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Written Answers — Offshore Exploration: Offshore Exploration (7 Jun 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 to assess the natural gas potential of their acreage largely based on...

Written Answers — Íocaíochtaí Deontas: Íocaíochtaí Deontas (7 Jun 2011)

Pat Rabbitte: Is ceisteanna iad feirmeoireacht iasc a fhorbairt agus Clár Oibriúcháin an Bhia Mara maraon le géilliúntas don Treoir maidir le Gnáthóga agus le reachtaíocht eile de chuid an Aontais Eorpaigh don Aire Talmhaíochta, Bia agus na Mara nach bhfuil feidhm agam iontu. Bheinn go hiomlán taobh thiar de thionscal na hiascaireachta agus de dhobharshaothrú a fhorbairt. Tacaím go láidir le...

Leaders' Questions (8 Jun 2011)

Pat Rabbitte: Given the Deputy's party left us in this mess, one would think he would support the Government.

Leaders' Questions (8 Jun 2011)

Pat Rabbitte: Deputy McDonald will still be making the same speeches.

Order of Business (8 Jun 2011)

Pat Rabbitte: They are all connected.

Order of Business (8 Jun 2011)

Pat Rabbitte: Since when?

Written Answers — Inland Fisheries: Inland Fisheries (8 Jun 2011)

Pat Rabbitte: Sections 154 to 163 of the Fisheries Consolidation Act 1959 (No 14 of 1959), as amended, set out the Statutory provisions applicable to the sale and export of salmon. These provisions, which are overseen by Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI), operating under the aegis of my Department, provide that the applicant/holder of a licence for the sale or export of salmon must apply for and may be...

Written Answers — Telecommunications Services: Telecommunications Services (8 Jun 2011)

Pat Rabbitte: Funding for the recently-launched Rural Broadband Scheme has become available from the European Economic Recovery Programme (EERP) through the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) administered by the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food. A total of €13.413m from the EAFRD is available and this allocation, being 75% of the total, means a total available funding...

Written Answers — Missing Persons: Missing Persons (8 Jun 2011)

Pat Rabbitte: I do not have a policy function in relation to the provision of a service for reporting missing children. The allocation of specific numbers in the 116 number range, which are reserved for services of social value, is managed in Ireland by the Commission for Communications Regulation (ComReg). The role of ComReg is limited to the assignment of the number to an appropriate service provider....

Written Answers — Offshore Exploration: Offshore Exploration (8 Jun 2011)

Pat Rabbitte: The principal means through which the safety of the Corrib gas pipeline is to be achieved is that the pipeline be designed, constructed and commissioned in compliance with pipeline codes that are in keeping with best international practice. Prior to commissioning, the gas pipeline will be subject to detailed verification, including independent verification carried out on behalf of my...

Written Answers — Broadcasting Services: Broadcasting Services (8 Jun 2011)

Pat Rabbitte: Saorview is the new digital free-to-air service which RTÉ launched on 26 May 2011. The launch of Saorview forms an integral part of Ireland's national digital switchover strategy which provides for the closure of the RTÉNL analogue TV network at the end of 2012 and, through the resulting 'digital dividend', paves the way for the delivery of new jobs, new mobile and broadband services and...

Written Answers — Electricity Transmission Network: Electricity Transmission Network (9 Jun 2011)

Pat Rabbitte: The EU Energy Third Package, which sets out a complex range of measures relating to the further liberalisation of the Electricity and Gas Markets came into force in September 2009. The range of measures was due to be transposed by 3 March last but very few States have actually fully transposed the Directive. Directive 2009/72/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 July 2009...

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (9 Jun 2011)

Pat Rabbitte: A revised EU regulatory framework for telecommunications was adopted by the European Council and Parliament in December 2009. Following detailed consultations with the national regulatory authorities, the industry and other stakeholders, draft regulations transposing the revised regulatory framework into Irish law are currently being finalised by the Office of the Parliamentary Counsel. I...

Written Answers — Telecommunications Services: Telecommunications Services (9 Jun 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, regulated by the independent regulator, the Commission for Communications Regulation (ComReg). The provision of broadband services over fixed lines, including cable, is subject to a notification to ComReg by the...

Written Answers — Telecommunications Services: Telecommunications Services (9 Jun 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, regulated by the independent regulator, the Commission for Communications Regulation (ComReg). Broadband services are provided by a number of private service providers over various platforms including DSL (i.e. over...

Written Answers — Inland Fisheries: Inland Fisheries (9 Jun 2011)

Pat Rabbitte: Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI), which operates under the aegis of my Department, is statutorily responsible for the protection, management and conservation of the inland fisheries resource. Section 7 (3)(k) of the Inland Fisheries Act 2010 specifically provides that IFI "support angling promotion and marketing activities and cooperate with relevant State agencies and such sectoral interests...

Written Answers — Telecommunications Services: Telecommunications Services (9 Jun 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, regulated by the independent regulator, the Commission for Communications Regulation (ComReg). Broadband services are provided by a number of private service providers over various platforms including DSL (i.e. over...

Written Answers — Telecommunications Services: Telecommunications Services (9 Jun 2011)

Pat Rabbitte: The revised EU regulatory framework for telecommunications does not contain any provisions relating to the health impacts of telecommunications equipment and devices. The framework is primarily concerned, among other things, with providing strong independent regulation of the telecommunications market, promoting competition, encouraging investment in new and existing infrastructure and...

Written Answers — Missing Persons: Missing Persons (9 Jun 2011)

Pat Rabbitte: The allocation of specific numbers in the 116 number range, which is reserved for services of social value, is managed in Ireland by the Commission for Communications Regulation (ComReg). The role of ComReg is limited to the assignment of the number to an appropriate service provider. Once the number has been assigned, it is a matter for the service provider to provide the service. While...

Written Answers — Media Industry: Media Industry (15 Jun 2011)

Pat Rabbitte: I propose to take Questions Nos. 357, 358, 360 and 373 together. I have no function in the matters referred to in the Deputy's question. The Broadcasting Act 2009 sets out my legislative responsibilities in respect of broadcasting in this State. In particular, the issue of general media ownership policy and media mergers does not fall within the remit of my Department. This is a matter for...