Results 26,521-26,540 of 31,374 for speaker:Eamon Ryan
- Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Wind Energy Generation (28 Sep 2023)
Eamon Ryan: Meeting our national targets for wind energy will require further integrating renewable technologies in proximity to communities in an appropriate manner in full consultation with those communities. Developers will be required to apply internationally recognised best-practice techniques when it comes to protecting human health within the home. This includes adopting and achieving...
- Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Climate Change Policy (28 Sep 2023)
Eamon Ryan: The Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Act 2021 commits Ireland to a legally binding target of a climate neutral economy no later than 2050 and a reduction in emissions of 51% by 2030 compared to 2018 levels. Following the process set out in the Act, a carbon budget programme proposed by the Climate Change Advisory Council was adopted by the Oireachtas on 6 April 2022. On 28 July 2022,...
- Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Climate Change Policy (28 Sep 2023)
Eamon Ryan: Ireland contributes collectively with other EU Member States to the commitments under the Paris Agreement and to the legally binding, EU-wide greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reduction target of at least 55% by 2030 as set by the European Climate Law. The EU, in its approach to decarbonising, has split GHG emissions into two regimes:The Emissions Trading System (ETS) is a European-wide...
- Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Climate Change Policy (28 Sep 2023)
Eamon Ryan: The Sectoral Emission Ceiling for the industry sector requires emissions reductions of 35% by 2030. The Climate Action Plan sets out a pathway for achieving the required industry emissions reductions. The key measures include increased use of carbon-neutral heating, energy efficiency, increased use of zero-emissions gases, and reducing embodied carbon in construction materials produced and...
- Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Waste Management (28 Sep 2023)
Eamon Ryan: Waste management methods, including for plastic, are set out in the waste hierarchy, which ranks methods according to their impact on the environment, in the following order: 1. Prevention 2. Re-use 3. Recycling 4. Recovery 5. Disposal While Ireland is currently meeting its recycling target for plastic packaging, national waste statistics published recently by the Environmental...
- Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Climate Change Policy (28 Sep 2023)
Eamon Ryan: The Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Acts 2015 to 2021 commit Ireland to a legally binding target of a climate neutral economy no later than 2050, and provide for a 51% reduction in emissions by 2030 compared to 2018 levels. Carbon budgets and sectoral emissions ceilings were adopted in 2022, providing further structure for our emissions reduction pathway. The latest...
- Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (28 Sep 2023)
Eamon Ryan: As Minister for Transport, I have responsibility for policy and overall funding in relation to public transport. The National Transport Authority (NTA) has statutory responsibility for securing the provision of public passenger transport services nationally. The NTA also has national responsibility for integrated local and rural transport, including TFI Local Link services and the rollout...
- Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (28 Sep 2023)
Eamon Ryan: As Minister for Transport, I have responsibility for policy and overall funding in relation to public transport. In both the policy and funding areas there have been significant developments since this Government came into office, with last year's publication of a new Sustainable Mobility Policy and its five-year action plan providing strong policy support to the continued expansion and...
- Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Policies (28 Sep 2023)
Eamon Ryan: As Minister for Transport, I have responsibility for policy and overall funding in relation to 'open' public transport services including in rural areas. The National Transport Authority (NTA) has statutory responsibility for securing the provision of public passenger transport services nationally. The NTA also has national responsibility for integrated local and rural transport, including...
- Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (28 Sep 2023)
Eamon Ryan: As 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 National Transport Authority (NTA) has statutory responsibility for securing the provision of public passenger transport services nationally and for the scheduling, timetabling and monitoring of these...
- Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Environmental Policy (3 Oct 2023)
Eamon Ryan: Each year, an estimated 1,410 people die prematurely in Ireland due to air pollution and the majority, as a result of particulate matter from solid fuel burning. It is further estimated that there are over 16,200 life years lost, while many people also experience a poor quality of life due to the associated short-term and long-term health impacts of this form of pollution. I remain committed...
- Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Policies (3 Oct 2023)
Eamon Ryan: My Department funds a number of grant schemes, administered by the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) to support homeowners to improve the energy efficiency of their properties. SEAI grants for homeowners are focused towards those measures which will be most effective in reducing energy use and reducing our carbon emissions. In order to move away from the installation of gas...
- Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Environmental Policy (3 Oct 2023)
Eamon Ryan: Climate Action Plan 23 recognises that a range of supports, of both a financial and technical nature, are required to support the decarbonisation required for the Industry Sector to meet its sectoral emissions ceiling for the 1stand 2ndcarbon budgets. These supports are provided through the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI), Enterprise Ireland (EI) and the Industrial Development...
- Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Funding (3 Oct 2023)
Eamon Ryan: €50 million was allocated from the Climate Action Fund for the installation of solar panels on schools. My Department is continuing to work with the Department of Education to develop the scheme.
- Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Conservation (3 Oct 2023)
Eamon Ryan: In February last year, the Government approved a package of supports aimed at making it easier and more affordable for homeowners to undertake home energy upgrades, for warmer, healthier and more comfortable homes, with lower energy bills and lower emissions. The supports included a new National Home Energy Upgrade Scheme which offers increased grant levels of a typical B2 home energy...
- Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Conservation (3 Oct 2023)
Eamon Ryan: My Department funded the SEAI Dairy Farm Grant Pilot Scheme for a three year period from 2017-2019, supporting variable speed drives in vacuum and milk pumps. In total the scheme supported 228 farms to a total of €931,940, delivering savings of 288 tCO2 and 740MWh. The scheme was discontinued after the pilot period. The SEAI still fund this technology via other schemes, such as the...
- Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Data Protection (3 Oct 2023)
Eamon Ryan: It is assumed the Deputy is referring to personal data breaches under the General Data Protection Regulation (the "GDPR"). As the Deputy will be aware, the GDPR was introduced on 18th May 2018. Information on personal data breaches for my Department is set out in the attached Table. Year No. of recorded personal data breaches 2023 ...
- Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Broadband Infrastructure (3 Oct 2023)
Eamon Ryan: In December 2022, my Department published Ireland's Digital Connectivity Strategy which supports the ambition outlined in the National Digital Strategy and sets out a number of ambitious targets, including that: - all Irish households and businesses will be covered by a Gigabit network no later than 2028 - all populated areas will be covered by 5G no later than 2030, and - digital...
- Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Policies (3 Oct 2023)
Eamon Ryan: My Department requires all applications to be used in line with Departmental policies and procedures. My Department has restricted access to the application referred to pending a risk assessment of its use and therefore, does not use the application to conduct its business. My Department also continues to work closely with experts in the NCSC to ensure that we follow best practice...
- Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Fuel Prices (3 Oct 2023)
Eamon Ryan: As the Deputy is aware, the National Oil Reserve Agency (NORA) has responsibility for maintaining oil energy security in Ireland. Ireland maintains a 90-day strategic reserve, the vast bulk of which is held at several locations on the island of Ireland. These oil stocks are held to ensure Ireland’s compliance with International Energy Agency (IEA) rules and EU obligations, and are...