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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (20 Jun 2024)

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 day-to-day operations of public transport. The issue raised by the Deputy in relation to increasing bicycle spaces on trains is a matter for Irish Rail. Therefore, I have referred the Deputy's question to Irish Rail for direct response to the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Seirbhísí Iompair (20 Jun 2024)

Eamon Ryan: Mar Aire Iompair tá freagracht agam do bheartas, agus maoiniú ginearálta maidir le hiompar poiblí. Ni bhíonn baint agam, áfach, le hoibríochtaí Iompair Phoiblí ó lá go lá. Tá an tÚdarás Náisiúnta Iompair freagrach as rialúchán a dhéanamh ar na táillí a ghearrtar ar...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Córas Iompair Éireann (20 Jun 2024)

Eamon Ryan: Regarding the the portion of the Deputy's question pertaining to exchequer funding, this would be a decision for Government, taking into consideration the possible wider implications for all other commercial semi-state bodies. In relation to the 1951 pension Scheme, CIÉ has prepared and submitted draft S.I.s to give effect to Labour Court recommendations for the 1951 Scheme, as passed...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (20 Jun 2024)

Eamon Ryan: As Minister for Transport, I have responsibility for overall policy and 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 planning, design and construction of individual national roads is a matter for Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII), in conjunction with the local authorities concerned....

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (20 Jun 2024)

Eamon Ryan: As Minister for Transport, I have responsibility for overall policy and 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 planning, design and construction of individual national roads is a matter for Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII), in conjunction with the local authorities concerned....

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (20 Jun 2024)

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 day-to-day 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 and timetabling of these services in...

International Protection, Asylum and Migration: Motion (Resumed) (19 Jun 2024)

Eamon Ryan: I trust that the Ministers of State will be here in due course but I will start with my own contribution. First, in discussing migration, it obviously makes sense to look beyond Ireland's borders at the broader picture of what is happening on the Continent as a whole, particularly when we consider that for the majority of applicants arriving in Ireland, this is not their first...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety (19 Jun 2024)

Eamon Ryan: As Minister for Transport, I have responsibility for overall policy and 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 operation and management of individual national roads is a matter for Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII), in conjunction with the local authorities concerned. This is...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (19 Jun 2024)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 16, 17, 18 and 19 together. As 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 by the Deputy in relation to increased train services to and from Woodlawn is a matter for Irish Rail. Therefore, I have...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (19 Jun 2024)

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 day-to-day operations of public transport. The National Transport Authority (NTA) has statutory responsibility for securing the provision of public passenger transport services nationally, and for decisions in relation to these services in...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Bodies (19 Jun 2024)

Eamon Ryan: The Department of Transport has 19 agencies in total, 12 commercial and 7 non-commercial which have either a CEO or Commissioner running the organisation. All CEO/Commissioner contracts under the aegis of my department have terms and conditions based on sanction received from the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform. All CEO salaries and benefits are...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (19 Jun 2024)

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. The NTA also has national responsibility for integrated local and rural transport, including TFI Local Link and the Connecting...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Sector Pensions (19 Jun 2024)

Eamon Ryan: As the Deputy may be aware, the CIÉ Group is actively engaged in introducing changes to their pension schemes aimed at rectifying the significant deficit in order to meet the statutory Minimum Funding Standard (MFS) required by the Pensions Authority. The changes also aim to sustain the pension schemes into the long-term. Concerning pension increases for CIÉ pensioners, I...

Committee on Scrutiny of Draft EU-related Statutory Instruments: Consideration of Draft EU-related Statutory Instruments (18 Jun 2024)

Eamon Ryan: I thank the Chair for his very kind words. It has always been a pleasure to work with him and with the other members of this committee. Looking around, I hope I am not saying anything untoward but we have soldiered together in these committee rooms and elsewhere for a good few years and it has always been a privilege. I look forward to what comes next. As I have said, public political...

Committee on Scrutiny of Draft EU-related Statutory Instruments: Consideration of Draft EU-related Statutory Instruments (18 Jun 2024)

Eamon Ryan: I will take both of those questions because they are about technical details. I thank both Senators for their kind comments. As they said, we are not finished yet. This Government still has a good eight months to run, potentially, and I hope to play a part in its work in whatever way I can. With regard to Senator Daly's question, my understanding is that the committee had access to the...

Committee on Scrutiny of Draft EU-related Statutory Instruments: Consideration of Draft EU-related Statutory Instruments (18 Jun 2024)

Eamon Ryan: I am going from my notes provided by the Department because this is quite legally precise. The legal advice from the Attorney General regarding the requirement for primary legislation was based on the Supreme Court decision, as the Senator may know, in Zalewski v. Adjudication Officer and Others in April 2021, which raised notable constitutional issues which further impacted the...

Committee on Scrutiny of Draft EU-related Statutory Instruments: Consideration of Draft EU-related Statutory Instruments (18 Jun 2024)

Eamon Ryan: Being published.

Committee on Scrutiny of Draft EU-related Statutory Instruments: Consideration of Draft EU-related Statutory Instruments (18 Jun 2024)

Eamon Ryan: I will give some background on the detail I referred to. The draft statutory instrument that was circulated to the Seanad EU scrutiny committee on 1 November 2023 was an earlier version which had undergone significant changes between that date and the date of request to publish, which was received on 26 February 2024. At the time of request to publish the draft statutory instrument, a final...

Committee on Scrutiny of Draft EU-related Statutory Instruments: Consideration of Draft EU-related Statutory Instruments (18 Jun 2024)

Eamon Ryan: The only concern, with respect, would be there might then be public confusion because we would have a published, final OPC draft, which was in effect the statutory instrument, and, at the same time, we would be publishing a prior draft that would be significantly different. That might confuse-----

Committee on Scrutiny of Draft EU-related Statutory Instruments: Consideration of Draft EU-related Statutory Instruments (18 Jun 2024)

Eamon Ryan: I agree with the Senator. The problem in my mind is a timing one. When we end up with Ministers signing documents that may not have had due scrutiny at the very end, it is often because we do not have time. That is not a sufficient excuse. We have a difficulty in that the volume of European legislation coming through is beyond compare. Smaller countries find it more difficult. We do not...