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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Network (9 Mar 2022)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 50 and 54 together. As Minister for Transport, I have responsibility for overall policy and exchequer funding in relation to the National Roads Programme. Once funding arrangements have been put in place with Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII), under the Roads Acts 1993-2015 and in line with the National Development Plan (NDP), the planning, design,...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Expenditure (9 Mar 2022)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 51 and 53 together. 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 securing the provision of public passenger transport services nationally, and for the allocation of associated funding to the relevant transport operators....

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Expenditure (9 Mar 2022)

Eamon Ryan: The funding allocation for B5 Public Transport Investment for 2022 is €780.06m and is available to view on gov.ie - The Revised Estimates Volumes for the Public Service (www.gov.ie).  Capital funding in 2022 will be allocated to the following programmes: accessibility retrofit programme; bus programme; heavy rail investment; infrastructure manager multi-annual contract (heavy...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (9 Mar 2022)

Eamon Ryan: As the Deputy may be aware, the issue of the DART+ Interconnector, also known as DART+ Tunnel and DART Underground, is being re-examined as part of the National Transport Authority’s (NTA) review of the Transport Strategy for the Greater Dublin Area (GDA). The Strategy is a multi-modal, twenty year transport strategy for the region and one that must be reflected in relevant...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (9 Mar 2022)

Eamon Ryan: As the Deputy is 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 and...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (9 Mar 2022)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 59 and 60 together. 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 the procurement of the PSO bus fleet. Noting the NTA's responsibility in the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Network (9 Mar 2022)

Eamon Ryan: As Minister for Transport, I have responsibility for overall policy and exchequer funding in relation to the National Roads Programme. Once funding arrangements have been put in place with Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII), under the Roads Acts 1993-2015 and in line with the National Development Plan (NDP), the planning, design and construction of individual national roads is a...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Conservation (8 Mar 2022)

Eamon Ryan: My Department funds a number of grant schemes to support homeowners to improve the energy efficiency of their properties.The administration and management of applications under the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) schemes are an operational matter for the SEAI. As Minister, I have no function with regard to individual grant applications.  The SEAI has established...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Conservation (8 Mar 2022)

Eamon Ryan: The Better Energy Warmer Homes Scheme is funded by my Department and administered by the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI). The scheme delivers a range of energy efficiency measures free of charge to lower income households vulnerable to energy poverty.  A range of home energy improvements can be funded under this scheme. The upgrades that are recommended for any given...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Electricity Grid (8 Mar 2022)

Eamon Ryan: The provision of quality energy infrastructure is essential to underpin Ireland’s economic development. Development of this infrastructure is undertaken under the direction of EirGrid, the transmission system operator. As well as ensuring security of electricity supply, EirGrid must deliver on Government ambition of up to 80% renewable electricity on our system. EirGrid’s...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Conservation (8 Mar 2022)

Eamon Ryan: My Department funds a number of grant schemes to support homeowners to improve the energy efficiency of their properties.The administration and management of applications under the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) schemes are an operational matter for the SEAI. As Minister, I have no function with regard to individual grant applications.  The SEAI has established...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Prices (8 Mar 2022)

Eamon Ryan: The President signed the Electricity Costs (Domestic Electricity Accounts) Emergency Measures Bill into law on 4 March, which paves the way for a payment of €176.22 (€200 inclusive of VAT) to be credited to all domestic electricity accounts. This is almost a doubling of what was originally envisaged, in recognition of pressures on households due to increases in the cost of...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Staff (8 Mar 2022)

Eamon Ryan: As of 1st March 2022 my Department employes 458 staff (447.07  Full Time Equivalent).  My Department implements the instruction of Circular 04/2022 from the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, the pay scales are published in the Circular 04/2022.My Department is led by a Secretary General and the salary for this post is at Secretary General II. The Department also...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Wind Energy Generation (8 Mar 2022)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 143 and 144 together.   The Climate Action Plan 2021 includes a suite of actions to realise the full potential of the totality of Ireland’s offshore renewable energy resources. This will include floating offshore wind energy. The Programme for Government commits to the achievement of 5GW of installed offshore wind capacity by 2030 and...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Wind Energy Generation (8 Mar 2022)

Eamon Ryan: My Department is currently preparing for the first offshore wind auction later this year under the Renewable Electricity Support Scheme (ORESS 1) to support the first phase of offshore wind development in Ireland. These proposed terms and conditions include a requirement for each successful project in ORESS 1 to headquarter its operation and maintenance facilities on the island of Ireland. As...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Conservation (8 Mar 2022)

Eamon Ryan: On 21 December 2021, the Government approved the final design of the Micro-generation Support Scheme (MSS). This scheme will see supports for new installations, including solar PV, in the form of a capital grant for domestic and small non-domestic applicants, or a premium export tariff for larger non-domestic applicants. The MSS is being introduced on a phased basis this year. The MSS...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Policy (8 Mar 2022)

Eamon Ryan: In 2017, the Energy Charter Conference decided to modernise the treaty in order to respond to the demands of member countries that consider it outdated with regard to current investment agreements. EU governments and the European Commission are negotiating an update to the ECT’s terms, but the negotiations to date have been slow and complex amid difficulties finding common...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Policy (8 Mar 2022)

Eamon Ryan: In 2017, the Energy Charter Conference decided to modernise the treaty in order to respond to the demands of member countries that find it obsolete with regard to current investment agreements. EU governments and the European Commission are negotiating an update to the ECT’s terms, but the talks have been slow and complex amid difficulties finding common agreement among the...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Policy (8 Mar 2022)

Eamon Ryan: The Programme for Government contains a commitment to end the issuing of new licences for the exploration and extraction of natural gas on the same basis as the decision taken by the previous Government in relation to oil exploration and extraction. This commitment has been implemented by my Department and has been given statutory effect through the Climate Action and Low Carbon Development...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Policy (8 Mar 2022)

Eamon Ryan: Ireland sources around one-quarter of its gas from the Corrib Gas field, and three-quarters via the UK, which has diverse sources of supply. The price which energy suppliers pay for natural gas on the market is a commercial transaction. Energy Suppliers must also pay a regulated price to the Transmission System Operator for the transportation of gas through the gas...