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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (16 Dec 2021)

Eamon Ryan: ...Government policies and programmes including the National Development Plan (NDP), the Climate Action Plan and the Programme for Government. In the new NDP launched on 4th October, approximately €5.1 billion is earmarked for new national road projects to 2030. This funding will contribute to Enhanced Regional Accessibilityacross the country as well as Compact Growthwhich are national...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Schemes (23 Nov 2021)

Eamon Ryan: ...;Partial grants are available for individuals that can afford to contribute to the cost of upgrades as well as free energy efficiency retrofits for people at risk of energy poverty. Since 2000, over 450,000 homeowners have upgraded their homes with support from these schemes, representing nearly one home in four across the country. This has resulted in warmer, healthier and more...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Carbon Budgets and Climate Action Plan: Engagement with Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications (16 Nov 2021)

Eamon Ryan: ...of key areas which will feed into global decarbonisation efforts. The Glasgow Climate Pact, which is the overarching agreement, keeps alive the ambition of restricting global temperature rise to 1.5°C. It struck a balance between increasing climate ambition, delivering on calls for increased climate finance and adaptation supports and provides the way for a new dialogue on the issue...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Carbon Budgets and Climate Action Plan: Engagement with Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications (16 Nov 2021)

Eamon Ryan: ...the cost. It is about achieving good connectivity and encouraging people onto public transport. I believe the new arrangement will encourage them. This initiative, combined, in particular, with the 50% reduction we will introduce next year for people under 24, is an example of how we need public transport that is affordable in addition to being reliable and frequent. I do not have...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Carbon Budgets and Climate Action Plan: Engagement with Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications (16 Nov 2021)

Eamon Ryan: ...supports. Beyond that, there is also the Santiago Network, which came out of a previous COP, to start delivering on some of the loss and damage issues. In Glasgow, we committed an additional €5 million, along with Germany, Denmark and Luxembourg, to allow the operation of that network to deliver on loss and damage commitments. It is not easy. Other countries that were party to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Carbon Budgets and Climate Action Plan: Engagement with Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications (16 Nov 2021)

Eamon Ryan: The Deputy is correct that the sectoral targets will have to add up to 51% within the legislation. We have committed to that. Deputy Bríd Smith said that it is just in our minds. The reality is that this legislation was developed with the Ministers for Agriculture, Food and the Marine and Enterprise, Trade and Employment. It will be done by the Ministers in the next Government too....

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Cycling Facilities (11 Nov 2021)

Eamon Ryan: ...the use of walking, cycling and other active travel methods, and this has been signalled by almost tripling the budget for Active Travel in 2021. This year, and each successive year up to 2025 at least, we will see approximately €360 million per annum, 20% of our total transport budget, invested in Ireland’s walking and cycling infrastructure to provide a safe and connected...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Schemes (4 Nov 2021)

Eamon Ryan: The Programme for Government and the Climate Action Plan set ambitious targets to retrofit 500,000 homes to a Building Energy Rating of B2, cost optimal or carbon equivalent and to install 400,000 heat pumps in existing buildings over the next 10 years. A new National Residential Retrofit Plan will be published shortly. The Plan is designed to address barriers to retrofit...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Tax Collection (4 Nov 2021)

Eamon Ryan: ....motortax.ie website operated by my Department, or in 26 local authority areas, the latter encompassing a total of 46 locations around the country in which motor tax can be paid. Of the almost 5 million motor tax discs issued in 2020, just under 4.3 million (86%) were issued through the online system, while some 690,000 (14%) were issued through motor tax offices. While Covid may have...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Fuel Poverty (4 Nov 2021)

Eamon Ryan: ...of households at risk of experiencing energy poverty in 2019 and again in 2020. This showed that the share of households needing to spend more than 10% of their income on their energy needs was 17.5% in 2020. The Survey on Income and Living Conditions supports this, indicating that the proportion of people who report that they are unable to afford to keep the home adequately warm, has...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and COP26: Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications (19 Oct 2021)

Eamon Ryan: ...relaunch of the SEAI grant system in a new national retrofitting scheme, which I hope to announce and deliver shortly. It will build on good work. In the budget, I believe we agreed €109 million for the warmer homes scheme next year. That funding is 100% targeted at people on low incomes. There is an extensive report on it. There is a backlog and people are frustrated that it...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Conservation (19 Oct 2021)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 258, 263 and 264 together. The Climate Action Plan and Programme for Government set highly ambitious targets for the number and depth of retrofits to be completed by 2030. A new National Retrofit Plan to be published shortly will detail the Government’s approach to meeting these targets and will address barriers to retrofit across four key areas:...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Conservation (19 Oct 2021)

Eamon Ryan: ...the energy efficiency of our homes and reducing their carbon emissions is a critical climate priority and a major focus of the funding provided in the National Development Plan review.  €5 billion in carbon tax receipts will be invested by my Department to support the achievement of our national targets which are to retrofit 500,000 homes to a Building Energy...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Fuel Poverty (19 Oct 2021)

Eamon Ryan: ...number of households at risk of experiencing energy poverty in 2019 and again in 2020. This showed that the share of households needing to spend more than 10% of their income on their energy needs was 17.5% in 2020.  The Survey on Income and Living Conditions supports this, indicating that the proportion of people who report that they are unable to afford to keep the home adequately...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Conservation (19 Oct 2021)

Eamon Ryan: ...the energy efficiency of our homes and reducing their carbon emissions is a critical climate priority and a major focus of the funding provided in the National Development Plan review.  €5 billion in carbon tax receipts will be invested by my Department to support the achievement of our national targets which are to retrofit 500,000 homes to a Building Energy...

Financial Resolutions 2021 - Financial Resolution No. 2: General (Resumed) (13 Oct 2021)

Eamon Ryan: ...spending rule is a net rule. We absolutely want to increase current spending further, but it should be funded through taxation. My colleague, the Minister of State, Deputy Smyth, has a €100 million budget for the circular economy, which is critical to where our country goes next. He has a quarter of a billion to deliver the national broadband programme which has been delayed...

Financial Resolutions 2021 - Financial Resolution No. 2: General (Resumed) (13 Oct 2021)

Eamon Ryan: ...are doing is using that money to help us on the capital side because, as IFAC stated is critical, we are adhering to the spending rule set out in the summer economic statement, that is, to have a 5% increase, on average, in current spending into the medium term. The Minister, Deputy Donohoe, may be able to confirm that. In the medium term - not just this year or next year, but into the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (7 Oct 2021)

Eamon Ryan: ...by State road grants, where applicable. The initial selection and prioritisation of works to be funded is also a matter for the local authority. My Department provided grant funding of €3.9 million to Kerry County Council under the Specific Improvement Grant Programme for the completion of the Dingle Relief Road. As regards further works, any projects proposed by local...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Cybersecurity Policy (5 Oct 2021)

Eamon Ryan: In July 2021, the Government agreed a significant expansion of the  National Cyber Security Centre over the next 18 months, from 25 to 45 staff, and a further increase to 70 staff within 5 years. The associated budgetary increase for the NCSC for 2022 is €2.5 million. The cost of recruiting 15 additional developers and analysts as outlined by the Deputy is dependent on the...

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Vote 29 - Communications
Vote 31 - Transport (29 Sep 2021)

Eamon Ryan: ...citizen. My Department will continue to accelerate out spending programmes towards the end of the year, in line with spending profiles. My Department expects to spend €3.31 billion this year, up 24.5% on last year, largely reflecting the Department’s increase in capital spending, and I am particularly pleased that the structure of spending has changed in line, with double...