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Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Fisheries Protection (21 May 2024)

Eamon Ryan: As advised to in my reply to Question No 133 of 23 January 2024 and 42 of 7 February 2024, IFI, in conjunction with my Department, is carrying out a review of relevant inland fisheries bye-laws in force for 10 years or more and their continued application. Bye-Law No. 806 of 2006 will be examined and reviewed as part of this exercise. The review process will take into account relevant legal...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Fisheries Protection (21 May 2024)

Eamon Ryan: I recently made a bye-law for the conservation of wild brown trout in the Clare River and its tributaries - Conservation of Trout in the Rivers Clare, Abbert, Dalgan, Grange and Sinking Bye-Law No. 1008, 2024 - on the basis of advice from Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI). The purpose of this bye-law is to reduce the harvest of adult brown trout migrating from lough Corrib to their spawning...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Bodies (21 May 2024)

Eamon Ryan: My Department funds a number of grant schemes, administered by the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) to support homeowners to improve the energy efficiency of their properties. The schemes offer grants for individuals who can afford to contribute to the cost of upgrades as well as free energy upgrades for people at risk of energy poverty. SEAI only contracts directly for the...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Compulsory Purchase Orders (21 May 2024)

Eamon Ryan: During 2023, my Department held a public consultation on private wires. The consultation ran from 18th August until 27th October 2023 and during this time over 120 submissions were received. Work in respect of the consultation submissions is currently ongoing within my Department, with a report on submission responses expected for publication in Q2. The aim of this consultation was to...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Bodies (21 May 2024)

Eamon Ryan: GNI is a “relevant body” under the Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Act 2015 (as amended by the Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Act 2021) (the “Act”). The term “relevant body” includes a “public body”, which is defined by reference to the Freedom of Information Act 2014 and includes “a company...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Marine Protected Areas (21 May 2024)

Eamon Ryan: Ireland’s first draft offshore renewable energy (ORE) Designated Maritime Area Plan (DMAP) was published on 3 May 2024. The draft DMAP is focused on the sea area off the South Coast and identifies four maritime areas for proposed future deployments of fixed offshore wind to deploy by 2030 and beyond. This includes identification of one maritime area, known as Tonn Nua, for a proposed...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Recycling Policy (21 May 2024)

Eamon Ryan: Under the Deposit Return Scheme (DRS) Regulations, some retailers may avail of an exemption to provide a take-back service, provided certain conditions are met. Retailers with a store size of less than 250m2, as well as those operating vending machines or online sales, food-to-go and hospitality establishments may apply to Re-Turn, the DRS operator, for an exemption. To date, 7,685 retail...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Cycling Policy (21 May 2024)

Eamon Ryan: The 2009 National Cycling Policy Network set out the requirement for Local Authorities to assign an officer at an appropriate senior level to act as an Active Travel Officer (ATO), also known as Walking and Cycling Officers with many Local Authorities employing an ATO prior to the commencement of the current National Transport Authority (NTA) Active Travel resourcing programme in 2021. This...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Accidents (21 May 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 is a matter for Iarnród Éireann and I have therefore referred the Deputy's question to the company for direct reply. Please advise my private office if you do not receive a...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Capital Expenditure Programme (21 May 2024)

Eamon Ryan: The NTA has placed orders for bus and coach fleet for delivery in 2024. The committed value of those orders is c. €165 million, which is expected to be expended in 2024. The NTA are not yet in a position to advise on 2025 and 2026 orders and this will be finalised as part of the annual budget process.

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

Eamon Ryan: As the Deputy may be aware, the National Transport Authority (NTA) has statutory responsibility for the planning and development of public transport infrastructure in the Greater Dublin Area. In November 2023, in response to the on-going issues with anti-social behaviour and vandalism of the existing temporary lift and stairwell on lands to the east of Clongriffin DART station, the NTA,...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Policy (21 May 2024)

Eamon Ryan: Work is already under way to develop pilots for the development of shared mobility hub networks, to complement hubs already in operation such as bike-sharing schemes. A mobility hub can be defined as a prominent location that brings together different shared mobility modes such as bikes, cargo bikes, and electric vehicles and enhances them with additional amenities, services, and...

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

Eamon Ryan: As Minister for Transport I have responsibility for policy and overall funding in relation to public transport. Under the Dublin Transport Authority Act 2008, the National Transport Authority (NTA) has statutory responsibility for promoting the development of an integrated, accessible public transport network. The NTA works with the relevant public transport operators, who have...

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

Eamon Ryan: The improvement and maintenance of regional and local roads 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 Councils’ own resources supplemented by regional and local road grants. The initial selection and prioritisation of works to be funded is a matter for the Council....

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Insurance Coverage (21 May 2024)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 195 and 196 together. The Road Traffic and Roads Act 2023 and Road Traffic Act 2024 created a new vehicle class, powered personal transporters (PPTs), which includes e-scooters. PPTs are not classified as mechanically propelled vehicles MPVs and, as PPTs, e-scooters will not need registration, tax or motor insurance and users will not need a driving licence....