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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Tolls (5 Oct 2021)

Eamon Ryan: As Minister for Transport I have responsibility for overall policy and funding in relation to the national roads programme. Under the Roads Acts 1993-2015, the operation and management of individual national roads is a matter for Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII), in conjunction with the local authorities concerned. Therefore, matters relating to the day to day operations regarding...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (5 Oct 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 operations of public transport. The National Transport Authority (NTA) has statutory responsibility for securing the provision of public passenger transport services nationally and for the scheduling of these services in conjunction with the...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Wind Energy Generation (6 Oct 2021)

Eamon Ryan: Ireland’s increased climate and energy ambition is reflected by the Government target to achieve 5GW of installed offshore wind generation by 2030. There is a further commitment in the Programme for Government to develop a longer-term plan to utilize the potential 30GW of offshore floating wind power in our Atlantic waters. The 5GW target will be primarily met through development of...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Electricity Grid (6 Oct 2021)

Eamon Ryan: The Commission for Regulation of Utilities (the CRU) has statutory responsibility 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 is an independent statutory body and solely accountable to a committee...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Correspondence (6 Oct 2021)

Eamon Ryan: Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) is an environmental policy model in which a producer's responsibility is extended beyond the consumer stage of a product's life cycle. There are a number of these schemes operating in Ireland and they have proved very successful in enabling us meet domestic and EU recycling targets. The EPR scheme for farm plastics has been in place since 1998...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Data Centres (6 Oct 2021)

Eamon Ryan: The Commission for Regulation of Utilities (CRU) has statutory responsibility to monitor and take measures necessary to ensure the security of electricity supply in Ireland. The CRU is assisted in its statutory role by EirGrid, the electricity transmission system operator. The CRU is an independent statutory body and solely accountable to a committee of the Oireachtas for the performance of...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Éireann (6 Oct 2021)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 7, 8 and 9 together. 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 operation of public transport services. The issues raised are a matter for Bus Éireann and I have forwarded the Deputy's questions to the company for direct reply. Please advise...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Infrastructure Ireland (6 Oct 2021)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 11 and 13 together. I would like to clarify the current position in relation to the DART+and MetroLink projects. DART+ is a programme which actually comprises five different projects, each of which is progressing at a different pace resulting in different stages of development. MetroLink is likely the largest ever public investment project in the history of...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Local Authorities (7 Oct 2021)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 174, 175, 176 and 177 together. Enforcement actions against illegal waste and littering activity are a matter for local authorities and the Office of Environmental Enforcement within the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The EPA compiles comparative statistics on local authority performance relating to their waste and litter enforcement activity under...

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

Eamon Ryan: The Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) administers a range of supports to assist in the installation of solar PV panels and will continue to do so in 2022. Supports for domestic solar PV are currently available under the standalone solar PV grant scheme and as one of a range of measures supported under the National Home Retrofit Scheme for complete home energy upgrades....

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Electricity Generation (7 Oct 2021)

Eamon Ryan: The variability challenge posed by renewable energy creates the need for a range of technological interventions. Storage technology, alongside demand-side response and interconnection, will be key as Ireland seeks to increase its share of renewable electricity up to 80 per cent by 2030 as outlined in the National Development Plan published this week. The 2021 Climate Action Plan will set out...

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

Eamon Ryan: The Annual Transition Statement, established under the Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Act 2015, serves an important function in providing an overview of climate change mitigation and adaptation policy measures adopted to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases and to adapt to the effects of climate change in order to enable the achievement of the national transition objective. In...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Fuel Poverty (7 Oct 2021)

Eamon Ryan: The Government’s Strategy to Combat Energy Poverty was published in 2016. The Strategy set out several actions to alleviate the burden of energy poverty on the most vulnerable in society. The focus of the strategy was on high impact actions which aimed to make a real difference to the lives of those in energy poverty. Overall, the Government envisages expenditure in excess of...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Policy (7 Oct 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 BusConnects Cork. Noting their responsibility in relation to this matter, I have referred the Deputy's question to the NTA for a direct...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Covid-19 Pandemic (7 Oct 2021)

Eamon Ryan: Transport workers, including driving instructors, should continue to comply with Government health and safety requirements and guidance in order to ensure that we continue our progress in suppressing Covid. As our approach to the management of COVID-19 transitions from population wide restrictions to guidance, we should continue to practice basic preventative behaviours, including in...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Taxi Licences (7 Oct 2021)

Eamon Ryan: The regulation of the small public service vehicle (SPSV) industry, including enforcement and compliance in the SPSV sector, 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 advise my private office if you do not...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (7 Oct 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, including the provision of bus stops and shelters. Noting the NTA's responsibility in the matter, I have referred the Deputy's question to...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (7 Oct 2021)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 198 and 199 together. 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...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (7 Oct 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 operation and upgrading of individual national roads is a matter for Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII), in conjunction with the local authorities...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (7 Oct 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 local authorities' own resources supplemented by State road grants, where applicable. The initial selection and prioritisation of works to be funded is also a matter for...