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- Written Answers — Energy Prices: Energy Prices (19 Oct 2011)
Pat Rabbitte: The Public Obligation Service (PSO) levy has been in place since 2001 and is the support mechanism for peat generation, the development of renewable electricity, and certain plant necessary for security of supply. The levy is designed to compensate electricity suppliers for the additional costs they incur by purchasing electricity generated by plant qualifying under these three headings....
- Written Answers — Departmental Bodies: Departmental Bodies (20 Oct 2011)
Pat Rabbitte: I can inform the Deputy that no new agencies have been established or abolished by my Department since February 2011.
- Written Answers — Departmental Schemes: Departmental Schemes (20 Oct 2011)
Pat Rabbitte: The Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) administers Better Energy: Warmer Homes on behalf of my Department. The energy poverty strand of Better Energy aims to provide energy efficiency improvements to low-income homes unable to afford the cost of implementing such measures. This will enable over 20,000 low-income homes to benefit from energy efficiency retrofit measures this...
- Order of Business (25 Oct 2011)
Pat Rabbitte: Finian will support the children.
- Order of Business (25 Oct 2011)
Pat Rabbitte: Put that in your pipe and smoke it.
- Written Answers — Warmer Homes Scheme: Warmer Homes Scheme (25 Oct 2011)
Pat Rabbitte: Better Energy: Warmer Homes delivers a range of energy efficiency measures to households that are vulnerable to energy poverty. This will enable over 20,000 low-income homes to benefit from energy efficiency retrofit measures this year. The scheme is managed by the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) and delivered through a range of Community Based Organisations (CBOs), augmented...
- Written Answers — Housing Grants: Housing Grants (25 Oct 2011)
Pat Rabbitte: The Programme for Government includes a commitment to roll out a Pay-As-You-Save (PAYS) energy retrofit scheme after 2013. Such a scheme will substitute for Exchequer funding currently being provided. The 2011 capital allocation is â¬91.4m. To date under Better Energy: Homes, efficiency upgrades have been completed in 45,990 homes this year and over 100,000 homes since the programme...
- Written Answers — Departmental Bodies: Departmental Bodies (25 Oct 2011)
Pat Rabbitte: The National Inland Fisheries Forum is established by Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) in accordance with section 7(4)(a) of the Inland Fisheries Act 2010, (No 10, 2010). The Chairperson of the National Inland Fisheries Forum, Derek Davis, and membership was appointed in accordance with the terms of reference agreed with IFI, as provided for in section 7(4)(b) of the statute. The Forum is...
- Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (25 Oct 2011)
Pat Rabbitte: The Mining Board consists of a Chairman and two ordinary members. The Secretary to the board is not a full time position and is resourced from Department funds. The current fees payable to the Chairman are as follows: Fees per day for public and private sittings â¬582.97 Fees per full day for any necessary attendance (other than sittings) in discharge of the Board's business â¬200.93...
- Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (25 Oct 2011)
Pat Rabbitte: I can inform the Deputy that the number of non-commercial State bodies, including regulators, under the aegis of my Department is 11, as follows: Broadcasting Authority of Ireland Inland Fisheries Ireland Commission for Communications Regulation Commission for Energy Regulation Digital Hub Development Agency Foyle, Carlingford and Irish Lights Commission (Loughs Agency) National Oil...
- Written Answers — Postal Service: Postal Service (25 Oct 2011)
Pat Rabbitte: I have no statutory role in relation to the issues raised by the Deputy. An Post's mail handling and delivery services are an operational matter for An Post and details of these services, including options in place for customers in regard to re-delivery of un-delivered mail, are available from An Post at www.anpost.ie .
- Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (25 Oct 2011)
Pat Rabbitte: Pay allocations in respect of three of the non-commercial State agencies under the aegis of my Department are provided for in my Department's Vote. They are: Digital Hub Development Agency Inland Fisheries Ireland Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland.
- Written Answers — Energy Policy: Energy Policy (25 Oct 2011)
Pat Rabbitte: Ireland remains critically dependent on imported fossil fuels, particularly oil and natural gas. This dependency underlines the immediate and long term imperatives of enhancing energy security, reducing price volatility and ensuring energy sustainability. National energy policy objectives are in line with overall EU policy objectives and are informed by the critical work of the...
- Written Answers — Electricity Generation: Electricity Generation (25 Oct 2011)
Pat Rabbitte: The planning, development and routing of transmission line infrastructure is a matter for EirGrid, the State owned body responsible for the electricity transmission system. I have no statutory function regarding the planning and construction of energy networks.
- Written Answers — Housing Grants: Housing Grants (25 Oct 2011)
Pat Rabbitte: I announced the launch of Better Energy: the National Upgrade Programme, in May this year as part of the Government's Jobs Initiative. Better Energy: Homes encompasses the three established energy efficiency and renewable energy programmes: the Home Energy Savings Scheme (HES), the Warmer Homes Scheme (WHS) and the Greener Homes Scheme (GHS). Measures supported under Better Energy...
- Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (25 Oct 2011)
Pat Rabbitte: In the time available, it has not been possible to conclude an examination of the relevant records. Officials within my Department are continuing the examination of the position and I will revert to the Deputy as soon as possible.
- Written Answers — Broadcasting Services: Broadcasting Services (25 Oct 2011)
Pat Rabbitte: Issues relating to television coverage in specific areas of the country are an operational matter for RTÃ. The Broadcasting Act 2009 provides for RTÃ to rollout a digital TV network to the same extent as the analogue TV network. RTÃ has informed my Department that the current analogue TV network covers 98% of the population and that its new digital TV network called Saorview will also...
- Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (25 Oct 2011)
Pat Rabbitte: My Department paid â¬23,343 ex VAT in annual licensing costs of Corepay system in 2010. Earlier this year however, my Department entered into a shared services agreement with the Department of Finance which now hosts payroll facilities on the Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resource's behalf.
- Written Answers — Telecommunications Services: Telecommunications Services (25 Oct 2011)
Pat Rabbitte: The area referred to in the Deputy's Question is covered by the National Broadband Scheme (NBS). Full broadband services have been available to all premises throughout the NBS target areas, including St. Johnston in County Donegal, since October 2010. Information on the NBS is also available at http://three.ie/nbs/ .
- Written Answers — Telecommunications Services: Telecommunications Services (25 Oct 2011)
Pat Rabbitte: The Deputy correctly points out the error in the email address given in respect of the dedicated National Broadband Scheme mailbox operated by my Department. The correct information, as appears on my Department's website, should have read: nationalbroadbandscheme@dcenr.gov.ie . I wish to apologise to the House for this inadvertent typographical error and wish to correct the record where...