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Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Solar Energy Guidelines (20 Oct 2021)

Eamon Ryan: The Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland administers a grant scheme to help homeowners to install rooftop solar PV panels on their homes. The funding allocated to the scheme for 2021 was €8 million.  As of end Q3 2021, 2,328 homes had received support under the scheme, of which 989 achieved a BER B2 rating or above, with €5.3 million in supports...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Contracts (20 Oct 2021)

Eamon Ryan: My Department has no records of meetings or correspondence from 1 January 2017 to date between officials in my Department and the company referred to in the Question, nor has my Department engaged the services of the company during that time.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Solar Energy Guidelines (20 Oct 2021)

Eamon Ryan: Solar PV supports for schools are available  as one of the range of measures under the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) Communities Energy Grant Scheme, which makes grant funding available for community-based partnerships to improve the energy efficiency of the building stock in their area. The scheme supports community-oriented projects based on cross-sectoral...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Climate Change Policy (20 Oct 2021)

Eamon Ryan: The Climate Change Advisory Council (CCAC) consists of a chairperson and 13 ordinary members. Ordinary members of the Advisory Council receive an annual fee of €9,800, with the Chair receiving an annual fee of €16,250, in line with the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform scale of approved fees for chairpersons and members of State Boards. Ex officio members of...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Functions (20 Oct 2021)

Eamon Ryan: My Department has discussed the preparation of a material flow analysis for the Irish economy with the Environmental Protection Agency in the context of the forthcoming establishment of the Agency’s Circular Economy Programme. I believe this would represent an important statistical and analytic tool for future policy development regarding the circular economy, and my Department will...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Economic and Social Research Institute (20 Oct 2021)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 71 and 72 together. I propose to take Questions Nos  71 and  72 together. The carbon tax is one of many policies in place that are aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions.  The Oireachtas has legislated, through the 2020 Finance Act, to progressively increase the rate of carbon tax each year so that it will reach a rate of...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Policy (20 Oct 2021)

Eamon Ryan: International supply chains are currently under considerable strain as global economies emerge from Covid. Ireland’s international supply chains are similarly challenged. In relation to shipping, shipping costs across the globe have risen considerably. This is largely attributed to the disruption caused to the global supply chains by the COVID-19 pandemic. On a more local level, the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Contracts (20 Oct 2021)

Eamon Ryan: Neither I, nor any official from my Department has held meetings or conducted correspondence with the company named in the period 1 January 2017 to date, as far as I am aware.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (20 Oct 2021)

Eamon Ryan: Providing a sustainable, low-carbon transport system is a key priority of the Irish Government. The Programme for Government commits to 7% average annual emissions reduction to 2030; ultimately, the goal is for a zero-emission mobility system by 2050. Decarbonisation of heavy-duty vehicles will be key to achieving this objective in the transport sector. To promote the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (20 Oct 2021)

Eamon Ryan: As the Minister for Transport, I have responsibility for policy and overall funding in relation to public transport. However, I am not involved in the day-to-day operations of public transport. The issue raised is an operational matter for Iarnród Éireann, in conjunction with the National Transport Authority (NTA), and I have forwarded the Deputy's question...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and COP26: Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications (19 Oct 2021)

Eamon Ryan: I thank the Chair. At the start of my opening statement, I was drawn to recollect that a former Member of the Houses, Senator Jim Dooge, was seminally involved in the establishment of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, UNFCCC, and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, IPCC, the structures of which we will be discussing today. He was one of the founding fathers of modern...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and COP26: Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications (19 Oct 2021)

Eamon Ryan: Climate change is such a global matter that we believe we need to think big but we have to bring it back home. The Deputy spoke about rural areas and I was thinking about rural areas I know. I was thinking we could bring it back to the Mizen Peninsula, including Goleen and Schull. I could speak to my colleague, Ms Griffin, as she comes from Schull and would have a direct interest in it....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and COP26: Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications (19 Oct 2021)

Eamon Ryan: I know the area well. There is also the question of the land there. There is tension in the debate around climate change and those bachelor farmers - they are not all bachelor farmers - with bullocks on the side of a hill often get all the blame. These suckler farmers are seen as the worst offenders when it comes to climate change but they are not. We will need cattle grazing some of that...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and COP26: Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications (19 Oct 2021)

Eamon Ryan: I will ask Ms Griffin to come in on the loss and damage issue from the Department's perspective. Senator Higgins is right that we need to strive for 1.5°C keeping it alive, which is the slogan of this conference. In all these targets, we are looking at probabilities. I think net zero by 2050 gives us a 50% chance of keeping the global average temperature increase below 1.5°C....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and COP26: Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications (19 Oct 2021)

Eamon Ryan: Yes. Everything is done to minimise the risk and reduce the probabilities. With regard to climate finance, the Senator is right that the $100 billion pledge goes back over ten years to the COP. I hope it will be possible to get the developed world and Annex I countries to make the contribution and build trust. We will do everything we can to support that. There was a World Resources...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and COP26: Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications (19 Oct 2021)

Eamon Ryan: I agree. My recollection of that programme for Government commitment is that it is climate finance doubling within the ODA budget, not taking from other areas of overseas assistance, be it fighting hunger, education or the other range of initiatives we do. That is why I mention our Department and the Departments of Finance and Agriculture, Food and the Marine. It is not just coming from...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and COP26: Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications (19 Oct 2021)

Eamon Ryan: Within that diverse contribution, they have a critical role and the UK presidency is conscious of that and is looking to include a lot of youth participation in both mainstream and sideline events----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and COP26: Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications (19 Oct 2021)

Eamon Ryan: Regarding the comment about the opinion poll, it is true and interesting. It is not unusual. Over the years, typically if people are asked in opinion polls about the issues they are concerned about and the environment is included, it would be lucky to come in at the bottom of the list. People are understandably more concerned about how to get to the end of the month rather than the end of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and COP26: Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications (19 Oct 2021)

Eamon Ryan: Regarding the impact of climate change, it seems that Ireland will be wetter and stormier in the north and west in particular. We could also have drier conditions in the south and east. We could have flooding and drought problems. Critical to the work the Government must do is the land use plan we committed to in the programme for Government. This involves looking not just at how we can...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and COP26: Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications (19 Oct 2021)

Eamon Ryan: I agree with the Senator that those who question why we should do this when other countries, some of them larger than Ireland, are not doing it miss the understanding that this new economy, in which Europe, the US and China are investing, is a better economy. Those who want to opt out and stick with the old system risk missing out in terms of the jobs and much more secure economic...