Results 1-5 of 5 for solar power speaker:Timmy Dooley

Seanad: Energy (Windfall Gains in the Energy Sector) (Temporary Solidarity Contribution) Bill 2023: Second Stage (6 Jul 2023)

Timmy Dooley: ...problem, which is bedevilling our environment and our society. We must get to a greater reliance and dependence on the offshore opportunity to capture of wind for the generation of electricity to power our economy into the future. The quicker we can do that the better. The Minister of State knows about the plans the ESB has with others to develop an offshore wind farm off the west coast...

Seanad: Carbon Policy: Motion (19 May 2022)

Timmy Dooley: ...increased exchequer support under the National Retrofit Plan; - generating up to 80 per cent of our electricity from renewable generation by the end of the decade with a significant increase in onshore and offshore wind and solar power; - the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February, 2022, is unprecedented in Europe in modern times; the resulting war has, and will continue to have,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of Citizens' Assembly: Discussion (Resumed) (27 Mar 2019)

Timmy Dooley: ...to the greatest extent by the taxes increasing over time. Somebody talked about bravery. I will take no lecture from anyone in Fine Gael about bravery on climate action. Fine Gael has been in power for the past eight years and has done absolutely nothing to address climate change. All of a sudden, we now have a panic attack in this committee and need absolute certainty for everyone...

Other Questions: Renewable Energy Feed in Tariff Scheme (6 Dec 2016)

Timmy Dooley: ...the difficulties Ireland is experiencing in meeting its targets. As the Minister knows well, the scheme is unavailable in the case of many of the new important technologies in the generation of solar and offshore wind power. That makes Ireland one of the outliers among its European peers. Homeowners in other jurisdictions are able to make money from solar panels using feed-in tariffs....

Other Questions: Renewable Energy Feed in Tariff Scheme (6 Dec 2016)

Timmy Dooley: ..., the other technologies are exploratory. They are important, but they are going to be costly. However, the Minister is going to have to begin the process of looking at offshore wind projects and solar power and the sooner that happens, the better. It would be acceptable if he put some cap on it. Nobody is suggesting the entire stock in electricity generation be moved from one source...