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Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Climate Change Policy (16 Sep 2021)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 42 and 62 together. The Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Act, 2021 strengthens the role of Local Authorities for effective climate action. It sets out legislative requirements for each Local Authority to prepare a Climate Action Plan, which will include both mitigation and adaptation measures, and be updated every five...

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

Eamon Ryan: The Programme for Government and the Climate Action Plan set ambitious targets to retrofit 500,000 homes to a Building Energy Rating of B2 or cost optimal and to install 400,000 heat pumps in existing buildings over the next 10 years. A new National Retrofit Plan will be published in quarter 4 of this year. The plan is designed to address barriers to energy efficiency investments...

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

Eamon Ryan: My Department funds a number of SEAI grant schemes to support homeowners to improve the energy efficiency of their properties. 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 more comfortable homes that are easier to heat and light. Some...

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

Eamon Ryan: The Programme for Government and the Climate Action Plan set ambitious targets for the number and depth of residential retrofits to be completed by 2030. The targets are to retrofit 500,000 homes to a Building Energy Rating of B2 and to install 400,000 heat pumps in existing buildings by 2030.  This year, €221.5 million in capital funding has been provided for SEAI residential...

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

Eamon Ryan: To ensure genuine community participation in the separate community category of the Renewable Electricity Support Scheme (RESS), the definition of a community-led project for the purposes of forthcoming RESS auctions will include the stipulation that such projects must be fully owned by a Renewable Energy Community (REC). The REC definition employed in RESS was largely derived from the REC...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Renewable Energy Generation (16 Sep 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. It is assisted in its statutory role by EirGrid which is responsible for the day-to-day management of the electricity transmission system. The CRU has advised me that they have identified...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Bord na Móna (16 Sep 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 peat-fired power stations and the end of peat harvesting by Bord na Móna.The Government approved funding of €108 million for Bord na Móna’s large-scale peatlands restoration project...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Data Centres (16 Sep 2021)

Eamon Ryan: The Government policy in relation to data centres and entreprise policy is primarily a matter for the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment. Any national planning guidelines that might be considered would a matter for the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage.The Government Statement on the Role of Data Centres in Ireland's Enterprise...

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

Eamon Ryan: The Programme for Government commits to expanding and incentivising micro-generation to help people generate renewable electricity for their own use and sell excess electricity back to the grid.My Department outlined proposals for a new Micro-generation Support Scheme (MSS) in a public consultation that closed in February last. A summary report of the submissions received has been...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Climate Change Policy (16 Sep 2021)

Eamon Ryan: Ireland is committed to concerted global action to address the climate crisis and engages in negotiations under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and the Paris Agreement through its membership of the European Union (EU).   Ireland has actively engaged with its EU partners in preparation for the 26th Conference of the Parties of the UNFCCC (COP26)...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Climate Change Policy (16 Sep 2021)

Eamon Ryan: Reporting and publication of progress under the Climate Action Plan 2019 and the subsequent Interim Climate Action Plan 2021 is carried out by the Department of the Taoiseach. The most recently published quarterly progress report on the Interim Climate Actions, which continues the reporting of the Climate Action Plan 2019, shows an average delivery rate of approximately 78%. The reports...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Climate Change Policy (16 Sep 2021)

Eamon Ryan: The most recent quarterly progress report on the Climate Action Plan 2019 - including new Interim Climate Actions - shows an average delivery rate of 78%. These quarterly reports, which are available on the government website, are compiled and published by the Department of the Taoiseach. The development of 2021 Climate Action Plan is well underway. As with the 2019 Climate Action...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Cycling Facilities (16 Sep 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 responsibility for the planning and development of public transport infrastructure, including cycling and walking infrastructure. In February 2021 the NTA published details of the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (16 Sep 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 securing the provision of public passenger transport services nationally.  The NTA also has responsibility for local and rural transport, including the management of Rural Transport Programme...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (16 Sep 2021)

Eamon Ryan: As Minister for Transport, I have responsibility for overall policy and securing exchequer funding in relation to the National Roads Programme. Once funding arrangements have been put in place with Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII), under the Roads Acts 1993-2015, and in line with the National Development Plan (NDP), the planning, design and construction of individual national roads is...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Policy (16 Sep 2021)

Eamon Ryan: The Programme for Government – Our Shared Future sets out an ambitious and wide-ranging set of commitments in relation to walking and cycling, supported by an increased multi-annual budgetary allocation over the lifetime of the Government. From 2021 to 2025 we will see the equivalent of 20% of the 2020 transport capital budget, approximately €360 million...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (16 Sep 2021)

Eamon Ryan: Improving public transport services and infrastructure is central to improving citizens' quality of life. Within the Greater Dublin Area, MetroLink will have an important part to play in the integrated transport system of the future and enable more and more people to make the switch to sustainable mobility. In an Irish context, MetroLink is no ordinary project and is likely the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (16 Sep 2021)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 82 and 99 together. I thank the Deputies for their questions and propose to take both together as they relate to the improvement of Luas generally. I think there are three aspects to be considered in the context of improving Luas services in Dublin – - The introduction of new and extended trams on the existing system; - The ongoing planning and design...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Policy (16 Sep 2021)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 83 and 129 together. I am pleased to inform the Deputy that this year, we have seen a significant increase in funding, in line with the Government’s prioritisation of Active Travel and Greenways. I was delighted to announce earlier this year an allocation of €72.8 million towards a Rural Active Travel Investment Programme which will...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Local Authorities (16 Sep 2021)

Eamon Ryan: As stated in the Programme for Government, this Government is committed to making local government stronger, more accountable, and more responsive to the communities it serves. I certainly believe that an important element of that overall commitment is the enactment of legislation in relation to the office of a directly elected mayor in Limerick and I welcome the publication of...