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Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (15 Jun 2005)

Bernard Durkan: Question 202: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the total cost of the consultancies in his Department in each of the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20333/05]

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (15 Jun 2005)

Bernard Durkan: Question 228: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the total cost of consultancy services availed of by his Department in each of the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20362/05]

Written Answers — Postal Services: Postal Services (15 Jun 2005)

Bernard Durkan: Question 232: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the way in which he proposes to combat junk mail in the event of the introduction of post codes as per his recent pronouncement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20367/05]

Written Answers — Digital Hub: Digital Hub (15 Jun 2005)

Bernard Durkan: Question 203: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the extent to which consultancy facilities have been engaged at, by or through the digital hub project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20334/05]

Written Answers — Broadcasting Legislation: Broadcasting Legislation (15 Jun 2005)

Bernard Durkan: Question 185: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if his attention has been drawn to the scope and scale of submissions made to the Broadcasting Complaints Commission; the extent to which he proposes to take action arising from same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20312/05]

Written Answers — Alternative Energy Projects: Alternative Energy Projects (15 Jun 2005)

Bernard Durkan: Question 175: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if he is satisfied that deregulation sufficiently provides for the introduction of new service providers in the area of alternative energy sources; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20302/05]

Written Answers — Digital Hub: Digital Hub (15 Jun 2005)

Bernard Durkan: Question 205: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the outcome to date of the competition he launched to establish a new research laboratory for the digital hub; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20336/05]

Written Answers — Telecommunications Services: Telecommunications Services (15 Jun 2005)

Bernard Durkan: Question 216: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if the number of service providers currently engaged in the provision of broadband services throughout the country is adequate to meet the targets he has set in respect of 2005 and 2006; if his attention has been drawn to any issue creating an obstacle to meeting such targets; and if he will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Broadcasting Services: Broadcasting Services (15 Jun 2005)

Bernard Durkan: Question 189: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the extent to which he proposes to influence policy arising from the availability of digital television and the delivery of television via satellite; the way in which he proposes the industry should develop in the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20316/05]

Written Answers — Broadcasting Services: Broadcasting Services (15 Jun 2005)

Bernard Durkan: Question 187: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the extent to which he sees revenue from advertising to be attracted by satellite television providers, terrestrial services or others; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20314/05]

Written Answers — Broadcasting Services: Broadcasting Services (15 Jun 2005)

Bernard Durkan: Question 188: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the extent to which he has had discussions with likely satellite television service providers here; the extent to which satellite television is likely to impact on terrestrial television services and national broadcasting policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20315/05]

Written Answers — Post Office Network: Post Office Network (15 Jun 2005)

Bernard Durkan: Question 193: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if consideration has been given to the provision of banking services through An Post and the post offices; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20322/05]

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (15 Jun 2005)

Bernard Durkan: Question 118: To ask the Taoiseach the total expenditure incurred by his Department in respect of courier or packaging services in each of the past five years; if services available through An Post were used; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20380/05]

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (15 Jun 2005)

Bernard Durkan: Question 137: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the total expenditure incurred by her Department in respect of courier or packaging services in each of the past five years; if services available through An Post were used; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20381/05]

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (15 Jun 2005)

Bernard Durkan: Question 144: To ask the Minister for Finance the total expenditure incurred by his Department in respect of courier or packaging services in each of the past five years; if services available through An Post were used; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20382/05]

Written Answers — Telecommunications Services: Telecommunications Services (15 Jun 2005)

Bernard Durkan: Question 145: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if he has exercised his policy prerogative in respect of ComReg; if he will do so in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 6W; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19827/05]

Written Answers — Post Office Network: Post Office Network (15 Jun 2005)

Bernard Durkan: Question 146: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if he intends to issue any policy directive in regard to the future of the post office network having particular regard to his preferred options as expressed in Dáil Éireann; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19828/05]

Written Answers — Telecommunications Services: Telecommunications Services (15 Jun 2005)

Bernard Durkan: Question 147: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the extent to which he has monitored the cost of broadband provision per customer; the length of time it will take to galvanise broadband provision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19829/05]

Written Answers — Broadcasting Services: Broadcasting Services (15 Jun 2005)

Bernard Durkan: Question 148: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if he will confirm the letter of 3 March 2005 from the European Commission to the Government concerning the funding arrangements of RTE and TG4, that the Commission has questioned these funding arrangements as no longer being appropriate and as not having pre-established parameters; if the Commission has...

Written Answers — Broadcasting Services: Broadcasting Services (15 Jun 2005)

Bernard Durkan: Question 149: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources his views on whether the remits of both RTE and TG4, contained in the Broadcasting Act 2001 are adequate to allow a competent external independent authority to determine whether or not State aid to these institutions is proportionate; if he will determine whether there is any element of over-compensation; if he...