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Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Waste Tyre Disposal (31 Mar 2021)

Eamon Ryan: Tyres held on farms for silage storage purposes are considered historic and predate the introduction of the Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) scheme for tyres. The visible Environmental Management Cost (vEMC) would not therefore have been applied to them. Recognising this issue, and in advance of the introduction of the scheme, my Department provided €700,000...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Just Transition Fund (31 Mar 2021)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 230, 231 and 233 together. The objective of the Just Transition Fund is to support innovative projects that contribute to the economic, social and environmental sustainability of the Wider Midlands region, and which have employment and enterprise potential. The Fund has three priorities: 1. Employment and enterprise supports: to support innovation and...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Just Transition Fund (31 Mar 2021)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 232, 234, 235, 237 and 238 together. My Department will be able to provide details on jobs supported by strand 1 and strand 2 projects once funding agreements are in place under both strands. Project proposals were evaluated by a number of evaluation teams established by my Department, with relevant expertise provided by other Government Departments and...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Just Transition Fund (31 Mar 2021)

Eamon Ryan: The PSO levy has been in place since 2001 and is a charge on all electricity customers without exception. The legal basis for the PSO levy and its method of calculation are set out in regulations made under the Electricity Regulation Act 1999 and the Public Service Obligations Order 2002 (S.I. 217 of 2002). Under this legislation, the Commission for Regulation of Utilities (CRU), the...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Efficiency (31 Mar 2021)

Eamon Ryan: The Programme for Government and the Climate Action Plan set ambitious targets to retrofit 500,000 homes to a Building Energy Rating of B2/cost optimal and to install 400,000 heat pumps in existing buildings over the next 10 years. €221.5 million in capital funding has been provided this year for SEAI residential and community retrofit programmes. This represents an 82% increase...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Irish Sign Language (31 Mar 2021)

Eamon Ryan: The Irish Sign Language Act 2017, which recognises the right of Irish Sign Language (ISL) users to use ISL as their native language, was commenced on 23 December 2020. My Department is engaging with the National Disability Authority to ensure obligations under the Act are met. The information requested in relation to the bodies under the aegis of my Department is an operational...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Legislative Measures (31 Mar 2021)

Eamon Ryan: Since 2014, there have been two Acts for which all sections have yet to be formally commenced by my Department. The details are set out in the following table. Title of Act Section(s) not yet commenced Purpose of section(s) Reason for delay in commencement Telecommunications Services (Ducting and Cables) Act 2018 All To provide...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Illegal Dumping (31 Mar 2021)

Eamon Ryan: The Waste Action Plan for a Circular Economy published in September 2020 contains a range of actions designed to enhance existing waste enforcement activity. These include: - an enhanced role for the Waste Enforcement Regional Lead Authorities (WERLAs), - the development of an anti-dumping toolkit for use by local authorities, - the development of an illegal and unauthorised sites...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Policy (31 Mar 2021)

Eamon Ryan: The Programme for Government commits to an average 7% per annum reduction in overall greenhouse gas emissions from 2021 to 2030 - a 51% reduction over the decade - and to achieving net zero emissions by 2050. On 23 March 2021, the Government approved the final text of the Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill which will support Ireland’s transition to net...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Policy (31 Mar 2021)

Eamon Ryan: Nuclear powered electricity generation plants are prohibited in Ireland. Whilst I am aware that some research studies have noted nuclear power as a potential technology that could be considered, the Government has no plans to revisit the prohibition on, or explore the development of, nuclear powered electricity generation in Ireland.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Warmer Homes Scheme (31 Mar 2021)

Eamon Ryan: The Better Energy Warmer Homes Scheme delivers a range of energy efficiency measures free of charge to low income households vulnerable to energy poverty. To date, the Government has provided funding for free upgrades to over 143,000 homes under the scheme and in 2020 the average value of the energy efficiency measures provided per household was over €14,800. There are currently...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Environmental Policy (31 Mar 2021)

Eamon Ryan: The next ten years are critical if we are to address the climate and biodiversity crises which threaten our safe future on this planet. It is imperative that we protect our biodiversity and natural heritage against deliberate acts of systematic destruction of ecosystems, both nationally and globally.  Ireland engages actively through the European Union(EU) to support the development of...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Expenditure (31 Mar 2021)

Eamon Ryan: The information requested is being compiled and will be forwarded to the Deputy as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Éireann (31 Mar 2021)

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”). Issues in relation to CIÉ pension schemes are primarily a matter for the trustees of the schemes, the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Policy (31 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 in conjunction with the relevant Local Authorities, including cycling and walking infrastructure; however they are not responsible for the development of...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Taxi Regulations (31 Mar 2021)

Eamon Ryan: The regulation of the small public service vehicle (SPSV) sector, including age limits for vehicles, is a matter for the independent regulator, 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...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Electric Vehicles (31 Mar 2021)

Eamon Ryan: According to the most recent information from the EPA and SEAI, passenger cars account for approximately half of all land transport emissions in Ireland. In addition to supporting, where feasible, switching trips to sustainable mobility options, a transition to low and zero emission cars is one of the changes necessary if Ireland is to substantially reduce its transport emissions. ...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (31 Mar 2021)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 258 and 268 together. 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 as legislated by the Oireachtas and in line with the National...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Policy (31 Mar 2021)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 260 and 261 together. With regard to EU funds, my Department received re-imbursed funds from the Special EU Programmes Body (SEUPB) following Interreg projects Carlingford Lough Greenway, Ulster Canal Greenway (Phase 2), North West Greenways Network and North West region - Multimodal Transport Hub. The division and allocation of this fund is the responsibility...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Policy (31 Mar 2021)

Eamon Ryan: The Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) is the EU's funding instrument for the Trans-European Transport Network (TEN-T) for the programming period 2014-2020. Funding under CEF is delivered in the form of co-funding grants allocated following competitive calls for proposals. Co-funding rates vary depending on the call for proposals and the type of project, generally ranging from 20% to 50% of...