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Written Answers — Ministerial Transport: Ministerial Transport (16 Oct 2007)

Eamon Ryan: The information sought by the Deputy is contained in the table. John Browne Pat the Cope Gallagher 2003 35,931.93 2004 35,279.72 2005 37,002.20 2006 27,462.91 14,580.31 2007 28,948.62 Totals 127,623.18 51,582.51 179,205.69

Written Answers — Departmental Advertising: Departmental Advertising (16 Oct 2007)

Eamon Ryan: Advertising undertaken by the Department involves a number of categories including statutory obligations, procurement, specialist services and regionally focussed initiatives. In this regard the Department places advertisements in line with requirements and value for money considerations. The media outlet referred to by the Deputy will be considered for advertising campaigns in line with...

Written Answers — State Agencies: State Agencies (16 Oct 2007)

Eamon Ryan: The information requested by the Deputy in relation to the remuneration package of each of the CEOs of State agencies reporting to his Department including pay and ancillary benefits is set out in the table. In the time available, it has not been possible to identify and assemble the information requested on pensions. My Department is compiling the data sought by the Deputy in this regard,...

Written Answers — State Agencies: State Agencies (16 Oct 2007)

Eamon Ryan: The BIM Board comprises, Ms Rose McHugh, Chairman, Mr. Enda Bonner, Mr. Seamus Dooley and Mr. Bobby Molloy. I have set out below the experience and connections that the board members have with the fishing industry. The members of the BIM Board have a broad range of experiences and knowledge to ensure that the board can effectively oversee the delivery of BIM's responsibilities. These...

Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (16 Oct 2007)

Eamon Ryan: This information is currently being compiled and will be forwarded to the Deputy as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Fisheries Protection: Fisheries Protection (16 Oct 2007)

Eamon Ryan: Responsibility for ensuring the efficient and effective enforcement of sea fisheries law rests with the Sea Fisheries Protection Authority (SFPA) as established by statute on the 1st of January, 2007. The Authority is an independent body and will, as tasked by law, enforce all relevant national and European regulations. Quota management arrangements which determine the quantity of a...

Written Answers — Fishing Industry Development: Fishing Industry Development (16 Oct 2007)

Eamon Ryan: During 2005 and 2006, my Department's investment in the Castletownbere Development project was in excess of €11.5 million. A further €12 million in funding has been allocated for the current year. The overall project involves dredging, construction of an extension to the existing wharf at Dinish Island and the provision of a suitable harbour services building on this extension. At...

Written Answers — Regulatory Impact Assessments: Regulatory Impact Assessments (16 Oct 2007)

Eamon Ryan: In the time available, it has not been possible to identify and assemble the information requested. I will revert to the Deputy when I am in a position to issue a final reply.

Written Answers — Alternative Energy Projects: Alternative Energy Projects (16 Oct 2007)

Eamon Ryan: Sustainable Energy Ireland's (SEI) Public Sector Programme offers financial support on a restricted basis to public sector and commercial organisations to stimulate the innovative application of more sustainable energy design strategies, technologies and services in new and retrofit projects, acting as both an exemplar for good practice and as a demand leader for the services and technologies...

Written Answers — Decentralisation Programme: Decentralisation Programme (16 Oct 2007)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 613 to 615, inclusive, together. The Government's decentralisation programme provides for the relocation of 91 posts to Clonakilty in 2007 and 378 posts to Cavan by 2009. 39 staff from my Department have relocated with an advance party to Cavan and of these 35 were originally based in Dublin. I expect that a further 8 Dublin-based civil servants will...

Order of Business (17 Oct 2007)

Eamon Ryan: On behalf of the Green Party I extend our congratulations to Archbishop Brady on the honour he brings to the church in terms of his appointment to this position. We very much welcome this announcement.

Supplementary Estimates 2007: Leave to Introduce (17 Oct 2007)

Eamon Ryan: I move: That leave be given by the Dáil to introduce the following Supplementary Estimate for the service of the year ending on the 31st day of December, 2007:— Vote 30 — Communications, Energy and Natural Resources (Supplementary Estimate).

Estimates for Public Services 2007 (17 Oct 2007)

Eamon Ryan: I move the following Supplementary Estimate: Vote 30 — Communications, Energy and Natural Resources (Supplementary Estimate). That a sum not exceeding €1,000 be granted to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st day of December, 2007, for the salaries and expenses of the Office of the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural...

Estimates for Public Services 2007 (17 Oct 2007)

Eamon Ryan: I have copies to be handed out. The additional subhead is comprised of €10 million from subhead G1, the information and communications technology programme, and €6.2 million from subhead F3, the energy RTDI programme. The reallocation of funding does not represent a curtailment of plans or any policy change for the ICT or energy RTDI programmes. In addition to the token Supplementary...

Estimates for Public Services 2007 (17 Oct 2007)

Eamon Ryan: Green Party councillors introduced them.

Estimates for Public Services 2007 (17 Oct 2007)

Eamon Ryan: This is not a row-back in any sense and there is no change in Government policy on metropolitan area networks. We will continue to evolve and look at what we are doing in broadband because, as the Deputy should be aware, this area is changing rapidly.

Estimates for Public Services 2007 (17 Oct 2007)

Eamon Ryan: I will await the audit and then we will act on it. This does not relate to the value for money audit. We must continually audit what is happening with the metropolitan area networks and broadband because the volume of transactions on the networks is doubling every year. The technologies that are coming in are changing completely. There is an utterly different environment in broadband...

Estimates for Public Services 2007 (17 Oct 2007)

Eamon Ryan: Yes but there is an ongoing audit. We do not just wait for someone to audit the system, we keep in touch with what is happening and where the budget is going and we manage it. I made a political decision that in circumstances where there are difficulties, it makes sense to manage them internally at a time when other Departments might have their own difficulties. I said I would not ask the...

Estimates for Public Services 2007 (17 Oct 2007)

Eamon Ryan: We will continue to cover the house of tomorrow schemes and, at the same time, continue the national broadband scheme because the majority of the expenditure will occur in 2008 rather than 2007 and that allows us to prudently manage our affairs to meet budget lines. Deputy Coveney asked why the situation was changing. It is because we are dealing with the Irish public. These were...

Estimates for Public Services 2007 (17 Oct 2007)

Eamon Ryan: This is a crucial area of public policy. Although Deputy Barrett does not believe in the schemes, I am not going to say Fine Gael, as a whole, does not. Fine Gael dealt with the issue well enough but Deputy Barrett seems to doubt the benefits of the house of tomorrow scheme and others. These schemes are beneficial because they turn our economy to a new energy future. One of the reasons...