Results 341-360 of 26,565 for speaker:Darragh O'Brien

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (12 Jun 2025)

Darragh O'Brien: The planning and implementation of the A5 upgrade project is the responsibility of the authorities in Northern Ireland. The funding arrangements in relation to the A5 were governed by the 2014 Stormont House Agreement and Implementation Plan - A Fresh Start, and under this Agreement the Government had committed to provide funding of £75 million towards the cost of the A5 upgrade...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (12 Jun 2025)

Darragh O'Brien: 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 and construction 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: Departmental Funding (12 Jun 2025)

Darragh O'Brien: The Safe Routes to School (SRTS) Programme was launched in March 2021 with the aim of supporting walking, scooting, and cycling to primary and post-primary schools, and creating safer walking and cycling routes within communities, through the provision of infrastructure interventions including, in some cases, School Zones. These projects should help alleviate congestion at school gates...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (12 Jun 2025)

Darragh O'Brien: 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 is an operational matter for Irish Rail. Therefore, I have referred the Deputy's question to Irish Rail for direct response. Please advise my private office if you do...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (12 Jun 2025)

Darragh O'Brien: 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 the planning and development of public transport infrastructure in the Greater Dublin Area, including the proposed extensions to the current Luas network and to the DART+ Programme and its constituent projects....

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Funding (12 Jun 2025)

Darragh O'Brien: The Electric Small Public Service Vehicle Grant Scheme supports the uptake of EVs in the SPSVs sector (taxis, hackneys, and limousines). In recognition of the important role the sector plays in decarbonising the broader transport system, the scheme has increased from €2m in 2020 to €12.5m in 2025. No. of grants per county 2020 to 2025 ...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Funding (12 Jun 2025)

Darragh O'Brien: 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: Departmental Data (12 Jun 2025)

Darragh O'Brien: I wish to advise the Deputy that Statistics on Aviation are collated by the Central Statistics Office (CSO) under Statutory Instrument (S.I.) No. 10 of 2020 - Statistics (carriage of passengers, freight and mail by air) Order 2020. My Department will provide the requested table on this occasion. However, I would encourage the Deputy to refer to the CSO’s official publications and...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Electricity Generation (11 Jun 2025)

Darragh O'Brien: Having received Government approval, on 4 July last year, my Department published a set of guiding principles for the development of a policy on private wires. Alongside the guiding principles, a summary report of the Private Wires Public Consultation and an appendix setting out all responses received was also published. The principles, while not making immediate changes, are to guide any...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Departmental Funding (11 Jun 2025)

Darragh O'Brien: I propose to take Questions Nos. 21 and 32 together. The Warmer Homes Scheme aims to improve the energy efficiency and warmth of homes owned by people in energy poverty by providing fully-funded retrofits. The scheme is operated by the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) on behalf of my Department and is funded through the carbon tax receipts and the European Regional Development...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Departmental Funding (11 Jun 2025)

Darragh O'Brien: I propose to take Questions Nos. 22 and 28 together. The installation of heating controls is one of the energy efficiency measures supported under the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) administered grant schemes. Heating controls can be an excellent way to control a household's energy usage and improve comfort. Budget 2025 has allocated approximately €550 million for...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Departmental Funding (11 Jun 2025)

Darragh O'Brien: The Sustainable Energy Communities (SEC) Programme is administered by the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI). The programme supports the low carbon energy transition by developing skills and capacity, at a community level, in determining how to use less energy, adopting lower carbon options for transport and heating, shifting energy use to off-peak times and investing in smart...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Departmental Data (11 Jun 2025)

Darragh O'Brien: Oireachtas members may contact my Department by phone on 01 6782000 or by email to minister.obrien@dcee.gov.ie. The contact details for use by Oireachtas members in respect of the bodies operating under the aegis of my Department are set out in the attached table.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Departmental Contracts (11 Jun 2025)

Darragh O'Brien: My Department has had no capital projects for IT services with contracts valued in excess of €1 million that failed to reach completion in the years 2022, 2023 and 2024. Regarding the State bodies under the aegis of my Department. The information sought in the Question is an operational matter for each of the State bodies concerned and, as such, it is not information held by my...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Departmental Contracts (11 Jun 2025)

Darragh O'Brien: I can confirm that my Department has no capital projects with contracts in excess of €5 million which ran over cost in 2023. There are 12 State bodies under the aegis of my Department. The information sought in the Question is an operational matter for each of the State bodies concerned and, as such, it is not information held by my Department. It is suggested that the Deputy...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Departmental Funding (11 Jun 2025)

Darragh O'Brien: I refer to the reply to Question No. 43 of 28 May 2025. The position is unchanged for the issues addressed in that answer. Regarding the additional question of carry over each year, there was no carry over of the funding available to renewable energy communities 2020 to 2025.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: EU Agreements (11 Jun 2025)

Darragh O'Brien: The authority to conclude international agreements such as this Memorandum of Understanding is exercised on behalf of the Irish Government by my colleague, the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade. As Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment, I am responsible for relevant negotiations but not for the Government decision to withdraw from international agreements. Ireland has been a...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Bord na Móna (11 Jun 2025)

Darragh O'Brien: Bord na Móna (BnM) is a commercial State body under the aegis of my Department, established under the Turf Development Act 1998. BnM is a body corporate and a separate legal entity to the Department. The Board and management of BnM are accountable for the strategic direction and management of the organisation. My Department is responsible for the corporate governance oversight of BnM,...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Air Safety (11 Jun 2025)

Darragh O'Brien: This is an operational matter for the airline and the Irish Aviation Authority (IAA) have confirmed that there was no related safety event. The IAA has advised me that they are aware of a recent scheduled maintenance activity involving a specific satellite within the Global Positioning System (GPS) constellation. This maintenance resulted in a minor atomic clock timing discrepancy, which...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Data (11 Jun 2025)

Darragh O'Brien: The list of contact email addresses and phone lines in my Department is set out in the table below. These contact points are available for use by people seeking to contact the Department, including Oireachtas members. The dedicated contact point marked 'private number' in the below table is solely for the use of Oireachtas members and is not publicly available. Email Address ...