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Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Bord na Móna (15 Sep 2020)

Eamon Ryan: As part of the July Stimulus package, €15 million was committed to commence a multi-year programme to rehabilitate 33,000 hectares of Bord Na Móna peatlands. The funding will support a just transition by maintaining jobs in the Midlands, as well as laying the foundation for more substantial and sustainable job creation into the future. The enhanced...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Broadcasting Sector (15 Sep 2020)

Eamon Ryan: The Broadcasting Authority of Ireland (BAI) is the independent regulator for broadcasting in the State. Under Section 43(1)(c)of the Broadcasting Act 2009, the BAI are required to prepare and, from time to time, revise Access Rules which set out the specific steps each broadcaster is required to take to promote the understanding and enjoyment of television by people who are deaf, hard of...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Projects (15 Sep 2020)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 166, 167 and 175 together. The Avoca mine site in Co. Wicklow was worked intermittently for approximately 250 years to extract copper and other metals, which were processed on site. The mine closed in 1982 but mineral extraction has left a number of health and safety issues as well as an environmental legacy.  A feasibility study undertaken by...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (15 Sep 2020)

Eamon Ryan: The National Broadband Plan (NBP) State led Intervention will be delivered by National Broadband Ireland (NBI) under a contract signed last November. The NBP network will offer users a high speed broadband service with a minimum download speed of 500Mbps from the outset. This represents an increase from the 150Mbps committed to under the Contract. The current deployment plan forecasts...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Telecommunications Services (15 Sep 2020)

Eamon Ryan: EU "Roam Like at Home" (RLAH) came into effect on 15 June 2017 and provides Irish and EU consumers with the ability to use their mobile devices, within other EU countries, at domestic rates, subject to Fair Use Policy. The RLAH regulation covers data services, voice and SMS. ComReg (), the independent telecoms regulator, is responsible for ensuring that all providers meet relevant obligations...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Proposed Legislation (15 Sep 2020)

Eamon Ryan: The Climate Action (Amendment) Bill is being drafted as a priority with the aim of publishing the Bill in the first 100 days. The necessary resources to deliver this have been assigned in my Department and in the Office of the Attorney General. The Bill will, inter alia: - significantly strengthen the statutory framework for governance of the climate...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Climate Change Policy (15 Sep 2020)

Eamon Ryan: The 2009 EU Effort Sharing Decision established binding annual greenhouse gas emission reduction targets for Member States for the period 2013 to 2020. For the year 2020 itself, the target set for Ireland is that emissions should be 20% below their value in 2005. According to the Environmental Protection Agency’s latest projections published earlier this year, our 2020 emissions could...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: North-South Interconnector (15 Sep 2020)

Eamon Ryan: The North South Interconnector is a vital piece of infrastructure for ensuring a safe and sustainable source of energy for both Ireland and Northern Ireland. It is expected it will deliver significant benefits to electricity consumers across the island of Ireland through lower prices as a result of more efficient operation of the Single Electricity Market. It is envisaged to bring initial...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Schemes (15 Sep 2020)

Eamon Ryan: The Programme for Government and the Climate Action Plan set ambitious targets for the number and depth of residential retrofits to be completed by 2030. The targets are to retrofit 500,000 homes to a Building Energy Rating of B2 and to install 400,000 heat pumps in existing buildings over the next 10 years. Retrofitting has the ability to contribute to a number of important goals including...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Tax Code (15 Sep 2020)

Eamon Ryan: The Petroleum Product Levy (also known as the NORA levy) is charged at a rate of 2 cent per litre since 2009, on most petroleum products when placed on the market. The levy, which is paid by consumers and most commercial users of oil, is collected by the oil companies and paid to the National Oil Reserves Agency (NORA). The purpose of the levy is to provide for the activities of NORA in the...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Electric Vehicles (15 Sep 2020)

Eamon Ryan: The transition of our national vehicle fleet, including state-owned vehicles, to alternative fuels such as zero-emission electricity is an important step-change to effect a substantial reduction in transport emissions. Public sector vehicles have an important leadership role to play in this transition and will be strongly guided by the requirements under the EU’s Clean Vehicles...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Postal Codes (15 Sep 2020)

Eamon Ryan: Capita Business Support Services Ireland, trading as Eircode, was awarded a 10 year contract in December 2013 to develop, implement, maintain and promote the use of the National Postcode System "Eircode". Since the launch of Eircodes in July 2015, their usage, as part of an address, continues to grow and Eircodes are used widely among the public, businesses and public sector. This, in...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Postal Codes (15 Sep 2020)

Eamon Ryan: Capita Business Support Services Ireland, trading as Eircode, was awarded a 10 year contract in December 2013 to develop, implement, maintain and promote the use of the National Postcode System "Eircode". Shortly after the launch of Eircode, the National Ambulance Service (NAS) integrated Eircodes into their Computer Aided Dispatch system which means that the patient’s address...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Postal Codes (15 Sep 2020)

Eamon Ryan: Capita Business Support Services Ireland, trading as Eircode, was awarded a 10 year contract in December 2013 to develop, implement, maintain and promote the National Postcode System "Eircode". Eircodes are assigned to new property addresses using a valid postal address and verified geo-locations. An Post collects information on new and existing buildings, as well as changes to existing...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Waste Management (15 Sep 2020)

Eamon Ryan: On 4 September this year I launched the Waste Action Plan for a Circular Economy. This Plan contains ambitious measures for dealing with a range of single use plastic items, including food and beverage containers. In this Plan I have committed to significantly reducing the amount of single use plastic cups and food containers that are placed on the Irish market. In addition, by July 2021,...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Public Service Obligation Levy (15 Sep 2020)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 181 and 182 together. The total amount and details of the PSO levy for each levy year are calculated and published annually by the Commission for Regulation of Utilities (CRU). This material is publicly available at . The table below shows the annual amounts for the PSO levy for each year since 2010/11. Year € Millions ...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Waste Management (15 Sep 2020)

Eamon Ryan: Earlier this month I launched a new national waste policy for the period 2020-2025, “A Waste Action Plan for a Circular Economy”. This plan contains a range of measures to reform and strengthen waste management with a greater focus on prevention through product design and consumer choice. The measures outlined in the Waste Action Plan will ensure that we continue to meet our...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Electricity Grid (15 Sep 2020)

Eamon Ryan: Government policy in relation to data centres is led by the Tánaiste and Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation. The Government Statement on the role of data centres in Ireland's Enterprise Strategy published in 2018 recognised that a plan-led approach is needed to develop a range of measures to promote regional options for data centre investment, minimising the need for...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Waste Management (15 Sep 2020)

Eamon Ryan: The Support Scheme for Renewable Heat (SSRH), was developed to financially support the adoption of renewable heating systems by commercial, industrial, agricultural, district heating and other non-domestic heat users, and includes an operational support for anaerobic digestion heating systems. This support, which is operated by the SEAI, provides a multiannual payment for up to 15 years based...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Climate Change Advisory Council (15 Sep 2020)

Eamon Ryan: In the report of the Joint Committee on Climate Action, Climate Change: A Cross-Party Consensus for Action, March 2019, the Committee recommended that Irish climate change policy reflects the latest scientific consensus as represented by the IPCC 2018 Special Report on Global Warming of 1.5°C. The Committee recommends that new climate change legislation include a target of net-zero...