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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (2 Oct 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: Road Network (2 Oct 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: Bus Services (2 Oct 2024)

Eamon Ryan: As the Deputy may be aware, BusConnects is a transformative programme of investment in the bus system, providing better bus services across our cities. It is the largest investment in the bus system in the history of the State, and is managed by the National Transport Authority (NTA). New bus services in Dublin are already being delivered, with the first five phases of the Network Redesign...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Bodies (2 Oct 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: Bus Services (2 Oct 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 delivering the Connecting Ireland Rural...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Expenditure (2 Oct 2024)

Eamon Ryan: As Minister for Transport, I have responsibility for overall policy and funding in relation to the national roads programme. Under the Roads Acts 1993-2015, the operation and management of individual national roads is a matter for Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII), in conjunction with the local authorities concerned. Therefore, matters relating to the day to day operations regarding...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (3 Oct 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: Active Travel (3 Oct 2024)

Eamon Ryan: As Minister for Transport, I have responsibility for policy and overall funding in relation to Active Travel. Funding is administered through the National Transport Authority (NTA), who, in partnership with local authorities, have responsibility for the selection and development of specific projects in each local authority area. Noting the role of the NTA in the matter, I have referred...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Active Travel (3 Oct 2024)

Eamon Ryan: As Minister for Transport, I have responsibility for policy and overall funding in relation to Active Travel. Funding is administered through the National Transport Authority (NTA), who, in partnership with local authorities, have responsibility for the selection and development of specific projects in each local authority area. Noting the role of the NTA in the matter, I have referred...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (3 Oct 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: Bus Services (3 Oct 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 query raised by the Deputy is an operational matter for Bus Éireann. I have, therefore, referred the Deputy's question to the company for direct reply. Please advise my private office if you...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Foreshore Issues (8 Oct 2024)

Eamon Ryan: A foreshore licence application was made by Donegal County Council for a pontoon in Ballyshannon, County Donegal on the 8 November 2022. However, this application was formally withdrawn by Donegal County Council on 26th April 2024.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (8 Oct 2024)

Eamon Ryan: The recently published EPA Greenhouse Gas emissions report highlights the very positive 6.8% reduction in emissions from electricity generation in 2023. Overall emissions from the Energy Industries sector in Ireland decreased by 21.6% in 2023, down 2.2 Mt CO2eq on last year. The emissions intensity of power generation decreased from 332g CO2/kWh in 2022 to a historic low of 255g CO2/kWh in...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Renewable Energy Generation (8 Oct 2024)

Eamon Ryan: EirGrid, as the certified independent transmission system operator in Ireland, will play a vital and central role in the expansion of Ireland’s offshore grid. As per Statutory Instrument 445/2000, EirGrid will operate and ensure the maintenance of and, if necessary, develop a safe, secure, reliable, economical and efficient electricity transmission system, and to explore and develop...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: EU Directives (8 Oct 2024)

Eamon Ryan: The recast Energy Efficiency Directive (EED) includes in Article 12 an obligation for Member States to require that owners or operators of data centres with an installed information technology power demand of at least 500kW or above, to publish information on their energy performance and sustainability as set out in Annex VII of the Directive. For this purpose, the European Commission will...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Electricity Grid (8 Oct 2024)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 41 and 33 together. My Department has secured funding, by way of an initial direct equity injection of €750 million, to develop Ireland’s electricity infrastructure and, in particular, to support Phase I of offshore grid development. This significant equity injection for EirGrid will encourage further industrial investment, facilitate the...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Official Engagements (8 Oct 2024)

Eamon Ryan: I attended the United Nations General Assembly week in New York from Saturday 21 September to Friday 27 September this year. As part of a programme of conferences and meetings on climate change, climate action and adaptation, I engaged in a number of bilateral meetings with Ministers from other countries, the COP President and leaders of international organisations, which are detailed below....

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Expenditure (8 Oct 2024)

Eamon Ryan: The information requested is currently being compiled by my Department, and will be forwarded to the Deputy shortly.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Waterways Issues (8 Oct 2024)

Eamon Ryan: The issues raised by the Deputy regarding the ongoing restocking of lakes, rivers and waterways throughout the country is an operational matter for Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) in which neither I, nor my Department have any function. Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) has established a specific email address for queries from Oireachtas members so that queries can be addressed promptly, in...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Network (8 Oct 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....