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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (9 Dec 2020)

Eamon Ryan: As Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, 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 BusConnects programme.  Noting the NTA's responsibility in the matter, I have referred the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Brexit Preparations (9 Dec 2020)

Eamon Ryan: Details of the Traffic Management Contingency Plan have now been made available on Gov.ie. It is important to note that no matter what happens in the ongoing Brexit negotiations, there will be major changes in how we do business with the UK from January 1st. This traffic management plan, which is the result of close collaboration by many different agencies, is designed to deal with any...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Covid-19 Pandemic (9 Dec 2020)

Eamon Ryan: The Government decision of October 2020 has delivered on the commitment in the Plan for Living with Covid-19 in adopting the EU “traffic light” approach to international travel, details of which are published on Gov.ie. Ireland has previously incorporated the guidance in the EASA/ECDC Aviation Health Safety Protocol within the protocols for passenger travel by air and sea in...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Aviation Industry (9 Dec 2020)

Eamon Ryan: I would like to thank the Deputy for his question. In my reply which follows, I am surmising that the Deputy is referring to the position of Chairperson of the Board of Shannon Group, (a position previously held by Ms. Rose Hynes) as opposed to a replacement of Shannon Group’s Chief Executive Officer. The position of Chairperson of Shannon Group Board was advertised by the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Taxi Licences (9 Dec 2020)

Eamon Ryan: The National Transport Authority (NTA), the statutory regulator, has since the start of the pandemic taken action to reduce the operating costs for small public service vehicle (SPSV) operators. It has extended vehicle age limits and waived late renewal fees though to March 2021. Furthermore, my Department will provide funding to the NTA to enable it to waive its standard SPSV (vehicle)...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety (9 Dec 2020)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 51 and 52 together. The Deputy is aware that significant additional financial resources have been available to local authorities since the establishment of the Government as evidenced by the July Stimulus measures, the additional allocations made available under Budget 2021 and the establishment of a new active travel fund as part of those Budgetary...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Bodies Data (9 Dec 2020)

Eamon Ryan: Since 2014, all vacancies/positions on State boards are advertised openly on the State Boards portal www.stateboards.ie operated by the Public Appointments Service (PAS). Appointments are made based on specific and detailed criteria determined by the relevant Minister as necessary for the effective performance of the relevant role, and are processed by way of a transparent...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Electric Vehicles (9 Dec 2020)

Eamon Ryan: I intend to bring forward the relevant provisions to amend primary legislation in relation to e-sccoters and other Powered Personal Transport devices (PPTs) when the Oireachtas is considering the Road Traffic (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill early in the coming Oireachtas session, in accordance with the Programme for Government.  Minister Troy will, I know, share the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Aviation Industry (9 Dec 2020)

Eamon Ryan: This issue has only very recently come to attention, and it has been confirmed by the Commission for Aviation Regulation (CAR) - which is our national enforcement body under Regulation (EC) 261 of 2004 - that a number of consumers have been effected. Under the Regulation, which provides for the payment of refunds to air passengers in certain circumstances,...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Environmental Protection Enforcement (8 Dec 2020)

Eamon Ryan: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) already closely monitors the agriculture sector.  The Industrial Emissions Directive, 2010/75/EU (IED), is the primary instrument in place to control and mitigate the environmental and human health impacts arising from industrial emissions in Ireland. Under both the IEC and the 1992 EPA Act, activities that require an Integrated Pollution...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Pension Provisions (8 Dec 2020)

Eamon Ryan: My Department has received a request from Eir Ltd. to consent to an increase of 0.9% to the amount paid to pension recipients, in line with existing agreements relating to this scheme.  This request is currently being processed and a response will be issued shortly following consultation with the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Electricity Generation (8 Dec 2020)

Eamon Ryan: The Programme for Government commits to prioritising the development of micro-generation, letting people sell excess power back to the grid by July 2021. The measures set out below will assist in delivering this commitment. The Commission for Regulation of Utilities (CRU) published a Roadmap for the Clean Energy Package’s Electricity and Renewables Directives in March this year, which...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Inland Fisheries (8 Dec 2020)

Eamon Ryan: The question relates to the proposed issue of Salmon Tags for Lock Currain, Waterville, Co. Kerry, for the 2021 season. The Wild Salmon and Sea Trout Regulations (WSSTRs) are made annually and are aimed at the conservation of fish in Ireland's 144 salmon rivers each of which has a genetically unique salmon stock and as a consequence Ireland manages salmon stocks on an individual river...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Legislative Measures (8 Dec 2020)

Eamon Ryan: Advice from the Office of the Attorney General was received to the effect that the Inland Fisheries Act 2010 did not explicitly provide Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) with a power to prosecute in relation to certain offences under the Fisheries Acts. The 2017 Act therefore amended the 2010 Act to ensure that IFI, as a statutory prosecutor, could continue to enforce the Inland Fisheries Acts...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Environmental Schemes (8 Dec 2020)

Eamon Ryan: The recent Government approval of funding of up to €108 million for the Bord Na Móna Enhanced Decommissioning, Rehabilitation and Restoration Scheme (Scheme) reaffirms our commitment to addressing the climate and biodiversity crises we are facing, and to ensuring a just transition in the midlands region. The Scheme will protect the storage of 100...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Environmental Protection Enforcement (8 Dec 2020)

Eamon Ryan: My Department in co-operation with Tipperary County Council has undertaken an extensive programme of remediation works at a number of former mining sites at Silvermines.  The Department continues to fund an ongoing programme of environmental monitoring at Silvermines. Work has been substantially completed on 5 of the 6 sites with expenditure amounting to €11.19m. The...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Air Pollution (8 Dec 2020)

Eamon Ryan: As part of its ongoing research funding, the EPA is supporting research at Trinity College Dublin into the impact of nitrogen dioxide (NO2) on health, with particular emphasis on vulnerable groups.  NO2is primarily a pollutant generated by traffic, and this study seeks to establish appropriate data which can determine the correlation between NO2 levels and the prescribing...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Foreshore Issues (8 Dec 2020)

Eamon Ryan: The Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) has informed my Department that the following events occurred from 19 to 22 November at the former quarter scale test site location off the coast of Spiddal. At approximately 13:45hrs on Thursday 19 November 2020 the Marine Institute were notified by phone call from a member of the public that the environmental monitoring...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Postal Services (8 Dec 2020)

Eamon Ryan: I am aware of the importance of maintaining a post office network in our society.  However I also know that the serious decline in mail volumes and the impact of Covid-19 on footfall through post offices has had a severe impact on the postal network and the revenue being generated for postmasters. A lot of work has been done over the past few years to develop the network and this...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Post Office Network (8 Dec 2020)

Eamon Ryan: The Programme for Government recognises that a modernised post office network will provide a better range of financial services and e-commerce services for citizens and enterprise, as part of our commitment to a sustainable nationwide post office network. While it is long-standing Government policy that postal services will not be directly subsidised by the Government, we remain fully...