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Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Public Sector Pensions (15 Jun 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: Departmental Schemes (15 Jun 2023)

Eamon Ryan: Through the RESS 1 and RESS 2 competitions, my Department provided pathways and supports for communities to participate in renewable energy projects through the application of a community projects preference category and also through the requirement of a mandatory community benefit fund. A Community projects preference category has not been included RESS 3; rather, support for communities...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (15 Jun 2023)

Eamon Ryan: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has national responsibility to develop, prepare and publish projections of Ireland’s greenhouse gas emissions. The EPA’s annual projections are compiled in line with EU guidelines to meet EU reporting obligations, and at a national level the projections inform policy and the monitoring and reporting of Ireland’s climate action...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Wind Energy Generation (15 Jun 2023)

Eamon Ryan: My Department is committed to engaging with the fishing sector as Ireland transitions to a more State-led, planned approach to offshore renewable energy development. Government policy, as outlined in the National Marine Planning Framework (NMPF), encourages the practice of co-existence between maritime industries. National policies relating to the fishing sector specifically are set out...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Policy (15 Jun 2023)

Eamon Ryan: 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, sustainable and secure, as well as in line with Ireland’s...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Waste Management (15 Jun 2023)

Eamon Ryan: Local authorities are responsible for municipal waste collection and waste management planning within their functional areas. It is open to any local authority to re-enter the waste collection market as direct service providers if they so choose, either alongside existing permitted service providers or subject to making arrangements to replace those providers. Under section 60(3) of the...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Budgets (15 Jun 2023)

Eamon Ryan: The Government is committed to a just transition in the Midlands region and has dedicated significant funding to supporting workers, companies and communities affected by the closure of the peat-fired power stations and the end of peat harvesting by Bord na Móna. The Midlands Implementation Plan, published as part of the Government’s Climate Action Plan 2023, sets out how the...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Public Service Obligation (15 Jun 2023)

Eamon Ryan: The Public Service Obligation (PSO) levy is a vital policy support for the development of renewable electricity and to enable Ireland reach our national and EU energy and climate targets. The PSO provides support for renewable generators under a number of Government schemes, including the Renewable Electricity Support Scheme (RESS) and the Renewable Energy Feed-In Tariff (REFIT) schemes. ...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Prices (15 Jun 2023)

Eamon Ryan: High energy costs across the country remain a priority for Government and a range of measures have been implemented to assist households and businesses in meeting these costs. Most recently, this included a €470 million package announced in February which introduced measures assisting social protection recipients from April to July, and extended the reduced VAT rate on electricity...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Policy (15 Jun 2023)

Eamon Ryan: 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, sustainable and secure, as well as in line with Ireland’s...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Policy (15 Jun 2023)

Eamon Ryan: 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, sustainable and secure, as well as in line with Ireland’s...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Closed-Circuit Television Systems (15 Jun 2023)

Eamon Ryan: Legislation permitting local authorities to utilise CCTV in their litter and waste enforcement efforts has already been enacted under the Circular Economy and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2022. However in order to address data protection concerns, the Act sets out a number of conditions to be complied with prior to the introduction and use of CCTV by local authorities. In particular, the...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Prices (15 Jun 2023)

Eamon Ryan: The Electricity Cost Emergency Benefit Scheme payment used the Meter Point Registration Number (MPRN) to ensure that all domestic electricity accounts, including those with pre-pay meters, could receive direct support. This method was used to ensure that payment could be automatic, without the need for application, means testing or approval. While credits were applied to each domestic...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Production (15 Jun 2023)

Eamon Ryan: On 31 May 2023, a Joint Declaration of Intent was signed between Germany and Ireland in respect to the development of renewable hydrogen. The Declaration of Intent emphasises the willingness of both States to initiate their cooperation on research and development in the field of production, storage, transport, and use of green hydrogen including its derivatives. The key points of the...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Fuel Poverty (15 Jun 2023)

Eamon Ryan: Energy Poverty remains a central Government priority given the high energy costs faced by people across the country, and the need to tackle energy poverty as part of the just transition. Budget 2023 introduced €2.5 billion of measures to support people with the high cost of living, including €1.2 billion through the Electricity Cost Emergency Benefit Scheme. This scheme saw...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Renewable Energy Generation (15 Jun 2023)

Eamon Ryan: 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, under the Climate Action Plan 23. The scheme design was supported by detailed economic and policy analysis, as well as public consultation, prior to its approval in December 2021. Grants are...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Air Quality (15 Jun 2023)

Eamon Ryan: At present there are no regional lead authorities in place in relation to air quality enforcement. My Department has worked with the Local Government Management Agency (LGMA) to develop the business case for an enhanced enforcement structure to support the provision of improved co-ordination, expertise, and advice to underpin consistent implementation of air quality legislation across the...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Pension Provisions (15 Jun 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: Waste Management (15 Jun 2023)

Eamon Ryan: Local authorities are responsible for municipal waste collection and waste management planning within their functional areas. The obligations on local authorities in relation to collecting household waste are set out in section 33 of the Waste Management Act 1996, as amended. In summary, it provides that each local authority shall collect, or arrange for the collection of, household waste...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (15 Jun 2023)

Eamon Ryan: The Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Act 2021 commits Ireland to a legally binding target of a climate neutral economy no later than 2050 and a reduction in emissions of 51% by 2030 compared to 2018 levels. Following the process set out in the Act, a carbon budget programme proposed by the Climate Change Advisory Council was adopted by the Oireachtas on 6 April 2022. ...