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Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (27 Jan 2021)

Eamon Ryan: The Question refers to a premises which is located in the AMBER area on the National Broadband Plan (NBP) High Speed Broadband Map which is available on my Department's website 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.   I appreciate people's frustration when they are living so...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (27 Jan 2021)

Eamon Ryan: The Covid 19 pandemic has highlighted the importance of good reliable broadband to ensure that citizens across Ireland can avail of remote working, education and other essential online facilities. This is reflected in the commitments in the Programme for Government where delivery of the National Broadband Plan will be a key enabler to many of the policies envisaged particularly around...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (27 Jan 2021)

Eamon Ryan: The Question refers to a premises which is located in the AMBER area on the National Broadband Plan (NBP) High Speed Broadband Map which is available on my Department's website 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.  I appreciate people's frustration when they are living so...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (27 Jan 2021)

Eamon Ryan: The Environmental Protections Agency's National Inventory Report 2020 sets out emissions from different land use sectors. While wetlands, which covers areas used for peat production, was a net emitter of approximately 1.5 Mt CO2 equivalent in 2018, bog rehabilitation and restoration will play key role in tackling our climate and biodiversity challenges in the coming...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Just Transition Fund (27 Jan 2021)

Eamon Ryan: As Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications I have no remit in relation to the horticulture sector or the export of horticultural peat or root stock. However I understand that the information sought by the Deputy is provided by the Central Statistics Office and can be found at www.cso.ie.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Expenditure (27 Jan 2021)

Eamon Ryan: Ireland made a commitment at the Paris Climate Change Conference in November 2015 to provide at least €175 million in public funding in support of climate action in developing countries between 2016 and 2020. Ireland successfully met this commitment by 2018. Ireland focuses most of its international development cooperation and climate action in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)....

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Local Authority Funding (27 Jan 2021)

Eamon Ryan: My Department provides funding across a range of programmes to local authorities, details of which are set out in the table below. - Amount of funding provided (€ inc. VAT) Amount of funding provided (€ inc. VAT) Amount of funding provided (€ inc. VAT) Amount of funding provided (€ inc. VAT) ...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (27 Jan 2021)

Eamon Ryan: The Question refers to a premises located in the AMBER area on the National Broadband Plan (NBP) High Speed Broadband Map which is available on my Department's website 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. I appreciate people's frustration when they are living so close to a fibre...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: North-South Interconnector (27 Jan 2021)

Eamon Ryan: The North-South Interconnector is critical to improving the efficient operation of the all-island single electricity market and increasing security of electricity supply in Ireland and Northern Ireland. It will also help Ireland to move towards 70% renewable electricity, a commitment made in the Programme for Government. A resilient and well-connected energy infrastructure...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (27 Jan 2021)

Eamon Ryan: Broadband Connection Points (BCPs) are a key element of the NBP providing high speed broadband in every county in advance of the roll out of the fibre to the home network. As of January 15th, some 243 BCP sites have been installed by NBI and will be connected with high speed publicly accessible broadband through a service provider contract managed by the Department of Rural and Community...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (27 Jan 2021)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 57 and 59 together. The National Broadband Plan (NBP) State led Intervention will be delivered by National Broadband Ireland (NBI) under a contract 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...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Air Quality (27 Jan 2021)

Eamon Ryan: The Environmental Protection Agency is responsible for monitoring ambient air quality in Ireland via the national Ambient Air Quality Monitoring Programme 2017 to 2022, and my Department does not compile statistics from individual monitoring stations. Real-time and other data from these monitoring stations is available online at www.airquality.ie, and the most recent report on...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Efficiency (27 Jan 2021)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 60 and 69 together. The Programme for Government and the Climate Action Plan set ambitious targets to retrofit 500,000 homes to a Building Energy Rating of B2/cost optimal equivalent and to install 400,000 heat pumps in existing buildings over the next 10 years. SEAI retrofit schemes will form a crucial part of our approach to achieving these targets....

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Just Transition Fund (27 Jan 2021)

Eamon Ryan: The Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications has no function in relation to the issues addressed in the Question.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Efficiency (27 Jan 2021)

Eamon Ryan: The Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) administers a range of energy efficiency grant schemes to support homeowners to retrofit their properties. This has resulted in warmer, healthier and more comfortable homes that are easier and cheaper to heat and light. Budget 2021 provides €221.5 million in capital funding for SEAI residential and community retrofit programmes. This...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Alternative Energy Projects (27 Jan 2021)

Eamon Ryan: The Programme for Government sets out the need for research and development of hydrogen from renewable sources, known as ‘green hydrogen’, for use as a fuel for power generation, manufacturing, energy storage and transport. In July 2020, the European Commission published a hydrogen strategy for a carbon-neutral Europe. Ireland welcomed the hydrogen strategy, including...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Legal Cases (27 Jan 2021)

Eamon Ryan: The Government has been formally notified by the European Court of Human Rights that Ireland is a party to the legal proceedings referred to. My Department is currently engaging with the Office of the Attorney General in relation to these proceedings, and the Department of Foreign Affairs is acting as agent for the Government in this regard. The Government will consider the issues raised in...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Bituminous Fuel Ban (27 Jan 2021)

Eamon Ryan: The Programme for Government commits to extend the Smoky Coal Ban to new towns and, over the term of the Government, to move towards a full nationwide ban. I have already delivered on the first part of that commitment by creating 13 new Low Smoke Zones with effect from 1 September 2020, and the ban now applies in all towns with populations in excess of 10,000 people. The next step in the...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (27 Jan 2021)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 71 and 72 together. The National Broadband Plan (NBP) State led Intervention will be delivered by National Broadband Ireland (NBI) under a contract signed last November 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,...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (27 Jan 2021)

Eamon Ryan: Broadband Connection Points (BCPs) are a key element of the NBP providing high speed broadband in every county in advance of the roll out of the fibre to the home network. As of January 15th, some 243 BCP sites have been installed by NBI and will be connected with high speed publicly accessible broadband through a service provider contract managed by the Department of Rural and Community...