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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Electric Vehicles (7 Apr 2022)

Eamon Ryan: The Climate Action Plan 2021 set a target of 945,000 EVs by 2030. The Deputy 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 draft National Charging Infrastructure Strategy has been published for public...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (7 Apr 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 the timetabling of services on the Dublin to Cork route is first and foremost an operational matter for the National Transport Authority (NTA) in conjunction with Iarnród...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Military Aircraft (7 Apr 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: Departmental Staff (7 Apr 2022)

Eamon Ryan: There are currently four member’s of staff who are based and working with the European Union in Brussels. The role of the Department’s representatives in the Permanent Representation Office (Perm Rep) is to represent Ireland's interests in the European Union on matters relating to transport. Three members of my Department are currently in the Perm Rep and based in Brussels...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Transport Authority (7 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. Under the Dublin Transport Authority Act 2008 it is a statutory function of the National Transport Authority (NTA) to procure public transport services by means of Public Service Obligation (PSO)...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Transport Authority (7 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 and timetabling of these services in...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Network (7 Apr 2022)

Eamon Ryan: The classification of roads as either a national road or a regional road is the responsibility of the Minister under section 10 of the Roads Act, 1993, as amended. A public road, other than one classified by the Minister as a national road or a regional road, is a local road. The 1993 legislation also provides that where a public road which has been classified as a national or regional...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Defibrillators Provision (7 Apr 2022)

Eamon Ryan: Defibrillators are available in all buildings accessible by the public in my Department during normal opening hours. In addition, in the case of an emergency, and in non-typical circumstances where the relevant building is open beyond normal working hours, a member of the public may enter the reception area of that building and request the use of a defibrillator. I have referred your...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Contracts (7 Apr 2022)

Eamon Ryan: The Department has no record of consultancy contracts entered into or payments made to McKinsey & Co. between the years 2017 to 2021 inclusive.

Carbon Budget: Motion (6 Apr 2022)

Eamon Ryan: What we are going to have to do, not only to meet our climate targets but also to respond to this energy crisis, which stems from our reliance on fossil fuels, is to accelerate sustainable mobility, the retrofitting of our buildings and projects offshore so the energy starts to come onshore in 2026 and 2027 rather than 2032. Everything we are going to do in the remaining three years of this...

Carbon Budget: Motion (6 Apr 2022)

Eamon Ryan: The benefit for us as a country is we are not paying for expensive-----

Carbon Budget: Motion (6 Apr 2022)

Eamon Ryan: -----imported fossil gas.

Carbon Budget: Motion (6 Apr 2022)

Eamon Ryan: I want to finish. I wanted to get to every Deputy and I am fearful I might have left one out. I think Deputy Fitzmaurice had the last word. These budgets set the ambition. Returning to what Deputy Paul Murphy asked: are the budgets in line with the science? We set up the CCAC with the best climate scientists in our country. They are the ones who set this incredibly challenging leap...

Carbon Budget: Motion (6 Apr 2022)

Eamon Ryan: -----it as an opportunity for economic advantage in order to protect our incomes and deliver social justice and a just transition at the same time.

Carbon Budget: Motion (6 Apr 2022)

Eamon Ryan: That is what these carbon budgets allow us to do.

Carbon Budget: Motion (6 Apr 2022)

Eamon Ryan: I oppose the amendment.

Carbon Budget: Motion (6 Apr 2022)

Eamon Ryan: No.

Carbon Budget: Motion (6 Apr 2022)

Eamon Ryan: It will be cut all over the country.

Carbon Budget: Motion (6 Apr 2022)

Eamon Ryan: We will have to change that and amend that.

Carbon Budget: Motion (6 Apr 2022)

Eamon Ryan: We have to develop those Irish companies -----