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- Kyoto Protocol: Motion (3 Apr 2007)
Noel Dempsey: That is not correct.
- Kyoto Protocol: Motion (3 Apr 2007)
Noel Dempsey: What will the Deputy do in respect of the 20% figure?
- Kyoto Protocol: Motion (3 Apr 2007)
Noel Dempsey: Can the Deputy tell me what the Labour Party proposes to do in respect of the 20% figure?
- Kyoto Protocol: Motion (3 Apr 2007)
Noel Dempsey: The Deputy's party did not want it.
- Kyoto Protocol: Motion (3 Apr 2007)
Noel Dempsey: The Deputy is not too bad at that himself.
- Kyoto Protocol: Motion (3 Apr 2007)
Noel Dempsey: We have had such an increase because we created the wealth and 40,000 people are not leaving the country.
- Kyoto Protocol: Motion (3 Apr 2007)
Noel Dempsey: We look at the Deputy with such admiration.
- Kyoto Protocol: Motion (3 Apr 2007)
Noel Dempsey: Deputy Wall is a decent man. We will not interrupt him.
- Kyoto Protocol: Motion (3 Apr 2007)
Noel Dempsey: The Deputy should not provoke me.
- Written Answers — Energy Market: Energy Market (3 Apr 2007)
Noel Dempsey: I propose to take Questions Nos. 361 and 372 together. I am aware of the European Commission's Final Report of the Energy Sector Inquiry 2005-2006, which was conducted by DG Competition and published by the Commission last January. The Inquiry comprehensively investigated the barriers currently impeding the development of a fully functioning open and competitive EU-wide energy market. It...
- Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (3 Apr 2007)
Noel Dempsey: In the past month my Department had one member of staff on sick leave with full pay, three staff on maternity leave with full pay, and two staff suspended on full pay as part of disciplinary investigations. The cost of employing these staff was â¬24,223.32.
- Written Answers — Electricity Generation: Electricity Generation (3 Apr 2007)
Noel Dempsey: The REFIT programme is an ongoing support programme separate from AER 6. This latter support programme is now closed. The terms and conditions of REFIT are published on my Department's website and no material changes will be introduced. All compliant project submitted to date under REFIT have been accepted. Details of the relevant projects are published on my Department's website which will...
- Written Answers — Electricity Generation: Electricity Generation (3 Apr 2007)
Noel Dempsey: The latest date for the completion of electricity generating plants under AER 5 and AER 6 has passed. These programmes have ceased in the context of any further allocation of support with the exception of the "Offshore Wind" category. All projects supported under the AER and the REFIT support programmes must remain compliant with the applicable terms and conditions which are available on the...
- Written Answers — Electricity Generation: Electricity Generation (3 Apr 2007)
Noel Dempsey: There are no proposals to offer any additional compensation to any project entered in AER 6. No changes have been introduced to the AER 6 support programme top amend the published terms and conditions. The AER 6 programme continues to operate in a manner consistent with the associated EU State aids clearance.
- Written Answers — Telecommunications Services: Telecommunications Services (3 Apr 2007)
Noel Dempsey: The provision of telecommunications services, including broadband by private sector companies is a matter for the companies themselves operating in a fully liberalised market, regulated, where appropriate, by the independent Commission for Communications Regulation, ComReg. It continues to be a priority of the Government that there will be broadband coverage across the entire country. In...
- Written Answers — Power Stations: Power Stations (3 Apr 2007)
Noel Dempsey: The estimated cost of ESB's construction of a 430MW Combined Cycle Gas Turbine (CCGT) plant at Aghada reflects a fundamental shift in worldwide market dynamics for CCGT plant, fuelled by rising commodity prices for speciality steels and other prefabricated materials, in addition to increasing labour costs. The availability of engineering resources is also becoming a limiting factor...
- Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (3 Apr 2007)
Noel Dempsey: No staff in my Department have been provided with two or more phone lines at their homes.
- Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (3 Apr 2007)
Noel Dempsey: The table below sets out the position with regard to training carried out by my Department since 2005. My Department already has staff in many regional locations and training is often carried out locally. CSTDC's relocation to Tullamore has not had any impact on the delivery of training or its associated costs within my Department. Travel and Subsistence paid Training days provided â¬...
- Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (3 Apr 2007)
Noel Dempsey: The table below sets out the position regarding staff availing of pre-retirement courses in my Department prior to and since the relocation of the CSTDC to Tullamore in July 2006. Departmental staff who have to travel to attend training courses are entitled to the rate of travel and subsistence appropriate to their grade. However, since the payment of travel and subsistence is a devolved...
- Written Answers — Decentralisation Programme: Decentralisation Programme (3 Apr 2007)
Noel Dempsey: Five staff members who transferred to my Department under the Central Applications Facility (CAF) system were reassigned to a new division within six months of joining. These reassignments were made in order to allow the five individuals concerned to participate in early decentralisation moves to Cavan. The number of staff in this category is minimal when compared with the overall number of...