Results 9,181-9,200 of 13,375 for speaker:Pat Rabbitte
- Broadcasting Services (8 Mar 2012)
Pat Rabbitte: I am not often lost for words but in all my time in this House I have never less anticipated a line of questioning than we have just heard from my friend, Deputy Fleming. The innuendo is outrageous. Of course, it is a matter of public record that I canvassed on behalf of my former parliamentary colleague - of course it is true. I was canvassing with him on the day on which the programme in...
- Written Answers — Inland Fisheries: Inland Fisheries (8 Mar 2012)
Pat Rabbitte: I can advise the Deputy that the Rivers in question are part of the Foyle catchment and as such are under the jurisdiction of the Loughs Agency of the Foyle Carlingford and Irish Lights Commission, which is a North-South Body established under the terms of the Good Friday Agreement. I am advised that under the Foyle Area (Control of Fishing) Regulations 2010 that if the management target of...
- Written Answers — Appointments to State Boards: Appointments to State Boards (8 Mar 2012)
Pat Rabbitte: I wish to advise the Deputy that on the 3rd of June 2011 I invited Expressions of Interest from persons wishing to be considered for appointment to vacancies on State Boards under the aegis of my Department where vacancies for appointment were expected to occur up to the end of 2011. On 9th February 2012 I invited further expressions of interest from persons wishing to serve on any of the...
- Written Answers — Energy Conservation: Energy Conservation (8 Mar 2012)
Pat Rabbitte: This is an operational matter for Electric Ireland and I have no role or responsibility in the matter.
- Written Answers — Energy Conservation: Energy Conservation (8 Mar 2012)
Pat Rabbitte: Better Energy: Warmer Homes delivers a range of energy efficiency measures to households that are vulnerable to energy poverty. The scheme is managed on behalf of my Department by the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) and delivered through a range of Community Based Organisations, augmented by a panel of private contractors in order to ensure national coverage. My Department is...
- Leaders' Questions (13 Mar 2012)
Pat Rabbitte: I know how much Deputy Martin cherished it in the past.
- Leaders' Questions (13 Mar 2012)
Pat Rabbitte: He did not say that.
- Order of Business (13 Mar 2012)
Pat Rabbitte: I suffered it for 14 years. I know how Deputy Martin feels.
- Order of Business (13 Mar 2012)
Pat Rabbitte: He did not say that.
- Order of Business (13 Mar 2012)
Pat Rabbitte: Deputy Martin has certainly changed his position.
- Written Answers — Offshore Exploration: Offshore Exploration (13 Mar 2012)
Pat Rabbitte: I refer the Deputy to my reply to Question No. 2 of 7 March 2012. The decision on the regulatory treatment of the gas interconnectors is statutorily a matter for the Commission for Energy Regulation (CER) under the Gas (Interim) (Regulation) Act 2002. I have no function in the matter. The CER, as the independent energy regulator, has a remit to protect energy consumers, ensure security of...
- Written Answers — Telecommunications Services: Telecommunications Services (13 Mar 2012)
Pat Rabbitte: The person to whom the Deputy refers is in receipt of a broadband service through the National Broadband Scheme (NBS). By way of background, my Department entered into a contract with 3, a Hutchison Whampoa company, for the delivery of the NBS in late December 2008, following the conclusion of a competitive dialogue procurement process. The objective of the NBS is to deliver broadband to...
- Written Answers — Appointments to State Boards: Appointments to State Boards (13 Mar 2012)
Pat Rabbitte: Seven commercial semi-State bodies and nine non-commercial semi-State bodies with boards are under the aegis of my Department. Information in respect of the members of each board from 2007 to 2010 is available in the bodies' annual reports, which are available in the Library of the Houses of the Oireachtas. Information can also be found on the eGovernance website, www.egovernance.ie, or by...
- Written Answers — Telecommunications Services: Telecommunications Services (13 Mar 2012)
Pat Rabbitte: I propose to take Questions Nos. 324 and 325 together. All post-primary schools will have a 100 Mbps broadband connection installed by the end of 2014 in a project jointly funded by the Departments of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources and Education and Skills. The selection of schools for connection during 2012 was guided by the view that a geographical rollout will provide the...
- Written Answers — Departmental Schemes: Departmental Schemes (13 Mar 2012)
Pat Rabbitte: The Better Energy programme is administered by the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI), on behalf of my Department. The scheme is a demand-led programme open to all homeowners of dwellings built before 2006. The Better Energy Homes scheme provides support to homeowners towards the installation of attic and wall insulation, and heating system upgrades including solar thermal with...
- Written Answers — Departmental Schemes: Departmental Schemes (13 Mar 2012)
Pat Rabbitte: The Better Energy programme is administered by the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI), on behalf of my Department. The Better Energy Homes solar grant is â¬800 for every eligible home where the installation of the system meets the installation requirements as set out in the Better Energy Homes Code of Practice. The requirements under Better Energy Homes are in line with the...
- Written Answers — Telecommunications Services: Telecommunications Services (13 Mar 2012)
Pat Rabbitte: The provision of telecommunications services, including broadband services, is a matter in the first instance for private sector service providers operating in a liberalised market regulated by the Commission for Communications Regulation (ComReg). Broadband services are provided by private service providers over various platforms including DSL (i.e. over telephone lines), fixed wireless,...
- Written Answers — Alternative Energy Projects: Alternative Energy Projects (13 Mar 2012)
Pat Rabbitte: The Ocean Energy Development Unit (OEDU) in the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) is working to take forward Ireland's ocean energy programme, in line with the Government's commitment to realise the long term economic potential of Ireland's wave and tidal energy resources. In that context SEAI is working closely with the Marine Institute and my Department as well as the...
- Written Answers — Telecommunications Services: Telecommunications Services (13 Mar 2012)
Pat Rabbitte: International comparisons of telecommunications costs generally are increasingly complex to measure and compare. This difficulty arises from the increasing level of competition in telecommunications markets delivering a wide choice of options to customers with different terms and conditions applicable, including free or reduced rental and call charges, differing usage conditions and limits...
- Written Answers — Energy Pricing: Energy Pricing (13 Mar 2012)
Pat Rabbitte: I have no statutory function in the setting of gas prices, whether in the regulated or non-regulated market. Responsibility for the regulation of the gas market is a matter for the Commission for Energy Regulation (CER) which is an independent statutory body. Ireland's gas market, both wholesale and retail, is characterised by increasing competition, regulated by the CER. Since 1 October...