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Written Answers — Broadcasting Services: Broadcasting Services (21 Nov 2006)

Noel Dempsey: I refer the Deputy to my reply to Question No. 173 of today.

Written Answers — Broadcasting Services: Broadcasting Services (21 Nov 2006)

Noel Dempsey: I refer the Deputy to my reply to Question No. 170 of today.

Written Answers — Geological Survey: Geological Survey (21 Nov 2006)

Noel Dempsey: I refer the Deputy to Question No. 84 of today.

Written Answers — Bord na Móna: Bord na Móna (21 Nov 2006)

Noel Dempsey: I refer the Deputy to my reply to Question No. 140 of today.

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

Noel Dempsey: In April 2005 a team of advisors was engaged to examine the potential for enhancing and augmenting existing state owned infrastructure. This team submitted a Feasibility Report in December 2005. The report found that, while technically feasible, there would be considerable financial, legal, regulatory, operational and organisational challenges in harnessing and enhancing the existing state...

Written Answers — Alternative Energy Projects: Alternative Energy Projects (21 Nov 2006)

Noel Dempsey: I refer the Deputy to my reply to Question No. 101 of today.

Written Answers — Legislative Programme: Legislative Programme (21 Nov 2006)

Noel Dempsey: I refer the Deputy to my reply to Question No. 160 of today.

Written Answers — Alternative Energy Projects: Alternative Energy Projects (21 Nov 2006)

Noel Dempsey: I propose to take Questions Nos. 396 and 399 to 401, inclusive, together. I refer the Deputy to my reply to QuestionNo. 82 of today.

Written Answers — Energy Supply: Energy Supply (21 Nov 2006)

Noel Dempsey: I refer the Deputy to my reply to Question No. 114 of today.

Written Answers — Energy Costs: Energy Costs (21 Nov 2006)

Noel Dempsey: I refer the Deputy to my reply to Question No. 120 of today.

Written Answers — Harbours and Piers: Harbours and Piers (21 Nov 2006)

Noel Dempsey: Buncrana Harbour is owned by Donegal County Council and responsibility for its maintenance and development rests with the local authority in the first instance. The Council submitted an application to the Department for funding to construct a breakwater to prevent siltation at the ferry slipway and a proposed boat harbour south of the existing pier. The proposed development would include an...

Written Answers — Mobile Telephony: Mobile Telephony (21 Nov 2006)

Noel Dempsey: I propose to take Questions Nos. 403 to 405, inclusive, together. Ireland has adopted European Union Council Recommendation of 12th July, 1999 on "the limitation of exposure of the general public to electromagnetic fields (0 Hz to 300 GHz)", (1999/519/EC) and the guidelines established by the International Commission on Non-Ionising Radiation Protection (ICNIRP). Through a process of...

Written Answers — Alternative Energy Projects: Alternative Energy Projects (21 Nov 2006)

Noel Dempsey: Ireland has a target to treble the contribution from renewable energy sources in electricity production from 5% approximately to 15% by 2010. The target approximates to 1650 megawatts of generating plant. There is currently 940MW of renewable powered electricity capacity connected. This consists of approximately 670MWs of wind-powered plant, 236MW of hydro powered plant with the balance...

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

Noel Dempsey: The telecoms market in Ireland is fully liberalised and open and the provision of telecommunications services is a matter in the first instance for the private sector companies. Statutory responsibility for the regulation of this sector rests with the independent regulator, the Commission for Communications Regulation (ComReg), under the Communications Regulation Act 2002 and the Regulations...

Written Answers — Harbours and Piers: Harbours and Piers (21 Nov 2006)

Noel Dempsey: Following a lengthy public consultation process in 2004 on development options for Dunmore East Harbour, a planning application for a harbour development, together with an environmental impact statement, were prepared and submitted to Waterford County Council. Planning permission for the development of the Fishery Harbour Centre was received in late 2005. The cost of providing the new...

Written Answers — Aquaculture Development: Aquaculture Development (21 Nov 2006)

Noel Dempsey: I propose to take Questions Nos. 409 to 413, inclusive, 415 to 417, inclusive, and 419 to 422, inclusive, together. The Co-ordinated Local Aquaculture Management Systems (CLAMS) process is a nationwide initiative, to facilitate the management and the development of aquaculture, by local stakeholders, in bays and inshore waters throughout Ireland. BIM provide assistance to individual CLAMS...

Written Answers — Aquaculture Development: Aquaculture Development (21 Nov 2006)

Noel Dempsey: The Fisheries (Amendment) Act 1997, as amended, allows for applications to be made for the cultivation of mussels at any location on the foreshore. Such applications are, of course, subject to statutory criteria and public policy. Aquaculture licences may be granted to individual persons, partnerships, co-operative societies or companies. There is no obstacle to a licensee employing a third...

Written Answers — Harbours and Piers: Harbours and Piers (21 Nov 2006)

Noel Dempsey: For the period 1992 to 1996 there were no works undertaken by the Department in Killary Harbour other than a Hydrographic Survey in 1996.

Written Answers — Fisheries Protection: Fisheries Protection (21 Nov 2006)

Noel Dempsey: Council Regulation (EC) No. 850/98 lays down technical conservation measures for the protection of juvenile marine organisms. However, Article 43 of this Regulation provides for a derogation from these measures (mesh size and other technical stipulations) for the purpose of scientific research. The cases referred to by the Deputy relate to scientific research being carried out with...

Written Answers — Energy Supply: Energy Supply (21 Nov 2006)

Noel Dempsey: Since 2002, the Commission for Energy Regulation (CER), which is a statutory independent body, has been charged with all aspects of the assessment and licensing of prospective operators who wish to develop and/or operate a gas distribution system within the State under the Gas (Interim) (Regulation) Act 2002. The construction by Bord Gáis Éireann (BGÉ) of a natural gas transmission...