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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Finalisation of Draft National Energy and Climate Plan and the National Long-Term Strategy: Discussion (28 May 2024)

Eamon Ryan: What is actually-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Finalisation of Draft National Energy and Climate Plan and the National Long-Term Strategy: Discussion (28 May 2024)

Eamon Ryan: They are being.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Finalisation of Draft National Energy and Climate Plan and the National Long-Term Strategy: Discussion (28 May 2024)

Eamon Ryan: It is being implemented.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Finalisation of Draft National Energy and Climate Plan and the National Long-Term Strategy: Discussion (28 May 2024)

Eamon Ryan: I think the sector knows it has to go zero-carbon. It is committed to science-based targets. It would be willing to work in a country and with a Government with a similar view and which facilitates the use of renewables, the use of storage, the use of biomethane and the use of district heat to get zero-carbon developments. That is where the industry is going to go. It is challenging...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Finalisation of Draft National Energy and Climate Plan and the National Long-Term Strategy: Discussion (28 May 2024)

Eamon Ryan: I agree that every sector is going to have to play its part and that no one gets an out. Agriculture is more challenging than others for a variety of reasons, first, a lot of agricultural emissions relate to land use and land use emissions are complicated. The science is complicated and it requires considerations of how we get that right. How we manage peaty soils is a big part of reducing...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Finalisation of Draft National Energy and Climate Plan and the National Long-Term Strategy: Discussion (28 May 2024)

Eamon Ryan: I was not particularly in favour of that. That did not come from a green perspective. That was a dairy industry proposal.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Finalisation of Draft National Energy and Climate Plan and the National Long-Term Strategy: Discussion (28 May 2024)

Eamon Ryan: I think we need to pay for a whole new generation of people coming in. Not to disrespect anyone who is an older farmer, but their sons and daughters need to have a clear economic future going into the family farm and the current system does not really incentivise that. The solution to this is for us to provide income certainty to farmers and to pay for nature as well. One of the reasons I...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Finalisation of Draft National Energy and Climate Plan and the National Long-Term Strategy: Discussion (28 May 2024)

Eamon Ryan: They have to be treated in a slightly different way outside the rest of the sectors within a UN system, so within our land use emissions and in our European strategies. The reason we had to take it is that the science keeps changing. The science around the peaty soils in forests saw a 7 million tonnes swing in terms of the scientific assessment of what the impact of our forestry model was....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Finalisation of Draft National Energy and Climate Plan and the National Long-Term Strategy: Discussion (28 May 2024)

Eamon Ryan: The budgets are set but they are treated in a different manner compared to these other sectoral areas.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Finalisation of Draft National Energy and Climate Plan and the National Long-Term Strategy: Discussion (28 May 2024)

Eamon Ryan: We have-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Finalisation of Draft National Energy and Climate Plan and the National Long-Term Strategy: Discussion (28 May 2024)

Eamon Ryan: No, it is not like in the five-year strategy or budget arrangement.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Finalisation of Draft National Energy and Climate Plan and the National Long-Term Strategy: Discussion (28 May 2024)

Eamon Ryan: I do not agree. There will be a role for HVO but it is likely to be in the transport area, or again in those industrial high intense heat application areas because it is very limited and it is an important resource-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Finalisation of Draft National Energy and Climate Plan and the National Long-Term Strategy: Discussion (28 May 2024)

Eamon Ryan: I beg to differ. In terms of us closing the gap, going further and doing more and in regard to the expansion of heat pumps for industrial lower grade heat needs but also domestically, if there is one area where we need to go further and faster, it is in the deployment of heat pumps. They are the better technology and are suited to Irish housing, the Irish climate and the use of our...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Finalisation of Draft National Energy and Climate Plan and the National Long-Term Strategy: Discussion (28 May 2024)

Eamon Ryan: There will be some amount of fuels and they will be in transport and in intense or industrial heat applications.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Finalisation of Draft National Energy and Climate Plan and the National Long-Term Strategy: Discussion (28 May 2024)

Eamon Ryan: I beg to differ on that one.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Defective Building Materials (28 May 2024)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 97 and 121 together. Homeowners eligible for works under the Defective Concrete Blocks (DCB) scheme may apply for energy upgrade grants administered by the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI). Homeowners’ whose applications comply with the existing SEAI Scheme criteria and guidelines can access SEAI grants in line with the usual...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Solar Energy Guidelines (28 May 2024)

Eamon Ryan: Setback distances for solar panels are specified under planning regulations. S.I No 493 of 2022, Planning and Development Act 2000 (Exempted Development) (No.3) Regulations 2022: notes that “solar photo-voltaic or thermal collector panels shall be a minimum of 50cm from the edge of a roof on which it is mounted” These setback distances exist for several reasons including...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Building Energy Rating (28 May 2024)

Eamon Ryan: The Warmer Homes Scheme delivers a range of energy efficiency measures free of charge to households at risk of energy poverty. There are a number of home energy improvements offered as part of the scheme. The upgrades that will be recommended for a property will depend on many factors, including age, size, type and condition of the property. For each eligible home, SEAI’s technical...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Tobacco Control Measures (28 May 2024)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 108, 109 and 110 together. Disposable vaping devices can and should be recycled in a responsible manner however in practice they present several challenges to our current waste collection and recycling system. While my Department’s public consultation on this matter, held last summer, found that there is a high level of support for a ban on...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Wind Energy Guidelines (28 May 2024)

Eamon Ryan: My Department is preparing offshore wind energy marine planning guidelines under Section 7 of the Maritime Area Planning Act 2021. The guidelines are being worked on as a matter of urgency and are expected to be finalised by Q4 of 2024. A public consultation will be carried out. Development of the draft guidelines is being coordinated through a cross disciplinary working group includes...