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Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Budgets (16 Dec 2020)

Eamon Ryan: My Department is currently finalising programme budgets for 2021, which will include any budget requirements for specific communications campaigns, including social media requirements. Expenditure on communications, press and public relations falls under the Department's various administrative and programme budgets and is not profiled as a single expenditure item.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Wind Energy Generation (16 Dec 2020)

Eamon Ryan: The Programme for Government commits to producing a plan setting out a path to achieve 5GW of offshore wind by 2030 as well as a long term plan setting out how we will take advantage of the significant potential of offshore energy on the Atlantic Coast, in particular taking advantage of a potential of at least 30GW of offshore floating wind power in the Atlantic. This plan will focus on...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Aviation Industry (16 Dec 2020)

Eamon Ryan: As things stand in law, air passenger rights are protected by Regulation (EC) No. 261/2004, which covers the rights of passenger in instances of cancellations. Under that Regulation an airline has 7 days to make a cash refund to its customers when it cancels a flight. The matter of customer refunds has been raised by my colleague the Minister of State Hildegarde Naughton, T.D., with both...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Taxi Regulations (16 Dec 2020)

Eamon Ryan: Vehicle age limits for small public service vehicles (SPSVs) are a matter for the statutory regulator, the National Transport Authority (NTA). The Deputy may be aware that, at the start of the pandemic, the NTA extended until the end of 2020 the age limits for vehicles that were due to reach them from March onward. Furthermore, the NTA has proposed a further extension of these age limits...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Transport Authority (16 Dec 2020)

Eamon Ryan: Section 14(1) of the Dublin Transport Authority Act 2008, as amended by Sections 29 and 30 of the Public Transport Regulation Act 2009, provides that the National Transport Authority (NTA) shall consist of a Chairperson and 11 ordinary members, who perform and carry out the functions of the NTA in accordance with the Acts, and that appointments to the Authority are made by the Minister for...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Licences (16 Dec 2020)

Eamon Ryan: Currently, Ireland does not issue driving licences to applicants for international protection (asylum seekers) as their residency status in the State is not yet determined. Having said that, as set out in the Programme for Government, the current policy not to allow applicants for international protection access to a driving licence will be changed. To provide for this, there are a number...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Electric Vehicles (16 Dec 2020)

Eamon Ryan: The regulation of the small public service vehicle (SPSV) sector, including administration of grants for wheelchair accessible electric SPSVs, is a matter for the National Transport Authority (NTA) under the provisions of theTaxi Regulation Act 2013. Accordingly, I have referred your question to the NTA for direct reply to you. Please advise my private office if you do not receive a...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Budgets (16 Dec 2020)

Eamon Ryan: For the purpose of this response, “social media platforms” has been interpreted as solely these and no other form of digital advertising. My Department currently engages in organic social media posting on social media platforms, in order to connect members of the public with important issues in the transport sector. To date in 2020, there has been no expenditure associated...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Córas Iompair Éireann (16 Dec 2020)

Eamon Ryan: As Minister for Transport, I have responsibility for policy and overall funding in relation to public transport in Ireland. The CIÉ Group has two pension schemes, namely the Regular Wages Scheme (“RWS”) and 1951 superannuation scheme (“1951 Scheme”), of which all employees of the subsidiary companies, including Irish Rail, are members. Issues in relation to...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (16 Dec 2020)

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 regulation of fares in relation to public passenger transport services. I have, therefore, referred the Deputy's question to the NTA for direct reply. Please advise my private office if you do not receive...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Railway Stations (16 Dec 2020)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 77 to 80, inclusive, together. 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 in the Greater Dublin Area, including, in consultation with Iarnród...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (16 Dec 2020)

Eamon Ryan: The improvement and maintenance of regional and local roads is the statutory responsibility of the relevant local authority in accordance with the provisions of Section 13 of the Roads Act 1993. State grants, where applicable, are intended to supplement the funding allocated to the maintenance and improvement of roads by local authorities from their own resources. The National Development...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Seirbhísí trí Ghaeilge (16 Dec 2020)

Eamon Ryan: Tá mo Roinn tiomanta gach iarracht a dhéanamh freastal ar chustaiméirí ar mian leo a gcuid gnó a dhéanamh leis an Roinn trí Ghaeilge de réir théarmaí Acht na dTeangacha Oifigiúla 2003. Mar chuid den tseirbhís don phobal, tá Oifigeach Gaeilge ceaptha ag mo Roinn agus oifigigh Roinne aitheanta ar féidir leo seirbhís a...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Foireann Roinne (16 Dec 2020)

Eamon Ryan: Faoi láthair, aithníodh post amháin i mo Roinn ina mbeadh inniúlacht sa Ghaeilge riachtannach. Tá dáréag fostaí aitheanta freisin a bhfuil cumas Gaeilge acu. Is é 537 líon na bhfosaithe atá sa Roinn seo agam.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Seirbhísí trí Ghaeilge (16 Dec 2020)

Eamon Ryan: De réir phrionsabail na seirbhíse ardchaighdeáin do chustaiméirí, tá mo Roinn tiomanta go hiomlán do sheirbhís den chaighdeán is airde a sholáthar dá custaiméirí go léir i ngach réimse den tír agus caitheamh go cothrom lena custaiméirí go léir. Tá nasc le Cairt Chustaiméirí 2020 -...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (17 Dec 2020)

Eamon Ryan: The High Speed Broadband Map, which is available at www.broadband.gov.ie , shows the areas which will be included in the National Broadband Plan (NBP) State led intervention as well as areas targeted by commercial operators. The map is colour coded and searchable by address and Eircode. Premises in the AMBER area will be provided with high speed broadband through the State led Intervention,...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (17 Dec 2020)

Eamon Ryan: Broadband Connection Points (BCPs) are a key element of the NBP providing high speed broadband in every county in advance of the roll out of the fibre to the home network.  As of 14 December, 221  publicly accessible BCP sites have been installed by NBI and the high speed broadband service will be switched on in these locations through service provider contracts managed by the...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Trading Online Voucher Scheme (17 Dec 2020)

Eamon Ryan: The Trading Online Voucher Scheme is managed by my Department and delivered nationwide in partnership with the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment, the Department of Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht, Enterprise Ireland, the 31 Local Enterprise Offices (LEOs) and Údarás na Gaeltachta. The Scheme offers advice and peer-to-peer...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Warmer Homes Scheme (17 Dec 2020)

Eamon Ryan: The Better Energy Warmer Homes Scheme is funded by my Department and administered by the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI). The scheme delivers a range of energy efficiency measures free of charge to low income households vulnerable to energy poverty. To date over 142,000 homes have received free upgrades under the scheme, leaving the occupants better able to afford to heat their...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (17 Dec 2020)

Eamon Ryan: The National Broadband Plan (NBP) State led Intervention will be delivered by National Broadband Ireland (NBI) under a contract signed in November 2019 to roll out a high speed and future proofed broadband network within the Intervention Area which covers 1.1 million people living and working in the over 544,000 premises, including almost 100,000 businesses and farms along with 695...