choices Report’ and launch of public consultation in relation to BusConnects Cork. I am committed to improving public transport services and infrastructure in Cork and the progress now seen on developing BusConnects...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Legal Cases (13 Jul 2021)

Eamon Ryan: The information requested is being collated by my officials and will be forwarded to the Deputy within 10 working days.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (13 Jul 2021)

Eamon Ryan: As Minister for Transport, I have responsibility for policy and overall funding in relation to public transport but am not involved in its day-to-day operations.  The National Transport Authority (NTA) has statutory responsibility for regulating fares charged by public transport operators. I have, therefore, forwarded the Deputy's question to the NTA for...