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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (3 Mar 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 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 (3 Mar 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 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: Bus Éireann (3 Mar 2022)

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/shelters.  Noting the NTA's responsibility in the matter, I have referred the Deputy's...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (3 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. In light of the Authority's responsibility in this...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (3 Mar 2022)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 239 and 242 together. 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 implementation of the DART+...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (3 Mar 2022)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 240, 245 and 246 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 and operation of public transport services.  The queries raised in relation to rail services in County Kildare are an operational matter for  the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (3 Mar 2022)

Eamon Ryan: As the Deputy will be aware, the DART+ Programme is a programme of projects for the development of rail in the Greater Dublin Area.  As well as DART+ South-West which the Deputy refers to, the Programme comprises of DART+ Fleet, DART+ West, DART+ Coastal (South) and DART+ Coastal (North) projects.  Collectively these projects will...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Network (3 Mar 2022)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 243 and 244 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 operation, management and upgrading of individual national roads is a matter for Transport...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Small Public Service Vehicles (3 Mar 2022)

Eamon Ryan: The regulation of the small public service vehicle (SPSV) industry, including the setting of fares, is a matter for the National Transport Authority (NTA) under the provisions of the Taxi Regulation Act 2013. March 18th 2022 is a new public holiday occurring only in 2022.  Therefore, it was not included in the Taximeter Installer Technical Guidelines relating to the current maximum...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Conservation (8 Mar 2022)

Eamon Ryan: My Department funds a number of grant schemes to support homeowners to improve the energy efficiency of their properties.The administration and management of applications under the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) schemes are an operational matter for the SEAI. As Minister, I have no function with regard to individual grant applications.  The SEAI has established...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Conservation (8 Mar 2022)

Eamon Ryan: The Better Energy Warmer Homes Scheme is funded by my Department and administered by the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI). The scheme delivers a range of energy efficiency measures free of charge to lower income households vulnerable to energy poverty.  A range of home energy improvements can be funded under this scheme. The upgrades that are recommended for any given...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Electricity Grid (8 Mar 2022)

Eamon Ryan: The provision of quality energy infrastructure is essential to underpin Ireland’s economic development. Development of this infrastructure is undertaken under the direction of EirGrid, the transmission system operator. As well as ensuring security of electricity supply, EirGrid must deliver on Government ambition of up to 80% renewable electricity on our system. EirGrid’s...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Conservation (8 Mar 2022)

Eamon Ryan: My Department funds a number of grant schemes to support homeowners to improve the energy efficiency of their properties.The administration and management of applications under the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) schemes are an operational matter for the SEAI. As Minister, I have no function with regard to individual grant applications.  The SEAI has established...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Prices (8 Mar 2022)

Eamon Ryan: The President signed the Electricity Costs (Domestic Electricity Accounts) Emergency Measures Bill into law on 4 March, which paves the way for a payment of €176.22 (€200 inclusive of VAT) to be credited to all domestic electricity accounts. This is almost a doubling of what was originally envisaged, in recognition of pressures on households due to increases in the cost of...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Staff (8 Mar 2022)

Eamon Ryan: As of 1st March 2022 my Department employes 458 staff (447.07  Full Time Equivalent).  My Department implements the instruction of Circular 04/2022 from the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, the pay scales are published in the Circular 04/2022.My Department is led by a Secretary General and the salary for this post is at Secretary General II. The Department also...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Wind Energy Generation (8 Mar 2022)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 143 and 144 together.   The Climate Action Plan 2021 includes a suite of actions to realise the full potential of the totality of Ireland’s offshore renewable energy resources. This will include floating offshore wind energy. The Programme for Government commits to the achievement of 5GW of installed offshore wind capacity by 2030 and...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Wind Energy Generation (8 Mar 2022)

Eamon Ryan: My Department is currently preparing for the first offshore wind auction later this year under the Renewable Electricity Support Scheme (ORESS 1) to support the first phase of offshore wind development in Ireland. These proposed terms and conditions include a requirement for each successful project in ORESS 1 to headquarter its operation and maintenance facilities on the island of Ireland. As...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Conservation (8 Mar 2022)

Eamon Ryan: On 21 December 2021, the Government approved the final design of the Micro-generation Support Scheme (MSS). This scheme will see supports for new installations, including solar PV, in the form of a capital grant for domestic and small non-domestic applicants, or a premium export tariff for larger non-domestic applicants. The MSS is being introduced on a phased basis this year. The MSS...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Policy (8 Mar 2022)

Eamon Ryan: In 2017, the Energy Charter Conference decided to modernise the treaty in order to respond to the demands of member countries that consider it outdated with regard to current investment agreements. EU governments and the European Commission are negotiating an update to the ECT’s terms, but the negotiations to date have been slow and complex amid difficulties finding common...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Policy (8 Mar 2022)

Eamon Ryan: In 2017, the Energy Charter Conference decided to modernise the treaty in order to respond to the demands of member countries that find it obsolete with regard to current investment agreements. EU governments and the European Commission are negotiating an update to the ECT’s terms, but the talks have been slow and complex amid difficulties finding common agreement among the...