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Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Schemes (24 May 2022)

Eamon Ryan: The phased introduction of the Micro-generation Support Scheme (MSS) has begun with the commencement of the MSS domestic solar PV grant on 16 February last, with grant levels up to a maximum of €2,400 available. Under the MSS there is no minimum post-works Building Energy Rating (BER) requirement and homes built pre-2021 are eligible.The Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI)...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: State Bodies (24 May 2022)

Eamon Ryan: My Department is currently seeking legal guidance on this matter and a full response will be sent to the Deputy in due course.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Schemes (24 May 2022)

Eamon Ryan: The Warmer Homes scheme is only available to people in receipt of certain qualifying payments from the Department of Social Protection. The means tested payments provide an indication of the income of those households. The qualifying payment for each applicant is collected under the scheme. The Building Energy Rating provides information in relation to the amount of energy needed to run a...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Renewable Energy Generation (24 May 2022)

Eamon Ryan: The Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) administers grants under the Micro Generation Support Scheme in relation to Solar PV on behalf of my department. The MSS domestic solar PV grant scheme commenced on the 16th February 2022. Domestic applicants can apply to the SEAI for a grant towards the cost of installing solar PV equipment, up to a maximum of €2,400. Solar PV is...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Schemes (24 May 2022)

Eamon Ryan: In order to move the Warmer Homes scheme away from the installation of fossil fuel boilers, the National Retrofit Plan included a commitment to carry out a pilot to upgrade homes under the scheme to a Building Energy Rating (BER) of B2 standard and install heat pumps. This pilot commenced on schedule in Q1 2022. The Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) is selecting approximately 100...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Schemes (24 May 2022)

Eamon Ryan: The Communities Energy Grant Scheme is part of the Government's National Retrofit Programme aimed at upgrading building stock and facilities to high standards of energy efficiency and renewable energy usage, thereby reducing fossil fuel usage, energy costs and greenhouse gas emissions. The Scheme supports cross-sectoral and community-oriented partnership approaches that deliver energy...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Schemes (24 May 2022)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 95, 105, 106, 107 and 110 together. The information requested in the Questions is being compiled and will be forwarded to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Schemes (24 May 2022)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 96 and 97 together. 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. The...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Schemes (24 May 2022)

Eamon Ryan: The 2021 Climate Action Plan (CAP21) sets out a range of emissions reductions for each sector that together will contribute towards achieving the 2030 greenhouse gas emissions reduction targets. The range of emissions reductions for the built environment published in CAP21 is 44% - 56% relative to 2018 levels and includes direct emissions associated with buildings in...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Expenditure (24 May 2022)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 101 and 102 together. The Electricity Costs (Domestic Electricity Accounts) Emergency Measures Act 2022 established a scheme for the making in 2022, of a once-off Electricity Costs Emergency Benefit Payment to each domestic electricity account, having regard to the exceptional rise in energy prices. The credit of €176.22 (excluding VAT) which...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Schemes (24 May 2022)

Eamon Ryan: The Climate Action Plan and the National Retrofit Plan identify the important contribution the retrofit of buildings needs to make in delivering on our national and international climate goals. My Department funds a number of grant schemes to support homeowners to improve the energy efficiency of their properties. These schemes are administered by the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Government Communications (24 May 2022)

Eamon Ryan: Contact details for my office in the Department of Environment, Climate and Communications:Phone 01-6782004 Email minister.ryan@decc.gov.ie Post: Department of Environment, Climate and Communications, 29-31 Adelaide Road, Dublin 2, D02 X285 Contact details for my office in the Department of Transport: Phone: 01-6041062 Email: minister@transport.gov.ie Post: Department of Transport, Leeson...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Schemes (24 May 2022)

Eamon Ryan: The information requested in the Question is being complied and will be forwarded to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Schemes (24 May 2022)

Eamon Ryan: The information requested in the Question is being complied and will be forwarded to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: State Bodies (24 May 2022)

Eamon Ryan: My Department has been informed by Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) that an investigation is being carried out in relation to a number of matters which were the subject of anonymous disclosures earlier this year and that a member of staff has been suspended pending the outcome of this investigation.  It is important to note that this investigation is entirely within the remit of IFI and...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: State Bodies (24 May 2022)

Eamon Ryan: This issue is an operational matter for IFI in which neither I nor my Department have no role.  However, I am advised that all vehicles for use by staff in Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) are fully insured.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...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: EU Funding (24 May 2022)

Eamon Ryan: EU supported financing is available for companies through business loans, microfinance, guarantees and venture capital. There are also EU funded programmes for research and innovation projects. My Department is always encouraging of the need to avail of suitable EU funding opportunities.An example is the LIFE Programme 2022 Calls for project proposals which was launched by the European...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Investigations (24 May 2022)

Eamon Ryan: No such investigations were commissioned by my Department in the period concerned.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: State Bodies (24 May 2022)

Eamon Ryan: IFI's has a statutory remit to conserve and protect the inland fisheries resource under the Inland Fisheries Act 2010 and obligations under the EU Habitats Directive under includes wild Atlantic salmon as a protected species.A number of parties, including Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI), have sought a judicial review of a decision of the Aquaculture Licence Appeals Board in...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Illegal Dumping (24 May 2022)

Eamon Ryan: The Circular Economy Bill, currently progressing through the Oireachtas, will advance a number of priority provisions identified in the 2020 Waste Action Plan for a Circular Economy, including providing for the GDPR-compliant use of a range of technologies, such as CCTV for both waste and litter enforcement purposes. The Bill will facilitate both the use of CCTV and, in more limited...