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Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Just Transition Commissioner (10 Nov 2020)

Eamon Ryan: I refer to the replies to Questions Nos. 112,109, and 101 on today's order paper.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: EU Issues (10 Nov 2020)

Eamon Ryan: The Programme for Government sets out that, as Ireland moves towards carbon neutrality, it does not make sense to develop LNG terminals that import fracked gas. If the Shannon LNG terminal project were to apply for inclusion in the 2021 list of EU Projects of Common Interest, Ireland would not provide the required Member State approval and therefore the project would not be included in the...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Policy (10 Nov 2020)

Eamon Ryan: The Programme for Government commits to prioritising the development of micro-generation, letting people sell excess power back to the grid by July 2021. The measures set out below will assist in delivering this commitment. The Commission for Regulation of Utilities (CRU) published a Roadmap for the Clean Energy Package’s Electricity and Renewables Directives in March this year,...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (10 Nov 2020)

Eamon Ryan: The National Broadband Plan (NBP) State led Intervention will be delivered by National Broadband Ireland (NBI) under a contract signed last November 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 over 544,000 premises, including almost 100,000 businesses and farms along with 695 schools.The NBP...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (10 Nov 2020)

Eamon Ryan: The National Broadband Plan (NBP) State led Intervention will be delivered by National Broadband Ireland (NBI) under a contract signed last November 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 over 544,000 premises, including almost 100,000 businesses and farms along with 695 schools.Broadband...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Medical Waste Disposal (10 Nov 2020)

Eamon Ryan: The Mywaste.ie website contains advice on how households should dispose of  various waste materials including medical and clinical waste, at the following link . As indicated on the website, households wishing to dispose of hazardous clinical waste, such as syringes, should contact their local HSE for advice on how to manage it safely.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Postal Services (10 Nov 2020)

Eamon Ryan: An Post is a commercial State company with a mandate to deliver a postal delivery service and a viable post office network. It is also designated as the sole universal service provider under the Communications Regulation (Postal Services) Act 2011 which requires it to, among other matters, fulfil the universal service obligation of a five-day-per-week delivery service.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Telecommunications Services (10 Nov 2020)

Eamon Ryan: The Question refers to premises which are located in the AMBER area on the National Broadband Plan (NBP) High Speed Broadband Map which is available on my Department's website at 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, the contract for which was signed in November last with National...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Efficiency (10 Nov 2020)

Eamon Ryan: Contractors installing insulation under any scheme supported by an SEAI grant must carry out the works in line with the SEAI’s Domestic Technical Standards and Specifications and best practice and technical guidance documents including:- S.R. 54:2014 Code of practice for the energy efficient retrofit of dwellings - Building Regulations Technical Guidance Documents (Latest updates of...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (10 Nov 2020)

Eamon Ryan: The National Broadband Plan (NBP) State led Intervention will be delivered by National Broadband Ireland (NBI) under a contract signed last November 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...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Grant Payments (10 Nov 2020)

Eamon Ryan: The details for 2019 requested by the Deputy in relation to the microgeneration Solar PV grant scheme administered by the Sustainable Energy Authority Ireland (SEAI) on behalf of my Department are listed in the table below: Solar PV 2019 Applications 3,692 Payments 1,433 Payments (€) ...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Environmental Regulations (10 Nov 2020)

Eamon Ryan: Section 108 of the Environmental Protection Agency Act 1992 provides for any person, or group of persons, to seek an order in the District Court to have annoyance causing noise abated, if reasonable cause is shown. The procedures involved allow for action to be taken without legal representation.In addition, Section 107 of the Environmental Protection Agency Act 1992 provides Local...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Clean Air Strategy (10 Nov 2020)

Eamon Ryan: My Department is currently working to finalise Ireland’s first National Clean Air Strategy which I intend to publish in the coming months. There are a number of national policy frameworks already in place which will also help to reduce pollutant emissions and improve air quality, such as the Climate Action Plan, National Energy Efficiency Action Plan and the National Renewable Energy...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (10 Nov 2020)

Eamon Ryan: In July 2019, in order to finalise the mapping exercise required under the State Aid Guidelines on Broadband, my Department conducted a consultation in relation to the High Speed Broadband Map. This consultation sought submissions from operators who wished to have their existing high speed broadband networks or plans to invest in high speed broadband networks over the following 7 years to be...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (10 Nov 2020)

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: Renewable Energy Generation (10 Nov 2020)

Eamon Ryan: Ireland’s marine area is approximately ten times our land mass, and from a renewable energy perspective, one of the most energy-intensive in the EU. The development of this indigenous, clean and sustainable resource will contribute towards the achievement of our 2030 and 2050 climate goals, while also establishing a valuable energy market and tangible benefits to local marine...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Renewable Energy Generation (10 Nov 2020)

Eamon Ryan: The Programme for Government commits to producing a plan setting out a path to achieve 5 GW of offshore wind by 2030 as well as a longer term plan setting out how we will take advantage of the massive potential of offshore energy on the Atlantic Coast, in particular taking advantage of a potential of at least 30GW of offshore floating wind power in the Atlantic. This plan will focus on...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Flood Risk Management (10 Nov 2020)

Eamon Ryan: Geological Survey Ireland has been monitoring Lough Funshinagh since August 2016 as part of it’s turlough water level monitoring network. Since 2016 the data has been made available upon request to stakeholders and in July 2020 it became publicly available and downloadable via GSI’s online services. Using the data collected to date, GSI has published predictive flood mapping...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Data (10 Nov 2020)

Eamon Ryan: The Programme for Government confirms that a reliable supply of safe, secure and clean energy is essential in order to deliver a phase-out of fossil fuels. The Government is committed to the rapid decarbonisation of the energy sector and will take the necessary action to deliver at least 70% renewable electricity by 2030.The Table below shows the percentage of electricity...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Climate Change Policy (10 Nov 2020)

Eamon Ryan: In relation to Ireland's existing 2030 EU target to reduce greenhouse gases in the non-Emissions Trading System sector by 30%, the Climate Action Plan 2019 sets out the policies and measures to achieve this. A range of key actions have been delivered to achieve emission reduction targets for Ireland. Key actions delivered include: Publication of the Climate Action and Low Carbon Development...