Results 8,061-8,080 of 31,374 for speaker:Eamon Ryan
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Aviation Policy: Minister for Transport and Minister of State at the Department of Transport (7 Dec 2022)
Eamon Ryan: We have raised it, actually. At recent Council meetings we made such calls for broadening and deepening of the contribution made across all the aviation sectors. That is the position we have taken publicly.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Aviation Policy: Minister for Transport and Minister of State at the Department of Transport (7 Dec 2022)
Eamon Ryan: I will happily continue to pursue the matter.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Aviation Policy: Minister for Transport and Minister of State at the Department of Transport (7 Dec 2022)
Eamon Ryan: Yes. All going well, the Government will agree the latest iteration of our climate action plan next week. That will include a major expansion and extension of solar power on the roofs of houses, barns on farms, and businesses. That will include the aviation sector, which is a perfect opportunity in that regard, with large hangar roofs and other possibilities. There are sensitivities and...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Aviation Policy: Minister for Transport and Minister of State at the Department of Transport (7 Dec 2022)
Eamon Ryan: My understanding is that the DAA has already applied for planning permission in that regard. Shannon Airport is reviewing the potential for solar panels.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Aviation Policy: Minister for Transport and Minister of State at the Department of Transport (7 Dec 2022)
Eamon Ryan: I meet officials from the NTA regularly. I met them again last week. We discussed Limerick, among other transport issues. I am very glad we are progressing the new railway station at Moyross. I am very glad we have started work on the reopening of the Shannon–Foynes rail line. I am very glad that the NTA introduced new bus services to Limerick from the surrounding county, all in...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Aviation Policy: Minister for Transport and Minister of State at the Department of Transport (7 Dec 2022)
Eamon Ryan: Yes, I did hold that position as Minister for Transport.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Aviation Policy: Minister for Transport and Minister of State at the Department of Transport (7 Dec 2022)
Eamon Ryan: Because I believe the future for Limerick is to develop based on investment in our public transport infrastructure rather than having Limerick spreading into County Clare in a way that could only be unsustainable.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Aviation Policy: Minister for Transport and Minister of State at the Department of Transport (7 Dec 2022)
Eamon Ryan: I had lengthy discussions with both the county and city management in Clare and Limerick-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Aviation Policy: Minister for Transport and Minister of State at the Department of Transport (7 Dec 2022)
Eamon Ryan: Yes. I also had discussions with this committee on numerous occasions, along with officials and executives within the NTA.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Aviation Policy: Minister for Transport and Minister of State at the Department of Transport (7 Dec 2022)
Eamon Ryan: It is not a question of acting as God. One has a responsibility as Minister to take the actions one thinks are appropriate for the development of the transport system.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Aviation Policy: Minister for Transport and Minister of State at the Department of Transport (7 Dec 2022)
Eamon Ryan: I am not sure there was ever an opinion poll on that but if the people of Limerick were asked whether they welcome the introduction of the public transport infrastructure to the city-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Aviation Policy: Minister for Transport and Minister of State at the Department of Transport (7 Dec 2022)
Eamon Ryan: -----the changes that are taking place are profound. In my view, they are being made with the purpose of seeing Limerick grow faster-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Aviation Policy: Minister for Transport and Minister of State at the Department of Transport (7 Dec 2022)
Eamon Ryan: The University of Limerick was one of the key drivers seeking to expand Limerick into County Clare. I disagreed with it on that. I said it to the president of the college.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Aviation Policy: Minister for Transport and Minister of State at the Department of Transport (7 Dec 2022)
Eamon Ryan: It is not. I would make this point-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Aviation Policy: Minister for Transport and Minister of State at the Department of Transport (7 Dec 2022)
Eamon Ryan: Am I entitled to make my point?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Aviation Policy: Minister for Transport and Minister of State at the Department of Transport (7 Dec 2022)
Eamon Ryan: I met the university representatives recently and said they have an obligation to help deliver, with the council, the connection of the three universities in Limerick through a high-quality bus corridor and cycling infrastructure. Those, rather than the northern distributor road, will be to the benefit of the colleges and the city of Limerick.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Aviation Policy: Minister for Transport and Minister of State at the Department of Transport (7 Dec 2022)
Eamon Ryan: I was backed up by the professional advice of TII, which is the body responsible for developing road infrastructure. If I recall rightly, it described the proposal as a mad proposal.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Aviation Policy: Minister for Transport and Minister of State at the Department of Transport (7 Dec 2022)
Eamon Ryan: I do.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Aviation Policy: Minister for Transport and Minister of State at the Department of Transport (7 Dec 2022)
Eamon Ryan: Bearing in mind the scale of change to be made in transport, I agree with the assessment of the OECD, an independent international expert, on the direction we are taking in this country and the need for what it called a systemic change towards a much more sustainable transport model. I believe its analysis is correct. The northern distributor road would have been a continuation of a...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Aviation Policy: Minister for Transport and Minister of State at the Department of Transport (7 Dec 2022)
Eamon Ryan: We will be making the allocation as set out in the national development plan. Vital expenditure on roads will continue. We are in the middle of discussions as part of the climate action plan. The transport section of this presents the biggest challenge. We need to halve our emissions this decade and get to net zero in three decades.