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Energy Bill 2016 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (29 Jun 2016)

Eamon Ryan: It will save us money-----

Energy Bill 2016 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (29 Jun 2016)

Eamon Ryan: -----and it will create jobs and a united Ireland. This is not a cost, it is a gain.

Energy Bill 2016 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (29 Jun 2016)

Eamon Ryan: It will not be easy as we go up through the various counties involved but from my perspective, if we do not do this, we will say goodbye to the North in terms of an integrated electricity market because the physics demand that we connect and we would be much better off. Does Deputy Cassells disagree, as he is shaking his head?

Energy Bill 2016 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (29 Jun 2016)

Eamon Ryan: I beg your pardon.

Energy Bill 2016 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (29 Jun 2016)

Eamon Ryan: Apologies, I will leave it to my colleague, Deputy Catherine Murphy, to continue the argument. I look forward to Committee Stage when we will get into the details. I hope the Minister is willing in this context. It is important that we send out a signal to the North that we are still in the business of having an all-island market, but it is important for us to get the economic opportunity...

Energy Bill 2016 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (29 Jun 2016)

Eamon Ryan: I was glad to hear the contributions of Deputies Michael Harty and Michael Collins. This is a subject close to my heart. It is hugely important and complex and requires time and consideration. My interest stems from the belief the electrification of the economy will be one of the main ways in which we can meet the climate change challenge we face. There is not a wide understanding among...

National Asset Management Agency: Motion [Private Members] (29 Jun 2016)

Eamon Ryan: It is important for us to consider how we investigate issues of public importance in the State. We have been getting our investigation process completely wrong in the past ten or 15 years. I refer to the requirement to set aside the vast majority of the Mahon tribunal's findings which emerged from an incredibly extensive and expensive investigation because of the way certain evidence was...

Select Committee on Communications, Climate Change and Natural Resources: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 29 - Communications, Climate Change and Natural Resources (Revised) (29 Jun 2016)

Eamon Ryan: First, Chairman, I wish you the very best of luck in your role. I look forward to working with you. I apologise for not being able to make the meeting yesterday afternoon. The Select Committee on Arrangements for Budgetary Scrutiny was meeting at the same time. There is also a meeting later this morning, so apologies if I have to head to that. It is looking at a similar Estimates...

Select Committee on Communications, Climate Change and Natural Resources: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 29 - Communications, Climate Change and Natural Resources (Revised) (29 Jun 2016)

Eamon Ryan: The Secretary General from the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform asked how we could get greater productivity. The difficulty for the Minister is that the broadcasting fund is half the allocation. There is not much other stuff to cut. Is the €185,724,000 the final outcome for 2015? If the Minister believes there is an additional €40 million to be collected in...

Select Committee on Communications, Climate Change and Natural Resources: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 29 - Communications, Climate Change and Natural Resources (Revised) (29 Jun 2016)

Eamon Ryan: Is that the 2014 outturn?

Select Committee on Communications, Climate Change and Natural Resources: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 29 - Communications, Climate Change and Natural Resources (Revised) (29 Jun 2016)

Eamon Ryan: Was it the exact same amount?

Select Committee on Communications, Climate Change and Natural Resources: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 29 - Communications, Climate Change and Natural Resources (Revised) (29 Jun 2016)

Eamon Ryan: I have a brief supplementary question. The Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, Deputy Donohoe, spoke about ensuring productivity in what we are doing. Will the Minister share with members of the committee the latest analysis from RTE's review of its operations? Is there a departmental review or could we see RTE's own review of its efficiency and productivity?

Select Committee on Communications, Climate Change and Natural Resources: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 29 - Communications, Climate Change and Natural Resources (Revised) (29 Jun 2016)

Eamon Ryan: I have a quick question. What is its audience share?

Select Committee on Communications, Climate Change and Natural Resources: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 29 - Communications, Climate Change and Natural Resources (Revised) (29 Jun 2016)

Eamon Ryan: If I could-----

Select Committee on Communications, Climate Change and Natural Resources: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 29 - Communications, Climate Change and Natural Resources (Revised) (29 Jun 2016)

Eamon Ryan: This is my last one. Would the Minister consider bringing his NewERA team to look at RTE's options in terms of alternative sites for RTE? Could we look at Moore St. for example? It is a big development area in the centre of town. We could put RTE back where it started near Henry St. and the centre of the foundation of the State. We could launch thousands of new Eircode addresses for...

Select Committee on Communications, Climate Change and Natural Resources: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 29 - Communications, Climate Change and Natural Resources (Revised) (29 Jun 2016)

Eamon Ryan: That is not a bad idea.

Select Committee on Communications, Climate Change and Natural Resources: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 29 - Communications, Climate Change and Natural Resources (Revised) (29 Jun 2016)

Eamon Ryan: Does the Department have a best estimate about the status of renewable energy targets for electricity, heat and transport in 2020? I would also add energy efficiency to that within the 20% target we had.

Select Committee on Communications, Climate Change and Natural Resources: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 29 - Communications, Climate Change and Natural Resources (Revised) (29 Jun 2016)

Eamon Ryan: The stability programme update for the first time accounted for the risk of the State facing large fines for not meeting EU emissions targets. This relates to renewable targets as well. I do not have the exact figures but if the State misses the renewable targets, there will be fines of hundreds of millions of euro annually because we are nowhere near them. We do not have a snowball's...

Select Committee on Communications, Climate Change and Natural Resources: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 29 - Communications, Climate Change and Natural Resources (Revised) (29 Jun 2016)

Eamon Ryan: In respect of output figures, we have a million oil-fired central heating systems and we could get rid of the lot of them. We have only a thousand electric vehicles; that number needs to multiply by a factor of five or ten, which would give us benefits in terms of balancing supply, as would getting rid of the oil-fired central heating systems and replacing them with heat pumps. We need to...

Select Committee on Communications, Climate Change and Natural Resources: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 29 - Communications, Climate Change and Natural Resources (Revised) (29 Jun 2016)

Eamon Ryan: I welcome the new Minister of State and wish him luck in his portfolio. To answer the question put by Robert Watt, the Secretary General of the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform, to the national economic dialogue, "Where would you save?", one immediate saving we should make is to shut down our petroleum services division. It would not result in a huge saving but there is no moral...