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Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (10 Mar 2021)

Eamon Ryan: The Programme for Government commits to developing a new National Digital Strategy which will utilise the increased level of national connectivity that is being delivered by the National Broadband Plan (NBP). Preliminary work, co-ordinated by the Department of the Taoiseach, had been undertaken on a draft strategy in the lifetime of the previous Government and the experience of Covid-19 has...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Climate Change Policy (10 Mar 2021)

Eamon Ryan: The Waste Action Plan for a Circular Economy outlines the measures Ireland is taking under the Single Use Plastics Directive (EU 2019/904) to substantially reduce the amount of single use plastic items we use and to sustainably manage the waste arising from those we do.  The Directive will be transposed by the deadline of 3rd July 2021 and from that date single use...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Broadband Infrastructure (10 Mar 2021)

Eamon Ryan: Broadband Connection Points (BCPs) are a key element of the NBP providing high speed broadband in every county in advance of the roll out of the fibre to the home network. As of 3 March, 287 BCP sites have been installed by NBI and the high speed broadband service will be switched on through service provider contracts managed by the Department of Rural and Community Development for...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Climate Change Policy (10 Mar 2021)

Eamon Ryan: Article 13.7 of the Paris Agreement, of which both the EU and its Member States are signatories, requires signed parties to provide regular greenhouse gas emissions inventories to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), in order to track both a country’s achievement of their nationally determined contributions and climate policies as well as regional climate...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Electricity Generation (10 Mar 2021)

Eamon Ryan: The Programme for Government commits to providing the reliable supply of safe, secure and clean energy in order to deliver a phase-out of fossil fuels. This means Ireland must deliver on its commitment to reach 70% renewable electricity by 2030 and that this must be planned and delivered in a cost-effective way that minimises costs to consumers. The SEAI report on Electricity and Gas...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Inland Fisheries (10 Mar 2021)

Eamon Ryan: Monitoring, assessing  and addressing water quality falls within the remit of the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, the Environmental Protection Agency and local authorities operating under a suite of national and EU legislation. My Department via Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI), contributes to national water quality efforts via the...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Local Authority Housing (10 Mar 2021)

Eamon Ryan: I understand the importance of telecommunication services, particularly at a time where restrictions are in place and when people are relying much more on these electronic communications services. The Estate in question is located in the BLUE area of the NBP High Speed Broadband Map which is available on my Department’s website at . Blue areas are not included in the State...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Efficiency (10 Mar 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 142,000 homes have received free upgrades under the scheme and in 2020 the average value of the energy efficiency measures provided per household was over €14,800. There are currently over 7,800 homes on the scheme...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Broadband Infrastructure (10 Mar 2021)

Eamon Ryan: The Question refers to a premises located in the AMBER area on the National Broadband Plan (NBP) High Speed Broadband Map which is available on my Department's website www.broadband.gov.ie. The AMBER area represents the area to be served by the network to be deployed under the NBP State led intervention. I appreciate people's frustration when they are living so close to a fibre...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Advertising (10 Mar 2021)

Eamon Ryan: My Department has not incurred any expenditure on advertising in relation to Covid-19 during the period in question.The information requested regarding the agencies under the aegis of my Department is an operational matter for each Agency. I will request the relevant bodies to reply directly to the Deputy with the information requested in respect of their organisation

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Taxi Licences (10 Mar 2021)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 208 and 209 together. The Deputy may be aware that the Government has introduced a wide-ranging programme of supports with broad eligiblity criteria for individuals and businesses which have been adversely affected by COVID-19. These supports include wage subsidies, rates waivers, restart grants, lending facilities, equity injection, business advisory...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Taxi Regulations (10 Mar 2021)

Eamon Ryan: The regulation of the small public service vehicle (SPSV) sector, including age limits for vehicles, is a matter for the independent regulator, 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 you do not...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (10 Mar 2021)

Eamon Ryan: As the Minister for Transport, I have responsibility for policy and overall funding in relation to public transport. However, I am not involved in the day-to-day operations of public transport. The issue raised is an operational matter for Iarnród Éireann and I have forwarded the Deputy's question to the company for direct reply. Please advise my private office if you do not...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (10 Mar 2021)

Eamon Ryan: The improvement and maintenance of regional and local roads is the statutory responsibility of the relevant local authority in accordance with the provisions of Section 13 of the Roads Act 1993. State grants, where applicable, are intended to supplement the funding allocated to the maintenance and improvement of roads by local authorities from their own resources. The National Development...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (10 Mar 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 regulation of fares and for the collection and publication of statistics in relation to public passenger transport services. I have, therefore, forwarded the Deputy's question to the NTA for direct reply. Please...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Cycling Facilities (10 Mar 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 in the Greater Dublin Area (GDA), including cycling infrastructure. Details of individual projects are matters for the NTA and the relevant local...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (10 Mar 2021)

Eamon Ryan: As Minister for Transport, I have responsibility for policy and overall funding in relation to public transport. At a policy level I firmly believe that high-quality public transport will still be necessary as we recover from the longer term effects of the current pandemic, notwithstanding the changes it may bring about to certain aspects of our behaviour, such as the traditional commute....

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (10 Mar 2021)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 225 and 226 together. As the Deputy is likely aware, 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 Gates in the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Infrastructure Provision (10 Mar 2021)

Eamon Ryan: In relation to hard shoulders on wide single carriageway roads and the possible provision of cycle lanes (sometimes referred to as greyways), the engineering inspectorate within the regional and local roads division of my Department is giving consideration to the treatment of these hard shoulders and preparing suitable guidance for local authorities. There are a number of ways in which cycle...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Infrastructure Provision (10 Mar 2021)

Eamon Ryan: The improvement and maintenance of public 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 grants. The initial selection and prioritisation of works to be funded is also a matter for the local...