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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Greenways Provision (25 Sep 2025)

Darragh O'Brien: As Minister for Transport, I have responsibility for overall policy and exchequer funding in relation to Greenways. To date, there has been a significant amount of investment for Greenway schemes in County Kerry, with €8,250,000 allocated in 2025 alone. In line with Section 32 (2) of the Roads Act 1993, the planning, design, and construction of individual Greenways is a matter for...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Greenways Provision (25 Sep 2025)

Darragh O'Brien: As Minister for Transport, I have responsibility for overall policy and exchequer funding in relation to Greenways. To date, there has been a significant amount of investment for Greenway schemes in County Kerry, with €8,250,000 allocated in 2025 alone. In line with Section 32 (2) of the Roads Act 1993, the planning, design, and construction of individual Greenways is a matter for...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (25 Sep 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, design and construction of individual national roads is a matter for Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII), in conjunction with the local authorities concerned....

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (24 Sep 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 responsibility for the planning and development of public transport infrastructure, including the provision of bus stops/shelters nationally. There is a commitment under the Programme for Government to ensure that public transport...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (24 Sep 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 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: Rail Network (24 Sep 2025)

Darragh O'Brien: As the Deputy may be aware, as Minister for Transport I have responsibility for policy and overall funding of public transport in Ireland, including, in conjunction with Iarnród Éireann, in relation to the rail network. The National Transport Authority (NTA) has statutory responsibility for the planning and development of public transport infrastructure, including in the Greater...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Air Navigation Orders (24 Sep 2025)

Darragh O'Brien: I am aware of the media reports that have alleged that a number of air operators carried munitions of war in Irish sovereign territory without the appropriate permission to do so. As a result, my Department has been engaged in an examination of this matter, this work is still ongoing at the present time.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Network (24 Sep 2025)

Darragh O'Brien: 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: Road Projects (24 Sep 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 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: Road Network (24 Sep 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 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: Transport Infrastructure Ireland (24 Sep 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, or NTA, has statutory responsibility for transport planning in the Greater Dublin Area, including County Meath. Rail Connection The NTA's Transport Strategy for the Greater Dublin Area sets out a framework for transport investment across the...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Energy Conservation (23 Sep 2025)

Darragh O'Brien: I propose to take Questions Nos. 115 and 119 together. The Warmer Homes Scheme aims to improve the energy efficiency and warmth of homes owned by people at risk of 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 carbon tax receipts and the European Regional...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Departmental Expenditure (23 Sep 2025)

Darragh O'Brien: I propose to take Questions Nos. 116 and 117 together. I am advised that my Department has not purchased any product or service from Israel or an Occupied Palestinian Territory in the past two years.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Energy Prices (23 Sep 2025)

Darragh O'Brien: I propose to take Questions Nos. 118 and 129 together. The electricity and gas retail markets in Ireland operate within a European Union regulatory regime wherein electricity and gas markets are commercial, liberalised, and competitive. Operating within this overall EU framework, responsibility for the regulation of the retail electricity and gas markets was assigned to the Commission for...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Departmental Staff (23 Sep 2025)

Darragh O'Brien: The WTE staff by job title within the Geological Survey Ireland (GSI) section of my Department, as of 10 September 2025, is set out in the table below. The number of WTE vacancies currently in this section is zero. Job Title: Grade Equivalent: Number: Principal Officer* PO 1 Director PO 1 ...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Departmental Staff (23 Sep 2025)

Darragh O'Brien: I can confirm the position is unchanged from my Department's reply to the Deputy on 10 June 2025, reference Dáil Question 217, which stated: “There is one Principal Officer in my Department with responsibility for inland fisheries, including the legislation referred to in the Question”.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: EU Directives (23 Sep 2025)

Darragh O'Brien: My Department is developing Ireland’s National Building Renovation Plan which will outline the renovation of the residential and non-residential building stock, both public and private, into a highly energy-efficient and decarbonised building stock by 2050, with the objective of transforming existing buildings into zero-emission buildings. As part of our role in the coordination...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Climate Action Plan (23 Sep 2025)

Darragh O'Brien: My Department, along with the SEAI, has considered a range of policy options available including the possibility of policies that would prohibit, or impose a levy on, the use of fossil fuels in industry under certain conditions or in industrial applications that meet particular criteria after specific milestone dates. Following consideration, this policy option is not currently being...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Energy Conservation (23 Sep 2025)

Darragh O'Brien: My Department funds a number of grant schemes, administered by the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI), to support homeowners improve the energy efficiency of their buildings. These schemes include grants for the fabric upgrade of buildings, as well as solar PV and heat pump installation. The various SEAI residential and community energy efficiency upgrade schemes have different...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Energy Prices (23 Sep 2025)

Darragh O'Brien: The Government is committed to addressing high energy costs experienced by Irish consumers. The Programme for Government acknowledges the increased energy cost pressures on households and businesses and commits to bringing forward measures to help contain these costs. Earlier this year, Government approved an extension of the 9% VAT rate currently applied to gas and electricity by a further...