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Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Production (7 Mar 2024) See 2 other results from this answer

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: 116. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he has had discussions with the ESB on opening up grid access to more households and businesses with microgeneration capacity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10859/24]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Data (7 Mar 2024)

Michael McGrath: ...scope of the tax, or to file the VHT return. Revenue has developed a vacant property register with data drawn from a range of sources including GeoDirectory, the Residential Tenancies Board, ESB Networks and Revenue’s own LPT register. The register is used to identify residential properties which may come within the scope of VHT. To date, Revenue have written to approximately...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Shared Island Unit: Department of the Taoiseach (7 Mar 2024)

...to that as well. There will be an online resource for teachers to share their experience on best practice in the classroom in dealing with underattainment. A few of the programmes, such as T-REX, ESB Science Blast and those who are more familiar with it, will all be part of that. On the gambling issue, I am happy to take that away and to think about how we might talk to Foróige...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Energy Policy (5 Mar 2024) See 3 other results from this debate

Alice-Mary Higgins: The importation of coal from the Cerrejón mine in La Guajira, Colombia, has been the subject of long-standing serious concern especially when, having previously ceased imports, the ESB resumed purchasing coal from the controversial mine in 2022. Cerrejón is the largest open-pit coal mine in Latin America. There is a litany of documented human rights, and environmental harms and...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Electricity Transmission Network (5 Mar 2024)

Eamon Ryan: ...a new tranche of Electricity Credits, which over 2.2 million households will benefit from, totalling €450 per household. The scheme is to be operated by the Distribution System Operator (ESB Networks), and electricity suppliers and overseen by the Commission for Regulation of Utilities (CRU). Based on the number of domestic electricity accounts, ESBN will make payments to the...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Budget 2024 (5 Mar 2024)

Eamon Ryan: ...are assessed to ensure that payments are withheld in relation to low usage electricity accounts identified by the distribution system operator, to prevent the payment from being applied to vacant houses. ESB Networks identified accounts which consumed less than 150 kilowatt hours of electricity per quarter for four consecutive quarters between 1 July 2022 and 30 June 2023. Domestic...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Bodies (5 Mar 2024)

Norma Foley: ...Department serves as one of the sponsors, contributing financial support to facilitate its success. However, the organising and management of the event are handled independently by the organisers, ESB Science Blast. The Department's sponsorship reflects its commitment to supporting STEM initiatives. To support the Science Blast/RDS Child Safeguarding Policy, a consent form/guidance...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (29 Feb 2024)

Brian Stanley: ...are writing to the HSE. The Department of Education is obviously involved. I publicly thank the HSE, and Bernard Gloster in particular, for ensuring there was no further hold up, and I also acknowledge the ESB. The ESB could not progress work until the HSE resolved issues around ownership and wayleave. We will continue examination of audited accounts at the Department of Education into...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (27 Feb 2024)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: ...now. That makes it difficult for cyclists and people pushing buggies. On top of that, in these locations, there is not that much of what we are dealing with here, but sometimes there are old ESB junction boxes, which are small. They are in the way as well. You cannot move them. If a pole is put next to one, it limits the space. Then there is signage and the other paraphernalia, such...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Data Centres (27 Feb 2024)

Patrick O'Donovan: ...Centre is underway and is on time and within budget. The construction of the building is expected to be completed by Q2 2025. The application for the electrical supply was issued and accepted by ESB networks before any moratoriums were introduced. No delays are expected.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (22 Feb 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: ...of electricity transmission line corridors within forests., Section 98 of the Electricity (Supply) Act 1927, as amended by Section 45 of the Electricity Regulation Act 1999, empowers the ESB to lop or cut any tree, shrub or hedge which obstructs or interferes with electrical wires. Such works may also be subject to terms of the agreement entered into between the Irish Farmers’...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Pension Levy (22 Feb 2024) See 1 other result from this answer

Thomas Gould: 119. To ask the Minister for Finance when the pension levy will be abolished for ESB pensions. [8557/24]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (22 Feb 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: ...maintenance of electricity transmission line corridors within forests, Section 98 of the Electricity (Supply) Act 1927, as amended by Section 45 of the Electricity Regulation Act 1999, empowers the ESB to lop or cut any tree, shrub or hedge which obstructs or interferes with electrical wires. Such works may also be subject to terms of the agreement entered into between the Irish...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Energy Poverty: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Feb 2024) See 2 other results from this debate

...surplus renewable energy, which would otherwise be wasted, and redirect it to homes in fuel poverty. EnergyCloud Ireland is a not-for-profit company limited by guarantee and supported by EirGrid, ESB Networks, Wind Energy Ireland, SSE Airtricity, Clúid Housing and many others. To date, the organisation has been volunteer-led. The process to register it as a charity is under way....

Seanad: Special Measures in the Public Interest (Derrybrien Wind Farm) Bill 2023: Second Stage (20 Feb 2024) See 7 other results from this debate

Michael McDowell: I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." This is a special and unusual Bill. It arises in the circumstances that ESB, through a subsidiary company called Gort Windfarms Limited., took a lease of property in the mountains between counties Clare and Galway. It built a wind farm on the land it leased, with a considerable number of wind turbines and enough capacity to power 30,000...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Prices (20 Feb 2024)

Eamon Ryan: ...-payment of account at any time. It is important that people who are in such situations contact their energy supplier to register with them as a vulnerable customer. Their energy supplier will then notify ESB Networks, which maintains a Vulnerable Customer Register. Suppliers are also required to ensure that all registered vulnerable customers are on the most economic tariff available...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (20 Feb 2024) See 1 other result from this answer

Marian Harkin: ...plantations in Sligo, Leitrim and Donegal, that have power lines running through them and how many there are; with the possibility of more storms in the future, how are both Coillte and the ESB going to address the issue of badly maintained forests, trees falling over and accessibility issues for repair crews, where thousands of homes lost electricity for days, during storm Isha; and if he...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: National Parks (15 Feb 2024)

Malcolm Noonan: ...park status. The site already enjoys extensive legal protections as a Special Area of Conservation, a Special Protection Area and a designated Nature Reserve. The site is owned largely by the ESB. I understand a management plan scoping exercise was undertaken by ESB International on behalf of the ESB in 2016/2017. The National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) of my Department...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (15 Feb 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: ...development with updates to be reported to the Public Service Delivery Working Group on a quarterly basis. The working group, established in December 2023, comprises my Department, Uisce Éireann, EirGrid, ESB Networks, the Local Government Management Agency, Transport Infrastructure Ireland and the National Transport Agency. One of the main objectives of the group is to...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (15 Feb 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: ...City at the former St. Kevin’s Hospital site, delivering 265 new homes. Work is also underway at Devoy Barracks in Naas, Co Kildare, which will see 219 homes being delivered. Additionally, the transfer of ESB land in Wilton, Cork is progressing, with design work underway to allow the LDA to submit a planning application for the site within the next year. It has the potential to...