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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, mobile and satellite broadband is available in Ballyknockan, Valleymount. Details of broadband availability together with the availability of broadband services throughout the...

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...

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

Eamon Ryan: Under Section 123 of the Broadcasting Act, 2009, with the approval of the Minister of Finance, I may pay RTÉ in respect of each financial year an amount equal to the total of receipts in that year in respect of broadcasting (TV) licence fees less (i) any expenses incurred in relation to the collection of those fees, and (ii) an amount being equal to 7% of these net television licence fee...

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (10 Nov 2009)

Eamon Ryan: 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. It would not be appropriate for me to comment on any of the specific aspects and/or clauses of this scheme,...

Written Answers — Housing Aid for the Elderly: Housing Aid for the Elderly (5 Nov 2009)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 206 and 207 together. Financial supports are available to homeowners, regardless of age, under two schemes funded by my Department, to improve the energy efficiency of existing homes. The Home Energy Saving (HES) Scheme which is administered by Sustainable Energy Ireland (SEI) provides grant assistance to homeowners for energy efficiency retrofitting measures...

Written Answers — Telecommunications Services: Telecommunications Services (5 Nov 2009)

Eamon Ryan: My Department has entered into a contract with "3", a Hutchinson Whampoa company, for the delivery of the National Broadband Scheme (NBS). 3 is required to provide services to all residences and businesses that are within the NBS area and who seek a service. The company is progressing its network roll-out and services have gone live in a number of areas. The entire NBS area must be covered...

Written Answers — Telecommunications Regulation: Telecommunications Regulation (5 Nov 2009)

Eamon Ryan: I am not a notified party in legal challenges to decisions of the Commission for Communications Regulation, ComReg, nor am I a party to any such proceedings. I am advised by ComReg that eircom has appealed ComReg decisions on five occasions in the last 12 months rising to six over the past 18 months. Two appeals related to the price of local loop unbundling; one related to the regulation of...

Written Answers — Telecommunications Services: Telecommunications Services (5 Nov 2009)

Eamon Ryan: The National Broadband Scheme (NBS) contract guarantees that broadband connectivity will be available to 100% of the buildings within the NBS coverage areas. In recognition of the fact that some areas will be very costly and technologically challenging to reach using standard infrastructure, a limited number of residences and businesses in the NBS coverage area may be covered by a satellite...

Written Answers — Córas Postchóid: Córas Postchóid (5 Nov 2009)

Eamon Ryan: Tá faomhaithe ag an Rialtas do chur i gcrích córas postchód mar a mhol an Bord um Thionscadal na bPostchód Náisiúnta. Cuireadh an Bord ar bun chun an córas ab oiriúnaí d'Éirinn a mholadh agus chun féachaint ar na costais agus na tairbhí agus ar chur i gcrích postchód. Faoi réir an chórais a mholadh roinnfear an tír i thart ar 200 bailte poist agus i ngach baile poist beidh...

Death of Former Member: Expressions of Sympathy (4 Nov 2009)

Eamon Ryan: On behalf of the Green Party and my colleague, the Minister for Environment, Heritage and Local Government, Deputy Gormley, who cannot be hear this morning, I want to pay our respects to Joe Doyle and to extend our sympathies to his wife, Peggy, his daughter, Róisín, and sons, David and Michael. I had the great fortune of knowing Joe Doyle. I served on the city council with him for five...

Written Answers — Telecommunications Services: Telecommunications Services (4 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 broadband is available in Kilmessan from mobile, wireless and satellite service providers. Details of broadband availability throughout the country are available at www.broadband.gov.ie. I...

Written Answers — Price Inflation: Price Inflation (4 Nov 2009)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 238 to 240, inclusive, together. Sustainable Energy Ireland (SEI) collects and publishes energy statistics to support policy analysis and development, in line with national needs and international obligations. Every six months SEI publishes a report on Understanding Electricity and Gas Prices in Ireland which details electricity and gas prices to every...

Mortgage Arrears: Motion (Resumed) (4 Nov 2009)

Eamon Ryan: I wish to share my time with Deputies Mary White, Ciarán Cuffe, Michael McGrath, Seán Fleming and Michael Ahern.

Mortgage Arrears: Motion (Resumed) (4 Nov 2009)

Eamon Ryan: The Government made very clear what it is going to do in the revised programme for Government, which recognises we have a real problem. As a country we became indebted way beyond what we should have and now we must work our way through that debt. We cannot allow a situation develop where families, who as a result of the economic downturn and through no fault of their own or an unwillingness...

Mortgage Arrears: Motion (Resumed) (4 Nov 2009)

Eamon Ryan: Our banking system is responsible for many of the difficulties in which people have found themselves because the banks lent excessively and recklessly in many cases. We must ensure they now recognise it is not in the interests of householders, the country or banks for us to have a huge scale of closures of mortgages on family homes. As we said in the revised programme for Government, we...

Mortgage Arrears: Motion (Resumed) (4 Nov 2009)

Eamon Ryan: Banks must consider a change in terms and in mechanisms. We have given a clear commitment towards introducing that type of system here. We have also recognised that we need to go beyond that and beyond the Labour Party motion as set out. We must take up the very good advice from the Law Reform commission with regard to wider changes within the area of our debt management and solvency...

Written Answers — Energy Efficiency: Energy Efficiency (3 Nov 2009)

Eamon Ryan: The Government has set a target of achieving 20% energy efficiency savings across the economy in 2020. Recognising the opportunity for the public sector to fulfil an exemplary role in this context, the Government has set a higher target of achieving 33% savings on energy use across this sector, in 2020. On 8 May this year I published the National Energy Efficiency Action Plan (NEEAP) which...

Written Answers — Telecommunications Services: Telecommunications Services (3 Nov 2009)

Eamon Ryan: Statistics are not available to provide comparisons in the form requested. However, a "Broadband Quality Score" report published jointly by the Universities of Oxford (England) and Oviedo (Spain) on 1 October 2009, which compares broadband performance in 66 countries, ranked Ireland 16th of the 66 countries surveyed in a table measuring "penetration 2009" and 5th best country in terms of...

Written Answers — Alternative Energy Projects: Alternative Energy Projects (3 Nov 2009)

Eamon Ryan: Sustainable Energy Ireland (SEI) has launched a Micro-generation Pilot Programme, involving research and field trials, including support for between 50 and 60 installations on a pilot basis, of micro-scale projects. The field trials will address a range of issues including grid connection and technical standards to ensure the power security, safety and quality of installations. Full details...

Written Answers — Compulsory Purchase Orders: Compulsory Purchase Orders (3 Nov 2009)

Eamon Ryan: Telecom Éireann's power to pursue compulsory purchase orders was limited to making application to my Department for such orders if required by the company to pursue the performance of its then exclusive or monopoly privilege. All electronic communications service providers, including Eircom, are now subject to an EU regulatory framework for electronic communications and services. The...