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Merchant Shipping (Investigation of Marine Casualties) (Amendment) Bill 2021: Report and Final Stages (23 Feb 2022)

Eamon Ryan: I move: "That the Bill do now pass."

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Prices (23 Feb 2022)

Eamon Ryan: The aim of the Electricity Costs (Domestic Electricity Accounts) Emergency Measures Bill 2022 is to establish a scheme to make a once off payment, in 2022, of an Electricity Costs Emergency Benefit Payment to each domestic electricity account, having regard to the exceptional rise in energy prices. An increase in the benefit to €200 including VAT was included in the suite...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Environmental Schemes (23 Feb 2022)

Eamon Ryan: On 15 February, I signed the Regulations transposing Articles 21 and 22 of the recast Renewable Energy Directive, which brings these Articles into force. These Regulations allow the CEG tariff to become available for micro-and small-scale generators so that they will receive payment from their electricity supplier for all excess renewable electricity they export to the grid, reflective...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Environmental Schemes (23 Feb 2022)

Eamon Ryan: 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 143,000 free upgrades have been supported by the scheme.  In 2021, the average cost of the energy...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Building Energy Rating (23 Feb 2022)

Eamon Ryan: The legal basis for the Building Energy Rating (BER) system including quality assurance is set out in S.I. 243 of 2012. The BER system is administered by the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) in compliance with that legislation.  SEAI operate a Quality Assurance System which is used to continuously monitor the quality of BER assessments published by BER Assessors and...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Climate Action Plan (23 Feb 2022)

Eamon Ryan: Ireland’s 2019 and 2021 Climate Action Plan are underpinned by modelling inputs from the broad spectrum of expertise available to the Government, as well as contracted technical input from a range of bodies and organisations. It was also informed by a public consultation, inputs from the relevant Ministers and their Departments, and a call for expert evidence. The 2019 Plan was...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Wind Energy Generation (23 Feb 2022)

Eamon Ryan: My Department recently hosted a public consultation on the draft terms and conditions for the first offshore wind-specific RESS auction, ORESS 1. This consultation received 156 submissions. These submissions are currently under review and my Department intends to issue a formal consultation response in the comings months prior to seeking Government approval to final terms and conditions by...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Policy (23 Feb 2022)

Eamon Ryan: My Department is carrying out a review of security of energy supply of Ireland’s electricity and natural gas systems focussing on the period to 2030 in the context of ensuring a sustainable pathway to net zero emissions by 2050. The review includes a technical analysis which will help inform a public consultation. The technical analysis includes identification and examination of...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Renewable Energy Generation (23 Feb 2022)

Eamon Ryan: The Renewable Electricity Support Scheme (RESS) is the main Government policy to help deliver on the ambition in the Climate Action Plan 2021 of up to 80% renewable electricity by 2030. The RESS supports communities in a variety of ways including through a separate category for community projects and a mandatory community benefit fund for every project supported in the scheme. The Climate...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Climate Action Plan (23 Feb 2022)

Eamon Ryan: The Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Act 2021 was commenced on the 23 July 2021. Section 16 of this Act requires each Local Authority to prepare a climate action plan, specifying the mitigation and the adaptation measures to be adopted by the Local Authority.  Local Authorities will have 12 months to complete their individual plans once requested by the Minister, with...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Correspondence (23 Feb 2022)

Eamon Ryan: The North-South Interconnector is critical to improving the efficient operation of the all-island Integrated Single Electricity Market and increasing security of electricity supply in Ireland and Northern Ireland. It will also facilitate the achievement of the goal to generate up to 80% of our electricity from renewable sources by 2030. A resilient and well-connected energy infrastructure is...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Environmental Schemes (23 Feb 2022)

Eamon Ryan: Data from the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) indicates that the number of deep retrofits, i.e. those that achieved a post-works Building Energy Rating of B2 or higher, that were completed in 2021 was 4,606.  The breakdown by SEAI scheme is set out in the table below. SCHEME ACTUAL OUTPUT (Homes) OF WHICH BER B2/Higher Better...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Prices (23 Feb 2022)

Eamon Ryan: The electricity and gas retail markets in Ireland operate within a European Union regulatory regime wherein electricity and gas markets are commercial, liberalised, and competitive. Operating within this overall EU framework, responsibility for the regulation of the electricity and gas markets, is solely a matter for the Commission for Regulation of Utilities (CRU), which was assigned...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Illegal Dumping (23 Feb 2022)

Eamon Ryan: The General Scheme of the Circular Economy Bill 2021 was published on 15 June 2021. It is my intention under the Bill to facilitate not only the use of CCTV, but also the use of a broad range of Audio-Visual Recording (AVR) equipment in order to assist local authorities in their efforts to combat litter and illegal dumping. The pre-legislative scrutiny process has...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Policy (23 Feb 2022)

Eamon Ryan: The Climate Action Plan 2021 contains a number of actions regarding the increased rollout of district heating, a technology that has the potential to make use of renewable and waste heat and to contribute to the decarbonisation of the built environment. Included is provision for the establishment of a District Heating Steering Group.  The Steering Group will draw on insights...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Renewable Energy Generation (23 Feb 2022)

Eamon Ryan: The Renewable Electricity Support Scheme (RESS) is the main Government policy to help deliver on our objective of up to 80% renewable electricity by 2030. The RESS supports communities in a variety of ways, including through a separate category for community projects and a mandatory community benefit fund for every project supported in the scheme. The Climate Action Plan includes a target...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Air Quality (23 Feb 2022)

Eamon Ryan: Air quality in Ireland is protected by a range of legislation and policies, in line with EU and international policy. If required, legislation can also be introduced by the Minister under the Air Pollution Act (1987). There are no plans at present to introduce new legislation in relation to quarries. The Waste Management (Management of Waste from the Extractive Industries) Regulations 2009...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Recycling Policy (23 Feb 2022)

Eamon Ryan: The roadmap for the introduction of a Deposit Return Scheme for plastic bottles and aluminium cans in Q3 2022 was outlined in the Waste Action Plan for a Circular Economy, published in September 2020. I continue to work towards meeting that deadline. In November last year, I signed the Separate Collection (Deposit Return Scheme) Regulations 2021, providing the legal framework for the scheme,...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Illegal Dumping (23 Feb 2022)

Eamon Ryan: The Anti-Dumping Initiative (ADI) was introduced in 2017 to encourage a collaborative approach between local authorities, communities, and other State Agencies to tackling the problem of illegal dumping. Funding of over €12 million has been provided by my Department under the Initiative, which has supported the delivery of over 1,250 projects nationwide. Details of funding,...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Electric Vehicles (23 Feb 2022)

Eamon Ryan: The Deputy will be aware that Ireland has set an ambitious target of 936,000 EVs on our roads by 2030 that reflects the scale of the transformation needed to achieve its climate targets in the coming years. Under the National Development Plan €1bn has been allocated to specific carbon reduction measures, including vehicle electrification. The Government is fully committed to...