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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (15 Dec 2022)

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 is an operational matter the company concerned. I have, therefore, referred the Deputy's question to Bus Éireann, Dublin Bus and GoAhead for direct reply. Please...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Funding (15 Dec 2022)

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. Waterford City & County Council were allocated...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Dublin Bus (15 Dec 2022)

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 number of antisocial behaviour incidents on individual Dublin Bus routes is an operational matter for Dublin Bus and I have therefore forwarded the Deputy's question to the company...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (15 Dec 2022)

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 responsibility for the regulation of fares charged to passengers in respect of public transport services provided under public service obligation (PSO) contracts....

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Dublin Bus (15 Dec 2022)

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: Bus Services (15 Dec 2022)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 191 and 192 together. 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...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (15 Dec 2022)

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: Departmental Projects (15 Dec 2022)

Eamon Ryan: As Minister for Transport, I have responsibility for overall policy and exchequer funding in relation to Greenways. The planning, design and construction of individual Greenways is a matter for Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII), in conjunction with the local authorities concerned, subject to the Public Spending Code and the necessary statutory approvals. In this context, TII is best...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (15 Dec 2022)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 195 and 196 together. 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 maintenance of individual national roads is a matter for Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII),...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (15 Dec 2022)

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 securing the provision of public passenger transport services nationally. The NTA also has national responsibility for integrated local and rural transport, including the Rural Transport Programme...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (15 Dec 2022)

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: Electric Vehicles (15 Dec 2022)

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. As you are aware, a draft national EV charging infrastructure strategy, covering the crucial period out to 2025 was published for consultation in March. The draft strategy sets out the government’s ambition regarding the delivery...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Electric Vehicles (15 Dec 2022)

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. A draft national charging infrastructure strategy for the development of EV charging infrastructure, covering the crucial period out to 2025 was published for consultation in March. The draft strategy sets out the government’s...

Nationalisation of Energy System: Motion [Private Members] (14 Dec 2022)

Eamon Ryan: Next week the Government will consider and, it is hoped, agree the latest iteration of our climate action plan, which is now backed up by significant powers in law for us to deliver sectoral changes in energy, transport, agriculture and industry over the next five or ten to 15 years, moving towards net zero within three decades. I do not think the scale of that change is really understood by...

Nationalisation of Energy System: Motion [Private Members] (14 Dec 2022)

Eamon Ryan: It did not cause it, but one of the reasons our people left the country in droves-----

Nationalisation of Energy System: Motion [Private Members] (14 Dec 2022)

Eamon Ryan: We learnt the lesson that being open to and working with the world is good for our people. We are a wealthier country now than we were 50 years ago, following that approach. I do not disagree with de Valera - a lot of his ideas were actually quite green in many ways - but I do not believe we should switch back to a protectionist, nationalist approach to this revolution. It will not work,...

Nationalisation of Energy System: Motion [Private Members] (14 Dec 2022)

Eamon Ryan: Yes, but let us not go back to a protectionist, nationalist, closed system.

Nationalisation of Energy System: Motion [Private Members] (14 Dec 2022)

Eamon Ryan: We have to work in that regard within the European Union. Again, I do not think there is full realisation in this House yet of the scale of the legislative change coming from the European Union. There are 20 major pieces of legislation because Europe is similarly following this approach. In that regard there will be a real role for the State. It will be very important we are engaged...

Nationalisation of Energy System: Motion [Private Members] (14 Dec 2022)

Eamon Ryan: Nor are the industrial plants. Why would we be restrictive in an open approach to the world? Why would we say only an Irish State company may invest in renewable power? Why would we completely cut ourselves off from the ability to get the scale of funding we will need for this revolution by saying no one else may do this?

Nationalisation of Energy System: Motion [Private Members] (14 Dec 2022)

Eamon Ryan: Sorry, but they are.