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Written Answers — Charities Regulation: Charities Regulation (18 Jan 2011)

Eamon Ryan: During 2010, under the digital inclusion scheme – known as Benef IT, my Department made payments to three organisations which are understood to have obtained charitable status under the scheme operated by the Revenue Commissioners, as follows:- Organisation Amount Mullaghmatt-Cortolvin Community Development Ltd €10,960 Age Action Ireland Ltd €14,300 Dublin Employment Pact...

Communications Regulation (Postal Services) Bill 2010 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (20 Jan 2011)

Eamon Ryan: In the past three years there has been a significant drop. This was probably compensated by the rise in earlier years. Unfortunately, however, in the past three years there has been a drop of approximately 20%.

Communications Regulation (Postal Services) Bill 2010 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (20 Jan 2011)

Eamon Ryan: There have been significant improvements in the 24-hour delivery rate. It has gone up to over 85%.

Communications Regulation (Postal Services) Bill 2010 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (20 Jan 2011)

Eamon Ryan: Yes, they will be rolled out across the whole country.

Communications Regulation (Postal Services) Bill 2010 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (20 Jan 2011)

Eamon Ryan: And the kisses too.

Communications Regulation (Postal Services) Bill 2010 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (20 Jan 2011)

Eamon Ryan: I accepted a number of significant amendments in the Seanad. I am always open to accepting amendments. However, I will not be in a position to answer the Deputy's question until certain of the amendments to which he refers have been tabled. Our actions in this regard obviously will be also subject to time limits relating to Dáil business.

Communications Regulation (Postal Services) Bill 2010 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (20 Jan 2011)

Eamon Ryan: If I may intervene, I saw an interesting comment recently in a book on rational optimism which made a distinction in regard to what the Deputy is saying, namely, while markets in assets are inherently irrational and unstable, markets in goods and services tend to be reasonably stable and reasonably rational. I do not know if the Deputy would agree with that distinction regarding his general...

Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (20 Jan 2011)

Eamon Ryan: The information the Deputy requested on the abolition and merger of agencies under the remit of my Department since its establishment in 2007 is outlined on the table below. Proposals numbered 3 to 7 were made in the report of the Special Group on Public Service Numbers and Expenditure Programmes (McCarthy Report). As the Deputy is aware that Report outlined a wide range of proposals across...

Written Answers — Energy Conservation: Energy Conservation (20 Jan 2011)

Eamon Ryan: The Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) administers the Warmer Homes Scheme (WHS) on behalf of my Department. The scheme aims to provide 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...

Written Answers — Energy Conservation: Energy Conservation (20 Jan 2011)

Eamon Ryan: My Department and the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) concluded a consultation process on the National Retrofit Programme towards the end of 2010. My Department is currently engaged in extensive dialogue with key participants in finalising a framework for the operation of the programme over the next three years. The programme will be launched in the near future. The programme...

Written Answers — Alternative Energy Projects: Alternative Energy Projects (20 Jan 2011)

Eamon Ryan: The 2011 budget allocation for the Ocean Energy Strategy implemented by the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) is €13 million. The allocations will support the continued implementation of the Government's ocean energy policy objectives. Ireland's ocean energy resource can make a significant contribution towards economic growth and renewable energy targets. The 2011 allocations...

Written Answers — Ministerial Appointments: Ministerial Appointments (20 Jan 2011)

Eamon Ryan: The Fisheries Act 2010 (No. 10 of 2010) established Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) on 1 July 2010. All 9 members of the Board of IFI were subsequently appointed in accordance with sections 12 and 19 of the 2010 Act.

Election of Ceann Comhairle (Resumed) (10 Mar 2016)

Eamon Ryan: On behalf of the Green Party, I extend also our best wishes to you, a Cheann Comhairle, in this office. The words you used about serving were used earlier in one of the readings at the service this morning in Westland Row. They apply to all of us. This is a diverse Dáil but you will have the respect of the House, certainly that of this side of the House. We wish you good luck as a...

Nomination of Taoiseach (10 Mar 2016)

Eamon Ryan: The Green Party Members - Deputy Catherine Martin and I - will be voting against all four nominees not out of any disrespect to the individuals but on the sound reasoning that none of them is presenting to us a clear and credible government. I will give a personal reflection if I may regarding the circumstances as I see them. I will refer to my family roots at a time when we are all looking...

Sittings and Business of Dáil: Motion (10 Mar 2016)

Eamon Ryan: I support all three motions. There are various points one could make but I will make just two. In the consideration of Dáil reform we should not confine ourselves completely because how the Dáil works relates to how the Seanad works and also relates to the strength of local government. The decentralisation of power is one of the solutions to the ills of our democracy. It is a...

Business of Dáil (22 Mar 2016)

Eamon Ryan: On behalf of the Green Party, I extend our sympathies to the McGrotty family as we reflect on how life can go from a lovely family occasion and slip into unspeakable and unimaginable tragedy. Our thoughts are with that family. While the circumstances are different, it is similarly the case for those caught up in the explosions in Brussels where people have gone from the pleasurable moment...

European Council Meeting: Statements (22 Mar 2016)

Eamon Ryan: We are debating this matter under the shadow of the attacks in Brussels this morning. There is obviously a connection. There is a connection in the sense that the wars that are flaming in Syria and Iraq and involve extremist Islamic groups are extending into our own Continent. We must question what is happening on the Continent on that wider scale. One point that we should agree on is that...

Agriculture and Fisheries Council Meeting: Statements (22 Mar 2016)

Eamon Ryan: There is nothing like "just-in-time speaking". I am very proud to be able to make a short contribution on behalf of the Green Party. I will broaden the debate from the immediate outcome of the European Council meeting and provide a reflection from our experience during the election campaign. As a south County Dublin Deputy running a national party, it was a chance to review what is...

Agriculture and Fisheries Council Meeting: Statements (22 Mar 2016)

Eamon Ryan: I think that is something we can get agreement on, but we have to do it in reality. We must make sure it is actually delivered. We need to get people on board. We have to effect a real change in land use. This should not just be about doubling output, reducing water quality and eroding the natural systems on which we all depend. I look forward to such an agricultural future. I look...

Housing and Homelessness: Statements (22 Mar 2016)

Eamon Ryan: I welcome the opportunity to take part in this debate. The most serious issue facing the country is the lack of investment in our basic infrastructure, particularly during the past five years. Before that, we under invested in water, transport and the connected issue of housing. They go together, and whatever our approach and solution, it must join the dots regarding how we develop places...