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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (29 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 of public transport. The query raised in relation to Irish Rail's online booking policy is an operational matter for the company. Therefore, I have forwarded the Deputy’s question to Irish Rail for direct reply....

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (29 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 of public transport. The issue raised regarding the number of times the Luas red line services have stopped, the reason for suspension of service and duration of suspension of service is a matter for Transport...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (29 Mar 2022)

Eamon Ryan: As the Deputy may be aware, the Infrastructure Manager Multi Annual Contract (IMMAC) provides the funding framework for the protection and renewal of our railway infrastructure, including the Ballybrophy to Limerick rail line. This is the third year of the five-year IMMAC programme, as approved by Government in 2020, and over the five years of the programme in excess of...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Network (29 Mar 2022)

Eamon Ryan: The improvement and maintenance of regional and local roads is the statutory responsibility of each local authority and Exchequer funding is intended to supplement local authorities’ own resources. The major cuts to funding for regional and local roads during the post 2008 recession resulted in the build-up of a substantial backlog of works across the country. The estimated cost...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Infrastructure Ireland (29 Mar 2022)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 239 and 240 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: Departmental Data (29 Mar 2022)

Eamon Ryan: Deputy, I can confirm that my Department does not have any retainer arrangements in place with external providers.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Electric Vehicles (29 Mar 2022)

Eamon Ryan: Department officials have liaised with SEAI who can confirm that they do make payments into Credit Union accounts. Once the credit union account has a BIC, IBAN and is SEPA compatible, SEAI can successfully make payment to credit union accounts just like a main street bank.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Strategies (29 Mar 2022)

Eamon Ryan: Action no. 100 in the National Disability Inclusion Strategy (NDIS) is assigned to my Department, the National Transport Authority (NTA) and the public transport operators. As Minister for Transport I am fully committed to strengthening public transport offerings and progressively making them accessible for all, especially for Persons with Disabilities, Persons with Reduced Mobility, and...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (29 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 promoting the development of an accessible, integrated, and sustainable public transport network. The NTA works with the relevant public transport operators, in this instance, Irish Rail, who have...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Consultations (29 Mar 2022)

Eamon Ryan: My Department believes that a diverse workforce, supported by an inclusive culture, can be of great benefit to our organisation and the citizens we represent and serve. Diversity in our workforce can lead to better decision-making, problem-solving, risk management, governance, talent attraction and retention, and enhanced employee engagement. All public bodies in Ireland have a...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (29 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 and for the scheduling of those services. In light of...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (29 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 developing an accessible, integrated and sustainable public transport network. The NTA also has national responsibility for integrated local and rural transport, including management of the Rural Transport...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Ukraine War (29 Mar 2022)

Eamon Ryan: As the Deputy is aware, a whole of Government approach is being adopted regarding the Ukrainian crisis. In line with this approach, in my own Department, we have established a high-level group to monitor and respond as appropriate to the crisis and consider the role that the transport sector could play. The group is coordinating closely with other Government Departments, agencies and key...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Schemes (29 Mar 2022)

Eamon Ryan: As the Deputy will be aware, a whole of Government approach is being adopted with regard to the Ukrainian crisis. I am pleased to advise that a high-level group has been established in the Department of Transport to monitor and respond as appropriate to the crisis and its impact on the transport sector. The group is informed by other Government Departments, agencies and key transport...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Electric Vehicles (29 Mar 2022)

Eamon Ryan: The Government's grant scheme for electric vehicles aims to encourage behavioural change and support the Government’s commitment to achieving a 51% reduction in emissions by 2030. The grant schemes are kept under continuous review to ensure that they are as effective as possible in driving the decarbonisation effort. On July 1st 2021, the grant process was changed so that only...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Córas Iompair Éireann (29 Mar 2022)

Eamon Ryan: The consultation period in respect of the draft Statutory Instruments (SIs) for the Regular Wages Scheme ended on 28 February 2022 and I can confirm that 4 submissions were received. However, as the Deputy will appreciate, under GDPR requirements, I am obliged to treat the details of the persons or bodies who made these submissions confidentially, and as such I am not in a position to share...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Cycling Facilities (29 Mar 2022)

Eamon Ryan: As Minister, I have responsibility for the policy and overall funding in relation to Active Travel. The National Transport Authority (NTA), meanwhile, has responsibility for the allocation of funding to specific projects and oversight of their development, in cooperation with the relevant local authorities. Noting their responsibility in this area, I have forwarded your question to the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Staff (29 Mar 2022)

Eamon Ryan: The Department of Transport does not currently have any staff members on secondment to the private sector.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Food Industry (29 Mar 2022)

Eamon Ryan: The European Commission is working closely with Member States to protect and enhance the resilience of Europe’s energy security of supply. The Commission is also actively engaging with other countries to ensure sufficient and timely supply to the EU from diverse sources across the globe to avoid supply shocks. On 8th March, The European Commission proposed in REPOWEReu an outline...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Climate Action Plan (30 Mar 2022)

Eamon Ryan: The Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Act 2021 commits Ireland to a legally binding target of a climate neutral economy no later than 2050 and a reduction in emissions of 51% by 2030, compared to 2018 levels. As part of an enhanced governance framework to reach this target, the Act also sets out the processes and timelines for settling the carbon budgets and sectoral...