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Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Conservation (31 Jan 2023)

Eamon Ryan: The Communities Energy Grant is part of the Government's National Retrofit Programme aimed at upgrading building stock and facilities to high standards of energy efficiency and renewable energy usage, thereby reducing fossil fuel usage, energy costs and greenhouse gas emissions. The Grant supports cross-sectoral and community-oriented partnership approaches that deliver energy savings to a...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (31 Jan 2023)

Eamon Ryan: It is clear that in order to meet our 50% emissions abatement target and to comply with the transport sector’s emissions ceilings over two carbon budget periods to 2030, we cannot afford any reduction in the ambition of any of the elements of our decarbonisation pathway set out in Climate Action Plan 2023. Passenger cars account for approximately half of all land transport emissions in...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (31 Jan 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 TFI Local link services, and delivering...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Electric Vehicles (31 Jan 2023)

Eamon Ryan: The new target under the Climate Action Plan is to have 30% of our private car fleet switched to electric by 2030 (i.e. 845,000 private EV target).   The key change is instead of simply targeting a minimum number of cars, we are focused more on making a large amount of the overall private car fleet electric. The 2023 Climate Action Plan places electric vehicles within a greater...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Electric Vehicles (31 Jan 2023)

Eamon Ryan: The Department is continuously exploring ways to encourage the uptake of cycling as a mode of transport. The popularity of e-bikes is growing and they serve to encourage an even wider demographic of potential cyclists to choose an active mode of transport over the private car.  I was pleased to see the thresholds for the Cycle to Work scheme increased by the Minister for Finance in...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (31 Jan 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 the planning and development of public transport infrastructure in the Greater Dublin Area, including the BusConnects Dublin programme.  Noting the NTA's responsibility in the matter, I have...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (31 Jan 2023)

Eamon Ryan: The planning and implementation of the A5 upgrade project is the responsibility of the authorities in Northern Ireland.   The funding arrangements in relation to the A5 have been governed by the 2014 Stormont House Agreement and Implementation Plan - A Fresh Start. Under this Agreement the Government is committed to provide funding of £75 million...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Staff (31 Jan 2023)

Eamon Ryan: The appointment of Special Advisers is a matter for each Government Minister, subject to the terms set out in the revised Guidelines for the 2nd phase of the 33rd Dáil. The appointments are also subject to formal Government approval. At this stage, no Special Advisers have been formally appointed to my Department by the Government since the rotation in December 2022. However, the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Network (31 Jan 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: State Bodies (31 Jan 2023)

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 raised by the Deputy regarding the revenue generated from and the costs of the provision of catering services on board Iarnród Éireann intercity rail services is an operational...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (31 Jan 2023)

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 query raised regarding of the number of passengers on the Cork-Mallow Railway line from September 2nd, 2021, to January 24th, 2022, and the numbers from September 2nd, 2022, to January 24th,...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Official Travel (31 Jan 2023)

Eamon Ryan: This Department is committed to reducing the need for unnecessary business travel and encouraging the use of more sustainable forms of transport across our operations through our Green Travel policy. Our main objective is to reduce the number of trips undertaken for business purposes while maintaining the effectiveness in delivering the Department’s business objectives. The table below...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (31 Jan 2023)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 209 and 210 together. 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 in the Greater Dublin Area (GDA), including the DART+ Programme and its constituent...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (31 Jan 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 the planning and development of public transport infrastructure in the Greater Dublin Area (GDA), including the DART+ Programme and its constituent projects, which includes DART+ Coastal South. The NTA also has...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (31 Jan 2023)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 212 and 222 together. As the deputy may be aware, the DART+ programme intends to triple the amount of electrified track in the Greater Dublin Area from 50km to 150km, resulting in a lower carbon and higher capacity system, with electrified passenger services running to Maynooth, Hazelhatch, Drogheda, and Greystones. Last November the Government...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (31 Jan 2023)

Eamon Ryan: The Regional Spatial and Economic Strategy for the Eastern and Midland Region sets out that the Eastern and Midland Regional Assembly will work with the National Transport Authority (NTA) and relevant local authorities to prepare local transport plans for selected settlements including Arklow and Wicklow-Rathnew. The NTA, in conjunction with Transport Infrastructure Ireland, has...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (31 Jan 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 the planning and development of public transport infrastructure in the Greater Dublin Area, including any feasibility study on the re-opening of Avoca train station. Noting the NTA's responsibility in the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (31 Jan 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 the planning and development of public transport infrastructure in the Greater Dublin Area, including the BusConnects Dublin programme. Noting the NTA's responsibility in the matter, I have referred the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (31 Jan 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 the Rural Transport Programme...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (31 Jan 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 the Rural Transport Programme...