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Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Relief Schemes (15 Feb 2024)

Patrick O'Donovan: ...under the Arterial Drainage Act 1945. Assaroe Lake between Ballyshannon and Belleek does not form part of an Arterial Drainage Scheme and is an artificial lake for hydro schemes controlled by the ESB. Local authorities are responsible for investigating and addressing localised flooding issues in their area. Where necessary, local authorities may put forward proposals to relevant...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Review of Climate Action Plan 2023: Minister for Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform (15 Feb 2024)

Paschal Donohoe: ...our climate objectives and what we are aiming to do. As for Deputy Farrell's question, it reminded me that when I was speaker to Senator Higgins earlier, I said Coillte when I should have said ESB as an example of commercial semi-State bodies. Do I think a new entity is needed to do all of this work? I believe we have entities like this, such as ESB and the work it is doing, as well...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (14 Feb 2024)

Leo Varadkar: ...fee should belong to RTÉ either entirely or for the greatest part. That sense of entitlement and thinking went back to the era when we had to fly Aer Lingus and had to get our electricity from the ESB. Things have moved on a lot since then. There is much more to public service broadcasting than RTÉ. I do not agree that there has been no accountability. A number of people...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (14 Feb 2024)

Eoin Ó Broin: ...homes – in my view ones that are too expensive – in Adamstown, but they are buying them, and one of the big problems is far too few of them have e-charging points and then, depending on the ESB set-up, the ducting and the road network, they may or may not be able to get them connected. Some are multi-unit developments with owners' management companies, OMCs, where it is not...

Seanad: Gas (Amendment) Bill 2023: Second Stage (13 Feb 2024) See 1 other result from this debate

Timmy Dooley: ...aimed at having a collaborative discussion about the decarbonisation of our energy, not just our power grid but also from a liquid fuels perspective. Not enough recognition is given to what the ESB is about. The Minister of State knows as does the Minister, Deputy Ryan but maybe the wider business ecosystem does not. I refer to recognition of the work that is under way and the vision...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Fish Migration and Barriers to Migration: Discussion (13 Feb 2024) See 4 other results from this debate

...and local authorities in terms of barrier mitigation on rivers, such as the Ward River, the Kells Blackwater and the Dodder. Moreover, IFI has agreed to work with larger actors, such as the ESB, to understand the impacts of hydroelectricity on migrating salmon and eels. Large barriers on the Erne, Liffey and Shannon systems have brought those populations to near extinction. Without...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (13 Feb 2024)

Norma Foley: ...to the commencement of the main contract, necessary enabling works under the contract are progressing on site for a number of months. The Enabling works contractor completed the ground works for the ESB ducting in October 2023, and remaining works for the diversion of the ESB overhead wires will be co-ordinated by ESB Networks Ireland and the Design Team. There are two individual ESB...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Pension Provisions (8 Feb 2024) See 4 other results from this debate

Ruairi Ó Murchú: 95. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when the agreed cost-of-living increase of 4% for ESB pensioners will be approved and paid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5284/24]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Legislative Measures (8 Feb 2024) See 1 other result from this debate

Carol Nolan: ...the bodies and agencies that are involved in the Shannon. The last time I raised this matter, I also sought information on the efforts of the OPW to engage directly with Waterways Ireland or the ESB with regard to the mitigation measures, which I think are vital to address the flooding on the Shannon Callows, which is an issue of huge concern to people. I know at that time, the Minister...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General (8 Feb 2024) See 2 other results from this debate

Rose Conway-Walsh: ...with full transparency by the State auditor. Why is it the same standard and expectations are not extended to all organisations? Companies that are almost 100% owned by the State, such as ESB and Bord na Móna, cannot be audited by the State. Iarnród Éireann does not compete in a private market and yet avoids State audit. If an organisation, commercial or not, is in...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Corporate Governance (8 Feb 2024)

Catherine Connolly: ...a leadership role and calls for mandatory human rights and environmental due diligence. Others have also called for this such as the Irish Coalition for Business and Human Rights. In Ireland the ESB is using coal from north-east Colombia, despite the well-documented human rights abuses associated with the operation of the mine. Airbus Ireland allows tourism businesses based in Israeli...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Industrial Development (8 Feb 2024)

Simon Coveney: .../production spaces which also included a vehicular/pedestrian entrance, signage, new timber post-and-rail boundaries, car parking, cycle shelters, landscaping, gas skid, underground storage tank, independent ESB substation & switch room building, access road and all associated site works. IDA Ireland subsequently commenced the procurement process for the selection of a suitably...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Policy (8 Feb 2024)

Eamon Ryan: ...install 2.1 million meters by 2025 and by doing so make available new products and services to energy consumers. The Commission for Regulation of Utilities (CRU) is responsible for overseeing the NSMP, with ESB Networks (ESBN) delivering the electricity meter rollout on the ground. The first phase of the programme culminated in the activation of Smart Metering services in February 2021,...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: North-South Interconnector (8 Feb 2024)

Eamon Ryan: ...following the enactment of the Electricity Regulation Act, 1999 and subsequent legislation. The CRU is responsible for, inter alia, the economic regulation of the electricity system operators ESB Networks, distribution, and Eirgrid, transmission. The cost of building, safely operating and maintaining the electricity system is recovered by system operators through charges on customers,...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (8 Feb 2024)

Norma Foley: ...only be used to support installations of up to 6 kWp (kilowatt peak) in size on existing building rooftops. This was specifically chosen such that the grid connection process is covered under the ESB Networks ‘NC6 inform and fit’ notification process. Unlike the NC7 and NC8 mini and small-scale generator connection processes (which covers installations greater than 6...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Pension Provisions (7 Feb 2024) See 1 other result from this answer

Louise O'Reilly: 31. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when ESB pensions can expect him to sign off on their planned pension increase. [5054/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: International Protection (7 Feb 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: ...are subject to any technical issues arising during construction. There were a number of such issues that arose over the past few months relating to site conditions, remedial works, boundaries, ESB connections, etc. that delayed earlier forecasted dates of completion on sites included in the programme. The average cost of each unit is €145,000, inclusive of supply, delivery and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Role of Chairperson and Future Contributions of Inland Fisheries Ireland and the Board: Inland Fisheries Ireland (6 Feb 2024) See 2 other results from this debate

Brian Leddin: In the same vein, we are aware the ESB will publish a new policy on barriers to fish migration, as I understand it, in the coming weeks and months. Has IFI engaged in detail with the ESB on this work?

Written Answers — Department of Finance: European Investment Bank (1 Feb 2024)

Michael McGrath: ..., it is worth noting a number of important recent climate-related projects that have benefitted from EIB Group support. These include the provision of financing towards the Celtic Interconnector between Ireland and France, the ESB’s Smart Meter Implementation Programme, and a number of on-shore wind farms. In addition, the EIB Group has provided counter guarantees to various...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Pension Provisions (1 Feb 2024)

Eamon Ryan: ...schemes. Myself and my colleague, the Minister for Public Expenditure NDP Delivery and Reform, have consented to the 4% increase effective from 1 January 2024, which will now be applied by the ESB Pension Scheme Trustees.