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Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Policies (30 Jan 2024)

Eamon Ryan: Under the Litter Pollution Act, 1997, the primary responsibility for management and enforcement responses to litter pollution, including dog fouling, lies with local authorities. It is a matter for each local authority to determine the most appropriate public awareness, enforcement, and clean-up actions in relation to litter taking account of local circumstances and priorities. My...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Environmental Policy (30 Jan 2024)

Eamon Ryan: Carbon removals from the atmosphere will be a critical element of climate action both at the national and international levels. Carbon removals can include both carbon capture through technologies that allow for the long-term geological storage of carbon (Carbon Capture and Storage, or CCS), and carbon sequestration into biomass and soil through land management, or ‘carbon...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Conservation (30 Jan 2024)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 152, 154 and 155 together. My Department funds a number of grant schemes, administered by the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) to support homeowners to improve the energy efficiency of their properties. This allows homeowners to choose the best home upgrade option to suit their particular needs. Contractors operating under any scheme supported by...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Illegal Dumping (30 Jan 2024)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 153 and 157 together. [3903/24] and [3912/24] together. Under the Waste Management Act, the primary responsibility for management and enforcement responses to illegal dumping lies with the local authorities. It is a matter for each local authority to determine the most appropriate public awareness, enforcement and clean-up actions in relation to illegal...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Waste Management (30 Jan 2024)

Eamon Ryan: The EPA is the competent authority for the collation of national waste statistics and reports annually on Ireland’s performance against a range of European waste directive and regulations. These reports are available at National Waste Statistics | Environmental Protection Agency (epa.ie). In addition, the National Waste Collection Permit Office, which is responsible for the issuing of...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Policies (30 Jan 2024)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 158 and 162 together. In order to assist with the achievement of our retrofit targets, the Programme for Government, Climate Action Plan and the National Retrofit Plan committed to the introduction of a new residential retrofit low-cost loan scheme. The Home Energy Upgrade Loan Scheme was developed by my Department in conjunction with the Department of...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Bord na Móna (30 Jan 2024)

Eamon Ryan: Shareholder Letters of Expectation (SLOE) were mandated from 2016 onwards, in accordance with the 2016 Code of Practice for the Governance of State Bodies, and my Department has had SLOEs in place with Bord na Móna since then. The purpose of the SLOE is to set out the views and expectations of the relevant Ministers, as shareholders of the companies, on matters including financial...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Waste Management (30 Jan 2024)

Eamon Ryan: Under the Radiological Protection Act 1991 (Ionising Radiation) Regulations 2019, the use of radioactive substances and management of the radioactive waste is regulated by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Radioactive sources can be either sealed or unsealed. The most common radioactive substances that are used for medical purposes are unsealed. They have a short half-life, and only...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Waste Management (30 Jan 2024)

Eamon Ryan: The European Union (Household Food Waste and Bio-Waste) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 require all household waste collection companies to provide their customers with a brown bin collection service, however, they do not require this additional service to be provided free of charge. Private waste collectors operate under a waste collection permit issued by the National Waste Collection Permit...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: European Union (30 Jan 2024)

Eamon Ryan: The report the Deputy refers to is the European Scientific Advisory Board’s (ESAB) Towards EU climate neutrality: progress, policy gaps and opportunities, published 17 January 2024, which finds that increased efforts are needed across all sectors to achieve the EU climate objectives beyond 2030. Ireland fully supports the EU’s climate objectives, as set out in the EU Green...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (30 Jan 2024)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 164, 165 and 166 together. In December 2022, my Department published Ireland's Digital Connectivity Strategy which supports the ambition outlined in the National Digital Strategy and sets out a number of ambitious targets, including that:all Irish households and businesses will be covered by a Gigabit network no later than 2028;all populated areas will be...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Electricity Supply Board (30 Jan 2024)

Eamon Ryan: My Department in conjunction with the Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform work to ensure that all pension increase requests will be processed in a timely manner to ensure that there are minimal delays to the members of such pension schemes. Myself and my colleague, the Minister for Public Expenditure NDP Delivery and Reform, have consented to the 4% increase effective...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Electricity Supply Board (30 Jan 2024)

Eamon Ryan: Circular 16/2021 relating to the Code of Practice for the Governance of State Bodies - Amendments to the Annex on Remuneration and Superannuation - came into effect on 30th July 2021. It applies to all Commercial Semi-State Bodies and requires prior approval by the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform with regard to severance scheme proposals, amendments to pension schemes required...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Ministerial Staff (30 Jan 2024)

Eamon Ryan: I can confirm to the Deputy that there are no civilian drivers attached to me or to Ministers of State within my Department. I can confirm to the Deputy that I have Garda drivers attached to me. Garda Drivers come under the auspices of the Department of Justice and as such, my Department does not hold the information requested.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: International Agreements (30 Jan 2024)

Eamon Ryan: I have publicly stated on many occasions, most recently on 09 November 2023, in Dáil Eireann, that the Energy Charter Treaty (ECT) is not fit for purpose and the modernisation programme of the ECT has been inadequate and has resulted in an unsatisfactory outcome. Therefore, Europe has signalled that the bloc should initiate a full exit from the Treaty. Ireland supports this position. ...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Cycling Policy (30 Jan 2024)

Eamon Ryan: As Minister for Transport, I have responsibility for policy and overall funding in relation to Active Travel and public transport. 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. Any new cycling infrastructure funded...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (30 Jan 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...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (30 Jan 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 issue raised by the Deputy in relation to the number of donations received by the Red Cross from the Irish Rail website is an operational matter for Irish Rail. Therefore, I have referred the Deputy's...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Contracts (30 Jan 2024)

Eamon Ryan: The Department of Transport have availed of Grant Thornton Consultancy Services in 2022 and 2023. 2022 cost: €60,255 2023 cost: €40,170 Total: €100,425 The 2022 and 2023 payments to Grant Thornton all relate to the same single purpose. The Department recognises the importance of ensuring that the Transport Manager Certificate of Professional Competence programme is up...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (30 Jan 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 the provision of bus stops/shelters nationally. Noting the NTA's responsibility in the matter, I have referred the Deputy's question to the...