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Ceapachán an Taoisigh agus Ainmniú Chomhaltaí an Rialtais - Appointment of Taoiseach and Nomination of Members of Government (9 Apr 2024)

Eamon Ryan: We have agreed a first principle in the other change in transport. Everything has to change because of the scale of the challenge. The principle is that it comes from the bottom up. The local authorities will have to decide, and they are starting. Dublin City Council is to change the city this summer. Dún Laoghaire is doing the same. I will be encouraging every single councillor in...

Ceapachán an Taoisigh agus Ainmniú Chomhaltaí an Rialtais - Appointment of Taoiseach and Nomination of Members of Government (9 Apr 2024)

Eamon Ryan: It is not just an economy we need, it is a society. That comes with spending on the arts and sport, as well as on education and health. I want to welcome the three new Ministers named today. To Deputy Peter Burke in enterprise, if you talk to your predecessor, Deputy Coveney, and to your Secretary General, they will say it is clear, certain and true that the future economy has to be...

Taoiseach a Ainmniú - Nomination of Taoiseach (9 Apr 2024)

Eamon Ryan: Similarly, I would argue with regard to the Minister, Deputy Donnelly, that any honest assessment of the outcomes for delivery to improve the health qualities of our people would again show a record of improvement that we need to continue with a laser focus because that is what is important for our people. Similarly, as the Taoiseach said, we, as a people, are starting to turn and show real...

Taoiseach a Ainmniú - Nomination of Taoiseach (9 Apr 2024)

Eamon Ryan: There are immediate tasks in warming up the Irish people in delivering a solar revolution, delivering retrofitting and delivering public transport. The Deputies can laugh at that but it actually improves and transforms the quality of people's lives, which it is our job to deliver. We have immediate projects. Rather than having an election, I believe we should spend our time delivering a...

Taoiseach a Ainmniú - Nomination of Taoiseach (9 Apr 2024)

Eamon Ryan: That is a question, Michael. That would be up to the people. The people have a choice there. This is a big, historic, important European election where, on the one hand, we have people putting themselves forward saying “Europe is full”, “Climate action can wait”, “I would not touch those vaccines” or “We do not need to restore...

Taoiseach a Ainmniú - Nomination of Taoiseach (9 Apr 2024)

Eamon Ryan: We all know about those incredibly difficult decisions. Anyone here who has been a councillor knows it is one of the hardest places to be because sometimes you have to take a hard vote. The public gallery is behind you and you have to raise your hand for something that you believe is right but is not what everyone wants to see. Our constitutional imperative should be focusing on those...

Taoiseach a Ainmniú - Nomination of Taoiseach (9 Apr 2024)

Eamon Ryan: I think he is very well-placed. Just as background, as a teenager, he established the AAA autism group in Wicklow. Believe it or not, this is not that unusual. Right across the country, there are civic actions like that where people are co-ordinating and organising to improve the quality of the lives of their people. In autism alone, we have Snowflakes Autism Support in Swords, which...

Taoiseach a Ainmniú - Nomination of Taoiseach (9 Apr 2024)

Eamon Ryan: I start by thanking Deputy Varadkar for the work he has done, particularly in the past four years but also over his time in this Dáil. As leader of his party and as Taoiseach, he leaves the county in a position whereby the economy has never been stronger. History will judge Leo's timing in how he managed Brexit with the British Government, knowing when was the time for a deal and what...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Conservation (9 Apr 2024)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 57, 59 and 60 together. The Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) operates the Warmer Homes Scheme on behalf of my Department. Delivering free energy upgrades to low-income households and reducing the waiting times for the Warmer Homes Scheme is a top priority for my Department and the SEAI. My officials continue to work with the SEAI to maximise...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Public Sector Pensions (9 Apr 2024)

Eamon Ryan: Both myself and the Minster for Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform have approved the 4% increase to the members of the ESB Defined Benefit Pension Scheme requested on the 22 November 2023, and it is my understanding that the ESB has now applied the increase backdated to the 1st January 2024 to the members of the ESB Defined Benefit Scheme.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Policy (9 Apr 2024)

Eamon Ryan: The Government Policy Statement on Petroleum Exploration and Production in Ireland, published in August 2022, reaffirms the commitment contained in the Programme for Government – Our Shared Future to end the issuing of new licences for the exploration and extraction of gas on the same basis as the decision taken in 2019 by the previous Government in relation to oil exploration and...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Conservation (9 Apr 2024)

Eamon Ryan: Apartment buildings have additional and complex issues that need to be addressed when considering whole building retrofit upgrades. This includes technical issues like heat pump system design solutions, as well as resident and mixed ownership issues which can often be very challenging. Officials from my Department, the SEAI and the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Data (9 Apr 2024)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 67 and 68 together. There are seven key delivery taskforces in operation in my Department. These taskforces were established to accelerate delivery in a number of key programme areas for Government. The table below sets out the objectives and progress of each taskforce in this Department along with relevant links to further information where available....

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Strategies (9 Apr 2024)

Eamon Ryan: Government has committed to deliver up to 5.7TWh of indigenously produced biomethane by 2030. In order to deliver on this commitment, a dedicated Biomethane Working Group, chaired by the Department of Agriculture, Food and Marine, has been established to oversee an all-of-government approach to developing a National Biomethane Strategy to support the achievement of this target in a...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Properties (9 Apr 2024)

Eamon Ryan: My Department does not own or lease any property. All premises occupied by my officials are either state owned or leased by the OPW on behalf of the Department.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Policy (9 Apr 2024)

Eamon Ryan: Ireland is committed to achieving a 51% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 compared to 2018 levels, and climate neutrality by no later than 2050. These objectives are set out in the Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Act 2021, and are legally binding. Successive annual Climate Action Plans, required under the Climate Act, set out the policies, measures and...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Conservation (9 Apr 2024)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 73, 74, 75, 77, 78, 80, 81, 82, 85 and 86 together. The Programme for Government and Climate Action Plan set ambitious targets to retrofit the equivalent of 500,000 homes to a Building Energy Rating (BER) of B2/cost optimal level and the installation of 400,000 heat pumps in existing homes by end-2030. This represents approximately 30% of the housing...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (9 Apr 2024)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 83 and 84 together. In December 2022, my Department published Ireland's Digital Connectivity Strategy which supports the ambition outlined in the National Digital Strategy and sets out a number of ambitious targets, including that: all Irish households and businesses will be covered by a Gigabit network no later than 2028 all populated areas will be covered...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Data (9 Apr 2024)

Eamon Ryan: The 2024 Revised Estimates Volume, published in December 2023, includes a total allocation of €444.3 million for Subhead B.4 - Residential/Community Retrofit Programmes. This is an increase of over 35% over the 2023 allocation of €327.5 million. This subhead provides for the grant funding and operational costs for Residential and Community Energy retrofit programmes...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Renewable Energy Generation (9 Apr 2024)

Eamon Ryan: The Microgeneration Support Scheme (MSS) was approved by Government on 21 December 2021, to support Ireland’s ambitious targets for micro-generation installations, under the Climate Action Plan. The MSS provides supports to both domestic and non-domestic applicants, in the form of grants for Solar PV installations, which are available through the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland...