Results 41-60 of 107 for esb speaker:Timmy Dooley

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Supporting a Just Transition: Discussion (Resumed) (20 Nov 2019)

Timmy Dooley: ...of a just transition commissioner should be extended beyond its current scope, which is principally in the midlands in respect of the end of the burning of peat for generating electricity? The ESB has reduced considerably its burning of coal in Clare, the constituency I represent. That was not expected to happen until 2025 but because there is more renewable energy on the grid the output...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Supporting a Just Transition: Discussion (Resumed) (20 Nov 2019)

Timmy Dooley: .... On the Bord na Móna side, it does not affect my constituency other than people who travel from my constituency to the location in question. I know others have addressed that matter. On the ESB side and around the just transition, I have been in touch with the ESB in the past about what role it would play, particularly in the decision to reduce activity at Moneypoint. I think...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Supporting a Just Transition: Discussion (Resumed) (20 Nov 2019)

Timmy Dooley: ...provided and I accept that commercial reality. Now that the bus has effectively stopped, it is time to get a plan in place. I question the idea that something has to be commercially viable. The ESB is a fantastic company. ESB international has developed technologies ahead of others, whether in laying lines under the sea or developing technologies for fixing those lines. The company...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Illegal Dumping: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Nov 2019)

Timmy Dooley: I thank Dr. Ryan and his team for their comprehensive statement. The EPA has been so frank and open that there is not a lot to question in the detail. ESB Networks clearly had information that it did not share with the appropriate authorities. It was aware of the leaks because it did provide information on them to the EPA at a later stage. It is clear that at a minimum, the company failed...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Illegal Dumping: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Nov 2019)

Timmy Dooley: ...vindicates the actions of the whistleblower and "RTÉ Investigates" for bringing such important information to the fore, which now allows the EPA to do its work. We have had difficulties with the ESB in the past regarding the way in which the whistleblower was being treated. I know this is a HR issue and I do not want to get into it but the EPA recognises the importance from an...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Illegal Dumping: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Nov 2019)

Timmy Dooley: I suggest, in light of what we have heard, that we invite ESB back in about this issue. I do not want to get into details but, as have others here, I have had considerable interaction with the whistleblower. He has gone through hell in this time. For some time, the ESB sought to distance itself from discussing the individual issues of the whistleblower. I think we should invite the ESB to...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Climate Change Policy (16 Oct 2019)

Timmy Dooley: ...will initially be targeted at the midlands. There are, however, other regions that face immediate disruption. It was disappointing that the Minister did not mention the impact of job losses at the ESB coal-fired station at Moneypoint in west Clare. While I accept that there is a continuation of activity at Moneypoint, the Minister, Deputy Bruton, will be aware that there has been a...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Climate Change Policy (16 Oct 2019)

Timmy Dooley: ...confirmation that the region around Moneypoint will be eligible for funding at some point in the future in the hope that new funding will address the concerns. Notwithstanding the fact that the ESB's operations are still there and will be for some time, it is a fact that 100 people will be let go by the company. At least 100, if not more, have already left. These people are...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Citizen and Community Measures: Discussion (2 Oct 2019)

Timmy Dooley: Could I suggest we bring in the ESB, the Department and the SEAI on this specific issue? It would be wrong to put it all on the shoulders of the CRU.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Job Losses (10 Jul 2019)

Timmy Dooley: Communities in west Clare are shocked by the ESB's recent announcement that it will cut about 100 full-time positions at Moneypoint power station. We recognise that Moneypoint's days as a coal-burning facility are numbered. There is a date in 2025 by which coal will no longer be burned. That is in line with our climate change commitments and is widely accepted in the community. However,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: ESB Networks: Discussion (Resumed) (10 Jul 2019)

Timmy Dooley: ...to see if there is something in it, to which Mr. O'Loughlin was expected to sign up, that would have prevented him from communicating with the Minister in future on issues of safety concerning the ESB. This was not a line stating he would not contact the media, "RTÉ Investigates" or whatever but was specific to the Minister-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: ESB Networks: Discussion (Resumed) (10 Jul 2019)

Timmy Dooley: ...is now public. We have had representatives of the Commission for Regulation of Utilities, CRU, before the committee and we will have representatives of the Environmental Protection Agency and the ESB before the committee in due course. The cat is out of the bag. Mr. O'Loughlin has indicated he is aware that certain actions are taking place in those areas of greatest concern to him....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: ESB Networks: Discussion (Resumed) (10 Jul 2019)

Timmy Dooley: I assume the EPA will have a view on the matter when it completes its investigation. Does the ESB have an inventory of the SF6 gas it has in stock?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: ESB Networks: Discussion (Resumed) (10 Jul 2019)

Timmy Dooley: Will Ms Quane provide the committee with an inventory of the SF6 gas the ESB has in stock? If she does not have it with her, she can forward it afterwards.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: ESB Networks: Discussion (Resumed) (10 Jul 2019)

Timmy Dooley: To be clear, the ESB has absolute clarity concerning its inventory. It knows exactly how much of this gas it has in its ownership.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: ESB Networks: Discussion (Resumed) (10 Jul 2019)

Timmy Dooley: ...declarations, it has been suggested that there was potential for a person to have to give a commitment to not bring up any further areas of concern regarding legal non-compliance on the part of the ESB and that such information not be provided to the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment. Does Mr. Hayes have any comment on that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: ESB Networks: Discussion (Resumed) (10 Jul 2019)

Timmy Dooley: ...extreme lengths to highlight the issue to which Mr. Hayes specifically referred in order for it to be addressed? Does he regret that the internal procedures were not better? I accept that the ESB is a big organisation and that a lot is going on. Surely, however, there are lessons to be learned from this experience. Does Mr. Hayes accept that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: ESB Networks: Commission for Regulation of Utilities (9 Jul 2019)

Timmy Dooley: I thank Dr. McGowan for his presentation. Knowing what he knows now, does he consider the ESB to be in compliance with its environmental standards obligations?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: ESB Networks: Commission for Regulation of Utilities (9 Jul 2019)

Timmy Dooley: When did Dr. McGowan first become aware of possible non-compliance, from an ESB perspective, with the investment profile that was permitted by the commission?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: ESB Networks: Commission for Regulation of Utilities (9 Jul 2019)

Timmy Dooley: Perhaps the witnesses will revert. When did the commission become aware that there was an issue? Did the ESB notify the commission in advance of the programme that was aired?