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Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Nuclear Waste (7 Mar 2024)

Eamon Ryan: Ireland has a close working relationship with the UK on radiological issues and engages, as appropriate, with the UK Department for Energy Security and Net Zero and the relevant UK Regulators through the UK-Ireland Contact Group on Radiological Matters, which meets bi-annually. At a technical level, the Environmental Protection Agency, (EPA), also engages with the UK nuclear regulators,...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Conservation (7 Mar 2024)

Eamon Ryan: Curtailment refers to the reduction in output of generation units because of system wide issues. Curtailment is one element of dispatch down, which also includes constraint, local issues, and oversupply, generation exceeding demand. Manging dispatch down is a priority as we seek to integrate more renewable electricity onto the grid. As Transmission System Operator, EirGrid have responsibility...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Policy (7 Mar 2024)

Eamon Ryan: In order to assist with the achievement of our retrofit targets, the Programme for Government, Climate Action Plan and the National Retrofit Plan committed to the introduction of a new residential retrofit low-cost loan scheme. The Home Energy Upgrade Loan Scheme was developed by my Department in conjunction with the Department of Finance, the Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland, the...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Building Energy Rating (7 Mar 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: Waterways Issues (7 Mar 2024)

Eamon Ryan: Inland Fisheries Ireland, as the statutory body tasked with the protection, management and conservation of the inland fisheries resource, has established a specific email address for queries from Oireachtas members so that queries in relation to operational matters can be addressed promptly, in line with IFI’s objective to deliver services to the highest standards. The email address is...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Waste Management (7 Mar 2024)

Eamon Ryan: The European Union (Household Food Waste and Bio-Waste) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 require all household waste collection companies to provide their customers with a brown bin collection service, however, they do not require this additional service to be provided free of charge. Private waste collectors operate under a waste collection permit issued by the National Waste Collection...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Environmental Policy (7 Mar 2024)

Eamon Ryan: The Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Act 2021 commits Ireland to a climate neutral economy no later than 2050 and a reduction in emissions of 51% by 2030. Climate Action Plan 2024 (CAP 24) was approved by Government in December. The plan and its accompanying annex of actions are open for public consultation until 5 April. If anyone wishes to make a submission or observation on it or...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Environmental Policy (7 Mar 2024)

Eamon Ryan: Climate change is expected to have diverse and wide-ranging negative impacts on Ireland’s environment, society, and economic development, including on the built environment, managed and natural ecosystems, water resources, agriculture and food security, human health, and coastal zones. Climate adaptation is the process of adjustment to actual or expected climate change and its...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Environmental Policy (7 Mar 2024)

Eamon Ryan: The Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Act 2021 commits Ireland to a climate neutral economy no later than 2050 and a reduction in emissions of 51% by 2030. Following the process set out in the Act, the agriculture sector has been set the target of a 10% reduction in emissions by 2025 and a 25% reduction by 2030. Responsibility for meeting this sectoral target sits with the Minister...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Renewable Energy Generation (7 Mar 2024)

Eamon Ryan: Ireland has made considerable progress in decarbonising our electricity sector over the last decade, with a major reason for this being the construction of renewable generation sources and their successful integration onto the electricity grid. 2023 was another successful year for renewable electricity in Ireland. According to figures published by the Sustainable Energy Authority of...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Telecommunications Services (7 Mar 2024)

Eamon Ryan: In relation to concerns around mobile phone coverage, the roll-out of infrastructure for mobile telecommunications services in Ireland is primarily a matter for private mobile network operators, operating on a commercial basis in a liberalised market, regulated by the Commission for Communications Regulation (ComReg). ComReg is statutorily independent in the exercise of its functions in...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Broadband Infrastructure (7 Mar 2024)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 159, 160 and 163 together. In December 2022, my Department published Ireland's Digital Connectivity Strategy which supports the ambition outlined in the National Digital Strategy and sets out a number of ambitious targets, including that: all Irish households and businesses will be covered by a Gigabit network no later than 2028 all populated areas will be...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Environmental Policy (7 Mar 2024)

Eamon Ryan: The most recent Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) State of the Environment report was published in 2020, with the next of these reports due later in 2024. The EPA State of the Environment reports are important milestones for Ireland, as they provide a snapshot of the environment at a particular point, as well as showing trends and changes in the environment over time. The reports...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Electricity Grid (7 Mar 2024)

Eamon Ryan: Ireland has made considerable progress in decarbonising our electricity sector over the last decade, driven by the steady roll out of renewable generation sources and their successful integration onto the electricity grid. According to provisional data from the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI), on average 46.1% of electricity generated in Ireland in 2023 was renewable. For an...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety (7 Mar 2024)

Eamon Ryan: As Minister for Transport, I have responsibility for overall policy and exchequer funding in relation to the National Roads Programme. Under the Roads Acts 1993-2015 and in line with the National Development Plan (NDP), the operation and maintenance of individual national roads is a matter for Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII), in conjunction with the local authorities concerned. This is...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety (7 Mar 2024)

Eamon Ryan: The Safe Routes to School (SRTS) Programme was launched in March 2021 with the aim of supporting walking, scooting, and cycling to primary and post-primary schools, and creating safer walking and cycling routes within communities, through the provision of infrastructure interventions. This should help alleviate congestion at school gates and increase the number of students who walk or cycle...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Infrastructure Ireland (7 Mar 2024)

Eamon Ryan: As Minister for Transport, I have responsibility for policy and overall funding in relation to public transport. However, I am not involved in the day-to-day operations of public transport. The issue raised by the Deputy in relation to the selection of Trasndev as the operator for the Luas is a matter for Transport Infrastructure Ireland. Therefore, I have referred the Deputy's question to...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (7 Mar 2024)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 188 to 191, inclusive, together. As Minister for Transport, I have responsibility for policy and overall funding in relation to public transport. However, I am not involved in the day-to-day operations of public transport. I can confirm that my Department does not hold any identifiable records of bathroom breaks taken by bus drivers, nor would the National...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (7 Mar 2024)

Eamon Ryan: The regulation of the small public service vehicle (SPSV) industry, including vehicle age limits for SPSVs, is a matter for the independent transport regulator, the National Transport Authority (NTA), under the provisions of the Consolidated Taxi Regulation Act 2013 and 2016. I have no role in the day-to-day operations of the SPSV industry. Regulations made by the NTA in 2010 first...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (7 Mar 2024)

Eamon Ryan: The Cork Area Commuter Rail Programme represents the largest investment in the rail network in Cork undertaken by the State. Phase 1 of the Cork Area Commuter Rail Programme, ‘Enable future electrification of Cork Commuter Rail’, was included in Ireland’s National Recovery & Resilience Plan (NRRP) as submitted to the European Commission in 2021. All works...