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Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Prices (24 Jan 2023)

Eamon Ryan: The recent reduction in wholesale gas prices in Europe is welcome, although prices remain significantly higher than pre-crisis levels. With wholesale energy costs accounting for a significant percentage of total supplier costs, a sustained period of falling wholesale gas prices, can lead to retail market price reductions. However, supplier hedging that results in a significant proportion of...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Public Sector Pensions (24 Jan 2023)

Eamon Ryan: The Eircom Main Superannuation Scheme (as amended) was established by Statute for the purpose of providing for the pension liabilities of staff transferred from the former Department of Posts and Telegraphs to Telecom Éireann on its establishment on 1st January 1984, the Vesting day. The pre-vesting and post vesting liabilities of the scheme members were paid entirely out of the Main...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Prices (24 Jan 2023)

Eamon Ryan: In the case of group heating schemes that typically supply single buildings or complexes, it is the heat supplier that purchases the fuel which, in existing schemes, is predominantly gas. In such cases, a commercial tariff is applied by Gas Networks Ireland due to the scale of the purchase, which is made by the service provider. Under S.I. 350/2022, the Commission for Regulation of...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Wind Energy Generation (24 Jan 2023)

Eamon Ryan: My Department does not hold the information requested by the Deputy. However, according to the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland's Energy in Ireland Report 2022, Ireland had 4,339 MW of installed wind capacity at end of 2021. This compares with 493 MW of installed wind capacity in 2005. EirGrid and ESB Networks, as the Transmission System Operator (TSO) and Distribution System...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Business Supports (24 Jan 2023)

Eamon Ryan: The requested information is available at the following link. Business Supports Checklist

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Electric Vehicles (24 Jan 2023)

Eamon Ryan: The Government is fully committed to supporting a significant expansion and modernisation of the electric vehicle (EV) charging network over the coming years. Having an effective and reliable charging network is an essential part of enabling drivers to make the switch to electric vehicles. It is also an essential part of ensuring just and equal access to EVs across Ireland, including in...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Parking Provision (24 Jan 2023)

Eamon Ryan: Parking charges and designated parking spaces are a matter for each local authority and one in which the Department of Transport has no role. However, my understanding is that paid parking was introduced at on street EV charging points to tackle the issue of people taking advantage and using the charging points for long stay parking for free, which put other EV owners at a disadvantage. ...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (24 Jan 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: Bus Services (24 Jan 2023)

Eamon Ryan: As Minister for Transport, I am responsible for policy and overall funding in relation to public transport. However, I am not involved in day-to-day operational matters. The Free Travel Scheme is a non-statutory scheme administered by the Department of Social Protection. The query raised appears to relate to Bus Éireann's commercial service, Expressway, and I have therefore...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (24 Jan 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 issue of the resumption of catering services on the Iarnród Éireann Intercity Network is an operational matter for Iarnród Éireann and I have therefore forwarded the Deputy's...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Funding (24 Jan 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 local authorities' own resources supplemented by State road grants. The initial selection and prioritisation of works to be funded is also a matter for the local...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (24 Jan 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, including the proposed station at Woodbrook and, in consultation with Iarnród Éireann, the planning and implementation of the DART+ Programme. Noting the NTA's responsibility in this matter...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (24 Jan 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, including the development of new light rail infrastructure. Noting the NTA's responsibility in the matter, I...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Taxi Licences (24 Jan 2023)

Eamon Ryan: The regulation of the small public service vehicle (SPSV) sector, including the compilation of statistics on SPSV licensing, is a matter for the independent transport regulator, the National Transport Authority (NTA), under the provisions of the Taxi Regulation Acts 2013 and 2016. Accordingly, I have referred your question to the NTA for direct reply to you. Please advise my private...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Taxi Licences (24 Jan 2023)

Eamon Ryan: The regulation of the small public service vehicle (SPSV) industry including licensing, is a matter for the independent transport regulator, the National Transport Authority (NTA), under the provisions of the Taxi Regulation Acts 2013 and 2016. The Deputy may be aware that the transfer of licences for SPSVs is, at present, prohibited under section 14(1) of the Taxi Regulation Act, 2013....

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Policy (24 Jan 2023)

Eamon Ryan: As Minister for Transport, I have responsibility for policy and overall funding in relation to public transport. It is the National Transport Authority (NTA) which 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 management of the Rural...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (24 Jan 2023)

Eamon Ryan: As the Deputy may be aware, the Strategic Rail Reviewis 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. A draft report is currently being finalised. The draft report will be submitted for approval to Ministers in Ireland...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Business Supports (24 Jan 2023)

Eamon Ryan: The following table sets out the total amount of non-repayable moneys provided by this Department through grants, funding supports, tax breaks or other means to businesses in each of the years 2020, 2021 and 2022. TOTAL SUPPORTS 2020-2022 Grants/ Funding Supports 2020 € 2021 € 2022 € Road Transport Licensed...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Rail Network (19 Jan 2023)

Eamon Ryan: To answer Deputy Doherty's question, we should look at returning rail connectivity to Donegal and improving it to the north west. This will not be cheap. I had a series of meetings with ARUP and the UK rail transport expert who was asked by the then Prime Minister Boris Johnson to examine some large projects. I thought providing access to Donegal would see the development of the...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Rail Network (19 Jan 2023)

Eamon Ryan: Please God, the Assembly will return, but in the absence of that, we do not have full control over what we can do with the report. I have to bow to the diplomatic reality that we are in. I am glad Deputy Dillon mentioned the reopening of the Foynes line because it is connected to the western rail corridor. We need to think in the long term. The development of Rosslare Port in Wexford...