Results 8,081-8,100 of 9,393 for speaker:Alex White

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Broadband Service Provision (15 Apr 2015)

Alex White: The Government's National Broadband Plan aims to ensure that every citizen and business, regardless of location, has access to a high quality, high speed broadband service. This will be achieved through a combination of commercial investments and a State led intervention in areas where commercial services will not be provided.The commercial telecommunications sector is currently investing...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Broadband Service Provision (15 Apr 2015)

Alex White: The National Broadband Plan aims to ensure every citizen and business regardless of location has access to a high-quality, high-speed broadband service. This will be achieved through a combination of commercial investments and a State-led intervention in areas where commercial services will not be provided. The commercial telecommunications sector is investing approximately €2.5...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Broadband Service Provision (15 Apr 2015)

Alex White: The National Broadband Plan aims to ensure every citizen and business regardless of location has access to a high-quality high-speed broadband service. This will be achieved through a combination of commercial investments and a State-led intervention in areas where commercial services will not be provided. The commercial telecommunications sector is investing approximately €2.5...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Renewable Energy Feed in Tariff Scheme Implementation (15 Apr 2015)

Alex White: The Renewable Electricity Feed-in Tariff schemes are the principal means of supporting renewable electricity generators for renewable energy exported to the grid. The schemes operate by guaranteeing a minimum price for renewable energy generation over a 15-year period. The technologies supported include onshore wind energy, hydroelectricity, landfill gas, waste-to-energy and biomass...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Broadband Service Provision (15 Apr 2015)

Alex White: The National Broadband Plan aims to ensure every citizen and business regardless of location has access to a high-quality, high-speed broadband service. This will be achieved through a combination of commercial investments and a State-led intervention in areas where commercial services will not be provided. The commercial telecommunications sector is investing approximately €2.5...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Broadband Service Provision (15 Apr 2015)

Alex White: 74% of premises in Co. Wicklow will have access to commercial high-speed broadband services by the end of 2016. The remaining 26%, consisting of some 16,574 premises will fall within the proposed State-led intervention under the National Broadband Plan. The National Broadband Plan aims to ensure every citizen and business, regardless of location, has access to a high-quality, high-speed...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Broadband Service Provision (15 Apr 2015)

Alex White: The National Broadband Plan aims to ensure every citizen and business regardless of location has access to a high-quality, high-speed broadband service. This will be achieved through a combination of commercial investments and a State lead intervention in areas where commercial services will not be provided. The commercial telecommunications sector is investing approximately €2.5...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Semi-State Bodies Dividends (15 Apr 2015)

Alex White: There are seven commercial semi-State companies under the aegis of my Department: An Post, Ervia, Bord na Móna, EirGrid, the Electricity Supply Board, Raidió Teilifís Éireann and TG4. Dividend payments are matters for agreement between the relevant commercial State-sponsored bodies, the shareholding Minister and the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform. Information...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Employment Rights (16 Apr 2015)

Alex White: Bord na Móna is facing significant business challenges in the context of the deregulation of the electricity market and increasingly competitive and challenging environments across all its business areas. In order to ensure its continued success, the Company is implementing a programme to transform all areas of its operations and structure, the key objective of which is to improve...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Television Licence Fee Collection (16 Apr 2015)

Alex White: The legislative basis for the current TV licensing system is set out in Part 9 of the Broadcasting Act 2009, which provides inter aliafor the requirement to have a television licence and the penalties for not having a valid licence. In accordance with Section 142 of the Act, any premises at which a television is located requires a TV Licence regardless of its use. Currently, only one class...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Postal Services (21 Apr 2015)

Alex White: I propose to take Questions Nos. 675, 676, 680, 684 and 685 together. Issues relating to the commercial activities of An Post, including the provision of postal services, are an operational matter for the Board and management of An Post and one in which I have no function. I note the recent publication of the 6-point plan by the Irish Postmasters’ Union (IPU). It aligns with this...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Television Licence Fee Payments (21 Apr 2015)

Alex White: The sale of TV licences and the associated inspection process is an operational matter for An Post as the Minister's statutorily appointed Agent under the Broadcasting Act 2009.I have asked my officials to bring the circumstances of the case as presented by the Deputy to the attention of An Post.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Broadband Service Provision (21 Apr 2015)

Alex White: The National Broadband Plan aims to ensure that every citizen and business, regardless of location, has access to a high quality, high speed broadband service. This will be achieved through a combination of commercial investments and a State led intervention in areas where commercial services will not be provided.The commercial telecommunications sector is currently investing approximately...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Broadcasting Authority of Ireland (21 Apr 2015)

Alex White: I refer to the reply to Questions Nos. 244 and 245 of 26 February 2015.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Broadband Service Provision (21 Apr 2015)

Alex White: The National Broadband Plan aims to ensure that every citizen and business, regardless of location, has access to a high quality, high speed broadband service. This will be achieved through a combination of commercial investments and a State led intervention in areas where commercial services will not be provided.The commercial telecommunications sector is currently investing approximately...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Broadband Service Provision (21 Apr 2015)

Alex White: The National Broadband Plan aims to ensure that every citizen and business, regardless of location, has access to a high quality, high speed broadband service. This will be achieved through a combination of commercial investments and a State led intervention in areas where commercial services will not be provided.The commercial telecommunications sector is currently investing approximately...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Broadband Service Provision (21 Apr 2015)

Alex White: The National Broadband Plan aims to deliver high speed broadband to every premises in Ireland, putting us to the forefront internationally in terms of ubiquitous reliable broadband. This is being achieved through a partnership approach between the Government and the commercial telecommunications sector.A key element of the National Broadband Plan is the creation of a policy and regulatory...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Public Sector Pensions Data (21 Apr 2015)

Alex White: I propose to take Questions Nos. 686 and 687 together.The information requested by the Deputy regarding pension payments made by bodies under the aegis of my Department is an operational matter for each body. My Department will ask the relevant bodies to provide the information directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Fuel Prices (22 Apr 2015)

Alex White: The Irish oil sector is completely privatised, liberalised and deregulated. There is free entry into the market and it is Government policy to encourage price competition and consumer choice. I have no function in the setting of petrol and diesel prices. The Consumer and Competition Commission (under the aegis of the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation) has a role in ensuring that...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Postal Codes (22 Apr 2015)

Alex White: Capita Business Support Services Ireland were awarded a 10 year contract in December 2013 to develop and implement the National Postcode System. The design for the System was approved by Government in April, 2014 and the ‘Eircode’ brand was also launched at that stage. The project is currently in the implementation phase and due to go live this summer. The Eircode website, , was...