Results 201-220 of 381 for 5 million speaker:Eamon Ryan

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Air Quality (1 Oct 2020)

Eamon Ryan: ...Climate Action Plan 2019 will help ameliorate transport-related NOx, and also Non-Methane Volatile Organic Compound (NMVOC), emissions. Key measures include: - Putting 180,000 electric vehicles on our roads by 2025 and almost 1 million by 2030 - Steps to decarbonise the public transport fleet - The development of a 5-year Cycling Strategy, and the roll-out of 200km of new cycle...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Network (30 Sep 2020)

Eamon Ryan: ...of annual capital allocations available to the Department.  Implementation of the Coonagh to Knockalisheen scheme is the responsibility of Limerick City and County Council. Grant funding of €5 million has been allocated to the Council for this project in 2020. This scheme is at tender evaluation stage in relation to the main construction contract. My Department has...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (29 Sep 2020)

Eamon Ryan: ...of annual capital allocations available to the Department. Implementation of the Coonagh to Knockalisheen scheme is the responsibility of Limerick City and County Council. Grant funding of €5 million has been allocated to the Council for this project in 2020. This scheme is at tender evaluation stage in relation to the main construction contract. My Department has provided...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (24 Sep 2020)

Eamon Ryan: ...loss to us as a people. In recognising that, the Government has introduced a number of measures, initially on a test basis in the July stimulus to try to see what might work. There was a €1 million pilot music stimulus package for funding schemes that were designed in conjunction with the music industry to see how it might be possible to support music venues or genres in this...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rural Transport Services (24 Sep 2020)

Eamon Ryan: ...the Estimates processes. However, for the information of the Deputy, I wish to advise that there has been a substantial increase in funding for Local Link services since 2016, going from €12.2 million in 2016 to over €21 million in 2019. In 2020 the total amount allocated for Local Link services is €23.4m, comprising Rural Transport Programme funding of €14.9m...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Just Transition Commissioner (22 Sep 2020)

Eamon Ryan: ...will support job creation efforts and create new opportunities for Bord na Móna workers in the midlands. A number of actions are under way that will support job creation. They include an allocation of €20 million for a new energy efficiency retrofitting scheme in the midlands and €5 million for peatland rehabilitation outside of the Bord na Móna...

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed) - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Electricity Generation (22 Sep 2020)

Eamon Ryan: ...next year. I have seen it in action. Yesterday, I was fortunate enough to visit the Fair Play café in Ringsend, one of the community energy projects that have just received support of €29 million. The café has installed 12 kW of solar panels. Their experience has been fantastic because it works, integrates with their business and was easy to introduce. They can see...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Electric Vehicles (22 Sep 2020)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 96 and 159 together. Government is fully committed to supporting a significant expansion and modernisation of the electric vehicle charging network over the coming years.   We have committed €10 million from the Climate Action Fund to promote the charging network and this has leveraged a further €10...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Renewable Energy Generation (22 Sep 2020)

Eamon Ryan: ...ensures that switching to electric vehicles and heat pumps does not result in greater CO2 emissions than the fossil fuel alternative. The Climate Action Plan included a commitment to deliver at least 3.5 GW of offshore wind by 2030, up to 8.2 GW of onshore wind and up to 1.5 GW of solar; the Programme for Government commits to a further increase in offshore wind...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Telecommunications Infrastructure (22 Sep 2020)

Eamon Ryan: ...will be delivered by National Broadband Ireland (NBI) under a contract signed last November to roll out a high speed and future proofed broadband network within the Intervention Area which covers 1.1 million people living and working in the nearly 540,000 premises, including almost 100,000 businesses and farms along with 695 schools. The Programme for Government also...

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

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 166, 167 and 175 together. The Avoca mine site in Co. Wicklow was worked intermittently for approximately 250 years to extract copper and other metals, which were processed on site. The mine closed in 1982 but mineral extraction has left a number of health and safety issues as well as an environmental legacy.  A feasibility study undertaken by...

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

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 195, 196 and 215 together. As the Deputy is aware, 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. ...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Grant Payments (8 Sep 2020)

Eamon Ryan: ...boilers and anaerobic digestion heating systems.  In terms of the operational support element, eligible renewable energy technologies are supported through a multi-annual payment, for a period of up to 15 years, on the basis of prescribed tariffs. The National Development Plan sets out an allocation of €300 million for the roll-out of the scheme for the period up to...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Fuel Poverty (8 Sep 2020)

Eamon Ryan: ...by the (SEAI) on behalf of my Department. The Scheme has been in existence since 2000 and has provided upgrades to over 140,000 homes, leaving the occupants better able to afford to heat their homes to an adequate level.  The 2020 budget of €52.8 million represents the biggest ever allocation for the scheme.   The Programme for Government commits to ring-fencing a...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Just Transition Commissioner (30 Jul 2020)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 153, 172, 173, 177 and 178 together. As stated in the Commissioner's report, the community workshops scheduled for April 2020 to be hosted by START as part of the Midlands process were delayed because of the national and international restrictions related to Covid-19. This was in line with public health guidance. The EU Platform for Coal Regions in...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Bord na Móna (30 Jul 2020)

Eamon Ryan: ...will be a variety of different transitions. A number of actions to implement the recommendations in the Commissioner's report are already underway and will impact on job creation. This includes €20 million for a new energy efficiency retrofitting scheme in the Midlands, €5 million for peatland rehabilitation outside of the Bord na Móna estate, and €6 million...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Conservation (28 Jul 2020)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 95 and 97 together. 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...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Grant Payments (28 Jul 2020)

Eamon Ryan: ...have upgraded their homes with support from these schemes.  This has resulted in warmer, healthier and more comfortable homes that are easier to heat and light. This year approximately €121 million has been allocated to residential and community energy efficiency schemes and the Solar PV scheme. The Programme for Government and the Climate Action Plan set ambitious targets for...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety (28 Jul 2020)

Eamon Ryan: The  2020 grant allocation for the Medical Bureau of Road Safety is €5.263 million.  Therefore, as I am sure the Deputy is aware, the estimated cost with a 5% increase would amount to €5.526 million.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Just Transition Fund (23 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 for projects focusing on retraining workers and 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...