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Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Post Office Network (21 Jul 2020)

Eamon Ryan: The Programme for Government recognises that a modernised post office network will provide a better range of financial services and e-commerce services for citizens and enterprise, as part of our commitment to a sustainable nationwide post office network. Government remains fully committed to a sustainable post office network as a key component of the economic and social...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Fuel Allowance (21 Jul 2020)

Eamon Ryan: The Better Energy Warmer Homes Scheme is funded by my Department and administered by the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI). The scheme delivers a range of energy efficiency measures free of charge to low income households vulnerable to energy poverty. To date over 142,000 homes have received free upgrades under the scheme, leaving the occupants better able to afford to heat their...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (21 Jul 2020)

Eamon Ryan: The figure of €40,427,264 including VAT referred to in my reply to the Parliamentary Question relates to expenditure on specialist external adviser firms on the NBP over the past five years and the first payment to National Broadband Ireland (NBI) under the NBP contract. The figure does not include the cost of Department staff working...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Better Energy Homes Scheme (21 Jul 2020)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 89, 90 and 91 together. My Department funds a number of grant schemes to help homeowners to improve the energy efficiency of their properties. These schemes are administered by the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI). Since 2000, approximately 400,000 homeowners have upgraded their homes with support from these schemes. This has resulted in...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Efficiency (21 Jul 2020)

Eamon Ryan: The Programme for Government and the Climate Action Plan set ambitious targets for the number and depth of residential retrofits to be completed by 2030. The targets are to retrofit 500,000 homes to a Building Energy Rating of B2/cost optimal equivalent and to install 400,000 heat pumps in existing buildings over the next 10 years.  Retrofitting has the ability to contribute...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Contracts (21 Jul 2020)

Eamon Ryan: My Department has not awarded any formal contracts to the company or any of the subsidiaries specified by the Deputy.  One subsidiary has provided catering services to the Department, relating to a number of events held in 2018 and 2019, as shown in the table below. In each case, the value of the services was below the threshold for which formal tendering...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Better Energy Homes Scheme (21 Jul 2020)

Eamon Ryan: The Better Energy Warmer Homes Scheme is funded by my Department and administered by the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI). The scheme delivers a range of energy efficiency measures free of charge to low income households vulnerable to energy poverty. To date over 142,000 homes have received free upgrades under the scheme, leaving the occupants better able to afford to heat their...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Gas and Electricity Disconnections (21 Jul 2020)

Eamon Ryan: Responsibility for the regulation of the gas and electricity markets, including consumer protection, is a matter for the Commission for Regulation of Utilities (CRU) which is the independent regulator established initially under the Electricity Regulation Act 1999. Given the CRU’s responsibilities and  statutory functions in respect of consumer protection,...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Environmental Protection Agency (21 Jul 2020)

Eamon Ryan: The Programme for Government contains a commitment to respond to the OECD review of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and ensure that our legislative framework for licensing pollution is fit for purpose. The report on the Review was recently completed and is available on the OECD website. I understand that the EPA has already implemented some of the recommendations and...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Just Transition Fund (21 Jul 2020)

Eamon Ryan: The Just Transition Fund is a key pillar of the Government's just transition plan for the Midlands. Up to €11 million will be available in 2020 for projects focusing on retraining workers, proposals to generate sustainable employment in green enterprise in the region, and supporting communities to transition to a low carbon economy. This is financed through an Exchequer allocation of...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Infrastructure (21 Jul 2020)

Eamon Ryan: My Department is carrying out a review of the security of energy supply of Ireland’s electricity and natural gas systems which is focusing on the period to 2030 in the context of ensuring a sustainable pathway to 2050. The review will include a full updated technical analysis of the security of supply challenges and a public consultation. The outcome of the review...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Telecommunications Services (21 Jul 2020)

Eamon Ryan: The premises referred to in the Question 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 have indicated future...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Staff (21 Jul 2020)

Eamon Ryan: On the commencement of every Dáil, the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform issues guidelines setting out the arrangements for the staffing of Ministerial Offices. The Guidelines for the 33rd Dáil are currently awaiting Government approval. At this stage, no Policy Advisers have been formally appointed to my Department by the Government. Programme implementation is led by...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Ministerial Advisers (21 Jul 2020)

Eamon Ryan: On the commencement of every Dáil, the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform issues guidelines setting out the arrangements for the staffing of Ministerial Offices. The Guidelines for the 33rd Dáil are currently awaiting Government approval. At this stage no Special Advisers have been formally appointed by the Government. This process will start once the Guidelines have been...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Better Energy Homes Scheme (21 Jul 2020)

Eamon Ryan: The Better Energy Communities Scheme funds community-based partnerships to improve the energy efficiency of the building stock in their area.  It is applicable to homes, community facilities and businesses.  The budget for the Scheme this year was increased to €22 million – with €4 million of this allocation for a new ‘homes only’ aggregation...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sport Ireland (21 Jul 2020)

Eamon Ryan: I wish to refer the Deputy to my reply to Question No. 58 of last Thursday 16th July, which I have copied below for the Deputy's information. I can also inform the Deputy that the Minister for Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht, Catherine Martin TD and the Minister of State with responsibility for Sport and the Gaeltacht Jack Chambers TD have received briefings from their...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Covid-19 Pandemic (21 Jul 2020)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 105, 113, 125, 135 and 143 together. 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...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Proposed Legislation (21 Jul 2020)

Eamon Ryan: I intend to legislate for eScooters in accordance with the Programme for Government. This will involve identifying and developing appropriate amendments to primary legislation across a range of complex areas. The work must be carried out in such a way that it doea not undermine the overall framework of Road Traffic Law or Road Safety in general. The Government's current legislative priorities...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Cycling Facilities (21 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 responsibility for the planning and development of public transport infrastructure in the Greater Dublin Area (GDA), including cycling infrastructure. Noting the NTA's responsibility in the matter, I have referred the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (21 Jul 2020)

Eamon Ryan: The Government will shortly publish a series of immediate actions to support the economy - the "July Stimulus". In this context the Government will, among other things, consider further additional measures that may be needed to support the tourism and hospitality sector. My Department has liaised with other Government departments and industry representative bodies, to align the economy...