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Nationalisation of Energy System: Motion [Private Members] (14 Dec 2022)

Eamon Ryan: We are just about to start our first auction process for the first of seven offshore projects which, subject to getting to consent and going through the planning system, will be built this decade and will deliver in time for us to meet the second of our three carbon budgets. We will set, as I set out in my convention speech, really ambitious targets, including 5 GW of solar power that we...

Nationalisation of Energy System: Motion [Private Members] (14 Dec 2022)

Eamon Ryan: The mechanisms we are putting in place are starting to work. This year was a record year for connections of new renewable power, and that will have to increase each year. As I said, this is not just on the electricity side but at home too. We are also on target this year to deliver the upgrades to our homes to make them energy-efficient. That is part of the integrated system to which I...

Nationalisation of Energy System: Motion [Private Members] (14 Dec 2022)

Eamon Ryan: By all means. We agreed in Cabinet yesterday that we would provide a further €10 million which would be targeted at pay-as-you-go families in order that, if in need in the Christmas or winter period or the months following, they would not have to switch off. We want no one going cold, we want no one to have the-----

Nationalisation of Energy System: Motion [Private Members] (14 Dec 2022)

Eamon Ryan: I met with every one of the companies and with the Society of St. Vincent de Paul and MABS. The mechanism we are using is that we are building on what is working. We are saying to customers who are in any way at risk to contact their energy supply company, and there are means and mechanisms, including the social welfare office, but also this additional fund, a belt-and-braces approach, to...

Nationalisation of Energy System: Motion [Private Members] (14 Dec 2022)

Eamon Ryan: No guarantee, but what is important-----

Nationalisation of Energy System: Motion [Private Members] (14 Dec 2022)

Eamon Ryan: No, it is not.

Nationalisation of Energy System: Motion [Private Members] (14 Dec 2022)

Eamon Ryan: It is €10 million additional to the €1.2 billion we are providing to every household through this winter period, which the ESRI stated and showed protects the most vulnerable. That is what we are doing.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Funding (14 Dec 2022)

Eamon Ryan: Green Schools Programme in Ireland is one of the most successful in the international Foundation for Environmental Education network and operates in over 94% of schools nationwide. It promotes climate literacy in a fun and interactive way, engaging children from a young age, as well as providing participants with practical tools to make changes in their daily lives and involve them in...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: EU Data (14 Dec 2022)

Eamon Ryan: My Department has not paid any fines to the European Commission in respect of infringements for failures to transpose EU law since the commencement of the 33rd Dail.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Conservation (14 Dec 2022)

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. It is administered by the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI). Since the start of the scheme in 2000, over 145,000 free upgrades have been supported by the scheme. The support available under the scheme is significant, with...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Grant Payments (14 Dec 2022)

Eamon Ryan: Government is acutely aware of the impact that the recent increases in global energy prices is having on households and throughout 2022 introduced a €2.4 billion package of supports and as part of Budget 2023 has introduced a package of once off measures worth €2.5 billion. This includes a new Electricity Cost Emergency Benefit Scheme through which €550.47 (exclusive of...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Legal Cases (14 Dec 2022)

Eamon Ryan: Although no legal cases have been brought against Ireland under the Energy Charter Treaty, significant concerns remain about the compatibility of the Energy Charter Treaty with the Paris Climate Agreement and about the ECT’s dispute resolution mechanism, which allows investors to sue States, who are party to the ECT, for failing to protect energy investments, in particular fossil fuel...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Public Sector Pensions (14 Dec 2022)

Eamon Ryan: The operation and funding of pension schemes for employees in Bodies under the aegis of my Department is an operational matter for each Body. The respective responsibilities of the Department and the State Bodies are set out in the Remuneration and Superannuation Protocol of the Code of Practice for the Governance of State Bodies and in Department of Public Expenditure and Reform (DPER)...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (14 Dec 2022)

Eamon Ryan: While Ireland does not have a specific voluntary national carbon credit trading system, we participate in the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS). The Commission have recently published proposals for the first EU-wide voluntary framework to reliably certify high-quality carbon removals. The proposal will boost innovative carbon removal technologies, sustainable carbon farming solutions, and...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Climate Change Negotiations (14 Dec 2022)

Eamon Ryan: The Renewable Electricity Support Scheme (RESS) is one of the flagship Government policies to help deliver on the ambition in the Climate Action Plan 2021 of up to 80% renewable electricity by 2030. The RESS supports communities in a variety of ways including through a separate category for community projects and a mandatory community benefit fund for every project supported in the scheme....

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Mining Industry (14 Dec 2022)

Eamon Ryan: I have not suspended any licences associated with the mine referred to in the Question, nor have I suspended the issuing of licences after the 29 December 2022. Prospecting Licence 4502 is due to expire on the 29 December 2022. It is a prospecting licence and is not linked to the operation of the State Mining licences and Leases under which the mine referred to operates. The Company...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Just Transition (14 Dec 2022)

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. A Just Transition Commissioner was appointed by the Government in November 2019 with the mandate to engage with those affected...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Social Media (14 Dec 2022)

Eamon Ryan: My Department is committed to providing the highest standard of communications, stakeholder engagement, and open and transparent dialogue in order to inform policy making and enhance our services for everyone. Social media (Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram and YouTube) is critical in supporting this objective. Social media channels are actively evaluated to ensure they are engaging with...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (14 Dec 2022)

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 planning, design and construction of individual national roads is a matter for Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII), in conjunction with the local authorities concerned....

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: EU Data (14 Dec 2022)

Eamon Ryan: My Department and agencies under the remit of my Department have not paid any fines relating to cases for infringements of European Union law or failure to transpose EU law since the start of the 33rd Dáil term. An EU Coordination Unit within my Department is responsible for engaging with the EU Commission on issues relating to transposition of EU law where the Department of...