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

Eamon Ryan: The electricity and gas retail markets in Ireland operate within a European Union regulatory regime wherein electricity and gas markets are commercial and liberalised. Responsibility for the regulation of retail electricity and gas markets was assigned to the CRU under the 1999 Electricity Regulation Act and subsequent legislation. In line with long standing policy on deregulating price...

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

Eamon Ryan: The Climate Action Plan recognises the importance of Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) as a developing means of mitigating emissions from hard to abate activities. Several Irish assessment studies on the issue have been conducted in recent years - SEAI, 2008: "Assessment of the Potential for Geological Storage of CO2for the Island of Ireland", EPA, 2010: "An Assessment of the Potential for...

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

Eamon Ryan: The Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) operates the National Home Energy Upgrade Scheme (NHEUS) on behalf of my Department. The NHEUS supports homeowners wishing to undertake a whole home energy upgrade to achieve a BER of at least B2 through SEAI registered One-Stop-Shops (OSSs). OSSs provide an end-to-end service for homeowners, which includes surveying; designing the...

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

Eamon Ryan: My Department is currently drafting legislation which will require every household in the State on a waste collection service to be provided with a separate organic waste collection service. This is in line with commitments given in the Waste Action Plan for a Circular Economy and will also satisfy the requirements of the Waste Framework Directive for Member States to ensure that, by 31...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Fisheries Protection (13 Jun 2023)

Eamon Ryan: Operations for conservation of salmon stocks in the rivers of the South-Eastern Region and disbursement of funds raised via committing 50% of the duty on both angling and commercial salmon fishing licenses for conservation and restoration projects, are operational matters for Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) in which neither I nor my Department have any function. IFI has established a...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Gníomhú ar son na hAeráide (13 Jun 2023)

Eamon Ryan: Is príomhfhócas náisiúnta polasaí é oiriúnú don athrú aeráide agus cinntiú go bhfuil Éire athléimneach i leith tionchair na hathraithe aeráide. Leagann an Creat Náisiúnta Oiriúnaithe (NAF) polasaí náisiúnta amach agus cuireann sé béim ar a thábhachtaí atá sé...

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

Eamon Ryan: On 13 December Government approved a new Energy Poverty Action Plan. The Plan is available at www.gov.ie and sets out the range of measures being implemented, as well as key longer-term 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 being monitored by a...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Electricity Supply Board (13 Jun 2023)

Eamon Ryan: There was no Shareholder Expectations Framework in place at the time in question, as the Performance Framework which was advised in the 2009 Code of Practice for the Governance of State Bodies,had yet to be developed by Government. Following the establishment of NewERA in 2011, the Government began the process of reforming the management of the Government’s shareholder role in...

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

Eamon Ryan: My Department is responsible for the cross-Government coordination and development of the National Energy and Climate Plan with the first NECP being developed and submitted to the European Commission in 2019. Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2018 states that each Member State must finalise its latest notified integrated NECP by June...

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

Eamon Ryan: Rental properties can present a specific challenge for energy efficiency improvements. This is an issue found in most countries where the incentives to invest in energy upgrades can be misaligned between landlords and tenants. The Government’s Housing for AllPlan commits to the introduction of a minimum BER for private rental properties, where feasible, from 2025, and to develop a...

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

Eamon Ryan: The agenda for the EU Council meeting on 19 June is still in draft form. Once the agenda is set, I will form a position taking account of advice from my officials and that position will be relayed at the Council meeting.

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

Eamon Ryan: My Department funds a number of schemes to support households, businesses and the public sector to improve the energy efficiency of their properties. SEAI administer these schemes on behalf of my Department. Budget 2023 allocated record funding to energy transformation including the national residential retrofit programme and free upgrades for households at risk of energy poverty....

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

Eamon Ryan: Awaiting reply from Department.

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

Eamon Ryan: The latest data published by the Central Statistics Office shows that the number of students attending secondary level schools in Ireland is 405,003 and the potential cost of providing every second-level student in the State with a reusable water bottle would be a multiple of that number, depending on the pricing for reusable bottles, which varies depending on brand, material and size....

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

Eamon Ryan: On 5 April 2023, Government approved an amendment to the Finance Bill 2023 to apply a zero percent VAT rate for the supply and installation of solar panels on residential buildings, from 1 May 2023 onwards. It is expected that the new 0% VAT rate will be of significant benefit to homeowners, as it will reduce the average cost of a domestic solar PV installation by approximately €1,000...

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

Eamon Ryan: The Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) who administer Domestic Solar PV grants under the Microgeneration Support Scheme (MSS), conducted a review of previous battery grants that had been available prior to the implementation of the MSS and found that given the current high cost of batteries, coupled with their low storage capacities and their relatively short lifespan (currently...

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

Eamon Ryan: The Government approved the Microgeneration Support Scheme (MSS) in December 2021, to support 380MW of new micro-generation capacity by 2030 under the Climate Action Plan. This would generate over 300 GWh of renewable electricity per annum, with the potential to abate 1.4 million tonnes of CO2eq over the lifetime of the installations. The MSS provides support to domestic and non-domestic...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Sustainable Development Goals (13 Jun 2023)

Eamon Ryan: I am aware of this report which builds on a chapter that Coalition 2030 were invited to contribute to Ireland’s 2023 Voluntary National Review (VNR) which I look forward to delivering at the United Nations High-Level Political Forum in July. Agenda 2030 and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) set out a bold vision for a safer, fairer, more prosperous and sustainable world by 2030....

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

Eamon Ryan: My Department ensures, to the greatest extent possible, that our published video content includes closed captioning. Between 1 May 2022 and 30 April 2023 (inclusive), 95% of social media videos posted were captioned. 10% of these featured closed captioning in the Irish language. The information requested in relation to the agencies under the aegis of my Department is an operational...