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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (27 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...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (27 Jul 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 upgrading and improvement of individual national roads is a matter...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Network (27 Jul 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 Councils' own resources supplemented by State road grants. The National Development Plan (NDP), as it stands, provides for a gradual increase in funding for regional and...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (27 Jul 2021)

Eamon Ryan: The table below sets out Covid-19 related funding for the Department of Transport for 2020 and 2021. Subhead Description 2020 Allocated (000s) 2020 Out-Turn (000s) 2021 Allocated (000s) 2021 Out-Turn YTD (000s) A - AVIATION ...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Electric Vehicles (27 Jul 2021)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 267 and 268 together. Providing a sustainable, low-carbon transport system is a key priority of my Department. The Programme for Government commits to 7% average annual emissions reduction to 2030; ultimately, the goal is for a zero-emission mobility system by 2050. The national car and van (LGV) fleet accounts for almost 60% of all land transport emissions,...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Greenways Provision (27 Jul 2021)

Eamon Ryan: As the Deputy is likely aware, the Programme for Government sets out an ambitious and wide-ranging set of commitments in relation to walking and cycling, supported by an increased multi-annual budgetary allocation amounting to some €360 million per annum over the lifetime of the Government. In relation to the Deputy's question I can confirm the following funding has been provided by...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (27 Jul 2021)

Eamon Ryan: As the Deputy is aware, a potential extension of the existing Dunboyne/M3 Parkway line to Navan was considered by the National Transport Authority (NTA) during the development of the statutory Transport Strategy for the Greater Dublin Area 2016 to 2035. This proposal remains under review and will be specifically considered again as part of the statutory review of the current Strategy, which...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (27 Jul 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), which is currently under review, the operation, management and upgrading of individual national roads is a matter for Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII), in...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (27 Jul 2021)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 272 to 275, inclusive, together. The National Transport Authority (NTA) has statutory responsibility for securing the provision of public passenger transport services nationally. Since 2010, the award of Public Service Obligation (PSO) funding falls under the independent statutory remit of the NTA. The allocations to the companies are decided by the NTA...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Taxi Licences (27 Jul 2021)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 277, 278 and 279 together. The regulation of the small public service vehicle (SPSV) industry, including licence and renewal fees, 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...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (27 Jul 2021)

Eamon Ryan: The Programme for Government set out commitments to support the greening of the taxi fleet and to review supports for wheelchair accessible vehicles to enhance accessibility for people with disabilities. The Department of Transport has a number of specific initiatives in place to support these objectives. I announced a 2021 allocation of €15 million which will support up to 750...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Greenways Provision (27 Jul 2021)

Eamon Ryan: As the Deputy is aware the Programme for Government committed to significantly increased investment in walking and cycling over the lifetime of this Government. I believe this investment will be hugely beneficial to our society, our health and our environment and it will support projects across the country, in both urban and rural Ireland, as this Government looks to fundamentally change the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (27 Jul 2021)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 285 and 288 together. As Minister for Transport,  I have responsibility for policy and overall funding in relation to public transport. The maintenance, renewal and operation of the rail network and stations on the network including the proposed stations referred to, is a matter for Iarnród Éireann in the first instance. I am not aware of any...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Network (27 Jul 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 the BusConnects programme. Noting the NTA's responsibility in the matter, I have referred the...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Data Centres (9 Sep 2021)

Eamon Ryan: My Department does not have any function in the assessment of water and energy requirements for specific data centre projects. This would be a matter for the individual data centre applicant and the relevant planning authority in their assessment of such applications, and the interaction between a prospective data centre and Irish Water and EirGrid. The Commission for Regulation of...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Staff (9 Sep 2021)

Eamon Ryan: My Department uses the services of the Public Appointments Service (PAS) which is the centralised provider of recruitment, assessment and selection services for the Irish Public and Civil Service. The current percentage of employees who have declared a disability under the definition in the Disability Act 2005 (bearing in mind that the declaration of a...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Conservation (9 Sep 2021)

Eamon Ryan: SEAI grant schemes will be a central element of the Government's approach to achieving our national retrofit targets. Some €221.5 million in capital funding has been provided this year for SEAI residential and community retrofit programmes. This represents an 82% increase on the 2020 allocation and is the largest amount ever for the schemes. This allocation has facilitated the...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Electricity Generation (9 Sep 2021)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 43, 45, 50 and 72 together. The Programme for Government commits to expanding and incentivising micro-generation to help households generate renewable electricity for their own use and to sell excess electricity back to the grid. Under the Climate Action Plan, a Micro-Generation working group, chaired by my Department, is developing an enabling framework...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Conservation (9 Sep 2021)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 44 and 51 together. My Department funds a number of SEAI grant schemes to support homeowners to improve the energy efficiency of their properties. Since 2000, over 450,000 homeowners have upgraded their homes with support from these schemes, representing nearly one home in four across the country. This has resulted in warmer, healthier and more...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Renewable Energy Generation (9 Sep 2021)

Eamon Ryan: The Communities Energy Grant Scheme (CEG) makes grant funding available for community-based partnerships to improve the energy efficiency of the building stock in their area and to install renewables.  The Scheme provides funding support for projects that deliver energy savings to a range of homeowners, communities and private sector organisations. This cross-sectoral approach...