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Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Air Quality (23 Jul 2024)

Eamon Ryan: The Air Pollution Act 1987 (Solid Fuels) Regulations 2022 (S.I. No. 529 of 2022), which took effect from 31 October 2022, introduced minimum quality standards that apply to all solid fuels distributed throughout the State. This is to ensure that the most polluting fuels can no longer be made available on the Irish market and to assist the public in transitioning to less polluting...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Electricity Grid (23 Jul 2024)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 68 and 69 together. Currently the Single Electricity Market of which Ireland is part is only interconnected with the British electricity market. Neither my Department nor SEAI hold detailed data on the average monthly breakdown by fuel source of imported electricity from Britain. However, Britains National Grid Electricity System Operator does publish...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Environmental Policy (23 Jul 2024)

Eamon Ryan: The microplastic restriction (Commission Regulation (EU) 2023/2055) is an EU wide REACH restriction to address concerns about the environment and the potential exposure of people via the environment. As REACH is an EU Regulation, this restriction applies directly in Ireland, as in all EU Member States. It was agreed in September 2023. If the carpet material is not classified as waste and if...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Wind Energy Generation (23 Jul 2024)

Eamon Ryan: Significant progress has been made across Government towards the delivery of offshore renewable energy during the last three years. Over a relatively short period of time this Government has completely reimagined and implemented a new policy, legislative and regulatory system to deliver on our commitment to ORE. The Climate Action Plan 2024 commits to achieving at least 5GW of installed...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Wind Energy Generation (23 Jul 2024)

Eamon Ryan: Issues regarding the development of the national electricity grid rest with EirGrid and ESB Network. EirGrid, as Transmission System Operator, have responsibility for the development of the Transmission Network and ESB Networks, as Distribution System Operator, have responsibility for the development of the Distribution Network. The Transmission and Distribution Networks make up the national...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Renewable Energy Generation (23 Jul 2024)

Eamon Ryan: My Department is now Ireland’s competent Authority for Maritime Spatial Planning, which includes responsibility for the assessment and designation of Public Bodies as Competent Authorities for forward planning in Ireland’s maritime area. It is important to note, notwithstanding the Government’s priority to accelerate the establishment of Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE)...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Legal Cases (23 Jul 2024)

Eamon Ryan: In the past five years, my Department has taken no legal cases against another Department, Government agency or State body. The information requested in relation to the agencies under the aegis of my Department is an operational matter for each agency. The Department will request the relevant bodies to reply directly to the Deputy with the information requested in respect of their organisations.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Renewable Energy Generation (23 Jul 2024)

Eamon Ryan: Matters regarding the development of the national electricity grid rest with EirGrid and ESB Network. The issue raised by the Deputy is the "dispatch-down" of renewable energy, which refers to the amount of renewable energy that is available but cannot be used by the electricity system. This can be due to broad power system limitations, known as curtailments, local network limitations, known...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Conservation (23 Jul 2024)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 76 and 77 together. On 11 June 2024, the Government approved a number of exceptions to relevant SEAI retrofit scheme rules to apply exclusively to homeowners receiving support under the Enhanced DCB Scheme. These exceptions were introduced in order to help the homeowners to access the SEAI grants. The Community Energy Grant (CEG) Scheme offers...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Conservation (23 Jul 2024)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 78 and 79 together. The Climate Action Plan and National Retrofit Plan set ambitious targets to retrofit the equivalent of 500,000 homes to a Building Energy Rating (BER) of B2/cost optimal and the installation of 400,000 heat pumps in existing homes to replace older, less efficient heating systems by end-2030. Budget 2024 has provided €437.2 million...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Cybersecurity Policy (23 Jul 2024)

Eamon Ryan: Directive (EU) 2022/2555 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 December 2022 on measures for a high common level of cybersecurity across the Union, amending Regulation (EU) No 910/2014 and Directive (EU) 2018/1972, and repealing Directive (EU) 2016/1148, also known as the NIS 2 Directive was agreed published in the Official Journal of the European Union on 27 December 2022. The...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Recycling Policy (23 Jul 2024)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 81, 82 and 83 together. A national Deposit Return Scheme (DRS) has been introduced to encourage more people to recycle bottles and cans in order to meet our ambitious EU targets for the recycling of those materials under EU Single Use Plastics and Packaging legislation. In 2020, after the adoption of the Single Use Plastics Directive, which imposed a 90%...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Conservation (23 Jul 2024)

Eamon Ryan: The Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) manage a range number programmes across energy efficiency, renewable energy, innovation and integration. The administration and management of grant applications under these schemes are an operational matter for the SEAI. The specific data requested by the Minister is not routinely supplied by SEAI to my Department. I have directed SEAI to...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Conservation (23 Jul 2024)

Eamon Ryan: I refer to the reply to Question No. 162 of 21 May 2024. The position is unchanged. Applicants can contact SEAI at any time to get further information on the status of their application either by email to or by phone to 1800 250 204. Oireachtas members can make queries on behalf of applicants by contacting the dedicated email address .

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Public Sector Pensions (23 Jul 2024)

Eamon Ryan: I can confirm to the Deputy that my Department is examining the matter raised in the question and will respond directly to the individual concerned in due course.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (23 Jul 2024)

Eamon Ryan: Ireland's Digital Connectivity Strategy, published by my Department, sets ambitious targets, which include providing a Gigabit network to all households and businesses in Ireland by 2028 and access to 5G in all populated areas by 2030. The National Broadband Plan (NBP) is the government's initiative to deliver high speed broadband services to all premises in Ireland. National Broadband...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Illegal Dumping (23 Jul 2024)

Eamon Ryan: Under the Waste Management Act, the primary responsibility for management and enforcement responses to illegal dumping lies with the local authorities. It is a matter for each local authority to determine the most appropriate awareness, enforcement and clean-up actions in relation to illegal dumping, taking account of local circumstances and priorities. However, my Department provides...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Cybersecurity Policy (23 Jul 2024)

Eamon Ryan: Directive (EU) 2022/2555 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 December 2022 on measures for a high common level of cybersecurity across the Union, amending Regulation (EU) No 910/2014 and Directive (EU) 2018/1972, and repealing Directive (EU) 2016/1148, also known as the NIS 2 Directive was agreed published in the Official Journal of the European Union on 27 December 2022. The...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Conservation (23 Jul 2024)

Eamon Ryan: My Department funds a number of grant schemes to support homeowners to improve the energy efficiency of their properties. The day to day administration and management of applications for retrofit projects under Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) schemes, including the effective management of complaints received, are an operational matter for the SEAI. As part of SEAI’s...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Climate Change Policy (23 Jul 2024)

Eamon Ryan: Following and initial evaluation at Local Authority level, all proposals under Strand 1 of the Community Climate Action Programme (CCAP) have been received by my Department and reviewed to ensure alignment with the objectives of the Climate Action Fund, including eligibility for funding. The application to which you refer was deemed eligible for funding, and the formal notification of this...