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Written Answers — Departmental Reports: Departmental Reports (23 Oct 2007)

Eamon Ryan: The 2007 Annual Output Statement in respect of the Department of Communications, Marine and Natural Resources was published on 18th April 2007 on my Department's website.

Written Answers — Departmental Travel: Departmental Travel (23 Oct 2007)

Eamon Ryan: The general principles governing all travel are those set out in Department of Finance Circular 11/82 and those set out in travel policy document and accompanying letter of 31 March 1998. While there is no specific policy in relation to the collection or surrender of frequent flyer points, it is a general principle of the Department that the best value for money in respect of each official...

Written Answers — Departmental Responsibilities: Departmental Responsibilities (23 Oct 2007)

Eamon Ryan: I would like to assure the Deputy that there is no confusion over Ministerial responsibility for marine related functions. As of the 19th of October, responsibility for Sea Fisheries, Aquaculture Policy, Marine Engineering and the Foreshore passed to my colleague, the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food. As soon as primary legislation can be prepared and passed by the Oireachtas,...

Written Answers — Telecommunications Services: Telecommunications Services (23 Oct 2007)

Eamon Ryan: The provision of broadband services is, in the first instance, a matter for the private sector. Broadband service providers operate in a fully liberalised market, regulated by the independent Commission for Communications Regulation, (ComReg). The widespread provision of broadband services continues to be a priority for the Government. In that regard my Department has undertaken initiatives...

Written Answers — Fisheries Protection: Fisheries Protection (23 Oct 2007)

Eamon Ryan: The Salmon Hardship Scheme is being administered by the Loughs Agency of the Foyle Carlingford Irish Lights Commission. I have no role in the scheme or information about individual applications.

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (23 Oct 2007)

Eamon Ryan: To date in 2007 the Department has spent €85,043.17 on supplies of paper and stationery. The Department has made no purchases of recycled paper in the period in question as we are carrying a significant stock of recycled paper, bought previously, which is in regular use. In addition, since 2003 the Department has operated a rigorous waste management policy aimed at reducing the use of...

Written Answers — Telecommunications Services: Telecommunications Services (23 Oct 2007)

Eamon Ryan: The provision of broadband services is, in the first instance, a matter for the private sector. Broadband service providers operate in a fully liberalised market, regulated by the independent Commission for Communications Regulation, (ComReg). The role of the Government is to formulate regulatory and infrastructure policies to facilitate the provision of high quality telecommunications...

Written Answers — Broadcasting Legislation: Broadcasting Legislation (23 Oct 2007)

Eamon Ryan: The Television Without Frontiers Directive provides that Member States of the European Union may take measures to ensure wide access by the public to television coverage of national or non-national events of major importance for society. The events designated are available to qualifying broadcasters to provide coverage on free television services. The events are designated under The...

Written Answers — Fishing Industry: Fishing Industry (18 Oct 2007)

Eamon Ryan: The designation of ports for the landing of specific fish species is necessary to satisfy EU requirements and also for the purpose of appropriate control of landings. Ireland's list of designated ports is designed to be a balance between the needs of the Industry and the level of resources which must be made available by the Sea-Fisheries Protection Authority at each designated port to...

Written Answers — Salmon Management Scheme: Salmon Management Scheme (18 Oct 2007)

Eamon Ryan: Officials from my Department and the Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs (DCRGA), are making arrangements for the management of the community support scheme. The focus of the scheme will primarily be those communities where commercial salmon fishing has been a well-established activity and where its withdrawal demonstrably impacts on the economic and social fabric of the...

Written Answers — National Development Plan: National Development Plan (18 Oct 2007)

Eamon Ryan: Under the 2000-2006 National Development Plan (NDP) a total of €115 million was spent on the e-commerce and communications measure to the end of December 2006. The total amount to be spent is likely to be €144 million comprising €115.36m of NDP and European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) funding and €29m ERDF co-financed expenditure in 2007. As regards the 2007-2013 NDP, a figure...

Written Answers — Greener Homes Scheme: Greener Homes Scheme (17 Oct 2007)

Eamon Ryan: The objective of the Greener Homes scheme is to stimulate consumer investment in renewable heating solutions and to develop the market for renewable technologies and fuels, thereby reducing CO2 emissions in the domestic sector. Since the scheme was launched there has been an exponential increase in renewable technology suppliers and a ten-fold expansion in the number of renewable energy...

Written Answers — Departmental Bodies: Departmental Bodies (17 Oct 2007)

Eamon Ryan: As indicated to the Deputy in response to his question in the House on 2 October it had not been possible to identify and assemble the full range information requested by that date. I undertook to have My Department compile the data sought by the Deputy and forward it to him. I am happy to inform the Deputy that I have already sent him the required information.

Written Answers — Anti-Poverty Strategy: Anti-Poverty Strategy (17 Oct 2007)

Eamon Ryan: In line with the Government decision of July 1998, a Poverty Impact Assessment is carried out on all significant legislative and policy proposals from the Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources. These proposals are also circulated to all other Government Departments for observations on their potential impacts, including poverty proofing.

Written Answers — Mine Sites: Mine Sites (17 Oct 2007)

Eamon Ryan: The Tynagh mine was worked under a State Mining Lease from 1965 to 1982. In 1983 the Lease expired and the site was rehabilitated in accordance with the Lease conditions. My Department has now no right to pursue the former mine operators to carry out any additional rehabilitation works. According to the records of my Department the mine site was sold in 1984 and is currently in use for a...

Written Answers — Foreshore Licences: Foreshore Licences (17 Oct 2007)

Eamon Ryan: An application for a foreshore lease to facilitate construction of rock armour, in-filling and construction of a pontoon at Rockhouse, Kilmacsimon, was received by my Department on 3rd August 2007. The application was circulated to the Department's consultees in line with normal procedures. The Department's Engineering Division has examined the application and has requested additional...

Written Answers — Decentralisation Programme: Decentralisation Programme (17 Oct 2007)

Eamon Ryan: Under the Government's Decentralisation Programme it is planned that the Marine functions of the Department of Communications, Marine and Natural Resources will relocate to Clonakilty with the remaining functions moving to Cavan. A total of 170 civil servants have committed to decentralise to these locations under the Programme. 110 of these are Dublin based and included in the total figure...

Estimates for Public Services 2007 (17 Oct 2007)

Eamon Ryan: Green Party councillors introduced them.

Estimates for Public Services 2007 (17 Oct 2007)

Eamon Ryan: This is not a row-back in any sense and there is no change in Government policy on metropolitan area networks. We will continue to evolve and look at what we are doing in broadband because, as the Deputy should be aware, this area is changing rapidly.

Estimates for Public Services 2007 (17 Oct 2007)

Eamon Ryan: I will await the audit and then we will act on it. This does not relate to the value for money audit. We must continually audit what is happening with the metropolitan area networks and broadband because the volume of transactions on the networks is doubling every year. The technologies that are coming in are changing completely. There is an utterly different environment in broadband...