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Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Pension Provisions (13 Jul 2023)

Eamon Ryan: On 9 March 2023 An Post wrote to my Department seeking consent to the second phase of their current pay agreement which provides for a 2% increase in pay from 1st January 2023. In addition to this, on foot of a recent Labour Court decision, An Post also wrote to my Department on 9 March seeking approval to make increases to pensions in payment and deferred pensions of a 5% increase from 1...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Prices (13 Jul 2023)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 131 to 136, inclusive, 147 and 185 together. My clear message to energy suppliers is that prices for customers should be reduced at the earliest opportunity. Unprecedented increases in energy prices since the outbreak of War in Ukraine has led the Government to take sustained action over the past year to support households and businesses to meet the...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Policy (13 Jul 2023)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 137 and 152 together. It is the intention of the Minister to bring the Bill to Cabinet for approval and publication before the summer recess.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Policy (13 Jul 2023)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 138, 139, 140, 143 and 144 together. The due date for revenue collection is anticipated to be December 2023. However, in order to ensure full compliance and non-circumvention of payments in line with the provisions of the Regulation, there will be a period of verification of payment amounts by the regulator, where appropriate. According to Article 10 of the...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Prices (13 Jul 2023)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 141, 142, 145, 154 and 156 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...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Policy (13 Jul 2023)

Eamon Ryan: The Taoiseach, the Tánaiste and I convened an Energy Summit on 6 July. The Summit brought together representatives from the private, public and voluntary sectors to discuss Ireland’s decarbonisation of its energy systems. The summit provided an opportunity for participants, whose combined efforts will be vital to delivering Ireland’s climate and energy policies, to discuss...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Appointments (13 Jul 2023)

Eamon Ryan: The information requested by the Deputy is not held by my Department. The process for appointments to State Boards is managed in an open and transparent manner by the Public Appointments Service (PAS), and information on the professional activities of former employees after they have retired is not sought or retained by the Department.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (13 Jul 2023)

Eamon Ryan: The Commercial Built Environment Working Group has met three times so far, since it was established in the first quarter of 2023 as part of the work of the Heat and Built Environment Taskforce. It is co-chaired by my Department and the Department of the Enterprise, Trade and Employment. The Heat and Built Environment Taskforce was created to accelerate and drive delivery in relation to...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Policy (13 Jul 2023)

Eamon Ryan: The Commission for Regulation of Utilities (CRU) is an independent regulator, accountable to a committee of the Oireachtas and not the Minister. The CRU was assigned responsibility for the regulation of the Irish electricity sector, following enactment if the Electricity Regulation Act 1999 and subsequent legislation. While CRU is financed by means of a levy on regulated entities, it must...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Policy (13 Jul 2023)

Eamon Ryan: In accordance with Article 2.5 of the relevant EU Council Regulation 2022/1854 on a cap on market revenue in the energy sector, the cap must take account of power purchase agreements and other hedging operations in the wholesale electricity market. Therefore, the Bill will contain specific provisions on hedging in the wholesale electricity market.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Prices (13 Jul 2023)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 155 and 184 together. I propose to take PQs and together. A cross-departmental and inter-agency steering group meet periodically to review progress towards the objectives outlined in the Energy Poverty Action Plan, including short and long-term actions to support people to meet the cost of energy. Officials from my Department meet regularly with...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Building Energy Rating (13 Jul 2023)

Eamon Ryan: The Government’s Energy Poverty Action Plan acknowledges that improving our measurements and data collection will assist in identifying the severity of energy poverty being experienced by households and therefore, where additional supports could be further targeted. As set out in the Action Plan, a research network on energy poverty chaired by the ESRI has been established. The...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Renewable Energy Generation (13 Jul 2023)

Eamon Ryan: Climate Action Plan 23 includes a commitment to carry out a public consultation on Private Wires and a deadline for publication of Q4 2023 has been set. Private wires are an issue that is of interest and importance to many stakeholders. The policy area of Private Wires is broad in nature and as such detailed consideration must go into formulating the consultation in order to ensure that all...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Renewable Energy Generation (13 Jul 2023)

Eamon Ryan: The National Hydrogen Strategy was published on Wednesday 12th July and is available on gov.ie - Minister Ryan welcomes publication of the National Hydrogen Strategy (www.gov.ie).

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Offshore Renewable Energy Development Plan (13 Jul 2023)

Eamon Ryan: Ireland’s first offshore wind auction (ORESS 1) procured more than 3,000 MW of secure, affordable and renewable electricity capacity, enough to provide over a quarter of our projected 2030 electricity demand, while shielding Irish consumers from energy price spikes for up to 20 years. The successful auction marks a breakthrough moment not just for offshore wind, but for Ireland as a...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Prices (13 Jul 2023)

Eamon Ryan: I have recently written to the regulator, requesting that they investigate the pricing strategies in place, taking account of the hedging strategies of the electricity market participants. As part of this investigation, I have asked CRU to ascertain if there have been any market failures, particularly where vulnerable customers are concerned. Responsibility for the regulation of the...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Policy (13 Jul 2023)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 162 and 173 together. My Department is currently finalising its review of security of energy supply of Ireland’s electricity and natural gas systems. The Review is focused on the period to 2030, but in the context of ensuring a sustainable transition up to 2050. The Government’s policy objectives are to ensure energy is affordable,...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Policy (13 Jul 2023)

Eamon Ryan: Under the Climate Action Plan 2023, my Department has committed to developing an Electricity Storage Policy Framework by Q3 2023. To help inform the development of the final framework, my Department held a public consultation which closed on the 27thJanuary. As part of the consultation process, my Department also ran an industry stakeholder event to further discuss the key issues/questions...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: State Bodies (13 Jul 2023)

Eamon Ryan: The Commission for Regulation of Utilities (CRU) is an independent regulator, accountable to a committee of the Oireachtas and not the Minister. CRU was assigned responsibility for the regulation of the Irish electricity sector, following enactment if the Electricity Regulation Act 1999 and subsequent legislation. While CRU is financed by means of a levy on regulated entities, it must...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Broadband Infrastructure (13 Jul 2023)

Eamon Ryan: The National Broadband Plan (NBP) state led intervention aims to roll out a high speed and future proofed broadband network within the intervention area which covers 1.1 million people living and working in over 560,000 premises, including almost 100,000 businesses and farms along with some 679 schools. I am advised by National Broadband Ireland (NBI) that, as of 30 June 2023, 154,437...