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Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications (Revised)
Vote 31 - Transport (Revised) (8 Feb 2023)

Eamon Ryan: Now we will have wandering into another Minister's territory. I hope the Acting Chairman does not mind. I agree with the Acting Chairman. There would be sense in having the school transport system within the Department of Transport. This is not in any way criticism of the Department of Education but because what we do in the Department is transport. Also, I see potential benefits and...

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications (Revised)
Vote 31 - Transport (Revised) (8 Feb 2023)

Eamon Ryan: There is bad news for the Acting Chairman's wife in the newspapers.

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications (Revised)
Vote 31 - Transport (Revised) (8 Feb 2023)

Eamon Ryan: They are talking about vending machines and we know there will be no carrots in those vending machines. I would say the Deputy will be back to muffins or crisps. We have seen a remarkable return to public transport in this country, ahead of other countries. Rail has been slower, mainly because it is used a lot for long distance commuting and people are not commuting the way they were,...

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications (Revised)
Vote 31 - Transport (Revised) (8 Feb 2023)

Eamon Ryan: I agree. The new hackney service we introduced in January is exactly what the Deputy has described. The hackney drivers are part time. It is not expected that any of them will be full time. Bookings would have to be made in advance. It can aggregate passengers and it is designed exactly as the Deputy described it. We have set out a number of villages across the country, particularly...

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications (Revised)
Vote 31 - Transport (Revised) (8 Feb 2023)

Eamon Ryan: It is. We were discussing this earlier and none of us was satisfied with the long delays in driver testing, NCTs and getting licences. With regard to testing, 18 months ago, the Road Safety Authority applied for 80 additional positions. We provided the first tranche of 40. It did not proceed with the second tranche but we are waiting for the final details to be able to sign off on it. I...

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications (Revised)
Vote 31 - Transport (Revised) (8 Feb 2023)

Eamon Ryan: I agree. I do not think this will be a temporary phenomenon. Our population is growing dramatically.

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications (Revised)
Vote 31 - Transport (Revised) (8 Feb 2023)

Eamon Ryan: The most important thing is that there is a restoration of the Assembly in the North. That would allow a minister to be appointed and allow us to conclude the rail strategy for the whole island, which we are waiting to do. It is for the whole island and includes such matters as links to the north west, which is a really important issue. It started with the Belfast-Dublin-Cork corridor, but...

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications (Revised)
Vote 31 - Transport (Revised) (8 Feb 2023)

Eamon Ryan: That is more of an operational issue for Irish Rail and the Enterprise service. I do not have the details of the exact timing of that. The bigger issue in my mind is the strategic rail review and deciding where we are going with it.

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications (Revised)
Vote 31 - Transport (Revised) (8 Feb 2023)

Eamon Ryan: It can never be totally fit for purpose because very skilled, nefarious elements are looking to break into networks, whether for ransom or other reasons. Munster Technological University was subject to such an attack this weekend. I was briefed by the Minister of State, Deputy Ossian Smyth, about it earlier today. The college itself has been closed, which shows how debilitating it is when...

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications (Revised)
Vote 31 - Transport (Revised) (8 Feb 2023)

Eamon Ryan: I am not knowledgeable about either of those systems.

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications (Revised)
Vote 31 - Transport (Revised) (8 Feb 2023)

Eamon Ryan: I agree.

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications (Revised)
Vote 31 - Transport (Revised) (8 Feb 2023)

Eamon Ryan: I am glad Deputy Crowe lasted the course as Chair. I wish Deputy Joe Carey a swift recovery from his laryngitis.

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications (Revised)
Vote 31 - Transport (Revised) (8 Feb 2023)

Eamon Ryan: That Bill is due to be debated in the Seanad this afternoon and the Minister of State is going to take it. This issue is the subject of a great deal of public debate at the moment. Our position has always been to follow the European rulebook. Going back to what I said earlier, when we are dealing with issues of technological regulation, the more we do it in line with European best...

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications (Revised)
Vote 31 - Transport (Revised) (8 Feb 2023)

Eamon Ryan: No, but this has not been a fast process. The legislation has been in train for some time and the consultation has been extensive. We will not know until the legislation has been passed what the requirements will be for some of the telecommunications companies. As I said, given we are following what has been clear European practice for a number of years, there should not be a surprise for...

Address by H.E. Roberta Metsola, President of the European Parliament (2 Feb 2023)

Eamon Ryan: President Metsola is very welcome. This period of commemoration allows us to think big for a moment. We have just celebrated our 100th year of the establishment of the State. In listening to President Metsola's words, I was thinking that it was founded on a real desire to stand on our own two feet as a nation, a strong sense of a nationalism, but that it was also imbued with an...

Seanad: Address by H.E. Roberta Metsola, President of the European Parliament (2 Feb 2023)

Eamon Ryan: President Metsola is very welcome. This period of commemoration allows us to think big for a moment.We have just celebrated our 100th year of the establishment of the State. In listening to President Metsola's words, I was thinking that it was founded on a real desire to stand on our own two feet as a nation, a strong sense of a nationalism, but that it was also imbued with an international...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Conservation (2 Feb 2023)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 188, 189, 191 and 192 together. The Energy Academy is an online resource that gives businesses free access to high quality energy training and provides energy training for over 5,500 users. Further development of this resource is ongoing, with new training modules added on an ongoing basis. Energy Academy 2023 Budget 2022 Budget ...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Funding (2 Feb 2023)

Eamon Ryan: The funding allocated by my Department for the Environmental Protection Agency in the Revised Estimates for the period 2021 to 2023 is set out in the table below: Year Amount €m 2021 50.177 2022 51.619 2023 55.861

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Funding (2 Feb 2023)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 193 and 196 together. The Communities Energy Grant is part of the Government's National Retrofit Programme aimed at upgrading building stock and facilities to high standards of energy efficiency and renewable energy usage, thereby reducing fossil fuel usage, energy costs and greenhouse gas emissions. The Scheme supports cross-sectoral and...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Schemes (2 Feb 2023)

Eamon Ryan: The Energy Contracting Support Scheme launched mid 2022 and provides supports and expertise across the business and public sectors to deliver energy efficiency through Energy Performance Contracts (EPCs), Local Energy Supply Contracts (LESCs) and Energy Performance Guarantees (EPGs). An amount of €300k is allocated to the Energy Contracting Support Scheme for 2023. ...