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Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications (Supplementary) (6 Jul 2022)

Eamon Ryan: What changed was real concern that, in the peak period of July and August, the last of the extra complement of new security staff would not be up to speed, fully in place, and up and running. There was real concern, especially in the advent of a Covid surge. It is hard to know where exactly we are on that but it is likely we are at the peak of that at present. It was a real concern that it...

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications (Supplementary) (6 Jul 2022)

Eamon Ryan: It was a specific request from DAA. As I said, we had the various options of either flight cancellations or getting the Defence Forces in. That very much led us to make a specific immediate decision.

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications (Supplementary) (6 Jul 2022)

Eamon Ryan: There are various levers, including, to go back to what was said earlier, commercial bus operations. Looking to see could we improve connectivity to Shannon Airport is one example of where there are levers we might be able to use. It is for us to review in the autumn how we capitalise on some of the benefits offered by Shannon, including the fact people get through security there in no time...

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications (Supplementary) (6 Jul 2022)

Eamon Ryan: Yes.

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications (Supplementary) (6 Jul 2022)

Eamon Ryan: I do not have the answer now. If the Deputy submits a written parliamentary question on the matter, I will certainly follow it up.

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications (Supplementary) (6 Jul 2022)

Eamon Ryan: I am quite happy to follow up on that.

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications (Supplementary) (6 Jul 2022)

Eamon Ryan: There are so many sectors coming out of Covid. It is like leaving a machine idle for two years. It is not that taxi drivers were idle, but now that everything has started back up again full tilt, we are finding it is difficult for a variety of sectors to get back. As the Chairman said, the pattern changed during that two-year period. Many older drivers have left. Many of those who...

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications (Supplementary) (6 Jul 2022)

Eamon Ryan: I hear the Chairman.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Litter Pollution (5 Jul 2022)

Eamon Ryan: It is a matter for each local authority to determine the most appropriate public awareness, enforcement and clean-up actions in relation to litter taking account of local circumstances and priorities. My Department provides support to local authority efforts to involve community groups in tackling litter on a number of fronts. The Anti-Litter & Anti-Graffiti Awareness...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Illegal Dumping (5 Jul 2022)

Eamon Ryan: The Circular Economy Bill, which will be enacted in the coming weeks, will advance a number of priority provisions identified in the 2020 Waste Action Plan for a Circular Economy, including providing for the GDPR-compliant use of a range of technologies, such as CCTV for both waste and litter enforcement purposes. The Bill will facilitate both the use of CCTV and, in more limited...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Appointments to State Boards (5 Jul 2022)

Eamon Ryan: The information requested by the Deputy is not held by my Department. In making appointments to State Boards under my remit, my Department operates in accordance with the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform guidelines on appointments to State Boards, published in November 2014.  The Public Appointments Service (PAS) has responsibility for managing an open, accessible...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Schemes (5 Jul 2022)

Eamon Ryan: The Electricity Costs (Domestic Electricity Accounts) Emergency Measures Act 2022 established a scheme for the making in 2022, of a once-off Electricity Costs Emergency Benefit Payment to each domestic electricity account, having regard to the exceptional rise in energy prices. The credit of €176.22 (excluding VAT) has been applied to all domestic electricity accounts...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Funding (5 Jul 2022)

Eamon Ryan: My Department is committed to the development of staff, and in my Department’s Statement of Strategy Le Chéile 23 the People Enabler is committed to a focus on staff development; wellbeing and involvement to allow staff to individually and collectively fulfil their potential whilst delivering business goals. My Department’s Educational Support Policy support is provided...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Schemes (5 Jul 2022)

Eamon Ryan: Applications under SEAI schemes are an operational matter for the SEAI. As Minister, I have no function with regard to individual grant applications. 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 objective to deliver services to the highest standards. The email address is...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Electricity Generation (5 Jul 2022)

Eamon Ryan: On the 15 February this year I signed the Regulations that create an obligation on suppliers to offer the Clean Export Guarantee (CEG) tariff to new and existing micro-and small-scale generators so that they will receive payment for excess renewable electricity they export to the grid, reflective of the market value. The Commission for Regulation of Utilities (CRU) published a decision on...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Schemes (5 Jul 2022)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 103 to 105, inclusive, together. The Better Energy Warmer Homes Scheme delivers free energy upgrades for eligible homeowners in low-income households who are most at risk of energy poverty. It is administered by the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI). Since the start of the scheme in 2000, over 145,000 free upgrades have been supported by the...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Wind Energy Generation (5 Jul 2022)

Eamon Ryan: As part of Ireland’s commitments to achieve offshore renewable energy generation of 5GW by 2030, the Government is proposing to supplement the first ORESS auction with a Phase 2 offshore programme for developers. The Phase 2 Consultation for Offshore Wind Deployment, which closed in March, proposes to include an innovation module which would provide for the opportunity for developers...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Prices (5 Jul 2022)

Eamon Ryan: Operating within an overall EU framework, responsibility for the regulation of these markets is solely a matter for the Commission for Regulation of Utilities (CRU), the independent energy regulator. The CRU was assigned responsibility for this following the enactment of the Electricity Regulation Act (ERA), 1999. As part of its statutory role, the CRU also has consumer protection functions...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Fisheries Protection (5 Jul 2022)

Eamon Ryan: The allocation of rod exploitation rates on the salmon rivers of Ireland is an operational matter for Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) in which neither I nor my department have any role. Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) has established a specific email address for queries from Oireachtas members so that queries can be addressed promptly, in line with IFI’s objective to deliver services to...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Offices (5 Jul 2022)

Eamon Ryan: The land-use and sectoral policy unit within my Department partners with other Government Departments to deliver climate action in the areas of agriculture; the bioeconomy; enterprise; electricity; the EU emissions trading system (EU ETS); land use, land use change and forestry (LULUCF); and the marine.Projects being undertaken by the unit include the delivery of the Programme...