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Order of Business (12 May 2011)

Éamon Ó Cuív: It will have serious implications for-----

Order of Business (12 May 2011)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I am.

Order of Business (12 May 2011)

Éamon Ó Cuív: It is fundamental detail in terms of-----

Order of Business (12 May 2011)

Éamon Ó Cuív: With no disrespect-----

Order of Business (12 May 2011)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I am seeking elucidation, in terms of taking part in debates on legislation, as to whether the advice regarding the pension funds, which no doubt the Government received, will be made available to us.

Order of Business (12 May 2011)

Éamon Ó Cuív: That will mean no pensioners can expect-----

Broadcasting Services (12 May 2011)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Question 1: To ask the Minister for Communications; Energy and Natural Resources the definition of public service broadcasting used by him in allocating the resources from the television licence; if he feels that this requires further examination; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11072/11]

Broadcasting Services (12 May 2011)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I congratulate the Minister as this is the first time we have had Priority Questions here since I became the spokesperson for Fianna Fáil. I thank him for a comprehensive, if somewhat predictable, answer from the Department. The nub of the matter is that I agree with the idea of public service broadcasting and I fully support the Minister in this. Has the Minister any ideas on how to...

Broadcasting Services (12 May 2011)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I welcome the commitment from the Minister today. I have always believed from the time TG4 was set up, including when I was Minister and since, that TG4 should be funded from the same fund as RTE and that if there is to be an Exchequer subvention, the lot should go into one ball of wax and then be spread out. We give a licence fee to public service broadcasters. Let us leave aside the...

Broadcasting Services (12 May 2011)

Éamon Ó Cuív: May I ask a brief supplementary question?

Broadcasting Services (12 May 2011)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I know that, but this is fundamental.

Broadcasting Services (12 May 2011)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Will the Minister consider making it a condition of the licence that no one would be paid more than a Minister's salary, which, we would all agree, is rather generous?

Community Forum (12 May 2011)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Question 4: To ask the Minister for Communications; Energy and Natural Resources when the next meeting of the North West Forum, Erris, is due to take place; the agenda for this meeting; if he intends changing the membership of the forum; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11073/11]

Community Forum (12 May 2011)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I am disappointed to hear there is no plan to have a meeting of the forum. Does the Minister accept that the forum was a good way to resolve issues on the ground and that it did extraordinarily good work? Does the Minister agree the challenge was to secure greater participation, although some of the groups who were opposed to it in various forms attended the meetings as observers? Does the...

Community Forum (12 May 2011)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Who does the Minister think is representative of the area? The issue in north-west Mayo is that people have very different views on this project and those views vary from area to area of the Erris region, a huge geographical area. Those who were opposed to the gas pipeline comprise both outsiders and local people and they must be respected for their views. Will the Minister accept that the...

Communications Masts (12 May 2011)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I thank the Minister for the information he has provided. He has basically answered Deputy Ó Fearghaíl's question. Bhí sé ag iarraidh a fháil amach an mbeidh na crainn cumarsáide agus tarchuradóirí seo ar fáil do na comhlachtaí sin. Can I take it that the Minister has been reassured by RTE that these sites will continue to be available for other purposes? Will they be available...

Communications Masts (12 May 2011)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Absolutely.

Communications Masts (12 May 2011)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The Minister mentioned in his reply that RTE will decommission some of the sites it will not need for television services in the future, after digital television has been introduced. Will it be possible to ensure the future use of such sites for other services is ascertained before any of them are sold or disposed of in any way? As the Minister is aware, people in many rural areas have...

Communications Masts (12 May 2011)

Éamon Ó Cuív: That is the subject of another question.

Electricity Generation (12 May 2011)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Does the Minister agree that we do not need to reinvent the wheel given the large amount of information on micro-generation available internationally? With an average tariff threshold for micro-generation of 50 KW in the rest of Europe, is it not self-evident that economies of scale arise the larger one designates the threshold? Does he also accept that the average energy requirement of a...