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Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage (21 Apr 2021)

Eamon Ryan: We have everything to gain from going green in tourism, in the high-tech, low-carbon manufacturing that we are really skilled in, in farming, food and in every one of the industries that is strong in this country. We have everything to gain from going green, but we need to change.

Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage (21 Apr 2021)

Eamon Ryan: We need to change from putting all the blame, shame and pressure on the consumer for doing the right thing and instead change the system so that it is easier for people to do the right thing. That is what this Bill is about. It is a Bill for system change that delivers a just transition, a new economic model that is fairer, more balanced, more secure and sustainable in every way.

Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage (21 Apr 2021)

Eamon Ryan: To change the system, we need our system – the public service and the agencies of the State-----

Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage (21 Apr 2021)

Eamon Ryan: -----which must take the lead, be flexible and creative and be willing to make mistakes and to learn from other countries and share with them what we are doing. We are stepping up as leaders today and, more than anyone else, it is the public service that will step up as leaders. I thank the officials and advisers in my Department and in others who have been central to the drafting of this...

Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage (21 Apr 2021)

Eamon Ryan: We are lucky and proud to have the public service that we have, whose staff are independent, straight and hard working. This is going to put them to the test. This legislation, more than anything else, is going to put significant demands on them. I will set out in the provisions how they will do their work and what they are going to do in the next 30 years. As is proper procedure...

Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage (21 Apr 2021)

Eamon Ryan: Our increased ambition to 2030, in law, will ensure that for the first time Ireland goes beyond just setting targets.

Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage (21 Apr 2021)

Eamon Ryan: It instead guarantees, to the best extent possible, that we deliver on our fair share of the global effort, in essence, providing real climate justice. Of key significance in this Bill is the embedding, in a statutory process, of carbon budgeting and sectoral emission targets. Carbon budgets will explicitly cover the whole economy, include all greenhouse gases and provide a ceiling of...

Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage (21 Apr 2021)

Eamon Ryan: This approach provides an appropriate balance between certainty and flexibility. It provides certainty on our medium-term goals-----

Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage (21 Apr 2021)

Eamon Ryan: I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." It is time for us to take action as signatories of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. It is time, five years after the signing of the Paris climate agreement, for us to start to show real ambition and bring this home. It is also time for hope. There is some hope in this country these days that we may be able to...

Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2021: Order for Second Stage (21 Apr 2021)

Eamon Ryan: I move: "That Second Stage be taken now."

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Closed-Circuit Television Systems (21 Apr 2021)

Eamon Ryan: The use of CCTV and other Audio-Visual recording equipment in assisting waste enforcement efforts is primarily an operational decision for local authorities.  I understand that in 2020, the Data Protection Commission (DPC) initiated a number of investigations into the use of CCTV and other Audio-Visual Recording (AVR) equipment by a number of  State...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: North-South Interconnector (21 Apr 2021)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 220 and 245 together. The North-South Interconnector is critical to improving the efficient operation of the all-island single electricity market and increasing security of electricity supply in Ireland and Northern Ireland. It will also help Ireland to move towards our 70% renewable electricity target by 2030. A resilient and...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Resources (21 Apr 2021)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 221 and 232 together. The review of the security of energy supply of Ireland’s electricity and natural gas systems is focussing on the period to 2030 in the context of ensuring a sustainable pathway to 2050. The review includes a technical analysis and public consultation. Consultants have been appointed to undertake the technical analysis...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (21 Apr 2021)

Eamon Ryan: My Department continues to work with the Department of Education to prioritise schools with no high speed broadband, within the Intervention Area, for connection over the term of the National Broadband Plan. In this regard, an acceleration of this aspect of the National Broadband Plan was announced in December which will see some 679 primary schools connected to high speed broadband by...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (21 Apr 2021)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 224 and 294 together. The Questions refer to premises located in the AMBER area on the National Broadband Plan (NBP) High Speed Broadband Map which is available on my Department's website www.broadband.gov.ie.The AMBER area represents the area to be served by the network to be deployed under the NBP State led intervention. I appreciate people's...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Covid-19 Pandemic (21 Apr 2021)

Eamon Ryan: I have no function in relation to the matters raised by the Deputy. Responsibility for policy in relation to wastewater is a matter for the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (21 Apr 2021)

Eamon Ryan: On 23 March 2021, the Government approved the final text of the Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill. The Bill will define how five-year carbon budgets and related sectoral targets will be set, with every sector contributing, ensuring we continue to work to achieve a broad political and societal consensus on the transition to a climate neutral economy and society....

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (21 Apr 2021)

Eamon Ryan: The High Speed Broadband Map, which is available at www.broadband.gov.ie, shows the areas which will be included in the National Broadband Plan (NBP) State led intervention as well as areas targeted by commercial operators. The map is colour coded and searchable by address and Eircode.· Premises in the AMBER area will be provided with high speed broadband through the State led...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Inland Fisheries (21 Apr 2021)

Eamon Ryan: The National Inland Fisheries Forum (NIFF) was established by Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) in accordance with Section 7 of the Inland Fisheries Act 2010 to facilitate broad stakeholder input into policy formulation. The first two terms of the NIFF have expired and the last meeting took place in April 2018. Officials from my Department are currently...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (21 Apr 2021)

Eamon Ryan: The National Broadband Plan (NBP) State led Intervention will be delivered by National Broadband Ireland (NBI) under a contract to roll out a high speed and future proofed broadband network within the Intervention Area which covers 1.1 million people living and working in the over 544,000 premises, including almost 100,000 businesses and farms along with 695 schools ensuring no premises...