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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Transport Authority (21 Oct 2021)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 171 and 172 together. As Minister for Transport, I have responsibility for policy and overall funding in relation to public transport.  Under the Dublin Transport Authority Act 2008 it is a statutory function of the National Transport Authority (NTA) to procure public transport services by means of Public Service Obligation (PSO) contracts. ...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Transport Authority (21 Oct 2021)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 173 and 174 together. As 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 issues raised are matters for the National Transport Authority (NTA) in conjunction with the individual transport...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (21 Oct 2021)

Eamon Ryan: As Minister for Transport, I have responsibility for policy and overall funding in relation to public transport. The National Transport Authority (NTA) has statutory responsibility for the planning and development of public transport infrastructure in the Greater Dublin Area, including BusConnects. Noting their responsibility in relation to this matter, I have forwarded your query to the...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Fuel Sales (19 Oct 2021)

Eamon Ryan: The 2011 Regulations, to which the Deputy refers, were revoked and replaced by the Air Pollution Act (Marketing, Sale, Distribution and Burning of Specified Fuels) Regulations 2012, as amended.These Regulations extended the ban on the marketing, sale and distribution of specified bituminous fuels and introduced a ban on the residential burning of these fuels in private...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Prices (19 Oct 2021)

Eamon Ryan: The electricity and gas retail markets in Ireland operate within a European Union regulatory regime wherein electricity and gas markets are commercial, liberalised, and competitive. Operating within this overall EU framework, responsibility for the regulation of the electricity and gas markets, including the matters raised by the Deputy, is solely a matter for the Commission for Regulation of...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Conservation (19 Oct 2021)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 258, 263 and 264 together. The Climate Action Plan and Programme for Government set highly ambitious targets for the number and depth of retrofits to be completed by 2030. A new National Retrofit Plan to be published shortly will detail the Government’s approach to meeting these targets and will address barriers to retrofit across four key areas:...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Conservation (19 Oct 2021)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 259 and 260 together. Improving the energy efficiency of our homes and reducing their carbon emissions is a key priority.  €5 billion in carbon tax receipts will be invested by my Department to support the achievement of our national targets which are to retrofit 500,000 homes to a Building Energy Rating of B2/cost optimal...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Conservation (19 Oct 2021)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 261 and 262 together. The installation of smart meters is a key enabler for the energy transition to a decarbonised system as outlined in both the National Development Plan and the Climate Action Plan. The move to upgraded digital meters will bring many benefits for energy customers by enhancing competition, making bills more accurate, providing customers with...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Renewable Energy Generation (19 Oct 2021)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 265 and 266 together. A Micro-Generation working group, chaired by my Department, is developing an enabling framework for micro-generation which tackles existing barriers and establishes suitable supports within relevant market segments. Within the Working Group, there has been extensive engagement between my Department and the Department of Housing,...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Conservation (19 Oct 2021)

Eamon Ryan: The Better Energy Warmer Homes Scheme delivers a range of energy efficiency measures free of charge to low-income households vulnerable to energy poverty. To date, over 143,000 homes have received free upgrades under the scheme.  In the first six months of 2021, the average value of the energy efficiency measures provided per household was...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Conservation (19 Oct 2021)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 268 and 299 together. This year, some €221.5 million in capital funding was provided for SEAI residential and community retrofit schemes, including the Solar PV scheme and the Building Energy Rating programme.  This represents an 82% increase on the 2020 allocation and is the largest amount ever for the schemes.  The National...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Conservation (19 Oct 2021)

Eamon Ryan: Improving the energy efficiency of our homes and reducing their carbon emissions is a critical climate priority and a major focus of the funding provided in the National Development Plan review.  €5 billion in carbon tax receipts will be invested by my Department to support the achievement of our national targets which are to retrofit 500,000 homes to a Building...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Policy (19 Oct 2021)

Eamon Ryan: My Department is carrying out a review of the security of energy supply of Ireland’s electricity and natural gas systems.  The review is being carried out for the period to 2030 in the context of net zero emissions by 2050.  A technical analysis is currently underway which will be published to help inform a public consultation.  The review will consider a range of...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Post Office Network (19 Oct 2021)

Eamon Ryan: The work of the interdepartmental group is at an advanced stage and the report will be submitted to Government in the near future.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Aquaculture Industry (19 Oct 2021)

Eamon Ryan: Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) operates a working hatchery in Cong, Co. Mayo. I am advised by IFI that they are working on development and operational options which will be submitted to the Department for consideration in the coming months.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Renewable Energy Generation (19 Oct 2021)

Eamon Ryan: A Clean Export Guarantee (CEG) tariff will be available to all renewables self-consumers later this year, including those with solar PV installations, subject to regulatory arrangements and the transposition of Articles 21 and 22 of the recast Renewable Energy Directive (RED II).This tariff represents the first phase of a comprehensive enabling framework for micro-and small-scale...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Renewable Energy Generation (19 Oct 2021)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 277 and 278 together. The management of ESB-owned facilities are an operational matter for the Board and management of the ESB. The Just Transition Commissioner made a recommendation in his first progress report, published in May 2020, that a study be undertaken in relation to the future potential of the ESB power stations at both...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Electricity Generation (19 Oct 2021)

Eamon Ryan: The Electricity Regulation Act,1999, as amended, sets out the current legislative framework for Direct Lines. Specifically, Section 37 of the 1999 Act provides that the Commission for the Regulation of Utilities (CRU) may grant permission to construct a direct line not connected to the transmission system or distribution system but only where an application to connect and use the transmission...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Policy (19 Oct 2021)

Eamon Ryan: The EXEED grant scheme is funded by the Exchequer and does not receive European Union funding. Full details of the EXEED grant scheme can be found on the SEAI website at the following link: www.seai.ie/business-and-public-sector/business-grants-and-s upports/exeed-certified-grant/.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Fuel Poverty (19 Oct 2021)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 281, 282, 283, 298 and 304 together. Energy poverty or fuel poverty is influenced by a person’s income, the energy efficiency of their home and the cost of the energy they use in their home. My Department defines energy poverty as an inability to heat or power a home to an adequate degree. Analysis carried out in 2016 for the Strategy to Combat...