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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Network (21 Mar 2024)

Eamon Ryan: As Minister for Transport, I have responsibility for overall policy and exchequer funding in relation to the National Roads Programme, and for policy and overall funding in relation to public transport. 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...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Costs (21 Mar 2024)

Eamon Ryan: While the specific topic of competitiveness has not been on the agenda of recent meetings of EU Transport Ministers, it remains an important consideration in all such discussions. With respect to actions taken by this Government in response to the issue of transport costs, I refer the Deputy to my response to Dáil Question No. 86 of 14 February 2024. ...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (21 Mar 2024)

Eamon Ryan: As Minister for Transport, I am responsible for policy and overall funding in relation to public transport. However, I am not involved in day-to-day operational matters. The National Transport Authority (NTA) has statutory responsibility for securing the provision of public passenger transport services nationally and for the scheduling of those services in conjunction with the relevant...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (21 Mar 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 statutory responsibility for securing the provision of public passenger transport services nationally. The NTA also has national responsibility for integrated local and rural transport, including TFI Local Link services, the Connecting...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Policy (21 Mar 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 statutory responsibility for securing the provision of public passenger transport services nationally. The NTA also has national responsibility for integrated local and rural transport, including TFI Local Link services, the Connecting...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Network (21 Mar 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 Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Conservation (20 Mar 2024)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 82, 88, 95, 104 and 113 together. In order to assist with the achievement of our retrofit targets, the Programme for Government, Climate Action Plan and the National Retrofit Plan committed to the introduction of a new residential retrofit low-cost loan scheme. The Home Energy Upgrade Loan Scheme was developed by my Department in conjunction with the...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Wind Energy Generation (20 Mar 2024)

Eamon Ryan: Under the Alternative Energy Requirement (AER) scheme, support was provided under a 15-year power purchase agreement, with support under the last scheme beginning in 2006. Support for the last remaining AER project finished in December 2021.The table below details the total number of Wind Farm projects that were supported under AER and their total capacity, given in MW. Number...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Local Authorities (20 Mar 2024)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 86 and 87 together. Under Section 108 (1) of the Environmental Protection Agency Act 1992, a person experiencing noise nuisance may contact their local authority or the EPA, which may initiate proceedings on the grounds of noise nuisance at any sitting of the District Court wherein the source of the noise is located. This course of action is usually...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Conservation (20 Mar 2024)

Eamon Ryan: The Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) manage a number of residential and community energy upgrade grant support schemes on behalf of my Department. The 2023 capital funding allocation for SEAI residential and community energy upgrade schemes was €348 million. This allocation was funded by Carbon Tax revenue, the Exchequer, the Energy Efficiency National Fund and funding...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Meetings (20 Mar 2024)

Eamon Ryan: I and officials from my Department are attending the Wind Europe Annual Event 2024 in Bilbao. l will be presenting Ireland’s wind energy policies to the global wind energy sector and investors at a Ministerial Plenary Session on Offshore Wind, along with other European Ministers and senior figures from the world of business. The conference one of the largest wind industry meetings...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Broadband Infrastructure (20 Mar 2024)

Eamon Ryan: In December 2022, my Department published Ireland's Digital Connectivity Strategy which supports the ambition outlined in the National Digital Strategy and sets out a number of ambitious targets, including that: all Irish households and businesses will be covered by a Gigabit network no later than 2028 all populated areas will be covered by 5G no later than 2030, and digital connectivity...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: EU Directives (20 Mar 2024)

Eamon Ryan: Under the Renewable Energy Directive III (EU/2023/2413), Ireland is required to transpose the relevant planning and permitting articles by 1 July 2024. The required work programmes for those elements of RED III relating to renewable permit granting targets are being considered as part of the work of the Accelerating Renewable Electricity Taskforce established by my Department. This...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Inland Fisheries (20 Mar 2024)

Eamon Ryan: Section 24(3) of the Inland Fisheries Act 2010 (2010 Act) provides for the appointment of a deputy chief executive by IFI. The appointment of a deputy CEO is entirely a matter for the Board of IFI and there is no statutory requirement for the IFI Board to consult with the Minister in relation to such staff appointments. The IFI Board have appointed a deputy CEO from time to time in...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Inland Fisheries (20 Mar 2024)

Eamon Ryan: The issues raised by the Deputy regarding the convening of Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) Board Meetings and the minutes related thereto are operational matters for IFI in which neither I nor my Department have any function. Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) has established a specific email address for queries from Oireachtas members so that queries can be addressed promptly, in line with...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Inland Fisheries (20 Mar 2024)

Eamon Ryan: The issues raised by the Deputy regarding the management of any species of fish in a particular river or fishery is an operational matter for Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) in which neither I nor my Department have any function. Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) has established a specific email address for queries from Oireachtas members so that queries can be addressed promptly, in line...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Climate Change Policy (20 Mar 2024)

Eamon Ryan: Most of the building grants funded by my Department and administered by SEAI are for building retrofitting to a higher energy performance standard, rather than aimed at new buildings, which are already built to a high energy standard in accordance with building regulations, which the Department of Housing and Local Government lead on. The EXEED Grant Scheme which is focussed on energy...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Staff (20 Mar 2024)

Eamon Ryan: As outlined in my response to the Deputy to PQ no. 33 for answer on 6 March 2024, redundancy or severance payments in the Civil Service generally arise with respect to specific categories of employees, as determined by the Department of Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform (DPENDR) and approved by Government. Decisions in respect of same are made by the Minister...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Renewable Energy Generation (20 Mar 2024)

Eamon Ryan: There are a number of key schemes and policies across Government designed to accelerate the deployment of renewable electricity generation. The Renewable Electricity Support Scheme (RESS) is Ireland’s flagship support scheme for onshore grid-scale renewable electricity generators. The three onshore RESS auctions held since September 2020 have been fundamental in boosting Ireland's...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Prices (20 Mar 2024)

Eamon Ryan: As part of Budget 2024, Government approved a new tranche of Electricity Credits, which over 2.2 million households will benefit from, totalling €450 per household. Under the terms of the scheme, three payments of €150 (including VAT) are being made between December 2023 and April 2024. The scheme is to be operated by the Distribution System Operator (ESB Networks), and...