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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Data (29 Mar 2022)

Eamon Ryan: Deputy, I can confirm that my Department does not have any retainer arrangements in place with external providers.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Electric Vehicles (29 Mar 2022)

Eamon Ryan: Department officials have liaised with SEAI who can confirm that they do make payments into Credit Union accounts. Once the credit union account has a BIC, IBAN and is SEPA compatible, SEAI can successfully make payment to credit union accounts just like a main street bank.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Strategies (29 Mar 2022)

Eamon Ryan: Action no. 100 in the National Disability Inclusion Strategy (NDIS) is assigned to my Department, the National Transport Authority (NTA) and the public transport operators. As Minister for Transport I am fully committed to strengthening public transport offerings and progressively making them accessible for all, especially for Persons with Disabilities, Persons with Reduced Mobility, and...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (29 Mar 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 promoting the development of an accessible, integrated, and sustainable public transport network. The NTA works with the relevant public transport operators, in this instance, Irish Rail, who have...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Consultations (29 Mar 2022)

Eamon Ryan: My Department believes that a diverse workforce, supported by an inclusive culture, can be of great benefit to our organisation and the citizens we represent and serve. Diversity in our workforce can lead to better decision-making, problem-solving, risk management, governance, talent attraction and retention, and enhanced employee engagement. All public bodies in Ireland have a...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (29 Mar 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 light of...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (29 Mar 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 developing an accessible, integrated and sustainable public transport network. The NTA also has national responsibility for integrated local and rural transport, including management of the Rural Transport...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Ukraine War (29 Mar 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. The group is coordinating closely with other Government Departments, agencies and key...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Schemes (29 Mar 2022)

Eamon Ryan: As the Deputy will be aware, a whole of Government approach is being adopted with regard to the Ukrainian crisis. I am pleased to advise that a high-level group has been established in the Department of Transport to monitor and respond as appropriate to the crisis and its impact on the transport sector. The group is informed by other Government Departments, agencies and key transport...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Electric Vehicles (29 Mar 2022)

Eamon Ryan: The Government's grant scheme for electric vehicles aims to encourage behavioural change and support the Government’s commitment to achieving a 51% reduction in emissions by 2030. The grant schemes are kept under continuous review to ensure that they are as effective as possible in driving the decarbonisation effort. On July 1st 2021, the grant process was changed so that only...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Córas Iompair Éireann (29 Mar 2022)

Eamon Ryan: The consultation period in respect of the draft Statutory Instruments (SIs) for the Regular Wages Scheme ended on 28 February 2022 and I can confirm that 4 submissions were received. However, as the Deputy will appreciate, under GDPR requirements, I am obliged to treat the details of the persons or bodies who made these submissions confidentially, and as such I am not in a position to share...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Cycling Facilities (29 Mar 2022)

Eamon Ryan: As Minister, I have responsibility for the policy and overall funding in relation to Active Travel. The National Transport Authority (NTA), meanwhile, has responsibility for the allocation of funding to specific projects and oversight of their development, in cooperation with the relevant local authorities. Noting their responsibility in this area, I have forwarded your question to the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Staff (29 Mar 2022)

Eamon Ryan: The Department of Transport does not currently have any staff members on secondment to the private sector.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Food Industry (29 Mar 2022)

Eamon Ryan: The European Commission is working closely with Member States to protect and enhance the resilience of Europe’s energy security of supply. The Commission is also actively engaging with other countries to ensure sufficient and timely supply to the EU from diverse sources across the globe to avoid supply shocks. On 8th March, The European Commission proposed in REPOWEReu an outline...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Renewable Energy Generation (24 Mar 2022)

Eamon Ryan: The final design of the Micro-generation Support Scheme (MSS) was approved by Government in December 2021 and will be published shortly. The phased introduction of supports has already begun with the commencement of the MSS domestic solar PV grant on 16 February last, with grant levels up to €2,400, the removal of the minimum BER requirement and increasing eligibility for homes built...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Infrastructure Ireland (24 Mar 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, including MetroLink. The NTA works in conjunction with Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII) in relation to the planning and development...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (24 Mar 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, on a non-statutory basis, responsibility for the planning and development of public transport infrastructure in the Galway City Area including, in consultation with Iarnród Eireann, railway infrastructure. Noting the NTA's...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (24 Mar 2022)

Eamon Ryan: As the Deputy may be aware, in December Government issued approval in principle for the DART+ Programme. The DART+ Programme will double the rail capacity in the Greater Dublin Area (GDA) and will be the cornerstone of rail investment in the GDA for the coming years. Government approval permitted Iarnród Éireann to enter into a ten-year procurement framework for new DART fleet...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Transport Authority (24 Mar 2022)

Eamon Ryan: As Minister for Transport, I have responsibility for policy and overall funding for public transport. The National Transport Authority (NTA) has statutory responsibility for developing an accessible, integrated and sustainable public transport network. In light of the NTA's responsibilities, including for its own audit of bus stations, I have forwarded your question to the NTA for direct...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Aviation Industry (24 Mar 2022)

Eamon Ryan: Officials from my Department have recently sought information from Ryanair regarding the level of utilisation of the services it operates between Poland and Ireland. Ryanair indicated that it provides up to 100 flights per week on 16 routes between the major airports in Poland to Dublin, Cork and Shannon, and has seen strong but not excessive demand on these routes into Ireland in recent...