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

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 180 and 181 together. The Commission for the Regulation of Utilities maintains figures for disconnections and not the Department. The most recently published figures detail the period of 2022 to July and it is expected that the CRU will provide an update to these figures in the coming months. I have provided these figures below which are publicly available...

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

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 182 and 183 together. Evidence shows that a key barrier to scaling up the number of home energy upgrades is the financial constraints of homeowners. This is exacerbated by high upfront costs of retrofits and the long payback periods that can be associated with such investments. Lack of funds also curtails the number of retrofit measures homeowners choose to...

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

Eamon Ryan: The Department of Transport has responsibility for the obligation on suppliers of road transport fuel to include a certain percentage renewable transport fuel in that supply, including HVO used in road transport. Supporting the supply of renewable energy in transport, the Renewable Transport Fuel Policy 2023-2025 published by the Department of Transport sets out the pathway to the...

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

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 187 and 188 together. Under the Climate Action Plan 2023, the Government’s Micro-generation Support Scheme (MSS) is targeting 380MW of new renewable generation capacity to contribute to an overall revised target for solar PV of up to 8GW by 2030. The scheme design was supported by detailed economic and policy analysis, as well as public consultation,...

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

Eamon Ryan: The Better Energy Warmer Homes Scheme (WHS) delivers a range of energy efficiency measures free of charge to low-income households vulnerable to energy poverty. The primary aim of the scheme is to provide upgrades to those living in, or at risk of, energy poverty. The Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) operates the scheme on behalf of my Department. Delivering free energy...

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

Eamon Ryan: Ireland has made considerable progress in decarbonising our electricity sector over the last decade, with a major reason for this being the construction of renewable generation sources and their successful integration onto the grid. Ireland is in the top five globally for installed wind power capacity per capita and is a world leader in the integration of variable renewable electricity onto...

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

Eamon Ryan: The Better Energy Warmer Homes Scheme delivers free energy upgrades for eligible homeowners in low-income households who are most at risk of energy poverty. The scheme is administered by the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI). Heating systems upgrades are recommended under the schemes in cases where:There is no heating system in place, and the home is receiving an attic and/or...

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

Eamon Ryan: The information below was provided by GNI. The table below shows the percentage of demand for gas in all sectors relative to the reference period for the year 2023. *Please note that GNI only has granular demand data by sector going back to 2018, therefore reference period used is 2018 to 2022. * The reference period is assumed to be from January to June inclusive for the years 2018...

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

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 193, 194 and 195 together. Council regulation (EU) 2022/1369 on coordinated demand-reduction measures for gas came into force on 9 August 2022 for a duration of one year. The regulation was subsequently extended until 31 March 2024. Information on the Eurostat website dated 19 April 2023 showed that the EU consumption of natural gas has dropped by 17.7% in...

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

Eamon Ryan: Climate Action Plan 2023, published in December 2022, sets out the policies, measures and actions that will be necessary to achieve the required emissions reductions in the energy sector. Our ambition is to deliver up to 80% renewable electricity generation by 2030. This will involve a dramatic reduction in fossil fuel generation; increasing renewable electricity; reinforcing the electricity...

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

Eamon Ryan: The Renewable Electricity Support Scheme (RESS) is the key Government policy to support the deployment of onshore renewable generation projects at scale. The successes of the first two onshore RESS auctions meant that 2022 was a record year for renewable electricity generation connections to the grid in Ireland. In 2022, an additional 330 MW of onshore wind, 370 MW of solar, and 80 MW...

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

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 198 and 199 together. The Sustainable Energy Communities (SEC) Programme is administered by the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI). The Programme supports the low carbon energy transition by developing skills and capacity, at a community level, in determining how to use less energy, adopting lower carbon options for transport and heating, shifting...

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

Eamon Ryan: The Energy Poverty Action Plan recognises that, along with income supports and consumer protection, improving the energy efficiency of our homes is one of the key measures needed to support households at risk of energy poverty. Chapter 2 of the Plan sets out a number of actions that will improve access to and affordability of retrofitting for all households. In relation to the net of grant...

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

Eamon Ryan: The Better Energy Warmer Homes Scheme delivers a range of energy efficiency measures free of charge to low-income households vulnerable to energy poverty. The primary aim of the scheme is to provide upgrades to those living in, or at risk of, energy poverty. The Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) operates the scheme on behalf of my Department. Delivering free energy upgrades to...

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

Eamon Ryan: The Solar PV grant scheme under the Micro-generation Support Scheme (MSS) is administered by the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland and is open to houses built prior to 2021. The scheme came into operation in February 2022 and built on the success of the previous pilot version of the grant scheme. Since 2018, the SEAI has supported the installation of domestic Solar PV systems for over...

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

Eamon Ryan: The issue raised by the Deputy is an operational matter for Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) in which neither I nor my department have any function. IFI has established a specific email address for queries from Oireachtas members so that queries can be addressed promptly, in line with IFI’s objective to deliver services to the highest standards. The email address is...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Motor Fuels (13 Jul 2023)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 221, 222 and 223 together. Renewable transport fuels such as biofuels are a core transitional technology relied upon for the medium-term reduction of greenhouse gas emissions in the road transport sector, accounting for 1.08 MT CO2eq of the transport sector decarbonisation target to be achieved by 2030 under the Climate Action Plan. This represents 13.7% of...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (13 Jul 2023)

Eamon Ryan: Under the National Development Plan 2021-2030, the Government has committed to supporting the design and development of Cork Light Rail. I have responsibility for policy and overall funding in relation to public transport. In both of those areas there have been significant developments since this Government came into office, with last year's publication of a new Sustainable Mobility...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (13 Jul 2023)

Eamon Ryan: My officials will review this meeting request and contact the deputy next week. Meeting requests can be emailed to Ministerdiary@transport.gov.ie.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (13 Jul 2023)

Eamon Ryan: The improvement and maintenance of regional and local roads is the statutory responsibility of each local authority 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. Limerick County Council is the contracting authority for the Coonagh to Knockalisheen Distributor Road...