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COP27: Statements (29 Nov 2022)

Eamon Ryan: I agree with all those other Deputies-----

COP27: Statements (29 Nov 2022)

Eamon Ryan: If I can I conclude, to all those who said we needed to get a better deal on mitigation, yes, we held the line so that it did not retreat from Glasgow but we did not advance. There is increasingly clear understanding, however, that this is the direction we are going. I agree that this is about delivery. Well, we have delivered in government in the past few weeks. We have delivered a...

COP27: Statements (29 Nov 2022)

Eamon Ryan: We delivered last Friday with a new interconnector to France, which will help us go low carbon and bring down the cost of electricity. We are delivering now every day-----

COP27: Statements (29 Nov 2022)

Eamon Ryan: -----and we are focused on that to live up to the promise we made to the poorest people in the world: we will not let it burn.

COP27: Statements (29 Nov 2022)

Eamon Ryan: It was the Irish civil servants negotiating on behalf of the EU, the Irish civil servants, the top legal advisers within the EU, those Irish civil servants who have incredible expertise and knowledge, particularly in the issue of loss and damage. We are good at this as a country in terms of how we help the poorest. We do not have a colonial legacy; we have a tradition that goes right back...

COP27: Statements (29 Nov 2022)

Eamon Ryan: To those who say that Irish civil servants should not take their place in the centre of global negotiations, I disagree completely. I commend them on their work and their public service-----

COP27: Statements (29 Nov 2022)

Eamon Ryan: -----that reflects well on our country.

COP27: Statements (29 Nov 2022)

Eamon Ryan: It is better for the world that we engage.

COP27: Statements (29 Nov 2022)

Eamon Ryan: In the closing hours of those negotiations there were a number of things we stood up for and delivered. The most important, to my mind, was a change in the text, which, in the middle of the Friday night, took out the wording about protecting the most vulnerable. It was Irish civil servants and our negotiating team that put that back into the centre of the negotiations, recognising that the...

COP27: Statements (29 Nov 2022)

Eamon Ryan: I thank all Deputies who contributed to the debate. I will start by reflecting some of the stories that were told at COP about the climate change happening in the world this year. It was heartrending to listen to the Pakistani Minister for the environment make the case that her country was destroyed this year and is still suffering from the scale of that damage, with some 35 million people...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: State Bodies (29 Nov 2022)

Eamon Ryan: A review of the EPA was undertaken by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), using a framework developed by the OECD to assess and strengthen the organisational performance and governance of regulators. This review examined the EPA’s institutional and organisational set-up, including how it assesses its own performance, and compared the Agency’s...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Policy (29 Nov 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: Mining Industry (29 Nov 2022)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 157 and 158 together.The transition to a low carbon economy will require substantially more minerals and metals for use in new wind farms, solar photovoltaic plants, electric vehicles, battery storage, electricity networks, etc. as was confirmed in the International Energy Agency report ‘The Role of Critical Minerals in Clean Energy Transitions’....

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Prices (29 Nov 2022)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 159, 162, 165 and 173 together.The Commission for Regulation of Utilities (CRU) has been appointed as regulator for district heating networks and will be responsible for development of appropriate regulation of the sector going forward. Central to the regulation of the sector will be the recommendations of the District Heating Steering Group. The Steering...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Mining Industry (29 Nov 2022)

Eamon Ryan: Officials from my Department visited the former mine sites at Silvermines on 30 September 2021 with contractors providing environmental monitoring services as part of a three-year programme that commenced in 2018.  Department officials will again visit the sites in December 2022 to prepare a request for tenders for continued environmental monitoring of the sites.    ...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Waste Management (29 Nov 2022)

Eamon Ryan: I refer to the reply to Question No 144 of 7 April 2022.The position is unchanged.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Conservation (29 Nov 2022)

Eamon Ryan: The Government funds a number of home energy grant schemes which are administered by the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI). Heating control grants of €700 continue to be available to all homeowners whose homes were built and occupied before 2011. Summary performance requirements are available from the SEAI website at Smart Heating Controls Grant | Home Energy Grants |...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Strategies (29 Nov 2022)

Eamon Ryan: My Department launched a public consultation on a Hydrogen Strategy for Ireland in July 2022. The consultation document set out key questions to be responded to, and invited stakeholders’ responses on specific questions to be answered in this regard.Analysis is ongoing of the 122 responses that were received during the public consultation, and the submission from the Joint Committee on...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Fuel Sales (29 Nov 2022)

Eamon Ryan: The new solid fuel regulations, which took effect from 31 October, place technical standards and restrictions on all solid fuels, including coal. It is now illegal to place fuels on the market in Ireland that do not meet the requirements of the regulations, irrespective of where the fuel has been sourced.  Therefore, coal from Colombia, or anywhere else which does not meet the technical...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Policy (29 Nov 2022)

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