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- Written Answers — Electric Vehicles: Electric Vehicles (30 Nov 2010)
Eamon Ryan: The Government has set a target of 10% of all vehicles to be powered by electricity by 2020, which equates to around 225,000 vehicles. Ireland aims to be at the forefront of electric vehicle technology developments and my Department is working with relevant Departments and Agencies to ensure that the necessary structures and initiatives are in place to meet this target. Last April I signed...
- Written Answers — Telecommunications Services: Telecommunications Services (30 Nov 2010)
Eamon Ryan: 78 post-primary schools were selected to receive 100Mbps broadband as part of a pilot project in June 2009. These schools have had the bandwidth installed and are actively using this connection. 78 schools represent approximately 11% of all post-primary schools in the country. Government has committed to rolling out the project to all post-primary schools by the end of 2012. I am confident...
- Written Answers — Electricity Generation: Electricity Generation (30 Nov 2010)
Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 53 and 61 together. The total number of eligible customers on the ESB Microgeneration Tariff to date is 337 with a total connected capacity of some 1974.08kW. A total of some 484,115kWh were exported by Micro Generation customers between 26 February 2009 and 31 October 2010. The types of technology used are as follows: Wind Turbine installations = 290 PV...
- Written Answers — Telecommunications Services: Telecommunications Services (30 Nov 2010)
Eamon Ryan: The provision of telecommunications services, including broadband services, is a matter for private sector service providers operating in a liberalised market regulated by the Commission for Communications Regulation (ComReg). Broadband services are provided by private service providers over various platforms including DSL (i.e. over telephone lines), fixed wireless, mobile, cable, fibre and...
- Written Answers — Electricity Generation: Electricity Generation (30 Nov 2010)
Eamon Ryan: The Electricity Regulation (Amendment) (Carbon Revenue Levy) Act 2010, which came into effect on 1st July 2010, provides for the recovery of carbon windfall gains from electricity generators until the end of 2012. The legislation provides for the establishment of a fund administered by the Commission for Energy Regulation (CER), to whom the levy is paid. The first levy period ran from 1...
- Written Answers — Energy Conservation: Energy Conservation (30 Nov 2010)
Eamon Ryan: Budget 2010 allocated â¬40 million for Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland's energy efficiency programmes in the domestic, business and public sectors, with an additional â¬50 million, from carbon tax revenues, for the creation of the National Retrofit Programme. In advance of the launch of the National Retrofit Programme this funding has been utilised for existing energy efficiency...
- Written Answers — Alternative Energy Projects: Alternative Energy Projects (30 Nov 2010)
Eamon Ryan: Under the Renewable Energy Directive 2009/28/EC, Ireland's target is for 16% of all energy (to include electricity, heating and transport) to be from renewable sources by 2020. The Government's targets of 40% of electricity, 12% of heating/cooling and 10% of transport to be sourced from renewable sources by 2020 are commensurate with Ireland's EU target. Biomass has major potential to...
- Written Answers — Telecommunications Services: Telecommunications Services (30 Nov 2010)
Eamon Ryan: My Department entered into a contract with "3", a Hutchison Whampoa company, for the delivery of the National Broadband Scheme (NBS) in late December 2008. Since then, 3 has progressed its network roll out and NBS broadband services are now available in all of the 1,028 designated Electoral Divisions (ED) to be covered under the Scheme. Under the contract, the NBS mobile wireless broadband...
- Written Answers — Electricity Transmission Network: Electricity Transmission Network (30 Nov 2010)
Eamon Ryan: EirGrid applied for planning consent for the Meath Tyrone 400kV Interconnection Development Project in December 2009, under the Planning and Development (Strategic Infrastructure) Act. An Bord Pleanála convened an oral hearing on the matter on the 10th of May 2010. On Wednesday 23rd June, it was drawn to EirGrid's and the inspector's attention that there was an error in the newspaper...
- Written Answers — Energy Resources: Energy Resources (30 Nov 2010)
Eamon Ryan: My Department has been working with OPW since 2008 on an energy efficiency programme in my Departments two main buildings at Adelaide Road and Tom Johnson House on Haddington Road. Among other things this has involved the installation of a new Building Management System which offers greater control over consumption of energy. As part of the project, energy awareness presentations were rolled...
- Written Answers — Postal Services: Postal Services (30 Nov 2010)
Eamon Ryan: Ireland is the only country in the EU and OECD which does not have a national postcode system. The Department has not received the correspondence mentioned in the Parliamentary Question. The correspondence will be considered by the Department and its consultants in the context of the consultation process on postcodes. The procurement process to be undertaken will take account of this and...
- Written Answers — Telecommunications Services: Telecommunications Services (30 Nov 2010)
Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 246, 250 and 252 together. The provision of telecommunications services, including broadband services, is a matter for private sector service providers operating in a liberalised market regulated by the Commission for Communications Regulation (ComReg). Broadband services are provided by private service providers over various platforms including DSL (i.e....
- Written Answers — Alternative Energy Projects: Alternative Energy Projects (30 Nov 2010)
Eamon Ryan: The application for State Aid Clearance in relation to REFIT for energy from biomass was submitted by my Department to the European Commission earlier this month. My Department estimates that it will take some months for the State Aid Clearance to be finalised and approved by the European Commission. I expect that I will be in a position to announce implementation of the tariffs early in...
- Written Answers — Broadcasting Services: Broadcasting Services (30 Nov 2010)
Eamon Ryan: The Broadcasting Act, 2009 requires RTÃ to develop digital terrestrial television (DTT) as a replacement for the analogue network. Earlier this year, I signed a statutory instrument (SI 85 of 2010), which requires RTÃ to have free to air DTT available to 90% of the population by the end of October 2010. On the 29th October 2010, RTÃ launched its DTT service called Saorview on a trial...
- Written Answers — Electricity Generation: Electricity Generation (30 Nov 2010)
Eamon Ryan: There are approximately 110 wind farms connected to the electricity grid and this represents a generation capacity of about 1500MW. In addition to this there are approximately 120 wind farms that are currently contracted to connect to the system (i.e. they have received and signed a connection offer from the relevant system operator) and this equates to around 1400MW. There are 150 wind...
- Written Answers — Broadcasting Services: Broadcasting Services (30 Nov 2010)
Eamon Ryan: Under the provisions of the Broadcasting Act, 2009 the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland (BAI) is charged with, inter alia, providing a regulatory environment that is stable and predictable and that will facilitate the development of a broadcasting sector in Ireland that is responsive to audience needs. The BAI is also charged with stimulating the provision of high quality, diverse and...
- Written Answers — Alternative Energy Projects: Alternative Energy Projects (30 Nov 2010)
Eamon Ryan: There are 1776 megawatts (MW) of installed generating plant harnessing alternative energy technologies connected to the Irish national grid. The total number of wind farms connected is approximately 122 and this represents a generation capacity of about 1500 MW. Hydropower consists of 66 projects and contributes about 238 MW of installed capacity. There are 14 biomass projects, mainly...
- Written Answers — Electricity Generation: Electricity Generation (30 Nov 2010)
Eamon Ryan: There are 1776 megawatts (MW) of installed generating plant harnessing alternative energy technologies connected to the Irish national grid. The total number of wind farms connected is approximately 122 and this represents a generation capacity of about 1500 MW. This is divided almost evenly between the DSO (Distribution System Operator â ESB Networks) and the TSO (Transmission System...
- Written Answers — Electricity Generation: Electricity Generation (30 Nov 2010)
Eamon Ryan: Generation costs are set on the All-island Single Electricity Market (SEM). The SEM consists of a gross pool market into which all electricity generated or imported onto the island of Ireland must be sold, and from which all wholesale electricity for consumption or export from the island of Ireland must be purchased. In general, conventional generators bid their short run marginal costs...
- Postal Services (30 Nov 2010)
Eamon Ryan: Since I started this process three and a half years ago, I have stated at each step of the way that there should be a location code as well as a postcode. I stated that the Government accepted the work that had been done by the previous Administration in deciding that a postcode with an alphanumeric basis was the correct choice to make. While I agreed with this, I decided that we needed to...