Results 1,921-1,940 of 31,374 for speaker:Eamon Ryan

Television Licence Fee. (15 Nov 2007)

Eamon Ryan: One could take the position that it is miserly and that we should have given the full CPI inflationary figure, which would have been closer to a sum in excess of €7 rather than €2 but we must also take into account a number of different factors. First, the actual revenue from the licence fee will increase due to the increased number of households that exist. It does not just relate to...

Television Licence Fee. (15 Nov 2007)

Eamon Ryan: I will conclude if I may. We must improve those quality indicators to take into account more qualitative information, better cost management information——

Television Licence Fee. (15 Nov 2007)

Eamon Ryan: Indeed, and that is why it got a continued increase despite being in a strong financial position.

Cross-Border Projects. (15 Nov 2007)

Eamon Ryan: The Renewable Energy Installers Academy is a joint initiative between Sustainable Energy Ireland and Action Renewables in Northern Ireland. Since late 2005, the two agencies have developed and delivered a cross-Border programme of renewable energy installer training. The programme was granted funding assistance under the INTERREG IIIA programme. It has been developed to address the dearth...

Cross-Border Projects. (15 Nov 2007)

Eamon Ryan: I will happily clarify some of the issues that arose yesterday in terms of which priority question would be tabled. Late yesterday afternoon, I discovered that a question the Deputy had tabled in which she asked three sub-questions on transport emissions, motor tax and the climate change implications, if I am paraphrasing it correctly, had been transferred to the Departments of Transport and...

Cross-Border Projects. (15 Nov 2007)

Eamon Ryan: I am not intentionally misleading anyone.

Cross-Border Projects. (15 Nov 2007)

Eamon Ryan: I tried to facilitate the Deputy yesterday as I am doing today. The questions were transferred. As the wording had not been changed to relate to energy issues and still related to emissions, it was not in order for me to take the question. The question is for the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government.

Cross-Border Projects. (15 Nov 2007)

Eamon Ryan: In circumstances where I was told that the Order Paper had been completed, I agreed with my office that Deputy McManus should be asked to——

Cross-Border Projects. (15 Nov 2007)

Eamon Ryan: ——submit the question in a reworded form.

Cross-Border Projects. (15 Nov 2007)

Eamon Ryan: My Department and I tried to facilitate the question. Unfortunately, the wording of the question as resubmitted was not eligible to be taken.

Cross-Border Projects. (15 Nov 2007)

Eamon Ryan: I did everything to facilitate the Deputy, but the question was due to be answered by a colleague.

Cross-Border Projects. (15 Nov 2007)

Eamon Ryan: I would happily accept a reworded question.

Cross-Border Projects. (15 Nov 2007)

Eamon Ryan: I must explain. While Deputy McManus's comments are true, my office pointed out that the question could not be taken because it referred to certain Ministries.

Cross-Border Projects. (15 Nov 2007)

Eamon Ryan: I accepted the office's explanation and asked it to maintain the agreement to set this question as a priority question.

Telecommunications Services. (15 Nov 2007)

Eamon Ryan: Under the second phase of the metropolitan area networks programme, 92 towns were targeted for investment in high-speed open access fibre optic networks. To date, MANs are either completed or under construction in 63 towns and a further 29 networks are in the detailed design phase. In conjunction with other next generation networks, MANs will play a key role in the delivery of high-speed...

Telecommunications Services. (15 Nov 2007)

Eamon Ryan: I do not have the exact figure. It refers to an historical estimate. As I do not want to guess, I will revert to the Deputy with the figure.

Telecommunications Services. (15 Nov 2007)

Eamon Ryan: The figure was an initial estimate and the final cost will depend on a number of factors. The second phase of MANs contains different elements, such as a proposal for wireless MANs and fixed line MANs. The former needs clearance from the European Commission before it can be approved and go out to tender. One cannot know the exact costs. The fundamental question relates to whether the €10...

Telecommunications Services. (15 Nov 2007)

Eamon Ryan: Yes, I expect Deputy Coveney to believe that. While I cannot pre-empt the 2008 budget, we will see on 5 December whether there is funding for the national broadband scheme, and if there is, my proposal is watertight and accurate. What would Deputy Coveney have done differently? Would he not have reallocated budget to fund the greener homes schemes in the sensible, orderly manner I did?

Telecommunications Services. (15 Nov 2007)

Eamon Ryan: I used proper management procedures to spend the budget according to a multi-annual framework in the areas where it is needed in a particular year, and I would not have done otherwise. The budget was available because it was not going to be spent. Would Deputy Coveney not have done the same?

Telecommunications Services. (15 Nov 2007)

Eamon Ryan: I agree with the Deputy.