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This leaflet promotes a Green Party event and encourages involvement in the party. It highlights the Green Party's vision of making Ireland a better country through common sense environmental policies. It invites people to learn more about the party's work in government to implement their vision and transition Ireland to a greener economy through jobs in renewable energy and energy security. Contact information is provided for those interested in getting more involved with the local Green Party chapter.
This leaflet promotes a Green Party event and encourages involvement in the party. It highlights the Green Party's vision of making Ireland a better country through common sense environmental policies. It invites people to learn more about the party's work in government to implement their vision and transition Ireland to a greener economy through jobs in renewable energy and energy security. Contact information is provided for those interested in getting more involved with the local Green Party chapter.
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This leaflet promotes a Green Party event and encourages involvement in the party. It highlights the Green Party's vision of making Ireland a better country through common sense environmental policies. It invites people to learn more about the party's work in government to implement their vision and transition Ireland to a greener economy through jobs in renewable energy and energy security. Contact information is provided for those interested in getting more involved with the local Green Party chapter.
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We Need... Energy If you have an interest in getting
Fair involved in politics then I would
urge you to come and help us in the Green Party. Our political vision is based on common sense ideas Eamon Ryan TD to make Ireland a better country for Minister for Communications, Rathfarnham, Dundrum, Ballyboden, Knocklyon,Firhouse, Churchtown, Foxrock, all our people. Energy and Natural Resources Windy Arbour, Mount Merrion, Goatstown, Stillorgan, Kilmacud, Sandyford, Stepaside, Kiltiernan, Clonskeagh, Ballyogan, Leopardstown, Ballinteer, Cabinteely Summer 2008 In local and central Government we Printed on recycled paper are striving to the best of our ability Sunday 8th June 11 a.m. - 6 p.m. to turn that vision into reality. If you would like to find out more why not come along to one of the Dublin Welcome... New Home Insulation Grant Scheme The Green Party entered Government Tote Hall South Greens meetings which take last year to steer our country in a green- Last month saw place on the 2nd Tuesday of every Leopardstown Racecourse er direction. Since then I have been the launch of a month at 7.30pm, in Airfield House, working hard in my brief as Minister for new insulation An exhibition of Dundrum. grant scheme Communications, Energy and Natural Solar Panels, Wind turbines, Resources turning our vision into reality. for existing Geothermal heating Alternatively contact us to ask for houses which I look forward to continuing that work so Wood pellet boilers and stoves Clever Insulation more details on the Green Party and what you can do to help. Get Stuck in! we can provide jobs and greater eco- nomic security as we move into less will help make homes warmer, cheaper to run and cleaner for the environment. Green Vehicles secure times of climate change and ris- Seminars, Workshops ing oil prices. The 'Home Energy Saving’ scheme will involve Organic food, Crafts, Gifts Fundraising Climate Change a detailed energy assessment of a house including a recommendation on the measures to Face painting and more... Garden Party Websites If I can be of assistance to you on any improve its energy efficiency. The Government issue of either local or national impor- will subsidise the cost of the assessment and Guest Speaker: The Dublin South Greens are holding a Garden Find out how you can reduce your tance please do not hesitate to contact financially assist with works carried out. The Party on Sunday 25th May, 3-7pm, at Dunstaffinage carbon footprint by visiting the me. Duncan Stewart House, Stillorgan. Why not come along and enjoy a following websites: initial pilot scheme will trial in 2,000 homes in Award winning architect and TV presenter Limerick, Clare, Tipperary and Dundalk, with the barbecue, a drink and some good conversation. www.change.ie roll out to the rest of the country scheduled for Children are also welcome. Tickets are €15. next year. www.greenparty.ie/fair For more information and directions please www.combatclimatechange.ie call 678 2124 or email: €5 entrance fee, kids for free www.edenbee.com dublinsouthgreens@gmail.com
Microgeneration Digital Future for TV Energy Forum
Contact Your Green Team In March I launched a new website Dundrum Ward: Cllr Ciaran Fallon www.digitaltelevision.ie which Eamon Ryan TD provides information on the transition Dun Laoghaire from analogue to digital terrestrial Dáil Eireann, Kildare St., Dublin 2. Rathdown County television in Ireland. Digital TV can Council, Town Hall, Tel: 618 3097 Dun Laoghaire. provide more channels, interactive and information services, and accommodate Email: eamon.ryan@oireachtas.ie high definition television. It will mean the Tel: 086 8186714 Web: www.eamonryan.ie availability of a faster, better quality cfallon@cllr.dlrcoco.ie. In April I announced a pilot grant scheme television service for Irish consumers, as which will allow people to generate well as access to a wide-ranging choice electricity via small scale technologies of free-to-air programming. Rathfarnham Ward: Cllr Tony McDermott Eamon Ryan TD and John Ashton, Special such as wind turbines and solar panels. Representative for Climate Change of the UK South Dublin County For the first time householders can now A digital television trial has been Foreign Secretary, at the Energy Forum in March. Block Capitals please Council, Town Hall, sell their excess energy back to the operating in certain areas since 2006 Earlier this year I held an Energy Forum Name Tallaght. national grid. and we aim to have our national digital which was attended by An Taoiseach,
Join Us! Address
Tel: 086 8327450 The grant scheme is aimed at the installation of new technologies in the television service up and running by the end of next year. five Cabinet colleagues, and over 400 industry representatives. cut along the
tmcdermott@sdublincoco.ie farming and commercial sector which we
The Forum demonstrated how energy Send me your details if will monitor on a trial basis prior to their policy is now at the heart of Government you are interested in more widespread application. planning. We will need the public and more information on Phone/Mobile Ballybrack Ward: Cllr Tom Kivlehan I am also working with the ESB and CER to ensure that every household has a private sectors working together to lower the Green Party. Email 33 East Courtyard, smart meter in their home within the next our dependence on imported fossil fuels. Since my last newsletter we have a new Phone, email, or fill in the form and send it Tullyvale, Cherrywood, five years. This will allow householders pricing system for offshore wind, wave back to me. I am interested in receiving information on (please tick all that apply) Cabinteely to cut their fuel bills by managing their and tidal energy, and a range of new use of electricity better as well as Energy Childcare Transport Tel: 204 3916 biomass support schemes, which will allowing them to sell back to the grid any www.eamonryan.ie Housing Health Education excess power they generate . help Irish farmers become part of our info@TomKivlehan.com energy solution. EAMON RYAN LEAFLET MAY 08 14/05/2008 10:01 Page 2
New Irish Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County A Greener Future
Film Channel County to Source 100% of for the ESB A new Irish Film Channel is planned Electricity from Renewable Energy The ESB recently launched a new which will show a mix of Irish, strategic framework plan, which European and World cinema. It will be On foot of a motion by the Green Party Councillors, Dun commits the company to a new green Laoghaire Rathdown County Council has sourced 100% of its future. The plan includes an available nationally as a free to air electricity supply from renewable energy in a recent tender for the investment of €22bn to make the ESB service and will not carry any advertis- council's electricity supply. a zero carbon emissions company. ing. The channel will also provide an Taking on this agenda will help reduce I congratulate the Council on this move, which will reduce our cli- outlet for the many high quality Irish mate change emissions and reduce their energy bills. our dependence on fossil fuels, and films that have been made over the will cut our green house gases. The years. Programme for Government has pledged to move Ireland in a greener I am also working on a proposal for Dáil TV, a channel that will broadcast Eamon Ryan TD with winners : Ellen McCarthy, Ballinteer, Derek Nugent Rathfarnham, Halt on Development in Sandyford Business Estate direction and this decision will help Laosairina Power, Sandyford, Tom Daly, Stillorgan secure not only the future of the live coverage of the business of the I welcome An Bord Pleanala’s recent decision to refuse planning permission for the MJ Flood and company but the Irish economy and Image courtesy of the Dundrum Gazette. Houses of the Oireachtas. It will also Siemens sites in Sandyford Industrial Estate. I also support the Council in their decision to our environment. This is a signal that provide coverage of proceedings from suspend the granting of planning permission for any further significant development in the area every business, every farm, every other national and international parlia- The Winners of the Al Gore Competion until the deficiencies in transport infrastructure, water and drainage services, social infrastructure and recreation/amenity facilities are addressed. home and every institution in the State should move in the same direction. ments and from local Council meet- It was an honour to be invited to speak with the former US Vice President Al Gore at an ings. We aim to have both channels event hosted by Merrion Capital at the Royal College of Surgeons last November. I ran We have being calling for the last five years for such an approach where integrated planning is on the airwaves by the end of next a competition in my Winter newsletter for tickets to the event and the four winners from put in place ahead of major new developments. Dublin South came along the day ,which was thoroughly enjoyed by all. Al Gores latest presentation on climate change can be seen on the website www.ted.com The Power of One Marlay Park Golf Course National Programme to Combat Graffiti Good Idea The tender process for the new Marlay Revamp for TV Licensing Civic Campus Planned The Department of Justice and Minister John Gormley have announced a new national programme to combat graffiti. The Government is Park Golf Course has been completed and work is to commence in June of this for Ballyogan allocating €3.75 million in 2008 to help local communities to take the action that is most appropriate in their area. Graffiti is a major issue year. The course is expected to be A new civic campus is planned for across the country and it is this kind of extra support that is needed for completed in the Autumn. This is a Ballyogan.The campus will include a communities and the Council to tackle the problem. valuable resource for the local sports hall, gym, swimming pool, outdoor community and I look forward to the and indoor playing pitches, a skate park, a The Council teams with responsibility for dealing with graffiti can be opening. créche, community centre and a library. contacted at: South Dublin 4149220 and Dun Laoghaire Rathdown This proposal will go to the Part 8 planning 205 4810. Alternatively contact your community Gardaí if you can see process next year and it is intended to be local incidences of graffiti that are not being tackled. open by 2011. End of Junk Food Advertising to Kids New Library and Community Centre for Ballyroan We need to protect our children from You can now purchase your television licence online by visiting Call for More South Dublin County Council has announced plans to refurbish Ballyroan Library and Eamon Ryan TD and the students of St. Colmcille’s, Knocklyon, winners of a Power of One Good Idea award. the advertising of food products which are high in sugar, fats or salts. www.tvlicence.ie. Allotments in Community Hall. The library will be extended to accommodate meeting rooms, an adult education centre and an internet area. The new community centre will include a youth drop Congratulations to the students of The new system was launched last As a parent with young children I can see the power and effect of such month when we introduced a range of Dublin South in facility and an enhanced kitchen for ‘meals on wheels’. The plans also include the construction of a new Pastoral Centre at Orchardstown Villas. The development will go out St. Colmcille’s Secondary School, Knocklyon, who won the Marketing advertising. In the new Broadcasting new measures to make it easier to Green Party councillors recently put forward to tender in the Summer. Award for their “Energy Angels” energy Bill published this month, I have buy a licence and avoid an expensive a motion to the Council to allocate more efficiency project in the “Power of One committed to ending the advertising court appearance for failing to do so. land in the County for allotments. Good Idea” competition. Eamon Ryan TD with staff from Tesco’s Nutgrove store of junk food products during The existing allotments in Goatstown have children’s programming. This is proved very popular where 100 people are growing their own food. You can put your something we signaled as intent in opposition but which we will now Better Water Quality name down with Dun Laoghaire Rathdown Luas Extension County Council to try to get an allotment deliver on in Government. for Sandyford Area. when one becomes available and join our campaign to create more allotments in Dublin South. to Rathfarnham Funding has been approved to allow Dun Laoghaire Rathdown to begin works to The RPA recently launched the results of improve water quality in the County. The the feasibility study examining the scheme is being financed under the possibility of a Luas line linking Dundrum Department of the Environments Water with the City Centre via Rathfarnham. Services Investment Programme 2007- 2009 . You can view a map of the proposed Line Two new covered reservoirs are to be E route on www.rpa.ie. The study constructed at Dun Gaoithe and Stepaside. highlights some of the difficulties with the New pumping stations will also be built at identified route. The RPA are inviting the Stillorgan Reservoir and Sandyford Hall Estate, along with 7.5 kilometres of Combined Heat and Power Unit at Tesco Nutgrove comments on the proposal so should you wish to voice your own views you can do distribution mains. Tesco installed one of Ireland’s first Combined Heat and Power units in its Nutgrove store last year. so by emailing info@rpa.ie or writing to The gas boiler generates electricity for the store while simultaneously recycling the heat that is also generated back into the store. It is estimated that the CHP unit will save 656 tonnes in carbon The RPA, Parkgate Business Centre, The scheme is designed to address water supply deficiencies and improve water emissions next year as well as reducing energy costs. This is part of an overall energy management Parkgate Street, Dublin 8, Ireland. quality in the Sandyford, Ballyogan, system, where the staff within each store play a leading role in cutting back on wasteful use of energy. Comments are welcome until the end of Stepaside and Kilternan areas. I am encouraging other businesses to follow the same approach so we can meet our climate change July. targets.