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

Eamon Ryan: Section 20 of the Public Service Pay and Pensions Act 2017 sets out that restoration for public servants with annualised basic salaries above €150,000 would be completed by Ministerial order by 1 July 2022. In accordance with the legislation, an Order under Section 20 of the Act was laid before the Oireachtas on 30 June. The Department of Public Expenditure and Reform (DPER) recently...

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. In line with long standing policy on deregulating price setting, CRU ended its...

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

Eamon Ryan: The Commission for Regulation of Utilities was established as an independent statutory regulator by the Electricity Regulation Act 1999, enhanced under the Gas (Interim) (Regulation) Act 2002 and the Water Services (No.2), Act 2013. The Commission is responsible for (1) regulation and reform of the electricity market, including the licensing of new entrant generators and suppliers; (2)...

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

Eamon Ryan: Ireland sources approximately one-quarter of its natural gas from the Corrib gas field. Three-quarters is sourced via the interconnector from the UK, which has diverse sources of supply. There are two intergovernmental agreements (IGAs) between Ireland and the UK covering each of the gas interconnectors. The interconnectors are regulated by the Commission for Regulation of...

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

Eamon Ryan: Government remains committed to a just transition in the Midlands region and has dedicated significant funding to supporting workers, companies and communities affected by the closure of the peat-fired power stations and the end of peat extraction by Bord na Móna.To date, 56 National Just Transition Fund projects have entered into a grant agreement with my Department, with €21.5...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Environmental Schemes (5 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 B2...

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

Eamon Ryan: The Bord na Móna Enhanced Decommissioning, Rehabilitation and Restoration Scheme (EDRRS) was established in 2020, as part of the Just Transition. 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 provides for the enhanced rehabilitation of 33,000 hectares of Bord na...

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

Eamon Ryan: Government is committed to a just transition in the Midlands region and has dedicated significant funding to supporting workers, companies and communities affected by the closure of the peat-fired power stations and the end of peat extraction by Bord na Móna.   The EU Just Transition Fund aims to address the adverse effects of the climate transition by supporting the most...

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

Eamon Ryan: The Energy Security Emergency Group (ESEG) was established in March 2022 to coordinate and oversee Ireland’s response to the current energy security challenges that have arisen as a result of the war in Ukraine. The role of the ESEG is to: - Coordinate, oversee and provide advice to the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications on the development, implementation and...

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

Eamon Ryan: The Government considers the engagement of organisations, businesses and communities from all coastal and marine communities as vital to the success of Ireland’s offshore renewable energy transformation. A newly established Seafood / Offshore Renewable Energy Working Group, to which an independent Chair was recently appointed by the Minister for Housing, will provide an important forum...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (5 Jul 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: Appointments to State Boards (5 Jul 2022)

Eamon Ryan: In making appointments to State boards under my remit as Minister for Transport, 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 and transparent system to support Ministers in...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (5 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 operation of public transport services. The query raised regarding a bus ticket is an operational matter for Bus Éireann. Accordingly, I have referred the Deputy's question to the company for direct reply. Please advise my...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Funding (5 Jul 2022)

Eamon Ryan: My Department does not fund PhD positions. However, funding is available for staff members’ tuition fees for third level studies up to PhD Level through our Third Level Advance of Fees Scheme. Courses are part-time and undertaken in staff members’ own time and they remain an employee of this Department. The application process for post-graduate studies requires approval by...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (5 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 and for the scheduling and timetabling of these services in...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (5 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 and for the scheduling and timetabling of these services in...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (5 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 operation of public transport services. I understand that the Deputy's question regarding fees being charged to travel pass holders who do not have access to the internet an additional fee of €3 to manually book a bus...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (5 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 responsibility for the regulation of fares charged to passengers in respect of public transport services provided under public...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Electric Vehicles (5 Jul 2022)

Eamon Ryan: The use of e-bikes is proving to be an increasingly popular method of travel, whether for commuting or leisure purposes, and is encouraging more people to choose to cycle. Bearing this in mind, and referencing the commitment by the Government to increase funding to active travel, I can assure the Deputy that potential incentives to encourage the purchase of bikes and e-bikes will be...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Network (5 Jul 2022)

Eamon Ryan: As Minister for Transport I have responsibility for overall policy and exchequer funding in relation to the National Roads Programme. Under the Roads Acts 1993-2015 and in line with the National Development Plan (NDP), the planning, design and construction of individual national roads is a matter for Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII), in conjunction with the local authorities...