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Financial Resolutions 2022 - Financial Resolution No. 1: Mineral Oil Tax (27 Sep 2022)

Eamon Ryan: It is audited.

Financial Resolutions 2022 - Financial Resolution No. 1: Mineral Oil Tax (27 Sep 2022)

Eamon Ryan: That is correct, but the Deputy is counting different things.

Financial Resolutions 2022 - Financial Resolution No. 1: Mineral Oil Tax (27 Sep 2022)

Eamon Ryan: I move: (1) THAT for the purposes of the tax charged by virtue of section 95 of the Finance Act 1999 (No. 2 of 1999), that Act be amended, with effect as on and from 28 September 2022, by the substitution of the following for Schedule 2 to that Act:“SCHEDULE 2 Rates of Mineral Oil Tax Light Oil: Rates per 1,000 litres Light Oil: Rates per 1,000 litres ...

Allocation of Time: Motion (27 Sep 2022)

Eamon Ryan: I understand the points made by Opposition Deputies, including the technical point about whether it counts as a financial resolution. However, I think they would also understand and agree that the world is full of uncertainty around economic developments and so on. It is important for us to give clarity and strength of purpose to-----

Allocation of Time: Motion (27 Sep 2022)

Eamon Ryan: -----putting the funds into the reserve fund. It is appropriate for us to debate that tonight.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Enterprise Support Services (27 Sep 2022)

Eamon Ryan: The Commission of Regulation of Utilities (CRU), which has statutory responsibility to ensure security of supply, has the duty to monitor electricity supplies and to take sure measures as it considers necessary to protect the security of supply. It is assisted in this role by EirGrid, the electricity transmission system operator. The CRU, currently has a programme of actions underway to...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Prices (27 Sep 2022)

Eamon Ryan: My Department continues to consider options to reduce the impact of increasing international wholesale gas prices on Irish electricity consumers. It is critical to ensure that consumers receive the benefit of windfall gains in the electricity sector resulting from the war in Ukraine. Earlier this month the European Commission published a proposal for a Council Regulation on an...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Tax Code (27 Sep 2022)

Eamon Ryan: Increased wholesale gas prices, which are mainly caused by Russia reducing supplies to Europe and the war in Ukraine, are leading to unprecedented increases in electricity and gas prices for households and businesses. They are also leading to windfall gains for some energy companies across Europe, particularly those companies involved in the production of fossil fuels and those who are...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: EU Funding (27 Sep 2022)

Eamon Ryan: Russia's unjustified and unprovoked war against Ukraine has highly impacted energy in Europe. EU countries are closely coordinating actions to tackle these rising prices and secure our energy. I attended the Extraordinary Energy Council meeting on 9 September 2022 to exchange views on the energy situation in the EU. The meeting was split into two parts, the first sessions covering policy...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Prices (27 Sep 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,...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Prices (27 Sep 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 the Deputy, is solely a matter for the Commission for Regulation of...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Conservation (27 Sep 2022)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions No. 34 to 36, inclusive, together. In February the Government approved a package of supports to make it easier and more affordable for homeowners to undertake home energy upgrades – for warmer, healthier and more comfortable homes with lower energy bills. This is widely considered to be one of the most ambitious retrofitting programmes in Europe. The...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Prices (27 Sep 2022)

Eamon Ryan: Government is acutely aware of the impact of high electricity and gas prices, and has introduced a range of measures to mitigate their impact.The most immediate factor affecting electricity prices in Ireland and Europe is high international gas prices where we are a price taker. Gas prices are now unprecedentedly high, which feeds directly through to retail electricity prices as the...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Prices (27 Sep 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 the Deputy, is solely a matter for the Commission for Regulation of...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Policy (27 Sep 2022)

Eamon Ryan: The Commission of Regulation of Utilities (CRU), which has statutory responsibility to ensure security of electricity supply, currently has a programme of actions underway to ensure the security of our electricity supply over the coming winters. The programme, which was published in September 2021, contains a number of both demand-side and supply-side mitigation measures to address any...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Production (27 Sep 2022)

Eamon Ryan: The Commission of Regulation of Utilities (CRU), which has statutory responsibility to ensure security of electricity supply, currently has a programme of actions underway to ensure the security of our electricity supply over the coming winters. The programme, which was published in September 2021, contains a number of both demand-side and supply-side mitigation measures to address any...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Conservation (27 Sep 2022)

Eamon Ryan: In April this year the Government launched the Reduce Your Use energy efficiency campaign. The national media campaign is aimed at empowering people to reduce their energy use and encourage long-term sustainable behaviour, details of the campaign can be found at www.gov.ie/en/campaigns/6ca43-reduce-your-use/. The key campaign messaging highlights how increased wholesale gas prices,...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Renewable Energy Generation (27 Sep 2022)

Eamon Ryan: The Climate Action Plan 2021 and annex of actions sets out a roadmap to deliver on Ireland's target of a 51% greenhouse gas emissions reduction by the 2030 including a suite of measures and actions to increase the share of electricity demand generated from renewable sources to up to 80%. The Renewable Electricity Support Scheme (RESS) is one of the major Government policies to help deliver on...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Offshore Exploration (27 Sep 2022)

Eamon Ryan: My Department is leading in delivering significant legislative, regulatory and policy developments to meet Ireland’s legally binding climate objectives and accelerate the deployment of offshore renewable energy. The Government has committed to developing a longer-term plan to harness the estimated potential of at least 30GW of offshore floating wind power in our Atlantic waters. In...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Policy (27 Sep 2022)

Eamon Ryan: My Department is leading on significant legislative, regulatory and policy developments to meet Ireland’s legally binding climate objectives and accelerate the deployment of offshore renewable energy (ORE). This is vital to Ireland’s green energy transition, reducing our dependency on imported fossil fuels, lowering greenhouse gas emissions, ensuring security of supply and...