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Written Answers — Energy Efficiency: Energy Efficiency (19 May 2009)

Eamon Ryan: Sustainable Energy Ireland administers a number of schemes, in support of the wider deployment of sustainable energy technologies including: - Greener Homes Scheme – stimulating installation of renewable heating systems in homes, including solar panels, biomass and gasification boilers, biomass stoves and geothermal heat pumps. - ReHEAT Scheme – supporting technologies for the commercial,...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (19 May 2009)

Eamon Ryan: The details requested by the Deputy are included in the following table. Name of Legal Service Provider Cost2008 € Details of Service Provided Margaret O'Driscoll 6,957.50 Consultation in respect of drafting of Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill 2007 andRelated matters Mason, Hayes & Curran 30,824.52 Legal advice re commencement of Broadcasting (Amendment) Act 2007 andlegal advice re...

Written Answers — Telecommunications Services: Telecommunications Services (19 May 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). 3 is currently planning the construction and rollout of the required infrastructure for the purposes of the provision of the service. Challenging roll out targets are contained in the contract with 3. Services were launched in a small number of rural...

Written Answers — Telecommunications Services: Telecommunications Services (19 May 2009)

Eamon Ryan: The appendix below details the Phase II networks completed under the (MANs), the length of the network per town and the overall cost per region. A procurement process for the appointment of a Managed Service Entity (MSE) to manage the Phase II MANs is almost completed. Once appointed, the MSE will market the Phase II MANs to service providers. The service providers will be in a position to...

Written Answers — Planning Issues: Planning Issues (19 May 2009)

Eamon Ryan: Available grant aid schemes for renewable energy powered projects are administered by Sustainable Energy Ireland (www.sei.ie). Grant aid is not provided for the preparation of planning applications for renewable energy powered projects.

Written Answers — Telecommunications Services: Telecommunications Services (14 May 2009)

Eamon Ryan: The enabling of exchanges for broadband purposes is a matter for the owners of the relevant exchanges. It is anticipated that the facilitation of greater competition via the introduction of broadband from different technology platforms should encourage the more rapid enabling of exchanges for broadband. While an area may not be served by fixed landline broadband, otherwise known as Digital...

Written Answers — Telecommunications Services: Telecommunications Services (14 May 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). 3 will be required to provide services to all residences and businesses that are within the NBS area and who seek a service. The Corrigeenroe and Cootehall areas of County Roscommon will be covered by the NBS. 3 is currently planning the construction and...

Written Answers — National Disability Strategy: National Disability Strategy (13 May 2009)

Eamon Ryan: The advancement of the National Disability Strategy to serve the needs of persons with disabilities are mainstreamed within the Department's remit, as an integral part of policy, legislative and operational matters and as such, it is not possible to disaggregate expenditure on elements of these activities which relate to disability.

Banking System: Motion (Resumed) (13 May 2009)

Eamon Ryan: Some countries are very fearful at present concerning the central fundamental issue of how we are to restore our banking system. Very many mistruths have been put about that have increased that fear. There is, for example, the mistruth that there has been no consideration or analysis behind our proposal. Detailed and lengthy analysis has gone into it, not only in the Department of Finance...

Banking System: Motion (Resumed) (13 May 2009)

Eamon Ryan: With regard to precedence elsewhere, what we are doing is very similar to what the UK is doing and it is within the same timeframe. The UK is not adopting the gradual approach proposed by Fine Gael in the belief that over time and slowly this business will wash itself out. The United States Administration does not believe such an approach is the right one. All the best banking and economic...

Banking System: Motion (Resumed) (13 May 2009)

Eamon Ryan: It is an assumption, but in Government one is called to make judgments on such assumptions. It is not easy but one has to take the expert advice one gets into account. It is hard in many instances for the public. People are complaining that they had been assured the liquidity position was fine, when it was not. One has to be careful and must present a certain picture to actually help the...

Banking System: Motion (Resumed) (13 May 2009)

Eamon Ryan: I also believe that there is a better way, that there is-----

Banking System: Motion (Resumed) (13 May 2009)

Eamon Ryan: Nationalisation with State ownership of all six banks-----

Banking System: Motion (Resumed) (13 May 2009)

Eamon Ryan: Excuse me, I do know what I am talking about. I have been working on this for six months and what I see is that nationalisation, the approach being advocated by the Labour Party, means that the State takes control of all the six banks.

Banking System: Motion (Resumed) (13 May 2009)

Eamon Ryan: I believe the State can take a shareholding in the banks, as has been done in the UK, but under that method, rather than under nationalisation, market scrutiny is kept on what is happening and a stock market price is kept going which gives an index on the progress being made in terms of getting the banks back working and, crucially, the taxpayer has a chance to sell back the shares and get a...

Written Answers — Alternative Energy Projects: Alternative Energy Projects (12 May 2009)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 67, 91 and 115 together. The Government is giving very high priority to supporting the development of Ireland's ocean energy potential. Not only will ocean energy contribute to Ireland's renewable energy targets, it has considerable potential for inward investment and enterprise activity in support of economic renewal. The ocean energy package launched last...

Written Answers — EU Directives: EU Directives (12 May 2009)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 68, 88 and 116 together. The Programme for Government commits to the sustainable development of an Irish biofuels market in line with overall EU biofuel policy developments. Transport is one of the fastest growing sectors in terms of greenhouse gas emissions and biofuels offer one potential means to counter rising emissions levels in the sector. I am working...

Written Answers — Broadcasting Services: Broadcasting Services (12 May 2009)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 69, 70, 77, 78 and 81 together. The Broadcasting (Amendment) Act, 2007 puts in place a flexible framework for the licensing of digital terrestrial television (DTT) into the future. Under the Act, RTÉ, the Broadcasting Commission of Ireland (BCI) and the Commission for Communications Regulation (ComReg) have obligations to provide for the rollout of DTT and...

Written Answers — Telecommunications Regulation: Telecommunications Regulation (12 May 2009)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 71 and 96 together. Premium rate services (PRS) in Ireland are regulated by Regtel, which is an independent, not-for-profit limited company financed by means of a levy on the premium rate service providers and network operators. It is not directly accountable to any Government Department or State Body. Details of its running costs are contained in its annual...

Written Answers — Telecommunications Services: Telecommunications Services (12 May 2009)

Eamon Ryan: In July 2008 I published a draft paper on next generation broadband which considered the challenges for the Government in positioning Ireland as a leading country in the provision of broadband infrastructure and in the development of new digital applications. The Paper set out that private sector investment and competition will be the main drivers of the roll out of next generation networks...