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Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Conservation (18 Oct 2022)

Eamon Ryan: The phased introduction of the Micro-generation Support Scheme (MSS) has already begun with the commencement of the MSS domestic solar PV grant on 16 February last and the extension of capital grants for non-domestic installations up to 6 kWe in September. Grant levels for both are up to a maximum of €2,400 and are available through the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI)....

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Conservation (18 Oct 2022)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 186, 187, 188 and 189 together. In February this year, Government approved the establishment of the National Home Energy Upgrade Scheme (NHEUS) Scheme providing increased grant levels of up to 50% of the cost of a typical deep retrofit to a B2 BER standard.  This Scheme introduces a new, highly customer centric, way to undertake home upgrades. Following...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Conservation (18 Oct 2022)

Eamon Ryan: The Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Act 2021 commits Ireland to reach a legally binding target of net-zero emissions no later than 2050, and a cut of 51% by 2030 (compared to 2018 levels). The Climate Action Plan set a goal to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the residential sector from 7 Mt CO2 eq. in 2018 to between 3.5-4.5 Mt CO2 eq. in 2030. The Programme...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Renewable Energy Generation (18 Oct 2022)

Eamon Ryan: There is no single register for the number of households that have installed Solar photovoltaic (PV) panels. Solar PV panels are installed under a number of scenarios. Firstly, Solar PV is installed on new homes, as one of the measures to achieve compliance with Part L of the Building Regulations. These panels are not eligible for Government supports. Secondly, Solar PV panels are installed...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Public Sector Pensions (18 Oct 2022)

Eamon Ryan: I refer the Deputy to the reply to Parliamentary Question No. 47 of 8 September 2022which notes that neither my Department nor DPER is legally permitted to grant pre-approval for a pension increase. An Post, which is an independent commercial semi-state body, has accordingly undertaken to submit that request in 2023 with the appropriate financial and actuarial reports required for...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Natural Gas Grid (18 Oct 2022)

Eamon Ryan: The Single Electricity Market (SEM) is the wholesale electricity market for the island of Ireland. The SEM is regulated by the SEM Committee. The SEM Committee comprises the two energy regulators, the Commission for Regulation of Utilities (CRU) and Northern Ireland’s Utility Regulator and an independent member.The operation and administration of the Single Electricity Market is...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Natural Gas Grid (18 Oct 2022)

Eamon Ryan: As a condition of petroleum authorisations, the holders of such authorisations are required to carry out technical work programmes in order to evaluate the prospectivity of the licenced area and to report the results of work programmes to the Geoscience Regulation Office of my Department. The holders of the exploration authorisations in the Slyne Basin, in nearby areas of the Mayo coast...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Renewable Energy Generation (18 Oct 2022)

Eamon Ryan: The Micro-generation Support Scheme (MSS) is targeting support for 380MW of installed micro-generation capacity by 2030, including over 60,000 small microgeneration connections less than 6 KW and 10,000 connections between 6 kW and 50 kW. The first phase of the scheme, consisting of a Domestic solar PV grant, commenced on the 16th February 2022. The second phase of the scheme, announced on...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Conservation (18 Oct 2022)

Eamon Ryan: The administration and management of applications under the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) grant schemes are an operational matter for the SEAI. As Minister, I have no function with regard to individual grant applications. The SEAI has established a specific email address for queries from Oireachtas members so that such queries can be addressed promptly, in line with...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Renewable Energy Generation (18 Oct 2022)

Eamon Ryan: Responsibility for the regulation of the electricity market is a matter for the Commission for Regulation of Utilities (CRU) which is an independent Regulator, and was assigned responsibility for the regulation of the Irish electricity sector following the enactment of the Electricity Regulation Act, 1999 and subsequent legislation. The key benefit of micro-generation is the money you save on...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Staff (18 Oct 2022)

Eamon Ryan: The information requested by the Deputy is outlined in the tables below:Minister Alex White 2014-2016: Name   Start Date End Date Madeline Mulrennan 14/07/2014 7/05/2016 Bernard Harbour 13/10/2014 19/03/2016 Minister Dennis Naughten 2016-2018: Name   Start Date ...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Fishing Industry (18 Oct 2022)

Eamon Ryan: Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) is the State Agency whose remit is provide scientific and management to advice to me, as Minister, on legislative measures to preserve each of the individual salmon stocks around the country.  Annual legislation is enacted based on the conservation imperative that exploitation is only permitted, by the most appropriate method, where there is a sufficient...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Renewable Energy Generation (18 Oct 2022)

Eamon Ryan: The National Heat Study, published by the SEAI in February 2022, is a comprehensive analysis of the options for reaching net zero emissions from the heating sector by 2050 and contains detailed analysis which will now facilitate the development of options, policies, and measures to decarbonise the heating and cooling sectors to 2050. The Study considered a number of potential decarbonisation...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Enterprise Policy (18 Oct 2022)

Eamon Ryan: I refer the Deputy to a previous reply in relation to this matter, in response to Parliamentary Question 48164 answered on 4 October 2022. The position is unchanged.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Cycling Facilities (18 Oct 2022)

Eamon Ryan: As Minister for Transport, I have responsibility for the policy and overall funding in relation to Active Travel. The National Transport Authority (NTA) in turn works with local authorities to determine funding for specific projects and oversees their development including the relevant design works. In 2022, €289 million was allocated to the National Transport Authority (NTA) to...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (18 Oct 2022)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 215 and 216 together. 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 National Transport Authority (NTA) has statutory responsibility for securing the provision of public passenger transport services nationally and...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (18 Oct 2022)

Eamon Ryan: As the 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 of the reliability of specific train services is first and foremost an operational matter for Iarnród Éireann and I have therefore forwarded the Deputy's question to the company...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (18 Oct 2022)

Eamon Ryan: As Minister for Transport, I have responsibility for policy and overall funding in relation to public transport. The National Transport Authority (NTA) has responsibility for the planning and development of public transport infrastructure, including the provision of bus stops/shelters. Noting the NTA's responsibility in the matter, I have referred the Deputy's question to the NTA for a...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (18 Oct 2022)

Eamon Ryan: As the 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 issues raised by the Deputy regarding the number of instances of Irish Rail bridges and level crossing gates in Dublin being struck by vehicles, as well the number of acts of vandalism on Irish...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Cybersecurity Policy (18 Oct 2022)

Eamon Ryan: My Department takes the security of it’s Information Technology and email systems very seriously. It would not be appropriate to disclose information which might assist criminals to identify potential vulnerabilities in Departmental cybersecurity arrangements and for that reason I will not elaborate further on operational security matters. I can confirm that our technical staff...