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Written Answers — Electricity Generation: Electricity Generation (21 Oct 2008)

Eamon Ryan: Sustainable Energy Ireland (SEI) collects and publishes energy statistics to support policy analysis and development in line with national needs and international obligations. SEI has provided the data set out in the following table on the amount of electricity generated by fossil fuel generating plants and the amount of related CO2 emissions per megawatt hour for each of the past ten years....

Written Answers — Electricity Generation: Electricity Generation (21 Oct 2008)

Eamon Ryan: Sustainable Energy Ireland (SEI) collects and publishes energy statistics to support policy analysis and development in line with national needs and international obligations. The information they have provided on the amount of electricity generated by natural gas generating plants here for each of the past ten years is set out in the following table: Electricity Generation from Gas (gross)...

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (21 Oct 2008)

Eamon Ryan: The Department of Communications Energy and Natural Resources was established in June 2007. From June 2007 to 17 October 2008, there has been 5,598 sick leave days taken by staff. Of that total, 3,143 were attributable to staff on long-term sick leave, some of whom no longer work in the Department. This leaves a remainder of 2,455 actual sick leave days taken by staff or an average of 7 days...

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (21 Oct 2008)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 515 and 517 together. The management of staff resources and related matters within the State Agencies is a day to day operational matter for the agencies themselves. I have no function in that regard.

Written Answers — Alternative Energy Projects: Alternative Energy Projects (16 Oct 2008)

Eamon Ryan: The Greener Homes Scheme, administered by Sustainable Energy Ireland (SEI), provides support to individuals wishing to install renewable energy heating technologies in their homes. Since 2006 the scheme has already helped to establish the supply sector for renewable energy products, services and fuels. Strict product standards and installer training and quality schemes have also supported...

Written Answers — Icelandic Investments: Icelandic Investments (16 Oct 2008)

Eamon Ryan: The day to day management of funds by the bodies operating under the aegis of my Department is a matter for those bodies and one in which I have no involvement. I can assure the Deputy that my Department is in regular dialogue with the bodies operating under its aegis and this issue has not surfaced in those contacts.

Written Answers — Alternative Energy Projects: Alternative Energy Projects (15 Oct 2008)

Eamon Ryan: My Department does not provide support for the use of horticultural discards in the production of biofuels. My colleague, the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food is responsible for a number of measures to increase the share of bioenergy derived from the Agriculture and Forestry sector in form of the EU Energy Crops Scheme, the National Energy Crop Premium Scheme, the Bioenergy...

Written Answers — Departmental Contracts: Departmental Contracts (15 Oct 2008)

Eamon Ryan: The identification of records prior to January 2006 cannot be facilitated without undue commitment of staff resources and administrative cost. However if the Deputy has a question in relation to a specific item I will make appropriate enquiries. There are no records of any contracts having been awarded by my Department, to company specified by the Deputy, between 1 January 2006 and to date in...

Written Answers — Alternative Energy Projects: Alternative Energy Projects (15 Oct 2008)

Eamon Ryan: The provision of back up capacity to underpin increasing volumes of undispatchable renewable energy technologies connected to the grid is provided from a number of sources including pumped storage technologies and interconnection as well as flexible power generation plants. Energy storage, as appropriate and feasible, has been developed in Ireland and in that context it has made a useful...

Financial Resolution No. 15: (General) Resumed (15 Oct 2008)

Eamon Ryan: In what was undoubtedly going to be a very difficult budget, one of the priorities was to make sure that spending increases would be possible in social welfare, health and education. While the increases may not have been what the Minister, Deputy Harney, and the Minister, Deputy Batt O'Keeffe, had hoped for in their Departments, it was important for the Government to give a signal that those...

Budget Statement 2009 (14 Oct 2008)

Eamon Ryan: A 13% increase, and we took similar cuts in my Department.

Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (14 Oct 2008)

Eamon Ryan: The Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources was established in June 2007 and since then no new agencies under the aegis of the Department have been created. The position in relation to the existing agencies created since 1997 currently under the aegis of the Department is set out in the table. Details of the annual budgetary allocation for each of these agencies, is set...

Written Answers — Building Regulations: Building Regulations (14 Oct 2008)

Eamon Ryan: I am advised by Sustainable Energy Ireland that fibreglass has been commonly used for insulation of homes over many years. There are well established occupational health and safety protocols for working with such materials. Insulation materials generally are not designed for direct exposure to an inhabited space. They are usually left exposed in a ventilated and unoccupied attic space. It...

Written Answers — Information Obligations: Information Obligations (14 Oct 2008)

Eamon Ryan: As the Deputy is aware an initiative to reduce the regulatory burden faced by businesses is contained in the programme for Government 2007-2012. This is a national initiative being co-ordinated by my colleague the Minister for Enterprise Trade and Employment with his Department as lead Department. The first phase of the programme involves detailing administrative simplifications already...

Written Answers — Telecommunications Services: Telecommunications Services (14 Oct 2008)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 286 and 289 to 291, inclusive, together. Under Phase I of the Metropolitan Area Networks (MANs) Programme 27 MANs have been constructed. All 27 are operational and open for business in Carlow, Cork, Letterkenny, Gweedore, Galway, Kilkenny, Portlaoise, Carrick-on-Shannon, Manorhamilton, Limerick, Ballina, Kiltimagh, Tullamore, Roscommon, Clonmel, Dungarvan,...

Written Answers — EU Directives: EU Directives (14 Oct 2008)

Eamon Ryan: The following directives were transposed during the last 12 months: 1. Directive 2003/54/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2003 concerning common rules for the internal market in electricity and repealing Directive 96/92/EC. 2. Council Directive 2004/67/EC of 26 April 2004 concerning measures to safeguard security of natural gas supply. 3. Directive 2005/89/EC of the...

Written Answers — EU Directives: EU Directives (14 Oct 2008)

Eamon Ryan: The following directives are to be transposed and work is under way in my Department to have them transposed at the earliest opportunity. 1. Directive 2004/8/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 February 2004 on the promotion of cogeneration based on a useful heat demand in the internal energy market and amending Directive 92/42/EEC. 2. Directive 2006/32/EC of the European...

Written Answers — Telecommunications Services: Telecommunications Services (14 Oct 2008)

Eamon Ryan: The provision of telecommunications services including broadband is, in the first instance, a matter for the private sector. Broadband service providers operate in a fully liberalised market, regulated, where appropriate, by the independent Commission for Communications Regulation, ComReg. I have no role in private sector broadband infrastructure investment undertaken by broadband service...

Written Answers — Electricity Supply: Electricity Supply (14 Oct 2008)

Eamon Ryan: I have no statutory function in the matter. EirGrid is the independent State-owned body responsible for the operation, development and maintenance of the transmission system. ESB Networks is responsible for the operation, development and maintenance of the distribution system. EirGrid also offers terms and levies charges to market participants for the connection to and use of the...

Written Answers — Telecommunications Services: Telecommunications Services (14 Oct 2008)

Eamon Ryan: The provision of broadband services is, in the first instance, a matter for the private sector. Broadband service providers operate in a fully liberalised market, regulated, where appropriate, by the independent Commission for Communications Regulation, ComReg. Broadband services are available from competing service providers over multiple platforms such as DSL (telephone lines), cable,...