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Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: EU Regulations (20 Sep 2022)

Eamon Ryan: I have just as much an interest in the prosperity and the future of the Irish family farm-----

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: EU Regulations (20 Sep 2022)

Eamon Ryan: That is absolutely connected to protection and management of that land.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: EU Regulations (20 Sep 2022)

Eamon Ryan: We will need people, young and old, who see that the care of their environment and of their local area is central to what they do. That aspiration and that instinct belongs to everyone. It does not belong to any single party one way or the other, but we will not-----

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: EU Regulations (20 Sep 2022)

Eamon Ryan: We have to work now to find a mechanism whereby we can do this in a way-----

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: EU Regulations (20 Sep 2022)

Eamon Ryan: -----that guarantees the future of the family farm, and that is what we will work towards with the European Union.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: EU Meetings (20 Sep 2022)

Eamon Ryan: I thank the Chair for facilitating the question and the response. The extraordinary energy council meeting on 9 September in Brussels was to exchange views on the energy situation in the European Union. The meeting was split into two parts, with the first session covering policy options to alleviate the burden of high energy prices. The second session was on the state of play of the...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: EU Meetings (20 Sep 2022)

Eamon Ryan: While that was a key matter for discussion, there were different consequences for three members of the European Union: us, Malta and Cyprus. At an earlier meeting of the European Energy Council there had been agreement that we would not have to apply in Ireland the same mandatory reduction. It was also recognising the reality in our case that we are connected to the UK and Norwegian gas...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: EU Meetings (20 Sep 2022)

Eamon Ryan: In response to Deputy Stanton, inframarginal pricing is the right measure and one which we are looking to implement. There are complexities involved in it. It will apply to the likes of wind farm or other generators that are generating without the impact of high-input gas price, therefore, it is likely that they are making a significant profit. Inframarginal pricing will not apply where...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: EU Meetings (20 Sep 2022)

Eamon Ryan: -----I would love to hear it, because the complexity and design and development of energy markets is not something that one can be easily categoric about. It is complex. What was also considered by the energy Council, and what we are intricately and centrally involved in the European Council - the Deputy is right; it is a joint competence - is the conducting of a wider review, starting...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Energy Prices (20 Sep 2022)

Eamon Ryan: As the Deputy will know, I have to be very sensitive because we are in the middle of a budget process. My Department and the Department of Finance have been exploring the potential to collect a portion of these windfall gains with a view to using the proceeds to support energy consumers. Subsequent to this, there have been significant developments at EU level, which we just discussed. At...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Energy Prices (20 Sep 2022)

Eamon Ryan: I agree with the Deputy in that the proposals coming from European Union are just one element. They are among the four pieces in the jigsaw of measures that we will need to implement, as I mentioned earlier. We will not have the full details on them by budget day. We will have a rough estimate of what implications it might have for Revenue but it is only one element of the response we must...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Energy Prices (20 Sep 2022)

Eamon Ryan: I meet the Minister, Deputy Donohoe, every couple of days and, leading up to the budget, I am sure it will be close to daily, in my capacity as the head of two Departments and as the leader of my party. Last night, the Taoiseach, the Tánaiste and I met the Ministers for Finance and Public Expenditure and Reform. We have had a series of those meetings where we consider all of these...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: North-South Interconnector (20 Sep 2022)

Eamon Ryan: The new North-South interconnector, which will allow for the flow of 900 MW of electricity between Ireland and Northern Ireland, will be critical for improving the operation of the all-island integrated single electricity market. It will also help to facilitate the achievement of the goal of generating up to 80% of our electricity from renewable sources by 2030. A resilient and...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: North-South Interconnector (20 Sep 2022)

Eamon Ryan: We listen acutely to communities. That is what all politicians do. We listen. I listen to a country where high energy prices are crippling people, as various Deputies said earlier. One of the benefits of having a North-South interconnector is that it would save Irish households significant amounts of money year in, year out. I hear people ask why we are so dependent on the distant fossil...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: North-South Interconnector (20 Sep 2022)

Eamon Ryan: I met the Minister the other day and earlier in the summer. It is very difficult because there is no Administration up North. There is keen interest in it even if there are no structures whereby a government up North can make a decision on this. We need a decision. I first started hearing about this 20 years ago when it was described as the most important and urgent project to deliver an...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: North-South Interconnector (20 Sep 2022)

Eamon Ryan: That is what we need to change. That is what we need to get away from.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: North-South Interconnector (20 Sep 2022)

Eamon Ryan: We have a responsibility in government to think of the long-term development of the island.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: North-South Interconnector (20 Sep 2022)

Eamon Ryan: It is an issue. I fully accept it is an issue.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: North-South Interconnector (20 Sep 2022)

Eamon Ryan: I also believe-----

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Natural Resources (20 Sep 2022)

Eamon Ryan: The geoscience regulation office in my Department is responsible for the regulation of petroleum exploration and development in Ireland. Petroleum authorisations are issued under the Petroleum and other Minerals Development Act 1960 and subsequent Acts and include decommissioning operations of petroleum facilities. Decommissioning of petroleum facilities is subject to regulatory and...