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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Taxi Regulations (27 Jan 2021)

Eamon Ryan: The regulation of the small public service vehicle (SPSV) sector, including SPSVs licensing , is a matter for the National Transport Authority (NTA) under the provisions of the Taxi Regulation Act 2013. The National Transport Authority (NTA) has developed a comprehensive and detailed set of standards by which all vehicles operating in the small public service vehicle (SPSV) industry...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Transport Authority (27 Jan 2021)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 161 and 162 together. The regulation of the small public service vehicle (SPSV) sector, including administration of grants for SPSVs, is a matter for the National Transport Authority (NTA) under the provisions of theTaxi Regulation Act 2013. Accordingly, I have referred your question to the NTA for direct reply to you. Please advise my private office if you...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Aviation Authority (27 Jan 2021)

Eamon Ryan: The Air Navigation and Transport Bill 2020 was published at the end of last year. It is a priority piece of reforming legislation, which I hope will move through the legislative process at pace, beginning next month. As provided for in the published Bill, the proposed institutional reforms will create a single national aviation regulator responsible for safety, security and economic...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Covid-19 Pandemic (27 Jan 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. The issues raised by the Deputy concerning the taxsaver initiative are matters for the relevant transport operators in conjunction with the NTA. I...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Covid-19 Pandemic (27 Jan 2021)

Eamon Ryan: My Department, in close collaboration with its agencies, continues to monitor and assess the impacts (including financial impacts) across the maritime, land transport, and aviation sectors, all of which have been hugely affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. In relation to the Department of Transport’s current expenditure, the published Revised Estimates 2021 set out the COVID-19...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (27 Jan 2021)

Eamon Ryan: As Minister for Transport I have responsibility for policy and overall funding in relation to public transport. It is the National Transport Authority (NTA) which 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 management of the Rural...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Disability Act Employment Targets (27 Jan 2021)

Eamon Ryan: The Department of Transport is subject to specific legal obligations under the Disability Act 2005 and is required to reach and maintain a 3% target for the employment of staff with disabilities. The National Disability Authority (NDA) reports on compliance with this 3% target. In the table below are details of the number of employees with a declared disability as per the definition of a...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Appointments to State Boards (27 Jan 2021)

Eamon Ryan: State Boards appointments are operated through the Public Appointments Service under the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform and follow the State Board appointments Guidelines 2014. This applies to all State Boards both commercial and non-commercial. There are 11 commercial bodies and 5 non-commercial bodies with boards that fall within these guidelines under the aegis of the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: State Bodies (27 Jan 2021)

Eamon Ryan: State Boards appointments are operated through the Public Appointments Service under the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform and follow the State Board appointments Guidelines 2014. This applies to all State Boards both commercial and non-commercial. There are 11 commercial bodies and 5 non-commercial bodies with boards that fall within these guidelines under the aegis of the...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (21 Jan 2021)

Eamon Ryan: The Question refer to a premises which is 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 am advised by National Broadband Ireland that, as of 8 January 2021, over...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: EU Directives (21 Jan 2021)

Eamon Ryan: My Department has been working to implement the new EU Communications Code. The transposition process has included extensive and ongoing engagement with relevant key stakeholders, including industry, the Regulator and the European Commission. In keeping with that stakeholder engagement, my Department has shared the text for the end user rights element with industry which is available to view...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (21 Jan 2021)

Eamon Ryan: The Question refers to a premises which is 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. Eir’s rural deployment of high speed broadband is a commercial...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (21 Jan 2021)

Eamon Ryan: The Question refers to an area which is 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: National Broadband Plan (21 Jan 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 network but...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (21 Jan 2021)

Eamon Ryan: NBI has a dedicated email address, reps@nbi.ie, which can be used by Oireachtas members for specific queries. The High Speed Broadband Map, which is available at www.broadband.gov.ie, shows the areas which will be included in the National Broadband Plan (NBP) State led intervention as well as areas targeted by commercial operators. The map is colour coded and searchable by address and...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (21 Jan 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: Waste Management (21 Jan 2021)

Eamon Ryan: The County and City Management Association (CCMA) and the Data Protection Commission are both independent bodies and neither I nor my Department are in a position to comment on the scheduling of meetings between the two. My Department has asked to be kept abreast of the working group discussions and, in particular, of any outcomes, This could inform work on a commitment in the...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (21 Jan 2021)

Eamon Ryan: The Question refers to a premises which is 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: Inland Fisheries Ireland (21 Jan 2021)

Eamon Ryan: The recruitment of staff is a day to day operational matter for Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI), working within the funds voted by the Oireachtas, including salary funding, and the Employment Control Framework (ECF) as regards permanent staff numbers determined by the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform. My Department has not been advised of any plans by IFI to recruit additional staff...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Grant Payments (21 Jan 2021)

Eamon Ryan: My Department funds a number of grant schemes to support homeowners, communities, commercial and public sector bodies to improve the energy efficiency of their properties. These are administered by the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI). The SEAI residential retrofit schemes offer partial grants for individuals who can afford to contribute to the cost of upgrades as well as free...