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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Cycling Facilities (19 Jan 2022)

Eamon Ryan: As Minister for Transport, I have responsibility for policy and overall funding in relation to public and sustainable transport generally. The National Transport Authority (NTA) is responsible for the development and implementation of public transport and active travel infrastructure, allocating the funding provided by my Department at project...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Cycling Facilities (19 Jan 2022)

Eamon Ryan: As Minister for Transport, I have responsibility for policy and overall funding in relation to public and sustainable transport generally. The National Transport Authority (NTA) is responsible for the development and implementation of public transport and active travel infrastructure, allocating the funding provided by my Department at project...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: A Vision for Change (19 Jan 2022)

Eamon Ryan: As Minister for Transport, I have responsibility for policy and overall funding in relation to public and sustainable transport generally. The National Transport Authority (NTA) is responsible for the development and implementation of public transport and active travel infrastructure, allocating the funding provided by my Department at project...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Cycling Facilities (19 Jan 2022)

Eamon Ryan: As Minister for Transport, I have responsibility for policy and overall funding in relation to public and sustainable transport generally. The National Transport Authority (NTA) is responsible for the development and implementation of public transport and active travel infrastructure, allocating the funding provided by my Department at project...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Cycling Facilities (19 Jan 2022)

Eamon Ryan: As Minister for Transport, I have responsibility for policy and overall funding in relation to public and sustainable transport generally. The National Transport Authority (NTA) is responsible for the development and implementation of public transport and active travel infrastructure, allocating the funding provided by my Department at project...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Yield (19 Jan 2022)

Eamon Ryan: Revenues received from individual companies are not published. However, the Revised Estimates Volume 2022 notes that revenue earned by the State from mining and minerals prospecting in 2018, 2019 and 2020 was €6.3million, €5.8 million and €6.1 million respectively.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Public Service Obligation (20 Jan 2022)

Eamon Ryan: The Public Service Obligation (PSO) levy is charged to all electricity final customers in Ireland and is collected from customers by electricity suppliers.  The PSO levy is a vital policy support for the development of renewable electricity and to enable Ireland reach national and EU renewable energy and climate targets. The money raised from the levy is paid, via...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Small and Medium Enterprises (20 Jan 2022)

Eamon Ryan: Recent price rises are driven primarily by rising international gas prices where Ireland is a price taker. The electricity and gas retail markets in Ireland operate within a European Union regulatory regime wherein electricity and gas markets are commercial, liberalised, and competitive. Operating within this overall EU framework, responsibility for the regulation of the electricity...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Small and Medium Enterprises (20 Jan 2022)

Eamon Ryan: The Programme for Government and the Climate Action Plan set ambitious goals to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from buildings by 2030. Budget 2022 provided for €202 million in funding to the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) for the operation of a range of schemes aimed at supporting homeowners as well as communities to upgrade their buildings and facilities to high...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (20 Jan 2022)

Eamon Ryan: Exchequer funding under the National Development Plan 2021-2030 (NDP) will facilitate continued protection and renewal of our national roads infrastructure, including motorways, and will also allow for the development of a number of new roads projects in line with Government policy.  Approximately €5.1 billion of exchequer funds are earmarked for new national road projects across...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Schemes (20 Jan 2022)

Eamon Ryan: As Minister for Transport, I have responsibility for policy and overall funding in relation to public and sustainable transport generally. The National Transport Authority (NTA) is responsible for the development and implementation of public transport and active travel infrastructure, allocating the funding provided by my Department at project...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (20 Jan 2022)

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 improvement 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 (20 Jan 2022)

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 operation and management of individual national roads is a matter for Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII), in conjunction with the local authorities concerned....

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (20 Jan 2022)

Eamon Ryan: As Minister for Transport, I have responsibility for policy and overall funding in relation to public transport.  The operation, maintenance and renewal of the rail network including the projects referred to by the Deputy is a matter for Iarnród Éireann (IÉ) in the first instance. Noting its responsibility in the matter, I have referred the Deputy's question to...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (20 Jan 2022)

Eamon Ryan: As Minister for Transport, I have responsibility for policy and overall funding in relation to public transport.  The development of the rail network and the use of same by private companies for freight purposes is a matter in the first instance for Iarnród Éireann (IÉ).  Noting its responsibility in the matter, I have referred the Deputy's question to IÉ for...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Greenways Provision (20 Jan 2022)

Eamon Ryan: As Minister for Transport, I have responsibility for overall policy and exchequer funding in relation to Greenways. The planning, design and construction of individual Greenways is a matter for Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII), in conjunction with the local authorities concerned. It will be important that any proposed Greenway have the support of the relevant Local Authority...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Electric Vehicles (20 Jan 2022)

Eamon Ryan: The Deputy will be aware that Ireland has set an ambitious target of 936,000 EVs on our roads by 2030 that reflects the scale of the transformation needed to achieve its climate targets in the coming years. Under the National Development Plan €1bn has been allocated to specific carbon reduction measures, including vehicle electrification. The Government is fully committed to...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Schemes (20 Jan 2022)

Eamon Ryan: As Minister for Transport, I am not involved in the day-to-day operations of public transport, nor decisions on fares; however, I do have responsibility for public transport policy and overall funding and as such, I was delighted as part of Budget 2022, to secure €25m to provide for the introduction of a youth travel card (YTC).    The YTC will allow any person...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Data (19 Jan 2022)

Eamon Ryan: 2021 saw a significant increase in delivery and expenditure on Active Travel infrastructure, with the provisional spend for 2021 at €186m. This is a near quadrupling of expenditure when compared to the €45m spent in 2019 and a near doubling of the €107m spent in 2020. Approximately 1,200 Active Travel projects were progressed during the year across the country, in our...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: North-South Interconnector (25 Jan 2022)

Eamon Ryan: The North-South Interconnector is critical to improving the efficient operation of the all-island Integrated Single Electricity Market and increasing security of electricity supply in Ireland and Northern Ireland. It will also facilitate the achievement of the goal to generate up to 80% of our electricity from renewable sources by 2030. A resilient and well-connected energy infrastructure is...