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Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Bodies (21 Sep 2023)

Eamon Ryan: Awaiting reply from Department.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Reports (21 Sep 2023)

Eamon Ryan: Awaiting reply from Department.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Air Quality (21 Sep 2023)

Eamon Ryan: The national air quality monitoring stations are operated, maintained, and monitored by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Ambient Air Quality Monitoring Programme. My Department has provided funding for a significant upgrade to the network in recent years, and as a consequence the number of monitoring stations has increased from 29 in 2017 to 114 today. The expansion will be...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Bodies (21 Sep 2023)

Eamon Ryan: I refer the Deputy to my reply to PQ 34985/23 and 34986/23 of 13 July, which outlined benefit-in-kind payments and any other benefits for CEOs of Commercial and non-Commercial agencies under the aegis of the Department of Transport. The information requested by the Deputy is retained by the agencies and I have referred your question to them for a direct reply. Please advise my private...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (21 Sep 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 the provision of bus stops and bus shelters nationwide. Noting the NTA's responsibility in the matter, I have referred the Deputy's...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Policy (21 Sep 2023)

Eamon Ryan: As Minister for Transport, I have responsibility for policy and overall funding in relation to 'open' public transport services including in rural areas. 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...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (21 Sep 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 the provision of bus stops and bus shelters nationwide. Noting the NTA's responsibility in the matter, I have referred the Deputy's...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (21 Sep 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 concerned....

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (21 Sep 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 concerned....

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (21 Sep 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 delivering the Connecting Ireland Rural...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (21 Sep 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 delivering the Connecting Ireland Rural...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (21 Sep 2023)

Eamon Ryan: As 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 National Transport Authority (NTA) has statutory responsibility for securing the provision of public passenger transport services nationally and for the scheduling and timetabling of these services in...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Inland Fisheries (27 Sep 2023)

Eamon Ryan: Ireland manages salmon stocks on an individual river basis, taking account of the minimum number of adult fish required to maintain a healthy and sustainable population in the individual river. If no surplus is available, no commercial quota is established. I have been advised by IFI that Conservation Limits for the river Feale has not been achieved to facilitate responsible harvest,...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Environmental Policy (27 Sep 2023)

Eamon Ryan: The Climate Action Plan recognises the importance of Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) as a developing means of mitigating emissions from hard to abate activities. Several Irish assessment studies on the issue have been conducted in recent years - SEAI, 2008:"Assessment of the Potential for Geological Storage of CO2for the Island of Ireland";EPA, 2010:"An Assessment of the Potential for...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Conservation (27 Sep 2023)

Eamon Ryan: Eligibility for theWarmer Homes Scheme (Fully Funded Energy Upgrade Scheme) is linked to a number of Department of Social Protection (DSP) payments. Priority is then given to those living in theworst performing homes, with Building Energy Ratings of E, F or G. These criteria are in place with theaim of targeting thesupport to those on most in need and living in theleast efficient homes, so...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Policy (27 Sep 2023)

Eamon Ryan: The proceeds from the temporary solidarity contribution will be collected by the Revenue Commissioners and remitted to the exchequer. A Government decision will be made on the distribution of the temporary solidarity contribution in the context of Budget 2024. Council Regulation (EU) 2022/1854 requires the proceeds from the temporary solidarity contribution to be distributed in line with the...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Policy (27 Sep 2023)

Eamon Ryan: On 17 July 2023, the Energy (Windfall Gains in the Energy Sector) (Temporary Solidarity Contribution) Act 2023 passed through the Houses of the Oireachtas and was signed into law by the President. In accordance with Council Regulation 2022/1854, the Act introduces a temporary solidarity contribution to fossil fuel companies on earned unexpected surplus profits (“windfall gains”)...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Electricity Generation (27 Sep 2023)

Eamon Ryan: Scenario analysis of the potential revenue from the application of the cap on market revenues was carried out in Q1 2023 and estimated a range of between €80 and €150 million could be raised from the measure. It is important to note however that these estimates reflected the range of uncertainty in the energy markets at that time. The model’s methodology was based on...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Electricity Generation (27 Sep 2023)

Eamon Ryan: The Commission of Regulation of Utilities (CRU) 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...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (27 Sep 2023)

Eamon Ryan: As 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 question raised by the deputy in relation to how many Bus Éireann and Dublin Bus services have failed to arrive over the past year; if he will detail the top-ten worst Bus Éireann and...