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Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Conservation (16 Sep 2021)

Eamon Ryan: The Better Energy Warmer Homes Scheme is funded by my Department and administered by the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI). The scheme delivers a range of energy efficiency measures free of charge to lower income households vulnerable to energy poverty. To date over 143,000 homes have received free upgrades under the scheme...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: North-South Interconnector (16 Sep 2021)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 29 and 35 together. 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 our 70% renewable electricity target by 2030. A resilient and well-connected energy...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Climate Change Policy (16 Sep 2021)

Eamon Ryan: The Government appointed Mr Kieran Mulvey as Just Transition Commissioner in November 2019 to facilitate discussions and work with stakeholders to develop, mobilise and deliver opportunities for the Midlands for both the workers directly affected and the wider community. The Commissioner is undertaking his work with administrative support provided by my Department. The Commissioner is also...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Litter Pollution (16 Sep 2021)

Eamon Ryan: The two grant schemes of direct relevance are the Anti-Dumping Initiative (ADI) and the Anti Litter & Anti Graffiti Awareness Grant Scheme (ALAGS).The annual ADI, was introduced in 2017 to encourage a collaborative approach between local authorities, communities and other State Agencies to tackling the problem of illegal dumping.  Details regarding projects supported and...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Renewable Energy Generation (16 Sep 2021)

Eamon Ryan: Ireland has considerable offshore renewable energy generation potential, and a number of steps are underway across Government to realise our ambition of 5GW of installed offshore wind capacity by 2030 and a plan to take advantage of up to 30GW of floating wind potential thereafter. Currently, one small-scale offshore wind farm is currently in commercial operation in Ireland, at Arklow Bank....

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Fuel Quality (16 Sep 2021)

Eamon Ryan: Local Authorities will be responsible for enforcing the provisions of the new enhanced solid fuel regulations within their functional areas, and will have significant powers available to enable them do so effectively. The Programme for Government also includes a commitment to develop a regional approach to air quality enforcement and an increase in multi-agency operations in order to clamp...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Climate Change Policy (16 Sep 2021)

Eamon Ryan: The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report, ‘Climate Change 2021: the Physical Science Basis’  reconfirms the limited window in which there is to act to prevent more devastating impacts of climate change and underlines the increasing urgency needed to tackle the climate crisis. Recognising this urgency, the Climate Action and Low Carbon...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Fuel Poverty (16 Sep 2021)

Eamon Ryan: Each year, some 1,300 people die prematurely in Ireland due to air pollution from solid fuel burning. It is estimated that there are over 16,200 life years lost, while many people also experience a poor quality of life due to the associated short, and long-term health impacts of this form of pollution. It is in this context that I have decided to introduce new standards for all solid fuels,...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Climate Change Policy (16 Sep 2021)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 42 and 62 together. The Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Act, 2021 strengthens the role of Local Authorities for effective climate action. It sets out legislative requirements for each Local Authority to prepare a Climate Action Plan, which will include both mitigation and adaptation measures, and be updated every five...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Conservation (16 Sep 2021)

Eamon Ryan: The Programme for Government and the Climate Action Plan set ambitious targets to retrofit 500,000 homes to a Building Energy Rating of B2 or cost optimal and to install 400,000 heat pumps in existing buildings over the next 10 years. A new National Retrofit Plan will be published in quarter 4 of this year. The plan is designed to address barriers to energy efficiency investments...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Conservation (16 Sep 2021)

Eamon Ryan: My Department funds a number of SEAI grant schemes to support homeowners to improve the energy efficiency of their properties. Since 2000, over 450,000 homeowners have upgraded their homes with support from these schemes, representing nearly one home in four across the country. This has resulted in warmer, healthier and more comfortable homes that are easier to heat and light. Some...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Conservation (16 Sep 2021)

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 by 2030.  This year, €221.5 million in capital funding has been provided for SEAI residential...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Renewable Energy Generation (16 Sep 2021)

Eamon Ryan: To ensure genuine community participation in the separate community category of the Renewable Electricity Support Scheme (RESS), the definition of a community-led project for the purposes of forthcoming RESS auctions will include the stipulation that such projects must be fully owned by a Renewable Energy Community (REC). The REC definition employed in RESS was largely derived from the REC...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Renewable Energy Generation (16 Sep 2021)

Eamon Ryan: The Commission for Regulation of Utilities (the CRU) has statutory responsibility, under S.I. 60 of 2005, to monitor and take measures necessary to ensure the security of electricity supply in Ireland. It is assisted in its statutory role by EirGrid which is responsible for the day-to-day management of the electricity transmission system. The CRU has advised me that they have identified...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Bord na Móna (16 Sep 2021)

Eamon Ryan: The Government is committed to a just transition in the Midlands region and has dedicated significant funding to supporting workers, companies and communities affected by the closure of the peat-fired power stations and the end of peat harvesting by Bord na Móna.The Government approved funding of €108 million for Bord na Móna’s large-scale peatlands restoration project...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Data Centres (16 Sep 2021)

Eamon Ryan: The Government policy in relation to data centres and entreprise policy is primarily a matter for the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment. Any national planning guidelines that might be considered would a matter for the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage.The Government Statement on the Role of Data Centres in Ireland's Enterprise...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Electricity Generation (16 Sep 2021)

Eamon Ryan: The Programme for Government commits to expanding and incentivising micro-generation to help people generate renewable electricity for their own use and sell excess electricity back to the grid.My Department outlined proposals for a new Micro-generation Support Scheme (MSS) in a public consultation that closed in February last. A summary report of the submissions received has been...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Climate Change Policy (16 Sep 2021)

Eamon Ryan: Ireland is committed to concerted global action to address the climate crisis and engages in negotiations under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and the Paris Agreement through its membership of the European Union (EU).   Ireland has actively engaged with its EU partners in preparation for the 26th Conference of the Parties of the UNFCCC (COP26)...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Climate Change Policy (16 Sep 2021)

Eamon Ryan: Reporting and publication of progress under the Climate Action Plan 2019 and the subsequent Interim Climate Action Plan 2021 is carried out by the Department of the Taoiseach. The most recently published quarterly progress report on the Interim Climate Actions, which continues the reporting of the Climate Action Plan 2019, shows an average delivery rate of approximately 78%. The reports...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Climate Change Policy (16 Sep 2021)

Eamon Ryan: The most recent quarterly progress report on the Climate Action Plan 2019 - including new Interim Climate Actions - shows an average delivery rate of 78%. These quarterly reports, which are available on the government website, are compiled and published by the Department of the Taoiseach. The development of 2021 Climate Action Plan is well underway. As with the 2019 Climate Action...