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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (13 Jul 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. In light of the NTA's responsibility in this area, I...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rights of People with Disabilities (13 Jul 2022)

Eamon Ryan: At present my Department has no offices which are open to the public. Any broadening of access to buildings would need to have regard to a number of relevant considerations, including security issues, to ensure that our staff and the public are safe. I have referred your question to the agencies under the aegis of my Department for direct reply. Please contact my private office if you do not...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rights of People with Disabilities (13 Jul 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 promoting the development of an accessible, integrated and sustainable public transport network. The NTA works with the relevant public transport operators, who have responsibility for day-to-day operational...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Cycling Policy (13 Jul 2022)

Eamon Ryan: This year I have made €289m available to local authorities through the National Transport Authority (NTA) to progress the delivery of approximately 1,200 Active Travel projects throughout the country in addition to an investment of €60m in Greenways. The NTA has responsibility for the allocation of funding to specific projects and oversight of their development, in cooperation...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (13 Jul 2022)

Eamon Ryan: In Budget 2022, €538m was secured to support Public Service Obligation (PSO) services, including over €200m to address COVID expenses (i.e. loss of fare revenue, cleaning costs). €9m of the €538m allocation has been provided as ongoing support for the licensed bus sector for the first six months of the year. While, over €15m was also allocated to support...

Confidence in Government: Motion (12 Jul 2022)

Eamon Ryan: Like the Minister for Finance, I listened with real intent to the Leader of the Opposition's speech. What I heard as the key, core, central message was that politics is framed at the moment between the ordinary people and the insiders. That is the very cornerstone of the populist playbook that has been incredibly successful in the world in the past ten years in many different countries. It...

Confidence in Government: Motion (12 Jul 2022)

Eamon Ryan: It thrills in being outspoken on social media but in the cold light of day it tends to be humourless and mean. It is hugely successful until it meets the reality of being in government. Let us consider what Donald Trump did and the nationalist populism in the US and look at the nationalist populism Prime Minister Boris Johnson delivered. The cold reality of the real world shows it cannot...

Confidence in Government: Motion (12 Jul 2022)

Eamon Ryan: We will not deliver it on our own.

Confidence in Government: Motion (12 Jul 2022)

Eamon Ryan: No party can deliver it, in our voting system, on its own.

Confidence in Government: Motion (12 Jul 2022)

Eamon Ryan: I recall-----

Confidence in Government: Motion (12 Jul 2022)

Eamon Ryan: -----saying in the convention centre two years ago that Deputy Micheál Martin had all the right characteristics to be a good Taoiseach. The past years have proven that to be right. He took the baton from the Tánaiste who managed the Covid------

Confidence in Government: Motion (12 Jul 2022)

Eamon Ryan: -----crisis in a way we can be proud of and it did not drop and it will not drop again as it is handed back this year and we go the full term delivering for our people. All three parties have differences but understand that politics is the art of the possible and we will serve our people to the end, to the very best of our abilities-----

Confidence in Government: Motion (12 Jul 2022)

Eamon Ryan: -----hoping that in that time this wave of populism in politics that has gone right across the world might be on the wane because it will not serve our people; it will not deliver.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Waterways Issues (12 Jul 2022)

Eamon Ryan: I am advised that the infrastructure referred to by the Deputy is in the ownership and under the management of ESB in line with its statutory responsibilities for certain fishery rivers. The issues referred to are operational matters for ESB in which neither I nor my Department have and function.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Electricity Generation (12 Jul 2022)

Eamon Ryan: The Commission for Regulation of Utilities (CRU) published a decision on an interim enabling framework for the Clean Export Guarantee (CEG), which outlines the arrangements for the implementation of the CEG, including eligibility criteria and remuneration methodology. More information is available here: Clean Export Tariff - Commission for Regulation of Utilities (cru.ie) I understand...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Renewable Energy Generation (12 Jul 2022)

Eamon Ryan: There is no single register for the number of households that have installed Solar photovoltaic (PV) panels. Solar PV panels are installed under a number of scenarios. Firstly, Solar PV is installed on new homes, as one of the measures to achieve compliance with Part L of the Building Regulations. These panels are not eligible for Government supports. Secondly, Solar PV panels are installed...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Strategies (12 Jul 2022)

Eamon Ryan: My Department has launched a public consultation to gather the views of stakeholders and interested parties, in order to inform the development of a hydrogen strategy for Ireland. The consultation paper sets out various areas of interest to be considered in the development of the hydrogen strategy, and invites stakeholders’ views on specific questions to be answered in this regard. The...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Programmes (12 Jul 2022)

Eamon Ryan: Earlier this year, the Government approved a package of supports aimed at making it easier and more affordable for homeowners to undertake home energy upgrades, for warmer, healthier and more comfortable homes, with lower energy bills and lower emissions. The supports included a new National Home Energy Upgrade Scheme which offers increased grant levels of up to 50% of the cost of a typical...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Telecommunications Infrastructure (12 Jul 2022)

Eamon Ryan: Ireland’s digital connectivity strategy aligns with EU priorities, under the Digital Decade 2030, to improve connectivity for all. Mobile coverage obligations are set out in licences granted by the independent regulator, ComReg, to mobile operators who advises that the current minimum coverage obligations are being exceeded by all operators. Capital investment by telecommunications...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Grant Payments (12 Jul 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...