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Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: United Nations (25 Apr 2024) See 1 other result from this answer

Mairead Farrell: 115. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to provide the instances where Irish peacekeeping deployments were blocked at the UN Security Council level; the year this took place; the permanent member of the Security Council which issued the veto, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18614/24]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East (25 Apr 2024) See 1 other result from this answer

Micheál Martin: Ongoing US engagement is essential to finding a solution to the current conflict in Gaza and restoring a political pathway. At the most recent session of the United Nations Human Rights Council in February 2024, Ireland co-sponsored three resolutions on the conflict, including a resolution on the “Human rights situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem,...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Recycling Policy (25 Apr 2024)

Eamon Ryan: Since the Deposit Return Scheme went live on 1 February over 60m containers have been returned and more than €10m has been refunded in deposits. Daily return rates are now reaching between 1.6m and 2.1m containers and are expected to continue to rise. Data relating to the in-scope containers placed on the market and deposits paid is being provided by producers and retailers to Re-Turn...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Litter Pollution (25 Apr 2024)

Eamon Ryan: ...provides significant annual financial support to local authority efforts to tackle litter through the Anti-Litter & Anti-Graffiti Awareness Grant Scheme. The table below shows the amounts allocated to local authorities from 2019 to 2023. Allocations for 2024 have been maintained at 2023 levels. Local Authority 2019 Allocation 2020 Allocation ...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Inland Fisheries (25 Apr 2024)

Eamon Ryan: ...Review of Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI), which was carried out by EY, has been completed and was presented to me on 19 December 2023 and published shortly thereafter. The Review was commissioned, at my instruction, by the Section 18 appointees - Mr Tom Barry and Mr Séamus Neely - carrying out the functions of IFI pending the appointment of the new IFI Board. EY examined the...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Recycling Policy (25 Apr 2024)

Eamon Ryan: ...of Deposit Return Scheme (DRS) and to avoid unnecessary waste, a short transition period is in place to manage the selling off of old stock and the introduction of new stock. This means that retailers can continue to sell drinks that do not have the national DRS (Re-turn) logo. The transition period will last for 4 months and from 1st June 2024 retailers can only sell drinks...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (25 Apr 2024)

Eamon Ryan: In accordance with the provisions of Section 13 of the Roads Act 1993, each local authority has statutory responsibility for the improvement and maintenance of their regional and local roads. Works on those roads are funded from local authorities' own resources and are supplemented by State Road grants. The initial selection and prioritisation of works to be funded is a matter for the local...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Ports Policy (25 Apr 2024)

Eamon Ryan: As Minister for Transport, I have responsibility for overall policy and exchequer funding in relation to the National Roads Programme. Under the Roads Acts 1993-2015 and in line with the National Development Plan (NDP), the planning, design and construction of individual national roads is a matter for Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII), in conjunction with the local authorities concerned....

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Electric Vehicles (25 Apr 2024)

Eamon Ryan: The Government, through Zero Emission Vehicles Ireland (ZEVI), is investing €100 million between 2023-2025 in EV infrastructure as we look to accelerate the delivery of EV charging across our national road network and local and regional networks. Home charging is still and will be the primary charging method for most Irish EV owners given the Irish landscape, with between 80-90% of...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Active Travel (25 Apr 2024)

Eamon Ryan: ...Greenway, the North West Greenway network and the Carlingford Lough Greenway. Funding has been provided by my Department to support the delivery of these projects. I am pleased to advise that Minister Chambers will be attending a local event on 26th April organised by Donegal County Council to make the formal opening of the Donegal sections of the North West Greenway network (NWGN)...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Airport Policy (25 Apr 2024) See 1 other result from this answer

Martin Kenny: 136. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport for an update on the new visual control tower at Dublin Airport, as outlined in the National Development Plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18464/24]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Ports Policy (25 Apr 2024) See 1 other result from this answer

Martin Kenny: 139. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport for an update on the circa €90 million redevelopment of existing port facilities at Ringaskiddy to accommodate larger sea-going vessels and increase capacity at the Port of Cork as outlined in the National Development Plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18478/24]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (25 Apr 2024)

Eamon Ryan: The National Development Plan (NDP) 2021-2030 is a plan for a cleaner, greener, connected Ireland that supports communities and progresses our climate goals. Projects to be delivered under the NDP will help transform how we travel, connect us to our communities and help Ireland to halve transport greenhouse gas emissions by 2030. The NDP noted that an All-Island Strategic Rail Review is...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Development Plan (25 Apr 2024)

Eamon Ryan: ...in partnership with the Department of Transport, along with Cross-Border Greenway projects and the FASTER EV Charging Infrastructure Project. It was planned and delivered by Translink at a cost of £27 million. This funding was received from the INTERREG Programme, managed by the Special EU Programmes Body (SEUPB) as well as additional funding from the Department for...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (25 Apr 2024)

Eamon Ryan: The Government is committed to the decarbonisation of the public transport sector in line with the Climate Action Plan. No new diesel-only buses have been purchased for urban public service obligation bus fleets since July 2019, as set out in the National Development Plan 2018-2027. The transition to a zero-emission urban bus fleet is currently programmed to take up until 2035, based on...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Ports Policy (25 Apr 2024)

Martin Kenny: 150. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport for an update on the approximately €230 million infrastructural investment at Dublin Port to accommodate larger sea-going vessels and to increase capacity, as outlined in the National Development Plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18539/24]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Banking Sector (25 Apr 2024)

Réada Cronin: 152. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will instruct the banks, and in particular banks previously bailed out by the citizens, to make it their policy - not ‘an exception’ - that cash be accepted at teller desks for lodgement to personal accounts, without customers being requested to do so by machine and card, this being critical for people who are not tech-savvy; and if he...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (25 Apr 2024)

Michael McGrath: Stamp duty applies to the acquisition of residential property at a rate of 1% on the transfer of ownership of property with a value of up to €1m and 2% on any balance over €1m. The bulk purchase of houses (not apartments) i.e. the acquisition of 10 or more in any 12-month period, triggers a 10% stamp duty rate. If triggered, it will also be applied to all of the up to 9...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Waterways Issues (25 Apr 2024)

Thomas Gould: 164. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the current status of works on the weir at Ballincollig Regional Park; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18482/24]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Coastal Erosion (25 Apr 2024) See 1 other result from this answer

Brendan Howlin: 165. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 161 of 18 April 2024, and in view of the timelines set out by him for the development of an appropriate coastal and flooding protection scheme for Rosslare, County Wexford, if he will ensure that progress of this scheme is accelerated, having regard to the impact of climate change on the coastline...

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