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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (10 Nov 2022)

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: Transport Costs (10 Nov 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: Rail Network (10 Nov 2022)

Eamon Ryan: I thank the Deputy for his question. The Cork Area Commuter Rail Programme is a key element of the Cork Metropolitan Area Transport Strategy. The programme aims to deliver a transformational enhancement of the commuter rail system in Cork to improve the attractiveness of rail, support compact urban growth, encourage and enable modal shift to public transport, and reduce congestion and...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Flood Risk Management (10 Nov 2022)

Eamon Ryan: As the Deputy is aware, I met with Minister O'Donovan in January where no agreement was reached about which agency would lead on the mitigation works or where funding would come from. At this meeting the OPW Chair advised he would reconvene the steering group behind a December 2020 report on Ballycar to continue discussions. The steering group in question includes Iarnród Éireann,...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (10 Nov 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 Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Funding (10 Nov 2022)

Eamon Ryan: National environmental NGOs are active on a broad range of environmental issues. The Irish Environmental Network (IEN) is an independent umbrella organisation for environmental NGOs with its own corporate governance structures. The distribution and allocation of funding to its members is decided by the IEN.  The IEN requests member organisations to submit funding proposals, and...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Renewable Energy Generation (10 Nov 2022)

Eamon Ryan: Grants are currently available through the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) for domestic installations, regardless of the size of installation, up to a maximum of €2,400. Since the 22nd September, grants have been extended to the non-domestic sector, for installations up to and including 6 kW. These are also administered by the SEAI and are up to a maximum of...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Schemes (10 Nov 2022)

Eamon Ryan: 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 email address for queries from Oireachtas members so that such queries can be addressed promptly, in line with SEAI’s...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Meetings (10 Nov 2022)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 180 and 181 together. Since the beginning of the year I have met with both EirGrid and the Commission for Regulation of Utilities (CRU) on a number of occasions. The dates of those meetings are set out in the table below. Details of meetings for previous years are published on: www.gov.ie/en/organisation-information/0f06eb-ministers-diar ies/ ...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (10 Nov 2022)

Eamon Ryan: This Government is strongly committed to improving public transport services in regional and rural areas. As I advised in my earlier response on this matter, I have been informed by the NTA that passenger numbers have increased on all rail services, including regional, Intercity and commuter services. In fact, demand on Intercity and regional routes is particularly impressive at 90%+ of...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (10 Nov 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 matter raised is an operational matter for the company. I have, therefore, referred the Deputy's question to Bus Éireann for direct reply. Please advise my private office if you do...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (10 Nov 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 independent Transport Regulator, the National Transport Authority (NTA) has statutory responsibility for securing the provision of public passenger transport services nationally and for the scheduling...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (10 Nov 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 of these services in conjunction with...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (10 Nov 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 Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Prices (9 Nov 2022)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 3 and 4 together. The Commission for Regulation of Utilities (CRU), as the independent regulator was assigned consumer protection functions under the 1999 Electricity Regulation Act and subsequent legislation, has statutory responsibility for the compliance by energy suppliers with their consumer protection obligations. The electricity and gas retail markets...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Flood Risk Management (9 Nov 2022)

Eamon Ryan: The Enhanced Decommissioning, Rehabilitation and Restoration Scheme (EDRRS) is a five-year programme, currently in its second year of operation. The EDRRS was established in 2020 as part of the Just Transition and it is sponsored by my Department and regulated by the National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS), with Bord Na Móna acting as the operators of the scheme. The EDRRS...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Fuel Sales (9 Nov 2022)

Eamon Ryan: The new solid fuel regulations, which took effect from 31 October, place technical standards and restrictions on all solid fuels. It is now illegal to place fuels on the market in Ireland that do not meet the requirements of the regulations, irrespective of where the fuel has been sourced. The introduction of these regulations will improve the quality of the air that we breathe, and the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Staff (9 Nov 2022)

Eamon Ryan: The Department of Transport has one staff member seconded to a public body and in receipt of a higher duty/acting allowance since 2018. The higher duty/acting allowance is pensionable. Salary costs and the costs of the higher duty/ acting allowance are recouped from the public body by my Department.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Electric Vehicles (9 Nov 2022)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 10 and 11 together. The Government is fully committed to supporting a significant expansion and modernisation of the electric vehicle (EV) charging network over the coming years. As the Deputy is aware, a draft national strategy for the development of EV charging infrastructure, covering the crucial period out to 2025 was published for consultation in...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Policy (9 Nov 2022)

Eamon Ryan: The National Transport Authority (NTA) expects to commence the review of the 2016 Galway Transport Strategy and the development of a new Galway Metropolitan Area Transport Strategy before the end of this year.   In relation to the specific query on the appointment of a specialist team to assist with this work, I have referred the Deputy's question to the NTA for a direct...