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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Service Obligation (18 Jan 2024)

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 Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Funding (18 Jan 2024)

Eamon Ryan: The improvement and maintenance of regional and local roads is the statutory responsibility of each local authority, in accordance with the provisions of Section 13 of the Roads Act 1993. Works on those roads are funded from local authorities' own resources supplemented by State road grants. The initial selection and prioritisation of works to be funded is a matter for each local authority. ...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (18 Jan 2024)

Eamon Ryan: In accordance with the provisions of Section 13 of the Roads Act 1993, each local authority has statutory responsibility for the improvement and maintenance of their regional and local roads. Works on those roads are funded from local authorities' own resources and are supplemented by State Road grants. Of these grants, the vast majority (approximately 90%) are targeted at the maintenance and...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (18 Jan 2024)

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: Rail Network (18 Jan 2024)

Eamon Ryan: As Minister of Transport, I have responsibility for policy and overall funding of public transport. The feasibility of extending the platform at Killarney Railway Station is a matter for Iarnród Éireann in the first instance. In view of the Iarnród Éireann's responsibility in this matter, I have referred the Deputy's question to it for direct reply. Please contact my...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (18 Jan 2024)

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 decisions in relation to these services in...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (18 Jan 2024)

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 decisions in relation to these services in...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Nuclear Plants (17 Jan 2024)

Eamon Ryan: Officials from my Department and from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) most recently visited the Sellafield site in July 2023. A similar visit took place in July 2022 and another is planned for later this year. These visits are an important opportunity for my officials and the EPA to see at first hand the decommissioning operations now underway at the various individual facilities at...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Conservation (17 Jan 2024)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 54 and 141 together. The Climate Action Plan and National Retrofit Plan set ambitious 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. The SEAI advises that heat pump heating systems...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Fisheries Protection (17 Jan 2024)

Eamon Ryan: In December of each year a suite of secondary legislation – including the Wild Salmon and Sea Trout Tagging Scheme Regulations (WSSTTSRs) – is made by my Department to set out the fisheries management regime for the following year. This is based on the individual annual assessments of Ireland's salmon rivers carried out by the independent Technical Expert Group on Salmon (TEGOS)...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Conservation (17 Jan 2024)

Eamon Ryan: The Warmer Homes Scheme delivers free energy upgrades for eligible homeowners in low-income households who are most at risk of energy poverty. Since the start of the scheme in 2000, over 150,000 free upgrades have been supported by the scheme. The objective of the scheme is to make eligible homes warmer, healthier and cheaper to run by providing suitable energy efficiency upgrades from the...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Expenditure (17 Jan 2024)

Eamon Ryan: The total allocation for SEAI residential and community energy upgrade schemes in 2022 was €321.495 million. This includes funding from the Vote, the Energy Efficiency National Fund and a deferred surrender. Of this amount, total expenditure by SEAI on residential/community energy upgrade schemes was over €200 million with a capital spend of €192.6 million. This capital...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Data (17 Jan 2024)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 58 to 60, inclusive, 72, 92 and 93 together. The Climate Action Plan and National Retrofit Plan set ambitious 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...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Data (17 Jan 2024)

Eamon Ryan: The Climate Action Plan and National Retrofit Plan set ambitious 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. Retrofitting fossil fuel heated homes and replacing the heating systems with heat pumps and renewable...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Conservation (17 Jan 2024)

Eamon Ryan: The Climate Action Plan and National Retrofit Plan set ambitious 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. The 2021 report of the Expert Group on Future Skills Needs titled ‘Skills for Zero...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Schemes (17 Jan 2024)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 63 and 67 together. The Climate Action Fund, which is administered by my Department, is providing funding to the Department of Education for the Schools Photovoltaic Programme. The Department of Education is managing the programme and has made detailed guidance documentation for schools and contractors available on the gov.ie website. Schools applying for...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Wind Energy Guidelines (17 Jan 2024)

Eamon Ryan: In the coming years, a significant number of onshore wind turbines are expected to reach the end of their service life. Approximately 90% of a turbine's components are made of steel or iron material, which is readily recyclable. However, wind turbine blades do represent a challenge, as current designs cannot be melted or re-moulded. The Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland participates...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Conservation (17 Jan 2024)

Eamon Ryan: My Department funds a number of grant schemes, administered by the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) to support homeowners to improve the energy efficiency of their properties. SEAI advise that it is open to owners and non-corporate landlords of pre-1940 homes to apply for any of its grant supported schemes. However, the retrofit of traditional buildings is a complex issue...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Wind Energy Generation (17 Jan 2024)

Eamon Ryan: The Climate Action Plan 2023 commits to achieving at least 5GW of installed offshore wind capacity by 2030. To achieve this target and Ireland’s long-term plan to deliver 20GW by 2040 and at least 37GW by 2050, Government has adopted a phased approach to offshore renewable energy development in Ireland. Phase One is intended to deliver the maximum competitively procured offshore...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Waste Management (17 Jan 2024)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 68 and 69 together. This Department does not provide funding directly to schools to purchase waste management infrastructure such as bins. It would be expected that all schools would be provided with a three bin collection service (residual, mixed dry recyclables and a "brown bin" for food and organic waste) by their waste collection company. However there...