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

Eamon Ryan: The Programme for Government commits to expanding and incentivising micro-generation, and to developing a solar strategy to ensure that a greater share of our electricity needs is met through solar PV. The pending introduction of a Clean Export Guarantee (CEG)  tariff represents the first phase of a comprehensive enabling framework for micro-and small-scale generators in...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Climate Action Plan (16 Nov 2021)

Eamon Ryan: The Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Acts 2015 to 2021 (the Acts) commit Ireland to a legally binding target of net-zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by no later than 2050, and to reducing GHG emissions by 51% by 2030, compared to 2018 levels. The Acts establish a legally binding framework with clear targets and commitments set in law, and ensure the necessary structures and...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Production (16 Nov 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.  The CRU is assisted in its statutory role by EirGrid, the electricity transmission system operator. The CRU is an independent statutory body. The Electricity Regulation Act (ERA) 1999...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Climate Action Plan (16 Nov 2021)

Eamon Ryan: The Climate Action Plan has set ambitious targets to retrofit 500,000 homes to a Building Energy Rating of B2 or carbon equivalent and to install 400,000 heat pumps in existing buildings by the end of 2030. These targets represent a very significant increase in both the volume and depth of retrofit activity in Ireland. My Department is engaging with the Department of Finance and the...

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

Eamon Ryan: The Support Scheme for Renewable Heat (SSRH) is a government funded initiative designed to increase the energy generated from renewable sources in the heat sector whilst also reducing greenhouse gas emissions. The scheme is open to commercial, industrial, agricultural, district heating, public sector and other non-domestic heat users and is administered by Sustainable Energy Authority of...

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

Eamon Ryan: The Programme for Government commits to expanding and incentivising micro-generation, to allow people to generate their own electricity for their own use and to sell excess electricity to the grid. The  Climate Action Plan 2021 reaffirms the Government's commitment to delivering a micro-generation policy framework.   The pending introduction of a Clean Export...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Consultations (16 Nov 2021)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 165 and 166 together. A summary report of the submissions to the public consultation on the Micro-generation Support Scheme has already been published and is available on my Department's website at gov.ie - Public Consultation on a Micro-generation Support Scheme (MSS) in Ireland (www.gov.ie).

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Bodies (16 Nov 2021)

Eamon Ryan: Under the Climate Action Plan, a Micro-generation Working Group, chaired by my Department, has been developing an enabling framework for micro-generation that addresses existing barriers and establishes suitable supports within relevant market segments. A meeting of the group has been held in each of the following months of 2021 to date: February, March, April, May, June,...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Meetings (16 Nov 2021)

Eamon Ryan: The information requested is being compiled and will be sent to the Deputy shortly.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Climate Action Plan (16 Nov 2021)

Eamon Ryan: The Programme for Government and the Climate Action Plan 2021 signal the relevance of hydrogen from renewable sources, known as ‘green hydrogen, for its future potential to support decarbonisation in energy production, home heating, industry and in transport. For example, from a post-2025 transport perspective, it is envisaged that green hydrogen may contribute to the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Weather Events (16 Nov 2021)

Eamon Ryan: I would like to thank Deputy Hourigan for asking this question. Climate adaptation is a very important topic which is often overshadowed by climate mitigation. When developing the ‘Climate Change Sectoral Adaptation Plan for Transport’, my Department identified that a common set of metrics to accurately quantify the cost of extreme weather events to the transport sector was...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Transport Authority (16 Nov 2021)

Eamon Ryan: As Minister for Transport I have responsibility for overall policy and exchequer funding in relation to the National Roads Programme. Under the Roads Acts 1993-2015 and in line with the National Development Plan (NDP), the planning, design and construction of individual national roads is a matter for Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII), in conjunction with the local authorities concerned....

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Electric Vehicles (16 Nov 2021)

Eamon Ryan: The use of EVs within public sector vehicle fleets and the installation of associated EV infrastructure is an important exemplar and market driver, providing the necessary public leadership and raising consumer awareness of EVs. There are several initiatives and programmes underway across the public sector that encourage the uptake of electric vehicles. - The Public Sector Energy Efficiency...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Signage (16 Nov 2021)

Eamon Ryan: The planning, design, and implementation of individual road projects and features is a matter for each respective local authority for regional and local roads and for Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII) for national roads. At a national level, my Department is responsible for the legislative basis and for developing supporting guidelines and policy in regard to traffic matters and to...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (16 Nov 2021)

Eamon Ryan: As Minister for Transport, I have responsibility for policy and overall funding in relation to public transport. I am not involved in the day-to-day operations of public transport, nor decisions on fares. Following the establishment of the National Transport Authority (NTA) in December 2009, the NTA has responsibility for the regulation of fares charged to passengers in respect of public...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Environmental Policy (16 Nov 2021)

Eamon Ryan: A national ambition has been firmly established that by 2030 all new cars and vans sold in Ireland will be zero-emission capable. The European Commission have indicated that a complete ban of the marketing, import or registration of new ICE vehicles in a Member State is not compatible with EU law. The Treaty of the Functioning European Union (TFEU) and the Maastricht Treaty ban the imposition...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Transport Authority (16 Nov 2021)

Eamon Ryan: As Transport Minister, I have responsibility for policy and overall funding in relation to public transport. The National Transport Authority (NTA) has statutory responsibility for the development and delivery of certain public transport infrastructure, including the purchase of bus fleet and, in consultation with Iarnród Éireann, the purchase of rolling stock. Noting the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Transport Authority (16 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 statutory responsibility for the planning and development of certain public transport infrastructure, including procurement of the publicly subvented bus fleet. Noting the NTA's responsibility in the matter, I have referred the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (16 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 statutory responsibility for the planning and development of public transport infrastructure in the Greater Dublin Area, including BusConnects. Noting the NTA's responsibility in the matter, I have referred the Deputy's question to...