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Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Environmental Policy (1 Dec 2022)

Erin McGreehan: ..., common hawthorn can support more than 200 insect species. That alone is something that should be acknowledged. We are entering an era that could be an exciting time for farmers. We could be empowering our farmers and we could be giving them control in working towards net-zero agriculture. We could also be allowing them to send energy from solar panels back onto the grid. There are...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (30 Nov 2022)

John McGahon: ...County Louth and will be of great benefit to counties Louth, Meath and north Dublin. The whole point of this wind farm is that it is going to generate 1 GW of renewable energy annually, which will power more than 1 million homes and offset 1 billion kg of carbon each year, which is incredible. There is going to be a revolution in renewable energy here in the next decade. By the end of...

COP27: Statements (29 Nov 2022) See 1 other result from this debate

Cormac Devlin: ...includes very robust controls to ensure the monies are directed to those most in need. Here in Ireland, the focus must be on a fast transition and we need to see far more urgency in areas like solar, retrofitting and upgrading the public transport network. The Minister, Deputy Eamon Ryan, will be aware that I have raised in the past his own suggestion that solar panels be installed on...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (29 Nov 2022)

Micheál Martin: ..., Saudi Arabia and the OPEC countries obviously want to retain as much oil and gas as they can. That is why we must develop alternatives as quickly as we can, such as more wind energy, more offshore wind energy, solar power and other alternative sources of energy. That is the big challenge that is facing us. The European Union has probably made the most advances in relation to these...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Role of Media and Communications in Actioning Climate Change: Discussion (29 Nov 2022)

John McGahon: ...action with a mother-knows-best attitude, telling people they have to do this for the good of the world, rather than telling people there are huge opportunities in green technology or to put solar panels on your roof, power your home, sell excess energy back to the grid and have a couple of hundred quid at the end of the year. That type of language would be useful to bring people along. ...

Post-European Council: Statements (16 Nov 2022)

Richard O'Donoghue: ...to the Chamber which was unopposed by the Government and everyone else who was here and who contributed. The motion was to decouple the prices of electricity and gas so that we could get wind and solar energy and fossil fuel energy on two different footings. Everyone in this country can see from their bill that they have, say, 64% renewables. What they did not know until we simplified...

Energy Regulations: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (16 Nov 2022)

Jennifer Whitmore: ...; could he imagine what kind of households and communities we would be living in if the money had been earmarked to build in resilience and to assist two and a half or three years ago when the Government came to power? It would be incredible. Let us compare that with the additional €14 million for solar energy. There is a huge disparity there. The Government is not putting...

Energy Regulations: Motion [Private Members] (16 Nov 2022) See 1 other result from this debate

Michael Collins: ...wind blows or the sun shines. Most of the time, Ireland relies on conventional energy. That is why we need a backup system for when there is no wind. We have to pay very high prices if a gas-fired power plant is only being used half the time because wind energy is given preferential treatment. When such a plant is used, the owner will ask for astronomical sums. When wind energy is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Issues Facing Small Businesses: Discussion (16 Nov 2022)

David Stanton: ...from all witnesses today. I think Deputy Bruton's suggestion with respect to assisting companies to cut down on energy costs by taking steps, such as those taken by Mr. Moran with the use of solar power and so on, is important, as are the other issues raised. The sense I am getting is that we may not have much time and we need to do more quickly to keep businesses afloat so that we can...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Schemes (15 Nov 2022)

Eamon Ryan: ...relevant SEAI schemes into alignment. - Old Rule New Rule Fabric measures and deep retrofits pre 2006 pre 2011 Heat Pumps/Solar Thermal (as individual measures) pre 2011 pre 2021 Heat Loss Indicators determine how well insulated a home is: the lower the heat loss, the more effective the building...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Renewable Energy Generation (10 Nov 2022) See 1 other result from this debate

John McGahon: ...world is and it has revealed many of our energy vulnerabilities. Our geographical position on the periphery of Europe and our wind resources mean that we can actually deliver where the European power market is failing. Europe is now a price taker for hydrocarbon fuels. It depends on parties outside the Union for energy security and that is going to remain the same for the foreseeable...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agricultural Schemes: Discussion (9 Nov 2022)

...payments are losing their value. Schemes are under-funded and are not index linked. We are lucky to receive the same amount of money as we did 15 or 20 years ago but which has far less purchasing power. The demands out there are far greater than they were 20 years ago, whether it is an environmental scheme or indeed the single farm payment as it was. Conditionality is a huge issue....

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Renewable Energy Generation (8 Nov 2022)

Éamon Ó Cuív: ...this year, which will make 2022 a record year for new renewable generation. Ireland is third in the world for its share of electricity provided by onshore wind and this year, the first large-scale solar projects are now generating power. In the offshore sector, I am concluding the process of assessing the maritime area consent applications from Ireland's first phase of offshore...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (8 Nov 2022)

Eamon Ryan: ...before the end of this year, making 2022 a record year for new renewable generation. Ireland is third in the world for the share of electricity provided by onshore wind and this year the first large scale solar projects are now generating power. The second RESS auction (RESS 2) was held this year and is expected to deliver an increase of nearly 20% in Ireland’s renewable energy...

Energy Security: Statements (27 Oct 2022) See 7 other results from this debate

Eamon Ryan: ...demand, to do everything to reduce our demand wherever possible. We must be careful in terms of the peak hours, in particular, because that is when the plants that generate the most expensive power and use the highest amount of fossil fuel run. This is in addition to the purchase of additional equipment and other auction systems. Everyone here who made the case for solar, battery and...

Seanad: Development (Emergency Electricity Generation) Bill 2022: Second Stage (27 Oct 2022) See 1 other result from this debate

Tim Lombard: ...is required in the market place now. The potential we have over the next 12 months in microgeneration is also important. We need to be promoting this as best we can. I refer to the proposal on solar panels. There was a briefing in west Cork yesterday about the potential most agricultural sheds have to tie into that project. Over the next 12 months, an important part of the work is...

Development (Emergency Electricity Generation) Bill 2022: Second Stage (26 Oct 2022) See 2 other results from this debate

Eamon Ryan: ...second week at the moment because of the energy crisis. I first mentioned to the Commissioner earlier this year that we were aware we would have to take these sorts of measures to deliver the power the auction system did not deliver. At every stage in the process, we kept the Commission informed. The officials will meet tomorrow to discuss this. As the Bill sets out in section 7(3), if...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (25 Oct 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: ...-farm renewable technology uptake and usage, grant aid is provided through TAMS to assist farmers in maximising their contribution to the production of renewable energy through the installation of Solar PV technology along with battery storage on Irish farms. TAMS grant aid is currently available for Solar PV Panels and Solar PV Rechargeable Batteries and Solar Panels (Solar Thermal) for...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (25 Oct 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: ...and under the new CAP Strategic Plan, it is not permitted for excess energy generated by grant-aided investments to be sold to the grid. Energy generated can only be consumed on the holding. The solar PV systems currently grant-aided under TAMS include Solar PV Panels and Solar PV Rechargeable Batteries and Solar Panels (Solar Thermal) for water heating under the Pig and Poultry Capital...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (25 Oct 2022) See 1 other result from this answer

Charlie McConalogue: ...-farm renewable technology uptake and usage, grant aid is provided through TAMS to assist farmers in maximising their contribution to the production of renewable energy through the installation of Solar PV technology along with battery storage on Irish farms. TAMS is an On-Farm Investment Scheme which is co-funded by the EU. Under the current EU regulations and under the new CAP...