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Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021: Committee Stage (22 Jun 2022)

Eamon Ryan: I move amendment No. 75: In page 53, after line 13, to insert the following: “PART 15 MISCELLANEOUSFunctions of Minister in relation to zero to low emission vehicles 56.(1) The Minister for Transport (referred to in this section as the “Minister”) shall promote and seek to accelerate the uptake of zero to low emission vehicles. (2) The Minister shall promote and...

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021: Committee Stage (22 Jun 2022)

Eamon Ryan: I move amendment No. 76: In page 53, after line 13, to insert the following: “Effect and validity of certain regulations 57.(1) Notwithstanding section 5(1) of the European Communities Act 2007, the Road Traffic (Construction and Use of Vehicles) Regulations 2003 (S.I. No. 5 of 2003) (referred to in this section as the “Principal Regulations”) shall not have...

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021: Committee Stage (22 Jun 2022)

Eamon Ryan: I move amendment No. 77: In page 7, line 5, after “Act” to insert the following: “to confer functions on the Minister for Transport in relation to zero to low emission vehicles and recharging and refuelling infrastructure relating to such vehicles;”.

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021: Committee Stage (22 Jun 2022)

Eamon Ryan: I move amendment No. 78: In page 7, line 7, after “2008;” to insert “to provide for the effect and validity of certain regulations;”.

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021: Committee Stage (22 Jun 2022)

Eamon Ryan: I thank the Chairman and the members of the committee. I think we made significant progress today and the debate was very useful. I commend my officials on their work on the legislation. I would like to get the Bill through the Dáil and the Seanad before the summer recess, if at all possible. The scrambler bike situation is unacceptable and needs to be addressed. The fact that there...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Broadband Infrastructure (14 Jul 2022)

Eamon Ryan: Providing telecommunication services, is a matter for the relevant service providers operating in a fully liberalised market regulated by the Commission for Communication Regulation (ComReg), as independent Regulator. To assist consumers in choosing a network provider, ComReg’s website has a national outdoor coverage map, with clear information on where operators have good...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Prices (14 Jul 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 Electricity Costs Emergency Benefit Payment was €176.22, exclusive of VAT as set out in section 5(2) of...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Climate Action Plan (14 Jul 2022)

Eamon Ryan: In July 2021, the Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Act 2021 was enacted, significantly strengthening the statutory framework for governance of the climate challenge. This new framework includes the delivery of successive Climate Action Plans. Climate Action Plans must set out the measures and implementation pathways for reaching our 2030 and 2050 emissions targets, as...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Mining Industry (14 Jul 2022)

Eamon Ryan: Bauxite which is the main ore of alumina and a Scheduled Mineral under the Minerals Development Acts 1940 to 1999, is not mined in Ireland and no prospecting licences are held for bauxite.  While I as Minister have no role in relation to importation of bauxite, I am aware that it is is imported into Ireland from Guinea, and is refined at Aughinish Alumina, before the Alumina is exported...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Mining Industry (14 Jul 2022)

Eamon Ryan: I have no function in purchasing coal. If the question is in respect of the purchase of coal for electricity generation, the matter would be an operational one for the company concerned and would likewise be one in which I have no function.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Food Waste (14 Jul 2022)

Eamon Ryan: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) estimate that Ireland generated approximately 1.1 million tonnes of food waste in 2019 (latest year for which EPA published data is available). The EPA estimate that 528,000 tonnes of Irish waste was accepted for treatment at composting and anaerobic digestion facilities. Municipal biowaste (kitchen and canteen food waste, garden and park green waste,...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Renewable Energy Generation (14 Jul 2022)

Eamon Ryan: Ireland's Climate Action Plan 2021 (CAP 21) commits to the production of 1.6 TWh by 2030 of indigenously produced biomethane using waste materials and agricultural based feedstock. The National Energy Security Framework (NESF), published in April 2022, highlights that alternatives to natural gas, such as biomethane, provide additional diversification for Ireland’s...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Natural Gas Grid (14 Jul 2022)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos.201, 202 and 223 together.　 As set out in the National Energy Security Framework published in April 2022, my Department is carrying out a review of the energy security of Ireland's gas and electricity systems. The review includes a technical analysis which will help inform a public consultation. The technical analysis includes...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Prices (14 Jul 2022)

Eamon Ryan: The Commission for Regulation of Utilities(CRU), as the independent regulator was assigned consumer protection functions under the 1999 Electricity Regulation Act and subsequent legislation, has statutory responsibility for the compliance by energy suppliers with their consumer protection obligations. Suppliers have a critical role in the protection of financially...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Broadband Infrastructure (14 Jul 2022)

Eamon Ryan: Providing telecommunication services, including mobile phone and broadband services, is a matter for the relevant service providers operating in a fully liberalised market regulated by the Commission for Communication Regulation (ComReg), as independent Regulator. Operational matters of private commercial operators, including the deployment of telecommunications infrastructure to specific...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Wind Energy Generation (14 Jul 2022)

Eamon Ryan: The Department does not hold information on the number wind turbines per county. Such information would be contained in the planning applications and approvals granted by each planning authority with respect to individual windfarm projects.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Wind Energy Generation (14 Jul 2022)

Eamon Ryan: The Climate Action Plan 2021 commits to achieving at least 5GW of offshore wind by 2030 and includes a suite of actions to realise the potential of Ireland’s offshore renewable energy resources. The Programme for Government commits to developing a longer-term plan to harness the estimated potential of at least 30GW of offshore floating wind power in our Atlantic waters. The Maritime...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Electricity Generation (14 Jul 2022)

Eamon Ryan: The Micro-generation support scheme provides funding to the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) for capital grants for solar PV for domestic houses. Micro-generators will benefit most when they maximise the consumption of electricity on site from their own micro-generation. In addition, excess electricity can be diverted to a hot water cylinder to reduce fossil fuel consumption in...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Renewable Energy Generation (14 Jul 2022)

Eamon Ryan: The National Energy Security Framework set out that the development of an integrated hydrogen strategy for Ireland is to be prioritised, in line with the Climate Action Plan. My Department has launched a public consultation to gather the views of stakeholders and interested parties, in order to inform the development of a hydrogen strategy for Ireland. The consultation...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Public Sector Pensions (14 Jul 2022)

Eamon Ryan: My Department currently employs one person with an abated public service pension.  The public service pension abatement principles are applied in all cases where persons are re-employed by my Department in accordance with Department of Public Expenditure and Reform guidelines and the Public Service Pensions (Single Scheme and Other Provisions) Act 2012. ...