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Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Electric Vehicles (10 Dec 2020)

Eamon Ryan: In line with the Programme for Government and the Climate Action Plan 2019, this Government is fully committed to supporting a significant expansion and modernisation of the electric vehicle charging network over the coming years.There are currently circa 650 standard public charge points and over 100 fast charge stations in Ireland (the majority of which are operated...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Environmental Policy (10 Dec 2020)

Eamon Ryan: Commercial peat extraction is subject to a dual consent process requiring planning permission and, for sites over 50 hectares, an Integrated Pollution Control (IPC) licence from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). There has been a history of widespread non-compliance with this dual consent process with many operators in the sector lacking planning permission and / or an IPC licence. ...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Inland Fisheries (10 Dec 2020)

Eamon Ryan: The annual Wild Salmon and Sea Trout Tagging Scheme Regulations which provide for the management, development and conservation of stocks of wild salmon and sea trout by Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI), were published on 12 November last and are available at www.gov.ie/salmontaggingregulations. They are currently out to statutory public consultation.These regulations provide for the status of...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Inland Fisheries (10 Dec 2020)

Eamon Ryan: The fundamental determining factor as to whether a fishing activity can be facilitated is the availability of a sustainable surplus of stocks in line with the conservation imperative. Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) manages salmon on an individual river basis as each river has it own genetically unique stock of salmon. These individual stocks are subject to annual scientific and...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Legislative Measures (10 Dec 2020)

Eamon Ryan: I refer the Deputy to the response to Question No 115 of 8 December 2020. The position is unchanged.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (10 Dec 2020)

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 at 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, the contract for which was signed in November last with...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Expenditure (10 Dec 2020)

Eamon Ryan: The following Membership fees have been paid by My Department in 2020: Membership  Fee Paid  Irish Mining & Quarrying 250.00 Institue of Geologists 298.00 Institue of Geologists 213.00 Institue of Geologists 213.00 Institue of Geologists ...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Expenditure (10 Dec 2020)

Eamon Ryan: My Department provides funding to the Irish Coast Guard (IRCG) as a principal search and rescue emergency service. The majority of current spend is on the IRCG Helicopter contract currently held by CHCI DAC.  Some funding is also provided to support other third party organisations involved in SAR activities including the Mountain and Cave Rescue Teams, Mountain Rescue Ireland, the...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Road Network (10 Dec 2020)

Eamon Ryan: A request was received from Cork County Council in 2018 to reclassify the R624 access road to Cobh and Great Island as a national road.  Following consultation with Transport Infrastructure Ireland, my Department is not proposing to advance consideration of such a reclassification at present. 

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Brexit Preparations (10 Dec 2020)

Eamon Ryan: Since the publication of the report ‘The Implications of Brexit on the Use of the landbridge’ by the Irish Maritime Development Office (IMDO) in 2018, it is clear that there will be disruption to the GB landbridge when customs and border controls between the EU and the UK are introduced at the end of this month. Since the publication of the report, my Department,...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Expenditure (10 Dec 2020)

Eamon Ryan: The Department of Transport pays professional fees relevant to the role of employees. The total amount paid for the 12 month period to the 7th December 2020 is €3,308.40. This is in respect of 8 employees and was paid to the following professional bodies: Chartered Governance Institute £345.00 (€390.09) Chartered Institute of...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Transport Infrastructure Provision (10 Dec 2020)

Eamon Ryan: I was delighted to be able to announce  the creation of the new fund which is specifically designed to support active travel projects in those local authorities that have heretofore not traditionally had access to dedicated active travel funding. My specific intention with this fund is we support active travel projects across Ireland and seek to ensure that active travel...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Road Network (10 Dec 2020)

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...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Road Network (10 Dec 2020)

Eamon Ryan: As Minister for Transport I have responsibility for overall policy and securing 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...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Road Network (10 Dec 2020)

Eamon Ryan: As Minister for Transport I have responsibility for overall policy and securing 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...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Expenditure (10 Dec 2020)

Eamon Ryan: As Minister for Transport, I have responsibility for policy and overall funding in relation to public transport.  At a policy level the commitment is clear - no new diesel-only (nor petrol-only) buses for the urban PSO bus fleets are to be purchased, and all new purchases are currently hybrids and alternatively-fuelled technologies. Indeed it is my strong desire to build upon this...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Road Safety (10 Dec 2020)

Eamon Ryan: As Minister for Transport I have responsibility for overall policy and securing 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, maintenance  and upgrading of individual national roads is a matter for Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII), in conjunction...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Road Projects (10 Dec 2020)

Eamon Ryan: The improvement and maintenance of 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 Council's own resources supplemented by State road grants. The initial selection and prioritisation of works to be funded is also a matter for the local...

Seanad: Annual Transition Statement on Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Act 2015: Statements (9 Dec 2020)

Eamon Ryan: I read at the weekend that the Pope's Christmas reading list includes Kate Raworth's book Doughnut Economics, which is about how the transition to a low-carbon future will transform not just the environment but also our society and our economy for the better. I look forward to seeing what he reads after that. I recognise that what we are discussing today is the assessment of 2019 and not...

Seanad: Annual Transition Statement on Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Act 2015: Statements (9 Dec 2020)

Eamon Ryan: Press rewind.