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Energy Conservation (20 Oct 2010)

Eamon Ryan: We have to transfer that progress across the rest of the public service. The work of SEAI, which I listed, will achieve that. When the national retrofit scheme launches next year, it will be a crucial element because it will be aimed at public buildings as well as households and commercial buildings. I have seen in my area that is possible to achieve savings of 33%. It is a good economic...

Energy Conservation (20 Oct 2010)

Eamon Ryan: Expenditure has reduced from approximately €600,000 to €350,000.

Energy Conservation (20 Oct 2010)

Eamon Ryan: In discussions with officials of the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, the budgets will be allocated and spent this year. There is a time-lag. They have to obtain a BER certificate to sign off on the spending.

Energy Conservation (20 Oct 2010)

Eamon Ryan: I pursued this and I have been informed money is being allocated. We are at the start of a process and the SEAI is the key driver through its public sector partnership scheme. The authority has working groups relating to water services, public lighting and ICT energy use and they are seeing savings of up to 20% in the organisations with which they have worked as a result of the additional...

PSO Levy (20 Oct 2010)

Eamon Ryan: Ireland currently has 1,459 MW of installed wind capacity which is estimated to rise to 1,703 MW by the end of the year. We are on track to reach our 2010 renewable electricity target. Ireland's target of 40% renewable electricity target by 2020 will be largely met through onshore wind under the Gate 3 process. There are three offshore wind projects totalling 800 MW of capacity in the Gate...

PSO Levy (20 Oct 2010)

Eamon Ryan: I am very glad to hear the Deputy's comments on the sense behind our onshore programme. Would he not agree, on that basis, to change what he has said in terms of stopping the PSO for onshore wind - concerning which he issued a statement in August - and which could create enormous devastation for the wind industry, if put into practice? I ask him to come back to me on that. As regards...

PSO Levy (20 Oct 2010)

Eamon Ryan: I am afraid I must disagree with the Deputy's claim because it is important in the context of the wider discussion. It is not true that we are going soft on the utility companies. We have taken around €500 million away from the profits of the ESB to bring down transmission prices and therefore prices for all energy users.

PSO Levy (20 Oct 2010)

Eamon Ryan: No, for all energy users. It is important for large users in particular because that is where the jobs are and, yes, we want to support jobs. That is what we have done - not what the Deputy said. Crucially, the Deputy's proposal to stop PSOs for wind - even, as the Deputy said, on an interim basis - would have the same effect as a similar moratorium earlier in the last decade, which sent a...

PSO Levy (20 Oct 2010)

Eamon Ryan: This debate is about PSO assistance.

PSO Levy (20 Oct 2010)

Eamon Ryan: The Deputy is proposing that we stop it.

PSO Levy (20 Oct 2010)

Eamon Ryan: It would hugely damage this country and put up electricity prices.

PSO Levy (20 Oct 2010)

Eamon Ryan: Excuse me, the Deputy will have to retract his statement.

PSO Levy (20 Oct 2010)

Eamon Ryan: To claim someone is dishonest-----

PSO Levy (20 Oct 2010)

Eamon Ryan: I am simply making the point-----

PSO Levy (20 Oct 2010)

Eamon Ryan: -----with regard to the debate we are having on public service obligations, that his proposal to stop the system would result in higher prices and major economic damage for this country. That is a point that is entirely valid within this debate.

PSO Levy (20 Oct 2010)

Eamon Ryan: To answer the Deputy's question-----

PSO Levy (20 Oct 2010)

Eamon Ryan: -----although he certainly has not said he would not do it, which is a real concern-----

PSO Levy (20 Oct 2010)

Eamon Ryan: What I said-----

PSO Levy (20 Oct 2010)

Eamon Ryan: A Cheann Comhairle, I require an opportunity to reply. I clearly explained about the potential costs for offshore wind energy. First, we would have to send our proposals to Brussels for clearance, and we have not got that yet, so I cannot give the Deputy an answer until that happens.

PSO Levy (20 Oct 2010)

Eamon Ryan: Even beyond that, however, those cost scenarios depend-----