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Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (12 Nov 2020)

Eamon Ryan: Moycarkey-Borris, County Tipperary contains premises located in both BLUE and AMBER areas on the National Broadband Plan (NBP) High Speed Broadband Map which is available on my Department's website at www.broadband.gov.ie. Premises in the AMBER area will be provided with high speed broadband through the State led Intervention, the contract for which was signed in November last with National...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Climate Action Plan (12 Nov 2020)

Eamon Ryan: Climate Action Plan progress reports are coordinated and published by the Department of the Taoiseach. I understand that four such reports have been published to date and are available on the Gov.ie website. Work is in progress on the fifth progress report which covers returns for Quarter 3 2020, and will be published shortly. Reports can be found...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Recycling Policy (12 Nov 2020)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 114 to 116, inclusive, together. There is no common definition of recyclable plastic in either Irish or EU legislation. This is partly explained by the differing waste collection and recycling infrastructures which exist across the EU. The 'Waste Action Plan for a Circular Economy', which I launched in September  contains a specific...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Environmental Fines (12 Nov 2020)

Eamon Ryan: The information requested by the Deputy is not held in my Department.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Light Rail Projects (12 Nov 2020)

Eamon Ryan: As the Deputy is aware the current National Development Planprovided funding toward appraisal, planning and design of a proposed Luas Finglas extension. During the summer I was delighted to launch the public consultation on the 'Emerging Preferred Route' for the proposed extension and look forward to seeing the project continue to progress. The present review of the National Development Plan...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Policy (12 Nov 2020)

Eamon Ryan: I thank the Deputy for the opportunity to set out some of the supports which the Government has put in place to assist the transport sector during the current pandemic.   Aviation  My Department is monitoring the financial impact of COVID-19 on the Irish aviation sector on an ongoing basis, in consultation with all key stakeholders and relevant Government...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Network (12 Nov 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 local authorities' own resources supplemented by State road grants. The regional and local road grant allocations are finalised following the publication of the Revised...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Coast Guard Service (12 Nov 2020)

Eamon Ryan: The Capital allocation in Budget 2021 for the Irish Coast Guard is €8.6m which is an increase on the 2020 allocation by €2.9m. The bulk of this (€6m) will be spent on the IRCG Building Programme with €3m at Greystones and €3m at Westport. Upgraded stations will typically include a kitchenette, male and female toilets, showering and changing facilities as...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (12 Nov 2020)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 123, 124, 126 and 127 together. I am aware of the serious difficulties, which the Deputies have raised, and which are ongoing for Irish licensed travel agents and tour operators in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic and the catastrophic collapse of overseas travel and tourism. I understand that due to continuing travel restrictions the travel trade...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Ports Facilities (12 Nov 2020)

Eamon Ryan: My Department was first informed about this suggestion by Rosslare Europort in late July 2020 when the Company forwarded a short document to my Department on the development potential for available lands adjacent to Rosslare Europort which included a suggestion that a Free Zone area could be located there as well as at the port itself. The issue is therefore at the very early stage...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Offices (12 Nov 2020)

Eamon Ryan: I can confirm that my Department has no lease arrangements with co-working real estate companies.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Offices (12 Nov 2020)

Eamon Ryan: I can confirm that my Department holds a lease in respect of a premises used to accommodate the Irish Coast Guard Marine Rescue Sub-Coordination Centre at Valentia Co Kerry. The lease on this property is for twenty years effective from 1st September 2011 at a cost of two thousand euros per annum. The landlord for this property is Sir Adrian Fitzgerald, London, UK.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Cycling Facilities (12 Nov 2020)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 130 and 131 together. 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, including cycling infrastructure. The Deputy is aware that Dublin City Council is responsible for...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (12 Nov 2020)

Eamon Ryan: I recognise that the transport sector has been acutely affected by COVID-19 as public health restrictions have discouraged people from traveling generally. Small public service vehicle (SPSV) operators and small coach operators have been badly affected due to their dependence on the hospitality and tourism sectors. Limousine and small coach operators, who are particularly dependent on...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Improvement Schemes (12 Nov 2020)

Eamon Ryan: As is the case for all such capital projects, the A5 upgrade scheme is subject to the planning assessment and approval process in Northern Ireland. Following the conclusion in 2018 of a legal challenge which resulted in the quashing of the previous approval of the A5 upgrade scheme, the Northern Ireland Department for Infrastructure initiated a review of the scheme with a view to...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Improvement Schemes (12 Nov 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 improvement and upgrading of individual national roads is a matter for Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII), in conjunction with the local authorities...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (12 Nov 2020)

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. Works on those roads are funded from the Council's own resources supplemented by State road grants. The initial selection and prioritisation of works to be funded is a matter for the Council. Any...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Covid-19 Pandemic (12 Nov 2020)

Eamon Ryan: My Department has not encountered expenditure in respect of hand sanitisation products or other PPE products which were subsequently subject to a recall by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine in 2020.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Transport Authority (12 Nov 2020)

Eamon Ryan: The Dublin Transport Authority Act 2008 established the Dublin Transport Authority, which was later renamed the National Transport Authority and granted additional statutory functions pursuant to amendments made by the Public Transport Regulation Act 2009. Thus the present NTA was originally developed to be a transport authority for the Greater Dublin Area (GDA) only, and the Authority still...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Covid-19 Tests (12 Nov 2020)

Eamon Ryan: The Plan for Living with Covid-19 and the Government decision of 20 October both affirm that any testing model implemented for international travel should not impinge on HSE testing capacity. In light of this any testing for international travel will need to draw on resources from the private sector which are not being accessed by the HSE. The testing regime envisaged under the...