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Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Energy Policy (15 Oct 2024)

Neasa Hourigan: I thank the Minister. We have done a huge amount of work on energy security reports and reviews, and there has been an incredible amount of research done by this Government into LNG, I suspect. It seems to be that there has been no research on the health and safety impacts for communities. Ireland has a very dispersed population, so when there is an incident with LNG, the evacuation zone...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Energy Policy (15 Oct 2024)

Eamon Ryan: By all means. Obviously, if any facility is built, that would be the first thing for consideration by both the regulator and the planning authority. You would have to make sure that you have all the processes and procedures in place. However, we are not at the position where we are deciding whether we would have any LNG facility. There is further analysis needed. The Deputy mentioned the...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Energy Conservation (15 Oct 2024)

Darren O'Rourke: I thank the Minister for the reply. There are elements that I very much welcome, particularly the area-based approach. I know CEG was the pilot - I think it was in Cork. It may not be funded under that scheme in Fingal. I want to raise the change that was made in June relating to the guidelines from the CEG for real estate investment funds and commercial landlords to avail of the SEAI's...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Energy Conservation (15 Oct 2024)

Eamon Ryan: I hear the Deputy's concerns. They are reflected in fact that with an AHB or some similar multi-apartment model, it is a 50% grant, whereas if it is dealing with a commercial rental organisation, REIT or others, it is a 30% grant. I am not so certain about the risks. The benefit is that it will mean lower cost for the tenant. We have a real difficulty in the rental sector. Tenants do not...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Energy Conservation (15 Oct 2024)

Darren O'Rourke: I do not disagree with the Minister. I and my party have been wrestling with how to deal with the private rented sector. The Minister has heard my concern over the risk that these well-organised, well-resourced real estate investment funds will take great advantage of this while small landlords do not. At the same time, there is potential for rent increases because we know renovation...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Energy Conservation (15 Oct 2024)

Eamon Ryan: I take both recommendations. It is a valid point. We need to monitor, measure and continually adapt. If there are signs that retrofitting is leading to big rent increases, increased evictions or any other such measure, obviously we would have to adjust and see what can be done. It is right to start going into the rental sector, however, and make sure it is not left behind. We need to...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Energy Conservation (15 Oct 2024)

Question No. 54 taken with Written Answers.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Energy Infrastructure (15 Oct 2024)

Energy Infrastructure

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Energy Infrastructure (15 Oct 2024)

Marian Harkin: 55. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment to clarify his policy position ahead of a planning application decision by An Bord Pleanála, given his recent comments about the fact that a liquified natural gas, LNG, storage facility may no longer be needed as back-up in a natural energy crisis, and given that An Bord Pleanála's decision on a current...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Energy Infrastructure (15 Oct 2024)

Thomas Pringle: I am taking this question on behalf of Deputy Harkin. This question relates to the two previous priority questions on LNG facilities and the recent planning Act that just went through. What are the implications of the amendments made in the planning Act for the upcoming An Bord Pleanála decision on the LNG facility?

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Energy Infrastructure (15 Oct 2024)

Eamon Ryan: I will not read the prepared written response because it is similar to the answer I gave to the first question. All these questions relate to a similar issue. I do not see any implications other than for a potential project. In Ireland's case a non-commercial temporary strategic storage facility would go through the strategic infrastructure process rather than to the local authority....

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Energy Infrastructure (15 Oct 2024)

Thomas Pringle: I take what the Minister has said that that is the question that needs to be answered. In reality these amendments came forward on Report Stage in the Seanad and came back to the Dáil. We did not even get to debate them because the time ran out. If that clarity needed to be given in respect of planning applications or the planning Act, surely it was known about a year ago or six...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Climate Change Policy (15 Oct 2024)

Darren O'Rourke: I am sorry Deputy, but the time for priority questions has elapsed.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Climate Change Policy (15 Oct 2024)

Verona Murphy: That is the point, and the Minister needs to answer it. I am not stoking suspicion, I am stating a fact.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Climate Change Policy (15 Oct 2024)

Eamon Ryan: We changed the tax code 15 or 20 years ago because we wanted to support lower emissions vehicles.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Climate Change Policy (15 Oct 2024)

Verona Murphy: What is the euro rating of the trains?

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Climate Change Policy (15 Oct 2024)

Eamon Ryan: Thirty-five years ago we read and understood the science of climate change and the need for action.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Climate Change Policy (15 Oct 2024)

Verona Murphy: What is the euro rating of the trains the Minister is proposing to carry these trucks on?

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Climate Change Policy (15 Oct 2024)

Eamon Ryan: I would like to see Deputy Murphy supporting-----

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Climate Change Policy (15 Oct 2024)

Verona Murphy: What are the euro ratings of the trains the Minister is proposing to put the clean trucks on? Answer that.