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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (11 Apr 2024)

Eamon Ryan: The Government is strongly committed to providing all citizens with reliable and realistic sustainable mobility options, and public transport plays a key role in the delivery of this goal. To support this objective, in Budget 2024, c. €613.463 million of funding was provided for Public Service Obligation (PSO) and Local Link services. The Government is also backing up its commitment to...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (11 Apr 2024)

Eamon Ryan: As Minister for Transport, I have responsibility for overall policy and 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 planning, design and construction of individual national roads is a matter...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Infrastructure Ireland (11 Apr 2024)

Eamon Ryan: As the Deputy may be aware, the Oral Hearing in relation to MetroLink began on the 19th February and ran until the 28th March. This process allowed planning authorities, prescribed bodies, elected representatives and observers to share their views on the project. TII continues to engage constructively with all parties. Where possible, following engagement, TII has provided An Bord...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Active Travel (11 Apr 2024)

Eamon Ryan: As Minister for Transport, I have responsibility for policy and overall funding in relation to Active Travel. Funding is administered through the National Transport Authority (NTA), who, in partnership with local authorities, have responsibility for the selection and development of specific projects in each local authority area. The Department maintains oversight of the overall spend of...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Telecommunications Services (10 Apr 2024)

Eamon Ryan: The pricing levels set by telecommunication services providers, including for mobile phone and broadband services, is a matter for those relevant service providers operating in a fully liberalised market regulated by the Commission for Communication Regulation (ComReg). ComReg is statutorily independent in the exercise of its functions in accordance with Section 11 of the 2002 Act and is...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Defective Building Materials (10 Apr 2024)

Eamon Ryan: Homeowners eligible for works under the Defective Concrete Blocks (DCB) scheme may apply for energy upgrade grants administered by the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI). Homeowners’ whose applications comply with the existing SEAI Scheme criteria and guidelines can access SEAI grants in line with the usual application processes that apply. Further information in that...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Flood Relief Schemes (10 Apr 2024)

Eamon Ryan: As the Deputy may be aware I previously met with my colleague the Minister of State with responsibility for the Office of Public Works, Patrick O’Donovan, to discuss the complex issues in relation to flooding in the Ballycar area. At this meeting the OPW Chair advised he would reconvene the steering group behind a December 2020 Report on Ballycar to continue discussions. The...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Tolls (10 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 operation and maintenance of individual national roads, including tolling, is a matter for Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII), in conjunction with the local...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (10 Apr 2024)

Eamon Ryan: As Minister for Transport, 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, including the provision of bus stops/shelters nationally. Noting the NTA's responsibility in the matter, I have referred the Deputy's question to the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (10 Apr 2024)

Eamon Ryan: As the Minister for Transport, I have responsibility for policy and overall funding in relation to public transport; however, I am not involved in the day-to-day operations of public transport. The number of revenue protection officers; and amount of fares recovered and fines from 2019 to date, by year, are operational matters for Iarnród Éireann. I have, therefore, referred...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rights of Way (10 Apr 2024)

Eamon Ryan: A public road is a public right of way and each local authority is the statutory road authority responsible for public roads within its administrative area. The following provisions referencing public rights of way are included in the Roads Act 1993, as amended: Section 11 sets out procedures whereby road authorities can declare a road, over which a public right of way exists, a public...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Conservation (9 Apr 2024)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 57, 59 and 60 together. The Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) operates the Warmer Homes Scheme on behalf of my Department. Delivering free energy upgrades to low-income households and reducing the waiting times for the Warmer Homes Scheme is a top priority for my Department and the SEAI. My officials continue to work with the SEAI to maximise...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Public Sector Pensions (9 Apr 2024)

Eamon Ryan: Both myself and the Minster for Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform have approved the 4% increase to the members of the ESB Defined Benefit Pension Scheme requested on the 22 November 2023, and it is my understanding that the ESB has now applied the increase backdated to the 1st January 2024 to the members of the ESB Defined Benefit Scheme.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Policy (9 Apr 2024)

Eamon Ryan: The Government Policy Statement on Petroleum Exploration and Production in Ireland, published in August 2022, reaffirms the commitment contained in the Programme for Government – Our Shared Future to end the issuing of new licences for the exploration and extraction of gas on the same basis as the decision taken in 2019 by the previous Government in relation to oil exploration and...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Conservation (9 Apr 2024)

Eamon Ryan: Apartment buildings have additional and complex issues that need to be addressed when considering whole building retrofit upgrades. This includes technical issues like heat pump system design solutions, as well as resident and mixed ownership issues which can often be very challenging. Officials from my Department, the SEAI and the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Data (9 Apr 2024)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 67 and 68 together. There are seven key delivery taskforces in operation in my Department. These taskforces were established to accelerate delivery in a number of key programme areas for Government. The table below sets out the objectives and progress of each taskforce in this Department along with relevant links to further information where available....

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Strategies (9 Apr 2024)

Eamon Ryan: Government has committed to deliver up to 5.7TWh of indigenously produced biomethane by 2030. In order to deliver on this commitment, a dedicated Biomethane Working Group, chaired by the Department of Agriculture, Food and Marine, has been established to oversee an all-of-government approach to developing a National Biomethane Strategy to support the achievement of this target in a...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Properties (9 Apr 2024)

Eamon Ryan: My Department does not own or lease any property. All premises occupied by my officials are either state owned or leased by the OPW on behalf of the Department.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Policy (9 Apr 2024)

Eamon Ryan: Ireland is committed to achieving a 51% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 compared to 2018 levels, and climate neutrality by no later than 2050. These objectives are set out in the Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Act 2021, and are legally binding. Successive annual Climate Action Plans, required under the Climate Act, set out the policies, measures and...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Conservation (9 Apr 2024)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 73, 74, 75, 77, 78, 80, 81, 82, 85 and 86 together. The Programme for Government and Climate Action Plan set ambitious targets to retrofit the equivalent of 500,000 homes to a Building Energy Rating (BER) of B2/cost optimal level and the installation of 400,000 heat pumps in existing homes by end-2030. This represents approximately 30% of the housing...