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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Aviation Authority (3 Dec 2020)

Eamon Ryan: A submission has been made on behalf of some staff of the Irish Aviation Authority in accordance with Section 41 of the Irish Aviation Authority Act, 1993 in respect of the IAA 1996 pension scheme and this matter. Section 41 provides that a dispute on superannuation benefit may be submitted to the Minister for Transport. I am not able to comment on the details of that submission at this...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (3 Dec 2020)

Eamon Ryan: I am sure the Deputy welcomes the progress made thus far on multi-billion euro investment programme known as DART+ (DART plus) which seeks to double the capacity of the rail network in the Greater Dublin Area and will unlock the potential for large-scale housing delivery in a number of key locations across the city. Over the summer I launched the public consultation process in relation to...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (3 Dec 2020)

Eamon Ryan: As the 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 is a matter for the National Transport Authority (NTA), in conjunction with Bus Éireann, and I have forwarded the Deputy's question to the NTA for direct reply. Please advise...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Cycling Facilities (3 Dec 2020)

Eamon Ryan: As Minister for Transport, I have responsibility for overall policy and securing exchequer funding in relation to the National Roads Programme. Once funding arrangements have been put in place with Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII), 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...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Air Pollution (3 Dec 2020)

Eamon Ryan: The Urban Transport Related Air Pollution (UTRAP) group was jointly convened by the Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment (now Department of Environment, Climate and Communications) and the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport (now Department of Transport). It was established to: - examine transport-related air pollution; - raise stakeholder awareness of this...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Air Quality (3 Dec 2020)

Eamon Ryan: As Minister for Transport I have responsibility for overall policy and securing 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, including the Dublin Port Tunnel, is a matter for Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII), in conjunction...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Light Rail Projects (3 Dec 2020)

Eamon Ryan: The Deputy is likely aware that, commencing in 2016, transport investment in all the major cities is guided by the development of metropolitan area transport strategies. Since 2016 transport strategies have been published in respect of the Greater Dublin Area, Galway and the Cork Metropolitan Area, while development of a transport strategy for the Limerick-Shannon Metropolitan Area has...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Environmental Protection Enforcement (8 Dec 2020)

Eamon Ryan: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) already closely monitors the agriculture sector.  The Industrial Emissions Directive, 2010/75/EU (IED), is the primary instrument in place to control and mitigate the environmental and human health impacts arising from industrial emissions in Ireland. Under both the IEC and the 1992 EPA Act, activities that require an Integrated Pollution...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Pension Provisions (8 Dec 2020)

Eamon Ryan: My Department has received a request from Eir Ltd. to consent to an increase of 0.9% to the amount paid to pension recipients, in line with existing agreements relating to this scheme.  This request is currently being processed and a response will be issued shortly following consultation with the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Electricity Generation (8 Dec 2020)

Eamon Ryan: The Programme for Government commits to prioritising the development of micro-generation, letting people sell excess power back to the grid by July 2021. The measures set out below will assist in delivering this commitment. The Commission for Regulation of Utilities (CRU) published a Roadmap for the Clean Energy Package’s Electricity and Renewables Directives in March this year, which...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Inland Fisheries (8 Dec 2020)

Eamon Ryan: The question relates to the proposed issue of Salmon Tags for Lock Currain, Waterville, Co. Kerry, for the 2021 season. The Wild Salmon and Sea Trout Regulations (WSSTRs) are made annually and are aimed at the conservation of fish in Ireland's 144 salmon rivers each of which has a genetically unique salmon stock and as a consequence Ireland manages salmon stocks on an individual river...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Legislative Measures (8 Dec 2020)

Eamon Ryan: Advice from the Office of the Attorney General was received to the effect that the Inland Fisheries Act 2010 did not explicitly provide Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) with a power to prosecute in relation to certain offences under the Fisheries Acts. The 2017 Act therefore amended the 2010 Act to ensure that IFI, as a statutory prosecutor, could continue to enforce the Inland Fisheries Acts...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Environmental Schemes (8 Dec 2020)

Eamon Ryan: The recent Government approval of funding of up to €108 million for the Bord Na Móna Enhanced Decommissioning, Rehabilitation and Restoration Scheme (Scheme) reaffirms our commitment to addressing the climate and biodiversity crises we are facing, and to ensuring a just transition in the midlands region. The Scheme will protect the storage of 100...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Environmental Protection Enforcement (8 Dec 2020)

Eamon Ryan: My Department in co-operation with Tipperary County Council has undertaken an extensive programme of remediation works at a number of former mining sites at Silvermines.  The Department continues to fund an ongoing programme of environmental monitoring at Silvermines. Work has been substantially completed on 5 of the 6 sites with expenditure amounting to €11.19m. The...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Air Pollution (8 Dec 2020)

Eamon Ryan: As part of its ongoing research funding, the EPA is supporting research at Trinity College Dublin into the impact of nitrogen dioxide (NO2) on health, with particular emphasis on vulnerable groups.  NO2is primarily a pollutant generated by traffic, and this study seeks to establish appropriate data which can determine the correlation between NO2 levels and the prescribing...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Foreshore Issues (8 Dec 2020)

Eamon Ryan: The Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) has informed my Department that the following events occurred from 19 to 22 November at the former quarter scale test site location off the coast of Spiddal. At approximately 13:45hrs on Thursday 19 November 2020 the Marine Institute were notified by phone call from a member of the public that the environmental monitoring...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Postal Services (8 Dec 2020)

Eamon Ryan: I am aware of the importance of maintaining a post office network in our society.  However I also know that the serious decline in mail volumes and the impact of Covid-19 on footfall through post offices has had a severe impact on the postal network and the revenue being generated for postmasters. A lot of work has been done over the past few years to develop the network and this...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Post Office Network (8 Dec 2020)

Eamon Ryan: The Programme for Government recognises that a modernised post office network will provide a better range of financial services and e-commerce services for citizens and enterprise, as part of our commitment to a sustainable nationwide post office network. While it is long-standing Government policy that postal services will not be directly subsidised by the Government, we remain fully...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Proposed Legislation (8 Dec 2020)

Eamon Ryan: Work on this legislation is ongoing in my Department. The new Bill will consolidate 14 separate enactments and will include provisions in relation to, inter alia, the nature of fishery ownership as well as title and fishing rights. A significant number of drafts have been completed. In addition, I will shortly be publishing a roadmap which will set out my plans for a policy...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Electric Vehicles (8 Dec 2020)

Eamon Ryan: My Department continues to provide a generous support, through the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI), towards the purchase of battery electric vehicles (BEVs) and plug in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs). In order to qualify for the relevant supports under the SEAI scheme, the electric vehicle must be classified as M1 (private passenger vehicle) or N1 (light...