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

Eamon Ryan: My Department is committed to providing an inclusive environment for all colleagues, stakeholders, and citizens. Our Statement of Strategy, Le Chéile 23, is underpinned by the values set out in the Civil Service Renewal Plan. A key action arising from this is our corporate strategy 'Ag Obair Le Chéile' which aims to develop our people, culture and organisation. As part of Ag...

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

Eamon Ryan: My Department does not have an estimated cost for the remunicipalisation of waste collection services. 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 as local authorities are responsible for municipal waste...

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

Eamon Ryan: The Renewable Electricity Support Scheme (RESS) is one of the major Government policies to help deliver on Ireland's ambitious target to increase the share of electricity generation from renewable sources to 80%. While the primary policy objective of RESS is the delivery of renewable electricity in a sustainable, cost-effective, and secure framework, the broader policy objectives delivered...

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

Eamon Ryan: Hybrid connections play a key role in providing flexibility to the Irish electricity system and helping to increase the volume of renewable energy on the grid. Climate Action Plan 2023 sets out a specific action to 'Ensure that hybrid technology grid connections are facilitated, and remaining barriers removed'. The objective of this action is to accelerate investments in renewable power by...

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

Eamon Ryan: A hydrogen strategy for Ireland is being finalised by my Department. Hydrogen provides us with an incredible opportunity in Ireland. It provides the potential for long duration energy storage, dispatchable renewable electricity, the opportunity to decarbonise some parts of high temperature processing and a potential export market opportunity, given Ireland's offshore renewable energy...

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

Eamon Ryan: The provisional results of the first offshore wind auction, ORESS 1, announced on 11 May 2023, were hugely positive, both in terms of the volume procured, over 3GW, and the average price secured, at €86.05 per megawatt hour, which is one of the lowest prices paid by an emerging offshore wind market in the world. The capacity procured in ORESS 1 will go a long way to ensuring that we...

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

Eamon Ryan: The National Smart Metering Programme will roll out and install 2.4 million meters by 2024 and in the process make available new products and services to energy consumers. It is co-ordinated by the Commission for the Regulation of Utilities (CRU) with ESB Networks (ESBN) delivering the electricity meter rollout. The meter rollout is taking place on a phased basis, with around 40,000 meters...

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

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 212 to 214, inclusive, together. The installation of heating controls is one of the energy efficiency measures supported under the SEAI administered grant schemes. Heating controls are an excellent way to control a household's energy usage and improve comfort. A grant of €700 is available towards the cost of installing heating controls. This is...

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

Eamon Ryan: The information requested by the Deputy is a direct operational matter for each of the relevant non-commercial bodies under the aegis of my Department. The relevant bodies will be asked to provide the information sought directly to Deputy.

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

Eamon Ryan: The premises referred to in the Question is located in the BLUE area on the NBP High-Speed Broadband Map which is available on my Department's website at www.broadband.gov.ie. BLUE areas are not included in the State intervention area covered by the National Broadband Plan as commercial operators are already providing high-speed broadband or have indicated future plans to do so. My Department...

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

Eamon Ryan: The provision of an evidence base for climate policy is a priority action for Government under the Climate Action Plan 2023. Behavioural change is one of the four pillars of the National Dialogue on Climate Action (NDCA). Under the NDCA my Department has: 1) supported the EPA Climate Change in the Irish Mind Survey, which is a benchmark of attitudes and behaviours around climate change in...

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

Eamon Ryan: There was one individual seconded to my Department from the company referred to in the Question between April 2012 and June 2014. They held the role of Financial Advisor.

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

Eamon Ryan: My Department has availed of six advisory/consultancy services with the company referred to in the Question over the last 10 years. Details of these contracts are contained in the Table below: Contract Cost (including VAT) € Duration Year Financial Advisory Service 332,127 26 months 2012-2014 ...

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

Eamon Ryan: The Micro-generation Support Scheme (MSS) provides capital grants for Solar PV through the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI). Applications for the Domestic Solar PV grant scheme saw record levels in 2022, with over 10,000 applicants supported. While this level of interest indicates that the MSS is working well, its operation and effectiveness will be kept under review and...

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

Eamon Ryan: A serious pollution incident, resulting in a significant fish kill, occurred in last month on the Ballymacraven river, a tributary of the Inagh river in west Clare that flows into the Atlantic at Lahinch. Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) responded quickly to having being alerted to initial reports of heavily discoloured water by a member of the public. IFI immediately moved to an...

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

Eamon Ryan: I have no function in relation to this matter. Since 1 January 2014, Uisce Éireann has statutory responsibility for all aspects of water services planning, delivery and operation at national, regional and local levels under section 7 of the Water Services (No. 2) Act 2013.

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

Eamon Ryan: Matters pertaining to renewable transport fuels such as E10 are a matter for the Department of Transport. My Department understands that whilst the product or substance referenced by the Deputy is not supplied, on its own, at scale for the purposes of road transport, it is used as a blending component in producing the petrol that is placed on the market. Alkylate fuel is a fossil fuel and...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Environmental Policy (13 Jun 2023)

Eamon Ryan: The regulations establishing a minimum 5.5% ethanol in petrol placed upon the market by renewable transport fuel obligation account holders were made on 1 April 2023. In making the regulations consideration was given to the responses received through a statutory consultation on the draft regulations, the impact on fuel prices, and other economic and environmental impacts. My Department...