Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 3 March 2021
74. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the amount of revenue raised by the EPA through penalties for failing to surrender necessary allowances under the EU emissions trading system detailing each licensee fined in each of the years 2018 to 2020, in tabular form. [11574/21]
Amharc ar fhreagraUnder the EU Emissions Trading System, where an operator does not surrender sufficient allowances by 30 April to cover its emissions in the previous calendar year, an excess emissions penalty applies. The penalty is based on a price of €100/tonne of CO2 equivalent adjusted for increases in the Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices (HICP) since 2012. The deadline has not yet passed for operators to surrender allowances for 2020. Over the period 2018-2019, two EU Emissions Trading System operators were issued with letters of demand for excess emissions penalties. The following table details each licensee fined:
|
Permit No. |
Operator |
Installation |
Date of penalty |
Penalty |
|
IE-GHG181-10505-1 |
Vodafone Group Services Ireland Limited |
Vodafone CDC Clonshaugh Business Park, Coolock Dublin 17 |
12 November 2018 |
€51,171 |
|
IE-GHG041-10362-1 |
St James' Hospital Board, Dublin |
St. James's Hospital, James's Street, Dublin 8 |
5 October 2018 |
€210,100 |
These penalties are published on the EPA website: http://www.epa.ie/enforcement/prosecute/2018/
