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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Consultations (10 Mar 2022)

Eamon Ryan: Deputy, Please find the details of external consultant's reports commissioned by my Department in each of the years 2019 to 2021 and to date in 2022. The table below details the cost of same, the company involved,  the title and publication dates:  YEAR NO OF EXTERNAL CONSULTANTS REPORTS COMMISSIONED COMPANY NAME TITLE & PUBLICATION...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Network (10 Mar 2022)

Eamon Ryan: The maintenance of roads not taken in charge by local authorities is the responsibility of the relevant landowners. The Local Government Act 2001 provides the statutory basis for a Local Improvement Scheme (LIS). Under that scheme, funding can be provided to local authorities for the construction and improvement of non-public roads (that is roads not taken in charge by local authorities)...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Transport Authority (10 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. As the Deputy may be aware, the Government announced a new permanent bank holiday in celebration of St Bridget, which from 2023 will fall on the first Monday in every February. ...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (10 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 securing the provision of public passenger transport services nationally, and for the allocation of associated funding to the relevant transport operators.   In light of the NTA's...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Taxi Licences (10 Mar 2022)

Eamon Ryan: The Advisory Committee on Small Public Service Vehicles (SPSVs), also known as the Taxi Advisory Committee, was established under the Taxi Regulation Act 2013 to provide both the Minister and the NTA with advice in relation to small public service vehicles and their drivers. The Committee is the primary forum for dealing with issues affecting the sector and many of the measures taken to date...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Policy (10 Mar 2022)

Eamon Ryan: The regulation of the small public service vehicle (SPSV) industry, including the setting of maximum fares, is a matter for the National Transport Authority (NTA) under the provisions of the Taxi Regulation Act 2013. Under the Taxi Regulation (Maximum Fares) Order which took effect on 1 February 2018, it is not possible to allow a surcharge to be applied by the SPSV...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Covid-19 Pandemic (22 Mar 2022)

Eamon Ryan: The cost incurred by my Department for the supply of Covid-19 related face masks and face coverings since March 2019 to date is €18,591.21. The table below sets out the expenditure incurred by supplier. Supplier Amount JBS Limited  €15,153.60 Office Depot  €163.35 Hunt...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Covid-19 Pandemic (22 Mar 2022)

Eamon Ryan: The cost incurred by my Department for the supply of Covid-19 related hand sanitiser since March 2019 to date is €9,732.90. The table below set out the expenditure by supplier. Supplier Amount JBS Limited  €925.45 Office Depot  €181.30 Hunt Office  ...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Ukraine War (22 Mar 2022)

Eamon Ryan: Ireland has a comprehensive National Plan for Nuclear and Radiological Emergency Exposures  which details  our planning and preparedness for a national response to a major nuclear incident. My Department is the Lead Government Department under the plan with responsibility for delivering a whole of Government response to any emergency, supported by the Environmental Protection...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Traveller Community (22 Mar 2022)

Eamon Ryan: My Department is committed to providing an inclusive work environment. Our Statement of Strategy, Le Chéile 23, is underpinned by the values set out in the Civil Service Renewal Plan and is committed to human rights, equality and anti-discrimination. A key action for 2022 arising from this is Ag Obair Le Chéile. This is a comprehensive action plan to develop the...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Conservation (22 Mar 2022)

Eamon Ryan: Contractors installing insulation under any scheme supported by a Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) grant must carry out the works using approved materials and in line with the SEAI’s Domestic Technical Standards and Specifications and best practice and technical guidance documents, including:- S.R. 54:2014 Code of practice for the energy efficient retrofit of dwellings; -...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Conservation (22 Mar 2022)

Eamon Ryan: The National Retrofit Plan sets out the Government's approach to achieving the Climate Action Plan targets of upgrading the equivalent of 500,000 homes to a Building Energy Rating of B2/cost optimal level and installing 400,000 heat pumps to replace older, less efficient heating systems by 2030. The Plan is designed to address barriers to retrofit across four key areas: driving demand and...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Policy (22 Mar 2022)

Eamon Ryan: The Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) is developing the Atlantic Marine Energy Test Site (AMETS) to provide a full-scale grid-connected offshore renewables test facility. AMETS will form part of a national suite of infrastructural facilities set up to enable offshore renewable technology development and progression towards commercial viability. It is intended that full scale...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Policy (22 Mar 2022)

Eamon Ryan: The application referred to by the Deputy is under consideration by my Department. All applications for petroleum authorisations are assessed against a number of criteria in accordance with Section 9A(1) of the Petroleum and Other Minerals Development Act, 1960 and Section 3 of the Licensing Terms for Offshore Oil and Gas Exploration, Development and Production. This includes the technical...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Offshore Exploration (22 Mar 2022)

Eamon Ryan: Section 57 of the Petroleum and Other Minerals Development Act 1960 requires that I lay before the Houses of the Oireachtas every six months a report detailing all exploration activities, including petroleum exploration authorisations granted during the period of the report. The last such report laid before the Houses of the Oireachtas was in respect of the six-month period ending 31 December...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: World Economic Forum (22 Mar 2022)

Eamon Ryan: As Minister, I participate and engage regularly with a number of international bodies, including The World Economic Forum. Summary details of my engagement with The World Economic Forum, since my appointment as Minister in June 2020, and engagement by a former Minister of State and officials in my Department since 2019, are set out below in tabular form. Date Event ...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Budgets (22 Mar 2022)

Eamon Ryan: Please see table below with the breakdown of the current and capital budget allocations for my department for each subhead in the revised estimates for 2022. DECC Subhead Breakdown 2022 REV . Current Capital Total Programme A - Climate Action and Environmental Leadership ...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Budgets (22 Mar 2022)

Eamon Ryan: Please see table below with the breakdown for the current and capital budget allocations for each subhead of the revised estimates for 2021 for my department. DECC Subhead Breakdown 2021 REV Current Capital Total Programme A - Communications A.1...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Budgets (22 Mar 2022)

Eamon Ryan: Please see below. DECC Subheads B.4 and B.11 2022 REV Current Capital Total Programme B - Energy Transformation B.4 Residential/Community Retrofit Programmes 8,710 267,200 275,910 B.11 Electricity Credit 400,000...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Policy (22 Mar 2022)

Eamon Ryan: The final design of the Micro-generation Support Scheme (MSS) was approved by Government in December 2021 and will be published shortly. Community enterprises including sports clubs and community halls will be eligible to participate, either as individual micro-generators or as community projects within the MSS. At present, community enterprises with existing renewable micro-generation are...