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

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, where applicable. Under the National Development Plan (NDP), as it stands, there has been a...

Confidence in Minister for Foreign Affairs and Defence: Motion (15 Sep 2021)

Eamon Ryan: The Green Party will vote confidence in the Minister, Deputy Coveney, and the Government this evening. I have known Deputy Coveney for some time. He was already an experienced Deputy when I first came here in 2002. After spending time as a Member of the European Parliament, he came back here as an Opposition spokesperson when I was Minister. He was tough and gruelling but he is fair,...

Confidence in Minister for Foreign Affairs and Defence: Motion (15 Sep 2021)

Eamon Ryan: I want to speak, if I may, about her good name and her good reputation. I recall sitting in one of those seats at the back of the House when she decided to go into government. That same willingness for public service was, I believe, behind her desire to take on this role, one for which she was eminently qualified. I remember her, in those days before she was well known or in the Dáil...

Confidence in Minister for Foreign Affairs and Defence: Motion (15 Sep 2021)

Eamon Ryan: In my experience, that is what the people want us to address, not the order of business we see presented tonight.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Environmental Policy (15 Sep 2021)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 190 and 197 together. The issues raised by the Deputy are matters for the Environmental Protection Agency  as part of their environmental licensing functions. They are not matters in which I, as Minister, have a function.   Poultry farming, by its nature, can potentially adversely impact on the environment, and the EPA, in determining...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Expenditure (15 Sep 2021)

Eamon Ryan: Between the period  January 2015 to date, my Department utilised the services of Common Purpose Ireland on one occasion. This was in relation to the participation of a staff member at  Principal Officer level in the Meridian Programme 2018/2019. The expenditure for this course was €5,500.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Environmental Policy (15 Sep 2021)

Eamon Ryan: The new Management Plan proposed by Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) arises in the context of the Programme for Government and is focussed on 7 distinctive waters. These unique limestone lakes are singularly important in terms of their distinct topographic characteristics and salmonid habitat.Established management programmes have been in place on these 7 State-owned waters for some years and...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Conservation (15 Sep 2021)

Eamon Ryan: The Better Energy Warmer Homes scheme delivers a range of energy efficiency measures free of charge to low income households vulnerable to energy poverty. To date, over 143,000 homes have received free upgrades under the scheme.  In the first six months of 2021, the average value of the energy efficiency measures provided per household was...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Climate Change Policy (15 Sep 2021)

Eamon Ryan: The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report, ‘Climate Change 2021: the Physical Science Basis’  confirms the limited window there is to act to prevent devastating impacts from climate change and underlines the increasing urgency of tackling the climate crisis. The Government is fully committed to addressing this challenge. The Climate...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Policy (15 Sep 2021)

Eamon Ryan: The Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Act was signed into law on 10 December 2015. The Act comprises a framework designed to achieve a low carbon, climate resilient, and environmentally sustainable economy by 2050. The Act provides for a statutory plan which will guide policy in relation to climate change adaption. This plan, the National Adaptation Framework (NAF), approved by...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Inland Fisheries (15 Sep 2021)

Eamon Ryan: The Government’s Eel Fisherpersons Support Scheme was established in 2018 with projected funding of up to €3m for support of former fisherpersons. This projected maximum funding was based on the potential maximum number of applicants, considered in the context that the fishery had been closed for the previous 10 years and that former fisherpersons were free not to...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Inland Fisheries (15 Sep 2021)

Eamon Ryan: The administration and management of the Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) Educational Outreach Programme is an operational matter for IFI, under the governance of its Board.I and my Department have no function in the matter.IFI has established a specific email address for queries from Oireachtas members so that such queries can be addressed promptly, in line with IFI's objective to...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Conservation (15 Sep 2021)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 201, 202, 203 and 204 together. EXEED Certified is a standard for excellence in energy efficient design, which helps organisations take a more strategic approach to investment projects by considering asset energy performance from the design stage. The associated EXEED Certified grant scheme was re-launched in January 2021 by the SEAI. It supports...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Conservation (15 Sep 2021)

Eamon Ryan: My Department funds a number of SEAI grant schemes to support homeowners to improve the energy efficiency of their properties. 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...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Data Centres (15 Sep 2021)

Eamon Ryan: The Commission for Regulation of Utilities (the CRU) has statutory responsibility, under S.I. 60 of 2005, to monitor and take measures necessary to ensure the security of electricity supply in Ireland. It is assisted in its statutory role by EirGrid which is responsible for the day-to-day management of the electricity transmission system. The CRU have advised me that they have identified...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Expenditure (15 Sep 2021)

Eamon Ryan: The department is obliged under prompt payment legislation, pursuant to Government Decision S29296 of 19 May 2009 and 28 March 2017 to pay suppliers within 15 days of receipt of a valid invoice and to publish quarterly composite returns covering both the department and bodies under its aegis. These reports are also submitted to the Department of Enterprise, Trade and...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Conservation (15 Sep 2021)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 220, 221 and 222 together. 220, 221  and 222   together. 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. To date over...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (15 Sep 2021)

Eamon Ryan: As the Deputy will know, I stated my commitment to conduct a Strategic Rail Review, which has recently commenced. It will strategically review the rail network on the island of Ireland in relation to improving sustainable connectivity between the major cities, enhancing regional accessibility and balanced regional development and also consider rail connectivity to our international...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (15 Sep 2021)

Eamon Ryan: As Minister for Transport I have responsibility for overall policy and securing 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 Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (15 Sep 2021)

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, where applicable. The initial selection and prioritisation of works to be funded is also a matter for the local...