Results 18,061-18,080 of 31,374 for speaker:Eamon Ryan

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (30 Nov 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. The National Transport Authority (NTA) has statutory responsibility for the planning and development of public transport and associated infrastructure. This includes the procurement of the PSO bus fleet...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (30 Nov 2021)

Eamon Ryan: As Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport 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 cycling infrastructure. Noting the NTA's responsibility in the matter, I have referred the Deputy's question to the NTA for...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Pension Provisions (30 Nov 2021)

Eamon Ryan: As of 26 November 2021 the Department of Transport has four active infringement cases. The first case relates to the Operation of the Irish Marine Casualty Investigation Board (MCIB) in the implementation of Directive 2009/18/EC on the investigation of accidents in the maritime transport sector. The European Court of Justice made a judgment in this case on 9 July 2020. The Department has...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (30 Nov 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 procurement of the national bus fleet. Noting their responsibility in the matter, I have referred...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Cycling Policy (30 Nov 2021)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 183 and 184 together. As Minister for Transport, I have responsibility for policy and overall funding in relation to cycling and public transport infrastructure. The management of the public bike schemes is a matter for the National Transport Authority (NTA), which works closely with the relevant local authorities. Noting the NTA's role in the matter, I have...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Tolls (30 Nov 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 of national...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (30 Nov 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. The initial selection and prioritisation of works to be funded is also a matter for the local...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (30 Nov 2021)

Eamon Ryan: The CIÉ Group has two pension schemes, namely the Regular Wages Scheme ("RWS") and 1951 superannuation scheme ("1951 Scheme"), and issues in relation to CIÉ pension schemes are primarily a matter for the trustees of the schemes, the CIÉ Group and their employees. In relation to the RWS, CIÉ has prepared and submitted draft Statutory Instruments (SIs) to give effect to...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (30 Nov 2021)

Eamon Ryan: As Minister for Transport I have responsibility for overall policy and 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 planning, design and construction 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 (30 Nov 2021)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 189 and 190 together. As Minister for Transport I have responsibility for overall policy and 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 planning, design and construction of individual national roads is a matter for Transport Infrastructure Ireland...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (30 Nov 2021)

Eamon Ryan: As Minister for Transport I have responsibility for overall policy and 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 planning, design and construction of individual national roads is a matter for Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII), in conjunction with the local authorities...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Electricity Generation (1 Dec 2021)

Eamon Ryan: There are three separate and distinct phases of the framework for micro- and small-scale renewable electricity generation in Ireland. The first is the pending introduction of a Clean Export Guarantee (CEG) tariff. This will allow all renewables self-consumers to receive remuneration from their electricity supplier for all excess renewable electricity exported to the...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (1 Dec 2021)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 50 and 51 together.The financial capability and capacity of each consortium member was assessed prior to awarding the NBP contract and guarantees were entered regarding equity commitments. The NBP contract contains sufficient mechanism to monitor ongoing financial stability of the project which includes financial reporting requirements.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Climate Change Policy (1 Dec 2021)

Eamon Ryan: The 2021 Climate Action Plan sets out a just transition policy framework to ensure that we effectively monitor and manage our transition to climate neutral economy through structures and responses already in place and planned, that our responses remain flexible so that we can respond to future transition challenges, and that we target the areas in need of support. This policy framework is...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (1 Dec 2021)

Eamon Ryan: The National Broadband Plan (NBP) State led Intervention will be delivered by National Broadband Ireland (NBI) under a contract to roll out a high speed and future proofed broadband network within the Intervention Area which covers 1.1 million people living and working in the over 554,000 premises, including almost 100,000 businesses and farms along some 699 schools. The NBP roll out is...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Renewable Energy Generation (1 Dec 2021)

Eamon Ryan: The Renewable Electricity Support Scheme (RESS) is the main Government policy to help deliver on the ambition in the Climate Action Plan 2021 of up to 80% renewable electricity by 2030. The RESS supports communities in a variety of ways including through a separate category for community projects and a mandatory community benefit fund for every project supported in the scheme.Prior...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Water Services (1 Dec 2021)

Eamon Ryan: I have no function in relation to this issue. Policy responsibility for this issues rests with the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage with operational responsibility resting with Irish Water.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Policy (1 Dec 2021)

Eamon Ryan: The National Energy Research Development & Demonstration (RD&D) Programme is administered by the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI). Outline call timelines are indicated on the SEAI website, with grant awards expected from Q4 2021, full details at: www.seai.ie/grants/research-funding/research-development-and -demonstration-fund/The 2021 Call received a significant...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Bus Services (1 Dec 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 bus shelters. Noting their responsibility in the matter, I have referred the Deputy's...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Enterprise Support Services (1 Dec 2021)

Eamon Ryan: International supply chains are currently under considerable strain as global economies emerge from Covid. Ireland’s international supply chains are similarly challenged. Shipping costs across the globe have risen considerably. This is largely attributed to the disruption caused to the global supply chains by the COVID-19 pandemic.  In the aviation sector, cargo-only flights...