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Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (7 Jul 2022)

Eamon Ryan: It is true. The Government has a range of work to do, but the three key objectives central to Government are addressing the housing crisis, reforming healthcare and advancing the opportunity we will get from taking climate change from going to the max in what we need to do. In housing, there is not just the Housing for All strategy, which I believe engages on and commits to many of the...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (7 Jul 2022)

Eamon Ryan: Some of the affordable purchase schemes that have been introduced have some of the characteristics of what I understand Senator Moynihan was proposing with her Bill. Under the shared equity scheme, part of the equity can be bought back by the State. We need those schemes. We are starting. Progress on the delivery of cost-rental housing in Shanganagh is slower than I would like, but the...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (7 Jul 2022)

Eamon Ryan: This year's budget and last year's budget were designed together. Anyone listening to "Morning Ireland" this morning would have heard the Minister, Deputy O'Gorman, set out that there are real challenges but there are ways we can fix it. There are three challenges. The first is the economic sustainability of the providers. This is why last year's budget was important. In it the Minister,...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (7 Jul 2022)

Eamon Ryan: Sinn Féin in its documentation for budget 2021 committed to providing €167 million for childcare. The Minister's budget delivered €221 million, which is €60 million more.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (7 Jul 2022)

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Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (7 Jul 2022)

Eamon Ryan: This is what was committed. It is not just this. It is also supporting parents and recognising the real importance of getting early years care right, right down to the early weeks. We increased paid parental leave from two weeks to seven weeks. We need to go further but this is a real practical change. The increase in subsidy in the budget will not be done until September but it will be...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (7 Jul 2022)

Eamon Ryan: The Question refers to a premises located in the AMBER area on the National Broadband Plan (NBP) High Speed Broadband Map which is available on my Department's website www.broadband.gov.ie. The AMBER area represents the area to be served by the network to be deployed under the NBP State led intervention. I am advised by National Broadband Ireland (NBI) that, as of 24 June 2022,...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Infrastructure (7 Jul 2022)

Eamon Ryan: Energy storage plays a critical role in ensuring flexibility and security of supply in the energy system, by facilitating the integration of renewable generation, supporting the grid, and shifting energy to the time when it is needed most. The Climate Action Plan 2021 recognises the important role of electricity storage, in supporting the transformation of the electricity sector. Under...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Infrastructure (7 Jul 2022)

Eamon Ryan: As set out in the National Energy Security Framework, which was published in April 2022, the review of the energy security of Ireland’s gas and electricity systems is scheduled for delivery in quarter 3 of this year, following which the results will be submitted to Government. This review is focussed on the on the period to 2030 and will examine the risks to security of supply and a...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (7 Jul 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 renovation works on the public toilet facilities at Heuston Station is an operational matter for Iarnród Éireann and I have therefore forwarded the Deputy's question to the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Greenways Provision (7 Jul 2022)

Eamon Ryan: As Minister for Transport, I have responsibility for overall policy and exchequer funding in relation to Greenways. The planning, design and construction of individual Greenways is a matter for Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII), in conjunction with the local authorities concerned. In this context, TII is best placed to advise you on the status of this project. Noting the above...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (7 Jul 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 national responsibility for integrated local and rural transport, including management of the Rural Transport Programme which operates under the TFI Local Link brand. In light of the NTA's responsibilities for TFI Local Link services,...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (7 Jul 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 statutory responsibility for the planning and development of public transport infrastructure in the Greater Dublin Area, including the DART+ Programme and the public consultations associated with it. As referenced by the Deputy, there...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (7 Jul 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....

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Electricity Generation (6 Jul 2022)

Eamon Ryan: On the 15 February this year I signed the Regulations that create an obligation on suppliers to offer the Clean Export Guarantee (CEG) tariff to new and existing micro-and small-scale generators so that they will receive payment for excess renewable electricity they export to the grid, reflective of the market value. The Commission for Regulation of Utilities (CRU) published a decision on an...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Policy (6 Jul 2022)

Eamon Ryan: The European Commission’s RePowerEU Communication of 18 May 2022 sets out measures to end dependence on Russian energy, including: saving energy, diversifying supplies away from Russia, substituting fossil fuels by accelerating Europe’s clean energy transition, removing financial and regulatory barriers to rolling out needed infrastructure, and ensuring Member States have...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Policy (6 Jul 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 retrofit the equivalent of 500,000 homes to a Building Energy Rating (BER) of B2/cost optimal or carbon equivalent and the installation of 400,000 heat pumps in...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Wind Energy Generation (6 Jul 2022)

Eamon Ryan: The Renewable Electricity Support Scheme (RESS) is one of the major Government policies to help deliver on the ambition in the Climate Action Plan 2021 of up to 80% renewable electricity by 2030 including an increased target of up to 5 GW of offshore wind and 8 GW from onshore wind. The RESS is an auction-based support scheme which invites grid-scale renewable electricity generation projects...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (6 Jul 2022)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 10, 11 and 13 together. The Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Act 2021 commits Ireland to reducing its greenhouse gas emissions by 51% by 2030, relative to 2018 levels, and achieving net zero emissions by no later than 2050. The Act also significantly strengthens the statutory framework for governance of the climate challenge, including the...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (6 Jul 2022)

Eamon Ryan: My Department contracted technical support and input from a range of bodies and organisations to support and inform the preparation of a Long Term Climate Action Strategy (LTS) in 2019, in line with the then climate ambition set out in Ireland’s Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Act 2015. This included analysis on potential decarbonisation pathways. However, with the Programme...