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Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (25 Feb 2021)

Eamon Ryan: There has been a change with regard to the age rule. Until recently, the rule applied to those under 18. That change followed medical advice. I understand that the vaccine was not tested in those younger age cohorts and that is one of the reasons the vaccine is not to be rolled out to them. Their carers will all get vaccinated when their category within the order of 15 is reached. We...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (25 Feb 2021)

Eamon Ryan: The Deputy makes a fair point. I will talk to the Minister for Education, who has responsibility for the budget for and operation of the school bus service. Under the current level 5 restrictions, capacity on buses is limited. Even at lower levels, capacity is still restricted to 50%. We have provided for that but I will check and report back to the Deputy.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (25 Feb 2021)

Eamon Ryan: I agree with both Deputies. I recall that in the last long and difficult lockdown in November, we made an exception to the rules to allow young people to train and take part in sport. I do not want to promise ahead because we must wait and see what happens in the coming weeks. However, in terms of the opening up that will occur if the numbers continue to come down, one of the first...

Residential Tenancies (Student Rents and Other Protections) (Covid-19) Bill 2021: First Stage (25 Feb 2021)

Eamon Ryan: No.

Topical Issue Debate: Sustainable Development Goals (25 Feb 2021)

Eamon Ryan: I thank the Deputy for raising this matter and I hope I can do exactly what he suggested. I welcome the opportunity to set out the actions we are taking with regard to the SDGs. The programme for Government was developed with close consideration of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and provides specific reference to delivering on objectives in line with the SDGs in many areas....

Topical Issue Debate: Sustainable Development Goals (25 Feb 2021)

Eamon Ryan: It is true. The response I delivered is, if I may say so, a kind of departmental presentation as to what the system is doing, which I believe is what was requested. I agree with the Deputy; we need to be more ambitious, heed that report from Social Justice Ireland and realise that we are not doing enough to meet the environmental goals in particular. We have to go further and to be far...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Public Procurement Contracts (25 Feb 2021)

Eamon Ryan: The additional details requested in respect of the contracts referred to in reply to Question No. 33 of 25 November 2020 are set out in the table below. Contract Contract Value (ex VAT) Nature of the contract Emergency Call Answering Service (ECAS) Awarded February 2018 ECAS is funded through a call handling fee which is payable by the...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Wind Energy Generation (25 Feb 2021)

Eamon Ryan: Under the Electricity Regulation (Amendment) (Single Electricity Market) Act 2007, regulation of the Single Electricity Market (SEM), including its detailed rules as set out in the Trading and Settlement Code, is the responsibility of the SEM Committee. The SEM Committee consists of the Commission for Commission for Regulation of Utilities (CRU), the Utility Regulator Northern Ireland...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: National Broadband Plan (25 Feb 2021)

Eamon Ryan: The Question refers to a premises located in the AMBER area on the National Broadband Plan (NBP) High Speed Broadband Map which is available on my Department's website www.broadband.gov.ie. The AMBER area represents the area to be served by the network to be deployed under the NBP State led intervention. I appreciate people's frustration when they are living so close to a fibre network but...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: European Council Meetings (25 Feb 2021)

Eamon Ryan: A total of six formal and informal meetings of the Environment Council and Transport, Telecommunications and Energy Council have been held since 27 June 2020. All with the exception of two of these meetings have been held virtually and the details of these meetings are set out as follows: 1. Environment Council 30 September / 1 October 2020 - Informal meeting of Environment Ministers, which...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: National Broadband Plan (25 Feb 2021)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 13, 17 and 18 together. The premises referred to in the Questions are located in the BLUE area on the NBP High Speed Broadband Map which is available on my Department's website at www.broadband.gov.ie. BLUE areas are not included in the State intervention area covered by the National Broadband Plan as commercial operators are already providing high speed...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: National Broadband Plan (25 Feb 2021)

Eamon Ryan: The National Broadband Plan (NBP) State led Intervention will be delivered by National Broadband Ireland (NBI) under a contract 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 schools. The contract links the...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: National Broadband Plan (25 Feb 2021)

Eamon Ryan: The National Broadband Plan (NBP) State led Intervention will be delivered by National Broadband Ireland (NBI) under a contract 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 schools. The NBP contract is...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Exploration Licences (25 Feb 2021)

Eamon Ryan: There are four active prospecting licence areas (PLA) in the Inishowen peninsula in Co Donegal. With regard to PLA 3820 the Department is evaluating the licence which is due for renewal on 9 April 2021. Where the Minister intends to renew a licence, legislation requires that public notice of the Minister's intention is given and that submissions can be made by members of the local...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Grant Payments (25 Feb 2021)

Eamon Ryan: My Department funds a number of SEAI grant schemes to support homeowners to improve the energy efficiency of their properties. These schemes offer partial grants for individuals who can afford to contribute to the cost of upgrades as well as free energy efficiency improvements for people at risk of energy poverty. Improvements to the SEAI systems and processes are made on an ongoing...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: National Broadband Plan (25 Feb 2021)

Eamon Ryan: The Question refers to a premises located in the AMBER area on the National Broadband Plan (NBP) High Speed Broadband Map which is available on my Department's website www.broadband.gov.ie. The AMBER area represents the area to be served by the network to be deployed under the NBP State led intervention. I appreciate people's frustration when they are living so close to a fibre network but...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Broadband Infrastructure (25 Feb 2021)

Eamon Ryan: I understand the importance of telecommunication services, particularly at a time where restrictions are in place and when people are relying much more on these electronic communications services. While operational matters of commercial telecommunications operators, including in relation to the mechanisms used to locate specific premises for the purposes of broadband installation are a...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Public Procurement Contracts (25 Feb 2021)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 22 and 23 together. My Department awarded two contracts totalling €81,272 (ex VAT) in 2020 under the negotiated procedure without prior publication for goods which were essential to the Departments response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Both contracts were awarded on the grounds of urgency and details are shown in the table below. Contract ...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Taxi Regulations (25 Feb 2021)

Eamon Ryan: The regulation of the small public service vehicle (SPSV) industry, including SPSV driver entry test, is a matter for the National Transport Authority (NTA) under the provisions of the Taxi Regulation Act 2013. Given the role of the NTA as regulator, I have referred your question to the Authority for direct reply to you. Please advise my private office if you do not receive a response...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (25 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. That is the responsibility of the National Transport Authority (NTA) in conjunction with the public transport operators. The individual operators, Irish Rail and Bus Éireann, are best placed to...