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Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Sports Events (14 Jul 2016)

Eamon Ryan: 248. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources when is he due to consider which sporting events would be designated free-to-air under European legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21850/16]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Fisheries Protection (14 Jul 2016)

Eamon Ryan: 249. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the latest statistic for the number of rivers that are meeting their conservation limits for salmon; and the rivers which have changed status in the past five years with regards to their fishing rights. [21851/16]

Select Committee on Communications, Climate Change and Natural Resources: Energy Bill 2016: Committee Stage (14 Jul 2016)

Eamon Ryan: I move amendment No. 4:In page 24, between lines 16 and 17, to insert the following: "Amendment of section 9 of Act of 199912. Section 9 of the Act of 1999 is amended in subsection (4) by the insertion of the following—"(g) to promote the development of the demand-side of energy markets through energy efficiency, demand-side response, distributed generation, storage and the use of...

Select Committee on Communications, Climate Change and Natural Resources: Energy Bill 2016: Committee Stage (14 Jul 2016)

Eamon Ryan: I wish to comment on what the Minister said and to discuss the issue, because it is important to use this opportunity. Half of the new German renewable power is community owned and micro-generation. The Germans did not wait for the Commission to do that. Grid access is not the be all and end all-----

Select Committee on Communications, Climate Change and Natural Resources: Energy Bill 2016: Committee Stage (14 Jul 2016)

Eamon Ryan: However, we have a problem with grid access and we must address that.

Select Committee on Communications, Climate Change and Natural Resources: Energy Bill 2016: Committee Stage (14 Jul 2016)

Eamon Ryan: I have a broader question. The Minister says the Commission will produce a paper at the end of this year on new market rules. What is the process after that? Does that have to go to the Council and then must be agreed in trilogue with the European Parliament?

Select Committee on Communications, Climate Change and Natural Resources: Energy Bill 2016: Committee Stage (14 Jul 2016)

Eamon Ryan: That is likely to take a year or two, perhaps even three, in view of previous experience. Does the Minister agree that is an accurate timetable?

Select Committee on Communications, Climate Change and Natural Resources: Energy Bill 2016: Committee Stage (14 Jul 2016)

Eamon Ryan: We and the Minister have one chance in the next two years to do something interesting. We could sit back and wait but we will be doing well if this Parliament is here in three years time. The Minister correctly makes the case that we must ensure we are integrated with the rest of the market, and that will be very complicated because of Brexit. If these amendments were on the issue of...

Select Committee on Communications, Climate Change and Natural Resources: Energy Bill 2016: Committee Stage (14 Jul 2016)

Eamon Ryan: I appreciate the Minister's flexibility. If he or his officials could come back to me before Report Stage with an alternative wording that encapsulates what I am trying to achieve, I would be happy to withdraw my amendments. In terms of acknowledging the point about movement towards community generation, local demand management and flexibility, he might ask his officials to draft...

Select Committee on Communications, Climate Change and Natural Resources: Energy Bill 2016: Committee Stage (14 Jul 2016)

Eamon Ryan: I will withdraw it for now.

Select Committee on Communications, Climate Change and Natural Resources: Energy Bill 2016: Committee Stage (14 Jul 2016)

Eamon Ryan: I move amendment No. 8:In page 25, between lines 15 and 16, to insert the following: “Amendment of section 14 of Act of 1999 15. Section 14 of the Act of 1999 is amended in subsection (1) by the insertion of the following— “(e) to provide access to electricity markets for consumers, third party aggregators and energy service companies looking to provide demand-side...

Select Committee on Communications, Climate Change and Natural Resources: Energy Bill 2016: Committee Stage (14 Jul 2016)

Eamon Ryan: I was acting the devil in opposing the section.

Select Committee on Communications, Climate Change and Natural Resources: Energy Bill 2016: Committee Stage (14 Jul 2016)

Eamon Ryan: The section provides for the winding down of the carbon levy, which was introduced to offset some of the gains large utilities generated under the European ETS and the grandfathering of carbon permits. There was a Supreme Court decision on this four years ago. Why did the Minister not delete the entire original section? Is it because other levies may be imposed? Did the original section...

Select Committee on Communications, Climate Change and Natural Resources: Energy Bill 2016: Committee Stage (14 Jul 2016)

Eamon Ryan: If I could get a more detailed note, I would appreciate it.

Nice Attacks: Expressions of Sympathy (19 Jul 2016)

Eamon Ryan: I watched the video clip on social media of the truck starting its mad, evil slalom down that Nice road. I can only imagine the horror as it careered looking for death. Sadly, on that Friday night, one did not even have to imagine. I followed on so-called social media - perhaps others here did so also - what was happening in the coup in Istanbul and Ankara. I followed it live on...

Order of Business (19 Jul 2016)

Eamon Ryan: We have been working on the Energy Bill, which is on Report Stage tomorrow, and have had a good debate. We were looking to make amendments further to the ones we made on Committee Stage. In doing so, we came to the realisation that there is no consolidated version of the Bill. It is a 1999 Act that has been amended umpteen times. It is impossible to know what one is legislating. We are...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Government Reform (19 Jul 2016)

Eamon Ryan: 357. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he has issued guidelines or regulations as to the functioning of section 21 of the Local Government Reform Act 2014, functions of municipal district members. [22438/16]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Waste Disposal (19 Jul 2016)

Eamon Ryan: 364. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the obligations on management companies or management agents to make provision for brown bin collection services within estates, be they traditional housing estates or multi-unit dwellings, where the estates are not taken in charge but are privately run; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22569/16]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Environmental Regulations (19 Jul 2016)

Eamon Ryan: 367. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the proceedings under way against the Republic of Ireland by the European Commission’s Environmental Directorate, including pre-infringement proceedings under PILOT; the stage they are at; and the steps being taken by the Government to address these issues. [22603/16]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Environmental Regulations (19 Jul 2016)

Eamon Ryan: 368. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the procedures in place to ensure that the public is aware of proceedings and investigations, including PILOT investigations, being undertaken against Ireland for environmental failings at any time. [22604/16]