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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Schemes (20 Apr 2023)

Eamon Ryan: My Department has not received a recent request from the Department of Rural and Community Development to contribute financially to the Local Improvement Scheme (LIS) programme. The improvement and maintenance of regional and local roads which have been taken in charge is the statutory responsibility of each local authority, in accordance with the provisions of Section 13 of the Roads Act...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (20 Apr 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 Safety (20 Apr 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: Cycling Facilities (20 Apr 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. Kerry County Council received an allocation of €2.24...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Traffic Management (20 Apr 2023)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 191 and 192 together. Cork County Council is the statutory planning and road authority for its area of responsibility. It is, therefore, a matter for Cork County Council to consider options to alleviate traffic congestion in Clonakilty town and Kinsale town, taking into account the funding available to it from local and State sources as well as its particular...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (20 Apr 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. ...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Closed-Circuit Television Systems (19 Apr 2023)

Eamon Ryan: As required under Sections 22 & 33 of the Circular Economy and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2022, the Local Government Management Agency (LGMA) are currently working on the preparation of these Codes of Practice, which will be submitted to me, as Minister, for approval on completion. This a complex process and requires consultation with, inter alia, the Minister for Environment,...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Policy (19 Apr 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 energy potential. The Government has set an initial target of 2 GW of floating...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Telecommunications Infrastructure (19 Apr 2023)

Eamon Ryan: Climate Action Plan 23 includes a commitment to carry out a public consultation on Private Wires and a deadline for publication of Q4 2023 has been set. Private wires are an issue that is of interest and importance to many stakeholders. The policy area of Private Wires is broad in nature and as such detailed consideration must go into formulating the consultation in order to ensure that all...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Policy (19 Apr 2023)

Eamon Ryan: In January the European Commission launched a public consultation on the reform of the European Union's electricity market design to better protect consumers from excessive price volatility, support their access to secure energy from clean sources, and make the market more resilient. It will involve making amendments to a number of current EU legislation Regulations and Directives. The...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Policy (19 Apr 2023)

Eamon Ryan: The Climate Action Plan sets out Ireland's Solar Strategy to deliver a target of 8 GW of solar energy by 2030 and up to 5 GW by 2025 as one of the measures to meet the carbon budget programme for the electricity sector. A range of measures are in place to support the accelerated roll out of solar energy including regular rounds of auctions under the Renewable Electricity Support Scheme...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Programme for Government (19 Apr 2023)

Eamon Ryan: The Policy Statement on the Importation of Fracked Gas set out that pending the outcome of the review of the security of energy supply of Ireland’s electricity and natural gas systems, it would not be appropriate for Ireland to permit or proceed with the development of any LNG terminals. The review of the security of energy supply of Ireland’s electricity and gas systems is...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Inland Fisheries (19 Apr 2023)

Eamon Ryan: Salmon management is aligned with scientific advice. In that regard, the primary determinant of facilitating fishing is the availability of a harvestable surplus above the individual river’s conservation limit, which is the number of adult spawning fish required to maintain a viable population as scientifically established. On the general matter of these conservation requirements,...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Building Energy Rating (19 Apr 2023)

Eamon Ryan: The Climate Action Plan and National Retrofit Plan set ambitious targets to retrofit the equivalent of 500,000 homes to a Building Energy Rating (BER) of B2/cost optimal and the installation of 400,000 heat pumps in existing homes to replace older, less efficient heating systems by end-2030. To promote and incentivise the achievement of these targets, in February 2022, Government launched a...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Environmental Schemes (19 Apr 2023)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 13, 14, 16 and 17 together. The Climate Action Plan and National Retrofit Plan set ambitious targets to retrofit the equivalent of 500,000 homes to a Building Energy Rating (BER) of B2/cost optimal and the installation of 400,000 heat pumps in existing homes to replace older, less efficient heating systems by end-2030. To promote and incentivise the...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Renewable Energy Generation (19 Apr 2023)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 15 and 18 together. Below please find a table with the requested information provided by the SEAI: Applications Received in Q1 2023  Applications Paid in Q1 2023 (1)  Average Time from Application to Approval   Average Time from Approved Application to Receipt of Payment Request for Q1 2023...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (19 Apr 2023)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 19 and 20 together. 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 also has statutory...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Energy Policy (19 Apr 2023)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 23 to 26, inclusive, together. The move to E10 as the standard grade of petrol in Ireland was signalled in November 2021 when I published the Renewable Fuels for Transport Policy Statement 2021-2023. Following a 28 day statutory consultation period on the draft Regulations and consideration of responses and stakeholder feedback, I made these Regulations on...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Park-and-Ride Facilities (19 Apr 2023)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 28 to 34, inclusive, 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 awarding of the contract for, operation of, revenue generated from, and the accessibility...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (19 Apr 2023)

Eamon Ryan: As the Deputy may be aware, the National Transport Authority (NTA) has statutory responsibility for the planning and development of public transport infrastructure in the Greater Dublin Area (GDA) including, in consultation with Iarnród Éireann, the planning and implementation of the DART+ Programme and commuter rail. The issue of a rail connection to Navan has been most...