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Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Rural Broadband Scheme (28 Jul 2020)

Eamon Ryan: The National Broadband Plan (NBP) is the Government’s plan to rollout high speed broadband to the 1.1 million people living and working in the nearly 540,000 premises including almost 100,000 businesses and farms, along with 695 schools where commercial operators will not commit to deliver the service. The NBP State led Intervention will be delivered by National Broadband Ireland (NBI)...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Climate Action Plan (28 Jul 2020)

Eamon Ryan: Transport energy demand reduction through active travel, remote working and increased public transport in addition to electrification of transport will be key to reducing our transport emissions. The programme for Government commits to a fundamental change in the nature of transport in Ireland. It includes a range of measures across cycling and walking, greenways, transport infrastructure,...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Environmental Protection Agency (28 Jul 2020)

Eamon Ryan: A total of €38,761,099 in Vote funding was provided by the Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment to the Environmental Protection Agency during 2019.The breakdown of this funding is as follows: Total Current €24,831,099 Pay €16,796,000 Pension €3,643,213  ...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Conservation (28 Jul 2020)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 95 and 97 together. 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...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Conservation (28 Jul 2020)

Eamon Ryan: The Climate Action Plan set out that all public buildings should reach a Building Energy Rating (BER) level of B by 2030. A study, funded by the European Commission's Structure Reform Support Service, is currently underway to inform the policies and measures that will be necessary to achieve this target. This study is examining how best to implement a comprehensive building...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Bodies Data (28 Jul 2020)

Eamon Ryan: The following table provides a breakdown of the 2020 Vote allocations for the agencies under the aegis of my Department: State Body / Agency Allocation € 000’s Digital Hub Development Agency 795 Raidió Teilifís Éireann* 209,622 TG4* 37,233 Sustainable...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Electricity Grid (28 Jul 2020)

Eamon Ryan: The North South Interconnector is critical to improving the efficient operation of the Single Electricity Market and increasing security of electricity supply across the island of Ireland. It will also help us to move towards 70% renewable electricity. A resilient and well connected energy infra structure is vital for Ireland’s economic well-being and the ability to respond to the...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Fishing Industry (28 Jul 2020)

Eamon Ryan: The Wild Salmon and Seatrout Tagging Scheme regulations, which are made every year to take account of stock changes require anglers to record salmon and sea trout that are caught and whether they are retained and released and to return these records to IFI.  The commercial salmon fishery does not operate on a catch and release basis. However, where the annual commercial...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (28 Jul 2020)

Eamon Ryan: The National Broadband Plan (NBP) is the Government’s plan to rollout high speed broadband to the 1.1 million people living and working in the nearly 540,000 premises including almost 100,000 businesses and farms, along with 695 schools where commercial operators will not commit to deliver the service. The NBP State led Intervention will be delivered by National Broadband Ireland...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Grant Payments (28 Jul 2020)

Eamon Ryan: My Department funds a number of grant schemes to support homeowners to improve the energy efficiency of their properties. These are administered by the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI). Since 2000, over 400,000 homeowners have upgraded their homes with support from these schemes.  This has resulted in warmer, healthier and more comfortable homes that are easier to heat and...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Grant Payments (28 Jul 2020)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 103 and 104 together. I propose to answer Question numbers 103 and 104 together. The Electric Vehicle (EV) Purchase Grant Scheme, administered by the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI), currently provides up to €5,000 in grant support for the private purchase of a new electric car and up to €3,800 for the commercial purchase...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Telecommunications Services (28 Jul 2020)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 105, 106, 107 and 108 together. I propose to take Questions Nos 105,106,107 and 108 together. 5G Mobile Networks are in their early stages of rollout globally, and will offer both improved services to customers and likely give rise to a variety of new use cases for telecommunications services. Importantly, the software based nature of...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: North-South Interconnector (28 Jul 2020)

Eamon Ryan: The North South Interconnector is critical to improving the efficient operation of the Single Electricity Market and increasing security of electricity supply across the island of Ireland. It will also help us to move towards 70% renewable electricity, a commitment made in the Programme for Government Our Shared Future. A resilient and well connected energy infrastructure is vital for...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Electric Vehicles (28 Jul 2020)

Eamon Ryan: My Department does not directly commission the installation of electric vehicle (EV) charging points. It does, however, provide support for the installation of charging infrastructure through the SEAI and the Climate Action Fund (CAF) to facilitate the development of Ireland’s charging network. My Department has committed €10m from the CAF to enable ESB ecars in...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Grant Payments (28 Jul 2020)

Eamon Ryan: The Support Scheme for Renewable Heat (SSRH) was developed to financially support the adoption of renewable heating systems by commercial, industrial, agricultural, district heating and other non-domestic heat users.  The primary objective of the SSRH is to contribute to meeting Ireland’s renewable energy targets while also reducing greenhouse gas emissions.  The...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Forestry Sector (28 Jul 2020)

Eamon Ryan: Addressing the related challenges of climate change, biodiversity loss and deforestation requires effective multilateral cooperation at the international level. In relation to climate change, Ireland's engagement with its EU and international partners takes place through the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and the Paris Agreement. Ireland is committed to...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: North-South Interconnector (28 Jul 2020)

Eamon Ryan: The North South Interconnector is critical to improving the efficient operation of the Single Electricity Market and increasing security of electricity supply across the island of Ireland. It will also help us to move towards 70% renewable electricity, a commitment made in the Programme for Government Our Shared Future. A resilient and well connected energy infrastructure is vital for...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (28 Jul 2020)

Eamon Ryan: There is no change, or proposed change, to processes or charges for connections under the National Broadband Plan for existing or new builds in rural locations. The National Broadband Plan contract provides for the provision of fibre for almost 537,000 premises, with provision to accommodate any newly constructed premises within the intervention area during the term of the contract. All...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Grant Payments (28 Jul 2020)

Eamon Ryan: My Department funds a number of grant schemes to help homeowners to improve the energy efficiency of their properties. These schemes are administered by the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI). Since 2000, approximately 400,000 homeowners have upgraded their homes with support from these schemes. This has resulted in warmer, healthier and more comfortable homes that are easier to...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Grant Payments (28 Jul 2020)

Eamon Ryan: The solar PV Scheme, which commenced in July 2018, targets domestic customers, solar PV installations (rooftop solar panels), self-consumption (grant to assist with installation costs with no tariff for export) and battery energy storage systems (BESS). The Scheme was reviewed in December 2019 and the costs of installation were assessed. Some grant changes were made to the scheme...