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Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Electric Vehicles (7 Oct 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 (the majority of which are operated by the...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Public Service Obligation Levy (7 Oct 2020)

Eamon Ryan: The PSO levy has been in place since 2001, and is a charge on all electricity customers without exception. It consists of a set of support schemes designed to facilitate national electricity policy objectives for renewables and security of supply. From a policy standpoint, the PSO has been and will continue to be a vital policy support for the development of renewable electricity and to...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (7 Oct 2020)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 30 and 31 together. The premises referred to 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 has indicated...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (7 Oct 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: National Broadband Plan (7 Oct 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: Public Service Obligation Levy (7 Oct 2020)

Eamon Ryan: The PSO levy has been in place since 2001, and is a charge on all electricity customers without exception. It consists of a set of support schemes designed to facilitate national electricity policy objectives for renewables and security of supply. From a policy standpoint, the PSO has been and will continue to be a vital policy support for the development of renewable electricity and to...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Warmer Homes Scheme (7 Oct 2020)

Eamon Ryan: The SEAI operates a number of energy efficiency upgrade schemes on behalf of my Department.These schemes include partial grants for individuals that can afford to contribute to the cost of upgrades as well as schemes that provide free energy efficiency improvements for people who are in receipt of certain welfare payments.The attached document provides information on the...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (7 Oct 2020)

Eamon Ryan: The National Broadband Plan (NBP) State led Intervention will be delivered by National Broadband Ireland (NBI) under a contract signed on 19 November last to roll out a high speed and future proofed broadband network within the Intervention Area which covers 1.1 million people living and working in the nearly 540,000 premises, including almost 100,000 businesses and farms along with 695...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (7 Oct 2020)

Eamon Ryan: NBI provides a facility for any premises within the AMBER area to register their interest in being provided with deployment updates through its website (). This provides anyone living in the NBP intervention area with a mechanism through which they can ensure they will be updated when the network is being built out in their area. The Question refers to a...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Travel Trade Sector (7 Oct 2020)

Eamon Ryan: I am aware of the serious difficulties, which the Deputy has raised, arising 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. This sector is among that category of businesses that have not been able to reclaim any meaningful level of lost business over the last 6 months. It is the case...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: State Bodies (7 Oct 2020)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 39 to 41, inclusive, and 50 together. I would like to thank the Deputy for her questions, some of which have been forwarded for my attention by the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, in relation to Shannon Group and Shannon Heritage, which is part of Shannon Group. The Deputy will be aware that I have committed to undertake an examination of...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (7 Oct 2020)

Eamon Ryan: As the Deputy is aware, the improvement and maintenance of regional and local roads in its area is a statutory function of each road authority in accordance with the provisions of section 13 of the Roads Act, 1993. Works on such roads are a matter for the relevant local authority to be funded from its own resources supplemented by State road grants. As previously indicated to the Deputy,...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Transport Authority (7 Oct 2020)

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: Road Projects (7 Oct 2020)

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 responsibility for the planning and development of public transport infrastructure in the Greater Dublin Area (GDA), including active travel infrastructure. Noting the NTA's responsibility in the matter, I have referred the Deputy's...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (7 Oct 2020)

Eamon Ryan: As I indicated in my response to the Question referred to by the Deputy, this is a matter which is the responsibility of the RSA. I shall contact the RSA to see that a response is expedited. My Department is remaining in close contact with the RSA as they deal with the increased demand for their driver testing service since operations resumed following its temporary closure due to the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Traffic Management (7 Oct 2020)

Eamon Ryan: In line with our Programme for Government commitment, work is now beginning on new Climate Action Plan. We need to ensure that the new Plan will be ambitious in reach, grounded in evidence, and backed with a determination to achieve Ireland’s emissions commitments in fair and effective ways. As part of this work, my Department will examine the issue of decreasing speed limits as a...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Parking Regulations (7 Oct 2020)

Eamon Ryan: Section 41 of the Road Traffic Act 2010 grants powers to the Minister for Transport to make regulations prescribing amounts for fixed charge notice offences. The Department keeps these charges under constant review and can intervene to impose increases where it appropriate. Most recently, for example, in March 2018 my predecessor, Mr. Shane Ross T.D., increased the fixed charge for the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Airport Passenger Data (7 Oct 2020)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 48 and 49 together. Statistics on passengers arriving into Ireland through State Airports by country of departure are compiled on a weekly basis. Statistics on the countries of departure for passengers arriving into Ireland’s State Airports from overseas destinations from the 7th September – 4thOctober 2020 inclusive are set out in the following...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: State Bodies (7 Oct 2020)

Eamon Ryan: As the Deputy will be aware, Shannon Heritage is part of Shannon Group which is a commercial State body. Accordingly, issues, such as the numbers in attendance across the Shannon Heritage portfolio over the past five years, are operational matters for the Company. I have therefore forwarded your question to Shannon Group for a direct response. If a reply is not received within 10 working...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (7 Oct 2020)

Eamon Ryan: As the 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 is a matter for the National Transport Authority (NTA), in conjunction with Iarnród Éireann, and I have forwarded the Deputy's question to the NTA for direct reply. Please...