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CJEU Judgment in Apple State Aid Case: Statements (18 Sep 2024)

Cormac Devlin: ...land and develop utilities. I would also like funding to be made available to accelerate the provision of retrofitting and renewable energy for homes in Ireland, which should have access to affordable solar power. There should also be a community dividend. Towns and villages throughout Ireland should be able to access funding for new sports and community facilities that will serve...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Renewable Energy Generation (18 Sep 2024) See 1 other result from this debate

Ossian Smyth: I thank the Deputy. The answer indicates the Department of housing has no plans to introduce more specific guidelines on how solar farms should be developed. The Deputy asked about that. The Department is saying it is bringing in regional capacity allocations. In other words, these are projections for the amount of solar power we have produced in each region of Ireland. Those are to be...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Data Centres (4 Jul 2024)

Ossian Smyth: ...commission is not actually answerable to the Minister or the Department. Data centres have to find a way to contribute to the security of supply. That is possible. If they all have a backup power supply and we run out of electricity in the country, we can turn off the data centre supplies first and allow them to run on backup. They can contribute to security of supply. If we make...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Climate Action Plan (27 Jun 2024)

Eamon Ryan: The heavy lifting has to be done in the renewable sector. I refer to the debate I had earlier with Deputy O'Rourke regarding the delivery of the likes of offshore wind and the solar revolution that is taking place. If we can meet our targets in this area, with some 22 GW of power from renewables by the end of this decade, that would bridge half of the gap. That is the most significant...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: EU Funding of Development Sector and its Role in International Development: Discussion (26 Jun 2024)

...Europe, where our populations are ageing and our workforces will decline over the same period. It is similar if you look at the potential of renewable energy sources. Africa has 60% of the world's solar potential, but just one 1% of the constructed capacity. We really need EU investments in people and climate to be consistent in order to ensure that we are able to maximise Africa's...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Policy (26 Jun 2024)

Eamon Ryan: ...by the Deputy is the "dispatch-down" of renewable energy, which refers to the amount of renewable energy that is available but cannot be used by the electricity system. This can be due to broad power system limitations, known as curtailments, local network limitations, known as constraints, or energy supply exceeding consumer demand. Dispatch-down is unfortunate and EirGrid are addressing...

Affordable Electricity: Motion [Private Members] (25 Jun 2024) See 2 other results from this debate

Joan Collins: ...of this nature, it would go a long way towards convincing the people of this country that the Government is serious about the climate crisis and climate change. We also need the mass construction of solar, wind and other forms of renewable energy. There is no reason energy could not be nationalised under a State energy company. We need free public transport to manage a green,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Long-Duration Energy Storage: Discussion (25 Jun 2024) See 4 other results from this debate

...in the electricity sector by 2030. However, the EPA recently projected that we will overshoot our carbon budgets this decade by nearly 5 million tonnes of CO2, even with onshore and offshore wind and solar PV providing 80% of our electricity by 2030. These missed targets will be factored into the post-2030 carbon budget, which means that the electricity sector will need to be zero carbon...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Energy Infrastructure (25 Jun 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: ...O'Keeffe & Sons 1 Ecowest Electrical & Energy Services Ltd 1 KM Electrical 1 Laois Electrical 1 Local Power Ltd 8 Nationwide Energy Solutions Ltd 1 NRG Panel 2 Solar Evolution Ltd 1 Sun Arc...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Summer Plans for Dublin and Cork Airports: DAA (19 Jun 2024)

...I will quickly canter through a few other topics. On sustainability, this remains an important mission for us. It really does underpin everything we do. Recently, we announced the opening of a solar farm that will provide 10% of our energy needs. We are very happy with that. We are also looking at other options that would further improve the situation and make us self-sufficient from...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Update on Current Situation in Ukraine: H.E. Larysa Gerasko, Ambassador of Ukraine to Ireland (18 Jun 2024)

...peace summit was successful. Fundamental positions on Ukraine were included in the joint communiqué signed by 78 countries and four international organisations. The participants agreed that Ukrainian nuclear power plants, particularly the Zaporizhzhia plant, must operate safely and securely under the full sovereign control of Ukraine and in line with International Atomic Energy...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Use of Agricultural Land for Renewable Energy: ESB Networks (12 Jun 2024) See 6 other results from this debate

Paul Daly: ...? Does the network require significant modification or advancement? Let us say, for example, I had 40 acres of land somewhere in rural Ireland and decided to apply for planning permission for a solar farm. I presume it is not as simple as the local councillors saying they have no issue with that. How does the ESB take off that power? How much more infrastructure is needed to do that?...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Impact of Passenger Cap at Dublin Airport on Ryanair's Business and Operations: Ryanair (12 Jun 2024)

...a much more efficient planning system. We need, like most other countries, a streamlined planning process for nationally important infrastructure. Such infrastructure would include airports and power generation. It is a disgrace that we did not go ahead with the LNG facility in Shannon. We have no energy policy in this country. Our energy policy consists of importing gas from the UK...

Planning and Development Bill 2023: Report Stage (11 Jun 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: ...the reference to "expedient", as the Deputy outlined. I will again explain why I believe “necessary or expedient” is appropriate. It is a phrase used widely across the Statute Book in regulation-making powers when referring to making regulations for incidental, supplementary and consequential provisions and it is appropriate in this regard. It could be argued many planning...

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: ...supported an ash dieback support scheme for those farmers who lost out on that in order for them not to feel burnt by it and help them maybe to look at forestry again. Second, on new incomes, solar power will provide a significant amount. What the Government agreed last week was a guaranteed price for solar power to allow farmers to use that as an income stream, as well as covering...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Climate Action and Sustainable Development Education: Discussion. (28 May 2024)

...Deputy's key issue of the old buildings, when new schools are being built, you should not be looking at the cheapest option. Schools should be built in a way that reflects climate action, such as solar panels, wind power or schools powered by sustainable energy. As students are walking down the halls, they can see what their building is doing that is making the environment greener and...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Climate Change Policy (22 May 2024)

Simon Harris: ...that parties of the centre do not allow vacuums in debates on policies such as migration and stop vacuums that are exploited by the far right. The best way of keeping the far right out of power is to continue to elect centrist parties so that the EPP has enough critical mass in the next European Parliament. Obviously we have a very different view on this. The people will decide in the...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Renewable Energy Generation (14 May 2024)

Eamon Ryan: ...of variable renewable electricity onto the grid, with over 6 GW of renewable generation capacity currently installed. According to the latest data, Ireland ranks second in the world for wind power as a percentage of generation in 2023, with circa 4.8 GW of wind generation connected. Solar PV is now a growing source of electricity and is rapidly transforming Ireland’s energy system...