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Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Just Transition Fund (19 Feb 2021)

Eamon Ryan: I welcome the opportunity to set out the actions being taken by the Government in response to the announcement of the downsizing of the Moneypoint power station in west Clare. The programme for Government committed to achieving an average reduction of 7% per annum in overall greenhouse gas emissions from 2021 to 2030. This remains a key objective for the Government, and the changes to...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Just Transition Fund (19 Feb 2021)

Eamon Ryan: I referred to the 2019 climate action plan. In truth, we will have to be more ambitious in many different areas such as agriculture and transport, but also in energy. One of the areas where things will probably advance more quickly than was set out in the plan is that of power generation. While preparing my response to the Senator, I noted that the price of carbon today is almost...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (18 Feb 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 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 frustration when they are living so close to a fibre network but...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Climate Change Advisory Council (18 Feb 2021)

Eamon Ryan: Section 8 of the Climate and Low Carbon Development Act 2015 established the Climate Change Advisory Council on a statutory basis. In view of the statutory five-year term of the first Council expiring, I recently appointed the following new members to the Climate Change Advisory Council: - Ms. Marie Donnelly, Chairperson; - Professor John FitzGerald, Ordinary Member; - Professor Ottmar...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Illegal Dumping (18 Feb 2021)

Eamon Ryan: The Government's recently published “Waste Action Plan for a Circular Economy”, contains a commitment to ensure that all waste enforcement legislation will be “data proofed”, so that all available and emerging technologies can be fully utilised for enforcement activities in a manner which is General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) compliant. My Department is...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Sustainable Development Goals (18 Feb 2021)

Eamon Ryan: The UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and its 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is a significant and ambitious policy agenda that concerns all Government Departments. A fundamental feature of the 2030 Agenda is the inclusive and active voice stakeholders had in both the negotiation and adoption of the Agenda. Achieving sustainable development, and particularly the targets and...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Legislative Measures (18 Feb 2021)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 31 and 35 together. This 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 our climate objectives will be enacting the Climate Action and Low Carbon Development...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (18 Feb 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 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 frustration when they are living so close to a fibre network but...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Funding (18 Feb 2021)

Eamon Ryan: The information requested is being compiled and will be provided to the Deputy as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Inland Fisheries (18 Feb 2021)

Eamon Ryan: My Department has overall statutory and policy responsibility for the inland fisheries Sector. Inland Fisheries Ireland, which operates under the remit of my Departments has statutory responsibility for the management, protection, conservation and promotion of the inland fisheries and sea angling resource. Adherence to the relevant requirements of EU Directives is a key consideration for...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Government Communications (18 Feb 2021)

Eamon Ryan: This review was managed by the Government Information Service in Department of the Taoiseach and is not related to the work of the Communications Sectoral Area within my Department. I have been informed however, that the majority of recommendations were already in train prior to the review and continue to be developed as part of the Programme for Government’s commitment to...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Legislative Measures (18 Feb 2021)

Eamon Ryan: EU Regulation 2017/821 lays down supply chain due diligence obligations for Union importers of tin, tantalum and tungsten, their ores, and gold originating from conflict-affected and high-risk areas. Statutory Instrument No. 16 of 2021 (available at) designates the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications as Competent Authority for the purpose of EU Regulation 2017/821. There...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Just Transition Fund (18 Feb 2021)

Eamon Ryan: As Minister I have no direct role in relation to the horticulture sector. A working group has been established by the Minister of State for Heritage and Electoral Reform in the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage to examine the future role of peat in the horticulture sector and next steps. The objective of the 2020 Just Transition Fund is to fund innovative projects...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: North-South Interconnector (18 Feb 2021)

Eamon Ryan: The North South interconnector is a vital piece of national electricity infrastructure and critical to ensuring a safe, secure and competitive source of electricity in Ireland. The Interconnector is therefore part of regular discussions between myself and officials on an ongoing basis. The project is vitally important to the development of our energy infrastructure and it is critical to...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Environmental Policy (18 Feb 2021)

Eamon Ryan: The Environmental Protections Agency's National Inventory Report 2020 sets out emissions from different land use sectors. While wetlands, which cover areas used for peat production, was a net emitter of approximately 1.5 Mt CO2 equivalent in 2018, bog rehabilitation and restoration will play a key role in tackling our climate and biodiversity challenges in the coming decades. To support...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Environmental Policy (18 Feb 2021)

Eamon Ryan: I refer to the reply to Question No. 205 of 10 December 2020. My Department has no direct role in relation to the horticulture sector, including the sourcing of peat or peat products for the sector. However, a working group is being established by the Minister of State for Heritage and Local Government Reform in the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage to examine the...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Environmental Policy (18 Feb 2021)

Eamon Ryan: Significant further action is required to meet the climate ambition set out in the Programme for Government, which contains a commitment to an average 7% per annum reduction in overall greenhouse gas emissions from 2021 to 2030. It is the Government's priority to enact the Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2021, which sets the framework for how we will make...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Air Pollution (18 Feb 2021)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 44 and 46 together. While air quality in Ireland is generally good, the European Environment Agency’s Air Quality in Europe 2020 report indicates that in 2018 there were 1,410 premature deaths in Ireland as a result of air pollution, and a total of 17,560 years of life lost. The Environmental Protection Agency is responsible for monitoring ambient...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Climate Change Policy (18 Feb 2021)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 45 and 56 together. Responsibility for monitoring Ireland’s greenhouse gas emissions rests with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) who prepare our national emissions inventories and projections. Inventories are compiled by the EPA according to international standards to meet EU and UN reporting obligations and to inform national policy...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Telecommunications Infrastructure (18 Feb 2021)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 47, 48, 50 and 58 together. Providing telecommunication services is a matter for the relevant service providers operating in a fully liberalised market regulated by the Commission for Communication Regulation (ComReg), as independent Regulator. I recognise how vital telecommunications services are to citizens for so many aspects of their daily lives, including...