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Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Sustainable Development Goals (7 Feb 2024)

Eamon Ryan: Action 33 of the National Implementation Plan 2022 – 2024 outlines the commitment to undertake Ireland’s first Voluntary Local Review (VLR). The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development emphasises the need for an inclusive and localised approach to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), to achieve their implementation at a local level. The second National...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Climate Change Policy (7 Feb 2024)

Eamon Ryan: The Climate and Low Carbon Development Acts 2015 to 2021 requires that the National Adaptation Framework (NAF) be reviewed at least every five years. Following a 2022 review of the 2018 NAF, I approved the review Report which recommended the development of a new NAF. My Department engaged with key adaptation sectors, the EPA and the Climate Change Advisory Council to develop the new...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Nuclear Safety (7 Feb 2024)

Eamon Ryan: The Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications (DECC) is the lead government department for radiation policy and nuclear safety. My Department is assisted in this role by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) who provide scientific and technical expertise on nuclear and radiological matters. The main Irish legislation in relation to Radiological Protection is the...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Pension Provisions (7 Feb 2024)

Eamon Ryan: Myself and my colleague, the Minister for Public Expenditure NDP Delivery and Reform, have both now consented to the 4% increase effective from 1 January 2024, which can now be applied by the ESB Pension Scheme Trustees.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Climate Change Policy (7 Feb 2024)

Eamon Ryan: The latest Climate Change Performance Index (CCPI) assessment shows that Ireland's efforts to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions must must accelerate in line with our successive national Climate Action Plans and European commitments. There is an urgent need for us to decarbonise our energy sector and reduce our agricultural emissions. Climate Action Plan 2024 (CAP24), which was approved by...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Advertising (7 Feb 2024)

Eamon Ryan: My Department uses advertising to promote a range of services, supports and initiatives for people and communities across Ireland. As the media landscape has evolved over the past number of years, advertising expenditure has grown to address the diverse needs of different audiences, including costs associated with achieving national reach for important public messages. For example, my...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Contracts (7 Feb 2024)

Eamon Ryan: My Department has a press office function who manage public relations and media queries, alongside other communications personnel working on digital marketing, campaigns, events, and internal communications. My Department may occasionally engage external PR expertise where specialist or extensive support is required. The information which the Deputy requested in relation to my Department is...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Expenditure (7 Feb 2024)

Eamon Ryan: The information requested is currently being compiled by my Department, and will be forwarded to the Deputy shortly.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Expenditure (7 Feb 2024)

Eamon Ryan: My Department's office accommodation needs are supplied by the Office of Public Works. There is no cost to the Department. The cost of office furniture and IT Equipment for the period requested is set out below: Year Furniture IT Equipment 2015 €6,835 €71,844 2016 €14,683 ...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Inland Fisheries (7 Feb 2024)

Eamon Ryan: I have been advised by Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI), the statutory authority for the protection, management and conservation of Ireland’s inland fisheries and sea angling resources that they are currently preparing material to support a review of bye-laws 806 and 809 in certain scheduled waters. This material will be forwarded to the Department for my attention in due course. ...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Éireann (7 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 Sustainable Mobility Policy (SMP) was published in April 2022 alongside an Action Plan containing 91 actions to be delivered during the period from 2022-2025. Following the development of...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (7 Feb 2024)

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 responsibility for the planning and development of public transport infrastructure, including MetroLink. Between the start of 2018 and end-December 2023, a total of €161.68 million was invested in MetroLink. Expenditure prior to...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Projects (7 Feb 2024)

Eamon Ryan: My Department realised a number of transport-related policy achievements and new transport initiatives in Waterford during 2023. Active Travel My Department funded a wide range of active travel projects last year with over 35 individual projects receiving funding throughout the year, with notable projects including – Bilberry to Waterford City Centre Greenway;Dungarvan to Youghal...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (7 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: Data Protection (7 Feb 2024)

Eamon Ryan: The Department of Transport shares its own data with statutory authorities under its remit, with Government Departments, and other public service bodies for the provision of services to citizens and to enable the operation of public services. The Department of Transport only shares data where a sound legal basis to do so exists. An effective governance framework is in place to ensure all data...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (7 Feb 2024)

Eamon Ryan: Government is investing in significant service and infrastructure improvements, as well as funding the various fare initiatives that have been introduced in recent Budgets, and of course continuing to support the Free Travel Scheme which is a policy responsibility of my colleague the Minister for Social Protection. All of these improvements and initiatives do however require significant...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (7 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 responsibility for the regulation of fares charged to passengers in respect of public transport services provided under public service obligation (PSO) contracts....

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Network (7 Feb 2024)

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 operation and management of individual national roads is a matter for Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII), in conjunction with the local authorities concerned. This is...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Active Travel (7 Feb 2024)

Eamon Ryan: As Minister for Transport, I am responsible for the overall policy and funding of Active Travel infrastructure. The allocation of this funding to the various local authorities falls to the National Transport Authority (NTA) who are responsible for overseeing the delivery of both new projects and upgrading of existing infrastructure. Investment in Active Travel infrastructure has increased...