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Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: State Bodies (18 Sep 2024)

Eamon Ryan: The Environmental Protection Agency is an independent public body established under the Environmental Protection Agency Act 1992 and is entirely independent in the exercise of its functions. The Agency is an independent corporate entity having full responsibility under law for the performance of its functions and the discharge of its governance and other responsibilities. The EPA Staff...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Schemes (18 Sep 2024)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 73, 74 and 76 together. I refer to the reply to Parliamentary Questions No. Dáil ref: 135 & Dáil ref: 136 of 9 September 2024. The position remains unchanged from that set out there-in whereby the specific data sought by the Deputy is not routinely provided to my Department by SEAI. Hence, I have directed SEAI to reply directly to the Deputy...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Schemes (18 Sep 2024)

Eamon Ryan: Solar PV panels are installed under a number of scenarios and are supported under a number of Department funded and Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) administered schemes. Supports for Solar PV panels are available under the dedicated domestic solar PV scheme, which offers grants of up to €2,100 to all homeowners in homes built before 2021. The Microgeneration Support...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Building Energy Rating (18 Sep 2024)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 77, 78 and 80 together. The Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) manage a number of residential and community energy upgrade grant support schemes on behalf of my Department. A record capital budget of approximately €430 million for SEAI residential and community energy upgrade schemes (including Solar PV scheme) has been allocated for 2024....

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Budgets (18 Sep 2024)

Eamon Ryan: The 2024 Revised Estimates Volume, published in December 2023, includes a total budget allocation of €444.348 million for Subhead B.4 - Residential/Community Retrofit Programmes. This is an increase of over 35% over the 2023 Estimate of €327,565 million. Subsequently, a Further Revised Estimates Volume (FREV) was published in May 2024 following the transfer of the marine...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Funding (18 Sep 2024)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 81, 82 and 83 together. The Communities Energy Grant is part of the Government's National Retrofit Programme aimed at upgrading building stock and facilities to high standards of energy efficiency and renewable energy usage, thereby reducing fossil fuel usage, energy costs and greenhouse gas emissions. The Scheme supports cross-sectoral and...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Funding (18 Sep 2024)

Eamon Ryan: I refer to the reply to Question No. 169 of 14 December 2023. The Renewable Energy Support Scheme (RESS) Community Enabling Framework was launched in 2022. It provides a range of supports, including grant funding of potentially up to €180,000, offered from SEAI to community renewable energy projects, to help them participate in the RESS. To date, two community projects (both under...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Inland Fisheries (18 Sep 2024)

Eamon Ryan: The Deputy will note that aquaculture policy, regulation and licensing is a matter for the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (D/AFM). As the licence regulator of this fish farm, I understand that D/AFM is carrying out an investigation into the escape at this facility. That said, I have been updated on this matter by Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) - the statutory body tasked...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Schemes (18 Sep 2024)

Eamon Ryan: In February 2022, in line with commitments in the National Retrofit Plan, the Government announced a number of changes to the Warmer Homes Scheme. These changes were implemented to improve the targeting of the scheme. One of these changes was to extend the scheme eligibility criteria to include those in receipt of the Disability Allowance for over 6 months and have a child under 7 years....

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Schemes (18 Sep 2024)

Eamon Ryan: Budget 2024 introduced a third Electricity Costs Emergency Benefit Scheme which over 2.2 million households have benefitted from - worth €450 in total per household. Through the three Electricity Costs Emergency Benefit Schemes 2.2 million households have received €1,250 in on bill support. Under Scheme III, usage levels were assessed to ensure that payments were withheld in...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Prices (18 Sep 2024)

Eamon Ryan: The Commission for Regulation of Utilities (CRU) was assigned consumer protection functions under the 1999 Electricity Regulation Act and subsequent legislation and has statutory responsibility for the compliance by energy suppliers with their consumer protection obligations. The electricity and gas retail markets in Ireland operate within a European Union regulatory regime wherein...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Usage (18 Sep 2024)

Eamon Ryan: Responsibility for the regulation of the electricity market is a matter for the Commission for Regulation of Utilities (CRU) which is an independent regulator, accountable to a committee of the Oireachtas and not myself as Minister. The CRU was assigned responsibility for the regulation of the Irish electricity sector following the enactment of the Electricity Regulation Act, 1999 and...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: EU Funding (18 Sep 2024)

Eamon Ryan: EU projects are pre-funded through the annual estimates process with funding being recouped to the Exchequer from the EU after the milestones and targets have been achieved and verified. The table below details the projects across the Department that are in receipt of EU Funding. Capital Projects EU Fund Title ...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Broadband Infrastructure (18 Sep 2024)

Eamon Ryan: The National Broadband Plan (NBP) is the government's initiative to deliver high speed broadband services to all premises in Ireland. The premises referred to in the question is in the BLUE area on the broadband map. The BLUE area represents those areas where commercial providers are either currently delivering or have plans to deliver high-speed broadband services. The Department defines...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Wind Energy Generation (18 Sep 2024)

Eamon Ryan: The Renewable Energy Directive requires Member States to introduce accelerated and simplified permitting procedures for the repowering of renewable energy projects. Planning matters fall under the remit of the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage (DHLGH) and the decision to repower individual projects is a matter for developers. Through the Accelerating Renewable...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (18 Sep 2024)

Eamon Ryan: As the Deputy may be aware, BusConnects is a transformative programme of investment in the bus system, providing better bus services across our cities. It is the largest investment in the bus system in the history of the State, and is managed by the National Transport Authority (NTA). New bus services in Dublin are already being delivered, with the first five phases of the Network...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (18 Sep 2024)

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 query raised by the Deputy is an operational matter for Bus Éireann. I have, therefore, referred the Deputy's question to the company for direct reply. Please advise my private office if you...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (18 Sep 2024)

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 and timetabling of these services in...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (18 Sep 2024)

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: Road Projects (18 Sep 2024)

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...