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Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Electric Vehicles (15 Jul 2020)

Eamon Ryan: The number of Electric Vehicles totally reliant on electricity propulsion (BEV - Battery Electric Vehicles) under current taxation at 30th June 2020 was 10,910 of which 10,183 were private vehicles. There were also a further 8,488 plug-in hybrid electric vehicles taxed which are capable of being propelled solely by electricity on shorter journeys. The Climate Action Plan has a target of...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Electricity Generation (15 Jul 2020)

Eamon Ryan: The Renewable Electricity Support Scheme (RESS) is an auction-based scheme which invites renewable electricity projects to compete for a guaranteed price for the electricity they generate. The first of these renewable electricity auctions (RESS-1) will take place on the 21 July. There will be a series of auctions up to 2030 to deliver on Ireland's renewable electricity target of at least...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Electricity Supply Board (15 Jul 2020)

Eamon Ryan: This is an operational matter for the Board and Management of ESB as regulated by the Commission for Regulation of Utilities and not one in which I, as Minister, have a statutory function. My Department did, however, contact ESB and I understand the position to be as follows. There have been a number of power outages on the medium voltage overhead line in the area recently, which I'm told...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Schemes (15 Jul 2020)

Eamon Ryan: The Warmth and Wellbeing pilot scheme aims to objectively measure and validate the health and wellbeing impacts of improving the living conditions of vulnerable people living in energy poverty with chronic respiratory conditions. The scheme is a collaboration between my Department and the Department of Health and is jointly administered by the Health Service Executive and the Sustainable...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Cybersecurity Policy (15 Jul 2020)

Eamon Ryan: The National Cyber Security Centre, or NCSC, which is located within my Department, is the primary cyber security authority in the State, and has a number of roles, including leading on cyber security incident response and on the resilience and security of critical infrastructure. The National Cyber Security Centre had 21 staff in 2018, 23 in 2019 and has 24 to date in 2020, with a further...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Programme for Government (15 Jul 2020)

Eamon Ryan: The Programme for Government and the Climate Action Plan set highly ambitious targets for the number and depth of residential retrofits and heat pumps to be installed over the period to 2030. The targets are to retrofit 500,000 homes to a B2/cost optimal equivalent and install 400,000 heat pumps in existing buildings by 2030. A cross-Departmental Retrofit Taskforce has been established...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Consumer Protection (15 Jul 2020)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 76 and 78 together. As the Deputy is aware, current Government advice to people is to avoid all non-essential travel overseas, based on the advices of our public health experts. 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...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Shannon Airport Facilities (15 Jul 2020)

Eamon Ryan: The Chicago Convention is the main treaty that governs international civil aviation. Article 5 of the Convention makes provision for overflights and stops for non-traffic purposes, including for refuelling, for aircraft from Contracting States engaged in non-scheduled flights. Both Ireland and the United States are party to this Convention. This provision is implemented in Irish law in the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Cycling Facilities (15 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 local authorities' 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: Greenways Provision (15 Jul 2020)

Eamon Ryan: The Deputy is aware that the Programme for Government – Our Shared Future sets out an ambitious and wide-ranging set of commitments in relation to walking and cycling, including for this effort to be supported by an increased multi-annual budgetary allocation which would amount to some €1.8 billion over the lifetime of the Government. I look forward to working with the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (15 Jul 2020)

Eamon Ryan: The operation of the Driver Testing Service is the statutory responsibility of the Road Safety Authority. I have therefore referred the Question to the Authority for direct reply to this individual’s case. I would ask the Deputy to contact my office if a response has not been received within ten days. While this is an operational matter for the RSA, it is my understanding that on...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (15 Jul 2020)

Eamon Ryan: The operation of the Driver Testing Service is the statutory responsibility of the Road Safety Authority. I have therefore referred the Question to the Authority for direct reply. I would ask the Deputy to contact my office if a response has not been received within ten days. While this is an operational matter for the RSA, I understand the Authority, in reopening driver testing...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Noise Pollution (15 Jul 2020)

Eamon Ryan: As Minister for Climate, Energy, Communications , Transport, Tourism and Sport, I have responsibility for overall policy and securing Exchequer funding in relation to the National Roads Programme. Under the Roads Acts 1993-2015, the planning, design and construction, including noise mitigation measures, for individual national roads is a matter for Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII), in...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (15 Jul 2020)

Eamon Ryan: As the Deputy is aware the planning and implementation of the proposed A5 upgrade project is the responsibility of the Northern Ireland authorities. The Government has committed to provide funding of £75 million (sterling) towards the cost of the 1stphase of the scheme once the planning process is concluded. A Planning Inquiry in relation to the project is underway at present with the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Licences (15 Jul 2020)

Eamon Ryan: This is a matter for the Road Safety Authority. I have referred the question to the Authority for direct reply. I would ask the Deputy to contact my office if a response is not received within 10 days.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (15 Jul 2020)

Eamon Ryan: As Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, I have responsibility for policy and overall funding relating to public transport. However, I am not involved in the day-to-day operation of public transport. The issue raised is a matter for the National Transport Authority (NTA) in conjunction with Iarnród Éireann. I have therefore referred the Deputy's question to the NTA for direct...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (15 Jul 2020)

Eamon Ryan: I recognise that from the onset of the COVID-19 Emergency and the introduction of restrictions as part of the necessary public health response, passenger demand for taxis and other small public service vehicle (SPSV) services fell considerably and many operators stopped working. Over the past few months, the National Transport Authority (NTA), which is the body under the aegis of my...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: School Transport (15 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 School Transport Scheme comes under the remit of my colleague the Minister for Education and Skills. Bus services outside of that scheme are part of the overall public transport sector. Day-to-day management and operational aspects of public transport are the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Covid-19 Pandemic (15 Jul 2020)

Eamon Ryan: The National Public Health Emergency Team (NPHET), a team of national experts, advised Government when it decided to include driving schools on the list of businesses cleared to reopen on 29 June. In anticipation of the resumption of driver testing on that same date, the Road Safety Authority (RSA) wrote to each Approved Driving Instructor on 22 June, advising them of the planned phased...

National Oil Reserves Agency (Amendment) and Provision of Central Treasury Services Bill 2020: Financial Resolution (14 Jul 2020)

Eamon Ryan: I move: THAT provision be made to amend provisions for the charging of the levies under Parts 5 and 5A of the National Oil Reserves Agency Act 2007, to amend the purposes for which the levy under Part 5 of the National Oil Reserves Agency Act 2007 is collected so that these include contributing to the funding of the Climate Action Fund in accordance with that Act as amended, and to further...