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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Ministerial Appointments (6 Jul 2021)

Eamon Ryan: My Department publishes a copy of my Ministerial diary on the Department's website on a regular basis, and details for the January-June 2021 period are currently being compiled by my private office for release in coming weeks. The following tables set out the dates of my engagements with the Chairs / CEOs of agencies and bodies under the remit of the Department of Transport for the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Freedom of Information (6 Jul 2021)

Eamon Ryan: The publication of Freedom of Information logs is a priority for the Department of Transport, and we are committed to making this information available on a timely basis. The Department has published all Freedom of Information disclosure logs up to and including Quarter 1, 2021. Quarter 2 is scheduled to be uploaded in August 2021, once all non-personal FOIs received in Q2 have had decisions...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Freedom of Information (6 Jul 2021)

Eamon Ryan: The current Freedom of Information Act came into effect on 14th October 2014. In accordance with SI 264/2003 the previous fee for an FOI application was €15 and the fee for a review was €75 (€10 and €25 respectively for medical card holders) .Under the 2014 Act, the application fee was abolished and the fee for a review was reduced to €30 (€10 for...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Freedom of Information (6 Jul 2021)

Eamon Ryan: The Department of Transport does not record the information that the Deputy requests, as we are not required to maintain such information under the Freedom of Information Act 2014. However I can assure the Deputy that while the cost aspect of the Freedom of Information legislation has been important in terms of discouraging vexatious requests, where the it appears from an initial review of...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (6 Jul 2021)

Eamon Ryan: The planning and implementation of the proposed A5 upgrade project is the responsibility of the Northern Ireland authorities. Following a Public Inquiry into the scheme in early 2020, the Department for Infrastructure received an Interim Report from the Planning Appeals Commission (PAC) in September 2020. After careful consideration and having taken legal advice, the Minister for...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Schemes (6 Jul 2021)

Eamon Ryan: As Minister for Transport I have responsibility for policy and overall funding in relation to public transport. It is the National Transport Authority (NTA) which has statutory responsibility for securing the provision of public passenger transport services nationally. The NTA also has national responsibility for integrated local and rural transport, including management of the Rural...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (6 Jul 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. Following the establishment of the National Transport Authority (NTA) in December 2009, the NTA has responsibility for the regulation of fares charged to passengers in respect of public transport...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Climate Change Policy (7 Jul 2021)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 27, 28, 29 and 31 together. The objective of the Just Transition Fund is to support innovative projects that contribute to the economic, social and environmental sustainability of the Midlands region, and which have employment and enterprise potential. My Department held a competitive call for applications to this Fund last year, in response to which over 100...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Climate Change Policy (7 Jul 2021)

Eamon Ryan: The EU Just Transition Fund is designed to support the most affected regions in EU Member States to meet the challenges associated with achieving the EU's climate targets for 2030 and climate neutrality by 2050. The Just Transition Fund will invest in specific projects that will contribute to alleviating the impact of the transition by financing the diversification and modernisation of...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Renewable Energy Generation (7 Jul 2021)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 36, 37 and 39 together. This is primarily an operational matter for the SEAI. However, I have requested the SEAI to review the issues raised with the view to replying to the Deputy as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Renewable Energy Generation (7 Jul 2021)

Eamon Ryan: The Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) has liaised with the Marine Institute on this matter, and the SEAI has advised my Department that the environmental monitoring buoy and mooring system, located off the coast of Spiddal, was recovered to Galway Docks on 22 November 2020. The buoy is presently undergoing a refit of its scientific instruments.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Wind Energy Generation (7 Jul 2021)

Eamon Ryan: The Commission for the Regulation of Utilities has a statutory duty to monitor and take such measures as it considers necessary to protect security of supply of electricity. EirGrid has statutory responsibility to report to the Commission for the Regulation of Utilities on matters relating to security of supply of electricity. Details of power stations in the country are available on...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Electric Vehicles (7 Jul 2021)

Eamon Ryan: The Deputy will be aware that the Government is fully committed to supporting a significant expansion and modernisation of the electric vehicle charging network over the coming years. A national charging infrastucture strategy is due for publication later this year which will set out a pathway to stay ahead of demand over the critical period out to 2030. My Department has begun an engagement...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (7 Jul 2021)

Eamon Ryan: As the Minister for Transport, I have responsibility for policy and overall funding in relation to public transport. The National Transport Authority (NTA) has responsibility for regulating fares charged by public transport and I have therefore 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 working days.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (8 Jul 2021)

Eamon Ryan: I cannot give the Deputy the final cost today. It is a live project and, as he mentioned, there have been significant cost increases and changed contractual arrangements throughout the process. There is a wider issue with significant cost inflation in the construction sector. As we all recognise, there is a problem with the planning, development, costing and delivery of major public...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (8 Jul 2021)

Eamon Ryan: Cabinet subcommittees have been meeting regularly to assess just this project because of concern about the contractual difficulties there. We have been paying it all our attention and we have every intention to get it built and keep the costs down. However, if I were to give false promises in terms of what the exact final cost would be, I would be guilty of the same things Deputy Doherty is...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (8 Jul 2021)

Eamon Ryan: We have to, first and foremost, get them through the planning system. In terms of the cost overruns on this and the other main public infrastructure projects we have, the greatest factor in terms of cost inflation is the long lead times it takes to deliver projects. We all need to focus on improving that, especially in the planning system.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (8 Jul 2021)

Eamon Ryan: I agree with the Taoiseach yesterday, that what we will see in the housing for all strategy, which will be published shortly, is a change in how we do leasing arrangements and a recognition this is not the approach we want to take as we develop a new housing for all strategy. It will change. There are 2,450 units projected in this year's target and a direct build target of 9,500 units. A...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (8 Jul 2021)

Eamon Ryan: For clarity, the Minister for Finance, Deputy Donohoe, said in the Dáil on 19 May that multiple purchases of property are undertaken by bodies specifically for the purpose of providing social and affordable housing and it is not intended to apply the higher stamp duty rate to those instances. I do not disagree with the Deputy on her underlying point. We need to change the approach....

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (8 Jul 2021)

Eamon Ryan: I thank the Deputy. It is significant. We are about to change how we approach climate in land use in a way that I believe will see farmers benefitting from our emissions reduction targets. The critical thing in the policy approach we are taking is that we want income to go up as emissions go down. Bringing down emissions involves not only reducing the source of the emissions, be it...