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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Carbon Budgets and Climate Action Plan: Engagement with Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications (16 Nov 2021)

Eamon Ryan: That is the sort of detail I would love to get from the committee in getting recommendations for the carbon budgets. A detailed analysis from the committee at this stage would be very welcome and helpful.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Environmental Schemes (16 Nov 2021)

Eamon Ryan: The Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) administers the solar PV grant scheme to help homeowners install rooftop solar PV equipment. Details of eligibility criteria and how to apply are set out on the SEAI website at www.seai.ie. Under the scheme, a Letter of Offer confirms to the applicant that they have been approved for a grant up to a certain amount, subject to...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Climate Action Plan (16 Nov 2021)

Eamon Ryan: At least €500 million will be available from the Climate Action Fund over the period to 2027 to support projects, initiatives and research that contribute to the achievement of Ireland’s climate and energy targets and goals. In addition, the Government will make major investments through substantial other funding, set out in the National Development Plan. To...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Climate Action Plan (16 Nov 2021)

Eamon Ryan: The Government is committed to a just transition in the Midlands region and has dedicated significant funding to supporting workers, companies and communities affected by the closure of the ESB's peat-fired power stations and the end of peat harvesting by Bord na Móna. The National Just Transition Fund was made available in 2020 to support communities transitioning to a low carbon...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Climate Action Plan (16 Nov 2021)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 144 to 146, inclusive, together. The Programme for Government recognises the need for research and development of hydrogen from renewable sources, known as ‘green hydrogen’, for use in power generation and as a zero-emission energy source in difficult-to-decarbonise sectors such as transport and industry. While there are...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Digital Hubs (16 Nov 2021)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 147 and 152 together. In April 2021, the Government decided to dissolve the Digital Hub Development Agency and to transfer its properties to the Land Development Agency. My Department continues to engage with the DHDA and the LDA in this regard, and it is also keenly aware of the need and value of community engagement as part of its plans for the regeneration...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Food Waste (16 Nov 2021)

Eamon Ryan: Please see the table at the link below showing the breakdown of funding for the Stop Food Waste programme from 2014 to date. More information on the EPA’s food waste prevention programme can be found on the EPA website at: www.epa.ie/our-services/monitoring--assessment/circular-econ omy/food-waste/. (In addition work on food waste prevention is included in other NWPP funded...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: EU Directives (16 Nov 2021)

Eamon Ryan: Delays by the EU Commission in producing the necessary guidance and implementing legislation caused significant difficulties for all Member States in meeting the deadline for transposing this Directive. Ireland, in common with some other Member States, decided to transpose the Directive in stages.  . The initial transposition of the Directive was completed by the...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Fisheries Protection (16 Nov 2021)

Eamon Ryan: A public consultation process on a potential conservation bye-law in relation to Arctic Char will close at 5pm today (Tuesday 16 November).I am advised by IFI that Arctic char stocks are particularly susceptible to a range of anthropogenic pressures such as eutrophication, climate change, water abstraction and invasive species. The current status of Arctic char is listed in the International...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Electricity Generation (16 Nov 2021)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 154 and 169 together. The pending introduction of a Clean Export Guarantee (CEG) tariff will represent the first phase of a comprehensive enabling framework for micro-and small-scale generators in Ireland, including micro- and small-scale hydroelectric, wind and solar PV installations. This will allow them to receive remuneration from their...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Electricity Generation (16 Nov 2021)

Eamon Ryan: The Programme for Government commits to expanding and incentivising micro-generation, and to developing a solar strategy to ensure that a greater share of our electricity needs is met through solar PV. The pending introduction of a Clean Export Guarantee (CEG)  tariff represents the first phase of a comprehensive enabling framework for micro-and small-scale generators in...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Climate Action Plan (16 Nov 2021)

Eamon Ryan: The Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Acts 2015 to 2021 (the Acts) commit Ireland to a legally binding target of net-zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by no later than 2050, and to reducing GHG emissions by 51% by 2030, compared to 2018 levels. The Acts establish a legally binding framework with clear targets and commitments set in law, and ensure the necessary structures and...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Production (16 Nov 2021)

Eamon Ryan: The Commission for Regulation of Utilities (the CRU) has statutory responsibility, under S.I. 60 of 2005, to monitor and take measures necessary to ensure the security of electricity supply in Ireland.  The CRU is assisted in its statutory role by EirGrid, the electricity transmission system operator. The CRU is an independent statutory body. The Electricity Regulation Act (ERA) 1999...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Climate Action Plan (16 Nov 2021)

Eamon Ryan: The Climate Action Plan has 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. My Department is engaging with the Department of Finance and the...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Renewable Energy Generation (16 Nov 2021)

Eamon Ryan: The Support Scheme for Renewable Heat (SSRH) is a government funded initiative designed to increase the energy generated from renewable sources in the heat sector whilst also reducing greenhouse gas emissions. The scheme is open to commercial, industrial, agricultural, district heating, public sector and other non-domestic heat users and is administered by Sustainable Energy Authority of...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Environmental Schemes (16 Nov 2021)

Eamon Ryan: My Department funds a number of grant schemes to support homeowners to improve the energy efficiency of their properties. These are administered by the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI). Since 2000, over 450,000 homeowners have upgraded their homes with support from these schemes, representing nearly one home in four across the country. This has resulted in warmer, healthier and...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Electricity Generation (16 Nov 2021)

Eamon Ryan: The Programme for Government commits to expanding and incentivising micro-generation, to allow people to generate their own electricity for their own use and to sell excess electricity to the grid. The  Climate Action Plan 2021 reaffirms the Government's commitment to delivering a micro-generation policy framework.   The pending introduction of a Clean Export...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Consultations (16 Nov 2021)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 165 and 166 together. A summary report of the submissions to the public consultation on the Micro-generation Support Scheme has already been published and is available on my Department's website at gov.ie - Public Consultation on a Micro-generation Support Scheme (MSS) in Ireland (www.gov.ie).

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Bodies (16 Nov 2021)

Eamon Ryan: Under the Climate Action Plan, a Micro-generation Working Group, chaired by my Department, has been developing an enabling framework for micro-generation that addresses existing barriers and establishes suitable supports within relevant market segments. A meeting of the group has been held in each of the following months of 2021 to date: February, March, April, May, June,...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Meetings (16 Nov 2021)

Eamon Ryan: The information requested is being compiled and will be sent to the Deputy shortly.