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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (7 Nov 2024)

Eamon Ryan: My Department is strongly committed to improving public transport services in rural areas and to piloting new transport initiatives for people of all ages and abilities living there. My Department are supporting this by providing increased funding for enhancing TFI Local Link services, for both regular "timetabled" services, and "door-to-door" demand responsive services. There has been a...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (7 Nov 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 (7 Nov 2024)

Eamon Ryan: As the Deputy may be aware, BusConnects will be transformative for all five of our cities, including Cork. The third round of public consultation on the 11 sustainable transport corridors in Cork concluded last December. There was positive stakeholder engagement in relation to these proposals. As Minister for Transport, I have responsibility for policy and overall funding in relation to...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (7 Nov 2024)

Eamon Ryan: As the Deputy will be aware, despite Bus Éireann’s extensive efforts to address the challenge of driver recruitment, including holding 18 open days in Cork so far this year, there remains a shortage of drivers in the city. Further, congestion issues and driver compliance with parking and bus lane regulations also continue to negatively impact services in Cork. In order to...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (7 Nov 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 (7 Nov 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 Projects (7 Nov 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 (7 Nov 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: Bus Services (7 Nov 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...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Staff (22 Jan 2025)

Eamon Ryan: The number of civil servants in my Department who were on career break in 2023 or 2024, by month and grade, and by length of career break and the number of civil servants in my Department who were on career break for longer than five years or longer than six years in 2023 or 2024, by month, grade, and length of career break, is set out in tabular form in the file attached. Staffing is an...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Staff (22 Jan 2025)

Eamon Ryan: I am advised that the number of vacancies, by month and by grade, in my Department in 2023 and 2024 is as set out in the table below. Staffing is an operational matter for those Agencies under the aegis of my Department and I have asked those bodies to respond directly to the Deputy on this matter.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Staff (22 Jan 2025)

Eamon Ryan: I can confirm to the Deputy that in my term as Minister that no civil servant had their career break extended beyond five years where there was a suitable vacancy in my Department. In the case where a civil servant had their career break extended beyond five years on account of there being no suitable vacancy, this was to facilitate the redeployment/transfer of this civil servant. My...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Schemes (22 Jan 2025)

Eamon Ryan: The Warmer Homes Scheme aims to improve the energy efficiency and warmth of homes owned by people in, or at risk of, energy poverty through the provision of free energy upgrades. The scheme is operated by the Sustainable Authority of Ireland (SEAI) on behalf of the Government. The scheme is funded through carbon tax receipts via the Exchequer and by the European Regional Development Fund....

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Schemes (22 Jan 2025)

Eamon Ryan: The Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) operates the Warmer Homes Scheme on behalf of my Department. Delivering free energy upgrades to low-income households in, or at risk of, energy poverty is a top priority for the Government. In 2024, over 7,700 fully funded upgrades were provided at an average cost of almost €27,500. Under the scheme, the upgrades recommended for a...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Conservation (22 Jan 2025)

Eamon Ryan: The Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) administers a range of home energy upgrade schemes on behalf of my Department. The day-to-day management of the grant schemes including the quality assurance of individual registered contractors are operational matters for the SEAI. Contractors operating under any relevant SEAI scheme must carry out the works in line with the SEAI’s...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Electricity Grid (22 Jan 2025)

Eamon Ryan: Budget 2025 provided a €2.6 billion package of social protection measures to support households, individuals and businesses impacted by the increases in prices from recent high levels of inflation. It also introduced the Electricity Costs Emergency Benefit Scheme IV through which over 2.2 million households will receive two payments of €125 (inclusive of VAT) in the...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Recycling Policy (22 Jan 2025)

Eamon Ryan: The Deposit Return Scheme (DRS) provides a great fund-raising opportunity for charities, schools, clubs and local groups. While the facility to allow a consumer donate directly from a reverse vending machine (RVM) is still at trial stage, there are a number of existing options for charities and communities to benefit from the Scheme. ‘Return for Children’ is a new charity...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Broadband Infrastructure (22 Jan 2025)

Eamon Ryan: The National Broadband Plan (NBP) is the Government's initiative to deliver high speed broadband services to all premises in Ireland. I am advised by National Broadband Ireland (NBI) that, over 326,300 premises are passed across 26 counties and available for immediate connection. Over 111,500 premises are already connected to the National Broadband Plan high-speed broadband network. In...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Schemes (22 Jan 2025)

Eamon Ryan: The Microgeneration Support Scheme (MSS) was approved by Government on 21 December 2021, to support Ireland’s ambitious targets for micro-generation installations, under the Climate Action Plan. The MSS provides support to both domestic and non-domestic applicants in the form of grants to support solar PV installations, up to a maximum of €1,800 in 2025 for household...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Telecommunications Infrastructure (22 Jan 2025)

Eamon Ryan: The National Broadband Plan (NBP) is the Government's initiative to deliver high speed broadband services to all premises in Ireland. I am advised by National Broadband Ireland (NBI) that over 326,300 premises are passed across 26 counties and available for immediate connection. Over 111,500 premises are already connected to the National Broadband Plan high-speed broadband network. In...