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Planning and Development Bill 2023: Report Stage (11 Jun 2024) See 1 other result from this debate

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: ...is committed to people growing anything. There is nothing to stop us planning and being innovative and using the space that is there, for example, on the roofs in the city, which still do not have solar panels on them. When planning buildings, there is nothing stopping people from using spaces on roofs to grow or to have a community garden. I hope that any plans in the future, such as...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Climate Action and Sustainable Development Education: Discussion (Resumed) (11 Jun 2024)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: ...could be attached to students in secondary school. Emissions from electricity generation could be discussed in the classroom but the students are not the ones making decisions about installing solar panels or X, Y and Z. How are we going to marry the fact that children will be engaging with this subject in a cross-curricular way but will have very little agency? Much like people in...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Renewable Energy Generation (29 May 2024)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: 35. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment what supports are available for businesses to install solar energy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24205/24]

Local Authority Housing Maintenance and Repair: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (28 May 2024)

Seán Canney: ...are more technical in nature. There is much more equipment and zoning of heating. It is all technical and needs to be serviced, upgraded and kept right, otherwise we will lose guarantees. We have solar panels, batteries and all of this but how do we maintain them now? How do we train our tenants to know how to use them properly so they get the best value for themselves. We do not do...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Finalisation of Draft National Energy and Climate Plan and the National Long-Term Strategy: Discussion (28 May 2024) See 2 other results from this debate

Eamon Ryan: ...a biomethane strategy backed by €40 million in capital grant supports. That is a further measure that is not included in the existing modelling. What happened last week? We introduced a new solar support price for farmers, businesses and communities. That was not in any of the modelling and I believe it can help us close the gap. What also happened last week-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Climate Action and Sustainable Development Education: Discussion. (28 May 2024)

...Deputy's key issue of the old buildings, when new schools are being built, you should not be looking at the cheapest option. Schools should be built in a way that reflects climate action, such as solar panels, wind power or schools powered by sustainable energy. As students are walking down the halls, they can see what their building is doing that is making the environment greener and...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Solar Energy Guidelines (28 May 2024)

Francis Noel Duffy: 98. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his views on the fact that solar panels being installed on domestic roofs must be installed 500mm from the edge, whereas in the UK and other European countries they can be installed up to 200mm from the edge; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23564/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (28 May 2024)

Norma Foley: The first phase of the Schools Photovoltaic (PV) Programme launched in November 2023 to over 1600 schools. It will provide eligible schools with 6 kWp of roof-mounted solar PV, which equates to approximately 16 solar panels. The scheme will be funded from the Government’s Climate Action Fund, in line with the Government’s recognition that taking action on climate change is...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Renewable Energy Generation (28 May 2024) See 1 other result from this answer

David Stanton: 363. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 305 of 7 March 2024, if he will provide the information sought, namely the number of TAMS 2 solar PV installations that were processed by his Department on forms that were not his Department’s official S198 forms; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23849/24]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Naval Service (23 May 2024)

Micheál Martin: ...Accommodation; (Completed €4.2M) Remediation of Spencer Jetty; (Completed €2.9M) Upgrade of the Oil Wharf and installation of Fire Detection and Firefighting System; (Completed 2020 €3.1M) Photo-voltaic solar installation (Completed €0.175M) Remedial works to Alexandra Breakwater (Completed €0.560M) Dockyard Car Park (Completed €0.441M)...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Climate Change Policy (22 May 2024) See 1 other result from this debate

Simon Harris: ...them yesterday and I do not have them written in front of me. I believe we are now seeing 1,000 homes a week being retrofitted in Ireland and we are seeing approximately 100 homes a week putting solar panels on their roofs. We are beginning to see real progress on the scale we need to see in retrofitting. Be they local authority homes or private homes, it is being funded through the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (22 May 2024) See 1 other result from this answer

Steven Matthews: 87. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to concerns related to the inflexibility of the free solar panel roll-out for schools scheme; if a higher than 6 kw generating yield system can be contracted for the same price; if a school is allowed that flexibility; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23153/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Building Energy Rating (22 May 2024) See 1 other result from this answer

Darren O'Rourke: 99. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to provide a breakdown of the number of social authority homes that have been retrofitted with solar PV panels in 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024, in tabular form; the average cost of these retrofits in per year, in tabular form; to provide a breakdown of the pre- and post-BER assessments; and if he will make a statement on...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (21 May 2024)

Simon Harris: ...as well as the integration of that into our grid. We need to do more when it comes to renewable energy. We have got to be quite honest about that. We need to do more when it comes to wind, solar and other forms of renewable energy. We also need to do that in a way that brings communities with us. That is a point I take very seriously because climate is an extraordinary challenge that...

Seanad: Future Ireland Fund and Infrastructure, Climate and Nature Fund Bill 2024: Second Stage (21 May 2024)

Maria Byrne: ...and how we must future-proof. For some years Ireland has lagged behind and now we are playing catch-up. We are bringing in a lot of very important measures. People are moving to electric cars and solar panels. We see that more and more when we are out canvassing. Even in rural areas we see that more people are making that change. It is about incentivising, but it is also about the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Africa Day: Discussion with African Ambassadors to Ireland (21 May 2024) See 1 other result from this debate

...experiences. We are doing well in aeronautics. 70% of Airbus is done in Morocco right now, and we have seen outsourcing for many countries moving to Morocco. In green energy, we have the biggest solar farm in the world in Ouarzazate in Morocco. I will move on to the second question about agriculture. We are producing a lot of fertilisers and now we are targeting Africa in our...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Climate Action Plan (21 May 2024)

Simon Harris: ...for public consultation; ·delivery of green skills apprenticeships, including new modules and courses in Nearly Zero Energy Buildings and Modern Methods of Construction; and ·commencing the ‘Solar for Schools’ Programme, which will roll out on a phased basis to include 4,000 schools nationwide. The 2024 update of the climate action plan continues this...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (16 May 2024)

Paul Murphy: ...Department of enterprise that this is not sustainable. Colm McCarthy has said the data centre boom is using up the entire bonus to emission reductions that would otherwise be under way as wind and solar renewables are deployed. The Minister has been warned there will not be enough renewable energy to meet demand from data centres. We have more data centres per capita than anywhere else...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Renewable Energy Generation (14 May 2024) See 1 other result from this debate

Catherine Connolly: ...with the scale and size of it offshore. We will come to that another day. We are here talking about success stories in theory, but I do not know where they are. I do not know how many relate to solar or how many relate to wind, what is the involvement or what are the challenges. I know that the auction-based method did not suit. We knew from day one that it was never going to suit....

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Electricity Generation (14 May 2024) See 2 other results from this debate

Ossian Smyth: .... It was about how much the Government has installed of new capacity. We have seen more than 2 GW of capacity installed over the course of the past four years. The fact there is now 1 GW of solar on the grid is incredible. I expect another 1.5 GW will be added this year and another 1.5 GW next year. Looking towards an 8 GW target for 2030 is absolutely achievable. What I see in...