Results 101-120 of 366 for data protection speaker:Eamon Ryan

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Air Quality (29 Nov 2022)

Eamon Ryan: My Department is aware of periodic air pollution spikes in Ennis. The data from the National Ambient Air Quality Monitoring Programme shows that on the date referred, there was a short spike in levels of particulate matter in the evening when solid fuel burning by households significantly increased air pollution. It is important to note if viewing data online that periodic...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Electricity Grid (22 Nov 2022)

Eamon Ryan: ...rental cost. Where tenants have a dispute relating to tenancies including any terms relating to electricity payments, these can be referred to the Residential Tenancies Board (RTB) for dispute resolution. As there is not data set identifying this cohort, increasing awareness of entitlements of existing social protection measures, which include provision for help with household bills, is an...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Schemes (16 Nov 2022)

Eamon Ryan: ...rental cost. Where tenants have a dispute relating to tenancies including any terms relating to electricity payments, these can be referred to the Residential Tenancies Board (RTB) for dispute resolution. As there is not data set identifying this cohort, increasing awareness of entitlements of existing social protection measures, which include provision for help with household bills, is an...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Data Protection (15 Nov 2022)

Eamon Ryan: ...public infrastructure for consumers and for the resilience of our energy system as we accelerate its decarbonisation.   Crucial to this is ensuring that smart meter customers have access to their consumption data in order to assess opportunities to reduce their use or move their use to off-peak periods where possible, which can reduce the carbon footprint of their use and...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Schemes (15 Nov 2022)

Eamon Ryan: ...have a dispute relating to tenancies including any terms relating to electricity payments, these can be referred to the Residential Tenancies Board (RTB) for dispute resolution. As there is not data set identifying this cohort, increasing awareness of entitlements of existing social protection measures, which include provision for help with household bills, is an important way of...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Public Transport (10 Nov 2022)

Eamon Ryan: ...policy to encourage modal shift and planned capital expenditure under the national development plan favours new public transport schemes over road projects on a 2:1 ratio. The Environmental Protection Agency's provisional 2021 emissions data demonstrate that public transport is responsible for less than 5% of Ireland’s overall transport emissions. When considered in terms of land...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Energy Infrastructure (8 Nov 2022)

Eamon Ryan: The Deputy is right to draw our attention to the potential of district heating. It is going to play a vital role in meeting our climate targets, protecting our people from high fossil fuel prices and building better homes for them. As the Deputy knows, it is not without its complications. We need to learn from other countries and from the small number of projects that have been developed...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Wind Energy Generation (8 Nov 2022)

Eamon Ryan: ...last year and a package of once-off measures worth €2.5 billion was included in the recent budget. This included a new electricity cost emergency benefit scheme and an extensive range of social protection measures to support people with the increased cost of living. The national retrofit plan, as I said earlier, sets out how the Government will achieve its targets to retrofit...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Prices (8 Nov 2022)

Eamon Ryan: ...rental cost. Where tenants have a dispute relating to tenancies including any terms relating to electricity payments, these can be referred to the Residential Tenancies Board (RTB) for dispute resolution. As there is not data set identifying this cohort, increasing awareness of entitlements of existing social protection measures, which include provision for help with household bills, is an...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Prices (8 Nov 2022)

Eamon Ryan: ...rental cost. Where tenants have a dispute relating to tenancies including any terms relating to electricity payments, these can be referred to the Residential Tenancies Board (RTB) for dispute resolution. As there is not data set identifying this cohort, increasing awareness of entitlements of existing social protection measures, which include provision for help with household bills, is an...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Air Quality (8 Nov 2022)

Eamon Ryan: The National Ambient Air Quality Monitoring Programme is operated, maintained, and monitored by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rather than by my Department. However, my Department has provided funding for a significant upgrade to the network in recent years, such that the number of monitoring stations has increased from 29 in 2017 to 103 today. All stations collect air quality...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Prices (8 Nov 2022)

Eamon Ryan: ...the rental cost. Where tenants have a dispute relating to tenancies including any terms relating to electricity payments, these can be referred to the Residential Tenancies Board (RTB) for dispute resolution. As there is not data set identifying this cohort, increasing awareness of entitlements of existing social protection measures, which include provision for help with household bills,...

Energy Security: Statements (27 Oct 2022)

Eamon Ryan: ...10%. This is driving up the price of gas and electricity and all sorts of security risks come with this. I will not set them out here but the Government has taken a series of measures to try to protect our people in the budget last year and again this year and in the energy credits we are providing. The second of four electricity credits will be paid next week. They have been well...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Prices (25 Oct 2022)

Eamon Ryan: ...CRU) under the 1999 Electricity Regulation Act and subsequent legislation. CRU ceased price setting for electricity in 2011 and gas in 2014. As part of its statutory role, the CRU also has consumer protection functions and monitors energy retail markets to ensure that competition continues to develop for the benefit of the consumer. In line with this CRU published the following review of...

Select Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Estimates for Public Services 2022 (Supplementary)
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications (18 Oct 2022)

Eamon Ryan: ...find that it is a useful mechanism. We should be careful not to depict all the problems as being in just one sector. Many people with bill pay services also have difficulties and we have to protect them. The mechanisms to help families on pay-as-you-go services first and foremost involve having a good, close relationship with the supplier and the application of the support mechanisms...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Policy (13 Oct 2022)

Eamon Ryan: ...of the rental cost. Where tenants have a dispute relating to tenancies including any terms relating to electricity payments, these can be referred to the Residential Tenancies Board (RTB) for dispute resolution. As there is not data set identifying this cohort, increasing awareness of entitlements of existing social protection measures, which include provision for help with household...

Seanad: Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021: Second Stage (6 Oct 2022)

Eamon Ryan: ...Infrastructure Ireland, TII, of dynamic traffic management on the M50. It also has measures which address uninsured driving by significant and necessary amendments to existing legislation on the database of insurance policies. It updates the law in areas such as driving instruction, medical fitness to drive and the system of fixed-charge notices issued by traffic wardens. I wish to...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Policy (4 Oct 2022)

Eamon Ryan: ...access the payment. While the vast majority of people who rent their homes have their own MPRNs, there may be some who could have arrangements whereby their landlord holds the MPRN and energy costs are paid to the landlord in a variety of ways. There is no data set identifying this cohort. However, my Department has worked with the Department of Housing, Local Government and...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Energy Conservation (20 Sep 2022)

Eamon Ryan: ...budget enabled the introduction of a range of new measures to make it easier and more affordable for homeowners to undertake energy upgrades as well as to better target supports for those most in need. Data from the SEAI show that since the launch of the new measures in February, demand across the retrofit schemes has been exceptionally high. As of the end of last month, more than 30,000...

National Retrofit Plan: Motion [Private Members] (20 Sep 2022)

Eamon Ryan: ...home energy upgrades. First, in response to the war in Ukraine, we increased the grant aid for attic insulation to 80% of the typical cost, with up to €1,500 available in grant support. The data is not conclusive, but between one third and one half of homes could benefit significantly from this measure. This will likely pay back in less than one year, and I understand credit...