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Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Policy (22 Mar 2022)

Eamon Ryan: I refer to the reply to Question No. 112 of 24 February 2022. The position is unchanged.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Conservation (22 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: EU Directives (22 Mar 2022)

Eamon Ryan: The European Commission issued a Letter of Formal Notice (Case 2012/4228) on 31 May 2012. This Infringement remains open but has not been escalated to Reasoned Opinion stage by the Commission. The most recent written correspondence from the Commission relating to this infringement was dated 6 February 2019, to which Ireland responded on 26 April 2019.  The infringement was also...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Traveller Community (22 Mar 2022)

Eamon Ryan: The Electricity Costs (Domestic Electricity Accounts) Emergency Measures Act 2022 has established 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 scheme is in addition to the Government’s ongoing measures to address energy poverty and the...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Oil Reserves Agency (22 Mar 2022)

Eamon Ryan: The levy, charged on the sale of most petroleum products at the point of sale, is collected and paid by the oil companies on a monthly basis to the National Oil Reserves Agency, to fund the activities of NORA and the Climate Action Fund. The levy is currently set at the rate of 2 cent per litre. The levy income for the last 4 years is as follows:2021 - 120.2m2020 - 120.6m2019 - 133.4m2018 - 134.2m

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Natural Gas Grid (22 Mar 2022)

Eamon Ryan: The carbon capture and storage (CCS) feasibility study, which is being carried out by Ervia, comprises a desktop study examining technical, economic, safety, regulatory, and environmental aspects of capturing, transporting and storing CO2 emissions. Ervia has provided regular updates to the Steering Group, established to examine the feasibility of CCS in Ireland under the 2019 Climate Action...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Conservation (22 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: Departmental Funding (22 Mar 2022)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 142 and 143 together.  142 and 143 together. My Department does not provide funding to either organisation directly. However my Department does provide funding to the Irish Environmental Network (IEN) who fund smaller member organisations. These national environmental NGOs are active on a broad range of environmental issues, including wildlife...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Charitable and Voluntary Organisations (22 Mar 2022)

Eamon Ryan: Neither of the organisations referred to come under the aegis of my Department and I have no jurisdiction to comment on their administration or governance.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Budgets (22 Mar 2022)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Question Nos. 145 and 146 together. Capital Carryover is derived from the Department’s annual underspend up to a maximum 10% of the Capital Allocation in that year and the remainder is surrendered to the Exchequer. A Capital Carryover of €57.9m was carried forward into 2022. This carryover allocation is a portion of the 2021 provisional underspend of...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Conservation (22 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: Fuel Prices (22 Mar 2022)

Eamon Ryan: The development in question has not previously come to the attention of my Department. Gas prices are not capped in Ireland, and the position of successive Governments, for almost 20 years, has been that competitive energy markets result in greater choice for consumers and businesses. Given recent international developments, however, the importance of moving away from our reliance on...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Fuel Prices (22 Mar 2022)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 149 and 150 together. Gas prices are not capped in Ireland, and the position of successive Governments, for almost 20 years, has been that competitive energy markets result in greater choice for consumers and businesses. Given recent international developments, however, the importance of moving away from our reliance on imported gas has been underpinned...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Prices (22 Mar 2022)

Eamon Ryan: Government is acutely aware of the impact that the recent increases in energy prices is having across the economy including the sectors highlighted by the Deputy.The most immediate factor affecting electricity prices in Ireland is high international gas prices where we are a price taker. In Europe, wholesale natural gas prices have risen and remained high since the second half of 2020. Gas...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Policy (22 Mar 2022)

Eamon Ryan: Further to Action 187 of the Climate Action Plan 2021, my Department has established a District Heating Steering Group. This Steering Group draws together the expertise of key stakeholder organisations in order to inform the setting of targets and other key elements for the rollout of district heating at far greater scale. A function of the Steering Group is to address barriers to...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Renewable Energy Generation (22 Mar 2022)

Eamon Ryan: The final design of the Micro-generation Support Scheme (MSS) was approved by Government in December 2021 and will be published shortly.On the 15 February this year I signed the Regulations that transpose Articles 21 and 22 of the recast Renewable Energy Directive which brings these Articles into force. These Regulations allow the Clean Export Guarantee tariff to become available for new and...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Conservation (22 Mar 2022)

Eamon Ryan: The Government has recently approved a package of 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.The key measures include: - a new National Home Energy Upgrade Scheme providing increased grant levels of up to 50% of the cost of a typical deep retrofit to a B2 BER...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Waste Management (22 Mar 2022)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 155, 156 and 157 together. The Waste Action Plan for a Circular Economy (WAPCE) , which was published in September 2020, contains over 200 measures that will be delivered over a five-year period. Delivery of its objectives will be instrumental in meeting the challenges identified in the Ireland 2040 project, with a key focus on minimising waste generation...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Post Office Network (22 Mar 2022)

Eamon Ryan: The work of the Inter-Departmental Group, which was established to, inter alia, examine the feasibility of additional Government services being provided through An Post and the post office network, is being considered by Minister Naughton and its report will be submitted to Government in due course.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (22 Mar 2022)

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, including the provision of bus stops/shelters.  Noting the NTA's responsibility in the matter, I have referred the Deputy's...