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Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Broadband Service Provision (25 Sep 2014)

Alex White: 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). Developments in the broadband market over recent years means that there is now a choice of commercial operators offering broadband services over...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Broadband Service Provision (30 Sep 2014)

Alex White: The Government’s Statement of Priorities for the period 2014 to 2016 reaffirms our commitment to delivering a State-led broadband intervention in rural areas. Through the National Broadband Plan (NBP) the Government aims to ensure that high speed broadband is available to all citizens and businesses in Ireland. This is being achieved through measures designed to accelerate commercial...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Broadband Service Provision (30 Sep 2014)

Alex White: I propose to take Questions Nos. 598 and 599 together. The Government’s Statement of Priorities for the period 2014 to 2016 reaffirms our commitment to delivering a State-led broadband intervention in rural areas. Through the National Broadband Plan (NBP) the Government aims to ensure that high speed broadband is available to all citizens and businesses in Ireland. This is being...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Broadband Service Provision (30 Sep 2014)

Alex White: 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). Developments in the broadband market over recent years means that there is now a choice of commercial operators offering broadband services over...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Broadband Service Provision (30 Sep 2014)

Alex White: I propose to take Questions Nos. 602 and 603 together. The Government’s Statement of Priorities for the period 2014 to 2016 reaffirms our commitment to delivering a State-led broadband intervention in rural areas. Through the National Broadband Plan (NBP) the Government aims to ensure that high speed broadband is available to all citizens and businesses in Ireland. This is being...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: National Postcode System Establishment (30 Sep 2014)

Alex White: The design for the National Postcode System was approved by Government last April. The brand ‘Eircode’ was launched for the National Postcode System on 28 April 2014. The project is currently in implementation phase and is scheduled to roll out nationwide by the middle of 2015. Every Irish address will receive a unique Eircode. The cost to the Exchequer of the National...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: National Postcode System Establishment (30 Sep 2014)

Alex White: My Department commenced the procurement process for a National Postcode System in 2011. An open and competitive procurement process was conducted in accordance with Department of Finance and EU procurement frameworks. A pre- qualification questionnaire was issued on on 17 January 2011. This invited interested parties to tender for the contract as a postcode management licence holder for a...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Post Office Network (30 Sep 2014)

Alex White: It is Government policy that An Post remains a strong and viable company, in a position to provide a high quality postal service and maintain a nationwide customer focussed network of post offices in the community. A whole-of-government review of the scope for providing additional public services through local post offices is currently underway under the auspices of the Cabinet Committee on...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: NewERA Projects (30 Sep 2014)

Alex White: On foot of the Five Year Review of the Funding of Public Service Broadcasters under Section 124 of the Broadcasting Act 2009, NewEra was tasked by Government with conducting an independent assessment of the scope for further efficiencies within RTÉ. NewEra’s Report has been received and I am currently considering its recommendations, prior to bringing the Report to Government....

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Departmental Agencies (30 Sep 2014)

Alex White: My Departmental remit includes complex policy areas and oversight of State regulation and provision of key strategic services such as energy and public broadcasting. In this context, the number of Commercial State Bodies and Non-Commercial State Bodies, including Regulators, currently under the aegis of my Department is 18. Of these 18 Bodies, The Ordnance Survey of Ireland (OSI) will be...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Better Energy Homes Scheme Applications (1 Oct 2014)

Alex White: The Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) administers the Better Energy Programme on behalf of my Department. I have no function in relation to individual grant applications. Queries in relation to individual applications are an operational matter for the SEAI and a dedicated hotline can be reached at 1800 250 204. In addition, the SEAI has established a specific email address for...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Departmental Budgets (1 Oct 2014)

Alex White: The 2011, 2012 and 2013 Appropriation Accounts for all Votes are now publicly available on the website of the Comptroller and Auditor General. The relevant website addresses for my Department are listed below: 2011 : 2012 : 2013 : The Deputy will note that final outturn figures for 2014 cannot be confirmed until after the Comptroller & Auditor General has completed his audit of...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Wind Energy Generation (1 Oct 2014)

Alex White: I am advised by the SEAI that in August 2011 the SEAI advertised a Request for Tenders on the Government eTenders website for Provision of Services to Update the Wind Atlas for Ireland. Arising from this process, UK Met Office Consulting Services were selected to carry out the work and issued with a contract in May 2012. To support the execution of the contract, the SEAI requested Bord na...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Wind Energy Generation (1 Oct 2014)

Alex White: I propose to take Questions Nos. 193 and 194 together. The Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) has advised that it has a Wind Atlas for Ireland available on its website which displays wind speed maps. The wind speeds are available by location point within each county. I am advised that average wind speeds per county have no practical application in planning for wind energy...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Electric Vehicle Grants (2 Oct 2014)

Alex White: The Electric Vehicle Grant Scheme was introduced in April 2011 to incentivise and support, through grants of up to €5,000, the early deployment of electric vehicles in Ireland. These grants are in addition to the VRT reliefs of up to €5,000 which apply to electric vehicles. To date, support has been provided for the purchase of 525 new vehicles of which 243 were grant aided in...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Appointments to State Boards (2 Oct 2014)

Alex White: This Government, almost immediately on establishment, made important changes in relation to appointments to State Boards with new arrangements widening the opportunity to participate on such Boards by extending a wide invitation for people to submit expressions of interest to serve on the boards of public bodies. In accordance with the Government Decision of 12 April 2011, my predecessor...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Broadband Service Provision (7 Oct 2014)

Alex White: 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). Developments in the broadband market over recent years means that there is now a choice of commercial operators offering broadband services over...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Broadband Service Provision (7 Oct 2014)

Alex White: I propose to take Questions Nos. 570 and 571 together. The Government’s Statement of Priorities for the period 2014 to 2016 reaffirms our commitment to delivering a State-led broadband intervention in rural areas. Through the National Broadband Plan (NBP) the Government aims to ensure that high speed broadband is available to all citizens and businesses in Ireland. This is being...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Public Service Broadcasters (7 Oct 2014)

Alex White: TG4 is an independent national public service broadcaster whose remit, obligations, principal objects and associated powers are set out in the Broadcasting Act 2009. Section 98 of that Act provides that TG4 shall be independent in the pursuance of these objects, subject to the requirements of the Act. As such I, as Minister, have no function in TG4’s management of its day to day...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Public Service Broadcasters (7 Oct 2014)

Alex White: Section 103 of the Broadcasting Act 2009 provides that a corporation requires my consent for new services and variations in channels. RTE has decided to review and revise its original proposal, which was submitted in 2013, and under which it proposed removing some, but not all children's programming from RTE 2. I understand that RTE intends to submit a revised and updated proposal in due...