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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Aviation Industry (23 Jul 2020)

Eamon Ryan: I wish to acknowledge the work of the Taskforce for Aviation Recovery, whose members gave up their time and worked quickly over the course of a short number of weeks to highlight the challenges faced by the aviation industry in Ireland and to make recommendations aimed at meeting those challenges. We are all in agreement that the aviation industry is crucial to Ireland's long term economic...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (23 Jul 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. Under Project Ireland 2040 my Department is committed, subject to necessary approvals, to providing...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety (23 Jul 2020)

Eamon Ryan: As Minister for Climate, Energy, Communications and Transport, Tourism and Sport, I have responsibility for overall policy and securing exchequer funding in relation to the National Roads Programme. Once funding arrangements have been put in place with Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII), under the Roads Acts 1993-2015 and in line with the National Development Plan (NDP), the operation...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety (23 Jul 2020)

Eamon Ryan: The improvement and maintenance of regional and local roads (RLR) 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 the councils' own resources supplemented by State road grants. The initial selection and prioritisation of works to be funded is also a matter for the local...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Roads Maintenance (23 Jul 2020)

Eamon Ryan: The improvement and maintenance of regional and local roads (RLR) 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 Councils' own resources supplemented by State road grants. The initial selection and prioritisation of works to be funded is also a matter for the Council. The 2020...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sports Capital Programme (23 Jul 2020)

Eamon Ryan: The Sports Capital Programme (SCP) is the primary vehicle for Government support for the development of sports and physical recreation facilities and the purchase of non-personal sports equipment throughout the country. The most recent (2018) round of the SCP attracted a record 2,337 applications. Allocations were announced in January, May and November of last year with a total of over...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sports Organisations (23 Jul 2020)

Eamon Ryan: Sport Ireland, which is funded by my Department, is the statutory body with responsibility for the promotion, development and co-ordination of sport. This includes the promotion of volunteering and participation in sport. They also publish on a bi-annual basis statistical data on active and social participation in sport in the Irish Sports Monitor (ISM). The 2019 mid-year results from the ISM...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Marine Casualty Investigations Board (23 Jul 2020)

Eamon Ryan: My Department is examining the Court of Justice of the European Union judgment in relation to the Marine Casualty Investigation Board (MCIB) and recently received legal advice on possible next steps, including the likely amendment of the relevant legislation. Any such proposals will provide a basis for early engagement with the European Commission in order to ensure that the Court findings...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (23 Jul 2020)

Eamon Ryan: As Minister for Transport, Tourism & Sport, I have responsibility for policy and overall funding in relation to public transport. While the majority of public transport in Ireland is provided by the publicly-subvented bus and rail services funded through National Transport Authority's (NTA) public service obligation (PSO) programme, the public transport system also includes...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Covid-19 Pandemic (23 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 travel...

National Oil Reserves Agency (Amendment) and Provision of Central Treasury Services Bill 2020: From the Seanad (22 Jul 2020)

Eamon Ryan: I thank the Deputies for their contributions and I will try to answer some of the questions raised. First, turning to Deputy Naughten, the purpose of this amendment is to allow the sort of projects that Bord na Móna is now looking at in terms of bog rehabilitation, rewetting bogs and storing carbon within the bogs. It is specifically those sorts of projects. My predecessor, Deputy...

National Oil Reserves Agency (Amendment) and Provision of Central Treasury Services Bill 2020: From the Seanad (22 Jul 2020)

Eamon Ryan: The Deputy cited Littleton. The issue of the harvest not proceeding this year relates purely to environmental issues and the environmental impact assessment and it requires the company, as it moves from brown to green, to ensure it does not leave an environmental hazard where the peat would run off into the water. I will pursue that directly with the company to ensure that is what takes...

National Oil Reserves Agency (Amendment) and Provision of Central Treasury Services Bill 2020: From the Seanad (22 Jul 2020)

Eamon Ryan: I am grateful for the opportunity to address the amendment and, I hope, to have the Bill passed by the House. The amendment relates to section 15 and was tabled following discussions between my Department and the Office of the Attorney General. It was determined that it would be appropriate to table an amendment to section 15 on Committee Stage in order to clarify the basis on which the...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Waste Management (22 Jul 2020)

Eamon Ryan: My Department has been examining this issue in detail and has engaged with relevant stakeholders, including representative organisations and the HSE, in an effort to see how best to support persons with long-term incontinence with respect to the disposal of medical incontinence wear. However, there are complex issues at play in this area, which are understandable given the sensitive nature of...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (22 Jul 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 National...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (22 Jul 2020)

Eamon Ryan: The Question refers to premises which are 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 National...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Efficiency (22 Jul 2020)

Eamon Ryan: The Deep Retrofit Pilot Scheme was launched in 2017 as a time bound pilot to investigate the challenges and opportunities of deep retrofit in Ireland. The Pilot provides 50% funding for energy upgrades to an A BER rating with 95% funding provided for low-income households. The scheme, which is funded by my Department and operated by the SEAI, closed for applications on 19th July 2019. All...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Broadcasting Sector (22 Jul 2020)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 70 and 71 together. Part 10 of the Broadcasting Act, 2009 makes provision for the disbursement of 7% of the net television licence fee receipts to the Broadcasting Fund administered by the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland (BAI). The Broadcasting Fund supports both the Sound and Vision (S&V) and Archiving Schemes. Total Licence Fee...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Covid-19 Pandemic (22 Jul 2020)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 72 and 73 together. In line with the sequence of actions detailed in the revised ‘Roadmap for Reopening Society and Business’, pubs that do not serve substantial meals are due to reopen in Phase 4, which is scheduled to commence on 10 August. Following receipt of relevant public health guidance the guidelines for the reopening of pubs are being...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Covid-19 Pandemic (22 Jul 2020)

Eamon Ryan: The decision taken by Government, following the advice of the National Public Health Emergency Team, to allow for the reopening of certain businesses, including driving instruction, as part of the revised Phase 3 of the Roadmap for reopening the country, was based on assessments of the level of risk to public health of reopening these businesses. It is not an instruction to open such...