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Written Answers — Energy Resources: Energy Resources (21 Mar 2006)

Noel Dempsey: Following a competitive tendering process Deloitte & Touche was engaged in June 2005 to undertake a comprehensive review of Ireland's electricity sector. The final report was submitted by the consultants in December. The total cost of the report was €1,214,033, including VAT. As part of their terms of reference, the consultants undertook a comprehensive consultation process with industry...

Written Answers — Communications Masts: Communications Masts (21 Mar 2006)

Noel Dempsey: The Commission for Communication Regulation, ComReg, audits emissions of non-ionising radiation from telecommunication sites including masts. I am aware that to date 560, or approximately 12.4%, of telecommunication sites have been audited and that no site has been found to be in excess of the International Commission for Non-Ionising Radiation Protection, ICNIRP, emission limits. There is no...

Written Answers — Telecommunications Services: Telecommunications Services (21 Mar 2006)

Noel Dempsey: To date I have not seen any estimates or breakdown of the costs associated with this proposal. 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 independent Commission for Communications Regulation, ComReg. The Government is addressing the...

Written Answers — Employment Records: Employment Records (21 Mar 2006)

Noel Dempsey: I have forwarded the details sought by the Deputy under separate cover today.

Written Answers — Broadcasting Legislation: Broadcasting Legislation (21 Mar 2006)

Noel Dempsey: My Department recently completed a report on the review of designated events under section 9 of the Broadcasting (Major Events Television Coverage) (Amendment) Act 2003. I am now considering this report and I will make a decision in the matter shortly.

Written Answers — Telecommunications Services: Telecommunications Services (21 Mar 2006)

Noel Dempsey: The provision of a proper and effective emergency call answering service is a priority for me. I have recently obtained a Government decision, which provides for the preparation of legislation to regulate the provision of the service and to prepare a tender for the identification of a new undertaking, which will take over the provision of the service. The Department will be assisted by an...

Leaders' Questions. (22 Mar 2006)

Noel Dempsey: What the Taoiseach is saying is much more accurate than the accusations Deputy Rabbitte made.

Leaders' Questions. (22 Mar 2006)

Noel Dempsey: Deputy Rabbitte should listen to the truth, not the conspiracy theory.

Written Answers — Housing Grants: Housing Grants (22 Mar 2006)

Noel Dempsey: The multi-annual financial package for renewables announced in budget 2006 includes a grant aid package for the domestic sector, which will provide for individual grants to install renewable energy technologies including solar panels, wood pellet boilers and geothermal heat pumps. My Department, in conjunction with Sustainable Energy Ireland, SEI, is developing the necessary detailed measures...

Written Answers — Departmental Correspondence: Departmental Correspondence (22 Mar 2006)

Noel Dempsey: I have received no representations from, or requests for meetings with, any representatives of the Open Republic Institute.

Written Answers — Post Office Network: Post Office Network (22 Mar 2006)

Noel Dempsey: The numbers and locations of the post offices closed in County Meath, Cork city and county and County Tipperary since 1997 is set out in this reply. It is important to note that a significant number of the post offices that closed during this period were replaced by postal agencies, often on the premises that had housed the former post office. Therefore, this reply also gives details of the...

Seanad: Sea-Fisheries and Maritime Jurisdiction Bill 2005: Committee Stage. (22 Mar 2006)

Noel Dempsey: The amendment is unnecessary, although I understand the Senator's intention. The term "sea-fishing boat" is separately defined in section 6, page 12 of the Bill, and is frequently used throughout the Bill. There is no question that references in the Bill to equipment or fishing gear can be held to include a "sea-fishing boat" because it is defined as a separate item to equipment. What the...

Seanad: Sea-Fisheries and Maritime Jurisdiction Bill 2005: Committee Stage. (22 Mar 2006)

Noel Dempsey: All three points are essentially related. The Bill introduces law and in some cases reintroduces law that has been in place since 1959. There was much discussion on Second Stage and in the other House as to how we might ensure that those who commit minor offences could be exempted or facilitated by not being put out of business as a result of relatively minor offences. As I said in the House...

Seanad: Sea-Fisheries and Maritime Jurisdiction Bill 2005: Committee Stage. (22 Mar 2006)

Noel Dempsey: I neglected to refer to a point made by Senator McHugh on safety. I refer to the grant aid allowed for safety equipment on boats and so on. That is administered by Bord Iascaigh Mhara. If there are delays or specific areas of concern and the Senator advises us of them, we will refer the cases to Bord Iascaigh Mhara. I appreciate Senator McHugh's point about the lack of confidence in the...

Seanad: Sea-Fisheries and Maritime Jurisdiction Bill 2005: Committee Stage. (22 Mar 2006)

Noel Dempsey: I do not believe the fishing industry was sold out in 1973 but I do not expect many people across the political spectrum would disagree with the view of the fishing industry and the person in the street that ensuring a good deal for Irish agriculture was the priority in 1973. As a result, our eye was taken off the ball in respect of the fishing quotas we received. The situation has remained...

Seanad: Sea-Fisheries and Maritime Jurisdiction Bill 2005: Committee Stage. (22 Mar 2006)

Noel Dempsey: The appropriate end point for sending notifications to the holders of authorisations under section 13 will depend on the business arrangement of the holders, some of whom may have agents dealing with their business correspondence. As this will be known to the Department in its ongoing dealings with the holder, it is not considered necessary to amend the Bill as suggested by the Senator. It is...

Seanad: Sea-Fisheries and Maritime Jurisdiction Bill 2005: Committee Stage. (22 Mar 2006)

Noel Dempsey: I cannot accept the amendment as this section includes three separate sets of circumstances to allow for revocation. It would not make sense, therefore, to combine paragraphs (b) and (c) by substituting "and" for "or" between them as it would reduce the number of options available.

Seanad: Sea-Fisheries and Maritime Jurisdiction Bill 2005: Committee Stage. (22 Mar 2006)

Noel Dempsey: The proposal in the original Bill when it came before the other House was that the Secretary General should issue the authorisation. A strong view was expressed by Members on all sides of the House that the Minister should issue these authorisations. The Bill was amended to this effect. The Senator's amendment proposes to add the words "and terms", which is neither necessary nor appropriate....

Seanad: Sea-Fisheries and Maritime Jurisdiction Bill 2005: Committee Stage. (22 Mar 2006)

Noel Dempsey: In such cases, the authorisations are always in writing. This must be the case to use for proofs in court and so on. It is not necessary to state this in the subsection.

Seanad: Sea-Fisheries and Maritime Jurisdiction Bill 2005: Committee Stage. (22 Mar 2006)

Noel Dempsey: I wish to reiterate what Senator Kenneally said in this regard. In 2002 when the major review of sea-fisheries and sea-fisheries control took place, the Commission decided to move more seriously against countries which were not adequately protecting and applying the Common Fisheries Policy. An area on which it is focusing in the context of Ireland and other countries is the various links of...