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Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Rental Sector (28 Jun 2022)

Eamon Ryan: The management of connections to the electricity grid is a matter for EirGrid and ESB Networks under rules determined by the Commission for Regulation Utilities (CRU), which is an independent statutory body. This is an operational matter for the Management of ESB Networks and is therefore not a matter in which the Minister has a statutory function.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Flexible Work Practices (28 Jun 2022)

Eamon Ryan: Under Ag Obair Le Chéile – a comprehensive action plan for 2022 arising from our Statement of Strategy Le Chéile 23- my Department is committed to developing its organisational capacity and invest in staff to ensure they are equipped to meet future challenges. Embracing and implementing a Blended Working policy is part of my Department's key strategic actions and...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Fuel Prices (28 Jun 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...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Priorities (28 Jun 2022)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 148, 150, 152 and 153 together. My Department funds a number of grant schemes to support homeowners to improve the energy efficiency of their properties. The administration and management of applications for retrofit projects under Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) schemes are an operational matter for the SEAI. As Minister, I have...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Infrastructure (28 Jun 2022)

Eamon Ryan: My Department funds a number of grant schemes to support homeowners to improve the energy efficiency of their properties. The administration and management of applications for retrofit projects under Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) schemes is an operational matter for the SEAI. As Minister, I have no function with regard to individual grant...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Policy (28 Jun 2022)

Eamon Ryan: The process to register as an SEAI approved contractor is open to any contractor that agrees to adhere to SEAI standards, guidelines, procedures and codes of practice. Contractors operating under any scheme supported by an SEAI grant must carry out the works in line with the SEAI’s Contractor Code of Practice and Domestic Technical Standards and Specifications as well as best...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: State Bodies (28 Jun 2022)

Eamon Ryan: I refer to the reply to Question No. 98 of 2 June 2022.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Electricity Generation (28 Jun 2022)

Eamon Ryan: Responsibility for the regulation of the electricity and gas markets was assigned to the Commission for Regulation of Utilities (CRU), the independent regulator, under the 1999 Electricity Regulation Act and subsequent legislation.As part of its role the CRU published on its website information on the Clean Export Guarantee which is publicly available:...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Electricity Generation (28 Jun 2022)

Eamon Ryan: Awaiting reply from Department.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Electricity Generation (28 Jun 2022)

Eamon Ryan: Responsibility for the regulation of the electricity and gas markets was assigned to the Commission for Regulation of Utilities (CRU), the independent regulator, under the 1999 Electricity Regulation Act and subsequent legislation. As part of its role the CRU published on its website information on the Clean Export Guarantee which is publicly available:...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Natural Gas Grid (28 Jun 2022)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 158 and 159 together. The National Energy Security Framework, published in April 2022, provides a single overarching and initial response to address Ireland’s energy security needs in the context of the war in Ukraine. It coordinates work connected to energy security across the electricity, gas and oil sectors and sets out a ‘Whole-of...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Infrastructure (28 Jun 2022)

Eamon Ryan: Awaiting reply from Department.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Climate Action Plan (28 Jun 2022)

Eamon Ryan: The Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Act 2021 was commenced on the 23 July 2021. Section 16 of the Act requires each Local Authority to prepare a climate action plan, specifying the mitigation and the adaptation measures to be adopted by the Local Authority.Local Authorities will have 12 months to complete their individual plans once requested by the Minister, with the request to be...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Policy (28 Jun 2022)

Eamon Ryan: I remain committed to introducing new regulations on the use of solid fuels for domestic heating in Ireland, as announced last September which builds on the model that currently applies across Dublin and other low smoke zones.The new regulations will introduce minimum quality standards that will apply across all solid fuels, across the entire State, to ensure that the most polluting fuels can...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Conservation (28 Jun 2022)

Eamon Ryan: My Department funds a number of grant schemes, administered by the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) to support homeowners to improve the energy efficiency of their properties. Since 2000, over 465,000 homeowners have upgraded their homes with support from these schemes, representing nearly one home in four across the country. This has resulted in warmer, healthier and more...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Environmental Schemes (28 Jun 2022)

Eamon Ryan: The most recent call for applications under the Community Environment Action Fund (CEAF) was made in 2019 as an important support to communities to enable and support local climate action. As a consequence of Covid-19, the completion deadline for all projects funded under that scheme were extended a number of times, most recently to the end of 2021, at the request of the Local...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Pension Provisions (28 Jun 2022)

Eamon Ryan: The CIÉ Group’s two pension schemes, namely the Regular Wages Scheme (“RWS”) and 1951 superannuation scheme (“1951 Scheme”), are currently not in compliance with the Minimum Funding Standard (MFS) as defined in the Pensions Act 1990. As the Deputy may be aware, the CIÉ Group is actively engaged in introducing changes to the schemes aimed at...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (28 Jun 2022)

Eamon Ryan: Small public service vehicles (SPSVs) are regulated in Ireland by the independent transport regulator, the National Transport Authority (NTA).  I can inform the Deputy that Uber has operated in Ireland since 2014, and as it is considered a transport service which offers the carriage of passengers for reward, it is subject to the same regulations. The NTA has licensed Uber as a dispatch...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (28 Jun 2022)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 169 and 202 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: Bus Services (28 Jun 2022)

Eamon Ryan: 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 for the scheduling of those services in conjunction...