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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Roads Maintenance (11 Feb 2021)

Eamon Ryan: The improvement and maintenance of regional and local roads is the statutory responsibility of each local authority in accordance with the provisions of Section 13 of the Roads Act 1993. Works on those roads are funded from local authorities' own resources supplemented by State road grants. Following the publication of the Revised Estimates Volume (REV), the allocation for regional and local...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Roads Maintenance (11 Feb 2021)

Eamon Ryan: The improvement and maintenance of regional and local roads is the statutory responsibility of each local authority in accordance with the provisions of Section 13 of the Roads Act 1993. Works on those roads are funded from local authorities' own resources supplemented by State road grants. Following the publication of the Revised Estimates Volume (REV), the allocation for regional and local...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (11 Feb 2021)

Eamon Ryan: The improvement and maintenance of regional and local roads is the statutory responsibility of each local authority in accordance with the provisions of Section 13 of the Roads Act 1993. Works on those roads are funded from local authorities' own resources supplemented by State road grants. The initial selection and prioritisation of works to be funded is also a matter for the Council. ...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (11 Feb 2021)

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 planning and development of public transport infrastructure, including the provision of bus stops and shelters. Noting the NTA's responsibility in the matter, I have referred the Deputy's question to...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (11 Feb 2021)

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 planning, design and construction of individual national roads is a matter for Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII), in conjunction with the local authorities...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Network (11 Feb 2021)

Eamon Ryan: The improvement and maintenance of regional and local roads is the statutory responsibility of each local authority in accordance with the provisions of Section 13 of the Roads Act 1993. Works on those roads are funded from local authorities' own resources supplemented by State road grants. Grant allocations for 2021 are being notified to local authorities this week. The allocation...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Transport Authority (11 Feb 2021)

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 cycling and walking infrastructure. Details of individual projects are matters for the NTA and the relevant local authorities, accordingly I...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Airport Policy (11 Feb 2021)

Eamon Ryan: The Government has adopted a cautious approach to international travel and has worked to ensure that any necessary air travel is done safely. Ireland is a small open economy and many people depend on trade for their livelihoods. There are also essential supply chains from overseas relying on aviation routes and connectivity bringing food, medicines and other products to Ireland which...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Expenditure (11 Feb 2021)

Eamon Ryan: The carryover of unspent capital from 2020 into 2021 approved by the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform for my Department is €151,480m as per the table below. Subhead Description of Carryover Area Amount Carried forward to 2021(€,000) Subhead Description of Carryover Area Amount Carried forward to...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (11 Feb 2021)

Eamon Ryan: As the Deputy will be aware, I have a strong interest in this area and I see potential for the development of rail freight in Ireland. Our Programme for Government commits us to a 7% average annual emissions reduction and the intra-modal shift of some freight traffic from road to rail can make a contribution to achieving this. I met with the Chairman and Chief Executive of Irish Rail in...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Light Rail Projects (11 Feb 2021)

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 planning and development of public transport infrastructure in the Greater Dublin Area, including MetroLink. Noting the NTA's responsibility in the matter, I have referred the Deputy's question to the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Light Rail Projects (11 Feb 2021)

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 planning and development of public transport infrastructure in the Greater Dublin Area (GDA), including the DART+ programme In light of their statutory responsibilties I have therefore referred your...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Policy (11 Feb 2021)

Eamon Ryan: Delivering a sustainable mobility system in Ireland is a key priority of my Department. The Programme for Government commits to 7% average annual emissions reductions to 2030, and our national climate ambition is being put on a statutory footing through the Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Bill. The Bill aims to establish a target of carbon-neutrality by 2050, as well instigating as...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (11 Feb 2021)

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 an operational matter for Iarnród Éireann and I have forwarded the Deputy's question to the company for direct reply. Please advise my private office if you do not...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Éireann (11 Feb 2021)

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 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 my...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (11 Feb 2021)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 50 to 54, inclusive, together. 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...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Network (11 Feb 2021)

Eamon Ryan: The improvement and maintenance of regional and local roads is the statutory responsibility of each local authority in accordance with the provisions of Section 13 of the Roads Act 1993. Works on those roads are funded from local authorities' own resources supplemented by State road grants. Following the publication of the Revised Estimates Volume (REV), the allocation for regional and local...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Electricity Transmission Network (17 Feb 2021)

Eamon Ryan: The Celtic Interconnector is an electricity interconnector jointly proposed by EirGrid and their French counterparts, the French transmission system operator, RTÉ (Reseau de Transporte d’Électricite). It is proposed as a 575km long (500km subsea), 700MW cable from the north-west coast of France to the south coast of Ireland. At this scale it would be able to provide...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Electricity Supply Board (17 Feb 2021)

Eamon Ryan: The use and management of properties owned by ESB is a matter for the Board and management of ESB and is, therefore, not an area in which I, as Minister, have a statutory function. However, officials from my Department engage with ESB on a regular basis on a number of topics, including, in the last number of weeks, the decision by the Company to redevelop a number of Georgian houses back...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Waste Management (17 Feb 2021)

Eamon Ryan: The Waste Action Plan for a Circular Economy, launched last September, sets out our national strategy for single use plastics and contains a range of ambitious measures for dealing with these items. The Plan details measures Ireland is taking under the Single Use Plastics Directive to prohibit certain items from being placed on the market. It also contains our...