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Seanad: Comhshuí de Dháil Éireann agus de Sheanad Éireann - Joint Sitting of the Houses of the Oireachtas - Address by H.E. Volodymyr Zelenskyy, President of Ukraine (6 Apr 2022)

Eamon Ryan: President Zelenskyy today is one of a small band of national leaders who have addressed this House over the past 100 years. I want, if I can, to take some of the words we have heard previously, starting with former United States President John Fitzgerald Kennedy, who spoke here some 59 years ago. The words he spoke then are just as relevant today. He stated: And no nation, large or...

Seanad: Comhshuí de Dháil Éireann agus de Sheanad Éireann - Joint Sitting of the Houses of the Oireachtas - Address by H.E. Volodymyr Zelenskyy, President of Ukraine (6 Apr 2022)

Eamon Ryan: I thank Senator Norris. It is great to see him here today. That is the spirit which has people from our country bringing humanitarian aid to the conflict zone, with medicines to tend to the wounded and meals to feed the hungry people President Zelenskyy spoke about. They bring defensive shields against the weapons of war. It is in that spirit that the Irish people have opened and will...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Litter Pollution (6 Apr 2022)

Eamon Ryan: In 2021 I allocated €5m in additional funding for litter infrastructure and awareness campaigns to encourage people to dispose of their rubbish responsibly. The funding added more recycling and litter facilities to meet increased demand but there is an onus on all of us to make a conscious effort to leave no trace. Section 16 of the Litter Pollution Act, 1997, as amended, gives...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Schemes (6 Apr 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 (€200 including VAT) will be applied to all domestic electricity accounts, and will include prepay meters.The majority of...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Air Quality (6 Apr 2022)

Eamon Ryan: The Clean Air Strategy is open for public consultation until 3 May, after which all submissions received will be reviewed, with a view to finalising and publishing the strategy later this year. With respect to air quality monitoring, the Ambient Air Quality Monitoring Programme operated by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), has undergone a significant expansion between...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Renewable Energy Generation (6 Apr 2022)

Eamon Ryan: My Department continues to develop the terms and conditions for ORESS 1, the first offshore wind auction under the Renewable Electricity Support Scheme. As noted in Question No. 59 of 14 December 2021, the ORESS 1 auction is scheduled to commence in Q4 2022, subject to a sufficient quantity of eligible projects for a competitive auction. A key component of auction eligibility will be...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Environmental Schemes (6 Apr 2022)

Eamon Ryan: SEAI Retrofit programmes continue to deliver in 2022 with over 2,100 home upgrades delivered so far. The total funding allocation to SEAI is €267 million for residential and community retrofit schemes and the Solar PV scheme in 2022. The overall delivery target is just under 27,000.The new recently launched National Home Energy Upgrade Scheme introduces...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Environmental Schemes (6 Apr 2022)

Eamon Ryan: The Climate Action Plan and National Retrofit Plan set ambitious targets to retrofit the equivalent of 500,000 homes to a Building Energy Rating of B2 and to install 400,000 heat pumps in existing buildings by the end of 2030. These targets represent a very significant increase in both the volume and depth of retrofit activity in Ireland.The National Development and National Retrofit Plans...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Environmental Schemes (6 Apr 2022)

Eamon Ryan: The National Retrofit Plan sets out the Government's approach to achieving the Climate Action Plan targets of upgrading the equivalent of 500,000 homes to a Building Energy Rating (BER) of B2/cost optimal level and installing 400,000 heat pumps to replace older, less efficient heating systems by 2030. The Plan is designed to address barriers to retrofit across four key areas: driving demand...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Haulage Industry (6 Apr 2022)

Eamon Ryan: The primary purpose of the State site at Kilrane is to ensure that all of the appropriate statutory customs, SPS and health checks and controls required for HGVs arriving from Great Britain are undertaken in a secure, timely and efficient fashion with the minimum of delay. Any additional use of the site would need to have regard to that important priority in addition to the relevant...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (6 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 local authorities' own resources supplemented by State grants, where applicable. The major cuts to funding for regional and local roads during the post 2008...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (6 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 Councils' own resources supplemented by State road grants. The Athy Southern Distributor Road is one of the limited number of strategic regional and local road...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (6 Apr 2022)

Eamon Ryan: As the Deputy is aware, a whole of Government approach is being adopted regarding the Ukrainian crisis. In line with this approach, in my own Department, we have established a high-level group to monitor and respond as appropriate to the crisis and consider the role that the transport sector could play. In this context, it was agreed that free travel would be provided for newly arriving...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (6 Apr 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 the statutory responsibility for the regulation of fares in relation to public passenger transport services and also has statutory...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Electric Vehicles (6 Apr 2022)

Eamon Ryan: Providing a sustainable, low-carbon transport system is a key priority of my Department. The Programme for Government commits to a 7% average annual emissions reduction to 2030; ultimately, the goal is for a zero-emission mobility system by 2050. The national car and van fleet accounts for almost 60% of all land transport emissions, and so a transition to low emissions vehicles, including...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Traffic Management (6 Apr 2022)

Eamon Ryan: The improvement and maintenance of regional and local roads is the statutory responsibility of local authorities, in accordance with the provisions of Section 13 of the Roads Act 1993. Works on those roads are funded from the 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 local authority. ...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (6 Apr 2022)

Eamon Ryan: As the Deputy is aware, public transport infrastructure projects on the scale of BusConnects require a planning and design phase that can take several years and involve the input of a wide range of people and stakeholders. The planning and design phase is essential in order to achieve buy-in and support for the project and to bring it successfully through the planning permission process...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (6 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 Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Turf Cutting (5 Apr 2022)

Eamon Ryan: New regulations on solid fuels are due to take effect from 1 September next. They are required, as each year, some 1,300 people die prematurely in Ireland due to air pollution from solid fuel burning. It is estimated that there are over 16,200 life years lost, while many people also experience a poor quality of life due to the associated short-term and long-term health impacts of this form of...

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

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 161 and 162 together. The Government recently approved a package of supports to make it easier and more affordable for homeowners to undertake home energy upgrades, for warmer, healthier and more comfortable homes, with lower energy bills. The key measures include: - a new National Home Energy Upgrade Scheme providing increased grant levels of up to 50% of...