Results 2,101-2,120 of 11,242 for speaker:Noel Dempsey

Written Answers — Postal Services: Postal Services (1 Dec 2005)

Noel Dempsey: The final actual outturn on profits by the company for the last five years are in 1999 operational profits of €9.8 million, in 2000 operational profits of €13.3 million, in 2001 losses of €6.7 million, in 2002 losses of €17.4 million, in 2003 losses of €42.9 million and due mainly to the policy of controlled financial management in line with the recovery strategy, and the non...

Written Answers — Postal Services: Postal Services (1 Dec 2005)

Noel Dempsey: I have no function as regards this matter as the Commission for Communications Regulation is responsible for the appointment of the economic and technical consultants with regard to the postcode project. Following on from the recommendations of the working group report, consideration of the feasibility, design and implementation of a practical postcode project proposal is being advanced. In...

Written Answers — Telecommunications Services: Telecommunications Services (1 Dec 2005)

Noel Dempsey: Phase 1 of this programme has delivered fibre optic networks to 19 towns and cities throughout the country, which were built on time and under budget. The remaining seven in Sligo and the north east are due to be handed over by the end of the year. This programme has been extended to over 90 towns in various locations nationwide. Design and procurement has already commenced in several regions...

Written Answers — Postal Services: Postal Services (1 Dec 2005)

Noel Dempsey: In order to examine the introduction of a postcode system in Ireland, I established a working group of people with experience of the postal sector, together with a representative from the Department of Environment, Heritage and Local Government, which is the lead Department for the Irish spatial data infrastructure initiative, to examine the issue of the introduction of a postcode system in...

Written Answers — Telecommunications Services: Telecommunications Services (6 Dec 2005)

Noel Dempsey: I have no function in regulating telecommunications services for disabled users. The regulation of telecommunications operators, including regulating of telecommunications services for disabled users, is the responsibility of the Commission for Communications Regulation, ComReg, in accordance with the requirements of the Communications Regulation Act 2002 and the regulations which transpose...

Written Answers — EU Directives: EU Directives (6 Dec 2005)

Noel Dempsey: The review by the European Commission of the Television Without Frontiers Directive is ongoing and the Commission's proposals for a revision of the directive are not expected until 2006. Until such time as the Commission has made a formal proposal for a revision of the directive, it would be premature to address the matters raised by the Deputy.

Written Answers — Post Office Network: Post Office Network (6 Dec 2005)

Noel Dempsey: I propose to take Questions Nos. 259 to 261, inclusive, together. The closure of post offices is, in the first instance, an operational matter for the board and management of An Post and one in which I have no statutory function. As an operational matter, the issue of post office closures is not one which the company consults with me. As clearly set out in the programme for Government, the...

Order of Business. (7 Dec 2005)

Noel Dempsey: It takes longer to deliver good news.

Order of Business. (7 Dec 2005)

Noel Dempsey: It was taken off the agenda six months ago.

Budget Statement 2005. (7 Dec 2005)

Noel Dempsey: By 2007. What about the €200 per week old age pension?

Budget Statement 2005. (7 Dec 2005)

Noel Dempsey: The Deputy is going back to the household figure again.

Budget Statement 2005. (7 Dec 2005)

Noel Dempsey: What was the minimum wage when the Deputy was in power?

Budget Statement 2005. (7 Dec 2005)

Noel Dempsey: This from the party that gave old age pensioners £1.80 over two years — crocodile tears.

Budget Statement 2005. (7 Dec 2005)

Noel Dempsey: I hate hypocrisy.

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (7 Dec 2005)

Noel Dempsey: There are ten staff employed in my private office, one administrative officer, three executive officers and five clerical officers, all of whom are permanent civil servants, and one special adviser who is a political appointee. The current annual salary cost of my private office is €368,328. In the year to date, overtime costs amounted to €2,208 and expenses amounted to €13,226. There...

Order of Business. (8 Dec 2005)

Noel Dempsey: The budget is being discussed throughout the country.

Written Answers — Energy Resources: Energy Resources (8 Dec 2005)

Noel Dempsey: Security of supply in regard to energy is a key policy objective. The relatively small size of our national electricity market heightens the need for greater interconnection as a means of enhancing security of supply, promoting competition and integrating the Irish electricity market into the wider European market. In this context, it remains my intention to progress the development of...

Order of Business. (13 Dec 2005)

Noel Dempsey: Are we having the debate now or should we wait until later?

Written Answers — Telecommunications Services: Telecommunications Services (13 Dec 2005)

Noel Dempsey: The provision of telecommunications services, including broadband, is a matter in the first instance for the private sector companies operating in a fully liberalised market, regulated by the Commission for Communications Regulation, ComReg, the independent regulator. It has been clear for some time that the sector has failed to invest at the level necessary to keep pace with the demand for...

Written Answers — Telecommunications Services: Telecommunications Services (13 Dec 2005)

Noel Dempsey: The roll-out of mobile phone and broadband services is a matter for commercial service providers who operate in a fully liberalised market. Responsibility for the regulation of the sector, including regulatory issues surrounding the quality and cost of mobile phone services and regulatory issues surrounding the delivery of broadband, rests with the Commission for Communications Regulation,...