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Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Electric Vehicles (13 May 2020)

Richard Bruton: .... Investment and regulatory decisions by the Government are supporting a significant expansion and modernisation of the electric vehicle charging network over the next few years.   €10 million has been committed from the Climate Action Fund to promote the charging network and this has leveraged another €10 million investment from ESB. This...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Just Transition Commissioner (13 May 2020)

Richard Bruton: ...through allocating a portion of the additional carbon tax revenue to be raised on foot of Budget 2020, to measures to support the delivery of an effective just transition for the Midlands. This includes €20 million for a new energy efficiency retrofitting scheme to be focused on the Midlands, €5 million for peatland rehabilitation outside of the Bord na Móna estate and...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Expenditure (18 Dec 2019)

Richard Bruton: The contract to deliver the National broadband Plan was signed on 19 November. This provides for approximate investment of €33m over the 25 years of the National Broadband Plan State Intervention providing high speed broadband to 8,245 premises in Co Louth. This also provides for approximate investment of €76m over the 25 years of the National Broadband Plan State Intervention...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Electric Vehicles (17 Dec 2019)

Richard Bruton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 555, 568 and 569 together. There are currently almost 100 electric vehicle fast chargers in Ireland - the majority of which are operated by the ESB. There are currently no fast chargers in county Cavan and two in County Monaghan - one operated by the ESB and one by a private sector company. The Climate Action Fund will provide €10 million to...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Just Transition Fund (28 Nov 2019)

Richard Bruton: ...has also been invited to take account of relevant existing plans and programmes such as the regional enterprise development. On immediate resources that are available, the budget announced €20 million for a new energy efficiency retrofitting scheme to be focused on the midlands, €5 million for peatland rehabilitation outside of the Bord na Móna estate, €6...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Just Transition Commissioner (28 Nov 2019)

Richard Bruton: ...plans and programmes, such as Bord na Móna's brown to green strategy, the regional enterprise development plan for the midlands, as well as the provisions made in budget 2020, which include the €20 million retrofitting initiative; the €5 million for peatland rehabilitation - outside of Bord na Móna bogs; and the €6 million for a dedicated just transition...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Bord na Móna (28 Nov 2019)

Richard Bruton: ...peat in the EU Coal Platform on transition. Building on the actions in the Climate Action Plan, Budget 2020 allocated funding to support a Just Transition in the Midlands region, comprising: - €20 million for a new energy efficiency retrofitting scheme with the social housing stock in the region at its core, but enabling private homeowners to opt-in - €5 million for...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Bord na Móna (28 Nov 2019)

Richard Bruton: ...application for the Lough Ree Power station. Government has already taken significant steps to ensure that a just transition for the Midlands is adequately supported. This includes: - €6 million for a Just Transition Fund, targeted at the Midlands, to support the retraining and reskilling of workers and to assist local communities and businesses in the Region to adjust to...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Just Transition Fund (28 Nov 2019)

Richard Bruton: ...and businesses in the Region to adjust to the low carbon transition. In recognition of their longstanding relationship with communities in the Midlands, the ESB has agreed to contribute an additional €5 million to this fund bringing its total value to €11m. While details around the allocation of this fund are still being finalised, it is expected that it will support...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Climate Change Adaptation Plans (28 Nov 2019)

Richard Bruton: ...na Mona's Brown to Green Strategy, the Regional Enterprise Development Plan for the Midlands, as well as provisions made in Budget 2020 to support a Just Transition in the region, comprising: - €20 million for a new energy efficiency retrofitting scheme with retrofitting the social housing stock in the region at its core, while enabling private homeowners to opt-in to the scheme -...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Renewable Energy Incentives (26 Nov 2019)

Richard Bruton: ..., opened for applications in June of this year. Under this phase of the scheme, eligible renewable energy technologies will be supported through a multi-annual payment, for a period of up to 15 years, on the basis of prescribed tariffs. Under Project Ireland 2040, the National Development Plan sets out an allocation of €300 million for the roll-out of the scheme for the period up to...

Select Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 29 - Communications, Climate Action and Environment (Supplementary) (26 Nov 2019)

Richard Bruton: ...for accommodating this meeting. I know the committee has had a long day. This is essentially a token Supplementary Estimate to create a new subhead, F12 just transition, under which the €6 million allocated in the budget for the just transition fund will be paid. The early establishment of the subhead will facilitate expenditure from the just transition fund to commence in early...

Select Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 29 - Communications, Climate Action and Environment (Supplementary) (26 Nov 2019)

Richard Bruton: All of the €31 million is new money. There is no roll-over. The €20 million is allocated through the Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government, as opposed to the Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment. The Deputy will be aware that another element of the just transition is the doubling of the warmer homes allocation for poorer families. That...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Climate Action Plan (20 Nov 2019)

Richard Bruton: ...and ESB as well as Union representatives and Oireachtas members. The Government has also prioritised a number of initiatives for the Midlands in the context of Budget 2020 including:- - €6 million for a Just Transition Fund, targeted at the Midlands, to support the retraining and reskilling of workers and to assist local communities and businesses in the Region to adjust to...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Funding (13 Nov 2019)

Richard Bruton: ...format the relevant details. Details of supports, funding schemes and grants Updates made in Budget 2020 EV Purchase Grant Scheme - purchase grant of up to €5,000 for new electric vehicles. €30m has been allocated to this scheme in Budget 2020. The grant of up to €3,800 for businesses purchasing an electric car and the...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Power Plant Closures (12 Nov 2019)

Richard Bruton: ...emerged from An Bord Pleanála, I have been working to put together the measures provided for in the budget, which point to a clear commitment to a just transition. As Deputies are aware, €31 million has been allocated: €20 million of which is for the retrofit scheme; €5 million for non-Bord na Móna activities on restoring bogs to a very high standard and...

Seanad: Climate Action: Statements (5 Nov 2019)

Richard Bruton: ...as much renewables as we have today. That will be a very significant expansion of infrastructure. We need to have ten times as much retrofitting expenditure as we have today. We need to have 25 times the level of new purchases of electric vehicles that we have today. We need to see 500,000 extra people using public transport or active transport. We need to see 250 million trees...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Schemes Data (5 Nov 2019)

Richard Bruton: ...,000 homes across the country have received an energy efficiency upgrade, representing nearly one home in five across the country. The Government’s Climate Action Plan sets an ambitious target of 500,000 energy efficiency retrofits by 2030. Achievement of this target will be supported by the Project Ireland 2040 allocation of €3.7 billion as well as the range of measures...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Just Transition Fund (5 Nov 2019)

Richard Bruton: ...is provided to those impacted by this transition. Budget 2020 includes a number of measures that will form part of the Governments approach to supporting a Just Transition. They include: - €6 million for a Just Transition Fund; - €5 million for bog restoration and rehabilitation; and - €20 million to deliver new model to group housing upgrades. ...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Just Transition Fund (24 Oct 2019)

Richard Bruton: ...whole of Government response to support the region through the transition will be announced shortly. Budget 2020 includes a number of measures that form part of this response. These include: - €6 million for a Just Transition Fund; - €5 million for bog restoration and rehabilitation; and - €20 million to deliver a new model to group housing upgrades. ...