Results 21-40 of 144 for 5 million speaker:Eamon Ryan

Written Answers — Television Licence Fee: Television Licence Fee (7 Jul 2009)

Eamon Ryan: ...the amounts that the Department of Social and Family Affairs paid to my Department for each of the past five years. Year DSFA Gross Receipts in respect of Free Television Licences 2004 €44.3 million 2005 €49.5 million 2006 €48.7 million 2007 €51.4 million 2008 €53.7 million An Post collects the fees for standard television licences, which it pays to my Department. In...

Written Answers — Television Licence Fee: Television Licence Fee (8 Jul 2009)

Eamon Ryan: ...the amounts that the Department of Social and Family Affairs paid to my Department for each of the past five years. Year DSFA Gross Receipts in respect of Free Television Licences 2004 €44.3 million 2005 €49.5 million 2006 €48.7 million 2007 €51.4 million 2008 €53.7 million An Post collects the fees for standard television licences, which it pays to my Department. In...

Recent Cyberattack and its Impact on the Health System: Statements (18 May 2021)

Eamon Ryan: The staff provision is 29. The funding is closer to €7 million, not €5 million, including non-pay items. That amount tripled in this year's budget, reflecting the priority this Government gives it. We have a top quality team. I cannot say enough about the skills and public service they provide. However, they are not alone. The key resource in the State, which it is the...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Schemes (21 Jun 2022)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 95 and 96 together. I propose to take Question Nos  95 and 96 together. The Electricity Costs (Domestic Electricity Accounts) Emergency Measures Act 2022 established a scheme for the making in 2022, of a once-off Electricity Costs Emergency Benefit Payment to each domestic electricity account, having regard to the exceptional rise in energy...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Power Stations (23 Jul 2020)

Eamon Ryan: ...the recommendations set out in the Commissioner's report, and is committed to preparing an implementation plan to address the remainder. A number of actions to implement the recommendations are already underway. This includes €20 million for a new energy efficiency retrofitting scheme in the Midlands, €5 million for peatland rehabilitation outside of the Bord na...

Housing Grants. (2 Dec 2008)

Eamon Ryan: ...sector by incentivising households to upgrade the energy performance of their homes. I launched the scheme on a pilot basis earlier this year in a selected number of areas and with a budget of €5 million. Under the pilot phase, grant aid is being provided for cavity wall insulation, wall lining insulation, external insulation, attic insulation, heating controls and low emission double...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Renewable Energy Generation (7 Mar 2024)

Eamon Ryan: ...part. I will give Deputy Burke some further figures to back this up. In 2022, there were 10,000 applications. We had only just introduced the microgeneration support scheme, which cost €24 million and had a capacity of 46 MW. Last year 22,000 homes received grant support, with a total value of €52 million. Applications are flying and the number is increasing all the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Peatlands Restoration and Rehabilitation: Discussion (23 Oct 2019)

Eamon Ryan: ...that statement that her best scientific advice and her experience on the international panel is that we should immediately cease all extraction of peat. That would be one way to immediately save 5 million tonnes per annum.

Written Answers — Departmental Schemes: Departmental Schemes (2 Dec 2008)

Eamon Ryan: ...efficiency improvements under the Scheme can potentially reduce their energy consumption by up to 60%, depending on the number of measures implemented and their energy behaviour. Funding of €10 million has been made available for this Scheme in 2009, which includes a contribution of €5 million from ESB and Bord Gáis. The Home Energy Saving Scheme, which is also managed by SEI, will...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Climate Change Policy (21 Jun 2022)

Eamon Ryan: The Climate Action Fund Community Climate Action Programme (CCAP) was launched in November of last year. Under this programme €60 million from the Climate Action Fund will be invested in community climate action projects and initiatives, as well as capacity building, over the next three years. The overall aim of this programme is to support and empower communities to shape...

Written Answers — Energy Conservation: Energy Conservation (19 Jan 2010)

Eamon Ryan: ...Saving (HES) scheme is administered by Sustainable Energy Ireland (SEI) and offers financial support for homeowners wishing to make energy efficiency improvements. The scheme was allocated €49 million in 2009. Applications began to be accepted in late March, following the necessary work to establish the Scheme. By end-December SEI had processed 40,724 applications. Some €16.26...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Commission for Communications Regulation Performance Review: Discussion (23 May 2017)

Eamon Ryan: ...something like €3 billion since 2009. I thought that was a bit of an under-investment. That was my concern when I was looking at it. It may be above international expectation, but over 15 years the price for the 3.6 GHz spectrum works out at €4 million or €5 million a year. I was slightly concerned when I saw the figures.

Written Answers — Energy Prices: Energy Prices (29 Oct 2008)

Eamon Ryan: ...71% and 88%. Budget 2009 increased the fuel allowance by a further €2 per week and extended the season by 2 weeks to 32 weeks. These improvements will bring the annual cost of the scheme to €205 million. The fuel allowance is paid to almost 300,000 people, while 357,000 receive electricity or gas allowances at an estimated cost of €170 million this year i.e. a total cost of €375m....

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Climate Change Policy (28 Sep 2023)

Eamon Ryan: The Community Climate Action Programme (CCAP) will see more than €61.5 million from the Climate Action Fund (CAF) invested over two phases in supporting communities across the country to run direct climate action projects and initiatives under strand 1/1a, as well as capacity building under strand 2. This funding has already been approved. Under the first phase of Strand 1 of the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Supporting a Just Transition: Discussion (13 Nov 2019)

Eamon Ryan: ...see the presentation made about that? An academic from UCD, Dr. Florence Renou-Wilson made, to my mind, a brilliant, really significant submission showing that peatland emissions account for 11 million tonnes, which is the equivalent of our entire energy emissions. I do not know if anyone saw the RTÉ programme, "Hot Air", last night. I thought it was really good. When they were...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Just Transition Fund (21 Jul 2020)

Eamon Ryan: The Just Transition Fund is a key pillar of the Government's just transition plan for the Midlands. Up to €11 million will be available in 2020 for projects focusing on retraining workers, proposals to generate sustainable employment in green enterprise in the region, and supporting communities to transition to a low carbon economy. This is financed through an Exchequer allocation of...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (19 Dec 2007)

Eamon Ryan: On top of the €50 million allocated in the pre-budget estimates for renewable energy and energy conservation measures, I secured an additional €13 million for this area in 2008 on Budget Day. I am allocating €5 million of this funding to the new Home Energy Saving Scheme. My Department is working closely with Sustainable Energy Ireland (SEI) to fully develop the details of the Pilot...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Just Transition Commissioner (30 Jul 2020)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 153, 172, 173, 177 and 178 together. As stated in the Commissioner's report, the community workshops scheduled for April 2020 to be hosted by START as part of the Midlands process were delayed because of the national and international restrictions related to Covid-19. This was in line with public health guidance. The EU Platform for Coal Regions in...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Climate Action Plan (24 Feb 2022)

Eamon Ryan: ...The Conversations helped to inform the development of the Community Climate Action Programme. The Community Climate Action Programme was launched on 10 November, 2021. Under this programme €60 million from the Climate Action Fund will be invested in community climate action projects and initiatives, as well as capacity building, over the next three years. The overall aim of...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (20 May 2008)

Eamon Ryan: I launched a pilot Home Energy Saving Scheme on 24 April this year. 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. Informed by the emerging outcomes of the pilot scheme I will be discussing the funding of a national roll-out of the...