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Written Answers — Electricity Generation: Electricity Generation (20 May 2008)

Eamon Ryan: Statutory responsibility for monitoring and ensuring quality of electricity supply rests with the Commission for Energy Regulation (CER). The performance of the electricity networks has significantly improved in recent years. This reflects the considerable investment of approximately €3 billion in both our transmission and distribution networks that has taken place in the period 2001 to...

Written Answers — Alternative Energy Projects: Alternative Energy Projects (20 May 2008)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 602 and 603 together. Definitive figures on bio-fuel production for 2007 have not yet been finalised and it is likely that the figures included here will increase when all the data is available. Based on provisional figures currently available bio-fuels represented 0.60% of the total fuel consumption in Ireland in 2007. The provisional figures for 2007 are a...

Written Answers — Ministerial Staff: Ministerial Staff (20 May 2008)

Eamon Ryan: The number of civil servants who have worked in the constituency offices of the Minister and Junior Minister within my Department since its formation is as set out in the following tables. Date Minister Number of Civil Servants employed in constituency office June 2002 to September 2004 Mr Dermot Ahern 2 September 2004 to June 2007 Mr Noel Dempsey 3 June 2007 to date Mr Éamon Ryan 2 ...

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

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 258, 260, 262, 263 and 270 together. The Greener Homes Scheme provides support to homeowners to invest in a range of domestic renewable energy heating technologies including solar panels, biomass boilers and stoves and heat pumps. There has been a strong interest in the scheme since it was launched in March 2006. On foot of the achievement of the original...

Written Answers — Housing Grants: Housing Grants (15 May 2008)

Eamon Ryan: I launched a pilot Home Energy Saving Scheme on 24 April. The pilot scheme, for which funding of €5 million is provided in 2008, is designed to encourage owners of older homes to improve the energy efficiency of their homes, primarily through insulation measures. The ongoing results of the pilot scheme will inform the roll-out of the full scale national scheme envisaged in the Programme...

Written Answers — Inland Fisheries: Inland Fisheries (15 May 2008)

Eamon Ryan: Under the Fisheries Acts, primary responsibility for the management, conservation, protection and development of the inland fisheries resource and in this case, the issue of salmon fishing licences, rests with the Central and Regional Fisheries Boards. Licence duties are increased on an annual basis and such increases are in line with the Consumer Price Index. Licence duties are set by me,...

Written Answers — Ministerial Appointments: Ministerial Appointments (15 May 2008)

Eamon Ryan: The information requested by the Deputy in relation to appointments to bodies made by me since 2 April 2008, the persons who were the appointees and the bodies to which they were appointed is set out in the following table. The appointments to bodies that were made since 2 April 2008 The persons who were the appointees The bodies to which they were appointed 2 Ms Emer Daly Eirgrid 1 Mr...

Written Answers — Energy Resources: Energy Resources (15 May 2008)

Eamon Ryan: The Irish oil industry is fully privatised, liberalised and deregulated. There is free entry into the market. Availability of liquefied petroleum gas in petrol stations is a matter for the industry, and is determined by commercial considerations such as the level of demand, cost of the product, transportation costs and other operating costs. Neither I, nor my Department, nor, indeed, the...

Written Answers — European Council Meetings: European Council Meetings (15 May 2008)

Eamon Ryan: In the time available, it has not been possible to identify and assemble the information requested by the Deputy. My Department is in the process of identifying and assembling the information. I will revert to the Deputy as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Regional Fisheries Boards: Regional Fisheries Boards (15 May 2008)

Eamon Ryan: Responding to a call of the Fisheries Boards' Chairpersons late last year for a somewhat different approach to restructuring of the boards, I requested that they develop an agreed proposal for my consideration. I understand that the Chairpersons kept their Board members, who represent the spectrum of stakeholders, informed regarding this proposal. Last week I received a presentation on a...

Written Answers — Ministerial Appointments: Ministerial Appointments (15 May 2008)

Eamon Ryan: The information requested by the Deputy in relation to appointments made by me between 2 April 2008 and 7 May 2008 inclusive and the place or town of residence of each appointee is set out in the following table. The appointments made between 2 April and 7 May 2008 inclusive The place or town of residence of each appointee Board Ms Emer Daly Dublin Eirgrid Mr Dermot Nolan Dublin...

Written Answers — Ministerial Appointments: Ministerial Appointments (15 May 2008)

Eamon Ryan: The information requested by the Deputy in relation to appointments made by me between 26 of February 2008 and 1 April 2008 inclusive and the place or town of residence of each appointee is set out in the following table. Appointments made between 26 of February 2008 and 1 of April 2008 inclusive Place or town of residence of each appointee Board John Fitzgerald Dublin An Post

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

Eamon Ryan: The information requested by the Deputy is provided in the table below. Table: Solicitors or barristers engaged on a contractual basis in the Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources from January 2007 Name of Solicitors/Barrister Engagement Details Fees Paid Estimated Fees € € Mason Hayes Curran Preparation of response to EU infringement proceedings 56,995...

Written Answers — Salmon Hardship Scheme: Salmon Hardship Scheme (14 May 2008)

Eamon Ryan: The purpose of the Salmon Hardship Scheme is to address hardship difficulties experienced by those commercial salmon licence holders affected as a result of the Government's decision to align the wild salmon fishery with the scientific advice from 2007 onwards. The scheme is administered on behalf of my Department by Bord Iascaigh Mhara. The scheme in respect of the Foyle area is administered...

Written Answers — Telecommunications Services: Telecommunications Services (14 May 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. The role of the Government is to formulate regulatory and infrastructure policies to facilitate the provision of high quality...

Written Answers — Alternative Energy Projects: Alternative Energy Projects (14 May 2008)

Eamon Ryan: The REFIT support programme, which is administered by my Department, supports the construction of new renewable energy powered electricity production plants. This support programme is open to all qualifying projects including project proposals for the offshore islands. In addition to this general support for new renewable energy powered projects, I understand that Sustainable Energy Ireland...

Written Answers — Alternative Energy Projects: Alternative Energy Projects (14 May 2008)

Eamon Ryan: The Greener Homes Scheme provides support to homeowners to invest in a range of domestic renewable energy heating technologies including solar panels, biomass boilers and stoves and heat pumps. There has been a strong interest in the scheme since it was launched in March 2006. On foot of the achievement of the original scheme targets three years ahead of schedule, Phase I of the Greener...

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

Eamon Ryan: The provision of telecommunications services is a matter, in the first instance, for the relevant companies operating in a fully liberalised market, regulated where appropriate by the Independent Commission for Communications Regulation, ComReg. I have no function in the matter of the enabling of exchanges owned by private companies. However, it is hoped that the facilitation of greater...

Written Answers — Inland Fisheries: Inland Fisheries (14 May 2008)

Eamon Ryan: I have been informed by the ESB that only their subsidiary company, Salmara Holdings Limited, was engaged in salmon farming from 1987 to 1995. Approval to dispose of the four offshore farms operated by the company was given to the ESB in January 1995. It has not been possible to obtain the other information sought in the time available and this will be forwarded to the Deputy as soon as it...

Written Answers — Inland Fisheries: Inland Fisheries (14 May 2008)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 250 to 252, inclusive, together. I am advised that the ESB controls the fishing rights of the entire River Shannon and the role of maintenance and preservation of the fishery resources is undertaken by ESB Fisheries Conservation, part of the ESB Hydro Group which operates within the ESB Power Generation directorate. I am advised that certain protection...