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Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (4 Jul 2019)

Brian Stanley: From a response I received earlier this year to a parliamentary question I know that €10.9 million was spent on agency staff last year, one of the highest ratios in the country.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (4 Jul 2019)

Brian Stanley: Are the people of Laois being taken for fools?

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (4 Jul 2019)

Brian Stanley: When will the facilitator be appointed to start the consultation process? Could the Minister indicate whether we are being taken for fools in County Laois?

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Better Energy Homes Scheme (4 Jul 2019)

Brian Stanley: It normally works out badly for me.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Electric Vehicles (4 Jul 2019)

Brian Stanley: 17. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his plans to increase the use of electric vehicles, EVs, here. [28305/19]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Electric Vehicles (4 Jul 2019)

Brian Stanley: I ask the Minister about his plans to increase the number of EVs on the road. This is one of the big challenges we face.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Electric Vehicles (4 Jul 2019)

Brian Stanley: While the situation regarding EVs has improved this year, they are still a lot more expensive than ordinary petrol or diesel vehicles and are beyond the reach of many households. There are also concerns about range anxiety, which is a major issue. In that context, how many charging points are there in the State? What scale of increase in the number of such points is planned for the coming...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Electric Vehicles (4 Jul 2019)

Brian Stanley: If I have picked up what the Minister stated correctly, the ESB will own the existing 600 chargers, including the 500 that are to be upgraded. That is to be welcomed.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Electric Vehicles (4 Jul 2019)

Brian Stanley: To move on to fees for charging, will the service stations, typical fuel suppliers, be encouraged to install charging points? Will the local Topaz garage have charging points? Is there any plans for such a scheme to be rolled out? Will there be a charge to use such points? How will it be regulated? There is also in issue in respect of grid capacity. The revenue from petrol and diesel...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Renewable Energy Generation Targets (4 Jul 2019)

Brian Stanley: I accept that there will have to be a rules-based auction system. My question is whether, as the shareholder and representative of the public in the ESB, Bord na Móna and Coillte, the Minister sees those companies becoming major players here. A lot of that is a matter for the policy direction of Government notwithstanding that the boards of those companies will make their own...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Better Energy Homes Scheme (4 Jul 2019)

Brian Stanley: 16. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of homes planned to be insulated and retrofitted by 2030; and the support that will be offered to households. [28309/19]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Better Energy Homes Scheme (4 Jul 2019)

Brian Stanley: I have the place to myself. Normally, I get in only one priority question with the rest falling at the back. My question is to ask the Minister how many homes the Department intends to insulate and see retrofitted by 2030. What kind of State support will be made available in that regard?

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Better Energy Homes Scheme (4 Jul 2019)

Brian Stanley: The reply refers to the retrofitting of 500,000 homes by 2030, which is a significant and welcome target. The problem, however, is that I received a previous reply from the Department which stated that over a three-year period, 305 homes benefitted from deep retrofitting grants provided by the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland, which is a minuscule number in the context of what we are...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Better Energy Homes Scheme (4 Jul 2019)

Brian Stanley: On skills, I highlight to the Minister the Mount Lucas training centre run by the Laois and Offaly Education and Training Board. The potential exists to expand that centre, which is geographically located in the middle of the country. I asked questions about the centre seven years ago, at which stage fewer than 20 people went through it in one year. According to a reply to a parliamentary...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Renewable Energy Generation Targets (4 Jul 2019)

Brian Stanley: 14. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the renewable energy infrastructure he plans to develop or assist in developing by 2030. [28308/19]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Renewable Energy Generation Targets (4 Jul 2019)

Brian Stanley: We are moving fast this morning and I am looking around to see where the rest of the left is: there are huge gaps on the benches. What plans do the Minister and his Department have to assist in the development of renewable energy infrastructure plans by 2030, which is one of the big challenges we face?

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Renewable Energy Generation Targets (4 Jul 2019)

Brian Stanley: I thank the Minister for that reply. He mentioned the Celtic interconnector, which is a very important and welcome development for this country. It is hoped that when we develop renewable sources, electricity will be exported by the interconnector and it will help guarantee our supply. Last week, I received a reply from the Minister's Department to a parliamentary question, which said that...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Energy Policy (4 Jul 2019)

Brian Stanley: 7. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his plans for a microgeneration scheme; and the role he envisages for the Microgeneration Support Scheme Bill 2017 in the plan. [28306/19]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Energy Policy (4 Jul 2019)

Brian Stanley: My question is on the Minister's plans for microgeneration. How will my Microgeneration Support Scheme Bill fit into his plans? The Bill has completed Second Stage and a report is due on it.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Energy Policy (4 Jul 2019)

Brian Stanley: I hope the Bill is not opposed by Government. I first introduced it in 2017 but it has been moving at a snail's pace. I am glad that Committee Stage is under way, as the Minister of State noted. We are awaiting the clerk's report on that and I hope we will be able to see quicker progress at that point. Will the Government block the Bill? Should we expect it to use the money message...