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Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Renewable Energy Generation (10 Mar 2021)

Eamon Ryan: Planning policy is a matter for the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage. My Department, under Action 30 of the Climate Action Plan, has engaged extensively with the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage to review the existing planning exemptions for rooftop solar PV micro-generation. That Department has agreed to...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Telecommunications Infrastructure (10 Mar 2021)

Eamon Ryan: The Programme for Government commits to developing a new National Digital Strategy which will utilise the increased level of national connectivity that is being delivered by the National Broadband Plan.Preliminary work, co-ordinated by the Department of the Taoiseach, had been undertaken on a draft strategy in the lifetime of the previous Government and the experience of Covid-19 has only...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Climate Change Policy (10 Mar 2021)

Eamon Ryan: The Government is committed to an average 7% per annum reduction in overall greenhouse gas emissions from 2021 to 2030, equivalent to a 51% reduction over the decade, and to achieving net zero emissions by 2050 at the latest. A key aspect of delivering on this ambition will be enacting the Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill, which will underpin the on-going development...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Efficiency (10 Mar 2021)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 120 and 182 together. The Programme for Government and the Climate Action Plan set ambitious targets to retrofit 500,000 homes to a Building Energy Rating of B2/cost optimal and to install 400,000 heat pumps in existing buildings over the next 10 years.€221.5 million in capital funding has been provided this year for SEAI residential and community...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (10 Mar 2021)

Eamon Ryan: There are 29,759 premises located within the National Broadband Plan State Led Intervention Area of County Tipperary.  As of 3 March, some 8,643 (29%) of the premises have been surveyed. These include areas near to Tipperary Town and the surrounding townlands of Aherloe, Ballinalard and Bansha. Survey are progressing in the Roscea area and surrounding townlands,...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Natural Gas Imports (10 Mar 2021)

Eamon Ryan: The Programme for Government sets out that the Government does not support the importation of fracked gas and commits to developing a policy statement to establish that approach. My Department is in the process of developing the policy statement, which includes the consideration of any necessary legislative and regulatory provisions. This includes detailed examination of the European...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Broadband Infrastructure (10 Mar 2021)

Eamon Ryan: The Question refers to a premises located in the AMBER area on the National Broadband Plan (NBP) High Speed Broadband Map which is available on my Department's website . 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 frustration when they are living so close to a fibre network but cannot get a...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Efficiency (10 Mar 2021)

Eamon Ryan: A total of €221.5 million in capital funding has been provided for SEAI residential and community retrofit schemes this year. This represents an additional €100 million, or an 82% increase, on the 2020 allocation and is the largest ever budget for the schemes. This funding has already enabled a call for projects under a new National Retrofit One-Stop-Shop Development Scheme...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Illegal Dumping (10 Mar 2021)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 152 and 154 together. My Department continues to work closely with both the EPA and the Waste Enforcement Regional Lead Authorities through the National Waste Enforcement Steering Committee to ensure that the legislation in place is robust and effective in assisting their enforcement efforts. The Waste Action Plan for a Circular Economy published in September...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Local Authority Staff (10 Mar 2021)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 153 and 155 together. The Litter Pollution Acts 1997 to 2009 provide the statutory framework to combat littering. Under the Acts, the primary management and enforcement response to littering is a matter for local authorities and each local authority must determine the most appropriate course of action to take to tackle litter pollution in their...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Programme for Government (10 Mar 2021)

Eamon Ryan: I refer to the reply to Question No. [13252/21] on today's Order Paper. 

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Broadband Infrastructure (10 Mar 2021)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 157 and 162 together. The Questions refer to a 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: Energy Efficiency (10 Mar 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 and to install 400,000 heat pumps in existing buildings over the next 10 years. SEAI grant schemes will be a central element of the Government's approach to achieving our national retrofit targets. A total of €221.5 million in capital funding has...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Warmer Homes Scheme (10 Mar 2021)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 163 and 164 together. The Better Energy Warmer Homes Scheme delivers a range of energy efficiency measures free of charge to low income households vulnerable to energy poverty. The scheme is funded by my Department and administered by the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI). To date over 142,000 homes have received free upgrades leaving them better...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Better Energy Communities Programme (10 Mar 2021)

Eamon Ryan: The Communities Energy Grant Scheme (formerly known as the Better Energy Communities Scheme)  funded by my Department and operated by the SEAI, makes grant funding available for community-based partnerships to improve the energy efficiency of the building stock in their area.  The scheme is applicable to homes, community facilities, and businesses.The data requested relating to 2020...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Climate Action Plan (10 Mar 2021)

Eamon Ryan: The Climate Action Plan 2019 commits to work with other Member States and the European Commission to consider the creation of an alternative regulatory regime (such as an ETS-type system) for agricultural emissions. The aim of such a system would be to help address the challenge of meeting increasing food demand internationally, while at the same time, contributing to climate commitments,...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Waste Management (10 Mar 2021)

Eamon Ryan: I refer to the reply to Question [8998/21] of 17 February 2021. The position is unchanged.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Renewable Energy Generation (10 Mar 2021)

Eamon Ryan: The results of the first RESS auction were approved by Government in September 2020, with 82 successful projects made up of  479MW of onshore wind energy projects and 796MW of solar energy projects. The Department issued notices of award for these 82 projects in September 2020. Subsequently 14 projects have withdrawn from RESS-1 consisting of 13 solar projects and one wind...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Resources (10 Mar 2021)

Eamon Ryan: My Department is carrying out a review of the security of energy supply of Ireland’s electricity and natural gas systems which is focusing on the period to 2030 in the context of ensuring a sustainable pathway to 2050. This review will include a detailed technical analysis and a public consultation. A request for tender for the provision of consultancy services to undertake...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Climate Change Policy (10 Mar 2021)

Eamon Ryan: The AgClimatise Strategy is intended to deliver upon the ambition set out in the Climate Action Plan 2019, which is designed to meet Ireland's existing EU climate targets. My Department, including relevant Agencies under its aegis, was included in the engagement exercise conducted by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine during the development of the AgClimatise Roadmap. ...