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Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Priorities (27 Jun 2023)

Eamon Ryan: The appropriate regulation of District Heating will be critical in providing clarity in relation to the rights and obligations of consumers, and providing market certainty to operators. It will also allow for currently unregulated group heating schemes, which are generally smaller than district heating schemes and single building or housing scheme focussed, to be brought into the regulatory...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Climate Action Plan (27 Jun 2023)

Eamon Ryan: Climate Action Plan 2023 action PS/23/1/A requires the SEAI to update roadmap guidance to reflect updates to the Public Sector Mandate 2023. The SEAI and the EPA previously published guidance for public sector bodies preparing Climate Action Roadmaps in order to implement the Public Sector Climate Action Mandate 2021. I am advised that the SEAI is preparing updated roadmap guidance which is...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Climate Action Plan (27 Jun 2023)

Eamon Ryan: Climate Action Plan 2023 action PS/23/9/A requires the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications to engage with OneLearning on the provision of climate related training and upskilling. My Department is engaging with One Learning and other stakeholders regarding provision of climate-related training and upskilling. CAP23 action PS/23/9/A will be reported on in the context of...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Mining Industry (27 Jun 2023)

Eamon Ryan: In relation to Prospecting Licences issued in respect of County Clare, the following is the case: One existing licence was renewed in 2021;Zero licences were issued in 2022; andOne new licence was issued in 2023.Currently there are five licence renewals applications with the Geoscience Regulation Office that are under consideration. In relation to State Mining Facilities, no such facilities...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Mining Industry (27 Jun 2023)

Eamon Ryan: Prospecting has been occurring within Co Clare for over half a century. Despite such a prolonged period of exploration activity, significant effects on the environment have not arisen from previous prospecting. There are no significant adverse effects that are likely to arise from the issuance of Prospecting Licences (PLs) in Co Clare. All mineral exploration activities take place within a...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Mining Industry (27 Jun 2023)

Eamon Ryan: Mining is economically important to Ireland, particularly in rural areas as it provides direct and indirect employment as well as Exchequer funds. Mineral exploration and mining involve high levels of financial risk. In accordance with the Policy Statement on Mineral Exploration and Mining, Ireland’s policy is to attract international investment to these sectors, by providing investors...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Inland Fisheries (27 Jun 2023)

Eamon Ryan: Workforce planning in Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) is an operational matter for IFI. Any requirement for additional staff resources identified in IFI’s internal workforce planning would be considered in the Estimates and Budgetary processes. IFI employs a range of operational field staff in the protection, conservation, research, environmental and habitats areas. IFI does not...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Renewable Energy Generation (27 Jun 2023)

Eamon Ryan: There are a wide range of capital supports for renewable energy funded by my Department and administered by the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI). The Micro-generation Support Scheme (MSS) provides capital grants through the SEAI for both domestic and non-domestic applicants (under the Domestic and Non-Domestic Solar PV schemes respectively) for Solar PV installations up to...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (27 Jun 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 the planning and development of public transport infrastructure in the Greater Dublin Area, including the DART+ Programmeand its constituent projects. Noting the NTA's responsibility in this matter and the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Costs (27 Jun 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: Rail Network (27 Jun 2023)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 157 and 158 together. As Minister for Transport, I have responsibility for policy and overall funding of public transport. The operation, maintenance and renewal of the rail network, including the disused line from Claremorris to Collooney, is a matter for Iarnród Éireann in the first instance. In view of Iarnród Éireann's responsibility...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Funding (27 Jun 2023)

Eamon Ryan: My Department officials responsible for the Renewable Transport Fuel Policy have been in contact with the organisation named in the parliamentary question and a meeting has been scheduled. The Renewable Transport Fuel Policy is the pathway to incentivise the supply of renewable energy in transport through annual increases in the Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation (RTFO) rate to 2030, as well...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (27 Jun 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 agreed responsibility for the planning and development of public transport infrastructure in our cities, including BusConnects Cork. My office has no record of receipt of any correspondence relating to the issue raised by the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (27 Jun 2023)

Eamon Ryan: As Minister for Transport, I have responsibility for policy and overall funding in relation to public transport. In both of those areas there have been significant developments since this Government came into office, with last year's publication of a new Sustainable Mobility Policy and its five-year action plan providing strong policy support to the continued expansion and enhancement of bus...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (27 Jun 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 delivering the Connecting Ireland Rural...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (27 Jun 2023)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 172 and 173 together. 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 how many bus drivers are in training for the Dublin region at present, and how many bus drivers were...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (27 Jun 2023)

Eamon Ryan: As Minister for Transport, I have responsibility for policy and overall funding in relation to public transport. Under the Dublin Transport Authority Act 2008, the National Transport Authority (NTA) has statutory responsibility for promoting the development of an integrated, accessible public transport network. The NTA works with the relevant public transport operators, for example Irish Rail...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (27 Jun 2023)

Eamon Ryan: The improvement and maintenance of regional and local roads is the statutory responsibility of each local authority, in accordance with the provisions of Section 13 of the Roads Act 1993. Works on those roads are funded from local authorities' own resources supplemented by State road grants. The R498 Latteragh Upgrade scheme is one of the limited number of strategic regional and local...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Tolls (27 Jun 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, the setting of tolls is a statutory function of Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII). As such, there is no formal consultative role for me as Minister in relation to tolls. The "maximum toll" for each tolled scheme is set...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Procurement Contracts (27 Jun 2023)

Eamon Ryan: Providing a sustainable, low-carbon transport system is a key priority of my Department. The Programme for Government commits to 7% average annual emissions reduction to 2030; ultimately, the goal is for a zero-emission mobility system by 2050. The transport sector, which accounts for about 20% of Ireland’s overall carbon emissions, must play a central role in the national...