Results 161-180 of 366 for data protection speaker:Eamon Ryan

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Cybersecurity Policy (9 Feb 2022)

Eamon Ryan: ...and incidents and in sharing capacity and best practice. The NCSC also works to support Government Departments and other public bodies to improve the resilience and security of their IT systems to better protect services that people rely upon, and their data, and the NCSC works very closely with the Office of the Government Chief Information Officer (OGCIO) in this regard. My...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Recycling Policy (8 Feb 2022)

Eamon Ryan: As the move to include soft plastics was only introduced in September 2021 it is too soon for any data to be available which would quantify the impact of the measure on the volume of materials collected in the mixed dry recyclable bin. Any such data, when it becomes available, will be published by the EPA who are responsible for the production of our national waste statistics,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Fisheries (Commercial Fishing Licences) (Alteration of Duties and Fees) Order 2022: Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communictions (1 Feb 2022)

Eamon Ryan: ...quality issue is something for which they have the key responsibility. The EPA is the enforcement agency. It is critical that there is good connection and good swapping of information, analysis, data and work across all the agencies. Just to back up, the other 50% goes to the IFI, but that is earmarked for rehabilitation and habitat improvement. It is not as if it is going into the...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Conservation (27 Jan 2022)

Eamon Ryan: ...initial home survey and are awaiting allocation to a contractor or are awaiting the initial survey of their home.  The SEAI aims to significantly reduce the waiting list in 2022, on the basis of working first on homes that are longest on the waiting list. SEAI data indicates that for homes completed to date in 2021, the average time from application to completion was approximately...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Conservation (25 Jan 2022)

Eamon Ryan: ...the identification of the most cost-effective pathway to reduce Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions across all sectors of the economy.  Inputs into the MACC at the time included GHG emissions projections data from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Teagasc analysis on emissions from Agriculture and globally-sourced data on mitigation technologies. The MACC identified the most...

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

Eamon Ryan: While there is currently no official Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) station in the Glanmire area, I note that a citizen science monitoring project has reported some high levels of air pollution in this area. Official data from the National Ambient Air Quality Monitoring Programme (AAMP), operated by the EPA, has shown periodic elevated levels of emissions of fine...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Air and Water Pollution (15 Dec 2021)

Eamon Ryan: Air quality in Ireland is protected by a range of legislation and policies, in line with EU and international policy, and is monitored by the National Ambient Air Quality Monitoring Programme, operated by the Environment Protection Agency, and funded by my Department. Data from monitoring stations shows that the measures to protect our air quality have on the whole been effective and...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Legislative Process (14 Dec 2021)

Eamon Ryan: The development of planned legislation in relation to marine protected areas (MPAs) is being led by the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage which recently ran a public consultation on the report of the expert advisory group on MPAs entitled “Expanding Ireland’s Marine Protected Area Network”. My Department responded positively to that report, and is...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Illegal Dumping (14 Dec 2021)

Eamon Ryan: ...Visual Recording (AVR) equipment in order to assist local authorities in their efforts to combat litter and illegal dumping. Drafting of the Bill is well advanced, following consultation with the Data Protection Commissioners, the Department of Justice and the Waste Enforcement Regional Lead Authorities (WERLAs), as is, I understand, the pre-legislative scrutiny process before the Joint...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Litter Pollution (30 Nov 2021)

Eamon Ryan: ...the Report of the Committee. I look forward to receiving the Committee's recommendations. A combination of legislation and guidance will help to ensure that the processing of personal data, obtained through the use of CCTV and AVR equipment, may be carried out by local authorities tasked with enforcing both litter and waste legislation, thus providing an important deterrent in order...

Climate Action Plan 2021: Statements (23 Nov 2021)

Eamon Ryan: ...is a challenge beyond compare and it has never happened before. No country has halved its emissions in a decade, which is what we are setting out to do. However, that is what we have to do to protect the future of the next generation. An interesting perspective on this for a country like Ireland is to consider the alternative if we do not meet the targets. Every other country is...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Climate Change Policy (23 Nov 2021)

Eamon Ryan: The Environmental Protection Agency is responsible for compiling the inventories of greenhouse gas emissions, including public sector bodies, for Ireland and for reporting the data to the EU and UNFCCC. The latest report, published in October 2021, details the provisional estimates of Ireland’s greenhouse gas figures for the years 1990-2020, and can be found online at the following...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Data (23 Nov 2021)

Eamon Ryan: The Environmental Protection Agency is responsible for compiling the inventories of greenhouse gas emissions for Ireland and for reporting the data to the relevant EU and international institutions.The latest report, published in October 2021, details the provisional estimates of Ireland’s greenhouse gas emissions figures for the years 1990 to 2020. These figures are based on the...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Climate Change Policy (23 Nov 2021)

Eamon Ryan: ...need to take to meet our climate targets. A call for expert evidence was conducted during the preparation of the Climate Action Plan asking climate scientists, experts and industry to share their data-based, technical proposals to support the development of the plan. Over 200 responses were received in relation to this strand, including from the Irish Peatland Conservation Council. The...

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

Eamon Ryan: ...such as eutrophication, climate change, water abstraction and invasive species. The current status of Arctic char is listed in the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red data book as ‘vulnerable’. The range of environmental pressures on this species is being addressed under current EU and national legislation by a range of state agencies (including IFI,...

Seanad: Energy Security: Statements (2 Nov 2021)

Eamon Ryan: ...actual construction. We are talking about the middle to the end of this decade but it is absolutely doable. I do not think it can be done any quicker because we have to get the planning right, protect biodiversity and deal with some of the other concerns that have been raised. When Senator McGahon started speaking I was in complete agreement with him. The best protection for consumers...

Seanad: Energy Security: Statements (2 Nov 2021)

Eamon Ryan: ...is that in each instance we have been able to show, through independent analysis from the ESRI, that despite this environment of higher and increasing fuel prices, the social welfare increases protected those in the bottom four deciles from the increased prices they are experiencing. Every family has different circumstances. However, a large number of those on the lowest income got a net...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Policy (2 Nov 2021)

Eamon Ryan: ...is a matter for Local Authorities and my Department does not compile statistics in relation to prosecutions taken or fines imposed. Local Authorities do report information to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) annually regarding enforcement activities under environmental legislation.  The following table outlines the number of prosecutions for breaches of the smoky...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Environmental Policy (13 Oct 2021)

Eamon Ryan: Greenhouse gas emissions and removals associated with land use, land use change and forestry (LULUCF) are reported in Ireland's greenhouse gas emissions inventory prepared by the Environmental Protections Agency (EPA) and submitted annually to the EU and the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. LULUCF includes activities associated with forestry, croplands, grasslands,...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Local Authorities (7 Oct 2021)

Eamon Ryan: ..., 175, 176 and 177 together. Enforcement actions against illegal waste and littering activity are a matter for local authorities and the Office of Environmental Enforcement within the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The EPA compiles comparative statistics on local authority performance relating to their waste and litter enforcement activity under the Recommended Criteria for...