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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (4 Nov 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 responsibility for the planning and development of public transport infrastructure, including the DART+ Programme which includes the extension and electrification of rail services in County Kildare. As the Deputy will be aware, projects of...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (4 Nov 2021)

Eamon Ryan: 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 issue raised is a matter for the National Transport Authority (NTA) in conjunction with the individual transport operators and I have forwarded the Deputy's question to the NTA for direct reply....

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (4 Nov 2021)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 239, 243 and 244 together. Renewable transport fuels are, and will continue to be, an important transitional measure in the decarbonising of transport. In 2020, biofuels in transport replaced c. 209 million litres of fossil fuels and avoided approximately 520ktCO2eq greenhouse gas emissions. The biofuels obligation, provided for under Part V of the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Traffic Management (4 Nov 2021)

Eamon Ryan: My Department was a major stakeholder in the design of Traffic Management Guidelines, which can be accessed at this link assets.gov.ie/30277/e3faaeaef9f74832947150bd6de1fae2.pdf. Using these guidelines, responsibility for formulating a traffic management plan for a specific town or area lies within the remit of the local authority, working closely with the National Roads Authority and...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (4 Nov 2021)

Eamon Ryan: As Minister for Transport, I am responsible for policy and overall funding in relation to public transport. However, I am not involved in day-to-day operational matters. The query raised is a matter for the individual transport operators and I have forwarded the Deputy's question to Bus Éireann, Dublin Bus, Irish Rail, GoAhead and the Luas operator for direct reply. Please advise my...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Schemes (9 Nov 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 leaving them better able to afford to heat their homes...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Schemes (9 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. There are currently...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Schemes (9 Nov 2021)

Eamon Ryan: A heat pump system harnesses energy from free renewable sources outside the building in order to heat both the house and its hot water. Heat pumps are an environmentally friendly, decarbonised and extremely efficient alternative to oil, gas and solid fuel heating systems. The most common heat pumps work by converting energy from the air outside of the home into useful heat inside. The...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Bodies (9 Nov 2021)

Eamon Ryan: The Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) has been designated as the National Retrofit Delivery Body and has been mandated to drive the delivery of our national retrofit targets of 500,000 home upgrades to a BER 2 energy rating and the installation of 400,000 heat pumps to replace existing heating systems. The responsibilities of the SEAI in this capacity include: promoting retrofit...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Electricity Grid (9 Nov 2021)

Eamon Ryan: The issue raised by the Deputy is an operational matter for EirGrid, the transmission system operator. Nevertheless, I am advised that EirGrid prepare an annual report outlining the levels of dispatch-down of renewable energy on the island of Ireland. The latest such report can be found here: www.eirgridgroup.com/site-files/library/EirGrid/Annual-Renew...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (9 Nov 2021)

Eamon Ryan: According to the latest inventories of greenhouse gas emissions published by the Environmental Protection Agency, in the period between 2007 and 2020, emissions from the transport sector have decreased from 21% of total emissions to 17.9%. Road transport was responsible for 96% of transport sector greenhouse gas emissions in 2007 and 94% in 2020. As set out in the table below, transport...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Wind Energy Generation (9 Nov 2021)

Eamon Ryan: Ireland’s increased climate and energy ambition is reflected in the Government target to achieve 5 GW of installed offshore wind generation by 2030. There is a further commitment in the Programme for Government to develop a longer-term plan to utilize the potential 30GW of offshore floating wind power in our Atlantic waters. The 5GW target will be primarily met through development of...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Climate Action Plan (9 Nov 2021)

Eamon Ryan: Reporting and publication of progress under the Climate Action Plan 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 a delivery rate of 64%. The reports can be found here www.gov.ie/en/publication/55fde-climate-action-important-pub...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Funding (9 Nov 2021)

Eamon Ryan: The information sought by the Deputy prior to 2016 is not readily available. However, I have identified in the table below total grant funding paid, including support for waste enforcement activities, from the Environment Fund to the Dublin City Council, Dun Laoghaire / Rathdown, Fingal and South Dublin County Councils from 2016 to 2020, inclusive. Section 74(9) of the Waste Management Act,...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Renewable Energy Generation (9 Nov 2021)

Eamon Ryan: The introduction of a Clean Export Guarantee (CEG) tariff will represent the first phase of a comprehensive enabling framework for micro-and small-scale generators in Ireland. This will allow them to receive remuneration from their electricity supplier for all excess renewable electricity exported to the grid, reflective of the market value of that electricity. The CEG will be available...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Electricity Grid (9 Nov 2021)

Eamon Ryan: Matters relating to the cost and focus of grid investment are operational matters for EirGrid and the Commission for Regulation of Utilities (CRU). EirGrid is the transmission system operator and its responsibilities include the appropriate development of the grid and power system to achieve our energy policy objectives and underpin economic development. The CRU is the independent energy...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Prices (9 Nov 2021)

Eamon Ryan: Responsibility for the regulation of the electricity market is a matter for the Commission for Regulation of Utilities (CRU), which is an independent regulator. The CRU was assigned responsibility for the regulation of the Irish electricity sector following the enactment of the Electricity Regulation Act, 1999 and subsequent legislation. It is a function of the CRU to regulate the electricity...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Electricity Generation (9 Nov 2021)

Eamon Ryan: The Programme for Government commits to expanding and incentivising micro-generation to allow electricity users, including farmers, to generate their own renewable electricity for their own use and to sell excess electricity to the grid. At farm level, micro-generation should be seen firstly as a cost saving measure which will also assist in lowering a farm’s carbon footprint. The...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Electricity Generation (9 Nov 2021)

Eamon Ryan: On 4 November 2021, the Government published the Climate Action Plan 2021. This plan sets out indicative ranges of emissions reductions for all sectors of the economy. It also sets out the practical policies and measures that we need to take to meet our climate targets. My Department has engaged proactively with the public, stakeholders and other Government Departments and Agencies to deliver...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Schemes (9 Nov 2021)

Eamon Ryan: The Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland administers the grant scheme to assist homeowners to install solar PV panels. The scheme was launched in July 2018. The table below outlines the applications and number of homes supported to date under the scheme, as of 31 October 2021. Year No. of apps Apps supported 2108 250 71 ...