Results 24,781-24,800 of 31,374 for speaker:Eamon Ryan
- Written Answers — Departmental Reports: Departmental Reports (11 Nov 2010)
Eamon Ryan: In the time available, it has not been possible to prepare a complete schedule of the material sought. I have directed that this be completed as soon as possible and forwarded to the Deputy thereafter.
- Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (11 Nov 2010)
Eamon Ryan: The total capital funding, including capital carryover of â¬15.721m from 2009, allocated to my Department for 2010 is â¬187.921m. Capital expenditure at 31 October was â¬107.086m. Capital expenditure is broken down below by programme rather than by project. The table shows the capital programmes being undertaken in 2010, the amount allocated to each programme for 2010 and the amount spent...
- Written Answers — Public Relations Contracts: Public Relations Contracts (11 Nov 2010)
Eamon Ryan: In the time available, it has not been possible to identify and assemble the information requested. My Department is in the process of identifying and assembling the information and I will revert to the Deputy as soon as possible.
- Written Answers — National Grid: National Grid (10 Nov 2010)
Eamon Ryan: EirGrid plc, is the Irish transmission system operator and has a statutory responsibility for forecasting and reporting on supply and demand in the Irish electricity system. EirGrid now publishes monthly electricity statistic reports on its website and this data, which includes details of monthly electricity demand, demand growth, peak demand and installed generation capacity, is readily...
- Written Answers — National Grid: National Grid (10 Nov 2010)
Eamon Ryan: Under S.I 450 of 2010, the Commission for Energy Regulation (CER) has been granted a new statutory function in relation to monitoring and reporting on electricity retail markets, including disconnections. The CER has advised that it has not been able to provide the detailed breakdown of information requested by the Deputy in the timeframe for responding to this Parliamentary Question. I...
- Written Answers — Warmer Homes Scheme: Warmer Homes Scheme (10 Nov 2010)
Eamon Ryan: The Warmer Homes Scheme (WHS), which is administered by the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) on behalf of my Department, provides energy efficiency improvements to homes in, or at risk of, fuel poverty and is primarily delivered by 28 community based organisations (CBOs). The CBOs work in partnership with their local network of poverty and community support organisations...
- Written Answers — Telecommunications Services: Telecommunications Services (10 Nov 2010)
Eamon Ryan: Under the terms of the National Broadband Scheme (NBS) contract, the NBS Service Provider, 3, is obliged to establish the infrastructure and make the specified NBS services available to fixed businesses and residences within the NBS Coverage Area. The rollout of the provision of NBS services advanced incrementally over a 22-month period and was completed in October 2010. In line with the NBS...
- Written Answers — Telecommunications Services: Telecommunications Services (10 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 — Telecommunications Services: Telecommunications Services (10 Nov 2010)
Eamon Ryan: I assume that this Question applies to information provided over the internet by my Department. The Department has developed and maintain a number of applications that support internal business and provide information to the wider community through Internet sites. All of these applications were built using standards and practices developed within the Information Systems Division of my...
- Written Answers — Telecommunications Services: Telecommunications Services (10 Nov 2010)
Eamon Ryan: Government policy pertaining to the electronic communications market in Ireland is set out in "Next Generation Broadband â Gateway to a Knowledge Ireland", which I published in June 2009. The policy paper was developed in accordance with various key principles, which are crucial to the development of the market including (i) competition, at platform and service levels, which drives...
- Written Answers — Inland Fisheries: Inland Fisheries (10 Nov 2010)
Eamon Ryan: Section 12(5) of the Inland Fisheries Act 2010 (No 10 of 2010) provides for twelve areas of experience from which the nine members of the Board of Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) shall be drawn, including business, commercial affairs, environment and biodiversity, aquaculture, fisheries ownership etc. The Act makes clear that members of the Board are appointed with a view to representing the...
- Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (10 Nov 2010)
Eamon Ryan: A total of 7 staff members in my Department have availed of the 3-year incentivised career break scheme introduced in 2009. The net savings to the Exchequer of this initiative, over the three year period of the scheme, amount to â¬748,878.
- Written Answers — Postal Services: Postal Services (9 Nov 2010)
Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 355, 356, 362, 367 and 378 together. I plan to publish legislation to transpose the Third Postal Services Directive shortly. The Directive provides for the final step in the gradual and controlled opening of the postal services market to competition and ensuring the continuing provision of a universal postal service. The issues for Ireland arising from its...
- Written Answers — Broadcasting Services: Broadcasting Services (9 Nov 2010)
Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 357 to 360, inclusive, together. The Broadcasting Act, 2009 imposes extensive operational and reporting requirements on RTE and TG4 in relation to the pursuit of their public service objects and the conduct of their commercial activities. Sections 108 and 109 of the Broadcasting Act, in particular, translate the principles of EU and national competition law,...
- Written Answers — Broadcasting Legislation: Broadcasting Legislation (9 Nov 2010)
Eamon Ryan: The provisions of the Broadcasting Act 2009 relating to public service broadcasting are contained in Part 7 of the Act. Specifically, section 114 of the 2009 Act sets out RTÃ's principal objects and express powers thereby enumerating RTÃ's public service remit. This section also provides for the exploitation of commercial opportunities as may arise during the course of the public service...
- Written Answers — Energy Prices: Energy Prices (9 Nov 2010)
Eamon Ryan: The Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) will publish its update of electricity and gas prices in early December. Updated prices data for Ireland have been submitted to Eurostat, which will publish the complete set of comparative European data next month. Recent adjustments to the PSO will be reflected in the May 2011 publication â data collection for that period under the...
- Written Answers — Electricity Generation: Electricity Generation (9 Nov 2010)
Eamon Ryan: With the agreement of the Government, ESB received my consent, and the consent of the Minister for Finance, to the acquisition of Northern Ireland Electricity (NIE) in July last. These consents were given after consideration of legal and financial advice in relation to the proposal and its implications for the ESB Group. As outlined in the joint press statement by ESB and Viridian on 7 July...
- Written Answers — Electricity Generation: Electricity Generation (9 Nov 2010)
Eamon Ryan: With the agreement of the Government, ESB received my consent, and the consent of the Minister for Finance, to the acquisition by the company of Northern Ireland Electricity (NIE) after consideration of legal and financial advice in relation to the proposal and its implications for ESB Group including financial gearings, borrowing levels and investment programmes. ESB are committed to...
- Written Answers — Telecommunications Services: Telecommunications Services (9 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 — Alternative Energy Projects: Alternative Energy Projects (9 Nov 2010)
Eamon Ryan: In my recent reply to the Deputy, I indicated that when fuel prices result in a wholesale market price of â¬100 million per megawatt hour, onshore wind would cost zero. The context for this statement was clearly the cost of onshore wind to the Public Service Obligation (PSO) which was the subject of the Deputy's question. No Renewable Energy Feed in Tariff (REFIT) will be payable by the PSO...