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Leaders' Questions (28 Mar 2012)

Pat Rabbitte: Next, Deputy Martin will be subscribing to An Taisce.

Leaders' Questions (28 Mar 2012)

Pat Rabbitte: Deputy Martin must have his An Taisce card at this stage.

Leaders' Questions (28 Mar 2012)

Pat Rabbitte: Sinn Féin needs another meeting with Government to help it understand.

Leaders' Questions (28 Mar 2012)

Pat Rabbitte: Deputy Adams clearly does not understand it.

Written Answers — Energy Resources: Energy Resources (28 Mar 2012)

Pat Rabbitte: The information requested is not available. The commercial Semi State companies develop their land-bank on a fully commercial basis and this is a day to day operational matter for the companies concerned. There would be no cost per county to the Exchequer. Any rent or other payments made to the semi State companies would be fully reflected in their annual accounts.

Written Answers — Appointments to State Boards: Appointments to State Boards (28 Mar 2012)

Pat Rabbitte: Since taking up office on the 9th of March 2011, I have made 6 appointments to 3 State Boards for which expressions of interest were not sought. I have outlined in the table below the details of these appointments. I wish to advise the Deputy that I sought expressions of interest in relation to appointments to Boards under the aegis of my Department in June 2011 and again in February...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (28 Mar 2012)

Pat Rabbitte: I propose to take Questions Nos. 174 to 176, inclusive, together. I wish to advise the Deputy that no external property consultants, surveyors or estate agents were engaged by my Department in the period in question.

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (28 Mar 2012)

Pat Rabbitte: I wish to advise the Deputy that my Department has made no payments to the multinational firm in question.

Written Answers — Departmental Properties: Departmental Properties (28 Mar 2012)

Pat Rabbitte: I wish to advise the Deputy that the GPO complex, which is owned by the State, is vested in my Department which in turn has leased the complex to An Post. The rent is not subject to review during the lifetime of the lease. The running of any leased property by agencies under my Department is an operational matter for the individual agency in the first instance and I have no function in this...

Written Answers — Ministerial Travel: Ministerial Travel (29 Mar 2012)

Pat Rabbitte: I was abroad on official business in Italy over the period 14th of March to 18th of March. I was accompanied by my Private Secretary and my Special Adviser. The Programme was an intensive one aimed primarily at promoting Ireland as a location for investment. The cost incurred by my Department to date amounts to €1,390.

Written Answers — Energy Prices: Energy Prices (29 Mar 2012)

Pat Rabbitte: I do not have a statutory function in the setting of energy prices, whether in the regulated or unregulated market. Responsibility for the regulation of the electricity and gas markets is a matter for the Commission for Energy Regulation (CER), which is an independent statutory body. Prices in the retail electricity market are now fully deregulated from 4th April 2011 and are wholly a...

Written Answers — Energy Conservation: Energy Conservation (29 Mar 2012)

Pat Rabbitte: I propose to take Questions Nos. 161 and 162 together. The Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) administers the Better Energy Programme. I am informed by SEAI that almost 118,200 homes have received energy efficiency upgrades since the scheme was launched in May 2009. The total number of applications for home insulation measures only are as follows: Year Number of homes who have...

Leaders' Questions (18 Apr 2012)

Pat Rabbitte: Deputy Martin would not read the information if it was published. He never read such material when he was in government.

Order of Business (18 Apr 2012)

Pat Rabbitte: Deputy Martin and Fianna Fáil did not discuss it with this House before signing it off with the troika.

Written Answers — Electrical Vehicles: Electrical Vehicles (18 Apr 2012)

Pat Rabbitte: I propose to take Questions Nos. 726, 740 and 741 together. The EU Renewable Energy Directive places a legal obligation on all Member states that by 2020 10% of energy in the transport sector must come from renewable energy sources. Ireland intends to meet the requirement through a combination of the biofuel obligation scheme and an ambition that 10% of all vehicles will be powered by...

Written Answers — Warmer Homes Scheme: Warmer Homes Scheme (18 Apr 2012)

Pat Rabbitte: The Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) operates the Better Energy Programme. The scheme is delivered through a range of Community Based Organisations (CBOs), augmented by a panel of private contractors in order to ensure national coverage. My Department is informed by the SEAI that there is no record of the applicant in question on the national database. The application has now...

Written Answers — Broadband for Schools: Broadband for Schools (18 Apr 2012)

Pat Rabbitte: All post-primary schools will have a 100Mbps broadband connection installed by the end of 2014 in a project jointly funded by the Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources (DCENR) and the Department of Education and Skills (DES). The selection of schools for connection during 2012 was undertaken by a Steering Committee, established to oversee the implementation of the...

Written Answers — Broadcasting Services: Broadcasting Services (18 Apr 2012)

Pat Rabbitte: RTÉ is an independent national public service broadcaster whose remit and obligations are set out in Section 114 of the Broadcasting Act 2009. Section 98 provides that the company shall be independent in the pursuance of these objects, subject to the requirements of the Act, and as such I, as Minister, have no function in the management of RTÉ's day to day affairs, including decisions on...

Written Answers — Broadcasting Services: Broadcasting Services (18 Apr 2012)

Pat Rabbitte: I propose to take Questions Nos. 730 and 731 together. The Broadcasting Act 2009 provides for the development of digital radio in Ireland. This Act provides RTÉ with the role of establishing and operating a multiplex for the purposes of providing a digital sound broadcasting service. It gives the Commission for Communications Regulation (ComReg) responsibility for licensing spectrum in...

Written Answers — Postal Services: Postal Services (18 Apr 2012)

Pat Rabbitte: A procurement process for a national postcode system is currently under way. The process began on 17 January 2011 with the publication of a pre-qualification questionnaire on the e-tenders website www.etenders.gov.ie for the appointment of a postcode management licence holder. Since then intensive work has taken place on what is an extremely complex national project. The final decision on...