Results 121-140 of 5,579 for esb

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (14 Dec 2023)

Michael McDowell: ...Wind Farm) Bill 2023. I sincerely thank the Bills Office for its co-operation in getting the Bill onto the Order Paper this week. Its purpose is to transfer the wind farm at Derrybrien from the ESB to the Western Development Commission and to provide for its future operation in the national interest. As this is the last sitting day, I also join in the statements of gratitude that have...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Emergency Accommodation (14 Dec 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: ...timelines 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. It is important to note that the identification of available and suitable...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Schemes (14 Dec 2023)

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. If a...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Electricity Transmission Network (14 Dec 2023)

Eamon Ryan: ...of the costs associated with the operation and development of the national grid by the System Operators. Issues regarding the development of the national electricity grid rest with EirGrid and ESB Network. EirGrid, as Transmission System Operator, have responsibility for the development of the Transmission Network and ESB Networks, as Distribution System Operator, have responsibility for...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Weather Events (13 Dec 2023)

Malcolm Noonan: ...personnel continued to deal with the immediate clean-up and securing of the damaged premises. The housing section of the Leitrim County Council assisted affected homeowners with alternative accommodation. Emergency ESB crews continued to work through Monday to make the scene safe. I thank the responding agencies for their professional and prompt response to this event. The Department...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Renewable Energy Generation (13 Dec 2023)

Eamon Ryan: ...the carbon budget programme for the electricity sector. Solar PV is a growing source of electricity and is rapidly transforming Ireland’s energy system. According to estimates from EirGrid and ESB Networks, there are currently over 500 MW of grid scale solar energy generation capacity currently connected to the electricity network with further connections due to before the end of...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Just Transition (13 Dec 2023)

Eamon Ryan: ...mandate set out in Climate Action Plan 2023. In relation to the Midlands region, the Climate Action Plan sets out the response of the Government to the challenges posed by the early closure of the ESB's peat-fired power stations and the end of peat extraction by Bord na Mona. This response has also been informed by the reports and recommendations of Kieran Mulvey in his role as Just...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Electricity Grid (12 Dec 2023) See 1 other result from this answer

Eamon Ryan: ...of the costs associated with the operation and development of the national grid by the System Operators. Issues regarding the development of the national electricity grid rest with EirGrid and ESB Network. EirGrid, as Transmission System Operator, have responsibility for the development of the Transmission Network and ESB Networks, as Distribution System Operator, have responsibility for...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Renewable Energy Generation (12 Dec 2023)

Eamon Ryan: According to estimates from EirGrid and ESB Networks (the System Operators), 186 MW of onshore wind and 488 MW of solar energy generation capacity has been delivered so far in 2023. The System Operators regularly publish information on the renewable installed capacity (MW) connected per month at the following links: www.eirgridgroup.com/customer-and-industry/general-customer-...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Data (12 Dec 2023)

Eamon Ryan: ...Hybrid Drive for Inter City Rail car (ICR 22000) fleet This project is testing hybrid drive technology on intercity rail cars €318,000 €320,160 ESB Electric Vehicle High Power Charging Infrastructure Development Project This project is installing new modern electric vehicle chargers across the country as well as...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Electricity Grid (12 Dec 2023)

Eamon Ryan: ...electricity network, including for community energy projects, is a matter for the Commission for Regulation of Utilities (CRU). The management of connections to the electricity grid are matters for ESB Networks and EirGrid, under rules determined by the CRU. Grid connection costs are a major challenge for communities developing renewable energy projects. The regulatory framework grid...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Bodies (12 Dec 2023)

Eamon Ryan: ...includes members from:Department of the Environment, Climate and CommunicationsDepartment of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and ReformDepartment of Housing, Local Government and HeritageEirGridESB NetworksSustainable Energy Authority of IrelandCommission for Regulation of Utilities andNational Treasury Management Agency.To deliver on the roadmap for renewables set out in CAP 23, the...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (7 Dec 2023) See 1 other result from this debate

Sharon Keogan: I raise the issue of ESB electricity outages. This is not just happening in my town but throughout the country. It is happening on Saturdays, when businesses cannot operate, and during lunch times. There is no compensation for these businesses. If this were an Irish Water outage, that company would compensate its business customers. The ESB, however, does not. This is wrong. How can...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (6 Dec 2023)

Leo Varadkar: ...or, I think, any party in the House to privatise Irish Water. The fact that Irish Water has given the contract to a private company is hardly creeping privatisation. Some 100 years ago, the ESB gave a contract to Siemens to build Ardnacrusha. Come off it now.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Wind Energy Generation (6 Dec 2023) See 1 other result from this debate

Roderic O'Gorman: ...associated with the development of offshore renewables. The national electricity grid will provide the backbone for reaching our renewable electricity targets. lreland’s system operators, ESB Networks and EirGrid, are working on increasing our network efficiency, network resilience, and our ability to integrate variable renewable energy sources while reducing the need for new...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: North-South Interconnector (6 Dec 2023)

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, all...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (6 Dec 2023)

Norma Foley: ...special school and all appropriate ancillary accommodation, at a greenfield site adjacent to the current location of the school. I am pleased to inform the Deputy that essential enabling works to underground ESB cables at the site for the new school are proceeding and are nearing conclusion. These essential works are being carried out in conjunction with ESB Networks Ireland and will be...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Water and Energy Connections in Rural Areas: Discussion (6 Dec 2023) See 32 other results from this debate

Denis Naughten: ...assistant principal officer. From the Commission for the Regulation of Utilities, I welcome Mr. Jim Gannon, chairperson, Ms Aoife MacEvilly, commissioner, and Mr. Conor McEvoy, electricity networks manager. From ESB Networks we have Mr. Nicholas Tarrant, managing director, and Mr. Alan Rossiter, manager of customer and project delivery south. From Uisce Éireann we have Mr. Ted...

Seanad: Finance (No. 2) Bill 2023: Committee Stage (5 Dec 2023) See 1 other result from this debate

Seán Kyne: ...to the number of homeowners that are feeding into the grid, according to the Minister, Deputy Eamon Ryan, there is no single register to record the number of microgenerators exporting at any one time. ESB Networks maintains a register of NC6 submissions which records the number of microgenerators that have had their export capabilities registered. As of 3 November this year, ESB Networks...