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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Greenways Provision (30 May 2023)

Eamon Ryan: As Minister for Transport, I have responsibility for overall policy and exchequer funding in relation to Greenways. The planning, design and construction of individual Greenways is a matter for Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII), in conjunction with the local authorities concerned. In this context, TII is best placed to advise you on the status of this project. Noting the above...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (30 May 2023)

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, for example Irish Rail...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Electric Vehicles (30 May 2023)

Eamon Ryan: Electric vehicles (EVs) are a prominent transport mitigation measure in the 2023 Climate Action Planand Ireland has set an ambitious target of 945,000 EVs on our roads by 2030. This target is challenging but indicates the scale of the transformation that is needed across all sectors if Ireland is to achieve its climate targets in the coming years. As the Deputy will be aware, a comprehensive...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Network (30 May 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 national roads is a matter for Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII), in conjunction with the local authorities concerned. This is also...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Commission for the Regulation of Utilities (31 May 2023)

Eamon Ryan: The Commission for Regulation of Utilities (CRU) is an independent regulator, accountable to a committee of the Oireachtas and not the Minister. The CRU was assigned responsibility for the regulation of the Irish electricity sector, following enactment if the Electricity Regulation Act 1999 and subsequent legislation. While CRU is financed by means of a levy on regulated entities, it must...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Renewable Energy Generation (31 May 2023)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 9, 10, 13, 14, 15 and 16 together. I propose to take the above PQs together as the requested data is interrelated. The data provided below relates exclusively to the Domestic Solar PV scheme. The Microgeneration Support Scheme (MSS) was approved by Government on 21 December 2021, to support Ireland’s ambitious targets for micro-generation installations,...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Wind Energy Generation (31 May 2023)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 11 and 12 together. With approximately 4,400 MW of onshore wind generation capacity at the end of 2022, Ireland is in the top five globally for installed wind power capacity per capita. In order to build on this success and increase wind and solar generation on the grid, my Department is delivering a regular programme of auctions under the Renewable...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Electricity Supply Board (31 May 2023)

Eamon Ryan: There is both EU and domestic law available at the links below in relation to this matter. The relevant EU legislation is – Directive 2019/944 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 5 June 2019 on common rules for the internal market for electricity and amending Directive 2012/27/EU (recast) Specifically Article 35 of the Directive relates to unbundling of DSOs ...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Inland Fisheries (31 May 2023)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 18 and 19 together. Salmon stocks in each of Ireland’s more than 140 salmon rivers are assessed annually by the independent Technical Expert Group on Salmon (TEGOS) based on each rivers conservation limit (CL) - the number of adult spawning salmon required to ensure a healthy stock above safe biological limits. These assessments support Inland...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Waste Management (31 May 2023)

Eamon Ryan: The National Waste Collection Permit Office (NWCPO) processes waste collection permit applications and review applications for all local authorities. It maintains the Waste Collection Permit register, revokes Waste Collection Permits as appropriate, and provides data reports to relevant stakeholders- including enforcement authorities where required. Questions in relation to the number of...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Waste Management (31 May 2023)

Eamon Ryan: A Price Monitoring Group (PMG) was established in mid-2017 to monitor the cost of residential waste collection to households in Ireland and to report on pricing trends. The Group operated from September 2017 to December 2020. The Group was chaired by Frank Conway, an independent consumer expert. It included representatives from: Officials from the Waste Policy & Resource Efficiency...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Data (31 May 2023)

Eamon Ryan: The Climate Action Plan includes targets to retrofit the equivalent of 500,000 homes to a Building Energy Rating (BER) of B2/cost optimal and the installation of 400,000 heat pumps in existing homes to replace older, less efficient heating systems by end-2030. To promote and incentivise the achievement of these targets, last year, the Government launched a package of significantly enhanced...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Data Centres (31 May 2023)

Eamon Ryan: In July 2022, the Government published a new statement on the role of data centres in Ireland’s enterprise strategy. The statement addresses sustainable data centre development to align with Ireland’s renewable energy targets, security of supply, sectoral green house gas emissions and climate priorities. The goal of this policy is to ensure the positive benefits for...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Funding (31 May 2023)

Eamon Ryan: The Irish Environmental Network (IEN) is an independent umbrella organisation for environmental NGOs with its own corporate governance structures. The distribution and allocation of funding to its members is decided by the IEN. I have approved the allocation of €2.55 million in funding to the IEN from the Environment Fund for 2023. This represents an increase of €450,000 on...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Waste Management (31 May 2023)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 25 to 33, inclusive, together. The Waste Action Plan for a Circular Economy, published in September 2020, contains some 200 measures which will be delivered on a phased basis over the 5-year lifetime of the plan, including a number of measures which specifically address the need to empower households and businesses through better consumer protection,...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Taxi Regulations (31 May 2023)

Eamon Ryan: The Advisory Committee on Small Public Service Vehicles (SPSVs), also known as the Taxi Advisory Committee, was established under the Taxi Regulation Act 2013 to provide both the Minister and the NTA with advice in relation to small public service vehicles and their drivers. The Committee is the primary forum for dealing with issues affecting the sector and many of the measures taken to date...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (31 May 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 responsibility for the planning and development of public transport infrastructure, including ticketing and technology projects. Noting the NTA's responsibility in the matter, I have referred the Deputy's question to the NTA for a...

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

Eamon Ryan: The Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021 passed the final stages of the Seanad on 24 May and is due to return for the final Report back to the Dáil in mid-June. It is expected that the Bill will be signed into law towards the end of June 2023. Work on commencement orders has begun. The anti-social use of scramblers and quads is a complex problem and involves both legislation coming...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Water Pollution (1 Jun 2023)

Eamon Ryan: As Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications, I have no function or responsibility in respect of this matter. The EPA is an independent public body established under the Environmental Protection Agency Act 1992 and is entirely independent in the exercise of its functions.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (1 Jun 2023)

Eamon Ryan: The High Speed Broadband Map, which is available at www.broadband.gov.ie, shows the areas included in the National Broadband Plan (NBP) State led intervention as well as areas targeted by commercial operators. The map is colour coded and searchable by address and Eircode. Premises in the AMBER area will be provided with high-speed broadband through the State led Intervention. The BLUE...