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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Strategies (24 Mar 2021)

Eamon Ryan: Each local authority is the statutory road authority for their area. The National Development Plan (NDP), as it stands, provides for a gradual increase in funding for regional and local roads and there has been a significant increase in Exchequer funding particularly in the last four years.  In this context, Tipperary County Council received a total allocation of €29.5m for 2021...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (24 Mar 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, in consultation with Iarnród Éireann, the planning and development of rail...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Transport Authority (24 Mar 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 infrastructure. In relation to staff resourcing, the NTA is working with local...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (24 Mar 2021)

Eamon Ryan: As the Deputy is aware, the Programme for Government commits toward a fundamental change in the nature of transport in Ireland and I firmly believe BusConnects will be at the centre of that change in the years ahead. As with all public investment projects, BusConnects must comply with the Public Spending Code which sets out the requirements for the evaluation, planning and management of...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (24 Mar 2021)

Eamon Ryan: Options for the development of the Narrow Water Bridge project are under examination at present, taking into account other proposed projects in the wider area including the Newry Southern Relief Road and the Newry to Carlingford Greenway. Consideration of options for a bridge, whether it is a vehicular bridge or a pedestrian and cycling bridge are still being examined. I and my...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (24 Mar 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...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Cycling Facilities (24 Mar 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. In the context of funding works to repair or upgrade the part of the road used by cyclists on roads and streets with heavy usage, local authorities in the Greater Dublin Area (GDA) along...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Funding (24 Mar 2021)

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 planning, design and construction of individual national...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (24 Mar 2021)

Eamon Ryan: As the Minister for Transport, I have responsibility for policy and overall funding in relation to 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 private office if you do not receive a response within ten...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Cycling Facilities (24 Mar 2021)

Eamon Ryan: The Deputy may acknowledge that the Programme for Government – Our Shared Future sets out an ambitious and wide-ranging set of commitments in relation to active travel, supported by an increased multi-annual budgetary allocation amounting to some €1.8 billion over the planned lifetime of the Government. I believe he is right to highlight the need...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (24 Mar 2021)

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 planning, design and construction of individual national...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Taxi Sector (24 Mar 2021)

Eamon Ryan: As the Deputy may be aware, I have met with taxi representative groups both before and after their protest. I also met with the Advisory Committee on Small Public Service Vehicles (SPSV) and plan to do so again in April. The Committee is the primary stakeholder forum for the industry and enjoys a broad membership with members representing driver interests, dispatch operators,...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Fuel Sales (24 Mar 2021)

Eamon Ryan: The threat that fuel fraud and illicit trade poses to legitimate business, to consumers and the Exchequer is recognised, and State agencies are working collaboratively to combat such criminality. It is inherently difficult to estimate the extent of any illegal trade with confidence and it is not possible, therefore, to estimate the potential loss to the Exchequer of the illegal sale and...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Cybersecurity Policy (24 Mar 2021)

Eamon Ryan: The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has developed significantly in terms of capacity and resources. Staffing of the NCSC has increased from 8 posts in early 2017 to 26 posts in 2020.  The 2019 National Cyber Security Strategy set out a series of measures to further improve and develop the capacity of the NCSC. In order to assess the capacity of the NCSC to deliver its...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Sustainable Development Goals (24 Mar 2021)

Eamon Ryan: The UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and its 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is a significant and ambitious policy agenda that concerns all Government Departments. The 2030 Agenda emphasises the importance of transparent and participatory follow-up and review arrangements at the national, regional and international levels, in order to accurately assess implementation of the...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: EU Directives (24 Mar 2021)

Eamon Ryan: The Electricity Directive (EU)2019/944 and Renewable Energy Directive (EU)2018/2001 (REDII), which form part of the Clean Energy Package (CEP), are recasts of Directive 2009/72/EC, and Directive 2009/28/EC, respectively.  Both were included in the EU's 2009 Third Energy Package and transposed over the period to 2015. My Department has been working to transpose the two...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: EU Programmes (24 Mar 2021)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 211 and 212 together. The process and associated timelines for selection of a list of EU energy Projects of Common Interest (PCI) to take place every two years are set out in EU Regulation 347/2013 on guidelines for trans-European energy infrastructure. According to provisions in the regulation, regional groups, comprising EU member states, national...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (24 Mar 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 am advised by National Broadband Ireland that, as of 17 March 2021, nearly...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Environmental Policy (24 Mar 2021)

Eamon Ryan: The Bord na Móna Enhanced Decommissioning, Rehabilitation and Restoration Scheme includes the provision of funding of €108 million for the implementation of the Scheme over a period of 5 years. The Scheme will, over time, employ 307 people, some of whom will be engaged on a seasonal basis, with 210 full time equivalents engaged over the delivery period. The scheme will...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (24 Mar 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. In line with the NBP...