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Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Infrastructure (9 Sep 2024)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 81 to 83, inclusive, and 128 together. The Electricity Storage Policy Framework for Ireland was published on my departments website on Thursday the 4th of July. The Policy Framework addresses the role of grid-scale electricity storage on the grid network in the immediate and near term, outlining the present roles, technical processes, market positions and...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Infrastructure (9 Sep 2024)

Eamon Ryan: This Government intentionally follows a ‘Technology neutral’ approach to electricity storage systems. This means that this Government neither favours nor discourages one technology over another. The Government believes that in order to achieve Ireland’s electricity transition to renewable energy, electricity storage systems will be required to provide services of...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Environmental Policy (9 Sep 2024)

Eamon Ryan: My Department is responsible for national policy on environmental noise. The European Communities (Environmental Noise) Regulations 2018 (which transpose Directive 2002/49/EC on the assessment and management of environmental noise, as amended by Directive (EU) 2015/996) requires Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII) and local authorities to undertake strategic noise mapping every five years...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Reports (9 Sep 2024)

Eamon Ryan: Draft reports, referred to in the Question, have now been submitted to my Department. These will be reviewed by Geological Survey Ireland, a division within my Department, and the National Parks and Wildlife Service of the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage shortly with a view to making them publicly available in quarter 4 of 2024.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Infrastructure (9 Sep 2024)

Eamon Ryan: On 12 July 2023, the Council of the European Union adopted new regulation (2023/1542) to strengthen sustainability rules for batteries and waste batteries. EU Regulation 2023/1542 “Concerning batteries and waste batteries” amends EU Directive 2008/98 and Regulation (EU) 2019/1020 and repeals EU Directive 2006/66/E “On batteries and accumulators and waste batteries and...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Renewable Energy Generation (9 Sep 2024)

Eamon Ryan: Ireland has made considerable progress in decarbonising our electricity sector over the last decade, with a major reason for this being the construction of renewable generation sources and their successful integration onto the electricity grid. Over the last ten years, Ireland’s wind energy output has increased by 157%. DECC do not hold information on the breakdown of the percentage of...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Renewable Energy Generation (9 Sep 2024)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 92 to 98, inclusive, together. The National Hydrogen Strategy was published in July 2023 and is our first major policy statement on renewable hydrogen and marks an important first step in developing an indigenous hydrogen industry in Ireland. The Strategy sets out sets out our strategic vision for the role that hydrogen will play in Ireland’s energy...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Renewable Energy Generation (9 Sep 2024)

Eamon Ryan: The Non-Domestic Microgen grant, as part of the wider Microgeneration Support Scheme, commenced in September 2022. The grant is operated by the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) and provides financial assistance to help businesses and other organisations to install solar PV panels to generate electricity on site. The scheme provides a grant towards the design, purchase and...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Broadband Infrastructure (9 Sep 2024)

Eamon Ryan: Ireland's Digital Connectivity Strategy, published by my Department, sets ambitious targets, which include providing a Gigabit network to all households and businesses in Ireland by 2028 and access to 5G in all populated areas by 2030. The National Broadband Plan (NBP) is the government's initiative to deliver high speed broadband services to all premises in Ireland. The Question refers to a...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Schemes (9 Sep 2024)

Eamon Ryan: The Solar PV for the Medically Vulnerable Scheme is a targeted scheme for the installation of solar photovoltaic (PV) panels for customers/households who are registered on the life support category of the Priority Services Register. These homes have a dependence on electrically powered equipment, including medical equipment, life protecting devices and assistive technologies for example...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Policy (9 Sep 2024)

Eamon Ryan: Budget 2024 introduced a third Electricity Costs Emergency Benefit Scheme which over 2.2 million households have benefitted from - worth €450 in total per household. Through the three Electricity Costs Emergency Benefit Schemes 2.2 million households have received €1,250 in on bill support. The type of coin operated meters referred to by the Deputy are not installed by ESBN and...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Official Travel (9 Sep 2024)

Eamon Ryan: In my capacity as Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications, I can confirm that I have not flown to or from Shannon Airport, Cork Airport or Knock Airport since assuming office in 2020.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Expenditure (9 Sep 2024)

Eamon Ryan: €3 million is being provided by the Shared Island Fund for Strand 1a of the Community Climate Action Programme (CCAP), which aims to support and empower communities to shape and build low carbon, sustainable communities in a coherent way on a cross-border or whole-island basis. My Department sent out letters notifying the Local Authorities of the projects and funding amounts that had...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Fisheries Protection (9 Sep 2024)

Eamon Ryan: I introduced an Emergency Bye-Law on 17thJuly which ceased all angling activity in the waters of the Ballysadare River system in the No. 12 Sligo District with immediate effect. The Conservation of Salmon and Sea Trout Ballysadare (Closed Rivers) Bye No. C.S. 336, 2024 was enacted as a precautionary measure against any potential spread of disease that could occur in the absence of information...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Staff (9 Sep 2024)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 114 and 115 together. I can confirm to the Deputy the information he requested is outlined in the table below: NAME POSITION MINISTER Period Current Salary Scale Salary Scale on leaving department Expertise Paul Kenny Special Adviser Minister Ryan July 2020 to July 2024 Principal Officer PPC - Point 6 Policy Adviser Edel...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Ministerial Staff (9 Sep 2024)

Eamon Ryan: Details of the expenses paid to Ministerial advisers by my Department in each of the years 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and to date in 2024 are set out in the table below: Travel and Subsistence Year Amount € 2020 21 2021 - 2022 4,779 2023 14,359 2024 11,061 Total 30,220

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Schemes (9 Sep 2024)

Eamon Ryan: The Programme for Government and Climate Action Plan set ambitious targets to retrofit the equivalent of 500,000 homes to a Building Energy Rating (BER) of B2/cost optimal level and the installation of 400,000 heat pumps in existing homes by end-2030. This represents approximately 30% of the housing stock and is among the most ambitious retrofit programmes worldwide. The budget of €8...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Building Regulations (9 Sep 2024)

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. The day to day management of the grant schemes including the quality assurance of individual registered contractors are operational matters for the SEAI. I understand that contractors operating under any...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Illegal Dumping (9 Sep 2024)

Eamon Ryan: The legislation allowing for the installation and usage of CCTV for litter and waste enforcement purposes required that the Local Government Management Agency submit to the Minister for approval, separate Codes of Practice for the operation of CCTV schemes under the Litter Pollution Act and the Waste Management Act and a further Code of Practice for the use of "mobile recording devices" (e.g....

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Litter Pollution (9 Sep 2024)

Eamon Ryan: My Department provides annual funding to Irish Business Against Litter (IBAL) towards the cost of their annual Irish Business Against Litter Campaign. The surveys which are conducted as part of this campaign are carried out by An Taisce on behalf of IBAL. For specific queries on the surveys themselves I would suggest the Deputy contacts IBAL directly. I understand the An Taisce methodology...