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Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 2 May 2017
88. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Taoiseach the reasons for the ethnic and cultural categorisations currently used in the census, in view of concerns that they do not reflect the diversity of modern Ireland. [20854/17]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 2 May 2017
60. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs her Department's estimation of damages caused, loss of habitat and loss of wildlife in view of the recent and ongoing spate of dangerous and severe wildfires across the countryside over the past month and in the context of the recent passage of the Heritage Bill which extends the permitted burning periods into March; and the existing measures in place to prevent illegal burning and current enforcement practices. [20415/17]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 2 May 2017
46. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs her plans to address the deficit in affordable artist studio space around the country, in particular in Dublin city; if she will liaise with the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government to introduce legislation that would support the inclusion of a provision of artistic, creative and cultural space in all new developments, such as 2% in all developments over 200 units; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20414/17]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 2 May 2017
3. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his recent meeting with Chancellor Merkel. [17914/17]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 April 2017
47. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has spoken to Secretary of State Brokenshire since Mr. Brokenshire’s announcement that he would consider a return to direct rule if talks to restore power sharing in Northern Ireland fail. [17915/17]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 April 2017
8. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his Department’s engagements with the EU’s Brexit negotiating team, led by Mr. Michel Barnier. [16459/17]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 April 2017
313. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of progress in developing cycling demonstration towns in pursuance of policy 1 of the National Cycle Policy Framework; and the detail of evaluations which have been done of such progress and the future work planned in this regard. [17295/17]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 April 2017
312. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the progress that has been made in carrying out a study on bicycles, planes and airports in pursuance of policy 8.10 of the National Cycle Policy Framework. [17294/17]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 April 2017
311. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if there have been any results from the examination of the success of additional planning guidelines and instruments (details supplied) as devices to facilitate producing cycling friendly urban planning, which was to be undertaken in pursuance of policy 1 of the National Cycle Policy Framework; the way he will ensure, in accordance with that policy, that the most successful tool is used more extensively in order that future developments are planned in a cycling friendly way; if he will provide documents resulting from the examination; and if this examination is not complete, the work done to date and the anticipated timescale for completion. [17293/17]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 April 2017
310. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the Garda national roads policing bureau and the Director of Public Prosecutions communicated with his Department in May 2015 on SI 332 of 2012 which removed the legal obligation on cyclists to use certain cycle facilities; and if so, the reason for these communications. [17292/17]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 April 2017
301. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the measures being taken to improve segregation of domestic green waste and to prevent contamination of waste being exported from the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17291/17]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 April 2017
300. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the consideration given to peatland rewetting and restoration as a means of reducing greenhouse gas emissions in the context of drafting the national mitigation plan; and the reason no measures for peatland rewetting, rehabilitation or restoration were included in the draft plan. [17290/17]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 April 2017
299. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the facilities licensed to be used for the disposal of contaminated soil, including soil contaminated by hydrocarbons; the location of these facilities; the current status of the licence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17288/17]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 April 2017
298. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the current primary and secondary legislation dealing with contaminated soil, including soil contaminated by hydrocarbons; his plans to revise existing legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17287/17]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 April 2017
112. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider reducing the VAT rate charged on dog grooming services from 23% to 13.5%, in view of the fact the present situation creates inequalities, for example, if a grooming service is offered at a veterinary clinic, the 13.5% rate applies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17289/17]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 April 2017
10. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Taoiseach when he last spoke to or corresponded with the British Prime Minister, Ms Theresa May, to discuss Brexit arrangements; and the details of that conversation. [16458/17]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 April 2017
652. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when he plans to release for public consultation the draft statutory instrument which will transpose EU Regulation 598/2014. [16480/17]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 April 2017
651. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the levels of greenhouse gas emissions, expressed in Mt CO2e, in the greater Dublin area which are predicted to occur consequent on the implementation of the Greater Dublin Area Transport Strategy 2016 to 2035. [16479/17]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 April 2017
650. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the current or recent levels of greenhouse gas emissions, expressed in Mt CO2e, in the greater Dublin area which were used as the baseline emissions in the Greater Dublin Area Transport Strategy 2016 to 2035. [16478/17]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 April 2017
623. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the correspondence he has received from the United Kingdom on the proposed nuclear power plant at Wylfa; and the response he has made. [16482/17]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 April 2017
622. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the correspondence he has received from the United Kingdom on the proposed nuclear power plant at Hinkley Point C; and the response he has made. [16481/17]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 April 2017
329. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if business improvement districts established under the Local Government (Business Improvement Districts) Act 2006 will be brought in under the Freedom of Information Acts in the interest of openness, accountability and transparency. [16577/17]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 April 2017
62. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Finance the measures he is taking to ensure banks operating here are paying the correct effective tax rate in view of a recent report (details supplied) that shows that banks here pay an effective tax rate of 6%, with some paying only 2%. [16465/17]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 March 2017
66. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the reason 47.1% or €3,933,413 of the €8,244,939 allocated to Ireland from the European fund for the integration of third country nationals in each of the years 2007 to 2015 was returned to the EU; and the reason for not accepting integration funding in view of her Department's contributions to the EU migrant and refugee fund. [10040/17]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 March 2017
23. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she has raised issues or concerns regarding Irish sovereignty in the context of foreign agents, with particular reference to British operatives involved in the incidents which have led to the Pitchford inquiry in the UK, with her counterpart; if so, the details of that discussion; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8757/17]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 March 2017
546. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will issue a direction to the Dublin Airport Authority to report to him urgently on the implications of continued growth of traffic at the airport, through the building of an additional runway and otherwise, for the furtherance of the national transition objective and the achievement of the Paris Agreement temperature goals; and if he will issue a direction to the authority that any and all works relating to the new runway should be suspended pending a full Government review of this issue. [14850/17]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 March 2017
545. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the expert advice he has sought and received in regard to the likely impact of a new runway at Dublin Airport on Ireland’s achievement of the Paris Agreement temperature goals, and on the achievement of the national transition object enshrined in the Act. [14849/17]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 March 2017
544. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the expert advice he has sought and received in regard to the likely impact of aviation growth internationally on the achievement of the Paris Agreement temperature goals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14848/17]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 March 2017
206. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the status of the report of the committee to review the reports of the Cork local government committee; and when he expects to know of its recommendations. [14851/17]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 March 2017
142. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Education and Skills if a full-time employee with a third level college who is due to reach the age of 65 years in March 2017 and therefore faces mandatory retirement in September 2017 will be able to agree an extension of their employment contract for an additional period; and the flexibility which exists for the extension of such public sector employment contracts in advance of the expected change of the rules regarding mandatory retirement ages. [14786/17]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 March 2017
66. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the progress that has been made in the planning of a greenway pedestrian and cycling route between Athlone and Galway; and when he expects such a route to go to design and construction phase. [14245/17]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 March 2017
48. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the increase in greenhouse gas emissions from transport compared with current levels that is anticipated to result from the implementation of the Transport Strategy for the Greater Dublin Area 2016-2035 approved by his predecessor; and the way this increase in emissions in the region with the greatest potential for modal shift to active travel modes and public transport can be reconciled with the obligations to reduce emissions drastically and transition to a low carbon society in the Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Act 2015, in line with international commitments in the Paris Agreement. [14246/17]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 March 2017
13. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his trip to the United States of America as part of his St Patrick's Day visit. [13924/17]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 March 2017
1248. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the support which has been provided for introduction of emergency hotlines in all local authorities to enable the public to report potholes and inadequate reinstatement of roads, broken glass on the road and so on, in pursuance of policy 5.5 of the national cycle policy framework. [14167/17]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 March 2017
1247. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the steps which have been taken to encourage employers to provide cycling parking facilities at existing developments, in pursuance of policy 7.3 of the national cycle policy framework. [14166/17]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 March 2017
1246. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the progress which has been made in carrying out a study on bicycles, ferries and ports in pursuance of policy 8.9 of the national cycle policy framework. [14165/17]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 March 2017
1245. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the progress which has been made in considering a ban on the movement of HGVs on routes to schools and other specific routes with mixed traffic between 08:30 to 09:30 hours and 15:00 to 17:00 hours, in pursuance of policy 2.4 of the national cycle policy framework. [14164/17]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 March 2017
1244. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the progress on implementation of the national cycle policy framework received from local authorities and other stakeholders in 2013 and 2015. [14163/17]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 March 2017
1243. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the public consultation he will undertake in respect of his stated intention to transfer functions of aviation noise regulation to the Irish Aviation Authority; and if that consultation will explain the reason he considers it acceptable to create a conflict of interest for the Authority in view of the fact that it derives revenue from a levy on aviation and consequently has a financial interest in maximising the number of flights. [14162/17]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 March 2017
1242. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will implement the Maastricht recommendations on promoting effective public participation in decision-making in environmental matters prepared under the Aarhus Convention in any new regulatory regime for aviation noise. [14161/17]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 March 2017
1241. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to go ahead with his stated intention to transfer functions of noise regulation to the Irish Aviation Authority; and the reason he considers it acceptable to create a conflict of interest for the authority in view of the fact that it derives revenue from a levy on aviation and, consequently, has a financial interest in maximising the number of flights. [14160/17]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 March 2017
1240. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has analysed the recent decision of the Austrian Federal Administrative Court in relation to a proposed third runway at Vienna airport (details supplied); and if so, his views on the implications of this decision for the proposed third runway at Dublin Airport in view of the obligations in the Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Act 2015 and the Paris Agreement. [14159/17]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 March 2017
1168. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has analysed the recent decision of the Austrian Federal Administrative Court in relation to a proposed third runway at Vienna airport (details supplied); and, if so, his views on the implications of this decision for the proposed third runway at Dublin Airport in view of the obligations in the Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Act 2015 and the Paris Agreement. [14174/17]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 March 2017
1147. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the roles he envisages in national climate policy for a number of provisions (details supplied); and his plans to redirect the resources currently being used to support peat-fired electricity to achieve a just transition for sustainable employment in the midlands. [14173/17]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 March 2017
1146. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when the strategic environmental assessment of the draft national bioenergy plan, which was drafted in 2014 and has remained in draft form ever since, will be published and put to public consultation; the reason this information was not available before the recent consultation on a renewable heat incentive, which is one of the proposals in the draft plan; and the analysis which has been carried out of the sustainability of large-scale importation of biofuels and solid biomass, which seems to be envisaged by the draft plan. [14172/17]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 March 2017
1011. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if Ireland will be represented at the global symposium on soil organic carbon being held in Rome under the auspices of the Food and Agriculture Organization, FAO, (details supplied). [14264/17]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 March 2017
684. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the progress made in discussions between Irish Rail, Fingal County Council and her Department on the provision of a pedestrian and cyclist route along the railway across the Broadmeadow Estuary (details supplied). [14171/17]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 March 2017
81. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will report on the forecast level for renewable energy generation in the heat, transport and power sectors by 2020; and the additional measures he is introducing to prevent future fines for failure to comply with the EU Renewable Energy Directive. [13938/17]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 March 2017
57. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will report on the additional measures he has taken to increase the proportion of electric vehicles here; and the measures taken to expedite the roll-out of on street charging infrastructure. [13939/17]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 March 2017
9. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his meeting with Theresa May at the EU summit held on 9 March 2017. [13923/17]