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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Climate Action Plan 2023: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Feb 2024)

Eamon Ryan: Has it? I thought it was in planning or it was-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Climate Action Plan 2023: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Feb 2024)

Eamon Ryan: That is an example. We would want to tell the people of Ringsend that project has died a death. Will Ringsend take the entire sewerage system for Dublin?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Climate Action Plan 2023: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Feb 2024)

Eamon Ryan: My understanding of the Clonshaugh project was that it was in some planning limbo.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Climate Action Plan 2023: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Feb 2024)

Eamon Ryan: Planning limbo is where a lot of projects are because of an incredibly complicated process. We need to pass the planning Bill. It is controversial. It is the subject of 1,500 amendments at the housing committee, but every place I look I see that our biggest challenge is how long it takes. We want to keep the right of appeal and set the highest standards in everything, but it is not...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Climate Action Plan 2023: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Feb 2024)

Eamon Ryan: I will give another example from personal experience. This is why I am so passionate about the issue. When we were previously in government, I was really pushing metro north. I was involved in that in the nineties and saw the sense of it. In the period from 2007 to 2009, with a lot of resistance from the Department of public expenditure and reform, I was saying we had to build it. It was...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Climate Action Plan 2023: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Feb 2024)

Eamon Ryan: That is the process. I will give some hope. It is not all hopeless. While all those wind projects are now being judicially reviewed, last year for a good year for renewables. We went up to approximately 45% renewables, which-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Climate Action Plan 2023: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Feb 2024)

Eamon Ryan: -----beat the previous record, and it will not stop. It is just that delay costs money and costs us in emissions reduction because, especially in transport, the biggest obstacle to us advancing is the length of time. It takes at least ten years to get a bus lane from idea to implementation. That is too slow. It is not good enough. We have to speed up.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Climate Action Plan 2023: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Feb 2024)

Eamon Ryan: I very much agree with the Deputy about the latter point but I disagree with him about the former.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Climate Action Plan 2023: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Feb 2024)

Eamon Ryan: I remember how the original introduction of a bus corridor or bus lane on the N11 was the subject of deep scepticism and there were predictions of dire consequences and arguments that nothing would work. Lo and behold, when we put in a high-quality and high-frequency public transport system, the public flocked to it in the same way it is doing with regard to Local Link services around the...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Schemes (21 Feb 2024)

Eamon Ryan: The Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) manage a number of residential and community energy upgrade grant support schemes on behalf of my Department. SEAI operate their schemes within a specified governance framework with a set of rules determining eligibility for grant support. Accordingly, these schemes have terms and conditions in place to ensure the effective and transparent...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Broadband Infrastructure (21 Feb 2024)

Eamon Ryan: My officials have investigated the issue referred to in the question. Having checked the details on the Department’s High Speed Broadband (HSBB) Map, available at www.broadband.gov.ie, I can confirm that both premises are in a BLUE area. BLUE areas are parts of the country where commercial operators are already providing high speed broadband or have indicated future plans to do so. The...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Electric Vehicles (21 Feb 2024)

Eamon Ryan: I have no function in relation to the matter raised by the Deputy. This is a matter for my colleague, the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Electric Vehicles (21 Feb 2024)

Eamon Ryan: The Government is fully committed to supporting a significant expansion and modernisation of the electric vehicle (EV) charging network over the coming years. Having an effective and reliable charging network is an essential part of enabling drivers to make the switch to electric vehicles. Home charging is and will remain the primary charging method for most Irish EV owners as it’s...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Electric Vehicles (21 Feb 2024)

Eamon Ryan: The Government is fully committed to supporting a significant expansion and modernisation of the electric vehicle (EV) charging network over the coming years. Having an effective and reliable charging network is an essential part of enabling drivers to make the switch to electric vehicles. Home charging is and will remain the primary charging method for most Irish EV owners as it’s...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Active Travel (21 Feb 2024)

Eamon Ryan: As Minister for Transport, I have responsibility for policy and overall funding in relation to Active Travel. Funding is administered through the National Transport Authority (NTA), who, in partnership with local authorities, have responsibility for the selection and development of specific projects in each local authority area. Noting the role of the NTA in the matter, I have referred...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (21 Feb 2024)

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 and timetabling of these services in...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Active Travel (21 Feb 2024)

Eamon Ryan: As Minister for Transport, I have responsibility for policy and overall funding in relation to Active Travel. Funding is administered through the National Transport Authority (NTA), who, in partnership with local authorities, have responsibility for the selection and development of specific projects in each local authority area. Noting the role of the NTA in the matter, I have referred...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (21 Feb 2024)

Eamon Ryan: The Government has earmarked €5.1bn for capital spending on new national roads projects from 2021 to 2030 as part of the NDP. This funding will enable improved regional accessibility across the country as well as compact growth, which are key National Strategic Outcomes. The funding will provide for the development of numerous national road projects, including the completion of...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Tolls (21 Feb 2024)

Eamon Ryan: As Minister for Transport, I have responsibility for overall policy and funding in relation to the national roads programme. Under the Roads Acts 1993-2015, the operation and management of individual national roads is a matter for Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII), in conjunction with the local authorities concerned. Therefore, matters relating to the day to day operations regarding...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (21 Feb 2024)

Eamon Ryan: In accordance with the provisions of Section 13 of the Roads Act 1993, each local authority has statutory responsibility for the improvement and maintenance of their regional and local roads. Works on those roads are funded from local authorities' own resources and are supplemented by State Road grants. Of these grants, the vast majority (approximately 90%) are targeted at the maintenance and...