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COP27: Statements (29 Nov 2022)

Eamon Ryan: -----that reflects well on our country.

COP27: Statements (29 Nov 2022)

Eamon Ryan: It is better for the world that we engage.

COP27: Statements (29 Nov 2022)

Eamon Ryan: In the closing hours of those negotiations there were a number of things we stood up for and delivered. The most important, to my mind, was a change in the text, which, in the middle of the Friday night, took out the wording about protecting the most vulnerable. It was Irish civil servants and our negotiating team that put that back into the centre of the negotiations, recognising that the...

COP27: Statements (29 Nov 2022)

Eamon Ryan: We should recognise that that change, namely, those words about the particularly vulnerable countries being put back in, which was put back in by the Irish team in the negotiations representing the European Union, was a significant development that we can and should be proud of and I want to commend them.

COP27: Statements (29 Nov 2022)

Eamon Ryan: I agree with all those other Deputies-----

COP27: Statements (29 Nov 2022)

Eamon Ryan: If I can I conclude, to all those who said we needed to get a better deal on mitigation, yes, we held the line so that it did not retreat from Glasgow but we did not advance. There is increasingly clear understanding, however, that this is the direction we are going. I agree that this is about delivery. Well, we have delivered in government in the past few weeks. We have delivered a...

COP27: Statements (29 Nov 2022)

Eamon Ryan: We delivered last Friday with a new interconnector to France, which will help us go low carbon and bring down the cost of electricity. We are delivering now every day-----

COP27: Statements (29 Nov 2022)

Eamon Ryan: -----and we are focused on that to live up to the promise we made to the poorest people in the world: we will not let it burn.

COP27: Statements (29 Nov 2022)

Eamon Ryan: I thank all Deputies who contributed to the debate. I will start by reflecting some of the stories that were told at COP about the climate change happening in the world this year. It was heartrending to listen to the Pakistani Minister for the environment make the case that her country was destroyed this year and is still suffering from the scale of that damage, with some 35 million people...

Toll Charge Increases: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (29 Nov 2022)

Eamon Ryan: I was glad the Government and my Department were able to reduce public transport fares for everyone in this country by 20% and for 50% for young people.

Toll Charge Increases: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (29 Nov 2022)

Eamon Ryan: I was glad this Government was able to help out the licensed hauliers with our emergency support scheme when we gave each haulier a payment of €100 per week for eight weeks.

Toll Charge Increases: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (29 Nov 2022)

Eamon Ryan: That was important at the time when prices were high.

Toll Charge Increases: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (29 Nov 2022)

Eamon Ryan: I was proud to be part of a Government that has been recognised by the Irish Fiscal Advisory Council and many others as having introduced budgets that protected the vulnerable while retaining economic security for all. That is not common among European governments but this Government did it. I am glad and proud to be part of a Government that changed the rules around excise duties, petrol...

Toll Charge Increases: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (29 Nov 2022)

Eamon Ryan: -----and the National Oil Reserves Agency, NORA, levy.

Toll Charge Increases: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (29 Nov 2022)

Eamon Ryan: We maintained the revenue diesel rebate scheme to recognise that we were in difficult times. We will defer the increase even though it was proposed to provide for the cost of inflation, particularly in road maintenance and operations, which are important. We must maintain that service for the Irish public and we will do that. That money will not come from cuts to the road maintenance...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: State Bodies (29 Nov 2022)

Eamon Ryan: A review of the EPA was undertaken by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), using a framework developed by the OECD to assess and strengthen the organisational performance and governance of regulators. This review examined the EPA’s institutional and organisational set-up, including how it assesses its own performance, and compared the Agency’s...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Policy (29 Nov 2022)

Eamon Ryan: Government is acutely aware of the impact that the recent increases in global energy prices is having on households and throughout 2022 introduced a €2.4 billion package of supports and as part of Budget 2023 has introduced a package of once off measures worth €2.5 billion. This includes a new Electricity Cost Emergency Benefit Scheme through which €550.47 (exclusive of...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Mining Industry (29 Nov 2022)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 157 and 158 together.The transition to a low carbon economy will require substantially more minerals and metals for use in new wind farms, solar photovoltaic plants, electric vehicles, battery storage, electricity networks, etc. as was confirmed in the International Energy Agency report ‘The Role of Critical Minerals in Clean Energy Transitions’....

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Prices (29 Nov 2022)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 159, 162, 165 and 173 together.The Commission for Regulation of Utilities (CRU) has been appointed as regulator for district heating networks and will be responsible for development of appropriate regulation of the sector going forward. Central to the regulation of the sector will be the recommendations of the District Heating Steering Group. The Steering...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Mining Industry (29 Nov 2022)

Eamon Ryan: Officials from my Department visited the former mine sites at Silvermines on 30 September 2021 with contractors providing environmental monitoring services as part of a three-year programme that commenced in 2018.  Department officials will again visit the sites in December 2022 to prepare a request for tenders for continued environmental monitoring of the sites.    ...