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Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Conservation (14 Sep 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.As Minister I have no function with regard to individual...

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

Eamon Ryan: The 2021 Climate Action Plan (CAP21) committed to reducing emissions from the residential sector to between 3.5 - 4.5 Mt CO2eq. by 2030, from 7 Mt in 2018. As part of the achievement of this reduction, the CAP set ambitious targets to install 600,000 heat pumps in homes by 2030, of which 400,000 will be in existing homes. The Government recently announced a...

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

Eamon Ryan: Earlier this year, Government announced an enhanced package of measures to support the uptake of home energy upgrades. This included a new National Home Energy Upgrade Scheme providing increased grant levels of up to 50% of the cost of a typical deep retrofit to a B2 BER standard and establishment of a network of registered One Stop Shops to offer a start-to-finish project management...

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

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 104 to 106, inclusive, together. The increase in international wholesale gas prices has continued to be driven to unprecedentedly high levels by the volatility in the international gas market caused by the Russian invasion of Ukraine. As set out in the National Energy Security Framework (NESF), the Department of Enterprise Trade and Employment is...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Electricity Generation (14 Sep 2022)

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

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

Eamon Ryan: Energy storage encompasses a broad range of technologies with distinct characteristics and capabilities, including speed of response and storage capacity, that provide a variety of critical services to the all-island power system. Maintaining security of supply while integrating greater levels of renewable generation will require a very high penetration of variable electricity on the Irish...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Electricity Generation (14 Sep 2022)

Eamon Ryan: There is currently only one offshore wind farm operating in Ireland, Arklow Bank and it has an installed capacity of 25.2 MW. As a result, the contribution of offshore wind is currently relatively small and is reported together with the onshore wind figures. The Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland reports annually on total electricity generated and electricity generated by wind in its...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Electricity Generation (14 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 2030 including a suite of measures and actions to increase the share of electricity demand generated from renewable sources to up to 80%. In 2022, my Department will continue to drive the delivery of renewable energy sources in line with our...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Renewable Energy Generation (14 Sep 2022)

Eamon Ryan: To facilitate switching to renewable energy sources I brought forward the final design of the Micro-Generation Support Scheme (MSS) which was approved by the Government in December 2021. The MSS is targeting support for 380MW of installed micro-generation capacity, to contribute to the revised target of up to 5.5GW of solar renewables under the Climate Action Plan and the recent Government...

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

Eamon Ryan: I received a recommendation from my officials on 1 September and granted my consent on 2 September to the payment of an increase of 2% to An Post pensioners with effect from 1 January 2022. The consent of the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform for the proposal was subsequently provided on 7 September. An Post has been made aware of this and has communicated with the Group...

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

Eamon Ryan: In order to coordinate a response to the impact of the war in Ukraine on the energy system in Ireland, my Department established the Energy Security Emergency Group which includes a number of subgroups. A key role of the Energy Security Emergency Group is the implementation of the National Energy Security Framework which was published by Government in April. The National Energy Security...

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

Eamon Ryan: The Commission of Regulation of Utilities 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 its role by EirGrid. The CRU supported by Eirgrid and my Department currently has a programme of actions underway to ensure the security...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Renewable Energy Generation (14 Sep 2022)

Eamon Ryan: The Government’s Micro-generation Support Scheme (MSS) is targeting 380MW of new renewable generation capacity to contribute to an overall revised target for solar PV of up to 5.5GW by 2030, under the Climate Action Plan and the recent Government agreement on the Sectoral Emissions Ceilings. The scheme design was supported by detailed economic and policy analysis, as well as a public...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (14 Sep 2022)

Eamon Ryan: The National Broadband Plan (NBP) State led Intervention will be delivered by National Broadband Ireland (NBI) under a contract to roll out a high speed and future proofed broadband network within the Intervention Area which covers 1.1 million people living and working in over 560,000 premises, including over 100,000 businesses and farms along with some 679 schools. I am advised by National...

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

Eamon Ryan: The Commission for Regulation of Utilities (CRU) currently has a programme of actions underway to ensure the security of our electricity supply over the coming winters. The security of supply programme of actions contains a number of both demand-side and supply-side mitigation measures to address the forecasted shortfall. These actions include: procurement of new, enduring capacity through a...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Broadband Infrastructure (14 Sep 2022)

Eamon Ryan: The premises referred to in the Question is located in the BLUE area on the NBP High Speed Broadband Map which is available on my Department's website at www.broadband.gov.ie. BLUE areas are not included in the State intervention area covered by the National Broadband Plan as commercial operators are already providing high speed broadband or have indicated future plans to do so. My...

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

Eamon Ryan: The Minerals Development Acts 1940 to 1999 require 21 days' public notice of the Minister’s intention to grant a prospecting licence and for the receipt of any submissions. In practice and in line with Environmental Impact Assessment Directive guidance, this public consultation period is extended to thirty days for the receipt of submissions. This public consultation was open from 3...

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

Eamon Ryan: Eighty-nine Prospecting Licences have been granted since I took office in June 2020. These Prospecting Licences are located in Counties Carlow, Cavan, Cork, Dublin, Galway, Kerry, Kildare, Kilkenny, Laois, Leitrim, Limerick, Meath, Monaghan, Tipperary, Waterford, and Wexford. Information on Prospecting Licences is available in the six-monthly reports to the Oireachtas on Mineral Exploration...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Policy (14 Sep 2022)

Eamon Ryan: As Minister for Transport, I have responsibility for overall policy and securing exchequer funding in relation to the National Roads Programme. Once funding arrangements have been put in place with Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII), under the Roads Acts 1993-2015 and in line with the National Development Plan (NDP), the planning, design and construction, including noise mitigation...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (14 Sep 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....