Results 1,921-1,940 of 40,897 for speaker:Simon Coveney
- Digital Terrestrial Television. (25 Nov 2009)
Simon Coveney: We are not half way through. We are into extra time.
- Digital Terrestrial Television. (25 Nov 2009)
Simon Coveney: What is the timescale? The Minister will not set one.
- Digital Terrestrial Television. (25 Nov 2009)
Simon Coveney: I accept that.
- Digital Terrestrial Television. (25 Nov 2009)
Simon Coveney: What is the timescale for that?
- Alternative Energy Projects. (25 Nov 2009)
Simon Coveney: Question 36: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the measures he is planning to introduce to promote bio-fuel production here in view of the setting a bio-fuel content for petrol and diesel target of 4%. [43461/09]
- Alternative Energy Projects. (25 Nov 2009)
Simon Coveney: I agree with the setting of targets for the blending of bio-fuels with petrol and diesel. However, to do so in the absence of a plan to promote the bio-fuel industry in Ireland is a mistake. The Minister has done half the job. He has not provided a plan to deliver significant bio-fuel production in the domestic market. Importing ethanol or bio-fuel from Brazil or other parts of the world...
- Alternative Energy Projects. (25 Nov 2009)
Simon Coveney: I welcome what the Minister said in terms of recognising the problems of importing large quantities of bio-fuel, whether that is producing ethanol by cutting down rain forests or even the madness of transporting ethanol half way around the world and the carbon footprint that entails. Will the Minister try to ensure in the legislation that all of the power is not in the oil companies' hands to...
- Telecommunications Services. (25 Nov 2009)
Simon Coveney: Is the Minister telling the House that he does not know the number of MANs that are not working?
- Telecommunications Services. (25 Nov 2009)
Simon Coveney: That is extraordinary.
- Telecommunications Services. (25 Nov 2009)
Simon Coveney: It is extraordinary because it is taxpayers' money. Tens of millions of euro has been spent on that infrastructure and the Minister does not even know the number of MANs that are not working.
- Telecommunications Services. (25 Nov 2009)
Simon Coveney: What is the Minister saying to the 12,000 people not covered by the NBS and who cannot access broadband at the moment? Is he saying they should wait and see what the Minister produces in terms of negotiations with the European Commission? Many such people come to offices such as mine and ask if they should spend â¬500 or â¬700 in capital investment on installing a satellite dish in their...
- Telecommunications Services. (25 Nov 2009)
Simon Coveney: What should the 12,000 people without broadband do now?
- Telecommunications Services. (25 Nov 2009)
Simon Coveney: When can we expect that?
- Electricity Generation. (25 Nov 2009)
Simon Coveney: I thank the Minister for his reply. I hope he will accept that I share his vision to the effect that we must move away from a reliance on fossil fuels and towards a much more sustainable renewable power source for electricity generation. Primarily, that source will be provided via wind energy. I take issue with the Minister in the context of how it is planned to connect onshore and offshore...
- Electricity Generation. (25 Nov 2009)
Simon Coveney: If the approach was strategic, there would not be a necessity to build such a large grid.
- Electricity Generation. (25 Nov 2009)
Simon Coveney: The whole point is that it does not match gate 3.
- Electricity Generation. (25 Nov 2009)
Simon Coveney: I am concerned that the Minister has moved away from the essence of the question. I am not trying to make my point in an adversarial way and will give a practical example. If I have a piece of land on which it is suitable to develop a wind farm, which has reasonable proximity to the grid, good wind speeds and is on the coast and not in an area of scenic beauty, I have no chance of getting a...
- Telecommunications Services. (25 Nov 2009)
Simon Coveney: We have already touched on this issue and I want to ask the Minister specifically about the delivery of the national broadband scheme and how 3 is performing. The Minister stated the Department is monitoring it closely to ensure it is meeting the conditions of the contract. What is the average broadband speed and bandwidth delivery provided by 3 in the electoral divisions it has covered...
- Telecommunications Services. (25 Nov 2009)
Simon Coveney: What is the average download speed being delivered by 3?
- Written Answers — Alternative Energy Projects: Alternative Energy Projects (25 Nov 2009)
Simon Coveney: Question 44: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the measures he is planning to introduce to promote bio-fuel production domestically here in view of setting a bio-fuel content for petrol and diesel target of 4%. [43266/09]