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- Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Cybersecurity Policy (20 Jun 2023)
Eamon Ryan: Cyber security, the protection of our IT systems, data services and communication networks, is vitally important to our economy and society. Disruption to our systems and personal data breaches are not only very expensive, they undermine trust and confidence in digital services and their providers. It is the Government’s role to develop policy and strategies which ensure Ireland can...
- Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Inland Fisheries (20 Jun 2023)
Eamon Ryan: The issue raised by the Deputy is an operational matter for Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) in which neither I nor my Department have any function. IFI has established a specific email address for queries from Oireachtas members so that queries can be addressed promptly, in line with IFI’s objective to deliver services to the highest standards. The email address is...
- Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Sustainable Development Goals (20 Jun 2023)
Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 153 and 154 together. Leaving no-one behind is Ireland’s 2023 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) focus and the inspiration for the development of Ireland’s second Voluntary National Review (VNR) which I look forward to delivering at the United Nations High-Level Political Forum in July. This focus runs throughout the entire report as we...
- Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Budgets (20 Jun 2023)
Eamon Ryan: The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the table attached.
- Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Data (20 Jun 2023)
Eamon Ryan: In September 2010, the Carbon Revenue Levy Account was established by the Commission for Regulation of Utilities (CRU), as provided for under the Electricity Regulation (Amendment)(Carbon Levy) Act 2010. The Electricity Regulation (Amendment) (Carbon Revenue Levy) Act 2010, Section 40M, subsection (3), states: "(3) The Minister [for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources] may...
- Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: International Agreements (20 Jun 2023)
Eamon Ryan: The national contribution for Ireland to the Budget of the Energy Charter Secretariat for the financial year 2023 is €44, 628. Ireland has not paid this contribution yet.
- Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Waste Management (20 Jun 2023)
Eamon Ryan: The Circular Economy and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, which was enacted in 2022, makes provision for the introduction of a Waste Recovery Levy which, when implemented, will deliver on the commitment made in the Waste Action Plan for a Circular Economy to introduce a Waste Recovery Levy. This measure is intended to encourage higher value waste management practices by moving material...
- Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Sustainable Development Goals (20 Jun 2023)
Eamon Ryan: I am aware of this report which builds on a chapter that Coalition 2030 were invited to contribute to Ireland’s 2023 Voluntary National Review (VNR) which I look forward to delivering at the United Nations High-Level Political Forum in July. The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are a significant and ambitious framework. A...
- Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (20 Jun 2023)
Eamon Ryan: In relation to the premises referred to in this Question and following on from the reply given to Question no. 216 of 21 March 2023, a detailed analysis undertaken by the Department’s technical team has confirmed that the premises referred to in the question is not currently capable of obtaining high-speed broadband through commercial means. This premises had to go under a...
- Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Environmental Policy (20 Jun 2023)
Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 161 and 162 together. Geothermal Energy holds the potential to deliver secure, reliable, cost-effective renewable energy to heat and cool buildings, provide heat for industrial processes, and potentially generate power. Geothermal energy is “the heat beneath our feet” and has a significant role to play in how we decarbonise our energy...
- Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: State Bodies (20 Jun 2023)
Eamon Ryan: In 2009, the Government approved the taking of a special dividend from ESB and the then Commission for Energy Regulation (CER), now the Commission for Regulation of Utilities (CRU), was tasked with implementing this decision through the mechanism of the network tariffs. It is important to note that the CRU was established as an independent statutory regulator by the Electricity Regulation...
- Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: State Bodies (20 Jun 2023)
Eamon Ryan: When Circular 25/2016 was issued it was brought to the attention of all bodies under the aegis of my Department. My officials have also written to all relevant Bodies in the interim, most recently in February this year, to remind them of their obligations under the Circular. However, I have no role in assessing the level of compliance in the bodies and as such, I do not have details of...
- Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Schemes (20 Jun 2023)
Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 165 and 166 together. In November 2021, the Deposit Return Scheme Regulations (S.I. No 599 of 2021) were signed. Under these Regulations, it is the responsibility of producers to establish and operate a Deposit Return Scheme (DRS), to be funded by the following:Registration fees set by the approved body,Producer fees set by the approved body,Unredeemed...
- Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Inland Fisheries (20 Jun 2023)
Eamon Ryan: It was proposed at the ACCI meeting held on 25 July 2022 that the next meeting of ACCI would be convened in September 2022. In the intervening period, ACCI had made a request for support funding to be made available to ACCI members and, in light of same, it was agreed to hold the next meeting of ACCI after the Estimates and Budgetary processes were completed. The intention was to reconvene...
- Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Inland Fisheries (20 Jun 2023)
Eamon Ryan: Bye-Law No. 840 of 2008 (Conservation of Trout in Western Lakes) specifically addresses the concerns received by the then Western Regional Fisheries Board (WRFB) from angling stakeholders regarding the over-exploitation of trout in the Western Lakes and its tributaries. At that time, conservation measures had been introduced to limit the number and size of fish of other species that...
- Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Pension Provisions (20 Jun 2023)
Eamon Ryan: On 9 March 2023 An Post wrote to my Department seeking consent to the second phase of their current pay agreement which provides for a 2% increase in pay from 1st January 2023. In addition to this, on foot of a recent Labour Court decision, An Post also wrote to my Department on 9 March seeking approval to make increases to pensions in payment and deferred pensions of a 5% increase from 1...
- Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Compulsory Purchase Orders (20 Jun 2023)
Eamon Ryan: Departmental records indicate a proposition, from 2006, regarding the proposed purchase of the fishery by the Northern Regional Fisheries Board (NRFB), a predecessor of Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI), from the fishery owner. The proposal did not proceed beyond a preliminary stage and discussions. Ultimately the fishery owner did not consent to the sale. I am advised by IFI that an...
- Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Reviews (20 Jun 2023)
Eamon Ryan: The Strategic Rail Review is being undertaken in cooperation with the Department for Infrastructure in Northern Ireland. It will inform the development of the railway sector on the Island of Ireland over the coming decades. The Review is considering the future of the rail network with regard to the following ambitions: improving sustainable connectivity between the major cities (including...
- Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety (20 Jun 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 planning, design and construction of individual national roads is a matter for Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII), in conjunction with the local authorities...
- Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Tolls (20 Jun 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, the setting of tolls is a statutory function of Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII). As such, there is no formal consultative role for me as Minister in relation to tolls. The "maximum toll" for each tolled scheme is set...