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- Committee on Transport and Communications: Select Sub-Committee on Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 29 - Communications, Energy and Natural Resources (Revised) (21 Jan 2014) Timmy Dooley: Where was the decision taken to go with Capita? Was it taken by the Department or was a group of external consultants involved?
- Committee on Transport and Communications: Select Sub-Committee on Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 29 - Communications, Energy and Natural Resources (Revised) (21 Jan 2014) Timmy Dooley: Has Capita experience in rolling out this system elsewhere? If so, where?
- Committee on Transport and Communications: Select Sub-Committee on Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 29 - Communications, Energy and Natural Resources (Revised) (21 Jan 2014) Timmy Dooley: Will the €10 million this year conclude the final tender price, or will there be an allocation again next year?
- Committee on Transport and Communications: Select Sub-Committee on Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 29 - Communications, Energy and Natural Resources (Revised) (21 Jan 2014) Timmy Dooley: The big upfront cost is this year.
- Committee on Transport and Communications: Select Sub-Committee on Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 29 - Communications, Energy and Natural Resources (Revised) (21 Jan 2014) Timmy Dooley: I see there is €6.8 million allocated again this year for broadband in schools. What does the Minister hope to achieve with that money? Will it be an entire roll-out across all the schools and what level of equipment will be deployed? What generation of broadband do we expect to have in our schools?
- Committee on Transport and Communications: Select Sub-Committee on Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 29 - Communications, Energy and Natural Resources (Revised) (21 Jan 2014) Timmy Dooley: On the zero item assigned to the rural broadband scheme, does the Minister believe the Department has achieved an adequate roll-out of broadband in rural areas, such is the inability to spend anything this year?
- Committee on Transport and Communications: Select Sub-Committee on Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 29 - Communications, Energy and Natural Resources (Revised) (21 Jan 2014) Timmy Dooley: Subhead A5 deals with the information society and e-inclusion. An increase of almost €4 million is involved. We pride ourselves on our ability to attract technology companies, but we have been particularly lethargic in the roll-out of services in an e-environment, and one only has to go back to the debacle about the broker, e-government and the e-delivery of services, which seems...
- Committee on Transport and Communications: Select Sub-Committee on Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 29 - Communications, Energy and Natural Resources (Revised) (21 Jan 2014) Timmy Dooley: There are a great many swingers.
- Committee on Transport and Communications: Select Sub-Committee on Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 29 - Communications, Energy and Natural Resources (Revised) (21 Jan 2014) Timmy Dooley: We can speed up as we get tired.
- Committee on Transport and Communications: Select Sub-Committee on Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 29 - Communications, Energy and Natural Resources (Revised) (21 Jan 2014) Timmy Dooley: The Minister told us under the last subhead that whatever difficulties arose between his Department and the Department of Education and Skills have now been resolved. Is he in a position to tell us whether the same has happened in respect of his discussions with the Department of Social Protection?
- Committee on Transport and Communications: Select Sub-Committee on Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 29 - Communications, Energy and Natural Resources (Revised) (21 Jan 2014) Timmy Dooley: I take it that the Minister shares the concerns of the chairman of the RTE authority, Mr. Savage, that the €5 million that is being cut from RTE's budget is, to pardon the pun, a savage cut. He rightly identified that we live cheek by jowl with another country with whom we share the same language that has the economies of scale that have allowed the development and creation of some...
- Committee on Transport and Communications: Select Sub-Committee on Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 29 - Communications, Energy and Natural Resources (Revised) (21 Jan 2014) Timmy Dooley: By virtue of freedom of information we have the benefit of the communication between Mr. Savage and the Minister and the communication between the Minister and the Minister for Social Protection, Deputy Burton. What we do not have is any understanding or discussion of what transpired between the Minister and RTE. Has the Minister had an opportunity to communicate with Mr. Savage in writing...
- Committee on Transport and Communications: Select Sub-Committee on Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 29 - Communications, Energy and Natural Resources (Revised) (21 Jan 2014) Timmy Dooley: My concern is the continuous erosion of our public service broadcasting entity. It is recognised that RTE had to trim its sails in recent years and it did so. This needed to be done. The director general, Noel Curran, and the chairman, Tom Savage, have done a very good job over the past couple of years in difficult circumstances. However, I am deeply concerned that the €5 million...
- Committee on Transport and Communications: Select Sub-Committee on Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 29 - Communications, Energy and Natural Resources (Revised) (21 Jan 2014) Timmy Dooley: He says a lot of other things, too.
- Committee on Transport and Communications: Select Sub-Committee on Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 29 - Communications, Energy and Natural Resources (Revised) (21 Jan 2014) Timmy Dooley: Programme C contains a cut in wages. I assume that this is part of the Haddington Road agreement.
- Committee on Transport and Communications: Select Sub-Committee on Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 29 - Communications, Energy and Natural Resources (Revised) (21 Jan 2014) Timmy Dooley: It is the energy administration - non-pay element.
- Committee on Transport and Communications: Select Sub-Committee on Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 29 - Communications, Energy and Natural Resources (Revised) (21 Jan 2014) Timmy Dooley: C3 contains cuts in energy administration and to some of the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland, SEAI, administration and general expenses grant-in-aid. Will this impact on the SEAI's capacity to continue with its good work?
- Committee on Transport and Communications: Select Sub-Committee on Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 29 - Communications, Energy and Natural Resources (Revised) (21 Jan 2014) Timmy Dooley: C4 shows a significant increase of almost €10 million regarding sustainable energy programmes, the reference being "cash limited". Please explain that term. I understand the notion of cash limitation, but what is "cash limited"? Reference is also made to "capital carryover not included". Are we to assume that the Minister has succeeded in carrying over some capital funds for...
- Committee on Transport and Communications: Select Sub-Committee on Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 29 - Communications, Energy and Natural Resources (Revised) (21 Jan 2014) Timmy Dooley: Is that the capital carryover?
- Committee on Transport and Communications: Select Sub-Committee on Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 29 - Communications, Energy and Natural Resources (Revised) (21 Jan 2014) Timmy Dooley: What about the increase of €10 million?