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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Language (6 Jul 2023)

Eamon Ryan: The Department of Transport is committed to providing access to its services in Irish. The Department of Transport provides several services directly to the public, including the collection of motor tax and the processing of applications for, and granting of, road transport operator licences. Anyone who wishes to avail of the department's services through Irish can do so. Our websites are...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (6 Jul 2023)

Eamon Ryan: As the Deputy may be aware, the Infrastructure Manager Multi Annual Contract (IMMAC) is the framework through which Exchequer investment is made in the protection and renewal of our railway infrastructure. This includes the rail line between Limerick and Athenry, which runs through County Clare. This is the fourth year of the current five-year IMMAC programme from 2020 to 2024. Over the...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Traffic Management (12 Jul 2023)

Eamon Ryan: I thank the Senator for raising what is a very important issue for the county of Kildare and the people in the town of Naas, but it also allows me to outline some of the work we are doing on these pathfinder projects and why they have been introduced. As the Senator said, 35 projects have been agreed with a wide application. We went to every county council and asked them to come forward...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Traffic Management (12 Jul 2023)

Eamon Ryan: I have it here.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Traffic Management (12 Jul 2023)

Eamon Ryan: I absolutely agree with the Senator. It is time for action. The exact cost will obviously have to be set out. That was an indicative amount. It could be less. It depends on how the project is staged. Works, as I said, have to be completed by the end of 2025 to qualify. The funding is available. That political commitment in the use of the climate fund is absolutely clear and certain....

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Traffic Management (12 Jul 2023)

Eamon Ryan: We will have to act very fast here. As I said, we have regular meetings of our sustainable mobility task force reviewing each and every project and if one does fall out of a credible timeline, we will reallocate the funding. I hope that does not happen.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Departmental Schemes (12 Jul 2023)

Eamon Ryan: I thank Senator Chambers for addressing a really important issue. Because of our climate targets, we have to retrofit all those homes below the B2 rating. That amounts to approximately 1.5 million homes. We estimate we will do it, according to the plan, decade by decade. In this first decade, it will involve half a million homes and the installation of 400,000 heat pumps. Heat pumps are...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Departmental Schemes (12 Jul 2023)

Eamon Ryan: I do not disagree with what the Senator has said. We will continue to revise and review, as I said. I have two points to make. The reason we are seeing the numbers of completed works grow dramatically is that the cost of fuel remains very high by historical comparisons. The advantage of investing in the home is that it brings down fuel bills and improves the value of the house. Houses...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Policies (11 Jul 2023)

Eamon Ryan: My Department has no function in relation to the regulation of the human cremation process. The power to make regulations in relation to this process rests with the Department of Housing Local Government and Heritage under Planning legislation and Section 47 the Local Government (Sanitary Services) Act. Crematoria are not currently a licensable activity under the Air Pollution Act (1987)...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Broadband Infrastructure (11 Jul 2023)

Eamon Ryan: The premises referred to in the Question is located in the BLUE area on the NBP High-Speed Broadband Map which is available on my Department's website at www.broadband.gov.ie. BLUE areas are not included in the State intervention area covered by the National Broadband Plan as commercial operators are already providing high-speed broadband or have indicated future plans to do so. My Department...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Staff (11 Jul 2023)

Eamon Ryan: The information requested by the deputy is outlined in the table below: Name Position Current Salary Scale Paul Kenny Policy Adviser to Minister Ryan paul.kenny@decc.gov.ie John McDonald Policy Adviser to Minister Ryan johnmcdonald@transport.gov.ie Edel Hackett Press Adviser to...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Electricity Generation (11 Jul 2023)

Eamon Ryan: The Commission of Regulation of Utilities which has statutory responsibility to ensure security of supply, has the duty to monitor electricity supplies and to take such measures as it considers necessary to protect the security of supply. It is assisted in its role by EirGrid, the electricity transmission system operator, and my Department. The CRU currently has a programme of actions...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Postcode System (11 Jul 2023)

Eamon Ryan: Eircodes are assigned to new property addresses using a valid postal address and verified geo-locations. All postal addresses, geographical addresses and geo-locations are provided to Eircode from authoritative sources, namely An Post and Tailte Éireann (Formerly Ordnance Survey Ireland) through their subsidiary company An Post GeoDirectory. An Post collects information on all new and...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (11 Jul 2023)

Eamon Ryan: The Question refers to a premises located in the AMBER area on the National Broadband Plan (NBP) High Speed Broadband Map which is available on my Department's website www.broadband.gov.ie. The AMBER area represents the area to be served by the network to be deployed under the NBP State led intervention. I am advised by National Broadband Ireland (NBI) that, as of 30 June 2023, 154,437...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Postal Services (11 Jul 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: Departmental Data (11 Jul 2023)

Eamon Ryan: My Department does not, and never has operated a barter account for the provision of goods and services. The information sought by the Deputy regarding the agencies under the aegis of my Department is an operational matter for each agency. I will request the relevant bodies to reply directly to the Deputy with the information requested in respect of their organisation.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Cybersecurity Policy (11 Jul 2023)

Eamon Ryan: The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), which is a unit within my Department, is the lead Government agency for cyber security including coordination of the national response to major cyber security incidents. The NCSC was established by a Government decision in 2011 and its mandate is set out in the National Cyber Security Strategy published in 2019. The Computer Security Incident...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Postcode System (11 Jul 2023)

Eamon Ryan: Capita Business Support Services Ireland, trading as Eircode, assigns Eircodes to new property addresses using a valid postal address and verified geo-locations. An Post collects information on all new and existing buildings, as well as changes to existing addresses and Tailte Éireann (formerly Ordnance Survey Ireland) solely provide the geo-locations (latitude and longitude) for all...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Electricity Grid (11 Jul 2023)

Eamon Ryan: Responsibility for the regulation of the electricity market is a matter for the Commission for Regulation of Utilities (CRU) which 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 the enactment of the Electricity Regulation Act, 1999 and subsequent...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Brexit Supports (11 Jul 2023)

Eamon Ryan: An Post, via my Department, successfully submitted an application for funding from the Brexit Adjustment Reserve (BAR) in relation to the management of EU Customs and VAT requirements applying to all An Post UK traffic following the withdrawal of the UK from the EU. This important change in international trade has had a significant negative impact on the postal sector in Ireland. Brexit also...