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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (11 Jul 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 the planning and development of public transport infrastructure, including the upgrade works at Galway Ceannt Station. Noting the NTA's responsibility in this matter and the specific issues raised by the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (11 Jul 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 the return of the catering trolley on the Galway to Dublin train services is a matter for Irish Rail. Therefore, I have referred the Deputy's question to...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (11 Jul 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, nor do I have a role in the provision of coach parking for private bus operators. The provision of coach parking for private bus operators, including decisions regarding the hours of operation, is a...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (11 Jul 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: Rail Network (11 Jul 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 the number of passengers on the Cork to Mallow rail route by month, day, and time of day is a matter for Irish Rail. Therefore, I have referred the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (11 Jul 2024)

Eamon Ryan: Under the Road Safety Authority Act 2006, the Road Safety Authority (RSA) has statutory responsibility for Driver Testing Service and the provision of test centres. As such, I have referred the Deputy's questions to the RSA for direct, detailed reply. I would ask the Deputy to contact my office if a response has not been received within ten days. Pending this more detailed response, I am...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (11 Jul 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 (11 Jul 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 the potential for extending services to include passenger services along the Navan to Drogheda rail line is a matter for Irish Rail, in conjunction with the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (11 Jul 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 services and the...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Job Creation (9 Sep 2024)

Eamon Ryan: The transition to a low-carbon future is not only an imperative but also a major opportunity for Ireland. By embracing innovative technologies, investing in renewable energy sources, and fostering collaboration across sectors, Ireland can pave the way toward both an environmentally and economically sustainable future. Ireland’s current targets regarding solar energy, onshore wind,...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Schemes (9 Sep 2024)

Eamon Ryan: In recent years, the Warmer Homes Scheme has delivered a greater volume of deeper and more complex upgrades. This is reflected in the average cost of upgrades which have seen an almost tenfold increase from €2,600 in 2015 to approximately €25,806 in 2024. These deeper upgrades mean that more lower income homeowners are benefitting significantly from free upgrades providing...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Public Sector Pensions (9 Sep 2024)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 76, 87, 99 to 101, inclusive, and 107 together. In relation to the revaluation of deferred benefits under the An Post Superannuation Scheme, my Department provided a response to the relevant Department on 12th August 2024, following consultation with An Post. Under section 46 of the Postal and Telecommunications Services Act 1983, the Minister for the...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Recycling Policy (9 Sep 2024)

Eamon Ryan: The Waste Action Plan for a Circular Economy (WAPCE), Ireland’s National Waste Policy for the period 2020 to 2025, sets out an overall policy and regulatory approach to support improved waste performance in Ireland. A number of measures outlined in the WAPCE have already been successfully introduced, including the following:The revision of the list of material accepted in the missed...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Infrastructure (9 Sep 2024)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 81 to 83, inclusive, and 128 together. The Electricity Storage Policy Framework for Ireland was published on my departments website on Thursday the 4th of July. The Policy Framework addresses the role of grid-scale electricity storage on the grid network in the immediate and near term, outlining the present roles, technical processes, market positions and...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Infrastructure (9 Sep 2024)

Eamon Ryan: This Government intentionally follows a ‘Technology neutral’ approach to electricity storage systems. This means that this Government neither favours nor discourages one technology over another. The Government believes that in order to achieve Ireland’s electricity transition to renewable energy, electricity storage systems will be required to provide services of...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Environmental Policy (9 Sep 2024)

Eamon Ryan: My Department is responsible for national policy on environmental noise. The European Communities (Environmental Noise) Regulations 2018 (which transpose Directive 2002/49/EC on the assessment and management of environmental noise, as amended by Directive (EU) 2015/996) requires Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII) and local authorities to undertake strategic noise mapping every five years...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Reports (9 Sep 2024)

Eamon Ryan: Draft reports, referred to in the Question, have now been submitted to my Department. These will be reviewed by Geological Survey Ireland, a division within my Department, and the National Parks and Wildlife Service of the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage shortly with a view to making them publicly available in quarter 4 of 2024.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Infrastructure (9 Sep 2024)

Eamon Ryan: On 12 July 2023, the Council of the European Union adopted new regulation (2023/1542) to strengthen sustainability rules for batteries and waste batteries. EU Regulation 2023/1542 “Concerning batteries and waste batteries” amends EU Directive 2008/98 and Regulation (EU) 2019/1020 and repeals EU Directive 2006/66/E “On batteries and accumulators and waste batteries and...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Renewable Energy Generation (9 Sep 2024)

Eamon Ryan: Ireland has made considerable progress in decarbonising our electricity sector over the last decade, with a major reason for this being the construction of renewable generation sources and their successful integration onto the electricity grid. Over the last ten years, Ireland’s wind energy output has increased by 157%. DECC do not hold information on the breakdown of the percentage of...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Renewable Energy Generation (9 Sep 2024)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 92 to 98, inclusive, together. The National Hydrogen Strategy was published in July 2023 and is our first major policy statement on renewable hydrogen and marks an important first step in developing an indigenous hydrogen industry in Ireland. The Strategy sets out sets out our strategic vision for the role that hydrogen will play in Ireland’s energy...