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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: ESB Networks: Discussion (Resumed) (10 Jul 2019)
Eamon Ryan: In his presentation, Mr. O'Loughlin stated one of the compounding factors was that due to an accounting error his function faced a shortfall of approximately €4 million per annum. I do not want to raise an inappropriate question but I would like background on this.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: ESB Networks: Discussion (Resumed) (10 Jul 2019)
Eamon Ryan: CRU mentioned yesterday there had been a budget allocation for PR4 of €25.4 million-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: ESB Networks: Discussion (Resumed) (10 Jul 2019)
Eamon Ryan: It was €20.4 million in PR3. Only a small percentage of it had been had been spent.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: ESB Networks: Discussion (Resumed) (10 Jul 2019)
Eamon Ryan: Yes, it was with regard to the cable oils.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: ESB Networks: Discussion (Resumed) (10 Jul 2019)
Eamon Ryan: In PR4, some of Mr. O'Loughlin's safety budget was not included as one of the regulated asset approvals from CRU and, therefore, his budget was somewhat constrained.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: ESB Networks: Discussion (Resumed) (10 Jul 2019)
Eamon Ryan: What type of things might have been cut back because of it?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: ESB Networks: Discussion (Resumed) (10 Jul 2019)
Eamon Ryan: From my experience of utilities, if someone is going abroad with IDA Ireland and visiting a major investor into Ireland something we always speak about is the stability of our electricity grid system. The level of outage is very low, particularly given some of the stormy weather we have. Investment in fault location is a critical part of keeping the figure low, not just for safety but...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: ESB Networks: Discussion (Resumed) (10 Jul 2019)
Eamon Ryan: CRU mentioned yesterday that one of the difficulties - it related to the mineral oil in the cables, but it applied more widely - was that in the period from 2013 to 2015, which is the period we are concerned about, the ESB had serious significant contraction in the capital budget, which put a strain on its ability to meet certain capital spending areas. Did Mr. O'Loughlin have a sense of...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: ESB Networks: Discussion (Resumed) (10 Jul 2019)
Eamon Ryan: Was Mr. O'Loughlin aware that under PR3 there had been such a significant underspend on that?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: ESB Networks: Discussion (Resumed) (10 Jul 2019)
Eamon Ryan: It is interesting that Mr. O'Loughlin cited that. This problem goes back to 2003 and probably a lot further. Some of these cables have been in place since the 1960s and 1970s.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: ESB Networks: Discussion (Resumed) (10 Jul 2019)
Eamon Ryan: As Mr. O'Loughlin said, it is publicly reported in the UK and he knows what the New York figure is. While this may not be glamorous or tough career advancing, it is not insignificant. There were 90,000 l back in 2003 and we have still had 30,000 l, 40,000 l or 50,000 l in recent years. For an issue like this to be ongoing for at least 15 or 20 years, what was the response from the company...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: ESB Networks: Discussion (Resumed) (10 Jul 2019)
Eamon Ryan: Mr. O'Loughlin said he was aware that under the 2003 groundwater directive we have an obligation to refer any leakage over the level to the relevant authorities. Did he raise this with the ESB?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: ESB Networks: Discussion (Resumed) (10 Jul 2019)
Eamon Ryan: I was tangentially involved in conversations with the Department. As part of the mediation process in the past six to eight months, Mr. O'Loughlin was in touch with the Department. It might be useful to summarise what role it had and how it fitted into the attempt to get it resolved in a mediated way.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: ESB Networks: Discussion (Resumed) (10 Jul 2019)
Eamon Ryan: Has the EPA approached Mr. O'Loughlin for information or contacted him in any way?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: ESB Networks: Discussion (Resumed) (10 Jul 2019)
Eamon Ryan: It is called not turning a blind eye.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: ESB Networks: Discussion (Resumed) (10 Jul 2019)
Eamon Ryan: I thank Mr. O'Loughlin very much.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: ESB Networks: Discussion (Resumed) (10 Jul 2019)
Eamon Ryan: I apologise for being late. This is the second last night sitting of the Dail and it is slightly busy with all sorts of things going on. I apologise in advance if some questions I ask have been asked already. I will keep my contribution brief. I will take the example of sulphur hexafluoride, the gas used for insulating in the generation system. As I am not a technology expert, I am not...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: ESB Networks: Discussion (Resumed) (10 Jul 2019)
Eamon Ryan: SF6 has a potency 23,000 times greater than CO2 in terms of greenhouse gas emissions.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: ESB Networks: Discussion (Resumed) (10 Jul 2019)
Eamon Ryan: Would it be fair to say Mr. O'Loughlin's drawing of this to the attention of the ESB was one of the reasons those figures in the recent year are so much lower than they have been in previous years?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: ESB Networks: Discussion (Resumed) (10 Jul 2019)
Eamon Ryan: Was that part of the sulphur scrubber project at Moneypoint or was that earlier?