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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety (10 May 2023)

Eamon Ryan: As Minister for Transport, I have responsibility for overall policy and exchequer funding in relation to the National Roads Programme. Under the Roads Acts 1993-2015 and in line with the National Development Plan (NDP), the operation and management of individual national roads is a matter for Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII), in conjunction with the local authorities concerned. This is...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (10 May 2023)

Eamon Ryan: As Minister for Transport, I have responsibility for policy and overall funding in relation to public transport; however, I am not involved in the day-to-day operations of public transport. The issue raised by the deputy in relation to seeking consideration for the extension of Bus Éireann route Athlone A1/A2 bus extension to Ballydangan, Co. Roscommon is an operational matter for Bus...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Information and Communications Technology (9 May 2023)

Eamon Ryan: My Department requires all applications to be used in line with Departmental policies and procedures, including compliance with GDPR. My Department has restricted access to the application referred to in the Question pending a risk assessment of its use and therefore does not use the application to conduct its business. My Department continues to work closely with experts in the National...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Legislative Reviews (9 May 2023)

Eamon Ryan: The information requested in the Question is being compiled by my Department and will be forwarded to the Deputy as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Waste Management (9 May 2023)

Eamon Ryan: In July 2022, I approved an application from Deposit Return Scheme Ireland CLG (trading as Re-turn) to act as the approved body for Ireland’s deposit return scheme (DRS) under the Separate Collection (Deposit Return Scheme) Regulations 2021. Re-turn are responsible for all operational matters relating to DRS and, following the launch of the Scheme in November last year, have been...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Funding (9 May 2023)

Eamon Ryan: Any queries with respect to planning policy are a matter for the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage. Anaerobic Digestion (AD) produces biogas which can be captured and used for renewable energy, and my Department has developed a number of schemes and initiatives designed to increase the energy generated from renewable sources, whilst also reducing greenhouse gas emissions...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Bodies (9 May 2023)

Eamon Ryan: The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) currently has 52 WTE staff working across various technical and non-technical roles. The NCSC has sanction to increase to 62 staff by the end of 2023 with recruitment processes underway through the Public Appointments Service to fill these posts.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Schemes (9 May 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: Energy Policy (9 May 2023)

Eamon Ryan: The sourcing of biomass fuels is a matter for the Board and management of Bord na Móna and is not matters in which I as Minister have any function. I have asked Bord na Móna to correspond with the Deputy directly on this question.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Prices (9 May 2023)

Eamon Ryan: Government is acutely aware of the impact that the increases in global energy prices continue to have on households and has prioritised action across Government to support people to stay warm and well. This is why a €2.4 billion package of supports was implemented during 2022, and a package of once off measures, worth €2.5 billion, included in Budget 2023. Budget 2023...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: EU Funding (9 May 2023)

Eamon Ryan: Renovation Wave is an EU Commission strategy and action plan launched in 2020 aimed at Member States increasing their renovation of buildings, with a view to driving energy efficiency. It is not a direct funding mechanism and as such, no Renovation Wave funding has been allocated or drawn down. The Renovation Wave strategy sets out the Commission intention to ensure various EU funding...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Building Energy Rating (9 May 2023)

Eamon Ryan: The Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) operates the Warmer Homes Scheme on behalf of my Department. However, individual applications to the Warmer Homes Scheme are an operational matter for SEAI and as the Minister I have no function in relation to individual applications. The applicant can contact SEAI at any time to get further information on the status of their application...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Usage (9 May 2023)

Eamon Ryan: In July 2022, the Government published a statement on the role of data centres in Ireland’s enterprise strategy. The Statement addresses sustainable data centre development to align with Ireland’s renewable energy targets, security of supply, sectoral green house gas emissions, and climate priorities. The goal of this policy is to ensure the positive benefits for...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Usage (9 May 2023)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 149 to 151, inclusive, together. Council Regulation (EU) 2022/1854 on an emergency intervention to address high energy prices was agreed at the Council of Energy Ministers on 30 September 2022 and came into effect on 8 October 2022. The Council Regulation sets out two obligations on Member States to achieve reductions in electricity demand consumption, as...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Prices (9 May 2023)

Eamon Ryan: The unprecedented increase in international wholesale gas prices have continued as result of the volatility in the international gas market driven by the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the on-going war. These gas increases feed directly through to retail electricity prices as the wholesale price of electricity correlates strongly with the price of gas. Ireland faces particular challenges...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Building Energy Rating (9 May 2023)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 153 and 154 together. My Department funds a number of grant schemes, administered by the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) to support homeowners to improve the energy efficiency of their properties: individual energy upgrade grants for step-by-step retrofits; One Stop Shop end to end service; Community Energy scheme for aggregation; and fully...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Policy (9 May 2023)

Eamon Ryan: The Air Pollution Act 1987 (Solid Fuels) Regulations 2022 (S.I. No. 529 of 2022), which took effect from 31 October 2022, introduce minimum quality standards that apply to all solid fuels distributed throughout the State. This is to ensure that the most polluting fuels can no longer be made available on the Irish market and to assist the public in transitioning to less polluting alternatives....

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Broadband Infrastructure (9 May 2023)

Eamon Ryan: The High-Speed Broadband Map, which is available at www.broadband.gov.ie, shows the areas included in the National Broadband Plan (NBP) State led intervention as well as areas targeted by commercial operators. The map is colour coded and searchable by address and Eircode. Premises in the AMBER area will be provided with high-speed broadband through the State led Intervention. The BLUE area...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Information and Communications Technology (9 May 2023)

Eamon Ryan: Chat GPT has been used by one division within my Department in an exploratory manner to trial its capabilities. No commercial, sensitive or non-public information was entered into the platform as part of this evaluation and no decision has yet been made on its utility in the future. Any use of ChatGPT or other AI tools in my Department is governed by existing GDPR, Cloud Computing and...