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Written Answers — Prospecting Licences: Prospecting Licences (21 Oct 2010)

Eamon Ryan: The table below details the five petroleum authorisations granted by the Minister for Energy in 1987. Authorisation Number Authorisation type Company Status EL1/87 Exploration Licence BP Exploration Licence Expired EL2/87 Exploration Licence Aran Energy Licence Expired LO87/1 Licensing Option Murphy Ireland Offshore Ltd Licence Expired LO87/2 Licensing Option BP Exploration Licence...

Written Answers — Alternative Energy Projects: Alternative Energy Projects (21 Oct 2010)

Eamon Ryan: In May of this year, I announced a Renewable Energy Feed In Tariffs (REFITs) for electricity generated from biomass, ranging from 8.5 cent per kilowatt hour to 15 cent per kilowatt hour depending on the technology deployed. These tariffs include support for electricity generated from biomass co-fired with peat in the three peat-fired power stations. REFIT tariffs relate to the price to be...

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (21 Oct 2010)

Eamon Ryan: I regret to advise the Deputy that it has not been possible to compile all the information requested within the allotted time. I will forward the reply to the Deputy as soon as it is available.

Written Answers — Departmental Funding: Departmental Funding (27 Oct 2010)

Eamon Ryan: I am advised by the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) that grant aid of €400,000 was paid to Carlinn Hall in 2008 through the House of Tomorrow Scheme, in addition to €16,000 for a Feasibility Study earlier that year. No officials from my Department met or engaged with representatives of the development in question. The House of Tomorrow Programme closed to new applications...

Written Answers — Telecommunications Services: Telecommunications Services (27 Oct 2010)

Eamon Ryan: My Department is the Intermediate Body for the Interventions in Communications Infrastructure under the Southern and Eastern (S&E) and the Border Midland and Western (BMW) Regional Assembly Operational Programmes 2007-2013. Under the Regional Operational Programmes 2007-2013, the priorities and investment areas in Communications Infrastructure being supported by European Regional Development...

Written Answers — Telecommunications Services: Telecommunications Services (27 Oct 2010)

Eamon Ryan: The budget allocation for the 100mbps Pilot Project for 2010 was €4.9m (including capital carryover). The total cost of this project to date is €6.008m (VAT inclusive). This figure includes the installation of the broadband connectivity, the development of HEAnet's core and aggregate networks to receive the connections and investment in ICT hardware in each school to enable them to make...

Written Answers — Broadcasting Services: Broadcasting Services (27 Oct 2010)

Eamon Ryan: The Commission for Communications Regulation (ComReg) is the statutory body responsible for the licensing of UHF Television Programme Retransmission services, as set out in the Wireless Telegraphy Act, 1926. These community or 'deflector' television systems retransmit the analogue signals of the UK and, in some cases, Irish 'free-to-air' services and their future position in light of plans...

Written Answers — Telecommunications Services: Telecommunications Services (27 Oct 2010)

Eamon Ryan: The position remains that any future Exchequer funded broadband investment decisions, including investment in further phases of the Metropolitan Area Networks (MANs) Programme, will be guided by: (i) the policy paper on Next Generation Broadband which was published in June 2009; (ii) the Value for Money and Policy Review of Phase I of the MANs Programme, which was published in 2008; (iii) any...

Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (27 Oct 2010)

Eamon Ryan: I can inform the Deputy that the number of agencies under the aegis of my Department is 18. The number of current sitting board members for each agency is set out on a table: Agency Number of Sitting Board Members on 27th October 2010 RTÉ 12 TG4 12 Broadcasting Authority of Ireland 9 An Post 14 Bord Gáis Éireann 8 Bord na Móna 12 EirGrid 10 ESB 11 Ordnance Survey Ireland 10...

Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (27 Oct 2010)

Eamon Ryan: I can inform the Deputy that the numbers of State Boards, agencies, regulators or other bodies under the remit of my Department is 18. The following seven are commercial bodies and information in relation to the annual budget is a matter for the board of these bodies: · RTÉ· TG4 · An Post · Bord Gáis Éireann · Bord na Mona · EirGrid · Electricity Supply Board However,...

Written Answers — Alternative Energy Projects: Alternative Energy Projects (27 Oct 2010)

Eamon Ryan: In May of this year, I announced a Renewable Energy Feed In Tariff (REFIT) Scheme for electricity generated from biomass, ranging from 8.5 cent per kilowatt hour to 15 cent per kilowatt hour depending on the technology deployed. A tariff of 9.5 cent per kw/h has been set for electricity generated from energy crops including willow and miscanthus. A tariff of 8.5 cent will apply to...

Macroeconomic and Fiscal Outlook: Statements (Resumed) (28 Oct 2010)

Eamon Ryan: I wish to share time with Deputy Fleming and the Minister of State, Deputy Moloney.

Macroeconomic and Fiscal Outlook: Statements (Resumed) (28 Oct 2010)

Eamon Ryan: The people of Ireland are afraid because the legacy costs of the property boom and bust experienced over the past ten years are beginning to become evident. Just as one would advise someone in personal debt difficulties to not simply let bills rest at the bottom of a door but to begin to open and manage them, this is what the Green Party is doing in government. The Green Party was not...

Macroeconomic and Fiscal Outlook: Statements (Resumed) (28 Oct 2010)

Eamon Ryan: Within months. We need to move, and we have moved, beyond the Civil War Punch and Judy politics that is not in tune with the needs of our people at this time. That is one of the reasons why we stayed in Government: to do the hard thing and the right thing and turn the country around, which we will.

Written Answers — Alternative Energy Projects: Alternative Energy Projects (28 Oct 2010)

Eamon Ryan: My Department has recently concluded a public consultation process which sets out the framework for the development of the new retrofit programme. The objective of the programme, which remains subject to funding decisions in light of wider budgetary considerations, is to deliver energy efficiency upgrades to one million domestic and non-domestic buildings. This will not only contribute...

Written Answers — Offshore Exploration: Offshore Exploration (28 Oct 2010)

Eamon Ryan: The 40% return to the State referred to in my reply to Parliamentary Question No. 238 of 20th October 2010 refers to taxable profits. Ireland followed the lead of other countries such as the UK and Norway and moved away from a royalty based payments system to a tax based system in 1987. Under a tax based system the return to the State is linked directly to the profitability of the oil or...

Written Answers — Energy Resources: Energy Resources (2 Nov 2010)

Eamon Ryan: Production of first gas from the Corrib gas field is a matter for the developer, SEPIL, subject to conformity with all statutory consent requirements. For the Deputy's information, construction of the Corrib Gas Terminal at Bellanaboy is substantially completed as are the subsea facilities at the Corrib Gas Field. Last summer the 83km offshore section of the Corrib gas pipeline was...

Written Answers — Energy Conservation: Energy Conservation (2 Nov 2010)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Question Nos. 454 and 474 together. The Warmer Homes Scheme (WHS), provides energy efficiency improvements to homes in, or at risk of, energy poverty and is targeted at householders who are in receipt of the Fuel Allowance, Disability Benefit or Invalidity Benefit. Measures undertaken include attic insulation, draught proofing, lagging jackets, energy efficient lighting,...

Written Answers — Postal Services: Postal Services (2 Nov 2010)

Eamon Ryan: Ireland is the only country in the EU and OECD which does not have a national postcode system. An invitation to tender was issued on the 10th May 2010 for consultants to assist in selecting a body to implement and manage the delivery of a working National Postcode System (NPS). These consultants have now been appointed and are working with my Department's Steering Group to introduce a six...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (2 Nov 2010)

Eamon Ryan: The following table shows the bodies under the remit of my Department that receive Exchequer grants and the amount provided yearly to each Agency since the establishment of my Department in 2007. Body 2010 (To end Oct)€000 2009€000 2008€000 2007€000 Digital Hub Development Agency 2,060 1,731 1,941 1,856 National Research Digital Centre 3,431 3,813 2,631 2,500 RTÉ 161,800 204,255...