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Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Schemes (20 Feb 2024)

Eamon Ryan: A national Deposit Return Scheme (DRS) has been introduced to encourage more people to recycle plastic bottles and aluminium/steel cans and to ensure we meet our ambitious EU targets under the Single Use Plastics Directive for the recycling of those containers. The Directive sets a 90% recycling target by 2029, with an interim target of 77% by 2025. While I fully expect those targets will...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (20 Feb 2024)

Eamon Ryan: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) performs the role of inventories and projections agency in respect of greenhouse gas emissions in Ireland and is responsible for preparing Ireland’s annual National Inventory Report (NIR) and periodic projections submissions in accordance with EU and international requirements. In relation to inventories and projections reporting, domestic...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Schemes (20 Feb 2024)

Eamon Ryan: A national Deposit Return Scheme (DRS) has been introduced to encourage more people to recycle plastic bottles and aluminium/steel cans and to ensure we meet our ambitious EU targets for the recycling of those containers. The Single Use Plastics Directive sets a 90% recycling target by 2029, with an interim target of 77% by 2025. While I fully expect those targets will be achieved or...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Conservation (20 Feb 2024)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 133 and 134 together. In order to assist with the achievement of our retrofit targets, the Programme for Government, Climate Action Plan and the National Retrofit Plan committed to the introduction of a new residential retrofit low-cost loan scheme. The Home Energy Upgrade Loan Scheme was developed by my Department in conjunction with the Department of...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Grant Payments (20 Feb 2024)

Eamon Ryan: My Department funds a range of energy supports administered by the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI), which schools can avail of. The Public Sector Schools Pathfinder Programme is a capital retrofit programme co-funded between SEAI and the Department of Education. It provides capital supports to improve energy efficiency and decarbonise school buildings. The selection of...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Telecommunications Services (20 Feb 2024)

Eamon Ryan: The Minister has no function in the matter raised by the Deputy. It should be noted that the Competition & Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) and the Commission for Communications Regulation (ComReg) have powers to intervene in relation to any breaches of Competition Law including the Competition Act 2002. There are a number of statutory provisions including Section 57 of...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Data Centres (20 Feb 2024)

Eamon Ryan: The Government's July 2022 Statement on the Role of Data Centres in Ireland’s Enterprise Strategy describes and an ‘Islanded’ data centre as a development that is not connected to the electricity grid and is powered mainly by on-site fossil fuel generation. GNI has advised my Department that is does not currently assign or classify data centres as between...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Trade Data (20 Feb 2024)

Eamon Ryan: The Online Levy Application (OLA) system is an application administered by my Department which allows oil companies to submit their monthly data for all petroleum products and renewable transport fuels, as specified under the National Oil Reserves Agency Act 2007. Data on imports of jet kerosene is only available from 2012 onwards. The following table sets out the information requested by the...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Bodies (20 Feb 2024)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 139 and 140 together. On 13 December 2022 Government approved a new Energy Poverty Action Plan. The Plan is available at www.gov.ie and sets out a range of measures to ensure that those least able to afford increased energy costs are supported and protected to adequately heat and power their homes. The implementation of the Action Plan is being monitored...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Legislative Programme (20 Feb 2024)

Eamon Ryan: The Government published its Spring Legislation Programme in January which is available on Gov.ie. My Department is currently progressing two priority Bills, namely the Gas Safety (Amendment) Bill 2023 and the Environment Protection Agency and Waste Management (Amendment) Bill 2024. Government approved the general scheme of the Gas Safety(Amendment) Bill in November last year. It is...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Data (20 Feb 2024)

Eamon Ryan: The information requested by the Deputy is being compiled and will be forwarded to him as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Electricity Generation (20 Feb 2024)

Eamon Ryan: I refer the Deputy to my answer to Question No. 156 of 13 February 2024 which outlines the focus of supports, including financial supports, that my Department and the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland provide to community renewable electricity projects. Recognising the key role of community climate action in our transition to a climate neutral society, last month, I launched a fund of...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Prices (20 Feb 2024)

Eamon Ryan: As part of Budget 2024 Government approved a new tranche of Electricity Credits which over 2.2 million households will benefit from - worth €450 in total per household. Three payments of €150 (including VAT) are being made between December 2023 and April 2024. The payments are being applied to domestic electricity accounts, including those with Pay As You Go meters,...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Conservation (20 Feb 2024)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 145 and 146 together. The Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) operates the Warmer Homes Scheme on behalf of my Department. Delivering free energy upgrades to low-income households and reducing the waiting times for the Warmer Homes Scheme is a top priority for my Department and the SEAI. My officials continue to work with the SEAI to maximise and...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (20 Feb 2024)

Eamon Ryan: BusConnects Dublin is a transformative programme of investment in the existing bus system, providing better bus services to more people. It is the biggest ever investment in our bus system in the history of the State. It is currently planned to commence routes E1, E2, L1, L2, L3, L12, L14, L15, X1 and X2 by Quarter 3 this year. This is subject to funding and resource availability and...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (20 Feb 2024)

Eamon Ryan: The improvement and maintenance of regional and local roads is the statutory responsibility of local authorities, in accordance with the provisions of Section 13 of the Roads Act 1993. Works on those roads are funded from Councils' own resources supplemented by State road grants. The initial selection and prioritisation of works to be funded is also a matter for the local authority. In 2018,...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (20 Feb 2024)

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...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Tolls (20 Feb 2024)

Eamon Ryan: As Minister for Transport, I have responsibility for overall policy and funding in relation to the national roads programme. Under the Roads Acts 1993-2015, the operation and management of individual national roads is a matter for Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII), in conjunction with the local authorities concerned. Therefore, matters relating to the day to day operations regarding...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (20 Feb 2024)

Eamon Ryan: As the Deputy may be aware, the National Transport Authority, or NTA, has statutory responsibility for transport planning in the Greater Dublin Area, including County Meath. The NTA's Transport Strategy for the Greater Dublin Area, which I approved early last year, sets out a framework for transport investment across the region over a 20-year period from 2022 to 2042, and it provides a clear...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (20 Feb 2024)

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 National Transport Authority (NTA) has statutory responsibility for securing the provision of public passenger transport services nationally and for the scheduling and timetabling of these services in...