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Report of the Joint Committee on Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Motion (2 May 2024)

Louise O'Reilly: ..., poor policy choices and a failure to invest by successive Governments has put energy affordability and security in a precarious position. The failure to realise the potential of our wind and solar resources and thereby reduce our dependence on imported fossil fuels at pace has also left us excessively exposed to the negative impacts of energy crises arising from global events that...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Facilities (2 May 2024) See 1 other result from this answer

Paul Kehoe: 159. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills whether the option to install a turbine to generate wind energy has been considered for schools that are receiving solar to offset their energy, since schools are mainly open during winter when wind is the most abundant source of energy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19941/24]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (2 May 2024) See 1 other result from this answer

David Stanton: 226. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of solar PV installations which were granted aid under TAMS II, which closed to new applications on the 16 December 2022; the number of these which have been installed and have received payment; the number which have yet to be finalised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19984/24]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Role and Operation of the Health and Safety Authority: Discussion (1 May 2024) See 4 other results from this debate

David Stanton: The statement contains a reference to the farm safety partnership advisory committee. For some time, I have been interested in the issue of solar photovoltaic panels. Between 2020 and 2021 in the UK there was a 12% increase in the number of fire incidents relating to solar panel systems. In 2015 there was an influx of new suppliers there. They sold cheap products, made some money and...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Grant Payments (1 May 2024)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 94. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment what statistics are recorded regarding the recipients of the solar electricity grant, individual home energy upgrade grants (better energy homes), grants for a home energy upgrade, free energy upgrades (warmer homes scheme), with respect to the value of the grant; the number of grants availed of by the recipient...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Housing Schemes (1 May 2024)

Michael McGrath: ...to Buy Scheme Review - final report’). Statistical data in relation to taxpayers who benefitted from the HRI scheme has not been prepared. I am further advised by Revenue that as applications for the Solar Electricity Grant do not involve tax returns or do not feature on a tax return there is no basis from taxpayer records on which to determine the income level of applicants or...

Petrol and Diesel Excise Rate Increases: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (30 Apr 2024) See 1 other result from this debate

Matt Shanahan: ..., the impact of rising prices is not something they can offset. They cannot afford new heating systems. They cannot afford the retrofitting of houses. They cannot afford the installation of solar power. They cannot access cheap wind power. They cannot change their inefficient fuel-guzzling transportation to electric transportation, for example. Neither can they significantly expand...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Conservation (30 Apr 2024)

Eamon Ryan: ...energy upgrade grant support schemes on behalf of my Department. A record capital budget of approximately €430 million for SEAI residential and community energy upgrade schemes (including Solar PV scheme) has been allocated for 2024. The overall allocation will mean that the progress made in recent years under the National Retrofit Plan will be further built on in 2024. Grant...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Conservation (30 Apr 2024) See 1 other result from this answer

Fergus O'Dowd: 177. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment with regard to the launch of the home energy upgrade (low-cost) loan scheme, if applicants who wish to install solar panels to counter the extortionate energy costs in Ireland will be in a position to apply under this scheme without installing other additional retrofitting measures (details supplied); and if he will...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Wind Energy Generation (25 Apr 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: ...regular maintenance due to their moving parts, it was decided not to grant-aid this type of investment. Instead, my Department has decided to focus on supporting farmers in the installation of solar PV technology to address the provision of farmyard electricity, through the Solar Capital Investment Scheme. I will ensure that the list of investment items in TAMS 3, including...

Weather-Related Supports for Farmers: Statements (Resumed) (24 Apr 2024)

Michael Moynihan: ...the past couple of weeks, one in Cork and the other in Kilkenny. Significant crowds turned up because farmers at the farm gate are looking at ways of being more efficient and taking energy from solar or elsewhere to reduce their costs. I have seen technology being developed by Liscarroll Engineering that involves taking energy from solar panels and storing it on ice. Do not ask me to...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Schemes (24 Apr 2024)

Eamon Ryan: ...takes place under the scheme. The Deputy may wish to note that Government also has other schemes and supports in place which may be of assistance. SEAI is rolling out a scheme to provide Solar PV to vulnerable customers registered as being dependent on electrically powered assistive devices. Part-funded SEAI grants under the Better Energy Homes Scheme support homeowners to retrofit...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Ireland's Climate Change Assessment Report: Discussion (23 Apr 2024) See 1 other result from this debate

...the climate action plan, not necessarily looking at new mitigation measures but accelerating the ones in place. In the energy system, which is my area of expertise, the measures largely are renewables, solar, wind and the grid, which bring approximately one third of the emission savings in the energy system, electrifying transport and heating in industry, which brings another large...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: European Year of Skills 2023: Discussion (23 Apr 2024)

Mr. Sean McLoughlin: Yes, renewables, and even heating and lighting systems. That all needs to be updated. I would be pushing renewables. We are doing solar car charges. All that stuff needs to be furthered because it is the future. That is the way things are heading with automation, smart homes and all that kind of thing.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Heritage Sites (23 Apr 2024)

Kieran O'Donnell: ...historic buildings in our care. Boiler replacements and heating systems upgrades, roof repairs, the installation of appropriate breathable insulations, window and door repair / replacement, the installation of solar collectors PV panels and other renovation works improve / repair building fabric and result in improved energy efficiency and building performance. The OPW has been...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (18 Apr 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: The objective of the Solar Capital Investment Scheme, which is a measure in TAMS 3, is to encourage on-farm renewable technology uptake and to lower the energy costs at farm level. The electricity consumption of the dwelling house can be included on the solar survey as part of the holding for sizing the Solar PV when submitting the TAMS application. Issues relating to the linking of farm...

Seanad: Cost of Doing Business: Statements (17 Apr 2024) See 1 other result from this debate

Róisín Garvey: ...is that if a business is not an owner-occupier, its landlord will have no impetus or encouragement to upgrade the building. There is a lot of money available for retrofitting, upgrading, installing solar panels and so on, and that is something really good the Government has done in this Department, but if the business does not own the building, it will be reliant on the landlord giving a...

Seanad: Gas (Amendment) Bill 2023: Report and Final Stages (17 Apr 2024)

Ossian Smyth: ...because part of the reduction was due to increased imports of electricity from abroad through our interconnectors. It was also due to increased generation of wind power, increased generation of solar power and a reduction in the use of coal.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Offshore Wind Energy Strategy: Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment (17 Apr 2024)

Mr. Gary Tobin: Yes. This is also the case in relation to solar energy, not just wind. I am not an engineer, as the committee may have guessed. My understanding is that there may still be a requirement for some kind of grid connection, in extreme circumstances. However, by and large, these large-scale energy users may not really need to use the grid and could use private wires.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Energy Conservation (16 Apr 2024) See 1 other result from this answer

Brian Leddin: 93. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress on the solar for schools' scheme; the take-up nationally and particularly in Limerick; the common challenges or obstacles for schools that have been identified through the application process; how these are being addressed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16463/24]