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Eamon Ryan

Personal data
Date of birth28 July 1963(age 47)
Place of birthDublin, Ireland
Political partyGreen Party
SpouseVictoria White
Children4
Alma materUniversity College Dublin
Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources
Assumed office14 June 2007
Preceded byNoel Dempsey
Teachta Dála
Assumed officeMay 2002
ConstituencyDublin South

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Eamon Ryan (born 28 July 1963) is an Irish Green Party politician. He is the current Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources and a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Dublin South constituency.

Ryan was born in Dublin and was educated at Gonzaga College and University College Dublin where he graduated with a Bachelor of Commerce degree. Before entering politics worked as a tour operator. He was the founder of Cycling Safaris, a company which organises cycling holidays in Ireland and Europe. He first became involved in politics in 1998 when he was co-opted to Dublin City Council. He topped the poll in the local elections in the Rathmines area in 1999. From 1995 to 2002 he served on the advisory committee of the Dublin Transport Office. At the 2002 general election he was first elected to Dáil Éireann as a TD for Dublin South.



He announced on 13 September 2004 that he intended to ask his party to nominate him as a candidate for the 2004 presidential election. However, when it was announced that the incumbent, Mary McAleese, was seeking a second term he withdrew.

Previously Ryan was party spokesperson on Transport, Enterprise, Trade and Employment and Communications, Marine and Natural Resources.

He was re-elected at the 2007 general election. Following the Green Party's decision to enter into a coalition government with Fianna Fáil and the Progressive Democrats on 13 June 2007, Ryan was appointed to the cabinet as Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources by the Taoiseach Brian Cowen when the 30th Dáil sat the following day.

Before being appointed as Minister, he was a supporter of the Shell to Sea campaign, and attended many of its protests (see picture). Ryan has come under pressure for failing to honour commitments he and his party made to launch an enquiry into the Corrib gas controversy should the Greens enter government. The motion passed at the February 2007 annual conference in Galway said that "...the Green Party in government will not approve a production pipeline consent being signed as part of the Corrib gas project until the completion of a full independent review of the best development concept for the concept."

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Digital terrestrial television launched on trial basis - Irish Times Tweet this news
Irish Times--Minister for Communications -Eamon Ryan- said RTÉ's DTT service was available to 90 per cent of the population as of yesterday, via 24 transmission sites ... - Date : Fri, 29 Oct 2010 23:42:03 GMT+00:00
HARDtalk - Eamon Ryan - BBC News Tweet this news
BBC News--Stephen Sackur talks to -Eamon Ryan-, Ireland's Energy and Communications Minister. Ireland's budget deficit for 2010 will be equivalent to almost a third of ... - Date : Fri, 22 Oct 2010 23:44:48 GMT+00:00
Ryan defends costly rebrand of electricity firms - IrishExaminer.com Tweet this news
IrishExaminer.com--Energy Minister -Eamon Ryan- has defended plans for a multi-million euro rebrand of Bord Gáis and the ESB as ordered by the regulator. ... - Date : Wed, 20 Oct 2010 14:27:43 GMT+00:00
Ryan: Chances of extending budget timeframe 'slim' - IrishExaminer.com Tweet this news
IrishExaminer.com--The Communications Minister -Eamon Ryan- has said the chances of extending Ireland's deadline for getting the country's finances in order are "very slim". ... - Date : Thu, 21 Oct 2010 08:02:38 GMT+00:00
Minister Eamon Ryan with the co-founders of Profitsflow.com Charlie Melia and ... - Siliconrepublic.com Tweet this news
Siliconrepublic.com--Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources -Eamon Ryan- met with the firm last week. “I'm delighted to see a new Irish company succeeding in ... - Date : Tue, 19 Oct 2010 08:52:44 GMT+00:00
Relations between two Brians at new low - Irish Independent Tweet this news
Irish Independent--However, the Green Party Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources -Eamon Ryan- had already had at least one private talk with Mr Lenihan on ... - Date : Sun, 24 Oct 2010 03:52:42 GMT+00:00
Ryan to feel heat over rise in electricity prices - Irish Times Tweet this news
Irish Times--MINISTER FOR Energy -Eamon Ryan- will come under pressure in the Dáil tonight over the recent increase in electricity prices. Domestic and business users have ... - Date : Mon, 11 Oct 2010 23:57:49 GMT+00:00
Ring calls for Broadband in lower Achill area - Mayo Advertiser Tweet this news
Mayo Advertiser--In response to a Dáil question on the issue raised by the deputy, Minister for Communications, Energy, and Natural Resources -Eamon Ryan- said the provision ... - Date : Fri, 15 Oct 2010 08:50:36 GMT+00:00
Three Schools in Waterford Receive High Speed Broadband - Waterford Today Tweet this news
Waterford Today--Communications Minister -Eamon Ryan- has announced that the €13 million Broadband to Schools Scheme has delivered 100 megabit high speed fibre and wireless ... - Date : Wed, 06 Oct 2010 13:18:46 GMT+00:00
FAI deal light work for Shared Access - Irish Times Tweet this news
Irish Times--The novel scheme was launched yesterday at the Aviva Stadium by Minister for Communications -Eamon Ryan-, FAI chief executive John Delaney and Shared Access ... - Date : Tue, 28 Sep 2010 23:33:00 GMT+00:00

Oireachtas
Preceded by
Alan Shatter
(Fine Gael)		Green Party Teachta Dála for Dublin South
2002 - 		Incumbent
Political offices
Preceded by
Noel Dempsey
as Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources		Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources
2007 - 		Incumbent

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