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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Electric Vehicles (24 May 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: Taxi Licences (24 May 2022)

Eamon Ryan: The regulation of the small public service vehicle (SPSV) sector, including SPSV licensing, is a matter for the independent transport regulator, the National Transport Authority (NTA), under the provisions of the Taxi Regulation Act 2013. Accordingly, I have referred your question to the NTA for direct reply to you. Please advise my private office if you do not receive a response within 10...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Electric Vehicles (24 May 2022)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 131, 132 and 154 together. Providing a sustainable, low-carbon transport system is a key priority of my Department. The Programme for Government commits to 7% average annual emissions reduction to 2030; ultimately, the goal is for a zero-emission mobility system by 2050. The Government has already committed significant funding to support low emitting vehicles...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Park-and-Ride Facilities (24 May 2022)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 133, 135 and 140 together. The National Development Plan 2021 - 2030 provides total capital funding to the Department of Transport for 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025 as follows: 2022€m 2023€m 2024€m 2025€m 2,547 2,614 2,664 2,665 Capital allocations for...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (24 May 2022)

Eamon Ryan: As Minister for Transport, I have responsibility for policy and overall funding for public transport. Accessibility features, such as wheelchair accessibility, are built into all new public transport infrastructure and vehicles from the design stage. There is also ongoing work to retrofit older public transport fleets and infrastructure, such as bus and train stations, to make them...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Policy (24 May 2022)

Eamon Ryan: The Programme for Government committed to an investment of €360 million per annum in walking and cycling over the lifetime of the Government. I consider this investment to be hugely beneficial to our society, our health and our environment, and in particular will contribute to a reduction in carbon emissions as per the Government's Climate Action Plan.  It will...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Tolls (24 May 2022)

Eamon Ryan: As Minister for Transport I have responsibility for overall policy and funding in relation to the national roads programme. Under the Roads Acts 1993-2015, the operation and management of individual national roads is a matter for Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII), in conjunction with the local authorities concerned. Therefore, matters relating to the day to day operations regarding...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Government Communications (24 May 2022)

Eamon Ryan: As Minister for Transport both I and Minister Naughton may be contacted through the following channels provided in the table below – Minister Address Phone Email Eamon Ryan Dept. of Transport, Leeson Lane, Dublin, D02 TR60 (01) 604 1062 Minister@transport.gov.ie Hildegarde Naughton Dept. of...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (24 May 2022)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 143 and 144 together. 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 issues of both an increased number of carriages and an increased number of high visibility personnel on Iarnród Éireann services...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (24 May 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. The NTA also has national responsibility for integrated...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Procurement Contracts (24 May 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 conditions incorporated into any new contracts for catering services on Irish Rail services is first and foremost a matter for Iarnród Éireann and I have therefore forwarded the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (24 May 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, for decisions in relation to the routes of these services...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (24 May 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 day-to-day operations of public transport services. The National Transport Authority (NTA) has responsibility for the collection and publication of statistics relating to public transport. Therefore, I have forwarded the Deputy’s questions, in...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (24 May 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 national responsibility for integrated local and rural transport, including management of the Rural Transport Programme which operates under the TFI Local Link brand. In light of the NTA's responsibilities for TFI Local Link services,...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (24 May 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 operation of public transport. The safety and security of public transport passengers and staff are matters for the individual public transport companies in conjunction with, as appropriate, An Garda Síochána. Decisions...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Investigations (24 May 2022)

Eamon Ryan: The Department of Transport has not initiated any internal or external investigations of this nature in the past ten years.

Seanad: Carbon Policy: Motion (19 May 2022)

Eamon Ryan: I very much appreciate the opportunity to consider and think about controversial things or look at different options, particularly when it comes to meeting the energy challenge we have before us, which is to remove ourselves from our dependence on imported fossil fuels and create a sustainable, secure and competitive energy supply for our people. Having considered and looked at that question...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Prices (19 May 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. The credit of €176.22 (excluding VAT) is being applied to all domestic electricity accounts through April and May, and includes prepay meters.This Scheme is in...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Conservation (19 May 2022)

Eamon Ryan: The Climate Action Plan set a goal to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the residential sector from 7 Mt CO2 eq. in 2018 to between 3.5-4.5 Mt CO2 eq. in 2030. The Plan sets out that the Building Regulations will effectively ban the installation of fossil fuel boilers in new homes by the end of 2023 For existing homes the Programme for Government...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Properties (19 May 2022)

Eamon Ryan: My Department has not incurred any such costs in the past five years.