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Written Answers — Broadcasting Services: Broadcasting Services (7 Dec 2010)

Eamon Ryan: Section 114(1)(f) of The Broadcasting Act, 2009 requires RTÉ to establish and maintain a television broadcasting service and a sound broadcasting service, which services shall be made available, in so far as RTÉ considers reasonably practicable, to Irish communities outside the island of Ireland. In this regard, RTÉ has reviewed the potential for providing these services over different...

Written Answers — State Bodies: State Bodies (7 Dec 2010)

Eamon Ryan: The provisions in relation to the submission of the Authority's three-year estimates and expenditure proposals and their publication are set out in section 37 of the Broadcasting Act 2009. In relation to the estimates for the period 2011-2013, I can confirm that these estimates were submitted to my Department by the Authority on 29th October 2010. My Department is continuing to engage with...

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (7 Dec 2010)

Eamon Ryan: Section 44X of the Energy (Biofuel Obligation and Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2010, makes provision for the Minister to set standards for biofuel used to meet the obligation. My Department has drafted a Statutory Instrument relating to the minimum standard of ethanol which can be counted towards the Obligation. The precise standard proposed for ethanol is TARIC Code CN 2207 1000. This...

Written Answers — Telecommunications Services: Telecommunications Services (7 Dec 2010)

Eamon Ryan: The provision of telecommunications services, including broadband services, is a matter for private sector service providers operating in a liberalised market regulated by the Commission for Communications Regulation (ComReg). Broadband services are provided by private service providers over various platforms including DSL (i.e. over telephone lines), fixed wireless, mobile, cable, fibre and...

Written Answers — Departmental Schemes: Departmental Schemes (7 Dec 2010)

Eamon Ryan: The Warmer Homes Scheme (WHS), which is administered by the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) on behalf of my Department, provides energy efficiency improvements to homes in, or at risk of, fuel poverty and is primarily delivered by 28 community based organisations (CBOs). The CBOs work in partnership with their local network of poverty and community support organisations...

Written Answers — Postal Services: Postal Services (7 Dec 2010)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 300 to 302, inclusive, together. Ireland is the only country in the EU and OECD which does not have a national postcode system. The National Postcode Project Board (NPPB) recommended in 2006 that Ireland should implement a postcode system due to the multiple benefits that this would afford to both postal and non-postal applications. The NPPB also recommended...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (7 Dec 2010)

Eamon Ryan: The accompanying table provides the breakdown for 2008, 2009 and 2010 to date of the total allocation, the amount of applications completed, the amount paid out in each year and the average amount allocated under the Greener Homes Scheme, Home Energy Savings Scheme and the Warmer Homes Scheme administered by the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland. 2008 2009 2010 (to date) â'¬M...

Written Answers — Telecommunications Services: Telecommunications Services (7 Dec 2010)

Eamon Ryan: The provision of telecommunications services, including broadband services, is a matter for private sector service providers operating in a liberalised market regulated by the Commission for Communications Regulation (ComReg). Broadband services are provided by private service providers over various platforms including DSL (i.e. over telephone lines), fixed wireless, mobile, cable, fibre and...

Written Answers — Ministerial Appointments: Ministerial Appointments (7 Dec 2010)

Eamon Ryan: I assume that the Deputy is referring to appointments to boards of State Bodies under the aegis of my Department. The following table sets out appointments made by me to State boards since 1st December 2009 and the relevant fee for the member appointed. The Deputy may wish to note that a reduction in fees applied to members of boards of non-commercial bodies in accordance with the Financial...

Written Answers — Telecommunications Services: Telecommunications Services (7 Dec 2010)

Eamon Ryan: The provision of telecommunications services, including broadband services, is a matter in the first instance for private sector service providers operating in a liberalised market regulated by the Commission for Communications Regulation (ComReg). In cases of market failure the Government will intervene, where it is appropriate and possible to do so. The National Broadband Scheme (NBS)...

Written Answers — Telecommunications Services: Telecommunications Services (7 Dec 2010)

Eamon Ryan: The metropolitan area networks (MANs) are open access carrier neutral telecommunications infrastructure, which are available to all telecommunications service providers. They are being managed, maintained and operated by e|net. In relation to the MANs in County Meath, there are a number of service providers using the MANs in Clonee, Dunboyne and Navan. There are no service providers as yet...

Written Answers — State Bodies: State Bodies (7 Dec 2010)

Eamon Ryan: The amount of money owed to private firms by public bodies under the remit of my Department is a day to day operational matter for the relevant public bodies concerned.

Written Answers — Industrial Disputes: Industrial Disputes (7 Dec 2010)

Eamon Ryan: The staff of my Department are not engaged in any form of industrial action.

Seanad: Communications Regulation (Postal Services) Bill 2010: Committee Stage (Resumed) (7 Dec 2010)

Eamon Ryan: No; I will certainly read the transcript to see the arguments made, but I would prefer to let the section stand, as amended by amendment No. 16a, and continue with our discussion of the Bill.

Seanad: Communications Regulation (Postal Services) Bill 2010: Committee Stage (Resumed) (7 Dec 2010)

Eamon Ryan: The effect of the amendment would be to remove the need for An Post, or a designated universal service provider, to notify ComReg of its tariffs and changes thereto. Tariffs are an integral part of a universal postal service provider's terms and conditions. To safeguard the interests of users, the general terms and conditions, including the terms and procedures for dealing with consumers,...

Seanad: Communications Regulation (Postal Services) Bill 2010: Committee Stage (Resumed) (7 Dec 2010)

Eamon Ryan: This drafting amendment specifies the particular section of the Arbitration Act 2010 which applies in this case. It is proposed in the interests of adding clarity.

Seanad: Communications Regulation (Postal Services) Bill 2010: Committee Stage (Resumed) (7 Dec 2010)

Eamon Ryan: This textual amendment substitutes the words "that postal packet" for "a postal packet" and is being made for clarification purposes.

Seanad: Communications Regulation (Postal Services) Bill 2010: Committee Stage (Resumed) (7 Dec 2010)

Eamon Ryan: I have to disagree with Senator O'Toole's ESB analogy. There has been a misconceived public campaign on the electricity sector stating that we are the most expensive country in Europe and the worst in the world. If one looks at the reality of what is happening, the policy measures that have been introduced are working. Statistics show that for large energy users, where employment is a key...

Seanad: Communications Regulation (Postal Services) Bill 2010: Committee Stage (Resumed) (7 Dec 2010)

Eamon Ryan: We have seen a huge reduction in electricity prices in the last two years. There are several reasons for this, but one of them is that a competitive market arrangement is working. The ability to allow other competitors, such as Bord Gáis and Airtricity, to underprice the ESB in electricity supply has created a competitive retail market as well as in the business sector. In February or...

Seanad: Communications Regulation (Postal Services) Bill 2010: Committee Stage (Resumed) (7 Dec 2010)

Eamon Ryan: By having a cap for An Post there will be certainty which will enable it to engage in its business planning. There is recognition that there is a need for a cap because it is likely that for at least five years the sector will be one in which there will not be real competition and An Post will be in a dominant position as a result of its unique advantage in having a distribution chain. The...