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Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Prices (14 Dec 2021)

Eamon Ryan: Government is acutely aware of the impact that the recent increases in energy prices is having on households. This is a global phenomenon and expert commentators, including the International Energy Agency (IEA), have attributed this to a range of demand and supply factors that have contributed to a tightening of the European gas market supplies and the upward trend in wholesale gas prices...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Prices (14 Dec 2021)

Eamon Ryan: Government is acutely aware of the impact that the recent increases in global energy prices is having on households. This is a global phenomenon and various commentators, including the International Energy Agency, have attributed this to a range of demand and supply factors that have contributed to a tightening of the European gas market supplies and the upward trend in wholesale gas...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Schemes (14 Dec 2021)

Eamon Ryan: The National Retrofit Plan, published last month as part of the Climate Action Plan, set ambitious targets to retrofit 500,000 homes to a Building Energy Rating of B2 or carbon equivalent 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. COVID-19 related...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Illegal Dumping (14 Dec 2021)

Eamon Ryan: 2020 data indicates an increase in the reporting of illegal dumping incidents, perhaps due to increased activity levels locally due to lockdown. However, data received from the National Litter Pollution Monitoring System for 2020 and from the Waste Enforcement Regional Lead Authorities (WERLAs) indicates that this was not matched by a corresponding increase in illegal dumping volumes. ...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Postal Services (14 Dec 2021)

Eamon Ryan: In accordance with Circular 25/2016, An Post also provides a dedicated email address for Oireachtas members. The relevant contact details have been forwarded to the Deputy directly. An Post has a dedicated Customer Service Charter page on its website outlining the complaints process in place by the company. www.anpost.com/Customer-Charter/Feedback-Complaints The Commission for...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Offshore Exploration (14 Dec 2021)

Eamon Ryan: Information on all petroleum authorisations is updated and published on a quarterly basis on gov.ie (www.gov.ie/en/publication/10d43-acreage-reports-and-concess ion-maps/). The most recent such report was published in respect of the three-month period ending 30 September 2021. In addition, Section 57 of the Petroleum and Other Minerals Development Act 1960 requires that I lay before the...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Schemes (14 Dec 2021)

Eamon Ryan: There are a wide range of capital supports funded by my Department and administered by the SEAI that enable all businesses to reduce their carbon emissions and improve their energy efficiency: - The Support Scheme for Renewable Heat (SSRH) provides financial support in the adoption of renewable heating systems by commercial, industrial, agricultural, district heating and other non-domestic...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Electricity Generation (14 Dec 2021)

Eamon Ryan: The Commission for Regulation of Utilities (the CRU) has statutory responsibility to ensure security of electricity supply. This includes the duty to monitor security of electricity supply and to take such measures as it considers necessary to protect security of supply. The Commission for Regulation of Utilities is assisted in its statutory role by EirGrid. The challenges to security of...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (14 Dec 2021)

Eamon Ryan: The approach and scope of the modelling used for determining the indicative emissions reduction targets for the 2021 Climate Action Plan (CAP) and for the modelling used in developing the Climate Change Advisory Council’s (CCAC) proposed carbon budget programme were, in both cases, closely determined by the requirements established under the Climate Action and Low Carbon Development...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (14 Dec 2021)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 130 to 132, inclusive, together. The 2021 Climate Action Plan (CAP 2021) committed to reducing emissions from the residential and commercial buildings sectors to between 3.5 - 4.5 Mt CO2eq. by 2030, from 7.9 Mt in 2018. CAP 2021 did not, however, include either cumulative or annual emissions savings on the specific contribution of the Plan’s retrofit...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Programmes (14 Dec 2021)

Eamon Ryan: The Current and Capital allocations to the Energy Transformation Programme in Budgets 2021 and 2022 are shown below: 2021 2022 Programme (€m) Current Capital Total Current Capital Total B - ENERGY TRANSFORMATION 44 270 314 51 318 368 ...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Environmental Policy (14 Dec 2021)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 136 and 137 together. The ‘Glasgow Climate Pact’, while reflecting a compromise of positions and adopted by consensus of all Parties concerned, keeps alive the ambition of restricting global temperature rise to 1.5 degrees. It strikes a balance between increasing climate ambition, delivering on calls for increased climate finance and...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Commissions of Investigation (14 Dec 2021)

Eamon Ryan: There are no Commissions of Investigation ongoing under the remit of my Department.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Climate Change Policy (14 Dec 2021)

Eamon Ryan: The role of National Dialogue on Climate Action (NDCA) is to engage, enable and empower everyone in society to transition to a climate neutral economy in a way that is fair, just, and accessible. The delivery of the objectives of the NDCA will be measured through qualitative and quantitative research. The NDCA work programme annual cycle will be implemented in a manner that facilitates...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Research and Development (14 Dec 2021)

Eamon Ryan: My Department, through SEAI, has supported the development of ocean technologies for 10 years, investing approximately €20 million. Since 2019, ocean and offshore energy research and innovation has been funded through SEAI’s RD&D programme. SEAI has developed and funds test and demonstration facilities for ocean energy technologies in Ireland. The LiR National Ocean Test...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Planning Issues (14 Dec 2021)

Eamon Ryan: The Office of the Chief State Solicitor provide representation to the Minister in respect cases before the courts. The costs of such representation are discharged by the Office of the Chief State Solicitor. Third party costs orders against the Minister are, subject to assessment or as the case may be, adjudication, discharged by the Minister. In this respect, there have been no third-party...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Schemes (14 Dec 2021)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 147 and 174 together. The Climate Action Plan and National Retrofit Plan have set ambitious targets to retrofit 500,000 homes to a Building Energy Rating of B2 or carbon equivalent and to install 400,000 heat pumps in existing buildings by the end of 2030.My Department is engaging with the Department of Finance, the Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Schemes (14 Dec 2021)

Eamon Ryan: While it is a rare event, some electricity consumers can be without power from time to time. This can occur due to weather related events, such as the recent Storm Barra, network faults and network maintenance. It is also possible that some consumers could be without electricity due to insufficient generation to meet demand. However, it should be noted that there have been no...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Schemes (14 Dec 2021)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Question Nos 149 and 171 together. The National Retrofit Plan, published last month as part of the Climate Action Plan, set ambitious targets to retrofit 500,000 homes to a Building Energy Rating of B2 or carbon equivalent 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...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Environmental Policy (14 Dec 2021)

Eamon Ryan: My Department leads on a range of cross-cutting policies which have a positive impact on the environment. Following on from the enactment of the Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Act in July, I recently published the Climate Action Plan 2021 which sets out how Ireland will reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 51% by 2030 relative to 2018, and puts us on a pathway to...