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Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Renewable Energy Generation (15 Oct 2024)

Eamon Ryan: Through the first two Renewable Electricity Support Scheme (RESS) auctions, my Department provided pathways and supports for Renewable Energy Communities (RECs) to participate in renewable energy projects through the application of a community projects category. Community renewable energy trusts is a term generally used in the UK to refer to entities similar to RECs. My Department’s...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Conservation (15 Oct 2024)

Eamon Ryan: The National Retrofit Plan sets out the Government's approach to achieving the Climate Action Plan targets of upgrading the equivalent of 500,000 homes to a Building Energy Rating (BER) of B2/cost optimal level and installing 400,000 heat pumps to replace older, less efficient heating systems by 2030. In February 2022, Government announced an enhanced package of measures to support the...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Environmental Policy (15 Oct 2024)

Eamon Ryan: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) manages a Financial Provision regime whereby some priority EPA licensees are required to put in place financial provision to cover potential environmental liabilities that could arise in the event of the licensee not being in a position to meet them. The list of obligated licensees is at the link below. The link also contains the instrument or...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Environmental Policy (15 Oct 2024)

Eamon Ryan: Under Article 21 of the European Communities (Environmental Liability) Regulations S.I. 547/2008), the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) maintains a register of Environmental Liability Directive (ELD) cases. This is called an Article 18 register (under the ELD Directive). In accordance with article 18 of the ELD Directive, the European Commission collects data on ELD cases from Member...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Pension Provisions (15 Oct 2024)

Eamon Ryan: Under section 46 of the Postal and Telecommunications Services Act 1983, the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications, with the concurrence of the Minister for Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform, approves any superannuation schemes submitted by An Post. The request for consent for amendment to the An Post Superannuation scheme to increase payments by 2% with effect...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Inland Fisheries (15 Oct 2024)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 123 and 127 together. The Conservation of and Prohibition on Sale of Coarse fish Bye-Law No. 806 of 2006 and the Conservation of Pike Bye-Law No. 809 of 2006 are being examined as part of this extensive work programme. As part of this review process, Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) appointed external environmental consultants in June 2024 to prepare an...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Staff (15 Oct 2024)

Eamon Ryan: I can confirm that there have been no personnel changes at the grade referenced within the Inland Fisheries Division of my Department in 2024.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Inland Fisheries (15 Oct 2024)

Eamon Ryan: Following concerns raised about the unexplained mortalities of more than 900 salmon found in the Ballysadare river, I introduced an Emergency Bye-Law on 17th July which suspended all angling activity in the waters of the Ballysadare River system in the No. 12 Sligo District with immediate effect. The Conservation of Salmon and Sea Trout Ballysadare (Closed Rivers) Bye No. C.S. 336, 2024 was...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: State Bodies (15 Oct 2024)

Eamon Ryan: Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) is a statutory agency independent of the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications (DECC). My Department has no function in internal IFI matters including in relation to the appointment of Deputy CEOs. This is a matter for IFI, and the Board of IFI, under Section 24(3) of the Inland Fisheries Act 2010.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Inland Fisheries (15 Oct 2024)

Eamon Ryan: Notwithstanding genetic differences, farmed salmon are still of the same species as wild salmon. They are therefore not listed as invasive species in special area of conservation waters within Ireland. While it is not national policy to conserve escaped farmed salmon, it is our national policy to conserve wild salmon. As such, any measures taken by Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) to reduce the...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Staff (15 Oct 2024)

Eamon Ryan: I can confirm to the Deputy the number of staff that worked in my Department’s communications and press offices in each of the years 2019 to 2024; and the grade of each staff member in the tables below. 2019 Strategic Development & Communications Press Office PO 1 - AP 1 0 AO 2 0 HEO 0 1 ...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Advertising (15 Oct 2024)

Eamon Ryan: My Department conducts advertising and communications campaigns to promote a range of services, supports and initiatives to the public and to support positive behaviour change in relation to key areas under the remit of my Department. As the media landscape has evolved over the past number of years, advertising and creative expenditure has grown to address the diverse needs of different...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Renewable Energy Generation (15 Oct 2024)

Eamon Ryan: The third Renewable Energy Directive (RED III, EU Directive 2023/2413) entered into force in November 2023 and provides for the increased deployment of renewable energy across the EU by 2030, including provisions to simplify and accelerate the permit-granting procedure for renewable energy projects. While the majority of the Directive has a transposition deadline of 21st May 2025, there was...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Conservation (15 Oct 2024)

Eamon Ryan: The Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) operates the Warmer Homes Scheme on behalf of my Department. Delivering free energy upgrades to low-income households in or at risk of energy poverty is a top priority for the Government. My officials continue to work with the SEAI to maximise and accelerate the output of free energy upgrades provided under this important scheme. Last year...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Policy (15 Oct 2024)

Eamon Ryan: It would not be appropriate for me to comment on this individual case given that the matter stands to be remitted back, by Order of the High Court, to An Bord Pleanála. As set out in the Government’s ‘Policy Statement on the Importation of Fracked Gas' the government does not support the importation of fracked gas. Ireland is committed to halving greenhouse gas emissions...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Policy (15 Oct 2024)

Eamon Ryan: I presume the Deputy is referring to the landmark Planning and Development Bill 2023 has been approved by the Houses of the Oireachtas. Once it is enacted, The Act provides once in a generation reform updates and streamlines planning system providing clarity, consistency and certainty. The Seventh and Eighth schedules of the Planning and Development Act, 2000 (as amended), already provide...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Climate Change Policy (15 Oct 2024)

Eamon Ryan: The Joint Taskforce on International Taxation, now known as the Global Solidarity Levies Taskforce, was launched by France and Kenya, and joined by Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados and Spain at the 28th Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC COP28) on 1 December 2023. The Taskforce is co-chaired by Kenya, Barbados and France and is supported by the...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Official Engagements (15 Oct 2024)

Eamon Ryan: Members of the media would generally not travel with me as part of an official delegation at international engagements. I do note on one occasion during a visit to China for St. Patrick's Day 2023, a journalist from the Journal.ie accompanied me. There was no cost to the Department as the publication funded the Journalist's trip.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Waste Management (15 Oct 2024)

Eamon Ryan: Local Authorities are statutorily responsible for the preparation of waste management plans. The Regional Waste Management Planning Offices published the new National Waste Management Plan on March 1st informed by, inter alia, the National Planning Framework. The Plan sets out the required actions at local and regional levels to deliver on the Waste Action Plan for a Circular Economy and...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (15 Oct 2024)

Eamon Ryan: The EPA is the competent authority for publishing data on Ireland's greenhouse gas emissions. In 2023, Ireland’s greenhouse gas emissions are estimated to be 55 million tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent (MtCO2eq.), which is 6.8% lower (or 4 MtCO2eq.) than emissions in 2022 (59 MtCO2eq.). This follows a 2% reduction in annual emissions in 2022. Emissions are 1.2% below the...