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Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Sustainable Energy Communities (2 Dec 2021)

Eamon Ryan: The Sustainable Energy Communities (SEC) Programme is administered by the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) on behalf of my Department. The Programme supports the low carbon energy transition by developing skills and capacity, at a community level, in determing how to use less energy, adopting lower carbon options for transport and heating, shifting energy use to off-peak times...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Bord na Móna (2 Dec 2021)

Eamon Ryan: The Government approved funding of €108 million for Bord na Móna’s large-scale peatlands restoration project to rehabilitate 33,000 hectares of peatlands under the Enhanced Decommissioning, Rehabilitation and Restoration Scheme (EDRRS). The Scheme has resulted in Bord na Móna reassigning employees from peat harvesting activities into rehabilitation operations, while...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Policy (2 Dec 2021)

Eamon Ryan: The Excellence in Energy Efficiency Design (EXEED) support scheme is managed by the SEAI. My Department does not hold details of individual applicants or applications to the EXEED scheme.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Expenditure (2 Dec 2021)

Eamon Ryan: The information requested is set out in the following table: Year Electricity Heat 2016 €228,772 €66,945 2017 €201,226 €87,094 2018 €182,122 €74,023 2019 €193,346 €69,872 ...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Properties (2 Dec 2021)

Eamon Ryan: My Department in conjunction with its Health and Safety consultants prepared a Covid-19 Response Plan. It contains a number of control measures to ensure there is good ventilation in the Department's offices. These include the regular servicing of air conditioning systems and maximising natural ventilation with the introduction of an open window policy.My Department...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (2 Dec 2021)

Eamon Ryan: I am not specifically aware of the document the Deputy refers to, but am generally aware that there are often a wide range of costs ascribed to re-openings of any disused railway line.  As the Deputy may be aware, my Department, in co-operation with the Department for Infrastructure (Northern Ireland), is undertaking a Strategic Rail Review which will inform the development of the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (2 Dec 2021)

Eamon Ryan: As Minister for Transport I have responsibility for overall policy and exchequer funding in relation to the National Roads Programme.  Under the Roads Acts 1993-2015 and in line with the new National Development Plan (NDP) 2021-2030, the planning, design and construction of individual national roads is a matter for Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII), in conjunction with the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Greenways Provision (2 Dec 2021)

Eamon Ryan: As Minister for Transport, I have responsibility for overall policy and exchequer funding in relation to Greenways. The planning, design and construction of individual Greenways is a matter for Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII), in conjunction with the local authorities concerned, it will be vital that any proposed Greenway have the support of the relevant Local Authority as...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Greenways Provision (2 Dec 2021)

Eamon Ryan: As Minister for Transport, I have responsibility for overall policy and exchequer funding in relation to Greenways. The planning, design and construction of individual Greenways is a matter for Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII), in conjunction with the local authorities concerned, it will be vital that any proposed Greenway have the support of the relevant Local Authority as...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Policy (2 Dec 2021)

Eamon Ryan: My Department has had initial contact with Revenue and the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM), regarding the feasibility of using part of the Kilrane State facilities site to facilitate HGV drivers for parking up purposes at the Port.  The Department will also raise this issue with HSE who also avail of the site. I understand that based on current average occupancy...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Expenditure (2 Dec 2021)

Eamon Ryan: The information requested is set out below in tabular form for the years 2017 to date. As the electricity provider for the Department of Transport does not separate lighting costs from overall electricity, the information supplied is for the cost for general electricity, oil and gas for both Dublin and our decentralised offices.  Utility 2017 2018 2019...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Properties (2 Dec 2021)

Eamon Ryan: I am committed to ensuring that all of my Department's offices provide a safe environment for staff and the citizen. The Department is acutely aware of the importance ventilation in reducing the transmission of COVID-19 and has taken the following steps  to improve ventilation in our office buildings: - Where natural ventilation is available Staff have been advised to open windows when...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Electricity Generation (1 Dec 2021)

Eamon Ryan: There are three separate and distinct phases of the framework for micro- and small-scale renewable electricity generation in Ireland. The first is the pending introduction of a Clean Export Guarantee (CEG) tariff. This will allow all renewables self-consumers to receive remuneration from their electricity supplier for all excess renewable electricity exported to the...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (1 Dec 2021)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 50 and 51 together.The financial capability and capacity of each consortium member was assessed prior to awarding the NBP contract and guarantees were entered regarding equity commitments. The NBP contract contains sufficient mechanism to monitor ongoing financial stability of the project which includes financial reporting requirements.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Climate Change Policy (1 Dec 2021)

Eamon Ryan: The 2021 Climate Action Plan sets out a just transition policy framework to ensure that we effectively monitor and manage our transition to climate neutral economy through structures and responses already in place and planned, that our responses remain flexible so that we can respond to future transition challenges, and that we target the areas in need of support. This policy framework is...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (1 Dec 2021)

Eamon Ryan: The National Broadband Plan (NBP) State led Intervention will be delivered by National Broadband Ireland (NBI) under a contract to roll out a high speed and future proofed broadband network within the Intervention Area which covers 1.1 million people living and working in the over 554,000 premises, including almost 100,000 businesses and farms along some 699 schools. The NBP roll out is...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Renewable Energy Generation (1 Dec 2021)

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.Prior...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Water Services (1 Dec 2021)

Eamon Ryan: I have no function in relation to this issue. Policy responsibility for this issues rests with the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage with operational responsibility resting with Irish Water.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Policy (1 Dec 2021)

Eamon Ryan: The National Energy Research Development & Demonstration (RD&D) Programme is administered by the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI). Outline call timelines are indicated on the SEAI website, with grant awards expected from Q4 2021, full details at: www.seai.ie/grants/research-funding/research-development-and -demonstration-fund/The 2021 Call received a significant...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Bus Services (1 Dec 2021)

Eamon Ryan: As Minister for Transport, I have responsibility for policy and overall funding in relation to public transport.  The National Transport Authority (NTA) has statutory responsibility for the planning and development of public transport infrastructure including the provision of bus stops and bus shelters. Noting their responsibility in the matter, I have referred the Deputy's...