Results 181-200 of 1,553 for long speaker:Eamon Ryan

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Prices (13 Jun 2023)

Eamon Ryan: ...and liberalised. Responsibility for the regulation of retail electricity and gas markets was assigned to the CRU under the 1999 Electricity Regulation Act and subsequent legislation. In line with long standing policy on deregulating price setting, CRU ended its regulation of retail prices in the electricity market in 2011, and in the gas market in 2014. Price setting by electricity...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Renewable Energy Generation (13 Jun 2023)

Eamon Ryan: A hydrogen strategy for Ireland is being finalised by my Department. Hydrogen provides us with an incredible opportunity in Ireland. It provides the potential for long duration energy storage, dispatchable renewable electricity, the opportunity to decarbonise some parts of high temperature processing and a potential export market opportunity, given Ireland's offshore renewable energy...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Renewable Energy Generation (13 Jun 2023)

Eamon Ryan: ..., and the average price secured, at €86.05 per megawatt hour, which is one of the lowest prices paid by an emerging offshore wind market in the world. The capacity procured in ORESS 1 will go a long way to ensuring that we achieve our Climate Action Plan targets for 2030 of at least 5 GW of offshore wind and 80 % of our electricity demand met by renewable energy sources. While...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Greenways Provision (13 Jun 2023)

Eamon Ryan: ...Infrastructure Ireland is conscious of fulfilling it’s statutory obligations in this regard as well as being committed to the EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030 - a comprehensive, ambitious, long-term plan for protecting nature and reversing the degradation of ecosystems. As set out in the Strategy for the Future Development of National and Regional Greenways, greenway routes...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Greenways Provision (13 Jun 2023)

Eamon Ryan: ...by agreement. The Code acknowledges the important role of farmers and landowners in the process. It outlines the procedures to ensure that they are treated fairly and equitably. The 200km long Galway to Athlone scheme starts near Ballyloughane Beach to the East of Galway City and then proceeds close to or through the following settlement areas: Oranmore, Rinville, Clarinbridge,...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Fuel Sales (13 Jun 2023)

Eamon Ryan: ...CNG), and liquefied natural gas (LNG) to be non-renewable, transitional fossil fuels. Vehicles using such fuels are therefore to be gradually replaced by zero-emission powertrains in the medium-to-long-term. As such, the proposed AFIR regulation will not set a mandatory target for the deployment of publicly accessible refuelling points for CNG, LPG or other forms of liquefied...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Sector Pensions (30 May 2023)

Eamon Ryan: ...aimed at rectifying the significant deficit in order to meet the statutory Minimum Funding Standard required by the Pensions Authority. The changes also aim to sustain the pension schemes into the long-term. The Balance Sheet deficit at the end of 2021 for the two defined benefit pension schemes operated by CIÉ, namely the Regular Wages Scheme (“RWS”) and 1951...

Offshore Renewable Energy: Motion (24 May 2023)

Eamon Ryan: .... However, we have not built anything since. Instead, we put our focus on a range of different investments, but particularly onshore wind, which has been developed successfully, but it is now long past time, many would argue, for us to go back and start to tap into the huge energy resource we have in our ocean area. Our sea area is seven times the size of our land area and our wind...

Seanad: Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021: Report and Final Stages (24 May 2023)

Eamon Ryan: I accept and understand the argument Senator Higgins is making, and there is a certain validity to it. However, I also have to listen to other Senators and Deputies state this is long-awaited legislation and describe the real threat to people, particularly in parks, streets or urban areas, where people very threatened and very much endangered by the use of these scramblers. The Bill...

Seanad: Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021: Report and Final Stages (24 May 2023)

Eamon Ryan: ...and improved the Bill. It proves the purpose, worth and benefit of having this Chamber to improve our legislation. I thank my officials for the excellent work they have done. The Bill has had a long and slow progress, interrupted by the Covid pandemic. The timelines were difficult but I am very glad the Bill has passed in the Seanad. There is one last hurdle. We have to go back to...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Prices (23 May 2023)

Eamon Ryan: ...supports, completing the implementation of the Energy Poverty Action Plan, and exploring further measures to support consumers in the context of Budget 2024. The Government is also committed to a long-term strategy of protecting Irish consumers from volatility in international energy markets and reducing prices by investing in renewable energy and energy efficiency, and through deeper...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Pension Provisions (23 May 2023)

Eamon Ryan: ...aimed at rectifying the significant deficit in order to meet the statutory Minimum Funding Standard required by the Pensions Authority. The changes also aim to sustain the pension schemes into the long-term. The Balance Sheet deficit at the end of 2021 for the two defined benefit pension schemes operated by CIÉ, namely the Regular Wages Scheme (“RWS”) and 1951...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Cycling Facilities (23 May 2023)

Eamon Ryan: ...NTA's Active Travel Programme by the end of last year, in addition to approximately 36km of urban greenway, over 40km of shared space (pedestrian and cyclist shared infrastructure) and 7km of quietways. Given the long-term nature of investment in cycling, however, at least in our major urban centres, as well as the fact that cycling infrastructure is not funded solely by one Department...

Consultative Forum on International Security Policy: Statements (18 May 2023)

Eamon Ryan: ...will be centre stage in discussing any policy in regard to our country’s future military or other foreign policy initiatives. I look forward to our party’s proud participation in that. We come from a long tradition of democratic peaceful politics and it is in that tradition over recent years that we have been working through our policy council, made up of representatives of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Sectoral Emissions Ceiling: Minister for Transport (17 May 2023)

Eamon Ryan: ...funding. It is therefore right that this project would be commenced. It is also vital for regional development that is better balanced. Equally, this project is ready to go and it is not going to take long. We can build it quickly. The Deputy mentioned Dublin Airport. The full planning application for the MetroLink project, all 10,000 pages of it, is in. I would say it is the most...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Sectoral Emissions Ceiling: Minister for Transport (17 May 2023)

Eamon Ryan: ...is a very mixed pattern at the moment. The Stillorgan sites have been derelict for decades and they are starting to be built on. Cherrywood is not a great example of speed because it has been so long in coming but we are starting to see the investment we made in the Luas matched by housing developments in the area and people have public transport infrastructure in place before the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Sectoral Emissions Ceiling: Minister for Transport (17 May 2023)

Eamon Ryan: ...is investing in public transport, walking and cycling alternatives and re-allocating road space to make sure our buses run really quickly. In time, some of those alternative and more strategic long-term changes can be delivered.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Sectoral Emissions Ceiling: Minister for Transport (17 May 2023)

Eamon Ryan: ...what happens in Stormont but we know it will have to go to a strategic environmental assessment this summer, so we will be able to share it on that basis. That will bring to the fore questions of long-term structural investment decisions about rail freight and the development of rail infrastructure. However, we are not just waiting for that review. There is significant investment under...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: North-South Interconnector (16 May 2023)

Eamon Ryan: ...link the energy systems of EU countries. They are intended to help the EU achieve its energy policy and climate objectives of affordable, secure and sustainable energy for all citizens, and the long-term decarbonisation of the economy in accordance with the Paris Agreement. On 31 January 2020, the United Kingdom left the European Union and became a third country. On 31 December 2020,...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Waste Management (16 May 2023)

Eamon Ryan: ...that fee must not negate the incentive to segregate waste and shall be lower than the fees applied for the collection of residual household waste. Collectors are allowed to charge a service fee, so long as there remains an incentive to segregate waste. Within these rules, the structure of pricing plans is a commercial decision for the waste collection companies and as Minister I have...