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Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (28 Apr 2022)

Eamon Ryan: Does Sinn Féin disagree with the rural Deputies?

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (28 Apr 2022)

Eamon Ryan: Sinn Féin will, therefore, retain the carbon tax.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (28 Apr 2022)

Eamon Ryan: Sinn Féin supports retaining the carbon tax we have because it recognises that what this Government is doing is correct and right-----

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (28 Apr 2022)

Eamon Ryan: -----in using the revenues from that-----

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (28 Apr 2022)

Eamon Ryan: The Deputy just said Sinn Féin would retain the carbon tax.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (28 Apr 2022)

Eamon Ryan: Sinn Féin was not saying that in public and on radios across the country yesterday.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (28 Apr 2022)

Eamon Ryan: People should know that Sinn Féin is standing up for the carbon tax.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (28 Apr 2022)

Eamon Ryan: And on heating oil. That is Sinn Féin's position. It is in favour of the carbon tax because it recognises, I presume, as we do, that the revenue it brings is the best way of protecting our people from fuel poverty.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (28 Apr 2022)

Eamon Ryan: I do not think Deputy Mattie McGrath speaks for Sinn Féin.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (28 Apr 2022)

Eamon Ryan: The question is that I, like Sinn Féin, believe we should have a carbon tax because it helps us to raise the revenue to make the switch.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (28 Apr 2022)

Eamon Ryan: We need to tackle smoky fuels. The only way we can tackle smoky fuels - the coal, wet wood, peat and other products - that are causing these deaths is to have a regulatory system, as recommended by the Attorney General, in which we tackle all the smoky fuels. In doing that, we recognise it is not an outright ban because there are issues and a tradition in our country where people have had...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Wind Energy Generation (28 Apr 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. The RESS is an auction-based support scheme which invites grid-scale renewable electricity generation projects to compete to receive a guaranteed price for the electricity they generate. Over 1GW of...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Electricity Supply Board (28 Apr 2022)

Eamon Ryan: I have spoken to the Chairperson of ESB on a number of occasions, most recently at the ESB’s Corporate Strategy launch on the 14th of February and with the full ESB Board on the 27th of April.

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

Eamon Ryan: The Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Act 2021 commits Ireland to reach a legally binding target of net-zero emissions no later than 2050, and a cut of 51% by 2030 (compared to 2018 levels). The Climate Action Plan set a goal to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the residential sector from 7 Mt CO2 eq. in 2018 to between 3.5-4.5 Mt CO2 eq. in 2030. The...

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

Eamon Ryan: 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) is being applied to all domestic electricity accounts through April,...

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

Eamon Ryan: 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) is being applied to all domestic electricity accounts through April,...

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

Eamon Ryan: 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) is being applied to all domestic electricity accounts through...

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

Eamon Ryan: The National Home Energy Upgrade Scheme introduces a new, highly customer centric, way to undertake home upgrades. SEAI registered One-Stop-Shops will provide an end-to-end service for homeowners. This includes surveying; designing the upgrades; managing the grant process; helping with access to finance; engaging contractors; and quality assurance.  The Scheme offers unprecedented...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Air Quality (28 Apr 2022)

Eamon Ryan: Enforcement action against breaches of the Air Pollution Act (Marketing, Sale, Distribution and Burning of Specified Fuels) Regulations 2012 as amended is a matter for Local Authorities. My Department does not compile statistics in relation to the number of complaints received, prosecutions taken or fines imposed. Local Authorities report information to the Environmental Protection...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Air Quality (28 Apr 2022)

Eamon Ryan: New regulations on the use of solid fuels in Ireland, which are to be introduced this Autumn, are to apply to solid fuels that are placed on the market for heating in residential and licensed premises. This will not impact on fuels supplied for the purposes of powering vintage machinery.