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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and COP26: Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications (19 Oct 2021)

Eamon Ryan: They are just as important. Every home matters. I have met and listened to Professor Kevin Anderson, who is an eminent, articulate and compelling advocate for stronger climate action, and I would not ignore for even a moment the warnings and analysis that he presents. His analysis is scientific and fact based and deserves to be heeded. I believe I met him briefly at the Paris climate...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and COP26: Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications (19 Oct 2021)

Eamon Ryan: My understanding is that the Climate Change Advisory Committee, CCAC, which is independent in how it does its work, may have a meeting next week. I expect the carbon budgets to come out of that, all going well, and the Government hopes to respond the following week with a new draft climate action plan. The Dáil will be away next week but will have returned by then. I hope to be able...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and COP26: Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications (19 Oct 2021)

Eamon Ryan: The Deputy is right about the importance of using plain language. One would only be warming up with the likes of LDCs and SIDS. There could be a half an hour's worth of acronyms at a COP meeting. There is a difficulty in that the structures are really complex. Much of the problem is that the subjects being discussed are very science-orientated. That is a good thing because science is the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and COP26: Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications (19 Oct 2021)

Eamon Ryan: Yes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and COP26: Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications (19 Oct 2021)

Eamon Ryan: There were no small questions there. My sense from the European Council meeting last week was not that my colleagues were optimistic - I would not say that - but the outlook was not as bleak as it was three or four months ago. There have been a couple of initiatives. The US is to increase its declared climate finance contribution, although I do not know if it is all finalised and we have...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Solar Energy Guidelines (20 Oct 2021)

Eamon Ryan: The Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland administers a grant scheme to help homeowners to install rooftop solar PV panels on their homes. The funding allocated to the scheme for 2021 was €8 million.  As of end Q3 2021, 2,328 homes had received support under the scheme, of which 989 achieved a BER B2 rating or above, with €5.3 million in supports...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Contracts (20 Oct 2021)

Eamon Ryan: My Department has no records of meetings or correspondence from 1 January 2017 to date between officials in my Department and the company referred to in the Question, nor has my Department engaged the services of the company during that time.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Solar Energy Guidelines (20 Oct 2021)

Eamon Ryan: Solar PV supports for schools are available  as one of the range of measures under the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) Communities Energy Grant Scheme, which makes grant funding available for community-based partnerships to improve the energy efficiency of the building stock in their area. The scheme supports community-oriented projects based on cross-sectoral...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Climate Change Policy (20 Oct 2021)

Eamon Ryan: The Climate Change Advisory Council (CCAC) consists of a chairperson and 13 ordinary members. Ordinary members of the Advisory Council receive an annual fee of €9,800, with the Chair receiving an annual fee of €16,250, in line with the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform scale of approved fees for chairpersons and members of State Boards. Ex officio members of...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Functions (20 Oct 2021)

Eamon Ryan: My Department has discussed the preparation of a material flow analysis for the Irish economy with the Environmental Protection Agency in the context of the forthcoming establishment of the Agency’s Circular Economy Programme. I believe this would represent an important statistical and analytic tool for future policy development regarding the circular economy, and my Department will...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Economic and Social Research Institute (20 Oct 2021)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 71 and 72 together. I propose to take Questions Nos  71 and  72 together. The carbon tax is one of many policies in place that are aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions.  The Oireachtas has legislated, through the 2020 Finance Act, to progressively increase the rate of carbon tax each year so that it will reach a rate of...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Policy (20 Oct 2021)

Eamon Ryan: International supply chains are currently under considerable strain as global economies emerge from Covid. Ireland’s international supply chains are similarly challenged. In relation to shipping, shipping costs across the globe have risen considerably. This is largely attributed to the disruption caused to the global supply chains by the COVID-19 pandemic. On a more local level, the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Contracts (20 Oct 2021)

Eamon Ryan: Neither I, nor any official from my Department has held meetings or conducted correspondence with the company named in the period 1 January 2017 to date, as far as I am aware.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (20 Oct 2021)

Eamon Ryan: Providing a sustainable, low-carbon transport system is a key priority of the Irish Government. The Programme for Government commits to 7% average annual emissions reduction to 2030; ultimately, the goal is for a zero-emission mobility system by 2050. Decarbonisation of heavy-duty vehicles will be key to achieving this objective in the transport sector. To promote the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (20 Oct 2021)

Eamon Ryan: As the Minister for Transport, I have responsibility for policy and overall funding in relation to public transport. However, I am not involved in the day-to-day operations of public transport. The issue raised is an operational matter for Iarnród Éireann, in conjunction with the National Transport Authority (NTA), and I have forwarded the Deputy's question...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (21 Oct 2021)

Eamon Ryan: Our thoughts on this whole issue go to the families of those people who tragically lost their lives while doing the great public service of putting themselves in danger on others' behalf. It is absolutely in all our interest that the families are not put into any further difficulty or stress to add to the tragedy they have had to cope with. It would be scandalous if we were fighting against...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (21 Oct 2021)

Eamon Ryan: My Department has not strenuously fought against the payment of such costs. We received the review report on 1 October. We had to check its contents with the Office of the Attorney General to ensure we were able to pass the report to the stakeholders, including the families. As soon as I was given the all-clear for that from the Attorney General's office, which I believe was on 14 October,...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (21 Oct 2021)

Eamon Ryan: No. As I said, I have already engaged with the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform to make sure that we can engage with the families and ensure that this issue is not something to add to the terrible hurt that they have experienced in this affair.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (21 Oct 2021)

Eamon Ryan: On the timelines with regard to carbon budgets, we have to be careful here because the Climate Change Advisory Council is independent in the way it has been established and in the way it sets out its work. However, I understand it is meeting on 25 October, which is next week, and I hope and expect, subject to it being satisfied with its process, that it will be able to issue the first of the...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (21 Oct 2021)

Eamon Ryan: I accept the Deputy's point about the date. To be honest, the decision was whether to go out straight away, the day after the Climate Change Advisory Council hopefully publishes its budget approach. I thought that was inappropriate and it was better to give that a certain amount of time. In addition, the Dáil would not be sitting and I would prefer to come back to this House on 3...