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Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Recycling Policy (25 Jan 2024)

Eamon Ryan: A national Deposit Return Scheme (DRS) is being introduced to encourage more people to recycle plastic bottles and aluminium cans and to ensure we meet our ambitious EU targets for the recycling of those containers under EU Single Use Plastics and Packaging legislation. The DRS Regulations place a legal obligation on all retailers who sell in-scope beverages to register with Re-turn, the...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Waste Management (25 Jan 2024)

Eamon Ryan: The Government’s Waste Action Plan for a Circular Economy, published in 2020, reconfirms the link between the circular economy and climate action and mandates a whole-of-government approach to ensure a successful transition to a circular economy. The Whole-of-Government Circular Economy Strategy 2022-2023, published in December 2021, sets out an overall policy approach to achieving a...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Renewable Energy Generation (25 Jan 2024)

Eamon Ryan: A new plan-led approach to offshore renewable energy (ORE) was adopted by Government and approved by the Oireachtas in May 2023. Central to this plan-led approach is the requirement that all post Phase One offshore wind developments in Ireland must be situated in marine areas identified for this purpose that are located within Designated Maritime Area Plans, or DMAPs. As adopted by...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Waste Management (25 Jan 2024)

Eamon Ryan: The Waste Action Plan for a Circular Economy (WAPCE), Ireland’s National Waste Policy for the period 2020 to 2025, sets out an overall policy and regulatory approach to support the development of adequate and appropriate treatment capacity at indigenous facilities to ensure that the full circularity and resource potential of materials is captured in Ireland. This policy and regulatory...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Climate Change Policy (25 Jan 2024)

Eamon Ryan: Our reliance on fossil fuels is incompatible with the Paris Agreement and a low-carbon future. Ireland supports measures that reinforce and advance our transition away from reliance on fossil fuels and, while we have not signed the Fossil Fuel non-proliferation Treaty, we continue to follow its progress and development. We are acting both domestically and internationally to tackle our...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Environmental Policy (25 Jan 2024)

Eamon Ryan: The issues raised by the Deputy in relation to addressing fish spawning and migration issues on specific river systems are day to day operational matters for Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) in which neither I nor my Department have any operational function. IFI, as the State Body with responsibility for the protection, management, conservation, promotion, marketing and development of the...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Telecommunications Services (25 Jan 2024)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 125 and 136 together. I have no statutory function in the matter raised in the Question. The pricing levels set by telecommunication services providers, including for mobile phone and broadband services, is a matter for those relevant service providers operating in a fully liberalised market regulated by the Commission for Communication Regulation (ComReg)....

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Renewable Energy Generation (25 Jan 2024)

Eamon Ryan: Ambitious renewable energy targets are needed to achieve the required reduction in energy related emissions to meet Ireland’s climate related goals and to set Ireland on the pathway to climate neutrality. Ireland is committed to achieving its renewable energy targets, and will continue to put in place the policies and measures that will allow these reductions to be achieved over the...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Local Authorities (25 Jan 2024)

Eamon Ryan: Local Authorities play a key role in climate mitigation and adaptation, as set out in section 16 of the Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Act 2021. This requires, inter alia, each Local Authority to prepare a Climate Action Plan (LA CAP) specifying the mitigation and adaptation measures to be adopted. A request to each Local Authority to begin preparation of their plans...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Policy (25 Jan 2024)

Eamon Ryan: During 2023, my Department held a public consultation on private wires. The consultation ran from 18th August until 27th October 2023 and during this time over 120 submissions were received. Submissions received in response to the consultation are currently being reviewed and considered by my Department with a report on submission responses expected for publication in Q2. The aim of this...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Conservation (25 Jan 2024)

Eamon Ryan: The District Heating Steering Group (DHSG) Report, which was approved by Government in July 2023 contains a range of recommendations setting the future policy direction for development of district heating. As part of its work, the DHSG asked the SEAI to carry out a research project, using Carlinn Hall as the study location, with the aim of understanding how a typical communal heating...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Waste Management (25 Jan 2024)

Eamon Ryan: I signed the European Union (Household Food Waste and Bio-Waste)(Amendment) Regulations, S.I. No. 679/2023 in December 2023. These regulations introduced a requirement on all authorised household waste collectors to provide their customers with a brown bin collection service from 1st January this year, irrespective of whether those customers are based in an urban or rural area. I...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Recycling Policy (25 Jan 2024)

Eamon Ryan: A national Deposit Return Scheme (DRS) is being introduced to encourage more people to recycle plastic bottles and aluminium cans and to ensure we meet our ambitious EU targets for the recycling of those containers under EU Single Use Plastics and Packaging legislation. The DRS Regulations place a legal obligation on all retailers who sell in-scope beverages to register with Re-turn, the...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Environmental Policy (25 Jan 2024)

Eamon Ryan: Ireland’s strategic approach to the Circular Economy is currently set out in the Whole-of-Government Circular Economy Strategy 2022-2023. The Circular Economy and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2022 (‘the Act’) provides a statutory basis for future iterations of the Strategy, and also requires that such iterations include sectoral targets aimed at promoting circularity...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Nuclear Safety (25 Jan 2024)

Eamon Ryan: The leak at the Magnox Swarf Storage Silo (MSSS) facility at Sellafield was formally reported to the UK Environment Agency in November 2019. Since then, this matter has been reported on by the UK’s Environment Agency (EA) at the bi-annual meetings of the UK-Ireland Contact Group on Radiological Matters, and at its most recent meeting on the 29-30 November 2023, which was hosted by...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (25 Jan 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 concerned....

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Electric Vehicles (25 Jan 2024)

Eamon Ryan: The Government is fully committed to supporting a significant expansion and modernisation of the electric vehicle (EV) charging network over the coming years. Having an effective and reliable charging network is an essential part of enabling drivers to make the switch to electric vehicles. Home charging is the primary charging method for most Irish EV owners as it’s convenient and...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (25 Jan 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 concerned....

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Greenways Provision (25 Jan 2024)

Eamon Ryan: As set out in the National Development Plan 2021 – 2030 and the Programme for Government, there is a commitment to providing funding of €360m per annum for walking and cycling projects. Multi-annual funding for greenways is allocated from within this committed funding. In 2024 a total of €72million has been allocated to Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII) in relation...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Official Travel (25 Jan 2024)

Eamon Ryan: As Minister for Transport I have no plans to visit the US in the first half of 2024.