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Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Offshore Renewable Energy Development Plan (15 Jun 2023)

Eamon Ryan: We will publish the DMAP for phase 2 this summer and move towards delivering the parameters of the auction by the end of this year. The auction will start early next year. There is likely to be a second phase 2 to make sure we meet the full 2030 targets. At the same time, and there will be no real delay, the next iteration after that will be the move towards the enduring regime and future...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Offshore Renewable Energy Development Plan (15 Jun 2023)

Eamon Ryan: To go further into the issue of wet storage, the Deputy will be aware that Shannon Foynes Port Company commissioned a report by the Bechtel group, which is a major international consultancy house on engineering and design. That report should demonstrate the need, when working with offshore floating wind, depending on weather windows and a standardised production schedule, for a location...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Climate Change Policy (15 Jun 2023)

Eamon Ryan: We intend to introduce it before the end of this year. It is taking longer than we wanted, mainly because the European Investment Bank is a key partner and it is the first time it has engaged in direct consumer-related lending. We had to change the structure of it to facilitate its concerns. I will make a wider point. We discussed at length in earlier questions how we go further to...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Climate Change Policy (15 Jun 2023)

Eamon Ryan: I absolutely agree with the Deputy. I met my officials about this issue yesterday. We are confident we can deliver a scheme in the autumn to meet the gap the Deputy has mentioned. I look forward to delivering that.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Sustainable Development Goals (14 Jun 2023)

Eamon Ryan: Leaving no-one behind is the focus of Ireland’s 2023 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGS) objectives and the inspiration for the development of Ireland’s second Voluntary National Review (VNR) which I look forward to delivering at the United Nations High-Level Political Forum in July. This focus runs throughout the entire report as we reflect as a country on what we have...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Prices (14 Jun 2023)

Eamon Ryan: The retail electricity and gas markets are commercial and price setting is a matter for individual suppliers. High energy costs remain a central priority for Government and a range of measures have been implemented to help households and businesses meet these costs. Most recently, this included a €470 million package announced in February which introduced measures assisting social...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Waste Management (14 Jun 2023)

Eamon Ryan: My Department is currently preparing regulations, which will require every household in the State on a waste collection service to be provided with a separate organic waste collection service. This is in line with commitments given in the Waste Action Plan for a Circular Economy and will also satisfy the requirements of the Waste Framework Directive for Member States to ensure that, by 31...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Recycling Policy (14 Jun 2023)

Eamon Ryan: A national Deposit Return Scheme (DRS) is being introduced to encourage more people to recycle drinks containers and to ensure we meet ambitious EU targets for the recycling of those products. The Deposit Return Scheme Regulations were signed in November 2021 following extensive engagement with stakeholders, including two public consultations on design options (October 2020) and on the...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Sustainable Development Goals (14 Jun 2023)

Eamon Ryan: I am aware of this report which builds on a chapter that Coalition 2030 were invited to contribute to Ireland’s 2023 Voluntary National Review (VNR) which I look forward to delivering at the United Nations High-Level Political Forum (HLPF) in July. Agenda 2030 and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) set out a bold vision for a safer, fairer, more prosperous and sustainable world...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Fisheries Protection (14 Jun 2023)

Eamon Ryan: Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) have advised that a distressed Sturgeon was discovered in shallow water near Sir Thomas’ bridge in the River Suir in Clonmel, Co. Tipperary. A concerned angler had contacted IFI and a significant efforts were made by IFI staff to revive the fish but this proved to be unsuccessful. IFI authorised the removal of the fish from the river. Genetic...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Prices (14 Jun 2023)

Eamon Ryan: The electricity and gas retail markets in Ireland operate within a European Union regulatory regime wherein electricity and gas markets are commercial, liberalised, and competitive. Operating within this framework, responsibility for the regulation of the electricity and gas markets is solely a matter for the Commission for Regulation of Utilities (CRU), which was assigned responsibility for...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Conservation (14 Jun 2023)

Eamon Ryan: My Department is working with the Department of Finance, the Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland, the Sustainable Energy Authority Ireland, the European Investment Bank and the European Investment Fund to develop a residential retrofit loan guarantee scheme, which will be backed by a counter guarantee provided by the EIB Group. The loan guarantee will provide risk protection to...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Reviews (14 Jun 2023)

Eamon Ryan: My Department is currently finalising its review of security of energy supply of Ireland’s electricity and natural gas systems. The Review is focused on the period to 2030, but in the context of ensuring a sustainable transition up to 2050. The Government’s policy objectives are to ensure energy is affordable, sustainable and secure, as well as in line with Ireland’s...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Environmental Policy (14 Jun 2023)

Eamon Ryan: The EPA’s latest GHG emissions projections highlight the challenge Ireland faces in meeting its highly ambitious climate objectives and legally-binding emissions targets. While the EPA’s projections do show that emissions are expected to decrease in almost all sectors over the next two decades, it is clear that we still have considerable work to do. The recent EPA report has...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Environmental Policy (14 Jun 2023)

Eamon Ryan: I have been aware of the research being carried out at Farm Zero C in West Cork for some time. Officials from my Department along with the National Bioeconomy Forum have also visited the site. The research carried out under Farm Zero C, in combination with Irish universities, is paving a way for farmers to utilise new methods and technologies for decarbonising the sector and our wider...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Infrastructure Ireland (14 Jun 2023)

Eamon Ryan: As Minister for Transport, I have responsibility for overall policy and exchequer funding in relation to the National Roads Programme. Under the Roads Acts 1993-2015 and in line with the National Development Plan (NDP), the operation and management of individual national roads is a matter for Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII), in conjunction with the local authorities concerned. This is...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (14 Jun 2023)

Eamon Ryan: As Minister for Transport, I have responsibility for policy and overall funding in relation to public transport and active travel. Active Travel funding is administered through the National Transport Authority (NTA), who, in partnership with local authorities, have responsibility for the selection and development of specific projects in each local authority area. In addition, the NTA has...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (14 Jun 2023)

Eamon Ryan: As the 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 issues raised by the Deputy are operational matters for Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII) in conjunction with the Luas operator Transdev Ireland, and I have therefore forwarded the Deputy's...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (14 Jun 2023)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 62 and 63 together. As Minister for Transport, I have responsibility for policy and overall funding in relation to public transport. Under the Dublin Transport Authority Act 2008, the National Transport Authority (NTA) has statutory responsibility for promoting the development of an integrated, accessible, sustainable public transport network. The NTA works...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Policy (14 Jun 2023)

Eamon Ryan: The Safe Routes to School (SRTS) Programme was launched in March 2021 with the aim of supporting walking, scooting and cycling to primary and post-primary schools, and creating safer walking and cycling routes within communities, through the provision of infrastructure interventions. This should help alleviate congestion at school gates and increase the number of students who walk or cycle to...