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Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Television Licence Fee (30 Jul 2020)

Eamon Ryan: An Post acts as issuing agent for TV Licence fee collection in accordance with Section 145 of the Broadcasting Act 2009 and all operational matters are dealt with by An Post. An Post makes every effort to bring evaders into the licensed pool and a considerable amount of time and resources are spent on dealing with this issue. An Post concentrates its initial efforts in getting people to buy...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Electric Vehicles (30 Jul 2020)

Eamon Ryan: There are currently in excess of 19,000 electric vehicles (EVs) under taxation in Ireland. This represents a five-fold increase on the number of electric vehicles that were on Irish roads at the end of 2017. The number of electric vehicles is expected to continue to increase as more models become available and the supporting infrastructure continues to be put in place. In October 2017, the...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Bord na Móna (30 Jul 2020)

Eamon Ryan: The Government is committed to supporting Bord na Móna to deliver an extensive multi-annual programme of rehabilitation of the company’s land bank. The July Jobs Stimulus Plan makes €15 million funding available this year to commence a multi-year programme for enhanced rehabilitation of 33,000 hectares of Bord na Móna peatlands. The funding will support a just...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Ministerial Communications (30 Jul 2020)

Eamon Ryan: Pending the setup of my official email address and remote access, I have occasionally requested documents to be sent to my private email address for review. The documentation relates to normal Departmental business. My advisers have not used their private email for any official business.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Ministerial Meetings (30 Jul 2020)

Eamon Ryan: A copy of my diary since my appointment as Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment and Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport is outlined below. Internal meetings have not been included. Date Meeting 09/07/20 IEA CLEAN ENERGY TRANSMISSIONS SUMMIT 10/07/20 INTRODUCTORY MEETING W/GERMAN AMBASSADOR ...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Ministerial Advisers (30 Jul 2020)

Eamon Ryan: On the commencement of every Dáil, the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform issues guidelines setting out the arrangements for the staffing of Ministerial Offices. The appointment of Special Advisers is subject to section 11 of the Public Service Management Act 1997. The Guidelines for the 33rd Dáil, which incorporate the principles of section 11 of the PMSA Act, are...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Electric Vehicles (30 Jul 2020)

Eamon Ryan: There are currently 658 standard public charge points as part of the ESB eCars charging network which is supported by this Department in respect of the contribution the Climate Action Fund is making to the network. This is supplemented by a limited number of charging points provided by local authorities and retail outlets. In addition there are also 80 fast chargers and four high powered...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Sustainable Development Goals (30 Jul 2020)

Eamon Ryan: Ireland has adopted a ‘whole-of-Government’ approach to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), with each Minister having responsibility for implementing individual SDG targets related to their functions. As Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment, I have lead responsibility for targets related to a number of SDGs, including Goal 12 on Sustainable...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Ministerial Advisers (30 Jul 2020)

Eamon Ryan: On the commencement of every Dáil, the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform issues guidelines setting out the arrangements for the staffing of Ministerial Offices. The appointment of Special Advisers is subject to section 11 of the Public Service Management Act 1997. The Guidelines for the 33rd Dáil, which incorporate the principles of section 11 of the PMSA Act, are...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Exploration Licences (30 Jul 2020)

Eamon Ryan: The Programme for Government - Our Shared Future - contains a commitment to end the issuing of new licences for the exploration and extraction of gas on the same basis as the decision taken in September 2019 by the previous Government in relation to oil exploration and extraction. I have made this commitment effective immediately: my Department is no longer accepting new applications for...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (30 Jul 2020)

Eamon Ryan: The information on mileage by Ministers in discharging their official duties is not available in my Department. The Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) has however indicated, based on data collected by the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport, that the average CO2 emissions of a new car was 112.7 gCO2/km in 2017 and 114 gCO2/km in 2018. The CSO indicate that average...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (30 Jul 2020)

Eamon Ryan: The Question refers to an area located within the AMBER area on the National Broadband Plan (NBP) High Speed Broadband Map which is available on my Department's website at . 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 Broadband Ireland (NBI). The NBP network...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Just Transition Commissioner (30 Jul 2020)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 153, 172, 173, 177 and 178 together. As stated in the Commissioner's report, the community workshops scheduled for April 2020 to be hosted by START as part of the Midlands process were delayed because of the national and international restrictions related to Covid-19. This was in line with public health guidance. The EU Platform for Coal Regions in...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Trading Online Voucher Scheme (30 Jul 2020)

Eamon Ryan: The Trading Online Voucher Scheme is managed by my Department and delivered nationwide in partnership with the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment, the Department of Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht, Enterprise Ireland, the 31 Local Enterprise Offices and Údarás na Gaeltachta. The Scheme offers advice and peer-to-peer support and a grant of up to...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Efficiency (30 Jul 2020)

Eamon Ryan: The Programme for Government and the Climate Action Plan set ambitious targets for the number and depth of residential retrofits to be completed by 2030. The targets are to retrofit 500,000 homes to a Building Energy Rating of B2/cost optimal equivalent and to install 400,000 heat pumps in existing buildings over the next 10 years. Retrofitting has the ability to contribute to a number of...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Raidió Teilifís Éireann (30 Jul 2020)

Eamon Ryan: My Department's estimates provides for a grant of €208.622m to RTE in 2020 from licence fee receipts, an increase of €9.3m over 2019. Licence fee receipts are comprised of receipts from An Post for direct sales of licences and a contribution from the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection in respect of free licences issued under the Household Benefits...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Climate Change Policy (30 Jul 2020)

Eamon Ryan: I noted the launch of the National Youth Council of Ireland Youth Manifesto on Climate Justice on 22 July, 2020. The Manifesto's Climate Policy aims are also central to the Programme for Government which sets out objectives in relation to Just Transition and Stakeholder Engagement. The Programme notes the moral duty to put social justice at the heart of our commitment to decarbonise and...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Radio Broadcasting (30 Jul 2020)

Eamon Ryan: Under section 25 (1)(c) of the Broadcasting Act 2009, it is the objective of the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland to endeavour to ensure the provision of open and pluralistic broadcasting services in the State. To this end, the BAI has put in place a Media Plurality policy and an Ownership and Control policy. It is the role of the BAI to review the compliance of broadcasters with their...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Data Centres (30 Jul 2020)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 159 and 160 together. Government policy in relation to data centres is primarily a matter for the Tánaiste and Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation. The Government Statement on the role of data centres in Ireland's Enterprise Strategy, 2018 recognises that a plan-led approach is needed to develop a range of measures to promote regional...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Cybersecurity Policy (30 Jul 2020)

Eamon Ryan: In December 2019 my Department published a new National Cyber Security Strategy which will run until 2024. The objectives of the Strategy are to improve the resilience and security of public sector IT systems to protect data and the services that people rely upon, to improve the ability of the State to respond to and manage cyber security incidents, including those with a national security...