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Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Wind Energy Generation (7 Apr 2022)

Eamon Ryan: The Maritime Area Planning (MAP) Act 2021 has delivered the legislative basis to enable regulation of Ireland’s maritime area outside the 12 nautical mile coastal zone for the first time. This was an important achievement and provides certainty for offshore wind energy projects, which involve substantial levels of up-front investment. The Act provides for the establishment of the...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Climate Change Policy (7 Apr 2022)

Eamon Ryan: The Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Act 2021 establishes our climate objectives in law and will underpin national climate action in the medium and long-term. Under the Act, the Climate Change Advisory Council (CCAC) submitted their first carbon budget programme in October 2021. The programme establishes a pathway to achieving our legally binding climate objectives...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Renewable Energy Generation (7 Apr 2022)

Eamon Ryan: The 500MW East West Interconnector (EWIC) between North Dublin and Wales is the only existing subsea electricity transmission cable connecting Ireland with another European wholesale electricity market. In addition to EWIC, there are two further proposed interconnectors, which are the 500MW Greenlink Interconnector between Wexford and South Wales, and the 700MW Celtic Interconnector between...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Wind Energy Generation (7 Apr 2022)

Eamon Ryan: My Department has made significant recent progress in developing a robust regulatory regime for offshore renewable energy. The Maritime Area Planning (MAP) Act 2021 was a significant milestone to enable development of this sector, providing certainty for offshore wind energy projects, which involve substantial levels of up-front investment. Ahead of the establishment of the...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Renewable Energy Generation (7 Apr 2022)

Eamon Ryan: The Climate Action Plan 2021 includes a suite of actions to realise the full potential of Ireland’s onshore and offshore renewable energy resources including a commitment to the achievement of up to 8GW of installed onshore wind, up to 2.5GW of solar, and 5GW of installed offshore wind capacity by 2030. Additionally, there is a further commitment to develop a longer-term...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Policy (7 Apr 2022)

Eamon Ryan: The European Council conclusions of 24-25 March 2022 set out that the European Union will phase out its dependency on Russian gas, oil and coal imports as soon as possible (as set out in the Versailles Declaration) and that the European Commission will develop a comprehensive and ambitious plan, on a phased basis, by end of May 2022. In the immediate term, Ireland is  continuing to...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Policy (7 Apr 2022)

Eamon Ryan: Climate Action Plan 2021 establishes a target to carry out a work programme to identify a route to deliver 1-3 TWh of zero emissions gas (including green hydrogen) by 2030. The Climate Action Plan 2021 identifies green hydrogen as having the potential to support decarbonisation across several sectors and, in particular, as a source for high-temperature heat in industry...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Climate Change Policy (7 Apr 2022)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 207 and 208 together. The climate ambition in the Programme for Government has been placed on a statutory footing through the Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Act 2021. The Act commits Ireland to achieve a climate neutral economy by no later than 2050, and reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 51% by 2030 compared to 2018 levels. ...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Waste Management (7 Apr 2022)

Eamon Ryan: European, national and regional waste management policy is predicated on the waste hierarchy as set out in Article 4 of the 2008 Waste Framework Directive (2008/98/EC), whereby the prevention, preparing for reuse, recycling and other recovery of waste are preferred options to the disposal or landfilling of waste.  The Waste Action Plan for a Circular Economy launched in...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Renewable Energy Generation (7 Apr 2022)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 214 and 215 together. The Climate Action Plan 2021 includes a suite of actions to realise the full potential of Ireland’s onshore and offshore renewable energy resources including a commitment to the achievement of up to 8GW of installed onshore wind, up to 2.5GW of solar, and 5GW of installed offshore wind capacity by 2030....

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Schemes (7 Apr 2022)

Eamon Ryan: My Department recently launched the National Home Energy Upgrade Scheme which introduces a new, highly customer centric, way to undertake home upgrades. Under this new Scheme, 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...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Ukraine War (7 Apr 2022)

Eamon Ryan: The European Council conclusions of 24-25 March 2022 set out that the European Union will phase out its dependency on Russian gas, oil and coal imports as soon as possible (as set out in the Versailles Declaration) and that the European Commission will develop a comprehensive and ambitious plan, on a phased basis, by end of May 2022. In the immediate term, Ireland is  continuing to...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Data Centres (7 Apr 2022)

Eamon Ryan: Ireland is a popular location for data centres which securely store and manage the data that supports the digital and communications infrastructure for many sectors of our economy. Data centres also create employment and attract foreign direct investment. However, the expansion of data centres, particularly in the Dublin region, is projected to lead to a large increase in electricity demand...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Policy (7 Apr 2022)

Eamon Ryan: Ireland’s 2021 Climate Action Plan sets us on a pathway to reduce our reliance on imported fossil fuels dramatically by 2030 in the context of reach net zero emission by 2050. However, as set out in the November 2021 Government Policy Statement on Security of Electricity of Supply there will be a continued need beyond 2030 for gas-fired conventional generation to support and back-up...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Staff (7 Apr 2022)

Eamon Ryan: There are currently 5 staff from my Department who are based and working with the European Union in Brussels. Four of these are on secondment to the Department of Foreign Affairs and are serving in attaché posts with responsibility for a specific area in the Permanent Representation to the European Union. The attaché posts are as follows: Telecommunications, Energy,...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Policy (7 Apr 2022)

Eamon Ryan: The application referred to in teh Question is under consideration by my Department. All applications for petroleum authorisations are assessed against a number of criteria in accordance with Section 9A(1) of the Petroleum and Other Minerals Development Act, 1960 and Section 3 of the Licensing Terms for Offshore Oil and Gas Exploration, Development and Production. This includes the technical...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Waste Management (7 Apr 2022)

Eamon Ryan: I have no function in relation to this issue.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Defibrillators Provision (7 Apr 2022)

Eamon Ryan: My Department's Headquarters in Dublin and offices in Cavan and Wexford have defibrillators installed.The information requested in relation to the agencies under the aegis of my Department is an operational matter for each agency. The Department will request the relevant bodies to reply directly to the Deputy with the information requested in respect of their organisations.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Cycling Policy (7 Apr 2022)

Eamon Ryan: Today, on 7th April 2022, I am publishing the new Sustainable Mobility Policy which builds on and replaces the active travel policy set out in the National Cycling Policy Framework 2009-2020. The new policy sets out a strategic framework to 2030 for walking, cycling and public transport to support Ireland's overall requirement to achieve a 51% reduction in carbon emissions by the...