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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Staff (18 Oct 2022)

Eamon Ryan: On the commencement of every Dáil, the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform issues guidelines setting out the arrangements for the staffing of Ministerial Offices. The appointment of Special Advisers is subject to section 11 of the Public Service Management Act 1997. From July 2020 costs for special adviser(s) to the Minister for Transport were absorbed by the Department of the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (18 Oct 2022)

Eamon Ryan: The Budget 2023 expenditure allocation for carbon reduction and public transport is €1.53 billion, as announced on 27 September. Officials in my Department and the transport agencies are now working to agree more precise programme and project-level allocations for 2023, and these will be available in the Revised Estimates Volume before the end of the year. As Minister for...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (18 Oct 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 installation of artwork in train stations and the associated costs is an operational matter for Iarnród Éireann and I have therefore forwarded the Deputy's question to the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Schemes (18 Oct 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 (18 Oct 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 the planning and oversight of public transport infrastructure in the Greater Dublin Area including, in conjunction with Iarnród Éireann, the re-commissioning works at Kishogue Station. Noting...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (18 Oct 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: Bus Services (18 Oct 2022)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 258 and 259 together. 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 BusConnects Dublin.  Noting the NTA's...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Water Charges (18 Oct 2022)

Eamon Ryan: There is no national waiver scheme for household waste collection. The waste management market in Ireland is now serviced by private companies, where prices charged are matters between those companies and their customers, subject to compliance with all applicable environmental and other relevant legislation, including contract and consumer legislation.

Select Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Estimates for Public Services 2022 (Supplementary)
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications (18 Oct 2022)

Eamon Ryan: I thank the Chair and committee for the opportunity to present details of the Supplementary Estimate for the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications. I am seeking the approval of the committee for the Supplementary Estimate allocating a total of €1.362 billion to provide the necessary additional funding of €1.212 billion to subhead B11, electricity credit, and...

Select Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Estimates for Public Services 2022 (Supplementary)
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications (18 Oct 2022)

Eamon Ryan: This payment is part of a five-year programme that will see significant ramping up, not just this first payment, but further larger payments, so that they can meet the requirements of the Act. I have been travelling around the country as best as I can talking to different local authorities to encourage them in that work and listening to what they have to say on the resources they need. This...

Select Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Estimates for Public Services 2022 (Supplementary)
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications (18 Oct 2022)

Eamon Ryan: As I said, this is a five-year programme. The figure is due to be the same next year but then will ramp up. Our role is very much in the governance of it and theirs is in the implementation. As I said, it is due to scale up. If it is not sufficient, we will continue to review and address that.

Select Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Estimates for Public Services 2022 (Supplementary)
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications (18 Oct 2022)

Eamon Ryan: The amount of money raised from the measures that we have agreed at European Council, such as the inframarginal pricing and the solidarity contribution of fossil fuels, is hard to estimate exactly because it depends on so many different variables – the price of gas and, as a consequence, wholesale electricity prices. The good news is that while they are still historically incredibly...

Select Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Estimates for Public Services 2022 (Supplementary)
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications (18 Oct 2022)

Eamon Ryan: Deputy Bruton's third question was about what we learned from the auction. The main reasons were a failure for the supply company to deliver the equipment and the planning system being tight. The main lesson that we will have to learn, which the Attorney General is applying, is a revision of the 2000 Act. It is not fit for purpose. It does not service the people. It is too complicated...

Select Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Estimates for Public Services 2022 (Supplementary)
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications (18 Oct 2022)

Eamon Ryan: I confirm that we will make sure that Traveller families will get the cash payments that 99.5% or 99.6% of households got in the first tranche. We know that it works. Where there were anomalies or communities were left out, such as certain families within the Traveller community, we will work with the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage and with local authorities to make...

Select Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Estimates for Public Services 2022 (Supplementary)
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications (18 Oct 2022)

Eamon Ryan: This is a new subhead, started only this year in support of research and environmental products. The expenditure was funded previously under subhead A3. Savings were identified because expenditure this year is less than projected. Sometimes when there is a new initiative, the universities or industry and market people take time to ramp up their ability to spend the funds. There was no...

Select Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Estimates for Public Services 2022 (Supplementary)
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications (18 Oct 2022)

Eamon Ryan: I understand that Business Postarticle referred to those projects that have already been approved in-----

Select Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Estimates for Public Services 2022 (Supplementary)
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications (18 Oct 2022)

Eamon Ryan: -----those T-4 auction schemes. These would involve solar farms, battery storage centres or backup fossil fuel generators. Those bids would have been made almost a year ago. I cannot remember the exact date. There has been a significant increase in inflation in the interim, particularly affecting the cost of energy infrastructure. Therefore, there is a specific issue in this regard that...

Select Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Estimates for Public Services 2022 (Supplementary)
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications (18 Oct 2022)

Eamon Ryan: Two sites. I am reluctant to name them until we get the contracts.