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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Policy (22 Jun 2023)

Eamon Ryan: 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. Cork City Council received an allocation of just under...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Environmental Policy (22 Jun 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 issues raised by the Deputy regarding Iarnród Éireann measures to foster biodiversity along their routes and landbanks, and the funding and actions as part of such since 2020, are...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (22 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 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: Public Transport (22 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 TFI Local Link services and the rollout...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (22 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, including the provision of bus stops and bus shelters. Noting the NTA's responsibility in the matter, I have referred the Deputy's question to...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Air Services (22 Jun 2023)

Eamon Ryan: There has been a strong recovery in passenger traffic at airports across the State following the end of the COVID air travel restrictions, with regional airports in Shannon, Cork, Kerry, and Ireland West Knock Airport with traffic levels to date this year at or above those during the same periods in 2019. This strong rebound in passenger numbers has been enabled by the unprecedented level of...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (22 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 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: Road Projects (22 Jun 2023)

Eamon Ryan: As Minister for Transport, I have responsibility for overall policy and exchequer funding in relation to the National Roads Programme. Once funding arrangements have been put in place with Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII), 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...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (22 Jun 2023)

Eamon Ryan: As the Deputy may be aware, the All-Island Strategic Rail Review is being undertaken in cooperation with the Department for Infrastructure in Northern Ireland. It will inform the development of the railway sector on the Island of Ireland over the coming decades, including in the South East. Minister Ryan has previously met with representatives of the group to discuss their views on the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (22 Jun 2023)

Eamon Ryan: As the Deputy may be aware, there are two important aspects to the issue of future rail in County Clare. The first is the proposals set out in the Limerick-Shannon Metropolitan Area Transport Strategy (LSMATS) which was published by the National Transport Authority (NTA) on 1 December 2022. The LSMATS was prepared by the NTA in collaboration with Limerick City and County Council, Clare...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Meetings (22 Jun 2023)

Eamon Ryan: The information requested is set out in the following table. Date of Meeting Details 19th February 2021 Iarnród Éireann Strategy Webinar 7th February 2022 Irish Rail: Work Programme and Acceleration of Project Delivery 15th February 2022 Call with Irish rail CEO regarding 20% fare reduction ...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (22 Jun 2023)

Eamon Ryan: As Minister for Transport, I have responsibility for overall policy and exchequer funding in relation to the National Roads Programme. Once funding arrangements have been put in place with Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII), 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...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (22 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: Road Projects (22 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 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 Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Expenditure (22 Jun 2023)

Eamon Ryan: The information requested by the Deputy is a direct operational matter for each of the commercial bodies under the aegis of my Department. The relevant bodies will be asked to provide the information sought directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Schemes (22 Jun 2023)

Eamon Ryan: The Warmer Homes Scheme provides fully funded upgrades to households at risk of energy poverty. SEAI administer the scheme on behalf of my Department. As Minister I have no function in relation to individual applications to the scheme. To qualify for the scheme an applicant must own and live in the home they are applying for works for. In addition, the home must have been built and...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Telecommunications Services (22 Jun 2023)

Eamon Ryan: The Digital Connectivity Strategy, aligned with EU Digital Decade targets, aims for all populated areas to be covered by 5G no later than 2030. Irish telecoms operators provide services in a fully liberalised market independently regulated by ComReg, who stipulates coverage obligations in licences granted to operators. Operators advise that they are all exceeding current minimum coverage...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Policy (22 Jun 2023)

Eamon Ryan: The Commission for Regulation of Utilities (CRU) published a decision for the Clean Export Guarantee (CEG) tariff which outlines arrangements for implementation of the tariff, including eligibility criteria and remuneration methodology. As part of this, the CRU decided that suppliers will set their individual CEG tariffs on a competitive market basis which must be reflective of the market, or...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Telecommunications Services (22 Jun 2023)

Eamon Ryan: In February 2023, the European Commission launched an exploratory public consultation on the future of European telecommunications networks, in order to progress towards the Digital Decade 2030 connectivity targets. While this public consultation posed some questions on funding of infrastructure improvements, currently there is no formal proposal for a European telecoms tax. The EU...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Strategies (22 Jun 2023)

Eamon Ryan: Hydrogen provides us with an incredible opportunity in Ireland. It provides the potential for long duration energy storage, dispatchable renewable electricity, the opportunity to decarbonise some parts of high temperature processing and a potential export market opportunity, given Ireland's offshore renewable potential. As set out in the 2023 Policy Statement on the Framework for Phase Two...