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Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Waste Management (16 May 2023)

Eamon Ryan: The waste management market is serviced by private companies, where prices charged are matters between those companies and their customers, subject to compliance with all applicable environmental and other relevant legislation, including contract and consumer legislation. As Minister I have no role in setting prices in a private market. However, in the interest of encouraging further...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Legislative Measures (16 May 2023)

Eamon Ryan: A request for an Oireachtas Money Message for the Petroleum and Other Minerals Development (Amendment) (Climate Emergency Measures) Bill 2018 was received from the Bills Office by my Department on 13th May 2022. I intend to bring the matter to Government for formal decision shortly. Following on from that, a response will be sent to the Deputy alongside the Chair of the Committee on...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Environmental Impact Assessments (16 May 2023)

Eamon Ryan: The Environmental Protection Agency undertakes a range of regulatory tasks relating to the licensing, permitting, consenting or certification of activities that could have an impact on the environment or on human health. In this context, the Agency is the competent authority for granting and enforcing industrial and waste licences. The Minister for the Environment, Climate and...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Business Supports (16 May 2023)

Eamon Ryan: My Department, through schemes administered by the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland, provides various supports to enterprises, which can assist these sectors in increasing their energy efficiency and lowering their carbon emissions. A summary of the existing support schemes administered by SEAI is set out below. There has been a high uptake, in particular, of the community energy...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Prices (16 May 2023)

Eamon Ryan: 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 electricity and gas markets, including the matters raised by the Deputy, is solely a matter for the Commission for Regulation of...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Electricity Supply Board (16 May 2023)

Eamon Ryan: The National Smart Metering Programme (NSMP) is being coordinated by the Commission for the Regulation of Utilities (CRU) with ESB Networks (ESBN) delivering the electricity meter rollout on the ground. I understand that to date, ESBN have installed over 1.3 million smart meters nationally and are completing approximately 10,500 smart meters installations per week. I also understand the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety (16 May 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: Parking Provision (16 May 2023)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 223 and 224 together. 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 the remarking of the car park at Kilkenny Station and plans to provide additional train services...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Motor Fuels (16 May 2023)

Eamon Ryan: The move to E10 as the standard grade of petrol in Ireland was signalled in November 2021 when I published the Renewable Fuel for Transport Policy Statement 2021-2023. Following a 28-day statutory consultation period on the draft regulations and consideration of responses and stakeholder feedback the regulations were made on 1 April 2023 establishing a minimum 5.5% ethanol in petrol placed...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety (16 May 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: Pension Provisions (16 May 2023)

Eamon Ryan: As the Deputy may be aware, the CIÉ Group is actively engaged in introducing changes to their pension schemes aimed at rectifying the significant deficit in order to meet the statutory Minimum Funding Standard required by the Pensions Authority. The changes also aim to sustain the pension schemes into the long-term. The Balance Sheet deficit at the end of 2021 for the two defined...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (16 May 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 Councils' own resources supplemented by State Road grants. The initial selection and prioritisation of works to be funded is also a matter for the local authority. As...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (16 May 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 (16 May 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 issue raised by the Deputy in relation to the introduction of a designated person to assist with the pre-booking of tickets and parking before a journey is a matter for the individual transport...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (16 May 2023)

Eamon Ryan: As Minister for Transport, I have responsibility for policy and overall funding in relation to public and sustainable transport. The National Transport Authority (NTA) is responsible for the development and implementation of public transport and active travel infrastructure, allocating the funding provided by my department at project level and working in conjunction with the relevant local...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (16 May 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...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Transport Authority (16 May 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 responsibility for the planning and development of public transport infrastructure, including ticketing technology. Noting the NTA's responsibility in the matter, I have referred the Deputy's question to the NTA for a direct reply....

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Policy (16 May 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 (GDA), including the development and implementation of theTransport Strategy for the GDA 2022-2042. Noting the NTA's...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (16 May 2023)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 242 and 244 together. As the Deputy may be aware, as Minister for Transport I have responsibility for policy and overall funding in relation to public transport. The maintenance of the rail network, including closed lines such as the Wexford to Waterford line, is a matter for Iarnród Éireann in the first instance. In relation to the Barrow Bridge,...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (16 May 2023)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 243 and 245 together. As the Deputy may be aware, the All-Island Strategic Rail Review is being undertaken in co-operation with the Department for Infrastructure in Northern Ireland. The results of the Review will inform the development of the railway sector on the Island of Ireland over the coming decades, including on railway line between Waterford and...