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Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Turf Cutting (28 Apr 2022)

Eamon Ryan: Further to my reply to Parliamentary Question No.159 of 5 April last, I can confirm that I remain committed to introducing new regulations on the sale of solid fuels for domestic heating in Ireland this Autumn. They will introduce minimum standards that will apply across all solid fuels, to ensure that the most polluting can no longer be made available on the Irish market and to assist the...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Hedge Cutting (28 Apr 2022)

Eamon Ryan: Under the Waste Management (Prohibition of Waste Disposal by Burning) Regulations 2009, the burning of household, garden, commercial or industrial waste is not permitted. An exemption is provided in the legislation to allow farmers, as a last resort and when no alternatives are available, to dispose of green waste generated by agricultural practices, by burning. The local...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Transport (28 Apr 2022)

Eamon Ryan: I have no ministerial vehicle of any sort.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Fuel Poverty (28 Apr 2022)

Eamon Ryan: Energy poverty, or fuel poverty is influenced by a person’s income, the energy efficiency of their home, and the cost of the energy they use in their home. In 2020, the ESRI estimated that 17.5% of households in Ireland could be at risk of energy poverty. Lower income households living in inefficient homes are more at risk of energy poverty when energy prices increase, as the...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Water Quality (28 Apr 2022)

Eamon Ryan: Neither I nor my Department have any role with regard to water quality, statutory responsibility for which comes within the remit of my colleague, the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage.I am advised that the EPA are the key statutory body responsible for the monitoring of water bodies, both directly and through oversight of Irish Water and local authorities. The EPA is...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Air Quality (28 Apr 2022)

Eamon Ryan: The new solid fuel regulations due to be enacted this Autumn will place technical standards and restrictions on all solid fuels. It will not be possible to place fuels on the market in Ireland that do not meet the requirements of the regulations, irrespective of from where the fuels in question are sourced. This is one of a suite of new measures being introduced for a...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Electric Vehicles (28 Apr 2022)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 158 and 159 together. Electric vehicles (EVs) are the most prominent transport mitigation measure in the 2021 Climate Action Plan. 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...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (28 Apr 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 of those services in conjunction with...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety (28 Apr 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 Council's own resources supplemented by State road grants.  The initial selection and prioritisation of works to be funded is also a matter for the Council. Local...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Transport (28 Apr 2022)

Eamon Ryan: I have no ministerial vehicle of any sort.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Inland Fisheries (27 Apr 2022)

Eamon Ryan: The salmon and seatrout licence duty comprises a conservation element which is 50% of the total duty and is ring-fenced for salmon and sea trout conservation work. The remaining 50% is the licence payment in respect of which Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) pay commission at a rate of 10%. The commission payable to distributors is an operational matter for IFI in which I or the Department...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Inland Fisheries (27 Apr 2022)

Eamon Ryan: Angling licences attract a statutory duty and a wide range of licensing options at various duty rates is available. In relation to tourist/visiting anglers, the 21-day licence available at a duty of €50 is particularly popular.Based on the recommendations of the Board of Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI), and with reference to the Consumer Price Index, the duty for certain categories of...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Renewable Energy Generation (27 Apr 2022)

Eamon Ryan: The Climate Action Plan 2021 includes a suite of actions to realise the full potential of Ireland’s onshore and offshore renewable energy resources including a commitment to the achievement of up to 8GW of installed onshore wind, up to 2.5GW of solar, and 5GW of installed offshore wind capacity by 2030. Additionally, there is a further commitment to develop a longer-term plan to...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Turf Cutting (27 Apr 2022)

Eamon Ryan: I remain committed to introducing new regulations on the sale of solid fuels for domestic heating in Ireland this Autumn. They will introduce minimum standards that will apply across all solid fuels, to ensure that the most polluting can no longer be made available on the Irish market and to assist the public in transitioning to less polluting alternatives. New measures are required to...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (27 Apr 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 issue raised by the Deputy in relation to the timeframe for reopening of facilities at Cavan bus station is an operational matter for Bus Éireann. I have, therefore, referred the Deputy's question...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (27 Apr 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 responsibility for the planning and development of public transport infrastructure, including BusConnects Cork. Noting the NTA's responsibility in the matter, I have referred the Deputy's question to the NTA for a direct...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Electric Vehicles (27 Apr 2022)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 70 and 71 together. The Climate Action Plan 2021 set a target of 945,000 EVs by 2030.  The Deputies will be aware that the Government is fully committed to supporting a significant expansion and modernisation of the electric vehicle charging network over the coming years, to facilitate the expansion of EVs in the Irish car fleet. A...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Public Transport (26 Apr 2022)

Eamon Ryan: The working group includes three representatives from the Coach Tourism and Transport Council of Ireland, two further representatives from the commercial sector and a representative from my Department. It is up and running. I appreciate the Deputy's support. We are make sure that, in particular in areas like Ballyvourney, where there is nothing but a Bus Éireann service, that people...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Public Transport (26 Apr 2022)

Eamon Ryan: The Government is strongly committed to helping to combat the cost-of-living rises experienced throughout the country. As part of the suite of new measures being introduced, a 20% average fare reduction on all PSO public transport services is being made available nationwide until the end of the year. The discounted fares will benefit the hundreds of thousands of people across the country...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Public Transport (26 Apr 2022)

Eamon Ryan: The key is to deliver it before next September to benefit those going to college. It is equally important that young people travelling to work benefit. However, the return of college is the deadline by which we have to have the reduction in place for the commercial operators. Included in this is Bus Éireann. It is a matter of differentiation. Ideally, we would prefer to apply the...