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Select Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Renewable Energy Directive: Motions (15 Dec 2020)

Eamon Ryan: I do not know if my officials are allowed in, but I will invite them to speak if that is possible because they were involved in the negotiations. My understanding is that there were not many countries where there were potential bidders and there was a limited volume available so that may have been a factor. I will ask Mr. Confrey to come in on that.

Select Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Renewable Energy Directive: Motions (15 Dec 2020)

Eamon Ryan: The reason for that, as I understand it, is that we are not yet at the end of the year and we will not know our final year figure until next year. There may need to be a balancing of a much smaller volume, of the order of €4 million or €5 million. It could be more or less: it is hard to know until we get the statistical analysis as to what the final outcome is this year. That...

Select Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Renewable Energy Directive: Motions (15 Dec 2020)

Eamon Ryan: The retrofitting of 50,000 houses is probably going to be one of the most complex targets because we are talking about 50,000 families and 50,000 different types of house. Sometimes it is easier to do one big project than 50,000 individual ones. They are not small projects. We are talking about deep retrofitting. The cost is not insignificant at between €30,000 and €50,000 a...

Select Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Renewable Energy Directive: Motions (15 Dec 2020)

Eamon Ryan: I have assurances from the Danish and Estonian ambassadors - I have no reason to doubt them - that this money will be going into specific projects, including renewable electricity generation projects that will contribute to the decarbonisation we need as a matter of emergency. I have faith in that because I have faith in our European system. It is something we committed to under the...

Select Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Renewable Energy Directive: Motions (15 Dec 2020)

Eamon Ryan: I do not see the State having any restrictions in respect of CETA which will constrain the policy decisions we need to make.

Select Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Renewable Energy Directive: Motions (15 Dec 2020)

Eamon Ryan: I do not see where that would come from and how it would be successful.

Select Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Renewable Energy Directive: Motions (15 Dec 2020)

Eamon Ryan: It has been in operation for three years. The former Minister, Deputy Bruton, has left now, but he might have been able to comment on whether CETA impinged on his portfolio or came across his desk when he was in office in respect of being a restriction on any investment or policy decisions. I have not seen it mentioned once in any consideration of any energy policy decisions so far. If I...

Select Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Renewable Energy Directive: Motions (15 Dec 2020)

Eamon Ryan: I thank Deputy O'Rourke, and he is right that this is a fine. It is a structure, as I said, which has been designed to be a deterrent and a way of enforcing the targets so that people have something to fear and avoid. That is the reason we would aim for it. The Deputy is right. With those added complications the fine does not just go into a bunker, so to speak. It is deployed in a way...

Select Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Renewable Energy Directive: Motions (15 Dec 2020)

Eamon Ryan: I might ask my official, Eamonn Confrey, to answer the first question.

Select Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Renewable Energy Directive: Motions (15 Dec 2020)

Eamon Ryan: With regard to the renewable energy sources, RES, auctions, the RES auction just completed this year sets us on the path to meeting the 2030 target. This is the first important thing to recognise. The large number of solar projects that bid in was also significant. The role of the auctions has impacted the development of a variety of things including the critical constraints around grid,...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Waste Management (16 Dec 2020)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 44 and 45 together. Article 28 of the European Communities (Waste Directive) Regulations, S.I. No. 126 of 2011, sets out the grounds by which a material which is recovered or recycled from waste can be deemed to be no longer a waste. As the designated competent authority, decisions regarding applications for end-of-waste status are the responsibility of the...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Litter Pollution (16 Dec 2020)

Eamon Ryan: As stated in reply to Question No. 120 of 8 December 2020,  funding of €744,739 was allocated for the Anti-Litter & Anti-Graffiti Awareness Grant Scheme (ALAGS) in August 2020. The scheme, however, has not formally progressed to date this year due to the levels of Covid restriction in the timeframe since August. Therefore, as indicated in my...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (16 Dec 2020)

Eamon Ryan: The National Broadband Plan (NBP) State led Intervention will be delivered by National Broadband Ireland (NBI) under a contract signed in November 2019 to roll out a high speed and future proofed broadband network within the Intervention Area which covers 1.1 million people living and working in the over 544,000 premises, including almost 100,000 businesses and farms along with 695...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Telecommunications Services (16 Dec 2020)

Eamon Ryan: Telecommunications service providers are regulated by the Commission for Communications Regulation (ComReg), which operates independently of my Department.  The telecommunications regulatory framework, which ComReg implements, requires each telecommunications services provider to establish and operate a code of practice, including requirements for complaint handling and means of...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Bituminous Fuel Ban (16 Dec 2020)

Eamon Ryan: Under regulation 10 of the Air Pollution Act (Marketing, Sale, Distribution and Burning of Specified Fuels) Regulations 2012, Local Authorities are responsible for the enforcement of the “smoky coal ban” within their functional areas. In order to fulfil their statutory functions in this regard, significant powers are available to Local Authorities including the authority to: ...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (16 Dec 2020)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 50 to 53, inclusive, together. The Questions refer to premises which are located in the AMBER area on the National Broadband Plan (NBP) High Speed Broadband Map which is available on my Department's website at www.broadband.gov.ie. The AMBER area represents the area to be served by the network to be deployed under the NBP State led intervention, the...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Seirbhísí trí Ghaeilge (16 Dec 2020)

Eamon Ryan: Cé gur Roinn pholasaí seachas seirbhíse go príomha í an Roinn Comhshaoil, Aeráide agus Cumarsáide, déanamaid tréaniarracht a chinntiu nach mbíonn cainteoirí Gaeilge faoi mhíbhuntáiste ag teacht ar eolas tábhachtach nó ag glacadh páirt i ndéanamh cinntí agus i gcomhairliúchán. - Leagann ár...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Foireann Roinne (16 Dec 2020)

Eamon Ryan: Tá mo Roinn tiomanta do sheirbhís a sholáthar i nGaeilge agus a ndualgais reachtúla faoi Act na dTeangacha Oifigúla 2003 a chomhlíonadh. Tá 415 ball foirne fostaithe i mo Roinn ina n-áirítear deichniúr a bhfuil cumas Gaeilge acu. Tá ról amháin aitheanta le riachtanas Gaeilge. Is é sin an tOifigeach Gaeilge atá...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Seirbhísí trí Ghaeilge (16 Dec 2020)

Eamon Ryan: Leagann ár scéim Ghaeilge 2018-2021 amach ár n-uaillmhian maidir le soláthar seirbhísí agus eolais i nGaeilge. Tógann sí ar phrionsabail ár gCairte um Sheirbhís Ardchaighdeán do Chustaiméirí, agus cinntíonn sí go bhfreastalaítear ar dhaoine ar mhian leo a ngnó a dhéanamh i nGaeilge. De réir...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Electric Vehicles (16 Dec 2020)

Eamon Ryan: The Government is fully committed to supporting an expansion and modernisation of the electric vehicle charging network which stays ahead of demand over the coming years. My Department supports this commitment through relevant schemes such as those administered by the SEAI and an ESB project supported under the Climate Action Fund. There are currently circa...