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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Tax Exemptions (23 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 procurement of the national Public Service Obligation bus fleet. The first order of 100 double deck electric buses for the Dublin...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (23 Apr 2024)

Eamon Ryan: As Minister of Transport, I have responsibility for policy and overall funding of public transport. The operation, maintenance and renewal of the rail network and stations on the network, including the stations referred to by the Deputy, is a matter for Iarnród Éireann in the first instance. In view of Iarnród Éireann's responsibility in this matter, I have referred...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Regulatory Impact Assessments (23 Apr 2024)

Eamon Ryan: In 2022 the Department of Transport put in place Regulations via Statutory Instrument 703 of 2022 to implement Article 7(3) of the European Union Alternative Fuels Infrastructure Directive (Directive 2014/94/EU) which required that all Member States make provision for the display of comparative fuel price information at fuel stations. The Directive intended to make simple and...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Statutory Instruments (23 Apr 2024)

Eamon Ryan: In 2022 the Department of Transport put in place Regulations via Statutory Instrument 703 of 2022 to implement Article 7(3) of the European Union Alternative Fuels Infrastructure Directive (Directive 2014/94/EU) which required that all Member States make provision for the display of comparative fuel price information at fuel stations. EU Member States must implement all relevant...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (23 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 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 the Rural Transport Programme...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Network (23 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: Rail Network (23 Apr 2024)

Eamon Ryan: As Minister of Transport, I have responsibility for policy and overall funding of public transport. The operation, maintenance and renewal of the rail network and stations on the network, including the proposed upgrading of the station at Thomastown, Co Kilkenny, is a matter for Iarnród Éireann in the first instance. In view of Iarnród Éireann's responsibility in...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (23 Apr 2024)

Eamon Ryan: As the Deputy may be aware, the National Transport Authority (NTA) has responsibility for the planning and development of public transport infrastructure, including, in consultation with Iarnród Éireann, the purchase of 41 additional intercity railcars and the DART+ Programme. The delivery of 41 additional intercity railcars was completed in March 2023 and this fleet has...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (23 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: Digital Archiving (23 Apr 2024)

Eamon Ryan: As 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 issue raised by the Deputy in relation to the digitisation of railway records is a matter for Irish Rail. Therefore, I have referred the Deputy's question to Irish Rail for direct response to the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (23 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, operation and construction of individual national roads is a matter for Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII), in conjunction with the local authorities...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Traffic Management (23 Apr 2024)

Eamon Ryan: The Department of Transport does not hold or capture data that would enable the generation of statistics such as those you outline on the impact that specific traffic cohorts have on commuting times. I am not aware of other sources outside the Department that would allow for comprehensive analysis of this topic either.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (23 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: Bus Services (23 Apr 2024)

Eamon Ryan: As 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 National Transport Authority (NTA) has statutory responsibility for securing the provision of public passenger transport services nationally and for the scheduling and timetabling of these services in...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Sector Pensions (23 Apr 2024)

Eamon Ryan: As the Deputy may be aware, the CIÉ Group is actively engaged in introducing changes to their pension schemes aimed at rectifying the significant deficit in order to meet the statutory Minimum Funding Standard (MFS) required by the Pensions Authority. The changes also aim to sustain the pension schemes into the long-term. Regarding the 1951 Scheme, CIÉ has prepared and submitted...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Transport Authority (23 Apr 2024)

Eamon Ryan: As 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 National Transport Authority (NTA) has statutory responsibility for securing the provision of public passenger transport services nationally and for the scheduling and timetabling of these services in...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Climate Change Policy (18 Apr 2024)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 134 and 138 together. The Government notes and accepts the ruling delivered by the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) in relation to case of Verein Klimaseniorinnen Schweiz v Switzerland, and is reviewing its outcome, in close consultation with the Office of the Attorney General. In advance of this review occurring fully, it is not possible to determine...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Climate Change Policy (18 Apr 2024)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 135 and 137 together. In the case of Verein Klimaseniorinnen Schweiz v Switzerland, I sought and was granted Government approval for Ireland to seek leave to intervene as a third party. This leave was granted by the European Court of Human Rights and written and oral observations were made on behalf of the State. While the Government shares the...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Recycling Policy (18 Apr 2024)

Eamon Ryan: Ireland’s Deposit Return Scheme went live on 1st February 2024 and has made a very solid start, demonstrating good public engagement. A transition period will remain in place until 1st June 2024 to manage the selling off of old stock and the introduction of new, Re-turn logo-ed stock. To date, 47M PET and aluminium containers have been collected under the scheme. Whilst a...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Reports (18 Apr 2024)

Eamon Ryan: The Warmth and Wellbeing pilot scheme was an interdepartmental and inter-agency project led by my Department, in collaboration with the Department of Health (DoH), the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) and the Health Service Executive (HSE). The project was established to produce research on how extensive energy efficiency upgrades to homes can improve the health and wellbeing of...