Results 1-7 of 7 for esb speaker:Lynn Ruane

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Energy Prices: Discussion (4 Oct 2022)

Lynn Ruane: ...which are in place for vulnerable customers such as the €3 million hardship fund but separately, he mentions that within the broader regulatory framework, the generation and supply aspects of the ESB must be kept separate. Does that same regulatory separation apply in terms of profits? To be clear, in the first half of this year ESB had a profit of €679 million. I join my...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Energy Prices: Discussion (4 Oct 2022)

Lynn Ruane: I thank the witnesses for their opening statements. I have two questions. The opening statement referred to demand flexibility. What actions or measures will ESB Networks take to reduce demand for large energy users such as data centres? We know that the consumption of energy by data centres increased by 265% between January 2015 and December 2021. We need to be clear that that burden...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Energy Prices: Discussion (4 Oct 2022)

Lynn Ruane: Perhaps I will finish the question and the witnesses can take it back to the ESB.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Energy Prices: Discussion (4 Oct 2022)

Lynn Ruane: Yes. That is grand. I outlined the abuses and the pollution on the land and in the air. I know that the ESB is a member of the Bettercoal initiative, but aside from that, has the ESB implemented any form of due diligence on the supply chain? I take the advice on who the question may be directed at, but perhaps it is something the witnesses could take back or the committee can write to the...

Seanad: Citizens' Assemblies: Motion (23 Feb 2022)

Lynn Ruane: ...the cost of living. Nobody discusses the fact that services must keep their radiators off to keep service provision going for people who need intervention owing to drugs. The services cannot pay the ESB bill and at the same time provide intervention. There are services that are doing nothing but administration in an effort to find funding to carry out the interventions. The Simon...