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Macroeconomic and Fiscal Outlook: Statements (Resumed) (28 Oct 2010)

Eamon Ryan: I wish to share time with Deputy Fleming and the Minister of State, Deputy Moloney.

Macroeconomic and Fiscal Outlook: Statements (Resumed) (28 Oct 2010)

Eamon Ryan: The people of Ireland are afraid because the legacy costs of the property boom and bust experienced over the past ten years are beginning to become evident. Just as one would advise someone in personal debt difficulties to not simply let bills rest at the bottom of a door but to begin to open and manage them, this is what the Green Party is doing in government. The Green Party was not...

Macroeconomic and Fiscal Outlook: Statements (Resumed) (28 Oct 2010)

Eamon Ryan: Within months. We need to move, and we have moved, beyond the Civil War Punch and Judy politics that is not in tune with the needs of our people at this time. That is one of the reasons why we stayed in Government: to do the hard thing and the right thing and turn the country around, which we will.

Written Answers — Departmental Funding: Departmental Funding (27 Oct 2010)

Eamon Ryan: I am advised by the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) that grant aid of €400,000 was paid to Carlinn Hall in 2008 through the House of Tomorrow Scheme, in addition to €16,000 for a Feasibility Study earlier that year. No officials from my Department met or engaged with representatives of the development in question. The House of Tomorrow Programme closed to new applications...

Written Answers — Telecommunications Services: Telecommunications Services (27 Oct 2010)

Eamon Ryan: My Department is the Intermediate Body for the Interventions in Communications Infrastructure under the Southern and Eastern (S&E) and the Border Midland and Western (BMW) Regional Assembly Operational Programmes 2007-2013. Under the Regional Operational Programmes 2007-2013, the priorities and investment areas in Communications Infrastructure being supported by European Regional Development...

Written Answers — Telecommunications Services: Telecommunications Services (27 Oct 2010)

Eamon Ryan: The budget allocation for the 100mbps Pilot Project for 2010 was €4.9m (including capital carryover). The total cost of this project to date is €6.008m (VAT inclusive). This figure includes the installation of the broadband connectivity, the development of HEAnet's core and aggregate networks to receive the connections and investment in ICT hardware in each school to enable them to make...

Written Answers — Broadcasting Services: Broadcasting Services (27 Oct 2010)

Eamon Ryan: The Commission for Communications Regulation (ComReg) is the statutory body responsible for the licensing of UHF Television Programme Retransmission services, as set out in the Wireless Telegraphy Act, 1926. These community or 'deflector' television systems retransmit the analogue signals of the UK and, in some cases, Irish 'free-to-air' services and their future position in light of plans...

Written Answers — Telecommunications Services: Telecommunications Services (27 Oct 2010)

Eamon Ryan: The position remains that any future Exchequer funded broadband investment decisions, including investment in further phases of the Metropolitan Area Networks (MANs) Programme, will be guided by: (i) the policy paper on Next Generation Broadband which was published in June 2009; (ii) the Value for Money and Policy Review of Phase I of the MANs Programme, which was published in 2008; (iii) any...

Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (27 Oct 2010)

Eamon Ryan: I can inform the Deputy that the number of agencies under the aegis of my Department is 18. The number of current sitting board members for each agency is set out on a table: Agency Number of Sitting Board Members on 27th October 2010 RTÉ 12 TG4 12 Broadcasting Authority of Ireland 9 An Post 14 Bord Gáis Éireann 8 Bord na Móna 12 EirGrid 10 ESB 11 Ordnance Survey Ireland 10...

Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (27 Oct 2010)

Eamon Ryan: I can inform the Deputy that the numbers of State Boards, agencies, regulators or other bodies under the remit of my Department is 18. The following seven are commercial bodies and information in relation to the annual budget is a matter for the board of these bodies: · RTÉ· TG4 · An Post · Bord Gáis Éireann · Bord na Mona · EirGrid · Electricity Supply Board However,...

Written Answers — Alternative Energy Projects: Alternative Energy Projects (27 Oct 2010)

Eamon Ryan: In May of this year, I announced a Renewable Energy Feed In Tariff (REFIT) Scheme for electricity generated from biomass, ranging from 8.5 cent per kilowatt hour to 15 cent per kilowatt hour depending on the technology deployed. A tariff of 9.5 cent per kw/h has been set for electricity generated from energy crops including willow and miscanthus. A tariff of 8.5 cent will apply to...

Written Answers — Telecommunications Services: Telecommunications Services (21 Oct 2010)

Eamon Ryan: The provision of broadband services is, in the first instance, a matter for the private sector service providers operating in Ireland's fully liberalised telecommunications market. Broadband services are provided by private service providers over various platforms including DSL (i.e. over telephone lines), fixed wireless, mobile, cable, fibre and satellite. Details of broadband services...

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (21 Oct 2010)

Eamon Ryan: The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the table below. The breakdown of staff has been provided across the policy divisions, central divisions e.g. finance, human resources, corporate services and the natural resources area. Given the remit of the Department, the majority of staff in the Department are involved in one or more of the areas of regulation, inspections,...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (21 Oct 2010)

Eamon Ryan: The Home Energy Saving (HES) scheme provides grant assistance for a range of energy efficiency measures, including roof insulation, internal and external wall insulation, boilers and heating controls. The measures selected for inclusion in the scheme are considered to be the most optimum to deliver significant energy savings to homeowners at least cost. and represent best use of budgetary...

Written Answers — Prospecting Licences: Prospecting Licences (21 Oct 2010)

Eamon Ryan: The table below details the five petroleum authorisations granted by the Minister for Energy in 1987. Authorisation Number Authorisation type Company Status EL1/87 Exploration Licence BP Exploration Licence Expired EL2/87 Exploration Licence Aran Energy Licence Expired LO87/1 Licensing Option Murphy Ireland Offshore Ltd Licence Expired LO87/2 Licensing Option BP Exploration Licence...

Written Answers — Alternative Energy Projects: Alternative Energy Projects (21 Oct 2010)

Eamon Ryan: In May of this year, I announced a Renewable Energy Feed In Tariffs (REFITs) for electricity generated from biomass, ranging from 8.5 cent per kilowatt hour to 15 cent per kilowatt hour depending on the technology deployed. These tariffs include support for electricity generated from biomass co-fired with peat in the three peat-fired power stations. REFIT tariffs relate to the price to be...

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (21 Oct 2010)

Eamon Ryan: I regret to advise the Deputy that it has not been possible to compile all the information requested within the allotted time. I will forward the reply to the Deputy as soon as it is available.

Written Answers — Carbon Levy: Carbon Levy (20 Oct 2010)

Eamon Ryan: The Electricity Regulation (Amendment) (Carbon Revenue Levy) Act 2010 was enacted by the Oireachtas and signed into law by the President last June. The Act provides for the introduction of a Carbon Revenue Levy which will recover a substantial portion of the windfall gains of electricity generators. These gains arise from the inclusion of carbon among the revenues that electricity generators...

Written Answers — Telecommunications Services: Telecommunications Services (20 Oct 2010)

Eamon Ryan: Section 21 of the Communications Regulation (Premium Rate Services and Electronic Communications Infrastructure) Act 2010 provides that the National Roads Authority (NRA) is the relevant authority for applications from telecommunications service providers to install telecoms equipment under national roads including motorways. The local authorities remain the relevant authority for...

Written Answers — Copyright Law: Copyright Law (20 Oct 2010)

Eamon Ryan: The matter to which the Deputy is referring is the judgment delivered by the High Court on 11 October 2010 in a case taken by a number of record companies against an Internet service provider seeking an injunction, pursuant to the Copyright and Related Rights Act 2000, to prevent the illegal downloading of copyrighted material over the Internet. While responsibility for the Copyright and...