Results 141-160 of 382 for 5 million speaker:Eamon Ryan

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

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 55 to 57, inclusive, 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 low income households vulnerable to energy poverty.  To date over 142,000 homes have received free upgrades...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Local Authorities (22 Jun 2021)

Eamon Ryan: ...2008 recession resulted in the build-up of a substantial backlog of works across the country. Work is in hand at the moment to firm up on the cost of the backlog but an indicative cost is in excess of €5 billion. As the length of the regional and road network in Cork is about 12% of the total, the Cork County share of the estimated backlog would be over €600 million. ...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Departmental Budgets (17 Jun 2021)

Eamon Ryan: The capital budget for my Department for 2021 is more than €2.5 billion. My Department reports monthly to the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform on expenditure versus budget profile. In addition, I am also providing a quarterly report to the Government in respect of progress on the investment of capital. Regarding the capital position at the end of quarter 1, expenditure...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Transport Policy (17 Jun 2021)

Eamon Ryan: Last week we stated that a further €3 million is being provided to waive licence renewal fees for this year. We also announced a further allocation of €3.5 million to operate a scheme to refund the cost of national car tests, NCTs, and motor tax, so that is a further €6.5 million. Critically, the most important thing for taxi drivers was the ability to earn income while...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Schemes (16 Jun 2021)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 43 and 51 together. The Government is committed to a just transition in the Midlands region and has dedicated significant funding to supporting workers, companies and communities affected by the closure of the peat-fired power stations and the end of peat harvesting by Bord na Móna. The Government approved funding of €108 million for Bord na...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Conservation (15 Jun 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 and to install 400,000 heat pumps in existing buildings over the next 10 years.€221.5 million in capital funding has been provided this year for SEAI residential and community retrofit programmes. This...

International Travel and Aviation: Statements (25 May 2021)

Eamon Ryan: ...in one of the most sustained and deepest periods of suppression of international travel. Globally, aviation is experiencing its most challenging crisis in its history. In Europe there were 5 million flights in 2020 as against 11 million in the previous year. Scheduled carrier flights were down by almost 60% and at the end of the year half of the European aircraft fleet - more than 4,000...

Recent Cyberattack and its Impact on the Health System: Statements (18 May 2021)

Eamon Ryan: The staff provision is 29. The funding is closer to €7 million, not €5 million, including non-pay items. That amount tripled in this year's budget, reflecting the priority this Government gives it. We have a top quality team. I cannot say enough about the skills and public service they provide. However, they are not alone. The key resource in the State, which it is the...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Local Authorities (12 May 2021)

Eamon Ryan: My Department issued a circular to each Local Authority about the additional €5 million funding allocation on 5 May and is liaising with individual Local Authorities to establish a platform for funding proposals and to identify where additional infrastructure is most needed. Each Local Authority will appoint a lead person to work with my Department.Once the process is complete,...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Environmental Policy (6 May 2021)

Eamon Ryan: ...Enhanced Decommissioning, Rehabilitation and Restoration Scheme was approved by the Government in 2020 for 33,000 hectares of decommissioned Bord na Móna peatlands and is being funded up to €108 million from the Climate Action Fund. This rehabilitation will take place over a period of 5 years. All of the lands being rehabilitated are operated under Integrated Pollution Control...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Legislative Measures (6 May 2021)

Eamon Ryan: The Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2021 will support Ireland’s transition to net zero and achieve a climate neutral economy by no later than 2050. It will establish a legally binding framework with clear targets and commitments set in law, and ensure the necessary structures and processes are embedded on a statutory basis to ensure we achieve our national,...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Mobile Telephony Services (28 Apr 2021)

Eamon Ryan: ...in recent years with Ireland’s rank in the EU Digital Economic Society Index (DESI) Score Card improving to 6th overall. Capital investment by telecommunications operators over the last 5 years was in the order of €3.3 billion for fixed and mobile, with a considerable level of continuing investment, which has significantly enhanced the availability of services (both...

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

Eamon Ryan: The Bord Na Móna Enhanced Decommissioning, Rehabilitation and Restoration Scheme includes the provision of funding of €108 million for the implementation of the Scheme over a period of 5 years. The Scheme will, over time, employ 307 people, some of whom will be engaged on a seasonal basis, with 210 full time equivalents engaged over the delivery period. The scheme will...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Just Transition Fund (31 Mar 2021)

Eamon Ryan: ...by my Department in September 2020, have concluded Funding Agreements with my Department, to a total value of €1.2m. Further provisional offers of funding to 'strand 2' projects, totalling €27.8 million, were made to 47 projects in November 2020.The percentage allocations to the three priority areas for strand 1 were: - Priority 1: 63% - Priority...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Just Transition Fund (31 Mar 2021)

Eamon Ryan: ...such as the CRU PSO calculation, directly to CRU at for timely direct reply. The CRU stated in its decision paper on the 2020/21 PSO levy, at ,  that ESB had sought to claim ex-ante costs of €25.8 for a number of cost items, including its Just Transition Costs of €5 million, and that the ESB had proposed treating these costs as actual PSO costs.  The CRU...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (24 Mar 2021)

Eamon Ryan: ...the announcements made last year in relation to Waterford station and there are also improvements planned for Colbert Station in Limerick.   These investments are all in addition to the approximately €202 million of investment that will occur this year in the protection and renewal of the network as part of the €1billion 5-year Infrastructure Manager Multi-Annual...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Environmental Policy (24 Mar 2021)

Eamon Ryan: The Bord na Móna Enhanced Decommissioning, Rehabilitation and Restoration Scheme includes the provision of funding of €108 million for the implementation of the Scheme over a period of 5 years. The Scheme will, over time, employ 307 people, some of whom will be engaged on a seasonal basis, with 210 full time equivalents engaged over the delivery period. The scheme will...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (24 Mar 2021)

Eamon Ryan: ...led Intervention will be delivered by National Broadband Ireland (NBI) under a contract to roll out a high speed and future proofed broadband network within the Intervention Area which covers 1.1 million people living and working in the over 546,000 premises, including almost 100,000 businesses and farms along with 695 schools. The deployment plan forecasts construction commenced in...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Transport (24 Mar 2021)

Eamon Ryan: ...following table: DEPT/AGENCY Total Number Of Vehicles Diesel Petrol Electric Plug In Hybrid Dublin Airport 180 154 0 20 6 Cork Airport 18 17 0 1 0 Shannon Airport 48 41 0 7 ...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Fuel Poverty (3 Mar 2021)

Eamon Ryan: ...the burden of energy poverty on the most vulnerable in society.  Research undertaken by the ESRI shows that the proportion of households in or at risk of energy poverty has reduced from 28% in 2015 to 17.5% in 2020.  Research also shows that the proportion of people who report that they are unable to afford to keep the home adequately warm, has fallen from 9% in 2015 to 4.9%...