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Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: North-South Interconnector (10 Sep 2020)

Eamon Ryan: The Programme for Government does not include a commitment to review the North-South interconnector project.As I indicated in reply to refer to Question No  [20907/20] of 28 July 2020 I do not intend ordering a further review of the project.The option of undergrounding the proposed North-South Interconnector has been comprehensively assessed on several...

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

Eamon Ryan: The area referred to in the Question contains 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 . This map can be searched using eircodes to determine whether particular premises are BLUE or AMBER.· AMBER areas represent the area to be served by the network to be...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: EU Issues (10 Sep 2020)

Eamon Ryan: The 2009 EU Effort Sharing Decision established binding annual greenhouse gas emission targets for Member States for the period 2013 to 2020. For the year 2020 itself, the target set for Ireland is that emissions should be 20% below their value in 2005. According to the Environmental Protection Agency’s latest projections published earlier this year, our 2020 emissions could be 2 to 4%...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Water Services (10 Sep 2020)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 65, 66 and 67 together.I propose to take Questions Nos 65,66 and 67 together. These are matters for Irish Water under Section 7 of the Water Services (No2) Act 2019. Irish Water is under the remit of the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government and, as such, I have no function in relation to the matters raised. 

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (10 Sep 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.   The NBP network will offer users a high speed broadband service with a minimum download speed of 500Mbps from the outset. This represents an increase from the 150Mbps committed to under the Contract. The current deployment...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Covid-19 Pandemic (10 Sep 2020)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 69 and 77 together. I am aware of the serious difficulties 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. The sector continues to benefit from a range of State supports made available for SMEs - including the wage subsidies - and the State is also...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sports Funding (10 Sep 2020)

Eamon Ryan: In January of this year, provisional allocations totalling €77.4m for 25 projects under Stream 2 (construction) of the Large Scale Sport Infrastructure Fund (LSSIF) were announced. On 13th January additional provisional allocations of €5m for a further 7 projects under Stream 1 (design) of the LSSIF were announced. A provisional allocation of €837,680 was announced for a...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (10 Sep 2020)

Eamon Ryan: The July Stimulus Package introduced significant measures to help support businesses to recover following the devastating impacts of the COVID-19 crisis. Some of the key measures for tourism include the“Stay and Spend” initiative, the €26m adaptation grant, the €10m grant for coach tourism and the revised Restart grant which now includes B&B’s. ...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Ministerial Meetings (10 Sep 2020)

Eamon Ryan: I can confirm to the Deputy that while I have not personally met with representatives from the Irish Travel Agents Association since my appointment as Minister, both my officials and my Ministerial colleague in the Department, Minister Hildegarde Naughton, who holds responsibility for the aviation sector are maintaining an open engagement with the travel trade industry. I understand that...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Ministerial Meetings (10 Sep 2020)

Eamon Ryan: As the Deputy will be aware, the regulation of the small public service vehicle (SPSV) industry is a matter for the National Transport Authority (NTA) under the provisions of the Taxi Regulation Act 2013. The Advisory Committee on Small Public Service Vehicles, commonly referred to as the Taxi Advisory Committee, was established under the Taxi Regulation Act 2003 and continues in being under...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: School Transport (10 Sep 2020)

Eamon Ryan: As Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport I have responsibility for policy and overall funding in relation to public transport. Continued operation of the public transport sector is important, and it has been designated among the essential services that have carried on during the Covid crisis. I would like to thank both public and commercial operators and their staff for their continued...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Covid-19 Pandemic (10 Sep 2020)

Eamon Ryan: The Department of Health is the lead Government Department in relation to Public Health matters. Government advice continues to be against all non-essential travel overseas until further notice. If individuals travel abroad for essential reasons, they should inform themselves about any requirements in place in the destination to which they are travelling. The current international travel...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (10 Sep 2020)

Eamon Ryan: In regard to the proposal to revaluate Small Public Service Vehicle (SPSV) Limousine Licences, the Deputy may be aware that the current SPSV licensing regime, which was introduced in 2000, is built upon the principle that the purpose of a licence is to indicate a person’s suitability to carry out a function and to ensure that the holder of a licence is subject to lawful...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (10 Sep 2020)

Eamon Ryan: As the information requested in the Deputy's question is held by the Road Safety Authority, I have forwarded the question to the Authority for direct response to the individual's case. Please contact my office if no reply is received within 10 working days.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Aviation Industry (10 Sep 2020)

Eamon Ryan: 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 Departments. The Government has put in place a range of supports for businesses, including those in aviation. The supports include the extended wage subsidy scheme, which will now run to April 2021, alleviation of...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Environmental Policy (9 Sep 2020)

Eamon Ryan: The extended producer responsibility (EPR) scheme for packaging placed on the market in Ireland is operated by Repak. The fee that producers pay for plastic packaging placed on the market, in 2020, is €114.32 per tonne. Under the scheme responsibility is shared across the supply chain and different packaging materials are charged at individual rates, reflecting the level of subsidy...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Telecommunications Infrastructure (9 Sep 2020)

Eamon Ryan: The area referred to in the Question covers both BLUE and AMBER areas on the National Broadband Plan (NBP) High Speed Broadband Map which is available on my Department's website at . - AMBER areas represent 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 National Broadband Ireland (NBI). - BLUE...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Search and Rescue Service Provision (9 Sep 2020)

Eamon Ryan: The Search and Rescue operation was coordinated by the Coast Guard Rescue Coordination Centre - MRSC Valentia and as with all search and rescue incidents is the subject of an incident review. Given the complexity of this incident in terms of number of search resources and duration of the incident the review is not yet to hand. Valentia first became aware of the incident shortly after 10pm on...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Air Accident Investigations (9 Sep 2020)

Eamon Ryan: As the Deputy is aware, a Review Board was established on 11 March 2020 to re-examine certain findings of the Draft Final Report of the investigation into the accident involving Rescue 116 at Black Rock, Co Mayo on 14th March 2017. The Review Board is chaired by Senior Counsel Patrick McCann who is assisted by an independent Expert Member. It was established in line with the regulations...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Statutory Instruments (9 Sep 2020)

Eamon Ryan: As Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, I have responsibility for policy and overall funding in relation to public transport in Ireland. The CIÉ Holding Company provides central services for the whole CIÉ Group including the management of pension schemes. In light of the above, I have referred the question to CIÉ for direct reply. Please advise my private office if you do...