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Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Health and Safety (5 Feb 2019)

Clare Daly: 296. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if a company (details supplied) has alerted the Health and Safety Authority to seven deficiencies in the safety procedures of the ESB; if the authority has directed the ESB to rectify the identified deficiencies; and the timescale for rectification outlined by the HSA to the ESB. [5588/19]

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Energy Policy (5 Mar 2024)

Malcolm Noonan: It is my understanding the ESB is currently engaged in a formal complaint resolution process with Christian Aid and other NGOs and the ESB has signalled its willingness to engage in this in a full and meaningful way. The ESB is engaging and I have outlined the Department of the environment's role in relation to that too.

Written Answers — ESB Dividend Policy: ESB Dividend Policy (10 Apr 2008) See 1 other result from this answer

Eamon Ryan: Decisions on annual dividend payments to shareholders are a matter in the first instance for the board of ESB. The Electricity (Supply) (Amendment) Act 2001, while providing for the establishment of an Employee Share Ownership Plan, also repealed the company's break-even mandate which had existed since 1927. This, in essence, means that the ESB may declare and pay dividends in a manner akin...

Written Answers — Energy Prices: Energy Prices (29 Oct 2008)

Eamon Ryan: The position in law is that the regulation of ESB electricity tariffs and BGÉ gas tariffs is the responsibility of the Commission for Energy Regulation (CER), which is statutorily independent in the performance of its functions. I have no responsibility for setting these tariffs. The CER has a statutory duty to advise me as Minister on the development of the electricity and gas markets. I...

Written Answers — Sale of State Assets: Sale of State Assets (7 Mar 2012)

Pat Rabbitte: ...in the economy. Following detailed analysis which identified a range of complex regulatory and legislative issues the Government has decided not to proceed with a sale of a minority stake in ESB as previously signalled. The Government has decided that alternative asset disposal options will now be pursued, to include the sale of Bord Gáis Éireann's Energy business (but not including...

Written Answers — Electricity Grid: Electricity Grid (27 Mar 2007) See 8 other results from this answer

Noel Dempsey: ...strategic national assets and that these assets will never be privatised. As I have also made it very clear to this House on a number of occasions, there are no plans to privatise any part of the ESB and The Government fully supports the continuation of ESB as a strong and commercially viable vertically integrated utility within State ownership. This will continue to be the position. It is...

Written Answers — Electricity Generation: Electricity Generation (11 Oct 2007)

Eamon Ryan: ..., secure, and sustainable energy future for Ireland poses considerable challenges for Ireland's electricity industry. It also presents exciting opportunities for the sector. Both EirGrid and ESB have critical roles to play. The ESB Group will remain a strong, commercially viable and integrated entity with a leading role to play in supporting the development of renewable energy and demand...

Leaders' Questions (18 Sep 2014)

Joan Burton: Is that going to be done in a couple of months? Was the original ESB investment into this country done in a couple of months? If Deputy Martin or many of the Opposition had been around at the time the ESB was developed in Ireland, they would have been out there with placards opposing the development of the ESB.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Public Sector Pensions (9 Apr 2024)

Eamon Ryan: Both myself and the Minster for Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform have approved the 4% increase to the members of the ESB Defined Benefit Pension Scheme requested on the 22 November 2023, and it is my understanding that the ESB has now applied the increase backdated to the 1st January 2024 to the members of the ESB Defined Benefit Scheme.

Order of Business. (3 Feb 2005)

Bernard Durkan: To enable the Government to elucidate on the position at the ESB, is it possible to indicate when the ESB Bill will come before the House? Furthermore, can it be done so as a matter of urgency in order that the House might have an opportunity to discuss the issues which are likely to affect the ESB in future?

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Electric Vehicles (19 Dec 2018)

Richard Bruton: The majority of the existing network of publicly accessible charge points was rolled out by the ESB through its eCars programme. A real-time map showing the charge points, including the status and availability of the charge points, is available on the ESB's website at www.esb.ie/ecars. The management of these charge points is an operational matter for the ESB. The following table, provided to...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Electricity Grid (8 Nov 2022)

Eamon Ryan: ...of the costs associated with the operation and development of the national grid by the System Operators.Issues regarding the development of the national electricity grid rest with EirGrid and ESB Network. EirGrid, as Transmission System Operator, have responsibility for the development of the Transmission Network and ESB Networks, as Distribution System Operator, have responsibility for...

Written Answers — Electricity Generation: Electricity Generation (5 Jul 2007)

Eamon Ryan: The operation and maintenance of ESB's power stations is a matter for the company and not one in which I have a function. However, following notification from ESB earlier this month that its West Offaly and Lough Ree peat power plants at Shannonbridge and Lanesboro were experiencing outages on safety grounds, my predecessor requested that the Department's chief energy technical advisor...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Engagement with the Commission for Regulation of Utilities (9 May 2023)

Jennifer Whitmore: I thank the CRU for its presentation. I will go back to the 12 years of overcharging by the ESB of every single electricity customer in this country. The CRU's opening statement said it is currently reviewing the ESB's submission on the issue. Will the CRU tell the committee how much money the ESB estimates it overcharged over that 12-year period?

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Energy Policy (15 Sep 2022)

Ossian Smyth: I thank Senator Carrigy for raising this matter, which is very timely. The management of the ESB-owned facilities is an operational matter for the board and management of the ESB. The ESB ceased electricity generation at Shannonbridge and Lanesborough power stations in December 2020 because their planning permission had expired. The just transition commissioner made a recommendation in his...

Written Answers — FÁS Training Programmes: FÁS Training Programmes (10 Nov 2009)

Dara Calleary: ...job phases and take place with a FÁS approved employer while the off-the-job phases 2, 4, and 6 are delivered in FÁS Training Centres; Institutes of Technology or Colleges of Further Education. ESB Networks are providing up to 400 places, over two years, of on-the-job training, to redundant Electrical Apprentices. These places are at phase 5 on-the-job, which is 26 weeks in duration....

Electricity Price Regulation. (12 Mar 2009) See 1 other result from this debate

Simon Coveney: What percentage of the domestic electricity supply market must new entrants take before ESB is allowed to compete with them? Currently we are deliberately undermining ESB market share in the domestic power supply market to facilitate competition. Currently it is a no-brainer; why would anyone stay with ESB if he could get the exact same service for 10% to 14% less? A phone call is all that...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Just Transition (17 Dec 2020)

Joe O'Brien: The Senator's point is very much taken. The ESB recognises that the closure will impact on the midlands region. However, this does not mark an end to the long relationship of ESB with the region. The company has extensive ongoing operations, which include ESB Networks depots in several areas and the ESB Networks national training centre in Portlaoise, which provides training to 280...

Electricity Charges (28 Feb 2012) See 3 other results from this debate

Jerry Buttimer: I thank the Minister for making an effort to be here. The ESB is increasing the standing charge for customers who use less than two units of electricity per day. According to the ESB's own figures, this will amount to €9.45 in a two-month bill or €56 over an entire year's billing period. It mainly concerns vacant dwellings, including holiday homes. One unit of electricity amounts to...