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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: They are just as important. Every home matters. I have met and listened to Professor Kevin Anderson, who is an eminent, articulate and compelling advocate for stronger climate action, and I would not ignore for even a moment the warnings and analysis that he presents. His analysis is scientific and fact based and deserves to be heeded. I believe I met him briefly at the Paris climate...

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: My understanding is that the Climate Change Advisory Committee, CCAC, which is independent in how it does its work, may have a meeting next week. I expect the carbon budgets to come out of that, all going well, and the Government hopes to respond the following week with a new draft climate action plan. The Dáil will be away next week but will have returned by then. I hope to be able...

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: The Deputy is right about the importance of using plain language. One would only be warming up with the likes of LDCs and SIDS. There could be a half an hour's worth of acronyms at a COP meeting. There is a difficulty in that the structures are really complex. Much of the problem is that the subjects being discussed are very science-orientated. That is a good thing because science is the...

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.

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: There were no small questions there. My sense from the European Council meeting last week was not that my colleagues were optimistic - I would not say that - but the outlook was not as bleak as it was three or four months ago. There have been a couple of initiatives. The US is to increase its declared climate finance contribution, although I do not know if it is all finalised and we have...

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 ask Ms Griffin to come in on the loss and damage issue

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Fuel Sales (19 Oct 2021)

Eamon Ryan: The 2011 Regulations, to which the Deputy refers, were revoked and replaced by the Air Pollution Act (Marketing, Sale, Distribution and Burning of Specified Fuels) Regulations 2012, as amended.These Regulations extended the ban on the marketing, sale and distribution of specified bituminous fuels and introduced a ban on the residential burning of these fuels in private...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Prices (19 Oct 2021)

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, including the matters raised by the Deputy, is solely a matter for the Commission for Regulation of...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Conservation (19 Oct 2021)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 258, 263 and 264 together. The Climate Action Plan and Programme for Government set highly ambitious targets for the number and depth of retrofits to be completed by 2030. A new National Retrofit Plan to be published shortly will detail the Government’s approach to meeting these targets and will address barriers to retrofit across four key areas:...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Conservation (19 Oct 2021)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 259 and 260 together. Improving the energy efficiency of our homes and reducing their carbon emissions is a key priority.  €5 billion in carbon tax receipts will be invested by my Department to support the achievement of our national targets which are to retrofit 500,000 homes to a Building Energy Rating of B2/cost optimal...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Conservation (19 Oct 2021)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 261 and 262 together. The installation of smart meters is a key enabler for the energy transition to a decarbonised system as outlined in both the National Development Plan and the Climate Action Plan. The move to upgraded digital meters will bring many benefits for energy customers by enhancing competition, making bills more accurate, providing customers with...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Renewable Energy Generation (19 Oct 2021)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 265 and 266 together. A Micro-Generation working group, chaired by my Department, is developing an enabling framework for micro-generation which tackles existing barriers and establishes suitable supports within relevant market segments. Within the Working Group, there has been extensive engagement between my Department and the Department of Housing,...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Conservation (19 Oct 2021)

Eamon Ryan: The Better Energy Warmer Homes Scheme delivers a range of energy efficiency measures free of charge to low-income households vulnerable to energy poverty. To date, over 143,000 homes have received free upgrades under the scheme.  In the first six months of 2021, the average value of the energy efficiency measures provided per household was...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Conservation (19 Oct 2021)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 268 and 299 together. This year, some €221.5 million in capital funding was provided for SEAI residential and community retrofit schemes, including the Solar PV scheme and the Building Energy Rating programme.  This represents an 82% increase on the 2020 allocation and is the largest amount ever for the schemes.  The National...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Conservation (19 Oct 2021)

Eamon Ryan: Improving the energy efficiency of our homes and reducing their carbon emissions is a critical climate priority and a major focus of the funding provided in the National Development Plan review.  €5 billion in carbon tax receipts will be invested by my Department to support the achievement of our national targets which are to retrofit 500,000 homes to a Building...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Policy (19 Oct 2021)

Eamon Ryan: My Department is carrying out a review of the security of energy supply of Ireland’s electricity and natural gas systems.  The review is being carried out for the period to 2030 in the context of net zero emissions by 2050.  A technical analysis is currently underway which will be published to help inform a public consultation.  The review will consider a range of...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Post Office Network (19 Oct 2021)

Eamon Ryan: The work of the interdepartmental group is at an advanced stage and the report will be submitted to Government in the near future.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Aquaculture Industry (19 Oct 2021)

Eamon Ryan: Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) operates a working hatchery in Cong, Co. Mayo. I am advised by IFI that they are working on development and operational options which will be submitted to the Department for consideration in the coming months.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Renewable Energy Generation (19 Oct 2021)

Eamon Ryan: A Clean Export Guarantee (CEG) tariff will be available to all renewables self-consumers later this year, including those with solar PV installations, subject to regulatory arrangements and the transposition of Articles 21 and 22 of the recast Renewable Energy Directive (RED II).This tariff represents the first phase of a comprehensive enabling framework for micro-and small-scale...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Renewable Energy Generation (19 Oct 2021)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 277 and 278 together. The management of ESB-owned facilities are an operational matter for the Board and management of the ESB. The Just Transition Commissioner made a recommendation in his first progress report, published in May 2020, that a study be undertaken in relation to the future potential of the ESB power stations at both...