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Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Cost of Living Issues (2 Jun 2022)

Eamon Ryan: The Deputy is right. The price of gas has gone beyond compare and up to higher levels. For more than 20 years, it was fairly steady and at a price range typically measured in pence sterling because that is where our gas market is priced from. As the Deputy said, it has gone from some 40 or 50 pence per unit up to about 180 pence in the UK pricing yesterday. I have just come out of a...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Cost of Living Issues (2 Jun 2022)

Eamon Ryan: I do not agree with the approach being advocated by Sinn Féin and I think the Government approach is better. We are sitting down and talking to a whole variety of partners, such as the social partners, Social Justice Ireland and the other groups who are part of the social pillar in the National Economic and Social Council, as well as the environmental pillar and also unions and...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Climate Change Policy (2 Jun 2022)

Eamon Ryan: The Government is committed to a just transition in order to ensure that nobody is left behind as we strive to transition to a climate neutral economy. The significant structural changes required across large parts of the economy will affect different groups in society in different ways, and tailored and targeted responses are required to ensure that this transition is fair and equitable...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Inland Fisheries (2 Jun 2022)

Eamon Ryan: The issue of motor insurance for its vehicles is an operational matter for Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI). Neither I nor my Department have any role. IFI has established a specific email address for queries from Oireachtas members so that queries can be addressed promptly, in line with IFI’s objective to deliver services to the highest standards.  The email address is...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Climate Change Policy (2 Jun 2022)

Eamon Ryan: I am acutely aware of the impact of rising energy prices on people and families and Government has taken significant action, in particular, to provide enhanced energy efficiency upgrades to those most at risk of energy poverty.   The Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) operate a number of energy efficiency upgrade schemes on behalf of my...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Policy (2 Jun 2022)

Eamon Ryan: The European Council meeting of 24 and 25 March 2022 reaffirmed that the European Union will phase out its dependency on Russian gas, oil and coal imports as soon as possible.  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,...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Policy (2 Jun 2022)

Eamon Ryan: The National Energy Security Framework, published in April 2022, is a response to the challenges of ensuring the ongoing and long-term security of affordable energy supply. The Framework 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...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Climate Change Policy (2 Jun 2022)

Eamon Ryan: The Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Act 2021 commits Ireland to a legally binding target of a climate neutral economy no later than 2050 and a reduction in emissions of 51% by 2030, compared to 2018 levels. As part of an enhanced governance framework to reach these targets, the Act also sets out the processes and timelines for settling the carbon budgets and sectoral...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Air Quality (2 Jun 2022)

Eamon Ryan: My Department and the Local Government Management Agency are continuing to work together on a full business case assessment of the Local Authority air quality enforcement sector to scope out the resource requirements that will ensure that the most appropriate and effective enforcement structure is put in place. This is with a view to supporting the provision of enhanced...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Climate Change Policy (2 Jun 2022)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Question Nos   119  , 106     and 118  &#x a0; together. 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 adaptation measures to be adopted by the Local...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Renewable Energy Generation (2 Jun 2022)

Eamon Ryan: The Climate Action Plan 2021 commits to the completion of a public consultation on the potential introduction of a renewable energy obligation in the heat sector. The public consultation was carried out in Q4 2021 and my Department is working through the responses, various technical queries arising as a result of the consultation and relevant findings of the recently published...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Conservation (2 Jun 2022)

Eamon Ryan: The Climate Action Plan and National Retrofit Plan set ambitious targets to retrofit the equivalent of 500,000 homes to a Building Energy Rating of B2 and to install 400,000 heat pumps in existing buildings by the end of 2030. These targets represent a very significant increase in both the volume and depth of retrofit activity in Ireland. The Housing for All plan commits to the retrofitting...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Climate Change Policy (2 Jun 2022)

Eamon Ryan: The Climate Action Plan 2021 envisages the public sector leading by example the necessary climate action required in wider society to reduce Ireland’s greenhouse gas emissions by 51 percent by 2030, and to become climate neutral no later than 2050. The Government-funded Public Sector Energy Efficiency Programme, administered by the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI)...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Wind Energy Generation (2 Jun 2022)

Eamon Ryan: The Climate Action Plan 2021 commits to the achievement of up to 8GW of onshore wind, up to 2.5GW of solar and at least 5GW of offshore wind by 2030 and includes a suite of actions to realise the potential of Ireland’s renewable energy resources. Matters relating to grid investment are operational matters for EirGrid and the Commission for Regulation of Utilities (CRU). Under the...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Electricity Transmission Network (2 Jun 2022)

Eamon Ryan: The Celtic Interconnector is an electricity interconnector jointly proposed by EirGrid and the French Transmission System Operator, RTÉ (Réseau de Transport d’Électricité). It is proposed as a 575km long, with 500km of this being subsea, 700MW cable connecting the north-west coast of France to the south coast of Ireland. At this scale it would be able to provide...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Radon Gas Levels (2 Jun 2022)

Eamon Ryan: Radon gas is recognised as a serious threat to public health and estimated to be responsible for approximately 350 cases of lung cancer annually in Ireland. In response to this issue, the Government established a National Radon Control Strategy (NRCS). The Strategy is now in its second phase covering the period 2019 to 2024.  Implementation of the Strategy is overseen by an...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Renewable Energy Generation (2 Jun 2022)

Eamon Ryan: The Climate Action Plan 2021 outlines indicative renewable energy targets of up to 8GW of onshore wind and 1.5-2.5GW of solar by 2030. Of this, 500MW is targeted to come from Community-based projects. Community supports under the Renewable Electricity Support Scheme (RESS) will be key components of delivering on this ambition. The RESS is an auction-based support scheme which...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Renewable Energy Generation (2 Jun 2022)

Eamon Ryan: I recently announced the provisional results of the second RESS auction (RESS 2) which is expected to deliver approximately 414 MW of onshore wind and 1,534 MW of solar energy, a potential increase of nearly 20% in Ireland’s renewable energy generation. According to the International Energy Agency there has been significant inflation of input costs for...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Renewable Energy Generation (2 Jun 2022)

Eamon Ryan: I understand that the Department of Housing, Local Government & Heritage (DHLGH) is currently in the process of making revisions to the Planning Regulations to support greater installation of solar panels, which includes the undertaking of a Strategic Environmental Assessment of the revisions to the exemptions for solar installations. This is due to go to public...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Official Engagements (2 Jun 2022)

Eamon Ryan: The Climate Action Plan 2021 commits to engaging with young people through the National Dialogue on Climate Action (NDCA) which has been established under my Department to engage, inform and empower everyone in society to address climate change. In 2021 we engaged young people in the Climate Conversations through the Comhairle na nÓg network. In February 2022, in partnership...