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Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications (Revised)
Vote 31 - Transport (Revised) (9 Feb 2022)

Eamon Ryan: You are correct, Chairman. It is a typo.

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications (Revised)
Vote 31 - Transport (Revised) (9 Feb 2022)

Eamon Ryan: I agree with the Deputy's comments around encouraging local authorities and Departments to make sure we spend the money. Covid interrupted a lot, but, hopefully, this year we will have a clear run. I expect all budgets will be fully utilised. In everything, I will be pushing for acceleration. This Government has to be about delivery and getting good value for money in that delivery....

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications (Revised)
Vote 31 - Transport (Revised) (9 Feb 2022)

Eamon Ryan: It is the motorists' choice. We are not going to start telling people what to do completely. The electric vehicles are increasingly going to be the more economic, better resale, lower maintenance-cost option. That is where people are going to go.

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications (Revised)
Vote 31 - Transport (Revised) (9 Feb 2022)

Eamon Ryan: We had a very good discussion with the European Commissioner responsible for this area and the then acting and recently appointed head of the National Cyber Security Centre, Richard Browne, at which I gave a very clear presentation on the lessons we had to learn. We did have lessons to learn. There were mistakes made and networks were not secure. Work has advanced on closing those...

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications (Revised)
Vote 31 - Transport (Revised) (9 Feb 2022)

Eamon Ryan: There was no expense spared when it came to the provision of further resources for the National Cyber Security Centre. The ask was for the optimal staffing with skills as well. It is not just about numbers; it is about skills as well. The Department of Public Expenditure and Reform was immediate in providing us with the necessary resources. Staff are being taken on, bringing total staff...

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications (Revised)
Vote 31 - Transport (Revised) (9 Feb 2022)

Eamon Ryan: Yes. It is not about staffing on its own. It is interesting that the report of the Commission on the Defence Forces, which has been published today, recognises that the Department of Defence also has a key role on the cybersecurity side. That Department will, I am sure, be looking to enhance its capability. The other lesson is that we need this capability in the agencies and the main...

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications (Revised)
Vote 31 - Transport (Revised) (9 Feb 2022)

Eamon Ryan: I was involved in helping to oversee the management in response to that cyber attack. What we saw in terms of the calibre, dedication and sense of duty among the people we had was beyond compare. The Deputy is correct that a lot of the time these people would be earning significantly higher salaries within the private sector, but many of them come with a history of involvement with the...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Strategies (15 Feb 2022)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 202 and 203 together. In July 2020, the European Commission published a hydrogen strategy for a carbon-neutral Europe. Ireland supported the hydrogen strategy, including the need to deploy green hydrogen in line with ambition set out in the Programme for Government. Ireland also supported the EU Energy Council Conclusions on a hydrogen market for...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Climate Action Plan (15 Feb 2022)

Eamon Ryan: The climate ambition in the Programme for Government has been placed on a statutory footing through the Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Act 2021, which was signed into law in July 2021. The Act commits Ireland to achieve a climate neutral economy by no later than 2050, and provides for a 51% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 compared to 2018 levels. The...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Schemes (15 Feb 2022)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 205, 211, 217 and 228 together. The Better Energy Warmer Homes Scheme delivers free energy upgrades for eligible homeowners in low income households who are most at risk of energy poverty. It is administered by the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI). Since the start of the scheme in 2000, over 143,000 free upgrades have been supported by the...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Postal Services (15 Feb 2022)

Eamon Ryan: Capita Business Support Services Ireland, trading as Eircode, assigns Eircodes to new property addresses using a valid postal address and verified geo-locations. An Post collects information on all new and existing buildings, including renovated buildings, along with changes to existing addresses and Ordnance Survey Ireland (OSi) provides the geo-locations for these buildings. An Post...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Pension Provisions (15 Feb 2022)

Eamon Ryan: My Department has examined the archived files and having found some records has followed up with National Shared Services Office who will be in contact with person concerned. My Department will also be in contact with the individual concerned.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Schemes (15 Feb 2022)

Eamon Ryan: The Renewable Electricity Support Scheme (RESS) is the main Government policy to help deliver on the ambition in the Climate Action Plan 2021 of up to 80% renewable electricity by 2030. The RESS supports communities in a variety of ways including through a separate category for community projects and a mandatory community benefit fund for every project supported in the scheme. The...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Air Quality (15 Feb 2022)

Eamon Ryan: Air pollution from fine particulate matter (PM2.5), which is most closely associated with the domestic burning of solid fuels, contributes to some 1,300 premature deaths in Ireland each year, according to the European Environment Agency.It is clear we must take action on this issue and my Department is currently developing new regulations on a broader range of solid fuels, in line with a...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Schemes (15 Feb 2022)

Eamon Ryan: Residential retrofit is a key element of the Government’s plans for economic growth and development through Exchequer investment. My Department funds a number of grant schemes, administered by the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) to support homeowners to improve the energy efficiency of their properties. Partial grants are available for individuals that can afford to...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Schemes (15 Feb 2022)

Eamon Ryan: The Better Energy Warmer Homes Scheme delivers free energy upgrades for eligible homeowners in low-income households who are most at risk of energy poverty. It is administered by the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI). Since the start of the scheme in 2000, over 143,000 free upgrades have been supported. In 2021, the average cost of the energy efficiency measures provided per...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Strategies (15 Feb 2022)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 213 and 214 together. Energy poverty or fuel poverty is influenced by, inter alia, a person’s income, the energy efficiency of their home and the cost of the energy they use in their home. The Government’s Strategy to Combat Energy Poverty was published in 2016 and progress includes: - Funding for SEAI's free energy poverty retrofit schemes has...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Waste Management (15 Feb 2022)

Eamon Ryan: I refer to the reply to Question No 60 of 9 September 2021. The position is unchanged.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: State Bodies (15 Feb 2022)

Eamon Ryan: The total funding allocated to the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) from 2010 to 2022 is set out below. YEAR TOTAL FUNDING ALLOCATED TO SEAI 2010 €126.5m 2011 €113.3m 2012 €74.3m 2013 €62.3m 2014 €77.7m ...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Schemes (15 Feb 2022)

Eamon Ryan: The Better Energy Warmer Homes Scheme delivers free energy upgrades for eligible homeowners in low income households who are most at risk of energy poverty. It is administered by the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI). Since the start of the scheme in 2000, over 143,000 free upgrades have been supported by the scheme. In 2021, the average cost of the energy efficiency measures...