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- Written Answers — Ministerial Travel: Ministerial Travel (21 Mar 2012)
Pat Rabbitte: Mileage claimed by Ministers of State at my Department since its formation in June 2007 is outlined in the following table: 2007 2008 2009 2010 Mr. Tony Killeen â¬1,208 â¬1,772 Mr. Seán Power â¬20,776 â¬13,000 Mr. Conor Lenihan* 0 0 * Minister of State Lenihan, who was also assigned to the then Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment in 2009/2010, did not claim mileage in my...
- Written Answers — Telecommunications Services: Telecommunications Services (21 Mar 2012)
Pat Rabbitte: Ireland's telecommunications market has been liberalised since 1999. The delivery of deregulated telecommunications services, including broadband services, and the retail prices charged are decided in the open competitive market by commercial operators. Neither my Department nor the market regulator, the Commission for Communications Regulation (ComReg), has any legal basis to regulate...
- Written Answers — Telecommunications Services: Telecommunications Services (21 Mar 2012)
Pat Rabbitte: The allocation of bandwidth and the award of spectrum licences, including the imposition and monitoring of associated quality and coverage requirements for the spectrum rights to provide mobile telephony services, are statutory functions of the Commission for Communications Regulation under the Communications Regulation Act, 2002 as amended (the Act). Furthermore section 11 of the Act...
- Written Answers — Telecommunications Services: Telecommunications Services (21 Mar 2012)
Pat Rabbitte: There is a commitment in the Programme for Government to co-invest with the private sector and commercial Semi State sector to provide Next Generation Broadband customer access and associated fast speeds to every home and business in the State. The Next Generation Broadband Taskforce (NGBT) which I convened last summer has an important role to play in this regard. It comprises the CEOs of...
- Written Answers — Telecommunications Services: Telecommunications Services (21 Mar 2012)
Pat Rabbitte: The Commission for Communications Regulation publishes quarterly reports on trends in the telecommunications market generally. In the case of contracted broadband speeds the most recent report to end Q4 2011 shows a continuing trend of customers moving to higher speeds. The report demonstrates that between Q4 2009 and Q4 2011 the number of all broadband subscribers contracted at speeds up...
- Written Answers — Telecommunications Services: Telecommunications Services (21 Mar 2012)
Pat Rabbitte: Ireland's telecommunications market has been liberalised since 1999 and thus the delivery of broadband services is a matter, in the first instance, for private sector commercial operators which are licensed and regulated by the independent regulator, the Commission for Communications Regulation (ComReg). The Government has undertaken a number of initiatives to bring broadband to those parts...
- Written Answers — Broadcasting Services: Broadcasting Services (21 Mar 2012)
Pat Rabbitte: As part of its Media Research Funding Scheme, the Broadcasting Commission of Ireland (BCI) commissioned a report, "Digital Radio for Ireland, Competing Options; Public Expectations", which was published in September 2009. The research was undertaken by Helen Shaw, Athena Media and Dr. Brian O'Neill, Dublin Institute of Technology. The aim of the research was to contribute to the debate on...
- Written Answers — Broadcasting Services: Broadcasting Services (21 Mar 2012)
Pat Rabbitte: The Commission for Communications Regulation (ComReg) is responsible for licensing spectrum to both the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland and RTÃ in respect of sound broadcasting services, including digital radio services. I can confirm that my Department has been in touch with ComReg on this matter and ComReg has confirmed that it has issued no recommendations in relation to developing...
- Written Answers — Telecommunications Services: Telecommunications Services (21 Mar 2012)
Pat Rabbitte: I propose to take Questions Nos. 338 to 340, inclusive, together. The Rural Broadband Scheme was launched last year in recognition of the fact that despite the widespread availability of broadband throughout Ireland, there still remained individual premises that were unable to receive broadband provision, mainly due to technical difficulties. This Scheme is aimed at making a basic broadband...
- Written Answers — Energy Resources: Energy Resources (21 Mar 2012)
Pat Rabbitte: I propose to take Questions Nos. 341 and 342 together. The Ocean Energy Development Programme of Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) has been allocated â¬2.9 million in 2012, â¬2.2 million of which is capital and â¬0.7 million is current. â¬1.6 million capital is allocated to the Ocean Energy Prototype Development Fund; â¬455,000 capital is allocated to the Galway Bay test...
- Written Answers — Broadcasting Services: Broadcasting Services (22 Mar 2012)
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 Saorview will also cover 98%...
- Written Answers — Alternative Energy Projects: Alternative Energy Projects (22 Mar 2012)
Pat Rabbitte: The REFIT 1 scheme is a feed in tariff support scheme that is payable for up to fifteen years for qualifying projects up to 31 December 2025. The scheme was formally cleared under the State Aid rules by the EU Commission and any changes to the scheme require further Commission approval. The terms and conditions of REFIT 1 provided that the Minister could grant a project an extension of time...
- Written Answers — Mobile Telephony: Mobile Telephony (22 Mar 2012)
Pat Rabbitte: The authorisation of telecommunications service providers generally, the award of spectrum licences including the imposition and monitoring of associated quality and coverage requirements for the spectrum rights to provide mobile telephony services are statutory functions of the Commission for Communications Regulation (ComReg) under the Communications Regulation Act, 2002 as amended. Section...
- Written Answers — Broadcasting Services: Broadcasting Services (22 Mar 2012)
Pat Rabbitte: The development of the RTÃ network is an operational matter for RTÃ and not one in respect of which I, as Minister, have a function.
- Written Answers — Electricity Generation: Electricity Generation (22 Mar 2012)
Pat Rabbitte: Electric Ireland operated a voluntary microgeneration scheme for domestic consumers with an upper limit of 11kv in size which closed for new applicants at the end of February. The scheme operated at a rate of 19 cent per kilowatt hour for Electric Ireland customers. This is above the wholesale rate of around 7 cent per kilowatt hour. Despite being asked to consider introducing such a...
- Leaders' Questions (27 Mar 2012)
Pat Rabbitte: A last-minute drop.
- Leaders' Questions (27 Mar 2012)
Pat Rabbitte: I am waiting to see which way Deputy Finian McGrath will go. The way he goes will swing it.
- Leaders' Questions (27 Mar 2012)
Pat Rabbitte: Oh, no.
- Leaders' Questions (27 Mar 2012)
Pat Rabbitte: He has more houses than Pádraig Flynn.
- Leaders' Questions (27 Mar 2012)
Pat Rabbitte: Only one question can be asked on Leaders' Questions.