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Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Renewable Energy Generation (1 Mar 2022)

Eamon Ryan: The aim of the Electricity Costs (Domestic Electricity Accounts) Emergency Measures Bill 2022 is to establish a scheme to make a once off payment, in 2022, of an Electricity Costs Emergency Benefit Payment to each domestic electricity account, having regard to the exceptional rise in energy prices. This is an exceptional measure which uses the single eligibility criterion of a meter point...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Schemes (1 Mar 2022)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 147, 161, 172, 177, 178 and 181 together. The Government recently approved a package of significantly improved supports to make it easier and more affordable for homeowners to undertake home energy upgrades, for warmer, healthier and more comfortable homes, with lower energy bills and lower emissions. The supports include a new National Home Energy Upgrade...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: State Bodies (1 Mar 2022)

Eamon Ryan: The EXEED (Excellence in Energy Efficient Design) Program is notified to the EU Commission under State Aid ‘General Block Exemption Regulation’ (GBER) EU regulation 651/2104. The period of notification is 01/01/2021 – 31/12/2023. State Aid ‘General Block Exemption Regulation’ (GBER) EU regulation 651/2104 declares specific categories of State Aid and how...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: State Bodies (1 Mar 2022)

Eamon Ryan: My Department funds a number of Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) support schemes to help businesses to improve the energy efficiency of their activities. However, the administration and management of applications under these schemes, including the Excellence in Energy Efficiency Design (EXEED) scheme, are an operational matter for the SEAI. In line with the SEAI EXEED...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Environmental Schemes (1 Mar 2022)

Eamon Ryan: The Government has approved a package of supports as part of the delivery Ireland’s residential retrofit programme. These measures are aimed at making it easier and more affordable for homeowners to undertake home energy upgrades, for warmer, healthier and more comfortable homes, with lower energy bills and emissions.Included in these measures is the establishment of the new National...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Waste Management (1 Mar 2022)

Eamon Ryan: Under the Waste Management (Prohibition of Waste Disposal by Burning) Regulations 2009, the burning of household, garden, commercial or industrial waste is not permitted. The burning of green waste is a matter of concern and leads to localised air pollution. More broadly, health problems associated with air pollution are widely known and acknowledged. An exemption under the legislation had...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Environmental Schemes (1 Mar 2022)

Eamon Ryan: Contractors operating under any scheme supported by an SEAI grant must carry out the works in line with the SEAI’s Contractor Code of Practice and Domestic Technical Standards and Specifications as well as best practice and technical guidance documents including:· - NSAI S.R. 54:2014 Code of practice for the energy efficient retrofit of dwellings; - Building Regulations...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Environmental Schemes (1 Mar 2022)

Eamon Ryan: The Warmer Homes Scheme offers free energy upgrade s for eligible homeowners who are most at risk of energy poverty. Since 2000, over 143,000 free upgrades have been supported by the scheme. The Department does not hold the information sought by the Deputy.  My officials have contacted the SEAI and requested the data as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Electricity Grid (1 Mar 2022)

Eamon Ryan: The Electricity Costs (Domestic Electricity Accounts) Emergency Measures Bill 2022 aims to establish a scheme for the making in 2022, of a once-off Electricity Costs Emergency Benefit Payment to each domestic electricity account, having regard to the exceptional rise in energy prices. This Bill is currently before the Houses, with a view to the scheme becoming operational by the end of...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Angling Sector (1 Mar 2022)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 156 and 157 together.156 and 157 together. The information sought by the Deputy is an operational issue for Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI). I and my Department have no role. IFI has established a specific email address for queries from Oireachtas members so that queries can be addressed promptly, in line with IFI's objective to delivery services to the...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Post Office Network (1 Mar 2022)

Eamon Ryan: An Post is a commercial State body with a mandate to act commercially. It has statutory responsibility for the State’s postal service and the post office network. Decisions relating to the network, including those in relation to the size, distribution and future of the network are operational matters for the Board and management of the company. The Government is committed to a...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: North-South Interconnector (1 Mar 2022)

Eamon Ryan: The North-South Interconnector is critical to improving the efficient operation of the all-island Integrated Single Electricity Market and increasing security of electricity supply in Ireland and Northern Ireland. It will also facilitate the achievement of the goal of generateing up to 80% of our electricity from renewable sources by 2030. A resilient and well-connected energy infrastructure...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Local Authorities (1 Mar 2022)

Eamon Ryan: The Climate Action Plan 2019 mandated that each Local Authority was required to develop proposals to establish a ‘Decarbonizing Zone’ within its functional area. These zones will provide for a range of climate measures to address local low carbon energy, greenhouse gas emissions and climate adaptation needs. 29 out of the 31 Local Authorities have now submitted plans for...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Electricity Grid (1 Mar 2022)

Eamon Ryan: The Electricity Costs (Domestic Electricity Accounts) Emergency Measures Bill 2022 provides for the establishment of a scheme to make a once off payment, in 2022, to each domestic electricity account, having regard to the exceptional rise in energy prices.This is an exceptional and urgent response which uses the single eligibility criterion of having a meter point registration number, to...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Environmental Schemes (1 Mar 2022)

Eamon Ryan: The National Retrofit Plan sets out the Government's approach to achieving the Climate Action Plan targets of upgrading the equivalent of 500,000 homes to a Building Energy Rating of B2/cost optimal level and installing 400,000 heat pumps to replace older, less efficient heating systems by 2030. The Plan is designed to address barriers to retrofit across four key areas: driving demand and...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Environmental Schemes (1 Mar 2022)

Eamon Ryan: The Government has approved a package of supports as part of the delivery Ireland’s residential retrofit programme. These measures are aimed at making it easier and more affordable for homeowners to undertake home energy upgrades, for warmer, healthier and more comfortable homes, with lower energy bills.These new measures include: - The establishment of the new National Home Energy...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Environmental Schemes (1 Mar 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...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Environmental Schemes (1 Mar 2022)

Eamon Ryan: The Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) has a number of schemes in place to support homeowners to upgrade their properties including the fully funded Better Energy Warmer Homes Scheme and a number of part-funded schemes such as the Community Energy Grant Scheme, the Solar PV Scheme and the recently announced National Home Energy Upgrade (Retrofit) Scheme. Following the recent...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Environmental Schemes (1 Mar 2022)

Eamon Ryan: The process to register as an SEAI approved contractor is open to any contractor that agrees to adhere to SEAI standards, guidelines, procedures and codes of practice. This registry is necessary to protect the customer and Exchequer funding by ensuring registered contractors agree to the SEAI Quality Assurance and Disciplinary Procedures for Contractors.To support the highly ambitious scale...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Legislative Measures (1 Mar 2022)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 170 and 185 together.These zones will provide for a range of climate measures to address local low carbon energy, greenhouse gas emissions and climate adaptation needs. 29 out of the 31 Local Authorities have now submitted plans for Decarbonisation Zones. The Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Act 2021 was commenced on the 23 July 2021. Section 16 of...