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Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (20 Oct 2022)

Eamon Ryan: It is the same story on retrofitting. I am responding to the Deputy's point on the turf. It is the same story on retrofitting. I had a meeting with the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland the other day. Similarly, it told me that Irish people across the country are investing in improving their homes - you do not need to burn things to keep warm - and then people have a valuable,...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (20 Oct 2022)

Eamon Ryan: -----both short term and long term.

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (20 Oct 2022)

Eamon Ryan: The most important assurance is that the money is available. It is a pity that I did not get a chance to bring in the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform. The key thing we need to do is a ten-year programme with a figure like the €1.6 billion. That is as well as the money spent on housing, education, health, transport and all the other areas. The public payment of those...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (20 Oct 2022)

Eamon Ryan: The issue the Deputy raises is real. There is a real problem, but not just in County Wicklow. Many other Deputies would cite similar examples involving Go-Ahead and other companies in other parts of the country. The Deputy is correct that Covid or any other factor is a satisfactory reason for services not being provided to the standard needed. There have been fines applied in recognition...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (20 Oct 2022)

Eamon Ryan: I will come back to the Deputy with any specific proposals.

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (20 Oct 2022)

Eamon Ryan: I have not spoken publicly in the Dáil on this. The Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage will have to answer the Deputy's questions when the Bill comes before the House. We have mechanisms here whereby it can be amended or adjusted, and the arguments will have to be made then. The Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage will, for whatever reasons, legal or...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (20 Oct 2022)

Eamon Ryan: I will certainly pass on the Deputy's comments, but we should debate this in the House when it comes before the House.

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (20 Oct 2022)

Eamon Ryan: I am informed that the pool closed during the Covid pandemic but reopened in March and that a number of schools in the vicinity of Templemore have been granted permission to use it. I understand also that this permitted use ceased during the summer holiday period and recommenced at the start of the autumn school term. I am also advised that the use of the pool by the Garda College is...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (20 Oct 2022)

Eamon Ryan: We did. That is why we devised the TBESS. It has not been introduced yet but we agreed to it in the budget process. It will be set out and introduced shortly. It provides significant support for businesses. Our objective is clear, namely to get businesses through this period in the same way as householders. The €1.2 billion provision for that is real and will be delivered. As we...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (20 Oct 2022)

Eamon Ryan: I still support the constitutional right for access to water and keeping it in public ownership. We were discussing wastewater treatment systems earlier and I reflected that this, probably more than anything else, was debated in the previous Dáil at length and in detail. I do not think we can unpick the solution that was reached in the Oireachtas committee on the approach we have taken...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (20 Oct 2022)

Eamon Ryan: No, it is the new reality. This summer we saw the world was burning and we are all at risk. Our future security must be protected. We will do that by reducing our greenhouse gas emissions. It also provides real opportunity to benefit because the new economy and a better way of delivering things will come in a low-carbon way, in particular in transport. The current system, for five...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (20 Oct 2022)

Eamon Ryan: I agree with the Deputy. The Central Bank's decision to change the definition to allow separated people to be able to avail of the first-time buyers scheme seems fair, correct and just. I am loath to commit to anything, as it is the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage who must make the decision, but I will pass on the Deputy's comments in that regard and I am sure he will...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (20 Oct 2022)

Eamon Ryan: I will again have to refer the Deputy's question to the relevant Minister because it relates to a specific policy issue, which he would have to consider. I agree with the Deputy. It was a welcome decision to allow local authorities greater flexibility. As I stated earlier in response to Deputy Mattie McGrath, we must be innovative and quick in how we address the housing crisis we face.

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (20 Oct 2022)

Eamon Ryan: If the Deputy sends me the specific details, I will follow it up and check with the Department.

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (20 Oct 2022)

Eamon Ryan: I do not have it here in front of me, but I will come back to the Deputy.

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (20 Oct 2022)

Eamon Ryan: To answer the question, first, the energy credit system is the right approach. As I indicated in an earlier response, it had a material effect. There were approximately 200,000 in arrears and that reduced to 150,000 on the back of the credit and we expect to see a similar response this time. We said in agreeing the next tranche that we want it to be universal. There are certain families...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (20 Oct 2022)

Eamon Ryan: Yes, but-----

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (20 Oct 2022)

Eamon Ryan: I will look at the specifics. The Deputy is referring to someone who owns a mobile home rather than someone who rents one where the meter is done a different way. I will look at the specifics of the issue and try to make sure we cover every case.

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (20 Oct 2022)

Eamon Ryan: I will seek clarity from the Minister for Education. I do not have the details in front of me. The Department operates this programme in conjunction with Bus Éireann. At this time, when we have greatly reduced the cost and are expanding the number of people using the service, we want to try to cover every eventuality. I will ask her Department to come back to the Deputy with the...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (20 Oct 2022)

Eamon Ryan: I have talked to the Deputy about this on a number of occasions. He is correct; there is a small number of significant difficulties the residents have experienced having made what was, in my mind, a very good investment in a communal heating system but having been caught out because of the high price of gas. I do not believe, as I said to him the other day, that this would qualify for the...