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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: General Oversight of EirGrid: Discussion (30 Jan 2024)

Darren O'Rourke: Nine to 12 months. Does EirGrid have a target time? Is there an ambition? I hear very clearly from the industry that EirGrid bureaucracy is impeding the pipeline of renewables projects. I am not necessarily hearing from EirGrid that it accepts or acknowledges that. I am hearing that these issues are becoming increasingly complex, almost as if applications were being shifted. If the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: General Oversight of EirGrid: Discussion (30 Jan 2024)

Darren O'Rourke: What about the timeline for ECP 2.4?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: General Oversight of EirGrid: Discussion (30 Jan 2024)

Darren O'Rourke: Regarding some of what we are hearing, there is a decent parallel with the point Mr. Foley made. We had a really disappointing RESS 3. What we are hearing from some in the industry is that we will not be ready for RESS 4, if there is even a RESS 4, based on the pipeline of projects, because of planning issues and the grid offer.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: General Oversight of EirGrid: Discussion (30 Jan 2024)

Darren O'Rourke: I am happy to have a separate conversation with Mr. Foley on this. We want the people who are in the business of delivering renewables to be part of the market here and to deliver renewables. They have clearly articulated that this is a sequencing problem and there is an issue in that regard. I take on board what Mr. Foley is saying and I am happy to engage separately on it. One of the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: General Oversight of EirGrid: Discussion (30 Jan 2024)

Darren O'Rourke: I will pick up on the North-South interconnector project. Can I get an update on the project from EirGrid's perspective? Community liaison officers are meeting with landowners. What are the next steps and timeline? I have a particular question about compliance with planning conditions. For example, there was a number of planning conditions related to the development prior to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: General Oversight of EirGrid: Discussion (30 Jan 2024)

Darren O'Rourke: Have many of them signed up at this stage? Have many signed up early?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: General Oversight of EirGrid: Discussion (30 Jan 2024)

Darren O'Rourke: I am conscious of time. I ask Mr. Mahon to address the specific questions relating to those planning conditions.

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (31 Jan 2024)

Darren O'Rourke: The headline in my local newspaper today reads "Water Outage Outrage", reflecting huge frustration in County Meath related to all-too regular unscheduled and prolonged water outages. Areas worst affected include Ratoath in particular and Ashbourne and surrounding areas. There have been at least 20 water outrages in the past 12 months in Ratoath, for example, with tens of thousands of...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (31 Jan 2024)

Darren O'Rourke: Infrastructure is creaking, Minister.

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (31 Jan 2024)

Darren O'Rourke: They need new investment on the trunk main between Staleen and Ratoath

Research and Innovation Bill 2023: Second Stage (31 Jan 2024)

Darren O'Rourke: I welcome the opportunity to contribute to the debate on the Bill, which proposes to merge two existing research funding agencies into a new entity, Taighde Éireann. It will be important that this step is matched by efforts from Government to address Ireland's poor performance in funding research and development when compared to EU standards. Making Ireland competitive in this...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Usage (30 Jan 2024)

Darren O'Rourke: 139. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of households availing of smart tariffs in 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3705/24]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Usage (30 Jan 2024)

Darren O'Rourke: 140. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of households availing of smart tariffs in 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024, broken down by county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3706/24]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Data Centres (30 Jan 2024)

Darren O'Rourke: 143. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number and location of islanded data centres currently operating. [3740/24]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Data Centres (30 Jan 2024)

Darren O'Rourke: 144. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number and location of islanded data centres proposed but not yet operating. [3741/24]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Conservation (30 Jan 2024)

Darren O'Rourke: 152. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 55, 59, 60, 72, 92 and 93 of 17 January 2024, the process that is followed if the post BER rating of a retrofit completed remains the same or is downgraded; if there is an established procedure to follow up with the contractor and or homeowner; if there are any penalties for the...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Conservation (30 Jan 2024)

Darren O'Rourke: 154. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 58, 59, 60, 82 and 92 of 17 January 2024, the reasons that pre-and post BER ratings of properties retrofitted as part of the SEAI’s warmer homers scheme are not available for thousands of properties; the steps he is taking to address this; and if he will make a statement...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Conservation (30 Jan 2024)

Darren O'Rourke: 155. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment what assessments are carried out to assess BER rating pre and post-retrofit across SEAI schemes; if these are standardised across all schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3905/24]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Illegal Dumping (30 Jan 2024)

Darren O'Rourke: 153. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the amount of illegal dumping, broken down by local authority, in 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023, in tabular form,; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3903/24]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Illegal Dumping (30 Jan 2024)

Darren O'Rourke: 157. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the level of illegal dumping in 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023, broken down by local authority, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3912/24]