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Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Renewable Energy Generation (15 Oct 2024)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 145 to 147, inclusive, together. Under Climate Action Plan Update 24, Ireland has set a target of 80% of electricity demand from renewable sources by 2030 made up of 9 GW of onshore wind, 8 GW of solar and at least 5 GW of offshore wind. This will require unprecedented levels of investment in renewable electricity generation development and in the...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Climate Change Policy (15 Oct 2024)

Eamon Ryan: The Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Act 2021, commits Ireland to a climate neutral economy by no later than 2050 and a reduction in emissions of 51% by 2030. Climate Action Plan 2024 was approved by the Government in December 2023. The plan sets out an ambitious all-of-Government response to the challenges posed by climate change and oversight of its delivery is by the Department of...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (15 Oct 2024)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 156 and 178 together. 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...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Éireann (15 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: Public Transport (15 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 (15 Oct 2024)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 161 and 163 together. 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/shelters nationally. Noting the NTA's responsibility in the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (15 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: Public Transport (15 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 (15 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 responsibility for the planning and development of public transport infrastructure, including the provision of bus stops/shelters nationally. Noting the NTA's responsibility in the matter, I have referred the Deputy's question to the NTA...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Meetings (15 Oct 2024)

Eamon Ryan: All requests and queries regarding meetings can be sent to my diary team who will liaise directly with the requestor. They can be contacted at ministerdiary@transport.gov.ie.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (15 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 responsibility for the planning and development of public transport infrastructure, including BusConnects Dublin. The query raised by the Deputy is an...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Staff (15 Oct 2024)

Eamon Ryan: The professionalisation of the Communications Function of my Department in recent years reflects the increased need to ensure that the Department is responsive and proactive in terms of the transparency of our work. This has resulted in improved outputs and outcomes, including a 19% drop in FOIs from journalists on 2022 levels in 2023 for example, and cross-Government climate campaigns being...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Advertising (15 Oct 2024)

Eamon Ryan: The details of all advertising campaigns undertaken by my Department in 2024 can be found in the table below. The Your Journey Counts campaign focuses on encouraging behavioural change away from private car use towards more sustainable modes such as public transport and active travel. The development of the campaign was identified in both the Climate Action Plan 2023 and the Climate Action...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Greenways Provision (15 Oct 2024)

Eamon Ryan: As Minister for Transport, I have responsibility for overall policy and exchequer funding in relation to Greenways. The planning, design, and construction of individual Greenways is a matter for Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII), in conjunction with the local authorities concerned. Noting the above position, I have referred your question, on this occasion, to TII for a direct reply....

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Tolls (15 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: Road Safety (15 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: Public Transport (15 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. The NTA also has national responsibility for integrated...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Costs (15 Oct 2024)

Eamon Ryan: As the Deputy will be aware the 20% average fare reduction for all PSO services was introduced in February 2022 as part of a suite of a suite of Government measures to help combat the rising cost of living. It also provided an incentive for the use of public transport as opposed to the private car at a time when fuel prices were increased. This fare initiative was continued under Budget 2023...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: EU Funding (15 Oct 2024)

Eamon Ryan: As the Deputy may be aware, the National Transport Authority (NTA) has responsibility for the planning and development of public transport infrastructure, including the electrification of public transport. The Government is committed to the decarbonisation of the public transport sector in line with the Climate Action Plan. No new diesel-only buses have been purchased for urban public...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Electric Vehicles (15 Oct 2024)

Eamon Ryan: The Government has committed significant funding to support zero and low emitting vehicles through the National Development Plan, which currently includes an allocation of almost €500 million for the period 2021-2025 and additional support from the Climate Action Fund, the Shared Island Fund and the EU Just Transition Fund. Almost €116m has been allocated in 2024 to ensure the...