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Written Answers — Energy Efficiency: Energy Efficiency (29 Sep 2010)

Eamon Ryan: ...The Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland's (SEAI) Public Sector Programme is the main delivery mechanism for energy efficiency actions by public sector bodies. In 2009, the SEAI delivered a €5 million programme that provided grant assistance to the business and public sectors. The programme supported energy efficiency measures for businesses and institutions across the country. Over...

Written Answers — Energy Efficiency: Energy Efficiency (8 Jul 2010)

Eamon Ryan: ...projects, acting both as an exemplar for good practice and as a demand leader for the services and technologies involved. In 2009, Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) delivered a €5 million programme that provided grant assistance to the business and public sectors. The programme supported energy efficiency measures for businesses and institutions across the country. Over...

Economic Issues: Motion (Resumed) (7 Jul 2010)

Eamon Ryan: ...world. The food industry is worth €8 billion in exports and employs 167,000 people. Our comparative advantage is that our food comes from the field, not from the factory. Tourism is worth €5 billion. Our advantage in that area is that the industry is flexible; it has been fast to restore value and bring back a welcome. People will come back to our country because we are,...

Written Answers — Departmental Schemes: Departmental Schemes (30 Jun 2010)

Eamon Ryan: ...(HES) Scheme and the Greener Homes Scheme (GHS). Both are administered by the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI). The HES Scheme, which has a capital budget allocation of €24.3 million this year, provides grant assistance to homeowners for retrofit energy efficiency measures such as attic and wall insulation, very high efficiency boilers, heating controls and Building Energy...

Electricity Regulation (Amendment) (Carbon Revenue Levy) Bill 2010: Report and Final Stages (22 Jun 2010)

Eamon Ryan: ...and an unemployment argument for the midlands concerning the operation of Bord na Móna plants there. The wind PSO levy, on the other hand, was introduced more recently. The two of them come down 50:50 as to how the PSO is applied. The peat levies have two timelines, one for five years while the other is longer. It might be difficult to get a PSO approval for peat plants given the high...

Television Broadcasting Rights (1 Jun 2010)

Eamon Ryan: ...said that the growth of the game of rugby is directly correlated to the amount of money invested in the game. People would question that assumption but I will accept it for the moment. The €250 million that the Government has invested in recent years in stadiums and clubs and through licence fee money and broadcasting rights gives us a say in sport. We are selling broadcasting rights...

Written Answers — Fuel Poverty: Fuel Poverty (1 Jun 2010)

Eamon Ryan: ...health nurses, MABS and the Society of St. Vincent de Paul to identify and address vulnerable homes. Private contractors were also engaged in 2009 to address the increasing demand for the scheme. 5,343 low-income homes benefited from energy efficiency upgrades under the WHS in 2008, with a further 19,000 retrofitted in 2009 (including nearly 3,000 homes delivered by the ESB according to...

Written Answers — Television Licence Fee: Television Licence Fee (1 Jun 2010)

Eamon Ryan: ...of Social Protection. There is no fund reserve as such because the revenue generated is received and paid out on an ongoing basis. The income generated from television licences was €226.2 million in 2009. Under Section 123 of the Broadcasting Act, 2009, with the approval of the Minister for Finance, I may pay RTÉ in respect of each financial year an amount equal to the total of...

Seanad: Role of Broadcasting Authority of Ireland: Statements (18 May 2010)

Eamon Ryan: ...first five members of the authority were appointed by the Government on 30 September 2009 and this enabled the BAI to be operational from 1 October. The authority has had a full complement since 15 February this year when the remaining members were appointed by the Government. On receiving the invitation of the chairman, I had the pleasure of addressing the full authority at its meeting...

Written Answers — Fuel Poverty: Fuel Poverty (27 Apr 2010)

Eamon Ryan: ...is pivotal to the Government's strategy to address energy affordability. To date, energy efficiency improvements in nearly 40,000 homes have been made under the Warmer Homes Scheme (WHS), of which 5,343 homes were completed in 2008 and 19,000 in 2009 (including nearly 3,000 homes delivered by the ESB according to WHS specification). Some €15 million was provided for the scheme in 2009,...

Written Answers — Energy Conservation: Energy Conservation (27 Apr 2010)

Eamon Ryan: ...12 months, 61,000 homeowners have applied for grants and to date some 30,000 homeowners have had their work completed and have received grants for almost 60,000 energy efficiency measures. Over 5,600 construction workers have registered to take part in the scheme. The Warmer Homes Scheme (WHS) provides support for low income housing for insulation and other energy efficiency improvement...

Seanad: Inland Fisheries Bill 2009: Second Stage. (20 Apr 2010)

Eamon Ryan: ...-exploitation. The Government has faced up to hard decisions in recent years, including closing the commercial mixed stock salmon fishery, the creation of a salmon hardship fund at a cost of €30 million to provide relief for those affected by the closure of the mixed stock fishery, the unequivocal adoption of scientific advice in the management of the salmon fishery and measures to...

Written Answers — Energy Efficiency: Energy Efficiency (2 Mar 2010)

Eamon Ryan: ...proofing measures and Compact Fluorescent Lamps (CFLs). These measures are provided free or at a nominal cost to the householder. Advice is also provided on minimising energy use. Some €20 million was provided for the scheme in 2009, which included a contribution of €5 million from ESB and BGE. This enabled energy efficiency improvements to be made in over 19,000 vulnerable homes...

Written Answers — Energy Costs: Energy Costs (2 Mar 2010)

Eamon Ryan: ...is pivotal to the Government's strategy to address energy affordability. To date, energy efficiency improvements in nearly 40,000 homes have been made under the Warmer Homes Scheme (WHS), of which 5,343 homes were completed in 2008 and 19,000 in 2009 (including nearly 3,000 homes delivered by the ESB according to WHS specification). Some €15 million was provided for the scheme in 2009,...

Written Answers — Departmental Schemes: Departmental Schemes (4 Feb 2010)

Eamon Ryan: ...engaged in 2009 to provide increased interventions such as central heating and internal drying insulation. Through these mechanisms, the WHS was delivered to 16,240 homes in 2009 which includes 3,571 under the WHS Plus. A further 2,886 homes received the ESB's Home Insulation Scheme. Some €20 million was provided for the scheme in 2009 including a contribution of €5 million from ESB...

Written Answers — Energy Conservation: Energy Conservation (27 Jan 2010)

Eamon Ryan: ...improvements in nearly 40,000 homes have been made under the Warmer Homes Scheme (WHS) and the ESB's associated Home Insulation Scheme which operates according to WHS specification. Some €20 million was provided for the scheme in 2009, which included €5 million provided by ESB and BGE. Structural improvements were made to over 19,000 homes in 2009. This represents a very significant...

Written Answers — Energy Costs: Energy Costs (26 Jan 2010)

Eamon Ryan: ...in Ireland than equivalent customers in Britain in the first half of 2009. In addition, gas prices to Irish business with medium consumption levels have been falling since early 2008 and fell by 15.8% in the year to end June 2009. Gas prices to business in Ireland for the first half of 2009 were 7% to 10% below the EU average in the two main midrange consumption bands and just 1% above...

Written Answers — Energy Efficiency: Energy Efficiency (26 Jan 2010)

Eamon Ryan: ...proofing measures and Compact Fluorescent Lamps (CFLs). These measures are provided free or at a nominal cost to the householder. Advice is also provided on minimising energy use. Some €20 million was provided for the scheme in 2009, which included a contribution of €5 million from ESB and BGE. This enabled energy efficiency improvements to be made in over 19,000 vulnerable homes...

Written Answers — Energy Costs: Energy Costs (26 Jan 2010)

Eamon Ryan: ...in relation to needs. ESRI estimates that using the expenditure method, 301,368 or 19.4% of Irish households may have experienced fuel poverty in 2008. Alternatively, using the subjective method 54,372 or 3.7% of households reported that they could not afford to heat their homes adequately in 2008. Enhancing the energy efficiency of homes through structural improvements is pivotal to the...

Broadcasting Services. (26 Jan 2010)

Eamon Ryan: ...the new statutory body to regulate the broadcasting industry in Ireland. The budget set by the authority's predecessor, the Broadcasting Commission of Ireland, BCI, for 2009 amounted to €6.238 million. That budget was prepared on the basis of a full year's operation although it was expected that the BAI would be established at some stage during that year. The BCI was allocated...