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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Energy Prices: Discussion (4 Oct 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: I will interrupt Mr. Fenlon because I am managing my time. The €3 million needs to be increased and more people need to be made aware of the fund. Does Mr. Fenlon know what percentage of Electric Ireland's electricity supply is gas and non-gas generation?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Energy Prices: Discussion (4 Oct 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: The witnesses do not know. An issue that has come up repeatedly is dual pricing. Dual pricing in the insurance market has been criticised but essentially, Electric Ireland does that. New customers get a better tariff than existing customers. Has Electric Ireland considered, as has been widely called for by a range of agencies, putting every consumer on the lowest possible tariff? I...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Energy Prices: Discussion (4 Oct 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: If the CRU insisted that Electric Ireland offer the lowest tariff I presume it would have to act on that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Energy Prices: Discussion (4 Oct 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: How many pay-as-you-customers does Electric Ireland have?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Energy Prices: Discussion (4 Oct 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: A disconnection moratorium applies to some customers, including vulnerable customers at the moment and customers more generally at the start of December. Can Electric Ireland give a commitment that it will not disconnect people over this winter? There has been a lot of focus on extreme hardship and on those pay-as-you-go customers. Can it give that commitment and what will it look like?...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Energy Prices: Discussion (4 Oct 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: Disconnections have increased this year.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Energy Prices: Discussion (4 Oct 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: 712 for half a year.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Energy Prices: Discussion (4 Oct 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: More than half then were Electric Ireland customers.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Energy Prices: Discussion (4 Oct 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: And more than half of the disconnections.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Energy Prices: Discussion (4 Oct 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: I thank the witnesses. I will focus on the cost of connections and the speed and flexibility of the organisation in facilitating connection requests. We have heard from a number of representative groups and community groups that the cost is very expensive by international comparison and prohibitively expensive in some cases for community groups that might be considering projects around...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Energy Prices: Discussion (4 Oct 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: I will interrupt there because I am conscious of time. The other issue we hear from industry is around work practices within the organisation that restrict the time of day or year when connections can happen. Is it to do with when the clocks go forward and back? Is it during that period? Can the witnesses speak to that charge? It seems very strange to me. For example, one cannot get work...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Budgets (4 Oct 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: 168. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the total capital funding provided for his Department in 2022, broken down by programme; the expenditure profile at the end of September 2022 on each programme; if there is likely to be an underspend in any particular area; the reason for such; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48601/22]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Budgets (4 Oct 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: 169. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will provide a subhead breakdown of the €513 million allocated to the energy transformation programme in budget 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48603/22]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Budgets (4 Oct 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: 170. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will provide a subhead breakdown of the €143 million allocated to the climate action and environment leadership programme in budget 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48604/22]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Budgets (4 Oct 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: 171. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will provide a subhead breakdown of the €110 million allocated to the circular economy development programme in budget 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48605/22]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Budgets (4 Oct 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: 172. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will provide a subhead breakdown of the €272 million allocated to the connectivity and communications delivery programme in budget 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48606/22]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Schemes (4 Oct 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: 173. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the target number of retrofits per retrofit scheme in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48607/22]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Electricity Generation (4 Oct 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: 174. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of solar photovoltaic installations targeted for 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48608/22]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Electricity Generation (4 Oct 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: 175. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the estimated cost of installing solar photovoltaic panels on all schools as announced in budget 2023; the number of panels to be installed on each school; the timeframe for this initiative; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48609/22]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Capital Expenditure Programme (4 Oct 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: 209. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the total capital funding provided for his Department in 2022, broken down by programme; the expenditure profile at the end of September 2022 on each programme; if there is likely to be an underspend in any particular area; the reason for such; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48600/22]