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Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Public Service Obligation (1 Mar 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: Fisheries Protection (1 Mar 2022)

Eamon Ryan: Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) is the statutory body responsible for the protection, conservation and development of the inland fisheries resource.  IFI is supported in its role by the Technical Expert Group On Salmon (TEGOS) which carries out annual scientific assessments on each of Ireland’s more than 140 salmon stocks, including the Liffey. I am advised by IFI that despite...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Fuel Poverty (1 Mar 2022)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 175 and 176 together. Energy poverty is influenced by a person’s income, the energy efficiency of their home and the cost of the energy they use. Recent measurements of the share of households likely to be experiencing energy poverty include: - In 2019 and 2020 the Economic and Social Research Institute assessed the number of households likely to...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Correspondence (1 Mar 2022)

Eamon Ryan: In August 2021, an application was submitted to An Bord Pleanála for a project involving a liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal. As Minister, I was listed as a prescribed body considered relevant by An Bord Pleanála to that particular planning application. My input to the planning application was made within this context and my submission set out the Government’s...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Environmental Policy (1 Mar 2022)

Eamon Ryan: The Programme for Government commitment to respond to the recommendations of the OECD report is being progressed in a number of ways. In July 2021, my Department agreed a revised Performance Delivery Agreement (PDA) with the EPA.  This PDA, which is reviewed annually, provides a framework to progress the recommendations in the OECD review and to assess the EPA's...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Environmental Schemes (1 Mar 2022)

Eamon Ryan: The Better Energy Warmer Homes Scheme delivers free energy upgrades for eligible homeowners at risk of energy poverty.  Since 2000, over 143,000 free upgrades have been supported by the SEAI administered scheme.  Last year, 2,126 upgrades were delivered under the scheme and the average cost of the energy efficiency measures provided per...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Natural Gas Imports (1 Mar 2022)

Eamon Ryan: My Department is carrying out a review of security of energy supply of Ireland’s electricity and natural gas systems focussing on the period to 2030 in the context of ensuring a sustainable pathway to net zero emissions by 2050. The review includes a technical analysis which will help inform a public consultation. The technical analysis includes identification and examination...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Natural Gas Imports (1 Mar 2022)

Eamon Ryan: Ireland sources around one-quarter of its gas from the Corrib gas field, and three-quarters via the UK, which has diverse sources of supply. The UK’s gas supply comes mainly from indigenous supplies, via pipeline from Norway and through imports of liquefied natural gas (LNG).  In addition, the UK can also import via two gas interconnectors connecting the UK...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Natural Gas Imports (1 Mar 2022)

Eamon Ryan: As illustrated in the table below, Ireland’s gas import dependency is rising in line with the decline in production at the indigenous Corrib gas field. Year Import Dependency 2017 33% 2018 39% 2019 53% 2020 64% 2021 72% In addition to...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: State Bodies (1 Mar 2022)

Eamon Ryan: Issues in relation to CIÉ pension schemes are primarily a matter for the trustees of the schemes, the CIÉ Group and their employees. In terms of background information, members of the 1951 Scheme were balloted regarding a Labour Court Recommendation which emerged on 23rd November 2020, with a majority voting to accept the proposals. CIÉ has prepared and submitted a...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Traffic Management (1 Mar 2022)

Eamon Ryan: As the Deputy may be aware, some local authorities develop bye-laws to licence horse-drawn carriages operating commercially. Through bye-laws, these local authorities set their own rules and stipulations to govern such operations. It is under Part 19 of the Local Government Act 2001 that local authorities are provided with power in respect of making bye-laws.  Local...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (1 Mar 2022)

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 day-to-day operations of public transport services. The National Transport Authority (NTA) has responsibility for the collection and publication of statistics relating to public transport. Therefore, I have forwarded the Deputy’s question,...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Electric Vehicles (1 Mar 2022)

Eamon Ryan: Electric vehicles (EVs) are the most prominent transport mitigation measure in the 2021 Climate Action Plan, and Ireland has set an ambitious target of 945,000 EVs on our roads by 2030. This target is challenging but indicates the scale of the transformation that is needed across all sectors if Ireland is to achieve its climate targets in the coming years. As the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (1 Mar 2022)

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 allocation for PSO public transport services for future years will be subject to the annual Budgetary process and therefore the allocations for 2023 and beyond are yet to be...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Gender Equality (1 Mar 2022)

Eamon Ryan: I thank the deputy for the opportunity to set out, in brief, some of the achievements made by my department in the area of equality and inclusion, specifically in relation to women, over recent times. Intersectional Policy Initiatives My Department worked closely with the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (IHREC) on the development and implementation of its Public Sector Duty...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (1 Mar 2022)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 206 and 207 together. As the 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 provision, operation, and maintenance of public transport.  The queries raised in relation to passenger numbers, investments, and service improvements on the Limerick-Galway...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Electric Vehicles (1 Mar 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: Rail Network (1 Mar 2022)

Eamon Ryan: As the 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 and provision of public transport.  The issue of the provision of new train service is an operational matter for the National Transport Authority (NTA) in conjunction with Iarnród Éireann, and I have...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Data (1 Mar 2022)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 220 and 221 together. As Minister for Transport, I have responsibility for policy and overall funding in relation to public transport; However, I am not involved in day-to-day operations of public transport services. The National Transport Authority (NTA) has responsibility for the collection and publication of statistics relating to public transport....

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (1 Mar 2022)

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 securing the provision of public passenger transport services nationally including decisions in relation to bus routes and bus...