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Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: European Court of Justice (11 Oct 2023)

Eamon Ryan: No judgements have been made against Ireland in the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) in the past five years in respect of matters which are the responsibility of my Department. Accordingly, there are no cases where fines have been levied or are being paid resulting from such CJEU judgements by my Department in that timeframe.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Environmental Impact Assessments (11 Oct 2023)

Eamon Ryan: The national air quality monitoring stations are operated, maintained, and monitored by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Ambient Air Quality Monitoring Programme. All stations collect air quality data for a range of pollutants to provide information to the public, and for assessment against European legal limit values and World Health Organisation guideline values. The EPA...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (11 Oct 2023)

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: Taxi Regulations (11 Oct 2023)

Eamon Ryan: The regulation of the small public service vehicle (SPSV) industry, including the Local Area Hackney Scheme, 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. Accordingly, I have referred your questions to the NTA...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: European Court of Justice (11 Oct 2023)

Eamon Ryan: On 9 July 2020, the Court of Justice of the European Union issued a judgment in favour of the Commission pertaining to Case C-257/19, European Commission v Ireland. The case concerned the independence of the Marine Casualty Investigation Board (MCIB) in so far as its investigative work falls within the scope of Directive 2009/18/EC of 23 April 2009. Directive 2009/18/EC established the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (11 Oct 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...

Financial Resolution No. 2: Value-Added Tax (10 Oct 2023)

Eamon Ryan: I move: (1)THAT the rate of value-added tax chargeable on the supply of electricity provided for by section 46(1)(caa) of, and paragraph 17(2) of Schedule 3 to, the Value-Added Tax Consolidation Act 2010 (No. 31 of 2010) and the supply of gas provided for by section 46(1)(caa) of, and paragraph 17(3) of Schedule 3 to, that Act, being 9 per cent until 31 October 2023, be extended until 31...

Financial Resolutions 2023 - Financial Resolution No. 1: Mineral Oil Tax (10 Oct 2023)

Eamon Ryan: I have to respond, a Leas-Cheann Comhairle.

Financial Resolutions 2023 - Financial Resolution No. 1: Mineral Oil Tax (10 Oct 2023)

Eamon Ryan: The issue of carbon tax-----

Financial Resolutions 2023 - Financial Resolution No. 1: Mineral Oil Tax (10 Oct 2023)

Eamon Ryan: Most of the commentary on the motion related to the carbon tax, which will increase this evening. The amount is relatively small compared to the €500 million in deferred revenue we are putting through in the resolution. The reason I discussed the comments by Sinn Féin is, in its budget figures every year, the party says it will not increase the carbon tax but it will take all of...

Financial Resolutions 2023 - Financial Resolution No. 1: Mineral Oil Tax (10 Oct 2023)

Eamon Ryan: If I might just make the point-----

Financial Resolutions 2023 - Financial Resolution No. 1: Mineral Oil Tax (10 Oct 2023)

Eamon Ryan: The benefit of the carbon tax is that we can use that to ensure the budget is progressive, which it is.

Financial Resolutions 2023 - Financial Resolution No. 1: Mineral Oil Tax (10 Oct 2023)

Eamon Ryan: The bottom decile gets a 4.7% increase in income.

Financial Resolutions 2023 - Financial Resolution No. 1: Mineral Oil Tax (10 Oct 2023)

Eamon Ryan: The top decile gets a 1.5% increase. This is partly because 30% of the carbon revenue goes to protect against poverty.

Financial Resolutions 2023 - Financial Resolution No. 1: Mineral Oil Tax (10 Oct 2023)

Eamon Ryan: A total of 55% then goes towards retrofitting-----

Financial Resolutions 2023 - Financial Resolution No. 1: Mineral Oil Tax (10 Oct 2023)

Eamon Ryan: -----where more than half of our money is used to protect those on the lowest incomes.

Financial Resolutions 2023 - Financial Resolution No. 1: Mineral Oil Tax (10 Oct 2023)

Eamon Ryan: The last 15% goes to the farming communities-----

Financial Resolutions 2023 - Financial Resolution No. 1: Mineral Oil Tax (10 Oct 2023)

Eamon Ryan: -----to help in the transition.

Financial Resolutions 2023 - Financial Resolution No. 1: Mineral Oil Tax (10 Oct 2023)

Eamon Ryan: The benefit of that is that we know-----

Financial Resolutions 2023 - Financial Resolution No. 1: Mineral Oil Tax (10 Oct 2023)

Eamon Ryan: -----every year that this money is going to come and we can put it to good effect.