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Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Dublin Bus (16 Sep 2021)

Eamon Ryan: The exact same applies, or maybe even more so, in not intervening in those labour relations issues. We do, however, have a role with regard to trying to restore our aviation industry. We have taken a series of measures including, as the Deputy said, the significant public support for workers in that industry as in other sectors, and the management of safe travel systems within Covid-19 to...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Road Projects (16 Sep 2021)

Eamon Ryan: I answered some of these questions earlier so I will not read out the full response. To answer a very specific question, however, €8.1 million has been spent to date. I recall the Deputy was Chair of the transport committee when we had a specific session to consider the road. As I recall, there were concerns from local residents around some of the traffic management implications of...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Road Projects (16 Sep 2021)

Eamon Ryan: No, I do not see obstacles. There is a funding constraint more broadly. The existing NDP included a huge number of different roads. The reality is the funding of those would eat up the budget for the next 20, 30 or 40 years if they were all to be completed at one time. We will have to prioritise and it will be difficult. It is not a question of saying "No" to particular projects but we...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Road Projects (16 Sep 2021)

Eamon Ryan: It has to get through planning. The Government has to make decisions on a sequential basis and that has to be the next key issue. Something being in the existing national development plan is not the best way of securing funding. In truth, if one said that all the projects being in the existing NDP means they will receive guaranteed funding, they would break the budget ten times over. As I...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Regional Airports (16 Sep 2021)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 74 and 80 together. The Minister of State, Deputy Naughton, and I have recently concluded interviews for potential candidates, who were proposed by the Public Appointments Service. All five people we interviewed were eminently qualified, which makes for a difficult decision. We hope to conclude that process within the coming days, and return to the...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Regional Airports (16 Sep 2021)

Eamon Ryan: To answer Deputy’s Crowe’s point, we expect to be able to do it this month. That delay or that sequence of events was unfortunate. It was done at a time when the airport was effectively closed because of the Covid crisis. Now is the time to come back to get that chair in place. I ask the Minister of State, Deputy Naughton, to answer the question too because she is centrally...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Regional Airports (16 Sep 2021)

Eamon Ryan: We followed the appropriate Public Appointments Service approach here and it is absolutely correct and proper. Unfortunate circumstances meant we had to run a second process but that could not have been foreseen. It was appropriate for us to respond in the way we did. The Public Appointments Service has done a good job. From what I have seen, it carried it out properly. It did take time...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Rail Network (16 Sep 2021)

Eamon Ryan: The DART+ programme is critical for our transport future in Dublin and the eastern region. It comprises five complementary projects: DART+ West; DART+ South West; DART+ Coastal North; DART+ Coastal South; and DART+ Fleet. Naturally, there is a sequencing to the delivery of these different projects as each sits within the overall programme framework. It is also the case that the success of...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Rail Network (16 Sep 2021)

Eamon Ryan: The key initial development is those new ICR units which can fit within the existing train, adding an additional carriage. They are very imminent. Going on memory, they will be coming in 2023. It is not a long delay. The next iteration is the new battery-electric DART trains and they will be a significant improvement and improve capacity. They do not require the full electrification of...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Rail Network (16 Sep 2021)

Eamon Ryan: We have just started a strategic rail review. Included in that is consideration of an upgrade on the Dublin-Belfast line, including new trains and so on. I do not have the specific details here but I will come back to the Deputy directly with information on that.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Wind Energy Generation (16 Sep 2021)

Eamon Ryan: The Programme for Government commits Ireland to achieving at least 70% renewable electricity by 2030. To achieve this ambition, several renewable energy generation technologies will be required including onshore wind, solar and offshore wind. This multi-technology approach not only increases our renewable energy production capacity, but also enhances our energy...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Climate Change Policy (16 Sep 2021)

Eamon Ryan: My Department  is responsible for a range of policy area, including climate, environment, energy, the circular economy, natural resources, waste and communications.   The Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Act 2021 commits us to a 51% reduction in our overall greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 at the latest, and to achieving net zero emissions no later...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Electricity Generation (16 Sep 2021)

Eamon Ryan: The Commission for Regulation of Utilities (the CRU) has statutory responsibility, under S.I. 60 of 2005, to monitor and take measures necessary to ensure the security of electricity supply in Ireland. It is assisted in its statutory role by EirGrid which is responsible for the day-to-day management of the electricity transmission system. In relation to this winter, I understand that the...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Electricity Generation (16 Sep 2021)

Eamon Ryan: The Commission for Regulation of Utilities (the CRU) has statutory responsibility, under S.I. 60 of 2005, to monitor and take measures necessary to ensure the security of electricity supply in Ireland. It is assisted in its statutory role by EirGrid which is responsible for the day-to-day management of the electricity transmission system. The CRU has advised me that they have identified...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Natural Gas Imports (16 Sep 2021)

Eamon Ryan: The Government's Policy Statement on the Importation of Fracked Gas was published in May of this year. This fulfilled a commitment set out in the Programme for Government. The policy statement provides that, pending the outcome of a review of the security of energy supply of Ireland’s electricity and natural gas systems that is currently being carried out by my Department, it would...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Electricity Generation (16 Sep 2021)

Eamon Ryan: The Programme for Government commits to expanding and incentivising micro-generation to help people generate renewable electricity for their own use and sell excess electricity back to the grid.My Department outlined proposals for a new Micro-generation Support Scheme (MSS) in a public consultation that closed in February last. A summary report of the submissions received has been...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Natural Gas Imports (16 Sep 2021)

Eamon Ryan: The Government's Policy Statement on the Importation of Fracked Gas was published in May of this year. This fulfilled a commitment set out in the Programme for Government. The policy statement provides that, pending the outcome of a review of the security of energy supply of Ireland’s electricity and natural gas systems that is currently being carried out by my Department, it would...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Data Centres (16 Sep 2021)

Eamon Ryan: In 2020 Data Centres were approximately 11% of the total electricity used in Ireland. EirGrid, in their Generation Capacity Statement 2020-2029, project that demand from data centres and other large energy users could account for 27% of all demand by 2029. Estimated data centre demand for 2021 will be set out in this year's Generation Capacity Statement.Earlier this year...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Policy (16 Sep 2021)

Eamon Ryan: The Programme for Government recognises the need for research and development of hydrogen from renewable sources, known as ‘green hydrogen’, for use in power generation and as a zero-emission energy source in difficult-to-decarbonise sectors such as transport and industry.In July 2020, the European Commission published a hydrogen strategy for a carbon-neutral...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Data Centres (16 Sep 2021)

Eamon Ryan: The Commission for Regulation of Utilities (the CRU) has statutory responsibility, under S.I. 60 of 2005, to monitor and take measures necessary to ensure the security of electricity supply in Ireland. It is assisted in its statutory role by EirGrid which is responsible for the day-to-day management of the electricity transmission system. The CRU has advised me that they have identified...