Results 7,761-7,780 of 13,375 for speaker:Pat Rabbitte
- Written Answers — Energy Prices: Energy Prices (17 May 2011)
Pat Rabbitte: The Household Benefits Package, of which the "free electricity allowance" is part, is a matter for the Minister for Social Protection and the administration of that package is for the Department for Social Protection. Some 340,000 households are recipients of the free electricity allowance as part of this package from the Department for Social Protection. Recipients of the free electricity...
- Written Answers — Broadcasting Services: Broadcasting Services (17 May 2011)
Pat Rabbitte: It is the responsibility of my Department, in conjunction with RTÃ, the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland (BAI), ComReg and other stakeholders to progress the digital switch-over process so that it meets the 2012 timeline for analogue switch off. Accordingly, I imposed, by order, a requirement on RTÃ to make its public service DTT multiplex available to 90% of the population from 31st...
- Leaders' Questions (18 May 2011)
Pat Rabbitte: Did the Deputy clear that with Deputy Shane Ross?
- Leaders' Questions (18 May 2011)
Pat Rabbitte: Did Shane approve of this?
- Leaders' Questions (18 May 2011)
Pat Rabbitte: It is called a lucky pick.
- Leaders' Questions (18 May 2011)
Pat Rabbitte: How did that question come out of the lucky pick?
- Leaders' Questions (18 May 2011)
Pat Rabbitte: I would like to have heard the debate in the Technical Group about this.
- Written Answers — Bog Fires Compensation: Bog Fires Compensation (18 May 2011)
Pat Rabbitte: The matter in question is not one in which I have a function but is a day-to-day operational matter for the company. I have been advised by Bord na Móna that it continues to work closely with the local community and the fire service to prevent bog fires, protect property and reduce future risk.
- Written Answers — Broadcasting Services: Broadcasting Services (18 May 2011)
Pat Rabbitte: It is the responsibility of my Department - in conjunction with RTÃ, the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland (BAI), ComReg and other stakeholders - to progress the digital switch-over process so that it meets the 2012 timeline for analogue switch-off. Accordingly, the then Minister imposed by order a requirement on RTÃ to make its public service digital terrestrial television (DTT) multiplex...
- Written Answers — Departmental Programmes: Departmental Programmes (18 May 2011)
Pat Rabbitte: An additional â¬30 million in funding was provided for the National Energy Retrofitting Programme by the Minister for Finance in the Jobs Initiative announced on Tuesday 10th May 2011. This funding comprises of an additional â¬19 million in Exchequer Funding with the balance of â¬11 million being provided from savings within my Department's existing capital allocation. The specific...
- Written Answers — Telecommunications Services: Telecommunications Services (19 May 2011)
Pat Rabbitte: The allocation of specific numbers in the 116 number range of numbers, which are reserved for services of social value, is managed in Ireland by the Commission for Communications Regulation (ComReg). In November 2007, ComReg alerted potential service providers, through an advertisement campaign, to the existence of the range of numbers beginning with 116, including the 116000 hotline for...
- Written Answers — Departmental Properties: Departmental Properties (19 May 2011)
Pat Rabbitte: Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) replaced the Fisheries Boards with effect from 1 July 2010. IFI now owns the former Boards' properties including the Glasnevin site, which was vacated in 2005 due to health and safety concerns. In April 2008 the Government decided to release the building and site in question to the Affordable Housing Initiative. The transfer of the property did not proceed...
- Written Answers — Departmental Schemes: Departmental Schemes (19 May 2011)
Pat Rabbitte: The Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) administers the Better Energy programme on behalf of my Department. The fuel poverty strand of Better Energy aims to provide energy efficiency improvements to low-income homes unable to afford the cost of implementing such measures. An additional â¬10 million was provided for low-income housing retrofits in the recent Jobs Initiative....
- Written Answers — Alternative Energy Projects: Alternative Energy Projects (19 May 2011)
Pat Rabbitte: My colleague, the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government has responsibility for the planning function. Further information on the specifics contained in the planning regulations as they apply to particular queries should be obtained from that Department. The Department of Environment introduced two statutory instruments, S.I. 83 of 2007 and S.I. 235 of 2008, relating to...
- Written Answers — Telecommunications Services: Telecommunications Services (19 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. Decisions relating to the upgrading...
- Leaders' Questions. (24 May 2011)
Pat Rabbitte: The background is the bank guarantee.
- Leaders' Questions. (24 May 2011)
Pat Rabbitte: When did the Deputy first hear about the cost-benefit analysis?
- Leaders' Questions. (24 May 2011)
Pat Rabbitte: Deputy Micheál Martin's party spent it before the last election.
- Leaders' Questions. (24 May 2011)
Pat Rabbitte: It did.
- Order of Business (24 May 2011)
Pat Rabbitte: It is a workaround.