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Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Schemes (8 Nov 2022)

Eamon Ryan: The Government approved the Micro-generation Support Scheme (MSS) design on the 21st December 2021 to support 380MW of new micro-generation capacity by 2030 under the Climate Action Plan. This approval was the culmination of an extensive consultation and design process, including an assessment of submissions to a public consultation on a high-level scheme design in January 2021 and a series...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Schemes (8 Nov 2022)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 122 to 124, inclusive, together. The Microgeneration Support Scheme (MSS) was approved by government on 21st December 2021 and the phased introduction of key MSS supports has already begun. Both Domestic applicants and non-domestic applicants (for installations up to 6kW) can apply to the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) for a grant towards...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Conservation (8 Nov 2022)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 126 and 127 together. Building on the experience of the other taskforces already established, the Heat and Built Environment Taskforce is currently being established, with a view to the first meeting of the taskforce taking place shortly. It is envisaged that the membership of the taskforce, when finalised, will align with the initial allocation of...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Policy (8 Nov 2022)

Eamon Ryan: The Government published a review of the Strategy to Combat Energy Poverty, alongside a public consultation in August. The Review showed strong delivery with many of the original actions exceeded. The responses to the consultation helped to inform this year’s Budget as well as the development of the forthcoming Action Plan to Combat Energy Poverty. Government is acutely aware of the...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Prices (8 Nov 2022)

Eamon Ryan: In cases where apartment blocks or housing developments are supplied with heat, rather than fuel, it is the heat supplier that is the purchaser of the fuel used. Therefore, where gas is being used, a commercial tariff is applied due to scale of purchase. Gas and electricity retail markets in Ireland operate within a European regulatory regime wherein those markets are commercial, liberalised,...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Legislative Measures (8 Nov 2022)

Eamon Ryan: The new regulations on solid fuels do not ban the burning of any fuel in any location. The primary focus of these regulations is to ensure that only lower smoke products are available to buy through commercial, online and retail channels. The ban on burning non approved fuels, which was a feature of the previous regulations, has been removed to ensure that those with access to turf or stocks...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Licences (8 Nov 2022)

Eamon Ryan: The application referred to in the Question is under consideration by my Department. All applications for petroleum authorisations are assessed against a number of criteria in accordance with Section 9A of the Petroleum and Other Minerals Development Act, 1960, as amended, and Section 3 of the Licensing Terms for Offshore Oil and Gas Exploration, Development and Production. This includes...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Prices (8 Nov 2022)

Eamon Ryan: The European Council met on Thursday (20th October) to continue work on Europe’s response to the energy crisis, as a result of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.The European Union has already implemented three different laws over the course of the year, focusing on: - reducing gas and electricity demand; - ensuring stocks of gas storage are replenished for the winter; and -...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Prices (8 Nov 2022)

Eamon Ryan: The European Council met on 20th October to continue work on Europe’s response to the energy crisis, as a result of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.The European Union has already implemented three different laws over the course of the year, focusing on: - reducing gas and electricity demand; - ensuring stocks of gas storage are replenished for the winter; and - supporting citizens...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Prices (8 Nov 2022)

Eamon Ryan: The European Council met on 20th October to continue work on Europe’s response to the energy crisis, as a result of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.The European Union has already implemented three different laws over the course of the year, focusing on: - reducing gas and electricity demand; - ensuring stocks of gas storage are replenished for the winter; and - supporting citizens...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Policy (8 Nov 2022)

Eamon Ryan: Climate Action Plan 2021 contains a suite of actions relating to the role of green hydrogen in the economy as regards the electricity, enterprise and transport sectors and includes: - testing the technical feasibility of safely injecting green hydrogen blends in the gas grid; - assessing the potential for system integration between the electricity and gas networks, which will include the...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Staff (8 Nov 2022)

Eamon Ryan: No employees in my Department have undertaken the Harvard Business School advanced management programme in the past ten years to date. All Third level Education courses undertaken by my Departments staff are approved in line with the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform Circular 23/07: Post-Entry Education – Refund of Fees, Study Leave and Examination Leave

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Conservation (8 Nov 2022)

Eamon Ryan: Earlier this year the Government approved a package of significantly enhanced supports to make it easier and more affordable for homeowners to undertake home energy upgrades. This included increases in grant rates from circa 30% to circa 50% of the cost of a typical deep retrofit to a B2 standard and up to 80% of the typical cost for cavity and roof insulation. Data from the SEAI shows that...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Strategies (8 Nov 2022)

Eamon Ryan: A public consultation on the draft Clean Air Strategy was undertaken during the period March to May of this year and over 100 submissions were received. The strategy is now being reviewed and updated to reflect both the outcome of the consultation process and significant policy interventions which have been made in the intervening period to improve the quality of our air. Given the health...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Job Creation (8 Nov 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. The Midlands Implementation Plan, published as part of the Climate Action Plan 2021, outlined the targeted measures...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Fuel Sales (8 Nov 2022)

Eamon Ryan: The new regulations on the sale of solid fuels for domestic heating in Ireland came into operation on 31 October 2022. They introduce minimum standards that apply across all solid fuels, to ensure that the most polluting can no longer be made available on the Irish market and to assist the public in transitioning to less polluting alternatives. Under the regulations it is not permitted to...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Policy (8 Nov 2022)

Eamon Ryan: The new solid fuel regulations came into force on 31 October this year and introduced minimum quality standards that now apply to solid fuels distributed throughout the State. This is to ensure that the most polluting can no longer be made available on the Irish market, and to assist the public in transitioning to less polluting alternatives. In September 2021, I announced that the...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (8 Nov 2022)

Eamon Ryan: The Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Act 2021 commits Ireland to a legally binding target of a climate neutral economy no later than 2050, and a reduction in emissions of 51% by 2030 compared to 2018 levels. Following the process set out in the Act, a carbon budget programme proposed by the Climate Change Advisory Council was adopted by the Oireachtas on 6 April 2022. On 28 July, the...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (8 Nov 2022)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 158 to 160, inclusive, together. The Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Act 2021 significantly strengthens the legally binding framework for climate governance in Ireland, and the recently approved sectoral emission ceilings set out a clear pathway for meeting our carbon budgets and Ireland’s commitment to a 51% reduction in...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Prices (8 Nov 2022)

Eamon Ryan: The electricity and gas retail markets in Ireland operate within a European Union regulatory regime wherein electricity and gas markets are commercial, liberalised, and competitive. Operating within this overall EU framework, responsibility for the regulation of the electricity and gas markets, including the matters raised by your question, is solely a matter for the Commission for Regulation...