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Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Angling Sector (5 Nov 2024)

Eamon Ryan: The Angling Consultative Council of Ireland (ACCI) was renamed as the Angling Advisory Group (AAG) by agreement of the Group at its meeting in August 2024. The change was proposed and agreed principally because the new name more accurately reflects the purpose and function of Group and now clearly distinguishes it from the Angling Council of Ireland (ACI). The renamed AAG comprises...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Fisheries Protection (5 Nov 2024)

Eamon Ryan: As previously set out to the Deputy, Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI), in conjunction with my Department, is carrying out a review of relevant inland fisheries bye-laws in force for 10 years or more and their continued application. 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...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Schemes (5 Nov 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. In recent years, the Warmer Homes Scheme has delivered a greater volume of deeper and more complex upgrades. This is reflected in the average cost of...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Climate Change Policy (5 Nov 2024)

Eamon Ryan: The Global Solidarity Levies Taskforce hosted a meeting for its Members, and other interested parties, on the margins of the UN General Assembly in September. The meeting was an opportunity for the Taskforce to present and highlight its work and plans to date and I attended the meeting to hear more about this. I did not express views on the different policy options set out. Consideration...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (5 Nov 2024)

Eamon Ryan: Ireland is committed to achieving a 51% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 compared to 2018 levels, and climate neutrality by no later than 2050. These objectives are set out in the Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Act 2021 and are legally binding. Sectoral emission ceilings (SEC) for the first two carbon budgets, 2021-2025 and 2026-2030, for all sectors,...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Wind Energy Guidelines (5 Nov 2024)

Eamon Ryan: The preparation and adoption of statutory planning guidelines are a function of the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, pursuant to section 28 of the Planning and Development Act, 2000 (as amended). As such, I have no statutory role in their preparation or adoption. The Climate Action Plan 2024 contains a commitment to issue new wind energy development guidelines...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Staff (5 Nov 2024)

Eamon Ryan: I can confirm to the Deputy the number of staff, by grade, on a career break of more than five years and more than six years, at the end of August 2023 and August 2024 in my Department was zero. I can confirm to the Deputy the number of staff vacancies, by grade, in my Department at the end of August 2023 and August 2024 in the tables below. Vacancies as of end of August 2023 ...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Staff (5 Nov 2024)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 114 and 116 together. I can confirm to the Deputy that I am satisfied that the provisions of the Department of Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform Circular 4/2013 are being properly implemented by my Department and that I am satisfied that civil servants whose career breaks are coming to an end are being notified of appropriate...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Air Quality (5 Nov 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: National Broadband Plan (5 Nov 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. The mapping...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Renewable Energy Generation (5 Nov 2024)

Eamon Ryan: The Microgeneration Support Scheme (MSS) was approved by Government on 21 December 2021, to support Ireland’s ambitious targets for micro-generation installations, under the Climate Action Plan. The MSS provides support to both domestic and non-domestic applicants, in the form of grants for Solar PV installations, up to a maximum of €2,100 in 2024 for household installations,...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (5 Nov 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 in question is in the BLUE area on the broadband map which is available on my Department's website:www.gov.ie/en/publication/5634d-national-broadband-p lan-map/ The BLUE area represents those areas where commercial providers are either...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Schemes (5 Nov 2024)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 120 and 121 together. 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. Since 2000 over 161,190 homes have been upgraded under this scheme. In recent years, the scheme...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Waste Management (5 Nov 2024)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 122 and 123 together. Local Authority Executives are statutorily responsible for municipal waste collection and waste management planning within their functional areas. It is open to the Chief Executive of any local authority to exercise their executive function in relation to waste collection to re-enter the waste collection market as direct service...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Public Sector Pensions (5 Nov 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. In accordance with the act and the relevant Code of Practice for the Governance of State Bodies, An Post must...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Public Sector Pensions (5 Nov 2024)

Eamon Ryan: I can confirm to the Deputy that my Department has been unable to locate any documentation that corresponds with the person's details he has provided. If the Deputy, or the named person, wish to contact my Department's HR team directly and provide them with more biographical detail, my Department may be in a position to broaden the search of the pension records.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Fisheries Protection (5 Nov 2024)

Eamon Ryan: As recently set out to the Deputy in my reply to Question 139 of 22 October 2024, the purpose of Waterford Fisheries District, (River Barrow) angling limitation during salmon spawning run Bye-Law No. 1011, 2024 is to prevent anglers catching pre-spawned salmon stocks during their migration to spawning grounds through the River Barrow system or returning kelts - during the months of January,...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Fisheries Protection (5 Nov 2024)

Eamon Ryan: In 2018, IFI launched the IFI Environmental Assessment Process (EAP) which aimed to facilitate fisheries development and conservation projects while ensuring that IFI had due regard for the environment and relevant environmental legislation. This process established the screening mechanisms for the environmental assessment of projects and set out the appropriate IFI procedures to ensure that...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Fisheries Protection (5 Nov 2024)

Eamon Ryan: My Department applies the principles set out in the Regulatory Impact Analysis (RIA) Guidelines issued by the Department of the Taoiseach where appropriate. Paragraph 1.1 of those Guidelines refer to the applicability of RIAs to, inter alia, proposals for primary legislation involving changes to the regulatory framework and significant Statutory Instruments. There is no reference to any...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (5 Nov 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. The Question...