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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (18 Jun 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 operation and maintenance of individual national roads is a matter for Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII), in conjunction with the local authorities concerned. This...

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

Eamon Ryan: As the Deputy is aware, MetroLink will be a fully segregated and mostly underground new railway line between Swords and Dublin City Centre, the first of its kind in Ireland. It is a key project under the National Development Plan 2021-30. Further to the planning application for MetroLink, the Oral Hearing began on 19th February and ran until 28th March. This process allowed planning...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety (19 Jun 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 operation and management of individual national roads is a matter for Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII), in conjunction with the local authorities concerned. This is...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (19 Jun 2024)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 16, 17, 18 and 19 together. 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 issue raised by the Deputy in relation to increased train services to and from Woodlawn is a matter for Irish Rail. Therefore, I have...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (19 Jun 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: Departmental Bodies (19 Jun 2024)

Eamon Ryan: The Department of Transport has 19 agencies in total, 12 commercial and 7 non-commercial which have either a CEO or Commissioner running the organisation. All CEO/Commissioner contracts under the aegis of my department have terms and conditions based on sanction received from the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform. All CEO salaries and benefits are...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (19 Jun 2024)

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 TFI Local Link and the Connecting...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Sector Pensions (19 Jun 2024)

Eamon Ryan: As the Deputy may be aware, the CIÉ Group is actively engaged in introducing changes to their pension schemes aimed at rectifying the significant deficit in order to meet the statutory Minimum Funding Standard (MFS) required by the Pensions Authority. The changes also aim to sustain the pension schemes into the long-term. Concerning pension increases for CIÉ pensioners, I...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Sustainable Energy Communities (20 Jun 2024)

Eamon Ryan: I will go back and try to check if the Senator can give me further specific details on the particular application for that sports club. My assessment from the material I am getting is that the community energy grant scheme is delivering. Two large projects have already been completed ahead of when they were expected. By mid-June, we have completed 243 homes and 68 non-domestic projects...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Electricity Generation (20 Jun 2024)

Eamon Ryan: The Domestic solar PV grant scheme, as part of the wider Microgeneration Support Scheme, commenced on the 16th February 2022. Domestic applicants, including those in apartments, are eligible to apply to the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) for a grant towards the cost of installing solar PV equipment, up to a maximum of €2,100. To avail of a solar PV grant for...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Wind Energy Generation (20 Jun 2024)

Eamon Ryan: Significant progress has been made across Government towards the delivery of offshore renewable energy during the last three years. The Climate Action Plan 2024 commits to achieving at least 5GW of installed offshore wind capacity by 2030. The Government’s phased approach to offshore wind development involves: a developer-led Phase One, which corresponds to the first offshore...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (20 Jun 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 responsibility for the regulation of fares charged to passengers in respect of public transport services provided under public service obligation (PSO) contracts....

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Network (20 Jun 2024)

Eamon Ryan: The setting of speed limits is a reserved function of the elected members (Councillors) in each relevant Roads Authority (Council), in this case Kildare County Council. Speed limits are set in accordance with the Speed Limits Guidelines (2015), which is available from www.speedlimits.ie. In addition, the Speed Limits Appeals Procedure was introduced in December 2021 which allows members of...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (20 Jun 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 issue raised by the Deputy in relation to increasing bicycle spaces on trains is a matter for Irish Rail. Therefore, I have referred the Deputy's question to Irish Rail for direct response to the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Seirbhísí Iompair (20 Jun 2024)

Eamon Ryan: Mar Aire Iompair tá freagracht agam do bheartas, agus maoiniú ginearálta maidir le hiompar poiblí. Ni bhíonn baint agam, áfach, le hoibríochtaí Iompair Phoiblí ó lá go lá. Tá an tÚdarás Náisiúnta Iompair freagrach as rialúchán a dhéanamh ar na táillí a ghearrtar ar...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Córas Iompair Éireann (20 Jun 2024)

Eamon Ryan: Regarding the the portion of the Deputy's question pertaining to exchequer funding, this would be a decision for Government, taking into consideration the possible wider implications for all other commercial semi-state bodies. In relation to the 1951 pension Scheme, CIÉ has prepared and submitted draft S.I.s to give effect to Labour Court recommendations for the 1951 Scheme, as passed...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (20 Jun 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: Road Projects (20 Jun 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: Bus Services (20 Jun 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...

Select Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications (Further Revised Estimate) (25 Jun 2024)

Eamon Ryan: I thank the committee for the opportunity to present the 2024 Further Revised Estimates for programmes A, B and C of the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications. The further Revised Estimate was required due to the recent transfer of marine planning-related functions from the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, to my Department. These functions include...