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Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Electricity Supply Board (28 Apr 2022)

Eamon Ryan: I have spoken to the Chairperson of ESB on a number of occasions, most recently at the ESB’s Corporate Strategy launch on the 14th of February and with the full ESB Board on the 27th of April.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Environmental Schemes (28 Apr 2022)

Eamon Ryan: The Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Act 2021 commits Ireland to reach a legally binding target of net-zero emissions no later than 2050, and a cut of 51% by 2030 (compared to 2018 levels). The Climate Action Plan set a goal to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the residential sector from 7 Mt CO2 eq. in 2018 to between 3.5-4.5 Mt CO2 eq. in 2030. The...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Schemes (28 Apr 2022)

Eamon Ryan: The Electricity Costs (Domestic Electricity Accounts) Emergency Measures Act 2022 established a scheme for the making in 2022, of a once-off Electricity Costs Emergency Benefit Payment to each domestic electricity account, having regard to the exceptional rise in energy prices. The credit of €176.22 (excluding VAT) is being applied to all domestic electricity accounts through April,...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Schemes (28 Apr 2022)

Eamon Ryan: The Electricity Costs (Domestic Electricity Accounts) Emergency Measures Act 2022 established a scheme for the making in 2022, of a once-off Electricity Costs Emergency Benefit Payment to each domestic electricity account, having regard to the exceptional rise in energy prices. The credit of €176.22 (excluding VAT) is being applied to all domestic electricity accounts through April,...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Schemes (28 Apr 2022)

Eamon Ryan: The Electricity Costs (Domestic Electricity Accounts) Emergency Measures Act 2022 established a scheme for the making in 2022, of a once-off Electricity Costs Emergency Benefit Payment to each domestic electricity account, having regard to the exceptional rise in energy prices.  The credit of €176.22 (excluding VAT) is being applied to all domestic electricity accounts through...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Environmental Schemes (28 Apr 2022)

Eamon Ryan: The National Home Energy Upgrade Scheme introduces a new, highly customer centric, way to undertake home upgrades. SEAI registered One-Stop-Shops will provide an end-to-end service for homeowners. This includes surveying; designing the upgrades; managing the grant process; helping with access to finance; engaging contractors; and quality assurance.  The Scheme offers unprecedented...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Air Quality (28 Apr 2022)

Eamon Ryan: Enforcement action against breaches of the Air Pollution Act (Marketing, Sale, Distribution and Burning of Specified Fuels) Regulations 2012 as amended is a matter for Local Authorities. My Department does not compile statistics in relation to the number of complaints received, prosecutions taken or fines imposed. Local Authorities report information to the Environmental Protection...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Air Quality (28 Apr 2022)

Eamon Ryan: New regulations on the use of solid fuels in Ireland, which are to be introduced this Autumn, are to apply to solid fuels that are placed on the market for heating in residential and licensed premises. This will not impact on fuels supplied for the purposes of powering vintage machinery.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Turf Cutting (28 Apr 2022)

Eamon Ryan: Further to my reply to Parliamentary Question No.159 of 5 April last, I can confirm that I remain committed to introducing new regulations on the sale of solid fuels for domestic heating in Ireland this Autumn. They will introduce minimum standards that will apply across all solid fuels, to ensure that the most polluting can no longer be made available on the Irish market and to assist the...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Hedge Cutting (28 Apr 2022)

Eamon Ryan: Under the Waste Management (Prohibition of Waste Disposal by Burning) Regulations 2009, the burning of household, garden, commercial or industrial waste is not permitted. An exemption is provided in the legislation to allow farmers, as a last resort and when no alternatives are available, to dispose of green waste generated by agricultural practices, by burning. The local...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Transport (28 Apr 2022)

Eamon Ryan: I have no ministerial vehicle of any sort.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Fuel Poverty (28 Apr 2022)

Eamon Ryan: Energy poverty, or fuel poverty is influenced by a person’s income, the energy efficiency of their home, and the cost of the energy they use in their home. In 2020, the ESRI estimated that 17.5% of households in Ireland could be at risk of energy poverty. Lower income households living in inefficient homes are more at risk of energy poverty when energy prices increase, as the...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Water Quality (28 Apr 2022)

Eamon Ryan: Neither I nor my Department have any role with regard to water quality, statutory responsibility for which comes within the remit of my colleague, the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage.I am advised that the EPA are the key statutory body responsible for the monitoring of water bodies, both directly and through oversight of Irish Water and local authorities. The EPA is...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Air Quality (28 Apr 2022)

Eamon Ryan: The new solid fuel regulations due to be enacted this Autumn will place technical standards and restrictions on all solid fuels. It will not be possible to place fuels on the market in Ireland that do not meet the requirements of the regulations, irrespective of from where the fuels in question are sourced. This is one of a suite of new measures being introduced for a...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Electric Vehicles (28 Apr 2022)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 158 and 159 together. Electric vehicles (EVs) are the most prominent transport mitigation measure in the 2021 Climate Action Plan. Ireland has set an ambitious target of 945,000 EVs on our roads by 2030. This target is challenging but indicates the scale of the transformation that is needed across all sectors if Ireland is to achieve its...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (28 Apr 2022)

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 of those services in conjunction with...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety (28 Apr 2022)

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 Council's own resources supplemented by State road grants.  The initial selection and prioritisation of works to be funded is also a matter for the Council. Local...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Transport (28 Apr 2022)

Eamon Ryan: I have no ministerial vehicle of any sort.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Staff (26 Apr 2022)

Eamon Ryan: My Department is working to identify new areas of opportunity where internships can be offered, as pandemic measures are relaxed.  These plans are not yet completed but details will be made available when these schemes are in place. The information requested in relation to the agencies under the aegis of my Department is an operational matter for each agency. The Department will...

Seanad: Merchant Shipping (Investigation of Marine Casualties) (Amendment) Bill 2021: Report and Final Stages (5 May 2022)

Eamon Ryan: I thank Senator Boyhan for the opportunity to respond to this amendment and to the debate. The main purpose of the Bill is to amend the Merchant Shipping (Investigation of Marine Casualties) Act 2000, to facilitate a revised board composition for the Marine Casualty Investigation Board, MCIB, and thereby remove risks associated with the current reduced board membership and ensure the quorum...