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Written Answers — International Agreements: International Agreements (27 Jan 2009)

Eamon Ryan: My Department is represented on the Interdepartmental Committee established by the Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform to examine the requirements for ratification of the Convention. The various Articles of the Convention referenced for my Department's attention are subject to ongoing examination and discussion. To date no specific administrative or legislative requirements have...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (27 Jan 2009)

Eamon Ryan: The expenses and allowances paid by my Department to my Ministers of State and I since the formation of the Government following the May 2007 general election are detailed in the following table: Name Period Travel and Subsistence Expenses Ministerial Allowances â'¬ â'¬ Minister Ryan 14th June 2007 to date 3,739 21,987 Minister of State Killeen 21st June 2007 to 6th May 2008...

Written Answers — Energy Generation: Energy Generation (27 Jan 2009)

Eamon Ryan: The authorisation of offshore energy projects under the Foreshore Acts 1933-2005 is dealt with in two distinct phases. Firstly an application must be made for a foreshore licence for a defined area of the seabed in which to explore the viability and environmental sustainability of the development. The licensing stage does not require the developer to provide specific details of the proposed...

Anglo Irish Bank Corporation Bill 2009: Second Stage (20 Jan 2009)

Eamon Ryan: I want to set out the deep roots of this real crisis. It is a crisis in our banking system which started several decades ago when it moved from being a system that tended to lend short against short-term deposits. It moved into the mortgage business which was using short-term deposits paying for long-term loans. It became even worse when banks, collectively, moved towards a system where...

Anglo Irish Bank Corporation Bill 2009: Second Stage (20 Jan 2009)

Eamon Ryan: It was important and appropriate for us on an ongoing basis to take into account the evolving corporate governance issues in this institution, Anglo Irish Bank, the evolving market assessment and the advice of the National Treasury Management Agency and other regulatory bodies in taking the nationalisation step. We need, more than anything else, to bring confidence to our banking system. To...

Anglo Irish Bank Corporation Bill 2009: Second Stage (20 Jan 2009)

Eamon Ryan: We have the likes of Alan Dukes and other directors on the banks' boards to represent this House's and the nation's interests. Deputy Bruton is correct that the international markets have got our banks and our country wrong. As deep and as fearful as the crisis is, we will have the opportunity and ability to get out of it because we are an enterprising and capable people. We will gain from...

Written Answers — Departmental Properties: Departmental Properties (18 Dec 2008)

Eamon Ryan: In the time available, it has not been possible to identify and assemble the information requested. My Department is compiling the material and I will revert to the Deputy as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Departmental Schemes: Departmental Schemes (17 Dec 2008)

Eamon Ryan: I am providing funding for two programmes that assist households in need of improved insulation. The Warmer Homes Scheme is targeted at households on low incomes, such as those in receipt of fuel allowance, invalidity or disability benefit. The Scheme provides cavity wall insulation, attic insulation, boiler lagging jackets, draught proofing measures and Compact Fluorescent Lamps (CFLs)....

Written Answers — Data Protection: Data Protection (17 Dec 2008)

Eamon Ryan: There have been no reported losses of desktop PCs or memory keys in my Department to date in 2008. There have been two Blackberry devices lost, neither of which was recovered or found. There have been no reports that any sensitive data has been compromised by these losses. The level of personal information relating to members of the public processed within my Department is very small....

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (17 Dec 2008)

Eamon Ryan: The expenditure on hotel accommodation by my Department for the period June 2007, when this Department was formed, to date is set out in the following table. Period Hotel accommodation expenditure â'¬ June to December 2007 105,258.04 January 2008 to Present 74,814.89 Total hotel accommodation expenditure 180,072.93 Expenditure on hotel accommodation by any agency under the aegis of...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (17 Dec 2008)

Eamon Ryan: Arrangements in my Department for the sourcing of hotel accommodation for official business reasons are subject to the various circulars and guidelines on Travel and Subsistence issued by the Department of Finance. The sourcing of hotel accommodation by the Agencies is a day-to-day operational matter for the agencies themselves and I have no function in that regard. However, I would also draw...

Written Answers — Departmental Property: Departmental Property (17 Dec 2008)

Eamon Ryan: My Department has ninety-six physical computer servers, providing live, development and test environments for internal services. The number of physical servers will reduce over the first half of 2009 as virtual server technologies are used to provide multiple services from a single physical server. The amount of storage on each of these servers varies between 36 Gigabytes and 12 Terabytes,...

Written Answers — Consultancy Contracts: Consultancy Contracts (17 Dec 2008)

Eamon Ryan: I refer the Deputy to the reply to Question No. 485 on the 18th November last and reaffirm the position that the identification of records prior to January 2007 cannot be facilitated without undue commitment of staff resources and administrative cost. I would also point out that this Department is only in existence in its current format since June 2007. If the Deputy has a question in...

Written Answers — Waste Disposal: Waste Disposal (17 Dec 2008)

Eamon Ryan: The operation of electricity transformers is a day-to-day matter for the company and not one in which I have a function. Nonetheless, I have had enquiries made on this issue and I understand the following is the current position. The companies contracted by the ESB to dispose of oils used in their electricity transformers do not convey any waste products into the food business. The waste...

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (17 Dec 2008)

Eamon Ryan: The Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources was established in June 2007. My Department has calculated that the cost of increments to Departmental staff will be approximately €290,000 in 2009. The comparative figure for 2008 was €340,505. The staff in my Department are placed on a pay scale, according to their grade, with annual increments up to a maximum level. The...

Written Answers — Decentralisation Programme: Decentralisation Programme (17 Dec 2008)

Eamon Ryan: The Government's original decision on Decentralisation involved the relocation of my Department's headquarters to Cavan with the transfer of some 300 posts. 54 administrative staff already have decentralised to my Department's offices in Elm House, Cavan. Of these, 48 have relocated from Dublin and 6 from non-Dublin locations. In accordance with the recent Government Decision, no further...

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (17 Dec 2008)

Eamon Ryan: The Department currently employs a total number of 298 full time equivalent staff. The following table lists the information requested by the Deputy. Some of the posts listed are part-time positions. Salary Number of Staff Number per Grade Less than €50,000 173 4 Temp Field Assistants, 2 Superintendent of Mapping 4 Staff Officers 9 Services Officers 1 Storekeeper 1...

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (17 Dec 2008)

Eamon Ryan: The Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources was established in June 2007. The number of staff in this Department at the end of 2007 was 339. The current staffing complement stands at 298.

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (17 Dec 2008)

Eamon Ryan: Civil Servants working directly for my Department are located in four buildings as follows: 29-31 Adelaide Rd, Dublin 2 with a staff complement of 164. Tom Johnson House, Beggars Bush, Dublin 2, with a staff complement of 74. Leeson Lane, Dublin 2, with a staff complement of 21. Elm House, Cavan, with a staff complement of 54. The table herewith details the grade breakdown for each location....

Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (17 Dec 2008)

Eamon Ryan: I would draw the Deputy's attention to the reply I gave in this House to Question No. 487 on 25 November 2008. I would further update the Deputy as follows. Work on the necessary amending legislation to give effect to the decision is already well advanced in my Department. I have also established a tightly focused group chaired by my Department with representation on behalf of the existing...