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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (30 Jul 2020)

Eamon Ryan: The July Stimulus Package introduced significant measures to help support businesses and individuals to recover following the devastating impacts of the COVID-19 crisis. The overall package of direct employment supports, cash grants, demand stimulation measures and tax reliefs will help tourism businesses and people working in the tourism sector in the current challenging environment. ...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (30 Jul 2020)

Eamon Ryan: The July Stimulus Package introduced significant measures to help support businesses and individuals to recover following the devastating impacts of the COVID-19 crisis. To help businesses stabilise, reopen and reemploy their staff, enhanced direct grants will be provided from a revised ReStart Grant. This grant was increased and extended with an additional €300m in funding being...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (30 Jul 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 regulating fares charged by public transport operators, and it is not within my legal remit to restructure public transport fares. I have therefore forwarded the Deputy's question to the NTA...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Advertising (30 Jul 2020)

Eamon Ryan: The information on advertising costs requested is available on the Gov.ie website at the following link: My Department routinely published details of expenditure on external service on the Gov.ie website.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Water Supply (29 Jul 2020)

Eamon Ryan: I have no function in this regard. I understand that this is a matter for Irish Water under Section 7 of the Water Services (No 2) Act 2013.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Freedom of Information (29 Jul 2020)

Eamon Ryan: My Department has processed 138 Freedom of Information requests to date in 2020, 27 of which were carried forward from 2019.  84 have been answered within the statutory deadline and 26 recent requests are still under active consideration.  A number of requests were also transferred to other FOI bodies, withdrawn or answered outside of the Freedom of Information process. Section 14...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Telecommunications Services (29 Jul 2020)

Eamon Ryan: The area referred to in the Question is largely located within the BLUE commercial 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 have indicated future plans to...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Metropolitan Area Networks Programme (29 Jul 2020)

Eamon Ryan: The Analysys Mason Report on the Review of Pricing and Access Arrangements for the MANs was published by the former Minister on 13 February 2019. The Report noted that in certain respects the MANs Concessionaire enet was not in compliance with the agreed Code of Practice in relation to its approach to intercompany transfer pricing. My predecessor referred the Report to the Commission for...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Aviation Policy (29 Jul 2020)

Eamon Ryan: Shannon Group PLC has confirmed to my officials that a crew only private flight transited Shannon Airport on 24 June. US Preclearance for business jets is not available at this time due to US COVID-19 restrictions, and crew only transit flights are not subject to Irish immigration checks.   daa has confirmed to my officials that a GainJet Aviation 757 flew from Washington...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Motor Tax (29 Jul 2020)

Eamon Ryan: Under existing arrangements, motor tax is payable in person or by post through motor tax offices in 26 local authorities. It is also payable online at any time, with the level of online usage increasing from 42% of all motor tax transactions in 2010 to just under 79% at the end of last year.  While overall motor tax transactions have reduced slightly in recent months due to Covid-19, the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Greenways Provision (29 Jul 2020)

Eamon Ryan: Today I announced funding of €4.5 million to 26 Greenway Projects. The funding was allocated under the Carbon Tax Fund 2020 and provides support for feasibility, planning and design for Greenways around the country. I am pleased to confirm that funding of €175,000 has been allocated to Cavan County Council for two sections of the Cavan Railway Greenway, from Cavan to Drumully...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (29 Jul 2020)

Eamon Ryan: As Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, I have responsibility for policy and overall funding in relation to public transport. I am not involved in the day-to-day operational aspects of public transport. The issue raised is a matter for the National Transport Authority (NTA), in conjunction with Bus Éireann, and I have forwarded the Deputy's question to the NTA...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Covid-19 Pandemic (29 Jul 2020)

Eamon Ryan: The Deputy raises an important issue for Irish licensed travel agents and tour operators, many of which are small, local high street businesses.  Under the EU Package Travel Directive, travel agents and tour operators are required to provide their customers with a full cash refund when a holiday is cancelled due to exceptional circumstances, which of course Covid is.  However, the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Freedom of Information (29 Jul 2020)

Eamon Ryan: After the initial Covid19 crisis period, the Department received a substantial number of FOI requests. In some cases, extensions have been requested to allow for further time to complete requests and-or to access hard copy files pertaining to the FOI request. Decision makers and requesters continue to kept in touch regularly about the progress on these requests. The specific data...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Driver Licensing Service (29 Jul 2020)

Eamon Ryan: As you can appreciate Covid 19 has had a profound effect on the delivery of services. The NDLS resumed operations from the 8th June, with a number of new protocols and procedures in place to keep both staff and customers as safe as possible.  The service is operating currently at around 60% of its pre Covid capacity to ensure that it complies with occupational and public health...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Covid-19 Pandemic (29 Jul 2020)

Eamon Ryan: The Taskforce for Aviation Recovery’s Final Report, which is available on the Gov.ieweb site, contains a number of recommendations on how to support Irish aviation, which has been badly affected by the almost complete shutdown of international air travel.  The recommendations include measures to sustain the industry for so long as travel restrictions are in place and also...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (29 Jul 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 incIuding the employment wage subsidy scheme, the refund of corporation tax, the rates waiver,  and an increased restart grant.  However, I  am aware of how badly impacted the coach tourism sector has been by the crisis due to...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (29 Jul 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 incIuding the employment wage subsidy scheme, the refund of corporation tax, the rates waiver, and an increased restart grant.  However, I  am aware of how badly impacted the coach tourism sector has been by the crisis due to the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Car Test (29 Jul 2020)

Eamon Ryan: The National Car Test (NCT) is a road safety measure that provides basic roadworthiness inspections at regular intervals for passenger cars in use on public roads.  Vehicles are inspected on specific predetermined dates to ensure they satisfy basic safety standards.  This inspection, and any corresponding certification, does not confer a warranty as regards...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Covid-19 Pandemic (29 Jul 2020)

Eamon Ryan: As things stand in law, air passenger rights are protected by Regulation (EC) No. 261/2004, which covers the rights of passenger in instances of cancellations.  However, if a flight goes ahead and a customer either cancels or does not use their ticket, they are not entitled to a refund under EU law.  Evidently the existing consumer protections and legal obligations on airlines...