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Leaders' Questions (31 May 2011)

Pat Rabbitte: It never happened in the Deputy's time.

Order of Business (31 May 2011)

Pat Rabbitte: That must break Deputy Martin's heart.

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Pat Rabbitte: The Deputy should not put on his Mother Teresa face.

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Pat Rabbitte: Did the last Government not stop poor John Gormley when he tried it?

Order of Business (31 May 2011)

Pat Rabbitte: I agree. It is a scandal. Somebody should do something about it.

Order of Business (31 May 2011)

Pat Rabbitte: There is no legislation.

Order of Business (31 May 2011)

Pat Rabbitte: He has cut it short.

Order of Business (31 May 2011)

Pat Rabbitte: Is the Deputy going to write a bit about it?

Order of Business (31 May 2011)

Pat Rabbitte: He will get double time on Sunday.

Order of Business (31 May 2011)

Pat Rabbitte: By the end of June.

Order of Business (31 May 2011)

Pat Rabbitte: Fianna Fáil wants a referendum on hello money.

Order of Business (31 May 2011)

Pat Rabbitte: Deputy Boyd Barrett did not ask in the right way.

Written Answers — Fisheries Protection: Fisheries Protection (31 May 2011)

Pat Rabbitte: As the Deputy may be aware there is a statutory public consultation process currently underway in relation to the proposal to re-open the commercial draft net fishery in Castlemaine Harbour. The closing date for the receipt of submissions is 19 June 2011. I will make a decision on the matter as soon as possible thereafter.

Written Answers — Telecommunications Services: Telecommunications Services (31 May 2011)

Pat Rabbitte: I am assuming the Deputy is referring to the Metropolitan Area Network in Skibbereen which, as with all the Metropolitan Area Networks (MANs) throughout the country are managed and operated by e|net who were appointed following a procurement process and who make the networks available to the telecommunications sector. All connections to the MANs are wholesale connections which may be used by...

Written Answers — Offshore Exploration: Offshore Exploration (31 May 2011)

Pat Rabbitte: Earlier this year, my Department granted onshore Petroleum Licensing Options to three companies over parts of the North West Carboniferous and the Clare Basins. The Licensing Options specifically exclude exploration drilling but may include shallow geological sampling. The Options are designed to allow the companies assess the natural gas potential of their acreage largely based on desktop...

Written Answers — State Property: State Property (31 May 2011)

Pat Rabbitte: The lands in question are the former mine lands at Avoca, County Wicklow that have come into State ownership. It had been brought to the attention of my Department by a member of the public that the matters referred to in the letter, i.e. the alleged unauthorised entry onto State lands, which have been fenced and signposted as containing hazards, was taking place. Having regard to the...

Written Answers — Telecommunications Services: Telecommunications Services (31 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. Therefore, the State only intervenes in...

Written Answers — Public Procurement: Public Procurement (31 May 2011)

Pat Rabbitte: The procurement activities of the bodies and agencies operating under the aegis of my Department are day-to-day operational matters for those bodies and agencies. It is the responsibility of the board of each agency and company to satisfy itself that the requirements for public procurement are adhered to. Each body and agency submits an Annual Report to my Department under the Code of...

Written Answers — Telecommunications Services: Telecommunications Services (31 May 2011)

Pat Rabbitte: My Department entered into a contract with 3, a Hutchison Whampoa company, for the delivery of the National Broadband Scheme (NBS) in late December 2008. Since then, 3 has progressed its network roll out and since October 2010, NBS broadband services are available in all of the 1,028 designated Electoral Divisions covered under the Scheme, in line with contractual commitments. My Department...

Written Answers — Ministerial Staff: Ministerial Staff (31 May 2011)

Pat Rabbitte: The Government appointed Mr. Finbarr O'Malley and Mr. Simon Nugent as my Special Advisers with effect from 28 March 2011 and 11 April 2011 respectively. My Department received sanction from the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform to appoint Mr. O'Malley at a salary rate of €83,337 per annum and Mr. Nugent at a salary rate of €97,200 per annum. My Advisers will undertake duties...