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Tuesday, 12 December 2023

Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment

Departmental Bodies

Photo of Maurice QuinlivanMaurice Quinlivan (Limerick City, Sinn Fein)
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181. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the date on which the accelerating renewable electricity task force was established; the date of its first and all subsequent meetings; the topics discussed at each of those meetings; the members of the task force; and to identify any and all outputs from the task force such as reports, policy decisions and recommendations to Government. [55361/23]

Photo of Eamon RyanEamon Ryan (Dublin Bay South, Green Party)
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The Accelerating Renewable Electricity Task force was established in March 2023 as a key action under Climate Action Plan 2023 to support the onshore renewable electricity targets, in particular the 80% of electricity demand from renewable generation by 2030.

The Task force was established in March 2023 and has met on the following dates:

  • 23/03/2023
  • 15/06/2023
  • 10/10/2023
The Task force includes members from:
  • Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications
  • Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform
  • Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
  • EirGrid
  • ESB Networks
  • Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland
  • Commission for Regulation of Utilities and
  • National Treasury Management Agency.
To deliver on the roadmap for renewables set out in CAP 23, the focus of the Accelerating Renewable Electricity Task force meetings has been assessing means to fast-track and increase deployment and output of renewable electricity generation and supporting technologies in the near-term. The key task force output will be the development of a programme of work to support the achievement of the renewable electricity targets.

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