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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Ministerial Responsibilities (28 Jun 2022)

Eamon Ryan: There are 11 commercial bodies and 5 non-commercial bodies under the aegis of the Department of Transport.In addition, my department also processes board appointments for 2 organisations under the remit of our agencies, namely the Railway Safety Advisory Council and the Advisory Committee on Small Public Service Vehicles. Information as requested by the Deputy including details of the State...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Taxi Licences (28 Jun 2022)

Eamon Ryan: The regulation of the small public service vehicle (SPSV) sector, including SPSV licensing, is a matter for the independent transport regulator, the National Transport Authority (NTA), under the provisions of the Taxi Regulation Act 2013.   The transfer of licences for Small Public Service Vehicles (SPSVs) is, at present, prohibited under section 14(1) of the Taxi...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Taxi Licences (28 Jun 2022)

Eamon Ryan: The regulation of the small public service vehicle (SPSV) sector, including SPSV licensing, is a matter for the independent transport regulator, the National Transport Authority (NTA), under the provisions of the Taxi Regulation Act 2013.   Accordingly, I have referred your question to the NTA for direct reply to you. Please advise my private office if you do not receive a response...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (28 Jun 2022)

Eamon Ryan: The improvement and maintenance of regional and local roads is the statutory responsibility of each local authority, in accordance with the provisions of Section 13 of the Roads Act 1993. Works on those roads are funded from local authorities' own resources supplemented by State road grants.  My Department has provided grant assistance to Donegal County Council for the planning and...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Data (28 Jun 2022)

Eamon Ryan: The Department of Transport currently has a headcount of 595. Currently all staff attend the office a minimum of 3 days per week, and may work remotely up to a maximum of 2 days per week.   In accordance with the Civil Service Blended Working Framework, published on 31stMarch 2022, my Department has developed its own Blended Working Policy. From 1st July 2022, the Department will...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (28 Jun 2022)

Eamon Ryan: 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 issues raised by the Deputy regarding the public facilities at the railway stations in Carlow and Kilkenny, including wheelchair accessibility and the lifts, are in the first instance an...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Cycling Facilities (28 Jun 2022)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 193 to 196, inclusive, together. The use of e-bikes is proving to be an increasingly popular method of travel, whether for commuting or leisure purposes, and is encouraging more people to choose to cycle. Bearing this in mind, and referencing the commitment by the Government to increase funding to active travel, I can assure the Deputy that all potential...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Cycling Facilities (28 Jun 2022)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 197 and 198 together. As Minister for Transport, I have responsibility for policy and overall funding in relation to cycling and public transport infrastructure. The management of the public bike schemes is a matter for the National Transport Authority (NTA), which works closely with the relevant local authorities. Noting the NTA's role in the matter, I have...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (28 Jun 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 developing an accessible, integrated and sustainable public transport network. The NTA also has national responsibility for integrated local and rural transport, including management of the Rural Transport...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (28 Jun 2022)

Eamon Ryan: 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 expenditure on security personnel by each public transport company is an operational matter for the companies themselves. I have therefore forwarded the Deputy's question to...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (28 Jun 2022)

Eamon Ryan: My Department and the National Transport Authority (NTA) are taking measures to address the issue of the shortage of taxi drivers. Recently the NTA approved an average increase of 12% on taxi fares from 1st September 2022, as proposed in the recent National Maximum Fares Review, which will be the first increase on such fares since 2017. Increasing taxi fares, particularly the premium fare...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (28 Jun 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 securing the provision of public passenger transport services nationally. The NTA also has national responsibility for integrated local and rural transport, including management of the Rural Transport...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Electric Vehicles (28 Jun 2022)

Eamon Ryan: The Government is fully committed to supporting a significant expansion and modernisation of the electric vehicle (EV) charging network over the coming years. A draft national charging infrastructure strategy for the development of EV charging infrastructure, covering the crucial period out to 2025 was published for consultation in March. The draft strategy sets out the government’s...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (28 Jun 2022)

Eamon Ryan: As Minister for Transport I have responsibility for policy and overall funding in relation to public transport. Under the Dublin Transport Authority Act 2008, the National Transport Authority (NTA) has statutory responsibility for promoting the development of an integrated, accessible public transport network. The NTA works with the relevant public transport operators, who have responsibility...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Prices (29 Jun 2022)

Eamon Ryan: Government is acutely aware of the impact of rising energy prices on households. The most immediate factor affecting electricity prices in Ireland and Europe is high international gas prices where we are a price taker. Gas prices are now unprecedentedly high, which feeds directly through to retail electricity prices as the wholesale price of electricity correlates strongly with the price of...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Schemes (29 Jun 2022)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 4 and 5 together. The Electricity Costs (Domestic Electricity Accounts) Emergency Measures Act 2022 established 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. The credit of €176.22 (excluding VAT) is being applied to...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Electricity Supply Board (29 Jun 2022)

Eamon Ryan: The management of connections to the electricity grid is a matter for EirGrid and ESB Networks under rules determined by the Commission for Regulation Utilities (CRU), which is an independent statutory body. This is an operational matter for the Management of ESB Networks and is therefore not a matter in which the Minister has a statutory function.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Bodies (29 Jun 2022)

Eamon Ryan: The Climate Change Advisory Council (CCAC) is an independent advisory body tasked with assessing and advising on how Ireland is making the transition to a low carbon, climate resilient and environmentally sustainable economy by 2050. It was established under the Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Act 2015. The CCAC works to provide contributions in critiquing, informing and shaping...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Climate Action Plan (29 Jun 2022)

Eamon Ryan: Ireland’s Long-term Climate Action Strategy (LTS) is currently being finalised and will be submitted to the European Commission in the coming weeks.Ireland prepared a draft of the LTS in 2019 in line with the then climate ambition set out in Ireland’s Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Act 2015. However, with the Programme for Government commitment to substantially...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Fuel Poverty (29 Jun 2022)

Eamon Ryan: Energy poverty, or fuel poverty is influenced by a person’s income, the energy efficiency of their home, and the cost of the energy they use in their home. The ESRI recently published analysis which indicates that, following the recent sharp increases in energy prices, the share of households that could be at risk of energy poverty has...