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Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Infrastructure (22 Jan 2025)

Eamon Ryan: This is a private project and queries in relation to private projects should be addressed to the developer. Government policy in relation to gas storage to support energy security is set out in Energy Security Package published in November 2023.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Bord na Móna (22 Jan 2025)

Eamon Ryan: Bord na Móna is a commercial State body under the aegis of the Department of Environment, Climate and Communications. The Department understands that Bord na Móna Recycling is undergoing a strategic review, with disposal being one of the options under consideration. My Department continues to engage in dialogue on all governance related matters, including the aforementioned, with...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Post Office Network (22 Jan 2025)

Eamon Ryan: My Department is providing funding of €10 million per annum over a three-year fixed term, 2023-2025, to An Post to support a sustainable, nationwide post office network. There is an existing network of some 900 post offices in the country made up of company offices and contractor post offices. All contractor post offices are benefiting from the Government funding with the...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Illegal Dumping (22 Jan 2025)

Eamon Ryan: The legislation allowing for the installation and usage of CCTV for litter and waste enforcement purposes required that the Local Government Management Agency submit to the Minister for approval, separate Codes of Practice for the operation of CCTV schemes under the Litter Pollution Act and the Waste Management Act and a further Code of Practice for the use of "mobile recording devices" (e.g....

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Inland Fisheries (22 Jan 2025)

Eamon Ryan: The question raised by the Deputy relates to operational matters for Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) in which neither I nor my Department have any function. Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) has established a specific email address for queries from Oireachtas members so that queries in relation to operational matters can be addressed promptly, in line with IFI’s objective to deliver...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Appointments to State Boards (22 Jan 2025)

Eamon Ryan: Between 1 November 2024 and 13 January 2025, the following individuals were appointed to the State boards (including both commercial State bodies and non-commercial State bodies) under the aegis of my Department: Body Appointee Appointment Type Date of Appointment Term End Date ESB Mr Jim Meade Member 14/12/2024...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Schemes (22 Jan 2025)

Eamon Ryan: As part of the Sectoral Emissions Ceilings decision S180/20/10/2704, the Government agreed to the introduction of an obligation on the heat sector to obligate suppliers of fossil fuels used for heat to ensure a proportion of the energy they supply is renewable. Development of the Renewable Heat Obligation (RHO) scheme is a key priority for my Department as the RHO will support achievement...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Environmental Policy (22 Jan 2025)

Eamon Ryan: The Waste Action Plan for a Circular Economy, Ireland’s national waste policy, sets out a range of measures to tackle the environmental degradation caused by single-use plastics, including single use cups. The intention is to eliminate this waste stream with the introduction of a levy and an eventual ban on all single-use cups, building on the success of initiatives such as the...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Electricity Generation (22 Jan 2025)

Eamon Ryan: In November 2023, the Government approved and published the Energy Security Package, a first-of-its kind strategy that encompasses electricity, oil, and gas. As part of the Package, the 'Energy Security in Ireland to 2030' report concluded that Ireland’s future energy would be secure by moving from a fossil fuel-based energy system to an electricity-led system, maximising our renewable...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Policy (22 Jan 2025)

Eamon Ryan: Government policy in relation to energy security is set out in 'Energy Security in Ireland to 2030' report which was approved and published in November 2023. There has been no change to this policy as a result of recent litigation.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Environmental Policy (22 Jan 2025)

Eamon Ryan: Part 9 of the Planning and Development Act 2024 provides, inter alia, for the setting up of a legal cost financial assistance mechanism by way of Regulations, to address the legal costs in planning and environment related judicial reviews. An interdepartmental working group (IDG) has been set up to discuss how to bring this provision forward. The IDG is made up of representatives of ...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Environmental Policy (22 Jan 2025)

Eamon Ryan: The Government is committed to supporting the delivery up to 5.7 TWh of indigenously produced biomethane by 2030 to further accelerate the reduction of overall economy-wide emissions. To deliver on this commitment, the recently established Biomethane Implementation Group, chaired by my Department, will oversee target delivery through the implementation of the National Biomethane Strategy. ...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Schemes (22 Jan 2025)

Eamon Ryan: As part of Budget 2025, the Government approved a new scheme to provide electricity credits to more than 2.2 million households worth €250 in total per household. Two payments of €125 (including VAT) will be made between November 2024 and February 2025 to domestic electricity accounts, including those with Pay As You Go meters, which are subject to distribution use of system...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Air Quality (22 Jan 2025)

Eamon Ryan: The Air Pollution Act, 1987 provides that “the occupier of any premises shall not cause or permit an emission from such premises in such a quantity, or in such a manner, as to be a nuisance”. The relevant enforcement agencies are the local authorities. Furthermore, the Air Pollution Act 1987 (Solid Fuels) Regulations 2022 (S.I. No. 529 of 2022), which took effect from...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Environmental Policy (22 Jan 2025)

Eamon Ryan: Tackling textile waste is a key priority of the National Waste Action Plan for a Circular Economy 2020-2025. A number of EU and national initiatives designed to achieve this are underway, including the following. The EU Strategy for Sustainable and Circular Textiles (2022) proposes measures to make producers take responsibility for products throughout the value chain including waste, aiming...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Air Quality (22 Jan 2025)

Eamon Ryan: The EPA operates and manages Ireland’s national ambient air quality monitoring programme (AAMP) in conjunction with partners such as local authorities. This programme is funded by my Department and includes dedicated air quality monitoring stations for various pollutants and meets EU requirements for comparison of results with annual and/or daily average limit values. A significant...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Food Waste (22 Jan 2025)

Eamon Ryan: Tackling food waste is one of the key steps we can take to achieve sustainability, to help combat climate change, and to support the transition to a circular economy and bioeconomy. Ireland is committed to reducing food waste by 50% by 2030 in line with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. The Department published Ireland’s National Food Waste Prevention Roadmap 2023-2025...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Artificial Intelligence (22 Jan 2025)

Eamon Ryan: My Department continues to take advice from the National Cyber Security Centre in respect of the use of artificial intelligence (A.I.) and are following recommendations provided in June 2023. All applications used within the Department are required to be in line with Departmental policies and procedures. No licenses or subscriptions to AI tools have been purchased to date. Therefore, no...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (22 Jan 2025)

Eamon Ryan: The National Broadband Plan (NBP) is the Government's initiative to deliver high speed broadband services to all premises in Ireland. The Ballintogher area is within the BLUE area on the broadband map which is available on my Department's website www.gov.ie/en/publication/5634d-national-broadband-plan-map/ . The BLUE area represents those areas where commercial providers are either...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Cybersecurity Policy (22 Jan 2025)

Eamon Ryan: The NCSC does not publish the details of victims of cybersecurity incidents in the State. However, in 2024 the first National Cyber Security Annual Update was published which provided some detail on incidents in 2023. The NCSC received 5,276 incident reports in 2023, of which 721 were confirmed as cyber security incidents which required responses. The NCSC also performed 309...