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Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Appointments to State Boards (21 Apr 2021)

Eamon Ryan: Appointments to State Boards under the Department’s aegis are made in compliance with the Guidelines on Appointments to State Boardsand the Code of Practice for the Governance of State Bodies. In September 2020, the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform published a new Annex on Gender Balance, Diversity, and Inclusion to supplement the existing Code of Practice for the Governance...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Policy (21 Apr 2021)

Eamon Ryan: The Programme for Government sets out that the Government does not support the importation of fracked gas and commits to developing a policy statement to establish that approach. My Department is in the process of developing the policy statement, which includes the consideration of any necessary legal and regulatory provisions. This includes detailed examination of the European energy and...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Electric Vehicles (21 Apr 2021)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 296 and 322 to 324, inclusive, together. The Deputies will be aware that the Government is fully committed to supporting a significant expansion and modernisation of the electric vehicle charging network over the coming years. €10 million was committed from the Climate Action Fund (CAF) to support ESB investment in the charging network and this has...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Infrastructure Provision (21 Apr 2021)

Eamon Ryan: I was delighted to recently announce a new Rural Active Travel investment programme with allocations for 2021 totalling €72.8m for 340 sustainable transport projects in 19 local authorities outside the five cities. This is the first ever major active travel investment programme for rural Ireland, and is greater than the entire 2019 funding for national walking and cycling programme....

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (21 Apr 2021)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 303 to 305, inclusive, together. As outlined in my response of 4 March the Public Spending Codesets out the requirements for the evaluation, planning and management of public investment projects in Ireland and the Code applies to all public bodies and to all bodies whose projects are supported by Exchequer capital funding. The Codesets out a number of Decision...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Vaccination Programme (21 Apr 2021)

Eamon Ryan: The designation and identification of Covid-19 vaccination sites is a matter for the Minister for Health and the relevant public health authorities. I am not aware of any specific requests on this matter.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Infrastructure Provision (21 Apr 2021)

Eamon Ryan: As Minister for Transport I have responsibility for overall policy and securing exchequer funding in relation to the National Roads Programme. Under the Roads Acts 1993-2015 and in line with the National Development Plan (NDP), the improvement and upgrading of individual national roads, including bridges, is a matter for Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII), in conjunction with the local...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Ports Development (21 Apr 2021)

Eamon Ryan: National Ports Policy outlines that Government expects the Ports of National Significance (Tier 1) to lead the response of the State commercial ports sector to future national port capacity requirements. The planning, financing and development of large-scale infrastructure projects such as major ports capacity proposals require significant organisational, operational and financial resources...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Ministerial Meetings (21 Apr 2021)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 309 and 310 together. I would like to thank the Deputies for their questions in relation to a request for a meeting from Shannon Chamber in connection with a report the Chamber, in collaboration with the Irish Hotels Federation (IHF) and supported by Ennis, Limerick and Galway Chambers, has prepared, on Regional Air Access Recovery and Growth. My Ministerial...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rural Development Plan (21 Apr 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 local authorities' own resources supplemented by State road grants. The recently published 'Our Rural Future - Rural Development Policy 2021-2025' makes reference to...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rural Development Plan (21 Apr 2021)

Eamon Ryan: The Deputy may wish to be aware that the regulation of the small public service vehicle (SPSV) industry, including the issuance of Local Area Hackney licences and the operation of the planned subsidised Local Area Hackney pilot scheme, is a matter for the National Transport Authority (NTA) under the provisions of the Taxi Regulation Act 2013. In light of the NTA's responsibilities in this...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (21 Apr 2021)

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 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 these services. I have, therefore,...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (21 Apr 2021)

Eamon Ryan: Both the National Transport Authority (NTA) and my Department have been engaging directly with commercial bus operators throughout the Covid-19 Emergency. The public transport system in Ireland has played an essential service role over the course of the pandemic, especially in carrying essential workers and others making necessary journeys. Several targeted Government Decisions made...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (21 Apr 2021)

Eamon Ryan: The Deputy may wish to be aware that the SPSV driver entry test, including the syllabus of the test and the manner of its delivery, is a matter for the National Transport Authority (NTA) under the provisions of the Taxi Regulation Act 2013. Given the role of the NTA as regulator, I have referred your question to the Authority for direct reply to you. Please advise my private office if...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Greenways Provision (21 Apr 2021)

Eamon Ryan: In 2020 €4.5 million was provided to Local Authorities for a variety of pre-construction phases, including feasibility studies, for 26 National and Regional Greenway projects under the Carbon Tax Fund. This funding will ensure that we have a pipeline of Greenway projects ready to progress to the next phase, such as planning applications or route option phases or environmental...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Aviation Industry (21 Apr 2021)

Eamon Ryan: The Government is fully alert to the devastating impact of the global pandemic on international travel and values the critical role that aviation plays in the Irish economy. It is expected that it may be some time before it is possible to permit a large-scale return to air travel, but we remain committed to ensuring that the aviation sector can maintain the necessary core capability to retain...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: State Assets (21 Apr 2021)

Eamon Ryan: According to latest figures from the National Driver and Vehicle File, the number of vehicles registered as state owned as of 31st March 2021 is as follows; FUEL TYPE NUMBER OF VEHICLES FUEL TYPE NUMBER OF VEHICLES DIESEL 1,697 ELECTRIC 12 ETHANOL/PETROL 1 ...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: EU Regulations (21 Apr 2021)

Eamon Ryan: Article 7a of the Fuel Quality Directive placed an onus on transport fuel suppliers to achieve at least a 6 percent reduction in lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions in fuel and energy placed on the market by the end of 2020 and in subsequent years, compared to a 2010 baseline. This requirement was transposed into Irish law by the European Union (Greenhouse Gas Emission Reductions,...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Tolls (21 Apr 2021)

Eamon Ryan: As Minister for Transport I have responsibility for overall policy and funding in relation to the national roads programme. Under the Roads Acts 1993-2015, the operation and management of individual national roads is a matter for Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII), in conjunction with the local authorities concerned. Therefore, matters relating to the day to day operations regarding...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (21 Apr 2021)

Eamon Ryan: The RSA is working to deliver an online driver theory test service. It was trialled in December on a pilot basis for those taking a theory test for trucks and buses. The pilot is now being evaluated and the RSA is committed to extending the service for all theory test types during 2021. There will be a limit on the number of customers that can avail of the service during the initial rollout...