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26 Apr
New Irish Green Grant Scheme
An article about Eamon Ryan seen on wood-pellet-ireland.blogspot.com
A new green grant scheme was introduced yesterday by Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources Éamon Ryan. (the guy I wrote about a few weeks ago - the X-ray mix up - do you remember?) The scheme is essentially aimed at …... Continue reading »
25 Apr
Grants for Insulation
An article about Eamon Ryan seen on greennav.wordpress.com
Today Eamon Ryan announced the launch of the long awaited home insulation grants scheme. Only a pilot at the moment (North Tipp, Clare, Limerick and Dundalk), it should be launched nationally in 2009. The max grant is €2500. …... Continue reading »
Blue-Shirts just don't get it!
An article about Alan Shatter seen on gaskinbalrog.blogspot.com
Blue-Shirt TD TD Alan Shatter said the only way to change this is to provide an “absolute zone of protection for children” by having a constitutional referendum on the issue. I have already looked at this issue when it first occurred …... Continue reading »
24 Apr
Water.
An article about Eamon Ryan seen on fatmammycat.blogspot.com
The dept. of Communications, Energy and natural Resources headed by green party minister Eamon Ryan spent €17768 in '06 and €16286 in '07 on bottled water. Sales of bottled water in Ireland are up 6% since January and last year Irish …... Continue reading »
21 Apr
Links
An article about Eamon Ryan seen on edelmandublin.com/blog
The Irish Independent reports on plans by Minister for Communications, Eamon Ryan TD, to restrict junk food adverts on children’s television as part of the the new Broadcasting Bill, which will see a Broadcasting Authority which will …... Continue reading »
20 Apr
Options for Domestic Electricity Generation
An article about Eamon Ryan seen on greennav.wordpress.com
Wednesday saw an announcement by Eamon Ryan that they are working on allowing houses in Ireland to export Electricity (not here yet… but working on it). This has been resisted by the ESB forever, and for not crazy reasons… but anyway… …... Continue reading »
Oil money to flow into Clare Clare People 16/04/04 Andrew Hamilton …
An article about Eamon Ryan seen on martinhogan.ie/articles
The Clare People has learned that several high profile Green Party members are to lobby Minister Eamon Ryan, to adopt a proposal designed to force the oil producers to re-negotiate existing terms with the Government. …... Continue reading »
15 Apr
Alan Shatter
An article about Alan Shatter seen on thedailministers.blogspot.com
Because Alan Shatter (“the Shat”) speaks a lot of it from his constituency in Dublin South. His day job since the 2007 election has been Fine Gael Spokesperson for Children, but he is also a solicitor. Alan is, I believe, …... Continue reading »
13 Apr
Green Party demonstrates her new Strength
An article about Eamon Ryan seen on inishtrahoull.blogspot.com
Earlier at the conference Communications Minister Eamon Ryan announced that a new code of conduct for broadcasters will protect children from advertisements for junk food. Ryan told the convention that the code of conduct will be …... Continue reading »
09 Apr
Fine Gael- let the stereotypes be
An article about Olivia Mitchell seen on darrenjprior.blogspot.com
We have an ineffective leader and only Richard Bruton, Brian Hayes, Olivia Mitchell and Michael Creed got back to me on the below email I sent our entire front bench (bar Leo) and Seanad leader two weeks ago. …... Continue reading »
28 Mar
The Sin of Judgement
An article about Seamus Brennan seen on turbulenceahead.com
Slowly but surely some in Government are recognising this - as witness Seamus Brennan's initiative to change welfare provisions for single parents. We need also to look further afield to how others have responded to the incentive issue …... Continue reading »
25 Mar
Now You See It…Now You Don’t - Peter Robinson as Gaeilge!
An article about Eamon Ryan seen on sluggerotoole.com
As is standard, the two respective Ministers (Peter Robinson MP, MLA and Eamon Ryan TD) have penned an introduction to the accompanying literature expressing their support for this worthwhile initiative. However, things get interesting …... Continue reading »
17 Mar
Criticism of Genealogy Service Fees
An article about Olivia Mitchell seen on irishfamilyhistory.ie/blog
An article by Stephen Collins of the Irish Times dated 13th March 2008 focuses on the reaction from Fine Gael spokeswoman for Arts, Sports and Tourism, Olivia Mitchell, who said she found this charge ‘regrettable’ and called for the …... Continue reading »
Diaspora TV
An article about Eamon Ryan seen on rte2fta.com
Patrick’s Day, Communications Minister Eamon Ryan announced that Diaspora TV would be on air in the UK by next St. Patrick’s Day. Diaspora TV will be an RTÉ channel available on the new Freesat service in the UK. …... Continue reading »
Minister’s hotel cost €1650 per night
An article about Seamus Brennan seen on soapboxireland.blogspot.com
Arts Minister Séamus Brennan, who held the social affairs portfolio at the time, represented Ireland at St Patrick’s celebrations in Rome and the Vatican last year. He stayed in a luxury suite in the Hassler Roma Hotel in Rome for two …... Continue reading »
14 Mar
Irish Roots Genealogy Site - Another Disastrous Waste of Money?
An article about Seamus Brennan seen on jamesgalvin.com
The website was officially launched today on the Jeanie Johnston in Dublin by Arts Minister Séamus Brennan and Northern Ireland Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness. Such big names from both sides of the border, a high profile launch …... Continue reading »
Taxi unions seek new appeals process for sector
An article about Olivia Mitchell seen on taxiblog.co.uk
Tommy Gorman of the National Taxi Drivers Union apologised to the public for the disruption yesterday, but he condemned comments by Fine Gael transport spokeswoman Olivia Mitchell, who said gardaí should have removed protesters from …... Continue reading »
A Tale of Two Countries
An article about Eamon Ryan seen on croydonian.blogspot.com
Friend the Member for Stalybridge and Hyde (James Purnell) met with Eamon Ryan TD, the Irish Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources, on 22 January 2008, to discuss a number of issues. The subject of establishing a …... Continue reading »
07 Mar
The Fallacy of Job Creation: It Hasn’t Gone Away
An article about Eamon Ryan seen on irishliberty.wordpress.com
[Minister for Energy Eamon Ryan] asked rhetorically.”We have a very large land base, a very experienced farming sector that can deliver energy crops, we have a very large wind resource, we have a very large ocean energy resource. …... Continue reading »
Tom Kitt, Info society minister, rejects ‘obsessive’ bloggers
An article about Tom Kitt seen on tuppenceworth.ie/blog
Speaking the morning at the Irish Management Institute the government’s Minister for Information Society in the department of the Taoiseach, Tom Kitt TD said that government cannot be swayed by obsessive bloggers but must give equal …... Continue reading »