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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of the Merchant Shipping (Investigation of Marine Accidents) Bill 2022: Minister for Transport (22 Feb 2023)

Eamon Ryan: Having made that point, and I have a personal reason for saying it, I do not think we should have contract negotiations in the middle of a meeting of an Oireachtas committee.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of the Merchant Shipping (Investigation of Marine Accidents) Bill 2022: Minister for Transport (22 Feb 2023)

Eamon Ryan: That is especially the case when we are discussing pre-legislative scrutiny of a marine accident investigation unit.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of the Merchant Shipping (Investigation of Marine Accidents) Bill 2022: Minister for Transport (22 Feb 2023)

Eamon Ryan: I agree.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of the Merchant Shipping (Investigation of Marine Accidents) Bill 2022: Minister for Transport (22 Feb 2023)

Eamon Ryan: Agreed.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of the Merchant Shipping (Investigation of Marine Accidents) Bill 2022: Minister for Transport (22 Feb 2023)

Eamon Ryan: Chairman, we have completely diverged from the subject we are meant to be discussing.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of the Merchant Shipping (Investigation of Marine Accidents) Bill 2022: Minister for Transport (22 Feb 2023)

Eamon Ryan: I will conclude with this point. I absolutely agree with the Senator on that. I would like to see the Air Corps having that sort of capability, as do all concerned in the Government. We have to work to deliver that capability. There are a whole range of capabilities we need in the Defence Forces. The report of the Commission on the Defence Forces was warmly welcomed in Government. It...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of the Merchant Shipping (Investigation of Marine Accidents) Bill 2022: Minister for Transport (22 Feb 2023)

Eamon Ryan: I agree. We need transparency as well. There are all sorts of conflicting issues. The Constitution sets out the mechanisms for that. It requires Cabinet confidentiality. One of the officers who acts as protector of the Constitution is the Attorney General. Governments are bound to heed his or her advice on what delivers the constitutional protections that protect us all in the end. We...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of the Merchant Shipping (Investigation of Marine Accidents) Bill 2022: Minister for Transport (22 Feb 2023)

Eamon Ryan: That is a matter for the MCIB. The Department does not get involved. Our job is to provide the policy context, resources and legal and legislative mechanisms.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Inland Fisheries (21 Feb 2023)

Eamon Ryan: While the Regulations referred to are drafted in the Department, supporting technical and scientific inputs are provided via Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) as statutory advisers to me as Minister and the Inland Fisheries Division of the Department. It is established practice in respect of such regulations that part of this technical input is for IFI to procure an independent appropriate...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Inland Fisheries (21 Feb 2023)

Eamon Ryan: I am advised by Inland Fisheries Ireland that Wels Catfish (Silurus glanis) are a non-native / non naturalised species in Ireland and potentially invasive as is the experience throughout their range internationally. Their introduction would represent a potential threat to native and naturalised biodiversity.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Inland Fisheries (21 Feb 2023)

Eamon Ryan: The Bye-Law 806 of 2006 referred to in the Question relates to measures concerning the catching and retaining of non-salmonid species (including roach). The Bye-Law is in force since 2006 on a National basis. Management of any fish species in a particular fishery is an operational matter for Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) in which neither I nor my Department have any function Inland Fisheries...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Road Projects (21 Feb 2023)

Eamon Ryan: I have no function in this matter. The Department of Rural and Community Development operate the Local Improvement Grant Scheme for private roads.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Radon Gas Levels (21 Feb 2023)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 154 and 155 together. Radon gas is recognised as a serious threat to public health and estimated to be responsible for approximately 350 cases of lung cancer annually in Ireland. The Government has established a National Radon Control Strategy (NRCS). The strategy is now in its second phase covering the period 2019 – 2024. Implementation of the strategy...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Radon Gas Levels (21 Feb 2023)

Eamon Ryan: The interdepartmental agency group responsible for the National Radon Control Strategy (NRCS) has not met since February 2022. The next meeting of the group is scheduled for 6 April 2023. The group is comprised of representatives from the following Departments and Agencies: - Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications (Chair)- Department of Housing, Local Government and...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Infrastructure (21 Feb 2023)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 157 and 158 together. The Commission for Regulation of Utilities (CRU) currently has a programme of actions underway – to ensure the security of our electricity supply over the coming winters. This programme of actions contains a number of both demand and supply-side mitigation measures to address any potential shortfall. The actions include:...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Policy (21 Feb 2023)

Eamon Ryan: Ireland does not have infrastructure for the importation of liquefied natural gas (LNG).Natural gas demand in Ireland is currently met through domestic production from the Corrib Gas Field and importation through interconnectors from the United Kingdom. Council Regulation (EU) 2022/1854 on an emergency intervention to address high energy prices provides for a cap on market revenues of...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Prices (21 Feb 2023)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 161, 162 and 163 together. Group heating schemes are apartment blocks or housing developments that are supplied with heat rather than fuel and, in such cases, it is the heat supplier that is the purchaser of the fuel used. Where gas is being used, the provider may not fall within a domestic supply category, and will be supplied under commercial terms and...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Climate Change Policy (21 Feb 2023)

Eamon Ryan: The Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform Circular 01/2020 on Procedures for Offsetting the Emissions Associated with Official Air Travel introduced mandatory new procedures for all Government Departments and Offices for offsetting the greenhouse gas emissions associated with official air travel. The circular came into effect at the beginning of 2020 and requires...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Conservation (21 Feb 2023)

Eamon Ryan: My Department is working with the Department of Finance, the Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland, the Sustainable Energy Authority Ireland, the European Investment Bank and the European Investment Fund to develop a residential retrofit loan guarantee scheme. The scheme is also part of Ireland’s National Recovery and Resilience Plan and will be co-funded by the EU Recovery and...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Conservation (21 Feb 2023)

Eamon Ryan: My Department funds a number of grant schemes to support homeowners to improve the energy efficiency of their properties. The administration and management of applications under the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) schemes are an operational matter for the SEAI. As Minister, I have no function with regard to individual grant applications. The SEAI has established a specific...