Results 7,661-7,680 of 13,375 for speaker:Pat Rabbitte
- Written Answers — Telecommunications Services: Telecommunications Services (3 May 2011)
Pat Rabbitte: The provision of broadband services is, in the first instance, a matter for private sector service providers operating in Ireland's fully liberalised telecommunications market. Broadband services are provided by private service providers over various platforms including DSL (i.e. over telephone lines), fixed wireless, mobile, cable, fibre and satellite. Details of broadband services...
- Written Answers — Programmes for Government: Programmes for Government (3 May 2011)
Pat Rabbitte: The Programme for Government sets out the policies and initiatives to be progressed over the term of the Government to address the many challenges facing the country. Together with my colleague Minister of State, Fergus O'Dowd, T.D., I am working to ensure delivery on the commitments of the Programme which fall within the remit of the Department of Communications, Energy and Natural...
- Written Answers — Postal Services: Postal Services (3 May 2011)
Pat Rabbitte: The matter raised by the Deputy is an operational matter for the board and management of An Post and one in which I have no statutory function. I will however forward the issue to the An Post for direct reply to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Departmental Schemes: Departmental Schemes (3 May 2011)
Pat Rabbitte: The administration of the Home Energy Saving Scheme is a matter for the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI). SEAI advises that payment arrangements between householders and contractors are a matter for the parties concerned. It is the case that grants under the Scheme are only payable by SEAI on completion of the works in question.
- Written Answers — Postal Services: Postal Services (3 May 2011)
Pat Rabbitte: My Department has commenced the procurement process in respect of a National Postcode System with the publication of a Pre-Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ) on the e-tenders website on 17 January 2011. The procurement process is still ongoing and I will not be commenting on that process until it has concluded.
- Written Answers — Postal Services: Postal Services (3 May 2011)
Pat Rabbitte: My Department has commenced the procurement process in respect of a National Postcode System with the publication of a Pre-Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ) on the e-tenders website on 17 January 2011. The procurement process is still ongoing and I will not be commenting on that process until it has concluded. The Deputy should be aware, however that as part of the tender process, answers...
- Written Answers — Inland Fisheries: Inland Fisheries (3 May 2011)
Pat Rabbitte: If the person, as identified by the Deputy, is a private fishery owner and can prove title to obtain a draft net licence, he will, upon application, be issued with a salmon fishing licence by Inland Fisheries Ireland to fish in accordance with the Wild Salmon and Sea Trout Tagging Scheme Regulations.
- Written Answers — Telecommunications Services: Telecommunications Services (4 May 2011)
Pat Rabbitte: The provision of electronic communications service, including broadband, is, in the first instance, a matter for private sector service providers. Broadband services may be provided over various platforms including DSL (i.e. over telephone lines), co-axial cable, mobile, fixed wireless, fibre and satellite. WiFi technologies can be used in conjunction with these platforms to provide...
- Written Answers — Electricity Transmission Network: Electricity Transmission Network (4 May 2011)
Pat Rabbitte: As Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources, I have a broad policy role in energy matters. The planning, development and routing of transmission line infrastructure is a matter for EirGrid, which is the State body responsible for operating the electricity transmission system in Ireland and I, as Minister, have no statutory function regarding the laying of power lines. In...
- Written Answers — Departmental Funding: Departmental Funding (4 May 2011)
Pat Rabbitte: Since the establishment of my Department in 2007, a total of â¬24,000 (â¬6,000 per annum) was paid by the Department for corporate membership of the Institute for International and European Affairs.
- State Agencies (5 May 2011)
Pat Rabbitte: I thank the Deputy for raising this matter. I have a great deal of sympathy with the arguments he advances. It is regrettable that when the NAMA legislation was enacted it was not possible for the House to agree that an oversight committee of the House should be established to monitor NAMA's affairs. I advocated that argument at the time and it was debated. Given the huge significance of...
- Fuel Prices (5 May 2011)
Pat Rabbitte: I thank Deputy O'Mahony for raising this important issue which is of considerable concern to me and my Government colleagues. I did not anticipate the aspect of criminality to which the Deputy referred. I am aware that the type of behaviour outlined is occurring and that the customs division of the Revenue is focused on dealing with it. This is a matter of some significance which must be...
- Written Answers — Inland Fisheries: Inland Fisheries (5 May 2011)
Pat Rabbitte: I understand that the Deputy is referring to the operation of a several or private fishery. There is legislative provision for the protection of private fisheries under Sections 178 and 179 of the Fisheries (Consolidation) Act 1959, (No 14 of 1959) as amended, for the imposition of penalties for unauthorised entry on several fishery and for fishing with nets in a several fishery without the...
- Written Answers — International Agreements: International Agreements (5 May 2011)
Pat Rabbitte: At the Government's request, EirGrid the State owned transmission system operator is building the East West Interconnector between the electricity grids of Ireland and Britain. The construction and operation of the East West Interconnector is the responsibility of EirGrid. This national strategic project is on schedule and on budget for delivery by 2012. The full cost of the Interconnector...
- Adjournment Debate Matters (10 May 2011)
Pat Rabbitte: Keep trying.
- Adjournment Debate Matters (10 May 2011)
Pat Rabbitte: They were all in the newspapers on Saturday.
- Adjournment Debate Matters (10 May 2011)
Pat Rabbitte: That is a novelty.
- Order of Business (10 May 2011)
Pat Rabbitte: What is it about?
- Jobs Initiative 2011: Statements (10 May 2011)
Pat Rabbitte: Has Deputy McGrath something to announce?
- Written Answers — Telecommunications Services: Telecommunications Services (10 May 2011)
Pat Rabbitte: I propose to take Questions Nos. 217 and 218 together. The management of the radio spectrum is a statutory function of ComReg under the Communications Regulations Act 2002. In accordance with this function and with its obligations under EU law, ComReg designs and manages the spectrum assignment process bearing in mind its overarching objective of promoting competition in the market and...