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Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Waste Management (14 May 2024)

Eamon Ryan: As the Deputy may be aware a landfill levy on the disposal of waste at landfills has been in place for more than two decades currently levied at €85 per tonne and as of the 1st September 2023 there is also a waste recovery levy on the incineration, co-incineration, backfilling and waste exported for recovery currently levied at €10 per tonne. To date, Construction and...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: European Union (14 May 2024)

John Paul Phelan: 111. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment further to Parliamentary Question No. 166 of 30 April 2024, to list all Acts sponsored by his Department, or Statutory Instruments signed by Ministers at his Department, from 20 February 2020 to date, and which were necessitated, either in whole or in part, to transpose or give effect to regulations, directives or...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (14 May 2024)

Eamon Ryan: The Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Act 2021 (the Act) sets ambitious and legally binding targets for Ireland to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by no later than 2050, and to reduce GHG emissions by 51% by 2030 compared to 2018 levels. The Act establishes a robust framework with clear targets and commitments enshrined in law, ensuring that the necessary structures...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Electricity Grid (14 May 2024)

Eamon Ryan: EirGrid and ESB-Networks operate a range of tools to keep electricity supply and demand in constant balance to ensure a secure supply of electricity for their customers. ‘System Alerts’ (previously known as amber alerts) are issued by EirGrid when the buffer between electricity supply and demand is tighter than optimum. It serves as a warning to the wider electricity sector...

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

Eamon Ryan: On 1 May 2024, my Department published the Future Framework for Offshore Renewable Energy strategy. This policy sets out a pathway on how we will deliver our ambitions targets of 20 gigawatts by 2040 and at least 37 gigawatts by 2050 offshore targets. The State has set clearly defined and ambitious targets. This policy has established 27 key actions that detail future directions and...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Data Centres (14 May 2024)

Eamon Ryan: Our digital infrastructure is key to Ireland’s position as a strategic international location for IT services. We therefore need to ensure alignment between future development and energy security while working to achieve our decarbonisation ambitions. It is expected that Ireland will in the future have sufficient decarbonised energy to facilitate the economic growth ambitions of both...

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

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 117 and 118 together. In regard to battery classification, Ireland conforms to EU legislation. All batteries in Ireland are manufactured, sold and operated in-line with EU regulation and standards, this includes safety certification and labelling for the marketing and the putting into service of batteries used in electrical storage systems. EU Directive...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Grant Payments (14 May 2024)

Eamon Ryan: The Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) operates the Warmer Homes Scheme on behalf of my Department. Delivering free energy upgrades to low-income households and reducing the waiting times for the Warmer Homes Scheme is a top priority for my Department and the SEAI. Last year, almost 5,900 homes were upgraded under the Scheme with an average spend of €25,000 per home and...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Telecommunications Infrastructure (14 May 2024)

Eamon Ryan: The Mobile Phone and Broadband Taskforce, established by my Department, is a driving force for improving access to telecommunications services nationwide to alleviate mobile and fixed connectivity barriers. The current work programme focuses on Planning and Licencing, Improving Information and Access to Assets and Infrastructure, and Improving Consumer Information, Advice and Experience. ...

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

Eamon Ryan: The Micro-generation Support Scheme (MSS) provides capital grants through the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) for solar PV installations. Micro-generation has an important role in creating opportunities for homes, schools, community groups and small commercial customers to take the first steps towards investment in renewable technologies, by generating and consuming their own...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (14 May 2024)

Eamon Ryan: To ensure that Ireland's future economic development is on a sustainable footing, we have taken a number of ambitious measures, including the adoption of the 2021 Climate Act, with provides for economy-wide carbon budgets and sectoral emissions ceilings. The ceilings and budgets underpin Ireland’s ambitious commitments to tackle climate breakdown, while also increasing our energy...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Environmental Policy (14 May 2024)

Bernard Durkan: 133. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the extent to which his Department has examined the fullest possible extent to which all measures to offset the impact of meeting such targets on industry, sector by sector, with particular reference to the need to avoid permanent damage to the economy while at the same time meeting carbon reduction targets; and if he...

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

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 134 and 138 together. Ireland is already a world leader in the integration 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....

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Waste Management (14 May 2024)

Eamon Ryan: Local Authorities are statutorily responsible for the preparation of waste management plans. The Regional Waste Management Planning Offices published the new National Waste Management Plan on March 1st informed by, inter alia, the National Planning Framework. The Plan sets out the required actions at local and regional levels to deliver on the Waste Action Plan for a Circular Economy and...

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

Eamon Ryan: In March ACER published their 2024 Market Monitoring Report which contains data through to the end of 2023. It provides a good overview of trends. Link to the report: www.acer.europa.eu/sites/default/files/documents/Publication s/ACER_2024_MMR_Key_developments_electricity.pdf Link to the data: aegis.acer.europa.eu/chest/category/36/list Ireland is a price taker on international energy...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Advertising (14 May 2024)

Eamon Ryan: My Department uses advertising to promote a range of services, supports and initiatives for people and communities across Ireland. As the media landscape has evolved over the past number of years, advertising expenditure has grown to address the diverse needs of different audiences, including costs associated with achieving national reach for important public messages. For example, my...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: State Properties (14 May 2024)

Micheál Martin: At the outset, the Deputy will appreciate that this is an active military installation. The Land Development Agency (LDA) have confirmed a future interest in acquiring the St. Bricin's medical facility in Dublin City. Department officials and the Defence Forces have scoped out the implications of accommodating the services currently provided at St. Bricin's to an alternative location...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (14 May 2024)

Micheál Martin: The current certified and max rated loading (capacity) for the Bambi buckets operated by the Air Corps at present is 1,225 litres. The only underslung container of the size described in the Parliamentary Question (240 - 270 litres approximately) is one that is used by No. 3 Operations Wing of the Air Corps from time to time, for the transport of contaminated materials during underslung...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (14 May 2024) See 1 other result from this answer

Micheál Martin: Operation Irini is the UN mandated EU Naval mission in the eastern Mediterranean aimed at enforcing an arms embargo on Libya. Its primary task is the implementation of the arms embargo on Libya using aerial, satellite and maritime assets. The mission was launched on 31 March 2020 with the aim creating the conditions for a permanent ceasefire in Libya by stemming the flow of weapons into the...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Naval Service (14 May 2024)

Micheál Martin: Since their arrival further physical works were completed on both vessels together with familiarisation works, including these works and transportation costs, these vessels were acquired at a cost of €32m. A final comprehensive programme of familiarisation works and pre-sailing exercises with the assistance of reserve members of the Royal New Zealand Navy will commence on the 16 May...

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