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June/July 2013 www.esb.ie/em
CLASSIFIEDS
BENALMADENA, COSTA DEL SOL
Three bedroom, two bathroom apartment for rent. Limited availability left. Situated beside beach, bars and restaurants with satellite TV/W/Mc everything included. Air conditioning available. Contact: 087 230 3462 or email pjfanning16@gmail.com.
HOUSE TO LET IN FRANCE
House to let in the Dordogne Region of France from July to September. Beautiful countryside in rural France. Close to amenities, such as manmade lake with beach and watersports facilities. Nice restaurants in the area, extensive Sunday county markets nearby, ten-minute drive from the famous Chateau Hautefort. Airports from Dublin direct to Bordeaux. From the UK fly to Limoges or Bergerac. Sleeps six adults and two children. Special rate to ESB staff. €300 per week. Contact Joe or Mary on 086 257 3445.
MARBELLA EAST-3 BED APARTMENT TO RENT
Well-appointed south-facing three-bed/ two-bathroom apartment in quiet area with pool. Four-minute walkto Marbella'sfinest Blue Flag beach and km to Marbella centre. Adjacent to shopping centres, amenities and a wide variety of beach and other restaurants. Contact JJ or Mary: 353 1 276 1444,353 87 2071742, email odwyer.mary@gmail.com. Visit www.marbellabeachapartment.weebly.com
TORREVIEJA- COSTA BLANCA- 3 BEDROOM APARTMENTTO RENT
Three-bedroom apartment for rent. Two bathrooms (one en suite), cooker and washing machine. Overlooking park and close to beach and community pool. €250 p/w. Contact 086 355 0084.
ST HELEN’S BAY BEACH ANDGOLF COURSE, ROSSLARE
Beautiful three-bed (sleeps six) dormer bungalow beside St Helen's Bay Golf Course in Rosslare Co.Wexford. All mod cons. Gated entrance. Safe for young children playing. Private back garden. Garden Furniture, DVDs, board games, CDs and selection of books provided. Bed linen and towels supplied. As new condition. Available for short or longer term lettings.Tel: 087 261 5514 for details.
COTTAGETO RENTON ACHILLISLAND
One-bed to rent. Sleeps three sharing. All mod cons and linen supplied. Open turf fire. Magnificent views. Five blue flag beaches and two outdoor pursuit centres close by. On bus route, close to shops and pubs. Check out www.aquila-house.com.Tel :098 45163.
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ESB supports student library
L-r: Germaine Noonan, BITC; Philip McElwee, Careers Guidance Teacher; and Eugene Dalton, retired ESB staff, pictured at an event to mark the opening of the new library for students in Rosmini Community School. The library, which was supported by ESB, is a tremendous new resource for students and marks our eight years of involvement with the school.
Departed friends
| Name | Location Date |
| George Tourish Midland & West Networks | 21/02/2013 |
| Gerald Johnson Shannonbridge | 14/02/2013 |
| John M. Logan North West Networks | 28/02/2013 |
| Veronica Murphy Logistics Ballycoolin | 26/02/2013 |
| Patrick Carmody North West Networks | 27/02/2013 |
| Patricia Cahill Dublin Central & South | 23/02/2013 |
| George Lawlor Midland & West Networks | 05/02/2013 |
| John Donoghue Production Cahirciveen | 01/02/2013 |
| Kathleen Gaynor Dublin North & Dundalk | 18/02/2013 |
| John Staunton Network Services | 06/03/2013 |
| Edward Mahon Ardnacrusha Fisheries | 23/02/2013 |
| Sophie Somers South East Networks | 07/03/2013 |
| Patrick Dent HR | 07/03/2013 |
| James Chambers North West Networks | 14/03/2013 |
| William Dunne Allenwood Station | 17/01/2013 |
| Martha Hynes Liffey Station | 13/03/2013 |
| Bernard Farrell Poolbeg | 20/03/2013 |
| Margaret Moloney Dublin Central & South | 19/03/2013 |
| Margaret O'Shea Dublin Stations | 20/03/2013 |
| Richard Coffey Rhode Station | 16/03/2013 |
| John S. McGrath Fleet & Equipment | 03/03/2013 |
| Peter J. Whelan Customer Supply | 21/03/2013 |
| Joseph Flynn Rhode Station | 17/03/2013 |
| James Patrick Keyes Procurement | 11/03/2013 |
| Peter Connolly North West Networks | 26/03/2013 |
| John Shiels Midland & West Networks | 23/03/2013 |
| Ann Haughey North West Networks | 09/03/2013 |
| Departed friends Julia Finucane Tarbert | 23/03/2013 |
| Patrick O'Brien Midland & West Networks | 29/03/2013 |
| Peter Duffy Midland & West Networks | 27/03/2013 |
| Richard Wyse Network Services | 01/04/2013 |
| William Renehan Dublin Central & South | 29/03/2013 |
| Timothy Eaton Midland & West Networks | 01/04/2013 |
| Josephine Donovan 400 & 220KV Capital Works | 14/02/2013 |
| Patrick J. Cooke South East Networks | 05/04/2013 |
| Bridget Geoghegan Dublin North & Dundalk | 31/03/2013 |
| John Hedderman South West Networks | 15/03/2013 |
| Una Lotty South West Networks | 07/04/2013 |
| Patrick G Walsh Moneypoint | 10/04/2013 |
| Thomas F O'Byrne South East Networks | 11/04/2013 |
| Thomas O'Donoghue South West Networks | 17/03/2013 |
| Eric Clifford Network Services | 12/04/2013 |
| Joseph Carroll Dublin Central + South Networks | 13/04/2013 |
| Thomas Nolan Midland & West Networks | 18/04/2013 |
| James Meyler Poolbeg | 24/04/2013 |
| Mary Comer Midland & West Networks | 13/04/2013 |
| Irene Lydon Midland & West Networks | 17/04/2013 |
| Peter Boylan Dublin Central + South Networks | 27/04/2013 |
| Sean Munster Northwest Networks | 01/05/2013 |
| Donal Dunne Great Island | 01/05/2013 |
| Thomas McKenna Network Services | 03/05/2013 |
| John Lynch South West Networks | 03/05/2013 |
| Denis Barry South East Networks | 05/04/2013 |
| Michael Malone North Wall Station | 03/05/2013 |
| Patrick Hanratty North West Networks | 01/05/2013 |
| Michael Larrissey Great Island | 01/05/2013 |
Finance Transformation Programme (FiTP) update
TECHNOLOGY - A KEY ENABLER FOR FINANCE
AT THE BEGINNING of the Finance Transformation Programme, technology was identified as a key enabler for making changes to the way Finance operates. Without the appropriate new technology or system improvements, Finance would not be able to deliver on its strategic objective of providing its services more efficiently and effectively.
IMPROVEMENTSTO EXISTING SYSTEMS
Last month, the fifth and final set of system improvements were made to Finance's existing SAP system under the direction of the programme.
Since the first set of system enhancements in April 2012, there have been a total of 48 change requests implemented. The majority of the changes increase the efficiency and accuracy of certain finance processes, while in some cases they have contributed to reducing time-consuming manual intervention.
ENHANCED COMPLIANCE
The programme also implemented a new Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC) module in SAP to enhance existing governance measures. The module enables automated access controls to SAP to be put in place and has initially been used for segregation of duties for Finance staff involved in the invoicing and the accounting and reporting processes.
BUSINESS INTELLIGENCETOOLS
Probably thebiggest technology changes will be in the area of performance management-boththeplanning/budgetingandforecasting/ reporting processes. FiTP is introducing two business intelligence tools to support these areas, both of which will be fully operational in early July.
SAP BPC is being implemented to support Finance's new approach to planning, budgeting and forecasting and will be introduced in line with the start of planning cycle for the 2014 financial year. SAP Business Objects is the new reporting platform to be used by Executive Directors with senior management in each of the business units to analyse a mix of financial andnon-financial targets (or key performance indicators, ‘KPIs'). These targets, which are categorised as Financial, Operational, People and Customer and Market, are all aligned to the corporate strategy.
SUCCESSFUL DELIVERY
“Each of these new systems and system enhancements are huge undertakings in their own right, so successful delivery of each of these components is a tribute to hard work on the part of all those involved from initial specification, right through to testing and release,” said John Forde, Technology Manager, HTR
MP'S VISIT TO CARRINGTON
Pictured during a recent visit by MP Kate Green to the Carrington site in the UK are (l-r): Vincente Lopez, Duro Felguera; Simon James, ESB London office; Mike Scott, Alstom; Kate Green, MP; Rainer Lueoend; Carole Riley, Pendragon PR; Wolfgang Puschitz, Alstom; and Jonathan Smith.
ELECTRICAID AGM
ELECTRICAID'S 2012 AGM was held in Wilton on April 23rd last with a simultaneous audio/video link to ESB Head Office. The technology worked superbly, allowing both groups to fully participate. Many thanks to Telecoms staff both in Wilton and Head Office and local ElectricAid advocate Dave Carey who was a great host in Wilton. 2012 was a tough year for ElectricAid, when four years of recession finally began to catch up with us. We have lost some membership and income, but were still able to spend €1.3 million on 180 separate development projects, in Ireland and overseas. This sort of impact from a company-based charity makes ElectricAid a world-leader, and should be a real source of pride for the entire ESB community.
We also experienced 2012 as a year of celebration, where 25 years of successful service was marked from the RHA Gallery to the Button Factory to St Stephen's Church (Pepper Canister) with our implementing partners, President Michael D. Higgins, and with our friends and supporters. A new committee has now been elected, dedicated to begin the next 25 years of success.
Thanks were expressed to ESB, EirGrid, support services, our NGO partners - and most of all, to the 2,600 contributing members - these people are ElectricAid, and we thank them sincerely.
Full draft minutes of the AGM are available on the ElectricAid intranet site.
PIETA HOUSE DARKNESS INTO LIGHT 2013
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