Results 41-60 of 383 for 5 million speaker:Richard Bruton

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Electric Vehicles (23 Oct 2019)

Richard Bruton: ...to support the delivery of charging infrastructure for electric vehicles. These actions include developing the infrastructure to stay sufficiently ahead of demand. There are currently over 650 standard public charge points and 95 fast chargers (the majority of which are operated by the ESB) in Ireland. I am in the process of increasing the level of investment in charging...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Renewable Energy Generation Targets (22 Oct 2019)

Richard Bruton: ..., opened for applications in June of this year. Under this phase of the scheme, eligible renewable energy technologies will be supported through a multi-annual payment, for a period of up to 15 years, on the basis of prescribed tariffs. Under Project Ireland 2040, the National Development Plan sets out an allocation of €300 million for the roll-out of the scheme for the period up to...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Schemes Data (22 Oct 2019)

Richard Bruton: ...Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI).Since 2000, over 400,000 homeowners have received direct support under these schemes to improve the energy efficiency of their properties. This year €100 million has been allocated to these schemes. The Government’s Climate Action Plan sets an ambitious target of 500,000 energy efficiency retrofits by 2030. Achievement of this target will be...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Capital Expenditure Programme (17 Oct 2019)

Richard Bruton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 259 and 260 together. My Department does not have any capital projects that have cost €100 million or more in the past 5 years. My Department has one capital project that is anticipated to commence in the next five years that is expected to cost over €100 million, the National Broadband Plan. The Department is commencing a procurement process...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Climate Change Policy (16 Oct 2019)

Richard Bruton: ...the region. Budget 2020, as the Deputy correctly points out, includes a number of measures that will form part of the Government's approach to supporting a just transition. These include: €6 million for a just transition fund; €5 million for bog restoration and rehabilitation; and €20 million to deliver the new model to group housing upgrades. These measures will...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Air Quality (16 Oct 2019)

Richard Bruton: Ambient air quality monitoring in Ireland is carried out in accordance with the requirements of the 2008 Clean Air for Europe (CAFE) Directive (Directive 2008/50/EC) and the Fourth Daughter Directive (Directive 2004/107/EC of 15 December 2004). These Directives include rules on how Member States should monitor, assess and manage ambient air quality. Under the Directives, EU Member States must...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Electric Vehicles (16 Oct 2019)

Richard Bruton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 59 and 64 together. The Climate Action Plan, which set a target of 936,000 electric vehicles on the road in Ireland by 2030, includes a range of actions to support the uptake of electric vehicles. Budget 2020 provided €30 million in funding to my Department to support the uptake of electric vehicles through the purchase grants. In addition,...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Just Transition Fund (16 Oct 2019)

Richard Bruton: ...whole of Government response to support the region through the transition will be announced shortly. Budget 2020 includes a number of measures that form part of this response. These include: - €6 million for a Just Transition Fund; - €5 million for bog restoration and rehabilitation; and - €20 million to deliver a new model to group housing upgrades. ...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Just Transition Fund (15 Oct 2019)

Richard Bruton: ...to a low carbon economy for the region. Budget 2020 includes a number of measures that form part of the Government's approach to supporting a Just transition. They include: - €6 million for a Just Transition Fund; - €5 million for bog restoration and rehabilitation; and - €20 million to deliver a new model to group housing upgrades. These measures...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Schemes Data (8 Oct 2019)

Richard Bruton: ...Ireland. The scheme closed for applications on 19th July in line with the published Application Guidelines. The scheme is funded by my Department and operated by the SEAI. The Pilot provides 50% funding for energy upgrades to an A BER rating with 95% funding provided for low-income households. The total budget for the scheme this year is €10 million – double the amount...

Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill 2019: Second Stage (2 Oct 2019)

Richard Bruton: ...changes. Some are related to issues that have been of concern around the levy in respect of the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland, BAI. The Bill provides that it will be part funded to a maximum of 50% from television licence receipts. It is intended that any consequent reductions in levy contributions would be applied across the board by the BAI in order that all broadcasters would...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Electric Vehicle Grants (2 Oct 2019)

Richard Bruton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 201 and 202 together. The electric vehicle purchase grant, introduced in April 2011, provides grant aid of up to €5,000 towards the purchase of a new battery electric vehicle or new plug-in hybrid electric vehicle. The scheme does not support the purchase of standard hybrid vehicles. From the introduction of the scheme to date, grant support has been...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Air Quality (1 Oct 2019)

Richard Bruton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 450, 462, 463, 479 and 480 together. The implementation of the Climate Action will significantly improve air quality. In particular, the Climate Action Plan sets out the necessary actions to: - Put 180,000 electric vehicles on our roads by 2025 and almost 1m by 2030 - Ensure the EV charging network underpins public confidence - Create an early public...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Electric Vehicles (24 Sep 2019)

Richard Bruton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 400 to 404, inclusive, together. There are currently over 650 standard public charge points and 90 fast chargers (the majority of which are operated by the ESB) in Ireland. A real-time map showing the ESB charge point locations, including the status and availability of these charge points, is available on the ESB's website at .The ESB has provided a breakdown...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Schemes Data (24 Sep 2019)

Richard Bruton: ...;1,400 Solar PV with battery energy storage system €700 per kWp up to a max 4kWp €1,000 per battery system €3,800 The statistics, provided by SEAI, listed in the table below are those recorded up to 5 September 2019. There has been a total of 1850 applications to that date, with a related grant support of €4.4 million: Ireland Number Grant Support Installed...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Electric Vehicles (17 Sep 2019)

Richard Bruton: ...to stay ahead of demand. Last month, I announced funding to support the rollout by Local Authorities of up to 1,000 on-street public charge points for electric vehicles over the next 5 years. The Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland will administer a scheme where Local Authorities can apply for funding to develop on-street charging infrastructure. The detailed terms and conditions...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Electric Vehicles (6 Sep 2019)

Richard Bruton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1485 and 1518 together. The following table provides data on new vehicles licensed for the first time over the last ten years in Ireland which is available from the Central Statistics Office. The data shown include the total number of new vehicles, the number of new battery electric vehicles (BEVs) and the number of new plug-in hybrid electric vehicles...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Conservation (6 Sep 2019)

Richard Bruton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1502, 1503, 1508, 1520 and 1539 together. The Deep Retrofit Pilot Scheme was launched in 2017 as a time bound pilot to investigate the challenges and opportunities of deep retrofit in Ireland. The scheme was intended to run for 3 years and closed for applications on 19thJuly in line with the published Application Guidelines. The scheme is funded by my...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Electric Vehicles (6 Sep 2019)

Richard Bruton: A total of €200 million is provided in the National Development Plan under Project Ireland 2040 to support the uptake of electric vehicles over the period 2018-2027. My Department has allocated €29.5 million capital in 2019 to fund electric vehicle purchase grants of up to €5,000; home charger grants of up to €600; and a new support for on-street chargers of up...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Electric Vehicles (11 Jul 2019)

Richard Bruton: .... A Government grant of up to €600 is available, via the SEAI, to the purchasers of new and second-hand electric vehicles to support the installation of home chargers. There are currently over 650 standard public charge points and 78 fast chargers as a part of the ESB eCars network. A real-time map showing the charge points, including the status and availability of the charge...