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Seanad: Annual Transition Statement: Statements (22 Jun 2022) See 1 other result from this debate

Rebecca Moynihan: ...that we are dealing with the figures from 2019 and not the present-day ones because it is difficult to have a look at an honest, realistic benchmark. I say that because the Government came into power in 2020. It has made significant progress from a green perspective in putting climate change on the agenda and trying to mainstream it across all Departments. From that perspective, the...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Water Services (16 Jun 2022)

Peter Burke: ...water treatment plant, which is located between Donore and Duleek. Irish Water also proposes to improve the energy efficiency and reduce the carbon footprint of the reservoir by installing 212 solar panels to generate clean, renewable electricity. This investment will benefit the local community by improving the performance of the plant and making it more resilient in the event of power...

Annual Transition Statement: Statements (15 Jun 2022) See 2 other results from this debate

Ossian Smyth: ...he successfully negotiated compensation, I suppose, for just transition funds to be targeted towards the midlands and obtained EU funds to help with that. He said he did not feel the 5 GW of offshore wind power was ambitious enough and that the target could be more ambitious. The EU, in response to the Ukraine crisis, has also said it wants to increase the ambition for renewable energy...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Youth Perspectives on Climate Challenges: Discussion with Foróige and Comhairle na nÓg (3 Jun 2022) See 1 other result from this debate

...on the environment. Ireland used to be a nation that led the world in this area. It was ambitious, as we can see with the cases of Ardnacrusha and Turlough Hill, two world leading hydroelectric power plants in their time. These projects were questioned and some opposed them, but they fulfilled a vital need for clean energy. The issue the world faces is climate change, and Ireland has...

Planning and Development Regulations (Amendment) (Solar Energy for Schools and Community Buildings) Bill 2022: First Stage (2 Jun 2022)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: I move: That leave be granted to introduce a Bill entitled an Act to make provision for the installation of solar panels on school and community buildings without the need for planning permission, and for this purpose to amend S.I. No. 600 of 2001. Putting solar panels on the schools is a no-brainer. There are 4,000 schools in the State. The overwhelming majority do not have solar...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Energy Prices (2 Jun 2022)

Eamon Ryan: ...need here and now. We need to do a massive scaling up, beyond compare with anything done before, in the development of interconnection infrastructure, including offshore wind, in particular, but also solar and other power supplies. We must continue to review the market system. However, there is a clear majority view at European Council level not to go down the Spanish and Italian route....

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Renewable Energy Generation (2 Jun 2022)

Eamon Ryan: I recently announced the provisional results of the second RESS auction (RESS 2) which is expected to deliver approximately 414 MW of onshore wind and 1,534 MW of solar energy, a potential increase of nearly 20% in Ireland’s renewable energy generation. According to the International Energy Agency there has been significant inflation of input costs for...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Engagement with the EU Commissioner for Energy (2 Jun 2022) See 2 other results from this debate

Cormac Devlin: I welcome Ms Simson and thank for her remarks, particularly as regards the REPower EU plan. Obviously, the emphasis of the plan has changed, given the geopolitical events Europe is facing. I am particularly struck by the need to protect and support Ukraine, Moldova and the Baltic states. I had the opportunity to visit Lithuania recently. I saw what it did long before the Russian...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Renewable Energy Generation (31 May 2022)

Eamon Ryan: ...electricity customers when market prices are high.I recently announced the provisional results of the second RESS auction (RESS 2) which is expected to deliver approximately 414 MW of onshore wind and 1,534 MW of solar energy, a potential increase of nearly 20% in Ireland’s renewable energy generation. While bid prices were higher than the first auction,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Challenge and Opportunity for Local Authorities in Climate Action: Discussion (31 May 2022) See 1 other result from this debate

...is, it will run off the grid insofar as possible but the fossil fuel is there for cases where there is blackout or a difficulty. The fossil fuel is complementary rather than the main source of power. Certainly, it is something on which we are focused. The Senator will be familiar with the district heating schemes in Dublin city where we are looking at the waste to energy plant. That...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Climate Change Policy (26 May 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: .... However, we would need to verify that. Following the research, we will be looking to utilise that and maximise the capacity to deliver. Under the Common Agricultural Policy, TAMS-funded solar-generated power can only be for own-farm use. My team is engaging with the Department of Environment, Climate and Communications regarding its new feed-in tariff to ensure we have the...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 May 2022)

Pippa Hackett: ...who could afford them. There was no State aid and no possibility of any money back for use. It was a revolution that became inevitable very quickly but many people were left behind for decades. Solar panels, which are also only available in black as far as I am aware, can be installed on a roof in a matter of weeks. The scheme would be supported by a Government grant and has the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Empowering Local Government and Local Communities to Climate Action: Discussion (24 May 2022) See 4 other results from this debate

Dr. Ciaran Byrne: I thank the Chairperson and committee members for the invitation to attend the meeting today to discuss empowering local government and communities to climate action. I am joined by my colleagues, Brian O'Mahony, Ruth Buggie, Gillian Baker and Andy Fox. I thank the committee for affording me the opportunity to present my opening statement. The SEAI is at the forefront...

Seanad: Carbon Policy: Motion (19 May 2022) See 5 other results from this debate

Sharon Keogan: ...5 per cent; - 70 per cent of Ireland’s electricity is supposed to come from renewables by 2030, it is expected that most of Ireland’s energy will come from onshore and offshore wind fields as well as solar energy; - data centres currently consume up to 11 per cent of Ireland's electricity; - the building of data centres will increase Ireland's demand for electricity by at...

Just Transition: Statements (18 May 2022)

Barry Cowen: ...effect and impact. I am from the constituency that is arguably the most impacted by the acceleration of decarbonisation in recent years. We have seen the earlier than anticipated closure of power stations in Lanesborough in Longford and in Shannonbridge, Ferbane and Rhode in Offaly. We have seen Bord na Móna's industrial excavation of peat cease as a result of that and its...

Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Security: Statements (12 May 2022)

Holly Cairns: ...acknowledge and tackle. We continue to have a system that benefits a few key players and gouges the pockets of ordinary farmers. We need a food regulator, an independent office with statutory powers to oversee and intervene in the sector. Instead, the programme for Government proposed a food ombudsman, a lesser form of oversight, and now that has been watered down further with the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Electricity Generation (5 May 2022)

Peter Burke: ...exemptions are already provided for in respect of microgeneration type development. Class 2 of Part 1 of Schedule 2 of the Regulations provides for household related exemptions for wind turbines, solar panels, ground heat pump systems and air source heat pumps subject to certain siting and size conditions. Class 56 of Part 1 of Schedule 2 of the Regulations provides for exemptions in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Solar Energy and the Agricultural Industry: Discussion (4 May 2022) See 15 other results from this debate

Mr. Conall Bolger: With solar, what you get is a predictable power source. It tracks the hours in a day so you know when it is going to come on, peak and go away. International experience shows that the level of error on the forecast is less than 1% so we know what is going to do. Obviously, you get different seasons so in winter, the peak tends to be a bit lower and the days a bit...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Tax Code (28 Apr 2022)

Seán Fleming: ...for Ireland to insulate consumers from volatility on international wholesale energy markets is to invest in energy efficiency and renewable energy. Cutting our dependence on fossil fuels and generating power from our own renewable sources will ensure a cleaner, cheaper energy future in the long term. Electricity and gas retail markets in Ireland operate within a European regulatory...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Renewable Energy Generation (27 Apr 2022)

Eamon Ryan: ...actions to realise the full potential of Ireland’s onshore and offshore renewable energy resources including a commitment to the achievement of up to 8GW of installed onshore wind, up to 2.5GW of solar, and 5GW of installed offshore wind capacity by 2030. Additionally, there is a further commitment to develop a longer-term plan to harness the estimated potential of at least 30GW of...