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Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Renewable Energy Generation (9 Nov 2023)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 174, 175, 179, 180, 181, 182, 183, 184, 185 and 186 together. Through the first two RESS auctions, my Department has provided pathways and supports for communities to participate in renewable energy projects through the application of a community projects category and also through the requirement of a mandatory community benefit fund for all RESS projects. ...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Renewable Energy Generation (9 Nov 2023)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 176, 178, 187, 190, 192 and 193 together. Through the first two RESS auctions, my Department has provided pathways and supports for communities to participate in renewable energy projects through the application of a community projects category and also through the requirement of a mandatory community benefit fund for all RESS projects. Furthermore, a...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Renewable Energy Generation (9 Nov 2023)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 177 and 188 together. My Department has provided pathways and supports for communities to participate in renewable energy projects through the application of a community projects category in the first two Renewable Electricity Support Scheme (RESS) auctions. From 2020, when the RESS was introduced, there have been approximately three staff working on the...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Conservation (9 Nov 2023)

Eamon Ryan: Awaiting reply from Department.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Wind Energy Guidelines (9 Nov 2023)

Eamon Ryan: All offshore renewable energy (ORE) development plans and projects are subject to environmental assessment by law. At the plan level, these requirements relate to Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) obligations in line with the requirements of EU Directive on the assessment of the effects of certain plans and programmes on the environment, and Appropriate Assessment (AA) obligations in...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Taxi Regulations (9 Nov 2023)

Eamon Ryan: The regulation of the small public service vehicle (SPSV) industry, including SPSV licensing, is a matter for the independent transport regulator, the National Transport Authority (NTA), under the provisions of the Taxi Regulation Acts 2013 and 2016. I am not involved in the day-to-day operations of the SPSV industry. Dispatch operators are regulated in Ireland by the NTA. They are...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (9 Nov 2023)

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: Public Transport (9 Nov 2023)

Eamon Ryan: As Minister for Transport, I have responsibility for policy and overall funding for public transport. The National Transport Authority (NTA) has statutory responsibility for developing an accessible, integrated and sustainable public transport network. It is the individual transport companies, which have responsibility for the operation of public transport services, in conjunction with...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (9 Nov 2023)

Eamon Ryan: As the 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 operation and provision of public transport. While the safety and security of both public transport passengers and staff is of utmost importance, arrangements to deal with anti-social behaviour on public transport are matters...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (9 Nov 2023)

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 statutory responsibility for securing the provision of public passenger transport services nationally. The NTA also has national responsibility for integrated local and rural transport, including TFI Local Link services and the rollout...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (9 Nov 2023)

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, on a non-statutory basis, responsibility for the development of public transport infrastructure in Galway and Roscommon with regards to increasing capacity. As the Deputy may be aware, the Government continues to invest heavily in...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (9 Nov 2023)

Eamon Ryan: Proposals to deliver an upgraded East-West route linking Dundalk to Sligo, taking in Cavan, involve linking elements of the national road network and regional roads along as direct a route as possible. Essentially the route runs on regional routes from Dundalk to Cavan and on national routes from Cavan to Sligo. As regards the regional road aspect of the proposal, the improvement and...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (9 Nov 2023)

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 of those services in conjunction with...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: EU Meetings (8 Nov 2023)

Eamon Ryan: The next formal meeting of the Telecommunications Council of Ministers will take place on 5 December next in Brussels.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Taxi Licences (8 Nov 2023)

Eamon Ryan: The regulation of the small public service vehicle (SPSV) industry, including SPSV licensing, is a matter for the independent transport regulator, the National Transport Authority (NTA), under the provisions of the Consolidated Taxi Regulation Acts 2013 and 2016. I am not involved in the day-to-day operations of the SPSV industry. Accordingly, I have referred your question to the NTA for...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (8 Nov 2023)

Eamon Ryan: As the 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 regarding the status of catering services on board Iarnród Éireann rail services is an operational matter for Iarnród Éireann, and I have...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (8 Nov 2023)

Eamon Ryan: As the 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 regarding the efficiency of Iarnród Éireann rail services on the Northern Line is an operational matter for Iarnród Éireann, and I have therefore...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Costs (8 Nov 2023)

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: Departmental Schemes (8 Nov 2023)

Eamon Ryan: Providing a sustainable, low-carbon transport system is a key priority of my Department. Introduced in 2018, the tolling scheme has been administered by Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII) on behalf of Department of Transport. The Scheme offers toll discounts for alternatively fuelled vehicles (up to 50,000 vehicles). BEV and PHEVs qualify for 50% and 25% toll reductions respectively up...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Postal Services (7 Nov 2023)

Eamon Ryan: Capita Business Support Services Ireland, trading as Eircode, assigns Eircodes to new property addresses using a valid postal address and verified geo-locations. An Post collects information on all new and existing buildings, as well as changes to existing addresses and Tailte Éireann (formerly Ordnance Survey Ireland) solely provide the geo-locations (latitude and longitude) for all...