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Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Data (1 Apr 2021)

Eamon Ryan: My Department and the Department of Health are working together on the Warmth and Wellbeing housing retrofit pilot scheme. This work involves sharing files relating to the scheme. This does not include any personal data. My Department shares no other files or databases with the Department of Health.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: General Data Protection Regulation (1 Apr 2021)

Eamon Ryan: The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the following table. GDPR Subject Access Requests Year Requests Received Requests Withdrawn Invalid Requests Valid Requests Refused Requests GDPR Complaints Received 2018 1 - - 1 - 0 2019 6 1 ...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (1 Apr 2021)

Eamon Ryan: 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. I have, therefore, forwarded the Deputy's question to the NTA for direct reply. Please advise my private office if you do not...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (1 Apr 2021)

Eamon Ryan: 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 regulating fares charged by public transport operators. I have, therefore, forwarded the Deputy's question to the NTA for direct reply. Please advise my private office if you do not receive a response within...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Remote Working (1 Apr 2021)

Eamon Ryan: I as Minister for Transport do not have responsibility for the operational matters of An Garda Síochána. Section 26 of The Garda Síochána Act 2005specifies that the Garda Commissioner is responsible for the management and control of the administration and business of An Garda Síochána, including arranging the recruitment, training and appointment of its members...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (1 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. 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: Local Authority Staff (1 Apr 2021)

Eamon Ryan: As Minister for Transport, I have responsibility for policy and overall funding in relation to public and sustainable transport. The National Transport Authority (NTA) has responsibility for the planning and development of public transport infrastructure, including resourcing. As the Deputy is aware, my Department announced funding in January for up to 248 new jobs in local authorities...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (1 Apr 2021)

Eamon Ryan: 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 provision of bus stops and shelters. Noting the NTA's responsibility in the matter, I have referred the question to the NTA...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Seirbhísí Dátheangacha (1 Apr 2021)

Eamon Ryan: Gabhaim buíochas leis an Teachta as a chuid ceisteanna. Mar Aire Iompair, tá freagracht orm as beartas agus maoiniú foriomlán maidir le hiompar poiblí. Níl baint agam, áfach, le hoibríochtaí iompair phoiblí ó lá go lá. Is é an tÚdarás Náisiúnta Iompair (NTA) a bhainistíonn láithreán...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Infrastructure Provision (1 Apr 2021)

Eamon Ryan: The Government has committed that €1.8bn in cross-Government funding will be spent on walking and cycling over the lifetime of the Government. This investment will support the delivery of of almost 1,000 kilometres of improved walking and cycling infrastructure by 2025 as well as additional investment in Greenways. As Minister for Transport, I have responsibility for policy and...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Infrastructure Provision (1 Apr 2021)

Eamon Ryan: As Minister for Transport, I have responsibility for policy and overall funding in relation to public transport. The National Transport Authority (NTA) has responsibility for the planning and development of public transport infrastructure, including cycling and walking infrastructure. In February 2021 the NTA published details of the allocation of grants totalling €240 million under...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Staff (1 Apr 2021)

Eamon Ryan: The gender breakdown of the grades Higher Executive Officers, Administration Officers, Assistant Principal Officers, Principal Officers and Assistant Secretaries in my Department is set out below in the following table. Professional & Technical grades are mapped to their administrative equivalents. Grade Female Male Total ...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Data (1 Apr 2021)

Eamon Ryan: A schedule of data sets, databases and file types shared by my Department with the Department of Health is provided below. Transfer Purpose Data Provided Method of Transfer Frequency Driver Contact Information File To provide driver contact information for the purposes of COVID-19 contact-tracing File containing...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Data Protection Regulation (1 Apr 2021)

Eamon Ryan: The information requested by the Deputy is as follows in respect of the Department of Transport. Year No. of GDPR Information Requests Number Refused 2018 22 NIL 2019 17 NIL 2020 19 NIL 2021 3 NIL

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Car Test (1 Apr 2021)

Eamon Ryan: While it is not possible for me to comment on individual circumstances, I would firstly seek to clarify to the Deputy that all Member States of the European Union are required by law to carry out a periodic roadworthiness inspections on motor vehicles at regular intervals throughout the vehicle's lifecycle. This is an essential safety check and an important road safety measure that provides...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Climate Change Negotiations (31 Mar 2021)

Eamon Ryan: The European Green Deal is the European Commission’s overarching plan to make Europe the first climate-neutral continent by 2050, while boosting the competitiveness of European industry and ensuring a just transition for the regions and workers affected. It includes a number of legislative proposals, new strategies and action plans, financing instruments and non-legislative...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Climate Change Negotiations (31 Mar 2021)

Eamon Ryan: The Climate Action Plan 2019 commits to work with other Member States and the European Commission to consider the creation of an alternative regulatory regime (such as an ETS-type system) for agricultural emissions. The aim of such a system would be to help address the challenge of meeting increasing food demand internationally, while at the same time, contributing to climate commitments,...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Expenditure (31 Mar 2021)

Eamon Ryan: I recently approved the 2021 allocation of funding to the Irish Environmental Network(IEN) from the Environment Fund. I will be providing funding of €1,764,000 for the IEN and its constituent members in 2021. This is an increase of €704,000 on the level of funding provided in 2020.  This funding is granted subject to the recipients complying with the provisions of...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (31 Mar 2021)

Eamon Ryan: The premises referred to in the Question is located in the BLUE area on the NBP High Speed Broadband Map which is available on my Department's website at www.broadband.gov.ie. BLUE areas are not included in the State intervention area covered by the National Broadband Plan as commercial operators are already providing high speed broadband or have indicated future plans to do so. My...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Efficiency (31 Mar 2021)

Eamon Ryan: The Programme for Government and the Climate Action Plan set ambitious targets for the number and depth of residential retrofits to be completed by 2030. The targets are to retrofit 500,000 homes to a Building Energy Rating of B2 and to install 400,000 heat pumps in existing buildings over the next 10 years.  Retrofitting has the ability to contribute to a number of important goals...