Results 9,521-9,540 of 13,375 for speaker:Pat Rabbitte
- Written Answers — Departmental Funding: Departmental Funding (13 Jun 2012)
Pat Rabbitte: Details of funding for the past three years from my Department to agencies and regulatory bodies under its aegis are set out in the table that follows this reply. In addition, subscriptions are also paid to a number of organisations operating in the sectoral areas for which my Department has responsibility. The annual total of these subscriptions is also set out in the table. A list of the...
- Written Answers — Electricity Generation: Electricity Generation (14 Jun 2012)
Pat Rabbitte: The issue raised by the Deputy is a matter for the Commission for Energy Regulation (CER) a statutorily independent body and I do not have a function. However, I understand from the CER that ESB Networks Customer Charter provides for the requirements of customers with special medical needs (e.g. customers relying on electrically powered life support equipment), and vulnerable customers. On...
- Written Answers — Telecommunications Services: Telecommunications Services (14 Jun 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 guided by the view that a geographical rollout will provide the project with the most...
- Written Answers — Telecommunications Services: Telecommunications Services (14 Jun 2012)
Pat Rabbitte: Ireland's telecommunications market has been liberalised since 1999 and since then has developed into a well-regulated market, supporting a multiplicity of commercial operators, providing services over a diverse range of technology platforms. Details of broadband services available on a county-by-county basis can be found on the Commission for Communications Regulation's (ComReg) website at...
- Written Answers — Warmer Homes Scheme: Warmer Homes Scheme (14 Jun 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 by the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) and delivered through a combination of SEAI appointed Community Based Organisations (CBOs) and private contractors. To date the scheme has completed energy efficiency measures in over...
- Written Answers — Information and Communications Technology: Information and Communications Technology (19 Jun 2012)
Pat Rabbitte: Broadband services under the National Broadband Scheme (NBS) are available since October 2010 from "3", the NBS service provider, in all of the 1,028 Electoral Divisions (ED) designated to be covered under the Scheme. In keeping with State Aid clearance for the Scheme, the broadband service contracted under the NBS is an affordable, scalable product. The NBS mobile wireless service...
- Written Answers — Television Reception: Television Reception (19 Jun 2012)
Pat Rabbitte: RTÃ provides full digital reception through its SAORVIEW (98%) and SAORSAT (100%) networks. This is the first time in the history of TV that Ireland has a national TV network covering 100% of the population. RTÃ has built, owns and controls the digital TV network and is also responsible for the coverage and operation of that network. In accordance with Part 8 of the Broadcasting Act...
- Written Answers — Information and Communications Technology: Information and Communications Technology (19 Jun 2012)
Pat Rabbitte: Ireland's telecommunications market has been liberalised since 1999 and since then has developed into a well-regulated market, supporting a multiplicity of commercial operators, providing services over a diverse range of technology platforms. Details of broadband services available on a county-by-county basis can be found on the Commission for Communications Regulation's (ComReg) website at...
- Written Answers — Alternative Energy Projects: Alternative Energy Projects (19 Jun 2012)
Pat Rabbitte: Ireland has a 2020 target for the share of renewable energy in all of energy consumption across the electricity, heat and transport sectors. This is 16% as set out in the Renewable Energy Directive. Our intention is to meet this through around 40% renewable electricity, 10% renewable transport and 12% renewable heat which together total 16% overall. Ireland has been increasing the number of...
- Written Answers — Information and Communications Technology: Information and Communications Technology (19 Jun 2012)
Pat Rabbitte: At the beginning of May I launched the report of the Next Generation Broadband Taskforce (NGBT) containing proposals to assist in delivering on the commitment in the Programme for Government to have widespread customer access to high-speed broadband available across Ireland. The Taskforce, which I chaired, comprised the CEOs of all the major telecommunications companies operating in the...
- Written Answers — Warmer Homes Scheme: Warmer Homes Scheme (19 Jun 2012)
Pat Rabbitte: The Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) administers the Better Energy Programme. Exchequer funding of â¬76.146 million has been allocated to the Better Energy Programme in 2012, which is projected to deliver 524GWh in energy savings. The Better Energy Homes scheme provides financial assistance to householders who wish to improve the energy performance of their homes. Fixed...
- Written Answers — Warmer Homes Scheme: Warmer Homes Scheme (19 Jun 2012)
Pat Rabbitte: The Better Energy Homes scheme is administered by the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI), and provides financial assistance to householders who wish to improve the energy performance of their homes. All works carried out under the scheme must be done by installers registered with the SEAI on the basis of a number of prescribed requirements including: - Vouched tax compliance -...
- Written Answers — National Gas Grid: National Gas Grid (19 Jun 2012)
Pat Rabbitte: The Commission for Energy Regulation (CER) is the statutory, independent body, charged with the assessment and licensing of prospective operators seeking to develop and operate a gas distribution system within the State. I have no direct statutory function in relation to the connection of towns to the gas network. The CER, in 2006, approved a network connections policy which enabled...
- Written Answers — State Agencies: State Agencies (19 Jun 2012)
Pat Rabbitte: While no agencies have been abolished or merged by my Department in 2011 or to date in 2012, my Department oversaw the creation of Inland Fisheries Ireland in 2010, a single body which replaced the functions of 8 Fisheries Boards, 8 Fisheries cooperatives and the National Salmon Commission. The current allocation in 2010 to the various Boards and Cooperatives was â¬25.3m while the current...
- Written Answers — Warmer Homes Scheme: Warmer Homes Scheme (19 Jun 2012)
Pat Rabbitte: I propose to take Questions Nos. 423 and 424 together. I refer the Deputy to my reply to Question Nos. 505, 506 and 507 from him on 6 June 2012. There has been no change in the matter since then. As noted at that time the Better Energy Homes programme is administered by the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) and provides grants to homeowners who wish to improve the energy...
- Written Answers — Mobile Telephony: Mobile Telephony (19 Jun 2012)
Pat Rabbitte: The management of the radio spectrum is a statutory function of the Commission for Communications Regulation (ComReg) under the Communications Regulation Act 2002 as amended. In accordance with its statutory functions, ComReg consulted extensively on its proposals for the release of spectrum rights of use in 800 MHz, 900 MHz and 1800 MHz frequency bands. ComReg received considerable interest...
- Written Answers — Job Initiatives: Job Initiatives (19 Jun 2012)
Pat Rabbitte: The â¬30 million allocated to my Department under the Jobs Initiative was disbursed via the Better Energy Programme of energy efficiency grant measures, bringing the total 2011 allocation to over â¬90m. The Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) estimated that the additional â¬30m supported the creation and retention of an extra 2,000 jobs for the duration of 2011 on top of 3,800...
- Written Answers — Better Energy Homes Scheme: Better Energy Homes Scheme (20 Jun 2012)
Pat Rabbitte: The Better Energy Programme is administered by the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI). The Better Energy Homes scheme provides financial assistance to householders who wish to improve the energy performance of their homes. Fixed grants are provided towards the cost of a range of measures including attic insulation, wall insulation, heating systems upgrades, solar thermal panels...
- Written Answers — Inland Fisheries: Inland Fisheries (20 Jun 2012)
Pat Rabbitte: Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) have advised that, as regards the issue of sea lice from marine salmon farms, an important scientific study conducted by IFI on the impact of sea lice infestation of outwardly migrating salmon smolts from a number of rivers on Ireland's West Coast was published earlier this year. I am advised that the basis for all the conclusions in the scientific study is set...
- Written Answers — Telecommunications Services: Telecommunications Services (21 Jun 2012)
Pat Rabbitte: The regulation of telecommunications operators, including regulatory issues surrounding billing by operators, is the responsibility of the Commission for Communications Regulation (ComReg) in accordance with its functions under the Communications Regulation Act 2002, as amended. I understand from ComReg that Eircom introduced a minimum â¬20 payment for transactions using the over-the-counter...