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Announcement by Minister for Finance on Banking of 30 September 2010: Statements (30 Sep 2010)

Eamon Ryan: As I understand it - I will be happy to hear Deputy Noonan argue another view - contracts were entered into giving the depositors the exact same rights as the bondholders. Those rights cannot be taken away retrospectively. A court challenge from a bondholder would contend the deposit holder has the exact same rights as a bondholder and that one could not just attack a bondholder without...

Written Answers — Energy Efficiency Programmes: Energy Efficiency Programmes (30 Sep 2010)

Eamon Ryan: The following table gives a breakdown for 2008, 2009 and 2010 to date of the total expenditure and the number of homes assisted under the energy efficiency programmes administered by the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland. Programme 2008 2009 2010 (to date) Programme Totals (08 to date) Home Energy Saving scheme (HES) Total Spend (€) €1.4m €16.3m €31.1m €48.8m Number...

Written Answers — Energy Efficiency Programmes: Energy Efficiency Programmes (30 Sep 2010)

Eamon Ryan: The Government's National Retrofit Programme will draw together the existing energy efficiency programmes of Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) into a single framework. The objective of the Retrofit Programme is to deliver energy efficiency upgrades to one million residential, public and commercial buildings in Ireland. It will be a programme of scale, involving energy supply...

Written Answers — Telecommunications Services: Telecommunications Services (30 Sep 2010)

Eamon Ryan: The cost to the Exchequer from the operation of 1890 telephone numbers by Government Departments and other public sector organisations is a matter for the Department or organisation in question. The costs incurred on this service by my Department in the 12 month period from September 2009 to August 2010 were €370.24. My Department uses both a lo-call number and local number for members of...

Written Answers — Natural Gas Grid: Natural Gas Grid (30 Sep 2010)

Eamon Ryan: The development and expansion of the natural gas network is in the first instance a commercial matter for Gaslink, the independent subsidiary of Bord Gáis Éireann, which is statutorily obliged under Section 8 of the Gas Act 1976, as amended, to develop and maintain a system for the supply of natural gas that is both economical and efficient. The Commission for Energy Regulation (CER), is...

Written Answers — Telecommunications Services: Telecommunications Services (30 Sep 2010)

Eamon Ryan: The European Commission has set aside a portion of the European Economic Recovery Programme (EERP) funding for rural broadband initiatives. Using this funding, which will be augmented by an Exchequer contribution, I intend to formally launch a Rural Broadband Scheme before the end of this year. This scheme will aim to provide a basic broadband service to individual un-served rural premises...

Written Answers — Telecommunications Services: Telecommunications Services (5 Oct 2010)

Eamon Ryan: The regulation of telecommunications operators, including regulatory issues surrounding the quality of broadband services provided to customers, is the responsibility of the independent Commission for Communications Regulation (ComReg). Surveys undertaken for ComReg during 2010 indicate high levels of satisfaction with residential and broadband speeds. Additionally, less than 2.4% of...

Written Answers — Energy Conservation: Energy Conservation (5 Oct 2010)

Eamon Ryan: The Warmer Homes Scheme (WHS), which is administered by the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) on behalf of my Department, provides energy efficiency improvements to homes in, or at risk of, energy poverty. The scheme is delivered through a combination of community based organisations (CBOs) and a panel of private contractors. The SEAI and the CBOs identify and address...

Written Answers — Electricity Transmission Network: Electricity Transmission Network (5 Oct 2010)

Eamon Ryan: The planning and construction of electricity transmission infrastructure is a matter for EirGrid as Ireland's statutory State owned transmission system operator and I have no role nor intervene in the day-to-day planning and operational decisions by EirGrid in relation to transmission infrastructure. The planning process for strategic energy infrastructure is the function of An Bord Pleanála...

Written Answers — EU Directives: EU Directives (5 Oct 2010)

Eamon Ryan: There are eight EU Directives awaiting transposition by my Department. None of these Directives is overdue for transposition. Details of the Directives are shown in the following table. Title of Directive Due date for transposition Directive 2008/6/EC, amending Directive 97/67/EC, on the full accomplishment of the internal market of Community postal services. 31 December 2010 Directive...

Written Answers — Telecommunications Services: Telecommunications Services (5 Oct 2010)

Eamon Ryan: The provision of broadband services is in the first instance a matter for private sector service providers. ComReg's website www.callcosts.ie provides detailed information on the various private sector telecommunications products and services available on a county by county basis including County Wicklow. The Government does however, intervene in the market in instances of clear market...

Written Answers — Telecommunications Services: Telecommunications Services (5 Oct 2010)

Eamon Ryan: The regulation of telecommunications operators, including regulatory issues surrounding bill collection and billing by operators, is the responsibility of the Commission for Communications Regulation (ComReg) in accordance with its functions under the Communications Regulation Act 2002. Eircom has indicated to ComReg that it is in ongoing discussions with An Post on issues arising from the...

Written Answers — Electricity Generation: Electricity Generation (6 Oct 2010)

Eamon Ryan: There are currently 302 generators operating in the ESB Microgeneration scheme with a total connected capacity of 1709.17kW. The types of technology in the scheme are as follows: Wind Turbine installations = 261 in total PV installations = 39 in total Hydro Turbines installations = 2 in total Wind Turbine installations comprise approximately 93.5% of total microgeneration connected capacity....

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (6 Oct 2010)

Eamon Ryan: Payment of pensions by State Bodies under the aegis of my Department is an operational matter for each body by reference to the terms of the pension scheme in operation in each instance.

Written Answers — Telecommunications Services: Telecommunications Services (6 Oct 2010)

Eamon Ryan: The regulation of telecommunications operators, including regulatory issues surrounding bill collection and billing by operators, is the responsibility of the Commission for Communications Regulation (ComReg) in accordance with its functions under the Communications Regulation Act 2002. Eircom has indicated to ComReg that it is in ongoing discussions with An Post on issues arising from the...

Written Answers — Irish Language: Irish Language (6 Oct 2010)

Eamon Ryan: There was no expenditure on Irish language training by my Department in 2009 or 2010. The number of staff who participated in Irish language training in 2009 was thirteen. These courses were delivered by Gaeleagras or in-house by my Department's Irish Language Officer, there was no cost to the Department. There has been no Irish language training to date in 2010.

Seanad: Electricity Prices: Motion (6 Oct 2010)

Eamon Ryan: I thank Senator Brady for allowing me to speak. I am very glad to have the opportunity to set out some of the details of our energy policy and the crucial issue of pricing for householders and businesses. I want to correct what I regard as some of the misapprehensions about the competitive position of electricity prices. The opportunity afforded to me by the Seanad in this debate is very...

Seanad: Electricity Prices: Motion (6 Oct 2010)

Eamon Ryan: We did more. This was the first country in Europe to introduce a tax on carbon for those utilities in respect of which there is a windfall tax up to 2012 and we are reallocating the money to industry because we recognise there is a competitiveness agenda which we must support. A number of changes were made. This should be recognised. Many statistics are being bandied about for different...

Seanad: Electricity Prices: Motion (6 Oct 2010)

Eamon Ryan: They are the European statistics which the Deputy can check with EUROSTAT.

Seanad: Electricity Prices: Motion (6 Oct 2010)

Eamon Ryan: They are the facts. Similarly, for small businesses, they were 3% below the eurozone average. The figures relate to the second half of 2009 and will change again. Our position improved further in the first half of this year. As in 2009, we tended to see greater reductions than other eurozone countries. Each category changes, as there is a complex pricing mechanism. However, the cost to...