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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Data (19 Oct 2021)

Eamon Ryan: Details of the working groups my Department has with industry are provided below: National Air Transport Facilitation Committee (NATFaC) Annex 9 to the Chicago Convention on International Civil Aviation embodies the Standards and Recommended Practices (SARPs) and guidance material pertaining specifically to the facilitation of landside formalities for clearance of aircraft and passengers,...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Greenways Provision (2 Nov 2021)

Eamon Ryan: I thank Deputy Griffin for his contribution and regular discussions on this issue. I am hopeful, once the legal challenges against this project end and solutions are found for the sections excluded from the planning permission granted by An Bord Pleanála, an updated application for funding will be submitted by Kerry County Council to Transport Infrastructure Ireland, TII. A significant...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Greenways Provision (2 Nov 2021)

Eamon Ryan: As I said, some of the money is already sitting in accounts waiting for the legal issues to be resolved. Some €3.46 million was allocated in April 2014 and a further €415,000 was issued in the same year for the section in Reenard. Some of that amount is in dormant accounts waiting to be used. Considering how inflation has raised significantly since then in construction, and...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Departmental Licences (2 Nov 2021)

Eamon Ryan: My Department published a notice of intention to grant two prospecting licences in north Leitrim in a local newspaper on 7 October 2021. Submissions on these applications can be made to my Department until 12 midnight on 7 November. Details are available on the Department's website. All valid submissions will be considered before a final decision is made on whether to grant the two...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Departmental Licences (2 Nov 2021)

Eamon Ryan: I am very familiar with north Leitrim. The people and the place have a special character. I absolutely support what Tony McLoughlin did, which Deputy Harkin mentioned. There was widespread cross-party support for the ban on fracking, which came from local communities and the Love Leitrim group. That has been significant. There is a difference. We will need base metals in the low carbon...

Seanad: Energy Security: Statements (2 Nov 2021)

Eamon Ryan: I thank the Cathaoirleach and Senators for this opportunity to update the House on the security of energy supply. I will address the challenge related to security of electricity supply. There are currently no similar short or medium concerns about oil and natural gas security of supply, which continue to be traded normally, albeit at high prices. For this reason, I will focus my comments...

Seanad: Energy Security: Statements (2 Nov 2021)

Eamon Ryan: I will do my best to respond to all of the comments and questions raised in the discussion. I will start with three issues raised by Senator Garvey. She referred to the introduction of green loans for retrofitting, the ability to sell electricity back to the grid and amendments to planning regulations to allow for solar panels. I expect all three to begin within a short number of months....

Seanad: Energy Security: Statements (2 Nov 2021)

Eamon Ryan: There is no intention to do that. I think 2025 was the closure date target under the emissions directive. Nobody is looking to extend the date. It is purely to get us through to a phase whereby we get a backup variable gas plant to give us cover. I could not agree more with Senator Murphy on helping families in a tight corner. He referred to the increases to the living alone allowance,...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Public Transport (3 Nov 2021)

Eamon Ryan: The Senator is absolutely right to quote Article 9 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. As she said, the article puts obligations on State parties to ensure access for persons with disabilities to, inter alia, transportation in both urban and rural areas. In line with that article, my Department and its agencies are progressively making public...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Public Transport (3 Nov 2021)

Eamon Ryan: I know from my experience of transport campaigning and planning over 25 years is that when one designs access for all then everyone benefits. Let us take the Luas as an example, because it was designed as an accessible system. Such infrastructure benefits everyone, whether that be a parent with a child in a buggy, someone in a wheelchair or someone who is visually impaired because it has...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (2 Nov 2021)

Eamon Ryan: The 2021 IMF Country Report for Ireland highlights that Ireland has missed its 2020 EU climate target by a significant margin and that full implementation of the new ambitious climate agenda is needed to catch up and achieve 2030 targets. It also emphases that recovery policies should prioritise green investment that facilitates Ireland's transformation to a low carbon economy. The...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Conservation (2 Nov 2021)

Eamon Ryan: The Warmth and Wellbeing pilot scheme aims to objectively measure and validate the health and wellbeing impacts of improving the living conditions of vulnerable people living in energy poverty with chronic respiratory conditions. The scheme is a collaboration between my Department and the Department of Health and is jointly administered by the Health Service Executive and the Sustainable...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Environmental Policy (2 Nov 2021)

Eamon Ryan: I have no function in relation to this matter. National peatlands management is a matter for the National Parks and Wildlife Service and issues around the extraction of horticultural peat are a matter for the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage. Furthermore, market activities such as the importation or exportation of any product do not require an environmental assessment...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Conservation (2 Nov 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 approximately €17,100. ...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Official Engagements (2 Nov 2021)

Eamon Ryan: I met with representatives of the company in question on 7th October to discuss general energy matters. The company outlined its current operations and future plans. The oil refinery operated in Co. Cork by the company in question is a private commercial operation and I have no role or function in the management of this facility.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Strategies (2 Nov 2021)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 132 and 156 together. The Programme for Government recognises the need for research and development of hydrogen from renewable sources, known as ‘green hydrogen’, for use in power generation and as a zero-emission energy source in difficult-to-decarbonise sectors such as transport and industry.In July 2020, the European Commission...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Official Engagements (2 Nov 2021)

Eamon Ryan: Officials from the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) attend the European Commission's fora as representatives of the Market Surveillance Authority for Ecodesign and Energy Labelling. The most recent consultation forum attended focussed on space and water heaters, and was held virtually in September of this year.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Water Services (2 Nov 2021)

Eamon Ryan: My Department funds a number of grant schemes to support homeowners to improve the energy efficiency of their properties. These are administered by the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI). 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...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Policy (2 Nov 2021)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 138, 139, 147, 152 and 167 together. In respect of grid-scale solar PV installations, the Commission for Regulation of Utilities (CRU) is responsible for licensing generators who wish to sell electricity in the wholesale electricity market. The Renewable Electricity Support Scheme (RESS) provides support to grid-scale renewable generators, including solar...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: North-South Interconnector (2 Nov 2021)

Eamon Ryan: The North-South Interconnector is critical to improving the efficient operation of the all-island Integrated Single Electricity Market (I-SEM) and increasing security of electricity supply in Ireland and Northern Ireland. It will also facilitate the achievement of the target, set out in the National Development Plan, 2021 - 2030, to generate up to 80% of our electricity from renewable sources...