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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Electric Vehicles (14 Jun 2022)

Eamon Ryan: The aim of the Electric Small Public Service Vehicle (eSPSV) Grant Scheme is to support the greening of the SPSV sector. It is aimed at improving air quality in urban areas, reducing the CO2 emissions of a sector which typically has very high mileage, and also can positively influence the uptake of zero emission passenger cars by improving general perception and awareness of the benefits of...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Grant Payments (14 Jun 2022)

Eamon Ryan: Neither my Department nor the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland provide a grant-aid for the purchase of new hydrotreated vegetable oil powered vehicles. Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil, or HVO, is a form of renewable diesel that can be used as a replacement fuel for fossil diesel. It is a drop-in fuel and, unlike conventional biodiesel, it can be blended at higher rates and is not limited to...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Electric Vehicles (14 Jun 2022)

Eamon Ryan: Electric vehicles (EVs) are the most prominent transport mitigation measure in the 2021 Climate Action Planand Ireland has set an ambitious target of 945,000 EVs on our roads by 2030. This target is challenging but indicates the scale of the transformation that is needed across all sectors if Ireland is to achieve its climate targets in the coming years. As the Deputy will be aware, a...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Development Plan (14 Jun 2022)

Eamon Ryan: As the Deputy may be aware, the issue of a rail connection to Navan is being re-examined as part of the National Transport Authority’s (NTA) review of the Transport Strategy for the Greater Dublin Area. The Strategy is a multi-modal, twenty year transport strategy for the region and one that must be reflected in relevant land-use strategies across the GDA. A Navan rail link...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Transport Authority (14 Jun 2022)

Eamon Ryan: In respect of Parliamentary Questions that have been referred to agencies under my Department's remit, and where Deputies have informed my private office that they have not received a direct reply within the specified 10 working day period, my private office follows up with the agency concerned. In this case, I note that my private office did not receive a notification of this nature from...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Taxi Licences (14 Jun 2022)

Eamon Ryan: It appears from the question that the Deputy is referring to a licence for an individual person to drive a small public service vehicle (an SPSV).  Under section 6 of the Taxi Regulation Act 2013, such licences are issued and renewed by An Garda Síochána, which comes within the area of responsibility of my colleague, the Minister for Justice, Ms. Helen McEntee.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Electric Vehicles (14 Jun 2022)

Eamon Ryan: Electric vehicles (EVs) are the most prominent transport mitigation measure in the 2021 Climate Action Planand Ireland has set an ambitious target of 945,000 EVs on our roads by 2030. This target is challenging but indicates the scale of the transformation that is needed across all sectors if Ireland is to achieve its climate targets in the coming years. As the Deputy will be aware, a...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Tax Code (14 Jun 2022)

Eamon Ryan: While it is difficult to ascertain the specific issue that is being referred to here without more details; it is likely that is refers to new requirements that are now being imposed on cardholders when processing transactions online. The EU Payments Services Directive 2 (PSD2) require Strong Customer Authentication (SCA) to be used for all electronic transactions. The Directive requires all...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (14 Jun 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 (14 Jun 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 is responsible for the licensing of public bus...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (14 Jun 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 is responsible for the licensing of public bus...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Electric Vehicles (14 Jun 2022)

Eamon Ryan: The Electric Small Public Service Vehicle (eSPSV) Grant Scheme is in place to support the greening of the SPSV, or taxi, sector. It is aimed at improving air quality in urban areas, reducing the CO2 emissions of a sector which typically has very high mileage, and also can positively influence the uptake of zero emission passenger cars by improving general perception and awareness of the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Policy (14 Jun 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: Public Transport (14 Jun 2022)

Eamon Ryan: As Minister for Transport, I have responsibility for policy and overall funding in relation to public transport; I am not involved in the day-to-day operations of public transport, nor decisions on fares. It is the National Transport Authority (NTA) that has responsibility for the regulation of fares charged to passengers in respect of public transport services, provided under public service...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Transport Authority (14 Jun 2022)

Eamon Ryan: As Minister for Transport, I have responsibility for policy and overall funding in relation to public transport. It is the National Transport Authority (NTA) that has statutory responsibility for securing the provision of public passenger transport services nationally. The NTA also has national responsibility for integrated local and rural transport, including management of the Rural...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Park-and-Ride Facilities (14 Jun 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 development of public transport infrastructure in our cities, including Park & Ride.  Noting the NTA's responsibility in the matter, I have referred the Deputy's...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (14 Jun 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 design and construction of individual national roads is a matter for Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII), in conjunction with the local authorities concerned. This is...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (14 Jun 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 catering services on intercity trains is an operational matter for Iarnród Éireann and I have therefore forwarded the Deputy's question to the company for direct...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Policy (14 Jun 2022)

Eamon Ryan: The total expenditure by my Department on the delivery of Active Travel projects in 2020 was €108m, with €8.3m also spent on Greenways. In 2021 there was a significant increase in expenditure on Active Travel infrastructure, with a spend of approx. €185m. This is in addition to circa €27m spent on Greenways in 2021. This represents a significant step-up in...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Tourism Industry (14 Jun 2022)

Eamon Ryan: The Government is fully committed to supporting a significant expansion and modernisation of the electric vehicle (EV) charging network over the coming years. A draft national charging infrastructure strategy for the development of EV charging infrastructure, covering the crucial period out to 2025 was published for consultation in March. The draft strategy sets out the government’s...