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Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Wind Energy Generation (1 Feb 2022)

Eamon Ryan: ...sources by 2030, contributing to our overall 51% greenhouse gas emission reduction target. To enable this, delivery of up to 8 GW of onshore wind, at least 5 GW of offshore wind and between 1.5 – 2.5 solar PV capacity will be required by 2030. Electricity technologies will compete through regular auctions under the Renewable Electricity Support Scheme...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Irish Aid (27 Jan 2022)

Colm Brophy: ...efforts to improve global governance of water and sanitation, especially in countries affected by humanitarian crises. For example in Gaza, Ireland is partnering with the French Development Agency to provide sustainable solar power to the North Gaza Emergency Sewage Treatment plant to ensure adequate clean water. In Mozambique, Ireland works with local government representatives to build...

Regulation of Providers of Building Works Bill 2022: Second Stage (Resumed) (26 Jan 2022)

Steven Matthews: ...highly energy efficient and highly insulated homes running on renewable energy. We need to harness the renewable energy opportunity we have in this country. Part of that involves the use of solar panels. I wanted to put a question to the Minister of State last night about solar panels but I did not get a chance to do it. We need to ramp up the fantastic opportunity solar power offers...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Mining Industry (19 Jan 2022)

Eamon Ryan: ...draft policy recognises that we need to repair, reuse and recycle more minerals and metals, but that this alone will not supply the types and quantities of minerals required to decarbonise our energy through solar power, renewable wind energy and batteries. Relying solely on minerals sourced outside Ireland and the EU risks supporting their development in parts of the world where less...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Schemes (19 Jan 2022)

Neasa Hourigan: ...Environment the supports, grant funding and other opportunities available to persons in specific non-domestic settings, such as schools, community buildings and farm settings, to invest in rooftop solar power generation and to benefit from the announced feed-in tariffs schemes in addition to SEAI grants for those generating up to 5.9kW; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2177/22]

Offshore Renewable Energy: Motion [Private Members] (8 Dec 2021) See 1 other result from this debate

Richard O'Donoghue: ...which a target of 80% is planned. I find that difficult to understand, particularly as demand is set to increase with upcoming demand from data centres, an increase in population and demand for power points to service electric cars. Offshore renewable energy has the answer and all the power generated at sea will be a resource for the economy. The development of power grids that...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Skills Needed to Support the Economic Recovery Plan: Discussion (8 Dec 2021) See 2 other results from this debate

...increase in technical decarbonisation skills as well as broader environmental knowledge across the enterprise base. In its most recent report, the EGFSN has forecast a significant increase in demand for skills across wind and solar energy generation as well as residential retrofits. Employment will have to triple in wind and solar power projects and quadruple in residential retrofits....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Carbon Budgets: Engagement with the Climate Change Advisory Council (7 Dec 2021) See 1 other result from this debate

...and we need to be able to manage it. The opportunity of microgeneration on rooftops is so attractive now because of the reduced cost of the technology. Over the past ten years, the cost of solar panels has reduced by more than 100%. The advantage is you have them installed and they are like a light bulb. They do their thing and you do not have to do anything. In that context, buy-in...

Climate Action Plan 2021: Statements (23 Nov 2021) See 2 other results from this debate

Patricia Ryan: ...without detailing how to achieve them and it cannot just be left up to struggling workers and families to take personal responsibility. One cannot expect working poor to afford an electric car and solar panels, especially when this Government has not even bothered to implement the European directive, which would allow them to sell excess power back to the grid. This Government is too...

National Standards Authority of Ireland (Carbon Footprint Labelling) Bill 2021: Second Stage [Private Members] (17 Nov 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: ...manoeuvre and advertising sleight of hand, they present it as such. When a person signs up to a 100% renewable supplier, he or she is probably expecting the electricity will be generated by wind, solar or hydropower but, in many cases, 100% renewable involves suppliers getting electricity from whatever fossil fuel source they like and buying certificates to offset the non-renewable...

Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) (Large-scale Residential Development) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (16 Nov 2021)

Alice-Mary Higgins: ...one of the pieces of information to be brought into a meeting relates to how the proposed development will intersect with and forward the goals in such a plan. I will make one final point on the power of local authority members. Something happened before the summer that was really regrettable. Senators Black, Ruane and Flynn supported me at the time. When land was being transferred to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Carbon Budgets and Climate Action Plan: Engagement with Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications (16 Nov 2021)

Eamon Ryan: ...to support the low-carbon transition. Spain was mentioned as a country that wanted to leave. Spain was brought to court by many of renewable companies because it amended its terms of support for solar power, which was seen by certain players as being deeply unfair, so they used the provisions in that instance to protect the renewable power investment. It is not black and white in terms...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Electricity Generation (16 Nov 2021)

Eamon Ryan: ...Guarantee (CEG) tariff will represent the first phase of a comprehensive enabling framework for micro-and small-scale generators in Ireland, including micro- and small-scale hydroelectric, wind and solar PV installations. This will allow them to receive remuneration from their electricity supplier for excess renewable electricity exported to the grid, reflective of the market...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (11 Nov 2021)

Simon Coveney: ...bringing new technologies on stream, in particular around hydrogen, by the end of this decade. We are planning supply increases, including 5 GW of offshore wind, an extra 1.3 GW onshore, 1 GW from solar power, around 0.5 GW from microgeneration, which we have been talking about for years but have not managed to deliver, but I think we will, 1.45 GW from batteries and another 2 GW from...

Science Week 2021: Statements (10 Nov 2021)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: ...comet by a human-made object. The probe had been launched a full decade earlier and it slung itself off the gravitational pull of Mars to intercept the comet as it arced its way through the inner solar system. It was an unbelievable feat of maths, physics and aeronautics. The poor students of sixth class in Glór na Mara in Tramore had to cope with an excited teacher the next day...

Rising Costs and Supply Security for Fuel and Energy: Motion [Private Members] (10 Nov 2021)

Jennifer Whitmore: .... Last week Energia announced that it would increase charges for electricity and gas by 15.5% and 18.5%, respectively, on top of two rounds of price increases earlier in the year. Others such as Panda Power and Pinergy have already raised prices four times this year. Consumers could see increases this year of €500 to €800 in their bills which is an incredible amount of...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Planning Issues (10 Nov 2021)

Ossian Smyth: ...that we need to reuse and recycle more minerals and metals, but the document also accepts that this alone will not supply the quantity of minerals required to decarbonise our energy system through solar power, renewable wind energy and batteries. Relying on imported minerals risks these activities being developed in parts of the world where less stringent environmental and human rights...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (9 Nov 2021)

Micheál Martin: I certainly was not lobbied and the Government was not lobbied. The climate action plan sets out the need to deliver circa 2 GW of new flexible gas-fired power stations by 2030. These power stations will be needed to provide security of electricity supply and support an electricity system with a high level of variable renewables, such as solar and wind. The delivery of the majority of this...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (9 Nov 2021)

Alan Kelly: ...question. There are a number of issues he needs to be concerned about. Under direction from the Commission for Regulation of Utilities, CRU, in May, EirGrid put out a call for 200 MW of emergency power. That will cost €110 million. The plan was for these emergency gas operators to be in place for 22 weeks. The contract was awarded to ESB, but EirGrid messed up the tender....