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Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Renewable Energy Generation (13 Jul 2023)

Eamon Ryan: Climate Action Plan 23 includes a commitment to carry out a public consultation on Private Wires and a deadline for publication of Q4 2023 has been set. Private wires are an issue that is of interest and importance to many stakeholders. The policy area of Private Wires is broad in nature and as such detailed consideration must go into formulating the consultation in order to ensure that all...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Renewable Energy Generation (13 Jul 2023)

Eamon Ryan: The National Hydrogen Strategy was published on Wednesday 12th July and is available on gov.ie - Minister Ryan welcomes publication of the National Hydrogen Strategy (www.gov.ie).

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Offshore Renewable Energy Development Plan (13 Jul 2023)

Eamon Ryan: Ireland’s first offshore wind auction (ORESS 1) procured more than 3,000 MW of secure, affordable and renewable electricity capacity, enough to provide over a quarter of our projected 2030 electricity demand, while shielding Irish consumers from energy price spikes for up to 20 years. The successful auction marks a breakthrough moment not just for offshore wind, but for Ireland as a...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Prices (13 Jul 2023)

Eamon Ryan: I have recently written to the regulator, requesting that they investigate the pricing strategies in place, taking account of the hedging strategies of the electricity market participants. As part of this investigation, I have asked CRU to ascertain if there have been any market failures, particularly where vulnerable customers are concerned. Responsibility for the regulation of the...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Policy (13 Jul 2023)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 162 and 173 together. 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,...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Policy (13 Jul 2023)

Eamon Ryan: Under the Climate Action Plan 2023, my Department has committed to developing an Electricity Storage Policy Framework by Q3 2023. To help inform the development of the final framework, my Department held a public consultation which closed on the 27thJanuary. As part of the consultation process, my Department also ran an industry stakeholder event to further discuss the key issues/questions...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: State Bodies (13 Jul 2023)

Eamon Ryan: The Commission for Regulation of Utilities (CRU) is an independent regulator, accountable to a committee of the Oireachtas and not the Minister. CRU was assigned responsibility for the regulation of the Irish electricity sector, following enactment if the Electricity Regulation Act 1999 and subsequent legislation. While CRU is financed by means of a levy on regulated entities, it must...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Broadband Infrastructure (13 Jul 2023)

Eamon Ryan: The National Broadband Plan (NBP) state led intervention aims to roll out a high speed and future proofed broadband network within the intervention area which covers 1.1 million people living and working in over 560,000 premises, including almost 100,000 businesses and farms along with some 679 schools. I am advised by National Broadband Ireland (NBI) that, as of 30 June 2023, 154,437...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Gas and Electricity Disconnections (13 Jul 2023)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 180 and 181 together. The Commission for the Regulation of Utilities maintains figures for disconnections and not the Department. The most recently published figures detail the period of 2022 to July and it is expected that the CRU will provide an update to these figures in the coming months. I have provided these figures below which are publicly available...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Conservation (13 Jul 2023)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 182 and 183 together. Evidence shows that a key barrier to scaling up the number of home energy upgrades is the financial constraints of homeowners. This is exacerbated by high upfront costs of retrofits and the long payback periods that can be associated with such investments. Lack of funds also curtails the number of retrofit measures homeowners choose to...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Motor Fuels (13 Jul 2023)

Eamon Ryan: The Department of Transport has responsibility for the obligation on suppliers of road transport fuel to include a certain percentage renewable transport fuel in that supply, including HVO used in road transport. Supporting the supply of renewable energy in transport, the Renewable Transport Fuel Policy 2023-2025 published by the Department of Transport sets out the pathway to the...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Renewable Energy Generation (13 Jul 2023)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 187 and 188 together. Under the Climate Action Plan 2023, the Government’s Micro-generation Support Scheme (MSS) is targeting 380MW of new renewable generation capacity to contribute to an overall revised target for solar PV of up to 8GW by 2030. The scheme design was supported by detailed economic and policy analysis, as well as public consultation,...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Environmental Schemes (13 Jul 2023)

Eamon Ryan: The Better Energy Warmer Homes Scheme (WHS) delivers a range of energy efficiency measures free of charge to low-income households vulnerable to energy poverty. The primary aim of the scheme is to provide upgrades to those living in, or at risk of, energy poverty. The Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) operates the scheme on behalf of my Department. Delivering free energy...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Renewable Energy Generation (13 Jul 2023)

Eamon Ryan: Ireland has made considerable progress in decarbonising our electricity sector over the last decade, with a major reason for this being the construction of renewable generation sources and their successful integration onto the grid. Ireland is in the top five globally for installed wind power capacity per capita and is a world leader in the integration of variable renewable electricity onto...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Environmental Schemes (13 Jul 2023)

Eamon Ryan: The Better Energy Warmer Homes Scheme delivers free energy upgrades for eligible homeowners in low-income households who are most at risk of energy poverty. The scheme is administered by the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI). Heating systems upgrades are recommended under the schemes in cases where:There is no heating system in place, and the home is receiving an attic and/or...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Usage (13 Jul 2023)

Eamon Ryan: The information below was provided by GNI. The table below shows the percentage of demand for gas in all sectors relative to the reference period for the year 2023. *Please note that GNI only has granular demand data by sector going back to 2018, therefore reference period used is 2018 to 2022. * The reference period is assumed to be from January to June inclusive for the years 2018...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Usage (13 Jul 2023)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 193, 194 and 195 together. Council regulation (EU) 2022/1369 on coordinated demand-reduction measures for gas came into force on 9 August 2022 for a duration of one year. The regulation was subsequently extended until 31 March 2024. Information on the Eurostat website dated 19 April 2023 showed that the EU consumption of natural gas has dropped by 17.7% in...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Climate Action Plan (13 Jul 2023)

Eamon Ryan: Climate Action Plan 2023, published in December 2022, sets out the policies, measures and actions that will be necessary to achieve the required emissions reductions in the energy sector. Our ambition is to deliver up to 80% renewable electricity generation by 2030. This will involve a dramatic reduction in fossil fuel generation; increasing renewable electricity; reinforcing the electricity...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Renewable Energy Generation (13 Jul 2023)

Eamon Ryan: The Renewable Electricity Support Scheme (RESS) is the key Government policy to support the deployment of onshore renewable generation projects at scale. The successes of the first two onshore RESS auctions meant that 2022 was a record year for renewable electricity generation connections to the grid in Ireland. In 2022, an additional 330 MW of onshore wind, 370 MW of solar, and 80 MW...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Sustainable Energy Communities (13 Jul 2023)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 198 and 199 together. The Sustainable Energy Communities (SEC) Programme is administered by the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI). The Programme supports the low carbon energy transition by developing skills and capacity, at a community level, in determining how to use less energy, adopting lower carbon options for transport and heating, shifting...