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Energy (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2006: Report Stage (Resumed) (25 Oct 2006)

Noel Dempsey: I will do it the other way around. If I speak for a third time, I will only take two minutes. I am sorry I did not realise what was the requirement. On section 6, which concerns combined heat and power, there is ongoing work at EU level, which work will affect the section. We do not want to commence the section until the work is finalised. I will forward whatever details I can obtain on...

Energy (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2006: Report Stage (Resumed) (25 Oct 2006)

Noel Dempsey: The amendment we are proposing is simply a reversal of the provisions that obtained previously. Instead of saying the sections will commence immediately, we are specifying the ones that will not commence immediately. It is the same thing in a different way.

Energy (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2006: Report Stage (Resumed) (25 Oct 2006)

Noel Dempsey: It is just a reversal. It has exactly the same import.

Energy (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2006: Report Stage (Resumed) (25 Oct 2006)

Noel Dempsey: It makes it clearer. In respect of the extraneous matters that have been raised, I have dealt with the Corrib project and with Shell to Sea. If I thought there were the slightest chance that people would move from their positions, I would be very accommodating. I do not believe that will happen, however, because there is absolutely no evidence of it.

Energy (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2006: Report Stage (Resumed) (25 Oct 2006)

Noel Dempsey: There is absolutely no evidence.

Energy (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2006: Report Stage (Resumed) (25 Oct 2006)

Noel Dempsey: Statements are being made which have been made in the past. People are saying they will sit down and talk to Shell face to face provided there are no preconditions, but when those people are asked to sit down they refuse to do so.

Written Answers — Mobile Telephony: Mobile Telephony (25 Oct 2006)

Noel Dempsey: The Department of Communications Marine and Natural Resources maintains a watching scientific brief on health issues relating to non–ionising radiation including those related to mobile phones. The limits for emissions from mobile telephone masts (non-ionising radiation) are global limits established internationally by the International Commission for Non Ionising Radiation Protection...

Written Answers — Electricity Generation: Electricity Generation (25 Oct 2006)

Noel Dempsey: Section 16 of the Electricity Regulation Act 1999 (the Act) prescribes that a person shall not construct or reconstruct a generating station unless an authorisation has been granted by the Commission for Energy Regulation (CER). The conditions under which the CER may grant or refuse to grant a license to generate electricity are prescribed out in Section 14 (1) of the Act, as amended by...

Written Answers — Electricity Generation: Electricity Generation (25 Oct 2006)

Noel Dempsey: The Government is committed to developing domestic scale renewable electricity and heat technologies. Sustainable Energy Ireland (SEI) has undertaken work on Metering Options for Small Scale Renewable and CHP Electricity Generation. The study identified a number of areas which require further analysis including the ability of such processes to secure adequate payment for their exports, a...

Written Answers — Electricity Generation: Electricity Generation (25 Oct 2006)

Noel Dempsey: Section 16 of the Electricity Regulation Act 1999 (the Act) prescribes that a person shall not construct or reconstruct a generating station unless an authorisation has been granted by the Commission for Energy Regulation (CER). The conditions under which the CER may grant or refuse to grant a license to generate electricity are prescribed out in Section 14 (1) of the Act, as amended by...

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (26 Oct 2006)

Noel Dempsey: The information being sought by the Deputy is a management issue for the Department's Secretary General and is not one in which I have a function.

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (26 Oct 2006)

Noel Dempsey: I refer the Deputy to parliamentary Question No. 432 of the 24 October 2006. I have nothing further to add to that reply.

Written Answers — Telecommunications Services: Telecommunications Services (26 Oct 2006)

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. However, it has been clear for some time that the private sector has failed to invest at the level necessary to keep pace...

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (1 Nov 2006)

Noel Dempsey: The NORA levy was introduced on I July 1995 at a flat rate of 0.375 pence per litre on oil products including unleaded petrol. It has remained unchanged since then and the rate is now 0.476 cent per litre or 0.00476 Euro.

Written Answers — Energy Policy: Energy Policy (1 Nov 2006)

Noel Dempsey: An Taoiseach attended the informal meeting of Heads of Government at Lahti, Finland, on October 20th last, which included a meeting with President Putin. The Heads of State and Government leaders conveyed a clear collective message to President Putin stressing the importance of mutual dependence and recognition for good cooperation between the EU and Russia and emphasising the need for...

Written Answers — Mobile Telephony: Mobile Telephony (1 Nov 2006)

Noel Dempsey: Legislation exists to tackle the issue to which the Deputy refers: It is an offence under Section 13 of the Post Office (Amendment) Act, 1951, as amended by The Postal and Telecommunications Services Act, 1983, to send by phone any message or other matter, which is grossly offensive, or of an indecent, obscene or menacing character; It is also an offence under Section 10 of the Non-Fatal...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (1 Nov 2006)

Noel Dempsey: There was no expenditure over the period in question on photographers for publicity leaflet production. The Department's Press Office engages photography services for Departmental events and for certain functions, which are attended by myself or the Minister of State in our official capacity as Ministers. Some of these events take place in the relevant constituencies. The total costs...

Written Answers — Broadcasting Services: Broadcasting Services (1 Nov 2006)

Noel Dempsey: As the Deputy may already be aware, RTÉ's statutory mandate, as defined in Section 28(1) of the Broadcasting Act, 2001, provides that RTÉ's radio and television services shall be made available, in so far as is reasonably practicable, to the whole community on the Island of Ireland. As such, RTÉ's statutory mandate does not extend to the provision of radio or television services to Irish...

Written Answers — Emergency Services: Emergency Services (1 Nov 2006)

Noel Dempsey: Promotion of the storing of names of next of kin in mobile phones under the heading of ICE (i.e. In Case of Emergency please contact the following person) is a matter for agencies that provide emergency services.

Written Answers — Television Licences: Television Licences (1 Nov 2006)

Noel Dempsey: Television licences are granted under Section 5 of the Wireless Telegraphy Act 1926. This Section allows for the grant of a licence to a person to keep and have possession of a television set in a specified place. I have recently submitted proposals for new broadcasting legislation to the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Marine and Natural Resources for the purposes of holding a...