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Written Answers — Telecommunications Services: Telecommunications Services (11 Dec 2008)

Eamon Ryan: I presume the Deputy is referring to the possible construction of a Metropolitan Network (MAN) in Tuam should a future phase of MANs be approved. Any future investment decisions, including investment in further phases of the MANs Programme, will be guided by (i) a policy paper on Next Generation Broadband, which is being finalised at present, (ii) a Value for Money and Policy Review...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (11 Dec 2008)

Eamon Ryan: I will arrange for Sustainable Energy Ireland to forward details of the Home Energy Saving Scheme to the individual, as soon as they become available.

Written Answers — Broadcasting Services: Broadcasting Services (11 Dec 2008)

Eamon Ryan: The Broadcasting (Amendment) Act, 2007 puts in place a flexible framework for the licensing of Digital Terrestrial Television (DTT) into the future. The Act provides for the development of DTT by both public service and commercial broadcasters. The DTT service is being used to upgrade and eventually replace the national analogue free to air television services provided by RTÉ, TG4 and TV3...

Written Answers — Consultancy Contracts: Consultancy Contracts (11 Dec 2008)

Eamon Ryan: In the following table are details of consultancies for 2007 and to date in 2008. The table contains data on Marine consultancies that were undertaken prior to the transfer of functions to the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food during 2007. The data covers both consultancies incurred under subhead A7 of my Department's Vote as well as consultancies associated with Programme...

Written Answers — Alternative Energy Projects: Alternative Energy Projects (16 Dec 2008)

Eamon Ryan: I launched the pilot phase of the Home Energy Saving Scheme in March 2008 in Counties Limerick (excluding Limerick City), Clare and North Tipperary and in Dundalk. The pilot phase also included a Cluster Strand, which accepted group applicants from anywhere within Ireland. The pilot phase has successfully established a strong case for a full national scheme. It has shown that there is a...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (16 Dec 2008)

Eamon Ryan: My Department is fully engaged in the Better Regulation agenda to contribute to the initiative of making it easier to do business in the State and with the State, including the reduction by 25% of the administrative burden on business from State regulation. As part of the Better Regulation agenda, administrative burden reduction practice is part of the everyday normal work of staff in all...

Written Answers — Mobile Telephony: Mobile Telephony (16 Dec 2008)

Eamon Ryan: Primary responsibility for the mobile phone charges rests with the relevant services providers, operating in a fully liberalised market, regulated, where appropriate, by the Independent Commission for Communications Regulation (ComReg). My role is to formulate regulatory policy to facilitate the provision of high quality telecommunications services by competing private sector service...

Written Answers — Regulatory Impact Analyses: Regulatory Impact Analyses (16 Dec 2008)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 417 and 418 together. The information sought concerning regulatory impact analysis on statutory instruments, bills and EU directives since June 2008 is outlined in the following table. List of Statutory Instruments, Bills and EU Directives since June 2008 Was a screening RIA carried out? Yes/No Was a full RIA carried out? Yes/No Explanation of course of...

Written Answers — Telecommunications Services: Telecommunications Services (16 Dec 2008)

Eamon Ryan: The provision of telecommunications services, including broadband, is a matter for the private sector. Broadband service providers operate in a fully liberalised market, regulated where appropriate, 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...

Written Answers — Broadcast Advertising: Broadcast Advertising (16 Dec 2008)

Eamon Ryan: Both the Broadcasting Commission of Ireland and the Broadcasting Complaints Commission are independent statutory bodies and I have no role with regard to decisions made by these bodies. Section 20(4) of the Broadcasting Authority Act 1960 (as qualified by section 65 of the Broadcasting Act 2001) and section 10(3) of the Radio and Television Act 1988 provide that broadcasters cannot accept...

Written Answers — Consultancy Contracts: Consultancy Contracts (16 Dec 2008)

Eamon Ryan: In the following table are details of consultancies amounting to €6,921,989. This figure relates to the period 1st January to 17th November 2008. Expenditure on consultancies will be significantly reduced in 2009. Consultancy Consultant 2008 DCENR Audit Committee Chair & Board of Audit Committee 5,000 Temporary Head of Internal Audit Unit Helm Corporation Ltd 56,218 Provision of...

Written Answers — Departmental Schemes: Departmental Schemes (17 Dec 2008)

Eamon Ryan: I am providing funding for two programmes that assist households in need of improved insulation. The Warmer Homes Scheme is targeted at households on low incomes, such as those in receipt of fuel allowance, invalidity or disability benefit. The Scheme provides cavity wall insulation, attic insulation, boiler lagging jackets, draught proofing measures and Compact Fluorescent Lamps (CFLs)....

Written Answers — Data Protection: Data Protection (17 Dec 2008)

Eamon Ryan: There have been no reported losses of desktop PCs or memory keys in my Department to date in 2008. There have been two Blackberry devices lost, neither of which was recovered or found. There have been no reports that any sensitive data has been compromised by these losses. The level of personal information relating to members of the public processed within my Department is very small....

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (17 Dec 2008)

Eamon Ryan: The expenditure on hotel accommodation by my Department for the period June 2007, when this Department was formed, to date is set out in the following table. Period Hotel accommodation expenditure â'¬ June to December 2007 105,258.04 January 2008 to Present 74,814.89 Total hotel accommodation expenditure 180,072.93 Expenditure on hotel accommodation by any agency under the aegis of...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (17 Dec 2008)

Eamon Ryan: Arrangements in my Department for the sourcing of hotel accommodation for official business reasons are subject to the various circulars and guidelines on Travel and Subsistence issued by the Department of Finance. The sourcing of hotel accommodation by the Agencies is a day-to-day operational matter for the agencies themselves and I have no function in that regard. However, I would also draw...

Written Answers — Departmental Property: Departmental Property (17 Dec 2008)

Eamon Ryan: My Department has ninety-six physical computer servers, providing live, development and test environments for internal services. The number of physical servers will reduce over the first half of 2009 as virtual server technologies are used to provide multiple services from a single physical server. The amount of storage on each of these servers varies between 36 Gigabytes and 12 Terabytes,...

Written Answers — Consultancy Contracts: Consultancy Contracts (17 Dec 2008)

Eamon Ryan: I refer the Deputy to the reply to Question No. 485 on the 18th November last and reaffirm the position that the identification of records prior to January 2007 cannot be facilitated without undue commitment of staff resources and administrative cost. I would also point out that this Department is only in existence in its current format since June 2007. If the Deputy has a question in...

Written Answers — Waste Disposal: Waste Disposal (17 Dec 2008)

Eamon Ryan: The operation of electricity transformers is a day-to-day matter for the company and not one in which I have a function. Nonetheless, I have had enquiries made on this issue and I understand the following is the current position. The companies contracted by the ESB to dispose of oils used in their electricity transformers do not convey any waste products into the food business. The waste...

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (17 Dec 2008)

Eamon Ryan: The Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources was established in June 2007. My Department has calculated that the cost of increments to Departmental staff will be approximately €290,000 in 2009. The comparative figure for 2008 was €340,505. The staff in my Department are placed on a pay scale, according to their grade, with annual increments up to a maximum level. The...

Written Answers — Decentralisation Programme: Decentralisation Programme (17 Dec 2008)

Eamon Ryan: The Government's original decision on Decentralisation involved the relocation of my Department's headquarters to Cavan with the transfer of some 300 posts. 54 administrative staff already have decentralised to my Department's offices in Elm House, Cavan. Of these, 48 have relocated from Dublin and 6 from non-Dublin locations. In accordance with the recent Government Decision, no further...