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Written Answers — Telecommunications Services: Telecommunications Services (24 Nov 2009)

Eamon Ryan: My Department entered into a contract with "3", a Hutchison Whampoa company, for the delivery of the National Broadband Scheme (NBS) in December 2008. The company is required to provide services, using a mix of technologies, to all fixed residences and businesses that are located within the NBS Coverage Area and who seek a service. The NBS is being rolled out on an electoral division (ED)...

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (24 Nov 2009)

Eamon Ryan: I am advised that an official of my Department was a guest of an energy company at the Ireland versus France rugby match in Croke Park on Saturday 14 November last. The information requested in respect of any other members of the staff of my Department who may have been invited to or attended the match as corporate guests will be provided to the Deputy as soon as possible. In relation to...

Written Answers — Irish Language: Irish Language (24 Nov 2009)

Eamon Ryan: The costs for translating and printing documents into Irish from January 2008 and to date in 2009 are shown in the following table. Cost of Translation Cost of Printing €14,571.58 €23940.28* *This includes an amount €497.00 which is a combined translation and printing cost, as it was not possible to disaggregate the costs in this case.

Written Answers — Energy Costs: Energy Costs (24 Nov 2009)

Eamon Ryan: While global energy costs have declined over the last year, Irish energy costs remain a significant concern for all sectors of the economy, having risen significantly above EU average in recent years. This is primarily due to structural factors including Ireland's high dependence on imported fossil fuels, geographic isolation, a small and widely dispersed population and programmes of very...

Written Answers — Alternative Energy Projects: Alternative Energy Projects (24 Nov 2009)

Eamon Ryan: The EU's Climate Change and Renewable Energy Package launched in January 2008 proposed a number of Directives with the aim of delivering on the European Union's targets for emission reduction and renewable energy by 2020. I worked closely with my EU Ministerial colleagues in the Energy Council and Commissioner Piebalgs throughout last year to reach agreement on the Renewable Energy...

Written Answers — Television Licence Fee: Television Licence Fee (19 Nov 2009)

Eamon Ryan: Currently every premises in Ireland that has a television must have a television licence and no commercial television licence system operates. Section 144 of the Broadcasting Act, 2009 provides for the introduction of regulations in relation to different classes of licences in respect of different classes of premises e.g. commercial premises. The future development of any regulations in...

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (19 Nov 2009)

Eamon Ryan: As I stated in my reply to the Deputy's previous question on this issue, approval of any RTÉ superannuation pension scheme is required under Section 91 of the Broadcasting Act 2009. A scheme submitted to me under this section shall, if approved of by me with the concurrence of the Minister for Finance, be carried out by RTÉ in accordance with its terms. As a matter of general principle,...

Seanad: ^ Bio-fuel Obligation Scheme: Motion. ^ (18 Nov 2009)

Eamon Ryan: I am glad to be here to debate this very useful motion which allows us to review what is happening in this complex and important area. It is important for a number of reasons. In a world where we will see increasing difficulty in accessing cheap, reliable supplies of oil we have to start providing for the security of our country and develop an alternative supply to light sweet crudes which...

Seanad: ^ Bio-fuel Obligation Scheme: Motion. ^ (18 Nov 2009)

Eamon Ryan: That Bill is being fast-tracked. It will be introduced next year for certain.

Written Answers — Greenhouse Gas Emissions: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (17 Nov 2009)

Eamon Ryan: My Department is engaging with all relevant stakeholders, including the private sector, on the prospects for carbon sequestrations in Ireland. The report entitled "Assessment of the Potential for Geological Storage of Carbon Dioxide for the Island of Ireland" was published in September 2008, having been commissioned by Sustainable Energy Ireland (SEI), the Environmental Protection Agency...

Written Answers — Ministerial Transport: Ministerial Transport (17 Nov 2009)

Eamon Ryan: There is no commercial arrangement between either my Department or Sustainable Energy Ireland (SEI), with the company in question to provide zero emission vehicles to the Government. A Memorandum of Understanding has been signed between Renault-Nissan and any Department which provides for information exchange on infrastructure technologies and technical specifications for vehicles. The...

Written Answers — EU Directives: EU Directives (17 Nov 2009)

Eamon Ryan: The implementation of the Directive to which the Deputy refers and the 2008 Greening Transport Strategy do not come under the remit of my Department but are a matter for my colleague, the Minister for Transport. My Department engages closely with the Department of Transport on delivery of the Sustainable Travel and Transport Action Plan and on the Strategy for the electrification of...

Written Answers — Telecommunications Services: Telecommunications Services (17 Nov 2009)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 413 and 416 together. Broadband services are provided by private service providers over various platforms including DSL (i.e over the telephone lines), fixed wireless, mobile, cable, satellite and fibre. The availability of broadband is widely accepted as having a positive impact on economic and commercial activity. I understand that fixed wireless and...

Written Answers — Electricity Generation: Electricity Generation (17 Nov 2009)

Eamon Ryan: The Assessment Asset Strategy agreed between the Commission for Energy Regulation (CER) and the ESB in 2007 was designed to reduce the company's capacity share of the all island power generation market to below 40%. The CER has been closely monitoring ESB's compliance with the terms of the Asset Divestment Strategy. The necessary capacity reduction has already been largely achieved with the...

Written Answers — Alternative Energy Projects: Alternative Energy Projects (17 Nov 2009)

Eamon Ryan: The Mineral Oil Tax Relief (MOTR) Schemes, which were introduced by my Department in 2005 and 2006, have been instrumental in assisting many of the biofuel producers in Ireland to begin operations. The MOTR schemes, which will expire at the end of 2010, have been successful in leveraging a significant amount of biofuels into the Irish market. With a view to developing a long term guaranteed...

Written Answers — Search and Rescue Service: Search and Rescue Service (10 Nov 2009)

Eamon Ryan: Following an open tender process run by my Department for the provision of an emergency call answering service a concession agreement was awarded to BT Ireland Limited. As part of the requirements of the tender, BT Ireland Limited, has contracted to build and operate an emergency call centre in Ballyshannon, County Donegal. At this stage a site at Portnason, Ballyshannon, County Donegal, has...

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (10 Nov 2009)

Eamon Ryan: I can confirm that the number of officials at principal officer level or higher, including technical equivalents, working in the Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources on 1st May 2009, was 29.

Written Answers — Telecommunications Services: Telecommunications Services (10 Nov 2009)

Eamon Ryan: Broadband services are provided by private service providers over various platforms including DSL (i.e over the telephone lines), fixed wireless, mobile, cable, satellite and fibre. I understand that fixed wireless broadband is available in Carrowmenagh, County Donegal, from North West Electronics, together with a number of satellite service providers. Details of broadband availability...

Written Answers — Telecommunications Services: Telecommunications Services (10 Nov 2009)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 398 and 399 together. Broadband services are provided by private service providers over various platforms including DSL (i.e over the telephone lines), fixed wireless, mobile, cable, satellite and fibre. I understand that broadband is available in Ballyea, County Clare, from mobile and satellite service providers and in Doora, Ballaghboy, County Clare, from...

Written Answers — Telecommunications Services: Telecommunications Services (10 Nov 2009)

Eamon Ryan: My Department has entered into a contract with "3", a Hutchison Whampoa company, for the delivery of the National Broadband Scheme (NBS) in order to provide broadband services to rural areas, many of which do not currently have any broadband service. 3 is required to provide services to all residences and businesses that are within the NBS coverage area and which seek a service. The company...