Results 161-180 of 391 for 5 million speaker:Eamon Ryan

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Mobile Telephony Services (28 Apr 2021)

Eamon Ryan: ...in recent years with Ireland’s rank in the EU Digital Economic Society Index (DESI) Score Card improving to 6th overall. Capital investment by telecommunications operators over the last 5 years was in the order of €3.3 billion for fixed and mobile, with a considerable level of continuing investment, which has significantly enhanced the availability of services (both...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Waterways Issues (21 Apr 2021)

Eamon Ryan: The Bord Na Móna Enhanced Decommissioning, Rehabilitation and Restoration Scheme includes the provision of funding of €108 million for the implementation of the Scheme over a period of 5 years. The Scheme will, over time, employ 307 people, some of whom will be engaged on a seasonal basis, with 210 full time equivalents engaged over the delivery period. The scheme will...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Just Transition Fund (31 Mar 2021)

Eamon Ryan: ...by my Department in September 2020, have concluded Funding Agreements with my Department, to a total value of €1.2m. Further provisional offers of funding to 'strand 2' projects, totalling €27.8 million, were made to 47 projects in November 2020.The percentage allocations to the three priority areas for strand 1 were: - Priority 1: 63% - Priority...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Just Transition Fund (31 Mar 2021)

Eamon Ryan: ...such as the CRU PSO calculation, directly to CRU at for timely direct reply. The CRU stated in its decision paper on the 2020/21 PSO levy, at ,  that ESB had sought to claim ex-ante costs of €25.8 for a number of cost items, including its Just Transition Costs of €5 million, and that the ESB had proposed treating these costs as actual PSO costs.  The CRU...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (24 Mar 2021)

Eamon Ryan: ...the announcements made last year in relation to Waterford station and there are also improvements planned for Colbert Station in Limerick.   These investments are all in addition to the approximately €202 million of investment that will occur this year in the protection and renewal of the network as part of the €1billion 5-year Infrastructure Manager Multi-Annual...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Environmental Policy (24 Mar 2021)

Eamon Ryan: The Bord na Móna Enhanced Decommissioning, Rehabilitation and Restoration Scheme includes the provision of funding of €108 million for the implementation of the Scheme over a period of 5 years. The Scheme will, over time, employ 307 people, some of whom will be engaged on a seasonal basis, with 210 full time equivalents engaged over the delivery period. The scheme will...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (24 Mar 2021)

Eamon Ryan: ...led Intervention will be delivered by National Broadband Ireland (NBI) under a contract to roll out a high speed and future proofed broadband network within the Intervention Area which covers 1.1 million people living and working in the over 546,000 premises, including almost 100,000 businesses and farms along with 695 schools. The deployment plan forecasts construction commenced in...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Transport (24 Mar 2021)

Eamon Ryan: ...following table: DEPT/AGENCY Total Number Of Vehicles Diesel Petrol Electric Plug In Hybrid Dublin Airport 180 154 0 20 6 Cork Airport 18 17 0 1 0 Shannon Airport 48 41 0 7 ...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Fuel Poverty (3 Mar 2021)

Eamon Ryan: ...the burden of energy poverty on the most vulnerable in society.  Research undertaken by the ESRI shows that the proportion of households in or at risk of energy poverty has reduced from 28% in 2015 to 17.5% in 2020.  Research also shows that the proportion of people who report that they are unable to afford to keep the home adequately warm, has fallen from 9% in 2015 to 4.9%...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Warmer Homes Scheme (3 Mar 2021)

Eamon Ryan: ...energy efficiency measures provided to households under the Better Energy Warmer Homes scheme was over €14,800. Funding for the SEAI energy poverty retrofit schemes has increased to over €109 million in 2021. This is an increase of €47 million on the 2020 allocation and means that almost half of the total SEAI residential and community retrofit budget will support...

Seanad: Covid-19 (Transport): Statements (26 Feb 2021)

Eamon Ryan: ...implications for the public transport sector as fare revenues have plummeted. As part of the 2021 Estimates process, my Department secured significantly higher than normal levels of funding of €670 million for public service obligation, PSO, and Local Link services. Most recently, Government approved an extension of the temporary supports for the commercial bus sector, which were...

Covid-19 (Transport and Travel): Statements (10 Feb 2021)

Eamon Ryan: ...cycling facilities, revised bus routings and bus priority measures, and enhanced pedestrian priority zones. Letters were issued to all 31 local authorities in May, resulting in more than €15 million being requested for this purpose and the works identified being funded through my Department's sustainable mobility investment programme. With the additional funding provided under...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Bord na Móna (10 Feb 2021)

Eamon Ryan: ...Scheme (EDRRS) on 24 November 2020 reaffirmed the Government’s commitment to a just transition for workers in the Midlands. The scheme includes the provision of funding in the order of €108 million for implementation costs over a period of 5 years. The scheme will, over time, employ 307 people, some of whom will be engaged on a seasonal basis, with 210 full time...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Policy (3 Feb 2021)

Eamon Ryan: ...informed changes to energy efficiency grant schemes with further recommendations to follow later this year; - Funding for SEAI energy poverty retrofit schemes has increased dramatically over the period from €15 million in 2015 to over €109 million for 2021. - The allocations for retrofit of social housing have also increased significantly with an allocation of...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Remote Working (3 Feb 2021)

Eamon Ryan: ...from 28% to 17.4% over the lifetime of the strategy.  Research also shows that the proportion of people who report that they are unable to afford to keep the home adequately warm, has fallen from 9% in 2015 to 4.4% in 2019.     Improving the energy efficiency of a home can protect households from energy poverty. Budget 2021 provided €221.5 million in capital...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Warmer Homes Scheme (3 Feb 2021)

Eamon Ryan: ...rules. Unfortunately, COVID-19 related restrictions have also impacted waiting times under the scheme. Works are currently suspended in line with the public health measures in place under Level 5 as announced by Government on 6 January. Works will recommence as soon as the public health advice allows. SEAI's Covid-19 Notice can be found at the following Link: Budget 2021 provided...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Just Transition Fund (28 Jan 2021)

Eamon Ryan: ...Department held a competitive call for applications to this Fund, which closed on 17 July 2020, in response to which over 100 applications were received. Provisional offers of funding totalling €29 million have now been made to 63 projects, of which 16 have already concluded funding agreements with my Department. Further information on these projects is available on . Of the...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Grant Payments (21 Jan 2021)

Eamon Ryan: .... Partial grants are available for individuals that can afford to contribute to the cost of upgrades as well as free energy efficiency retrofits for people at risk of energy poverty. €221.5 million in capital funding has been provided this year through my Department's Vote to the SEAI for residential and community retrofit schemes. This represents an 82% increase on the 2020...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Strategies (14 Jan 2021)

Eamon Ryan: The Programme for Government (Our Shared Future) outlines the goals of this Government within its lifetime. My Department has responsibility for 54 commitments under the current Programme and is committed to working on their delivery. These commitments form the backbone of my Department’s new Statement of Strategy (to be published shortly) and the...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Warmer Homes Scheme (13 Jan 2021)

Eamon Ryan: .... To date over 142,000 homes have received free upgrades under the scheme, leaving the occupants better able to afford to heat their homes to an adequate level.   Budget 2021 provided €109 million in capital funding to support lower income households to retrofit their homes with €100 million of this funding allocated to the Warmer Homes Scheme. This represents a...