Results 1-6 of 6 for solar power speaker:Terry Leyden

Seanad: Climate Action: Statements (24 Jan 2019)

Terry Leyden: ...remove subsidisation of onshore wind energy and subsidise offshore. I welcome, in particular, the announcement by the Department and the semi-State company, the ESB, on developing an offshore wind farm to power 280,000 homes and provide 100 jobs. That will be provided with a Belgian wind farm called Parkwind. It will provide a wind farm approximately 25 km off the coast of County Louth,...

Seanad: Annual National Transition Statement on Climate Action and Low Carbon Development: Statements (4 Dec 2018)

Terry Leyden: ...the world but for some reason, even though significant wind is generated off our shores, that option is not being pushed. I ask the Minister to respond to that. Furthermore, proposals to cover vast areas of land with solar panels are questionable at best. Will the Department provide grant aid and subsidies to developers of solar farms or would it be better to use that land to grow trees...

Seanad: Address to Seanad Éireann by Commissioner Máire Geoghegan-Quinn (8 May 2013)

Terry Leyden: ...has been good to Ireland and Ireland has been good to Europe. As such, it is a two-way message. Ms Geoghegan-Quinn's work is vital. The area of research on alternative energy - wave, wind and solar - is one field that she has been discussing. These are areas where we can eliminate or certainly reduce our input into energy. There are controversies relating to wind power, and those can...

Seanad: Unemployment: Motion (1 Jul 2009)

Terry Leyden: ...to look at the different opportunities we have. We had more than 2 million people employed, which was a marvellous achievement. Employment doubled over the past ten years the Government was in power. We now have to maintain the jobs we have and to try to improve and increase further production. Enterprise Ireland, the IDA and the Minister of State's Department have a very important...

Seanad: The Economy: Statements (5 Dec 2008)

Terry Leyden: ...trade is in a very difficult situation. To add to what Senator Butler said, there are 3,300 national schools in the country and only 18% of those schools have hot water. I made a proposal that solar heating should be installed. This would show the young people what can be done with solar energy and it would provide hot water for staff and pupils. Only about 40% of secondary schools have...

Seanad: Energy Resources: Statements. (16 Feb 2006)

Terry Leyden: ...of its economic status as a developing economy; emissions were 27% above 1990 levels in 2002. Renewable energy sources include wind energy, biomass, wave and tidal current, small hydro, geothermal, solar or heat pump and cross-sector actions. I welcome the announcement by the Minister for Finance, Deputy Cowen, in this year's budget of excise relief for biofuels and vehicle registration...