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Written Answers — Official Travel: Official Travel (18 Jan 2011)

Eamon Ryan: The arrangements regarding the booking of accommodation, travel arrangements and hospitality at home or abroad are a day-to-day operational issue for the bodies concerned. I can advise the Deputy that my Department liaises with the bodies under the remit of my Department on an ongoing basis in relation to their responsibilities under the various Department of Finance guidelines relating to...

Written Answers — Charities Regulation: Charities Regulation (18 Jan 2011)

Eamon Ryan: During 2010, under the digital inclusion scheme – known as Benef IT, my Department made payments to three organisations which are understood to have obtained charitable status under the scheme operated by the Revenue Commissioners, as follows:- Organisation Amount Mullaghmatt-Cortolvin Community Development Ltd €10,960 Age Action Ireland Ltd €14,300 Dublin Employment Pact...

Seanad: Broadcasting Services (13 Jan 2011)

Eamon Ryan: I am glad to be present to reply to this matter. I may not have all the details the Senator seeks, but it is right and proper of her to inquire on behalf of her constituents on the Inishowen Peninsula and raise the wider policy issue, on which she has been a strong leader, particularly in regard to the integration of communications systems, North and South. She has been right to persist in...

Seanad: Broadcasting Services (13 Jan 2011)

Eamon Ryan: I appreciate the Senator's interest in this regard. I will ask my Department's officials to respond on the technical issues regarding transmission from Divis or Limavady. I do not have the technical details with me but I am willing to ask my officials to respond to the Senator on those technical aspects.

Written Answers — Ministerial Appointments: Ministerial Appointments (13 Jan 2011)

Eamon Ryan: I assume that the Deputy is referring to appointments to boards of State bodies under the aegis of my Department. I can inform the Deputy that I have made no appointments to the boards of State bodies under the aegis of my Department between 14th December 2010 and 13th January 2011.

Written Answers — Telecommunications Services: Telecommunications Services (13 Jan 2011)

Eamon Ryan: Under the terms of the National Broadband Scheme (NBS) contract, the NBS Service Provider, 3, is obliged to establish the infrastructure and make the specified NBS services available to fixed businesses and residences within the NBS Coverage Area. The rollout of the provision of NBS services advanced incrementally over a 22-month period and was completed in October 2010. In line with the NBS...

Communications Regulation (Postal Services) Bill 2010 [Seanad]: Second Stage (13 Jan 2011)

Eamon Ryan: I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." The Communications Regulation (Postal Services) Bill has been discussed at some length in the Seanad where we had a useful debate and introduced several amendments that took into account some of the issues raised by the Senators. I look forward to having a similar process here where we can consider the issue of how we develop our postal...

Written Answers — Local Authority Funding: Local Authority Funding (12 Jan 2011)

Eamon Ryan: Local Authority Annual Financial Statements 2008 Table 2: Annual Development Contribution Income by Local Authority 2006 – 2008 County Councils 2006 Commencing in 2007, all local authorities were required to change the basis of accounting for development contributions from a cash basis to accruals. A further requirement was introduced for the 2008 financial period requiring the inclusion,...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (12 Jan 2011)

Eamon Ryan: The following table sets out the cost for each year since 2007 of providing computer hardware and software to my office. The cost includes the equipment provided to my Departmental and constituency office staff, as well as the maintenance on software used in the offices. The cost of consumable items such as toner for printers is not included as this is not recorded against individual...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (12 Jan 2011)

Eamon Ryan: The following table sets out the sum of money paid by my Department to Indecon Economic Consultants during the period 2006 to 2010. All such work was undertaken in line with procurement guidelines. Year Amount 2006 â'¬150,187.02 2007 â'¬209,063.80 2008 - 2009 â'¬6,860.00 2010 â'¬133,511.39

Written Answers — Departmental Websites: Departmental Websites (12 Jan 2011)

Eamon Ryan: I do not have the information that the Deputy has requested as it is the responsibility of each individual public sector organisation to determine the most efficient and cost effective way for it to communicate with the public and its other stakeholders. In relation to my Department, it interacts with the public via numerous media channels including written, telephone, web sites, meetings and...

Written Answers — Departmental Websites: Departmental Websites (12 Jan 2011)

Eamon Ryan: My Department maintains 11 websites that are focused on delivering information and mapping services to the wide range of stakeholders that have an interest in the Communications, Energy, and Natural Resources areas for which my Department is responsible. As the unique visitor numbers illustrate, the websites vary between those of general interest, and specialised websites, which supply...

Written Answers — Telecommunications Services: Telecommunications Services (12 Jan 2011)

Eamon Ryan: The provision of telecommunications services, including broadband services, is a matter in the first instance for private sector service providers operating in a liberalised market regulated by the Commission for Communications Regulation (ComReg). Broadband services are provided by private service providers over various platforms including DSL (i.e. over telephone lines), fixed wireless,...

Written Answers — Alternative Energy Projects: Alternative Energy Projects (12 Jan 2011)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 806 and 807 together. The Single Electricity Market does not impose a requirement on wind generators to have power purchase agreements with suppliers. A majority of wind generators would however have entered power purchase agreements because they have voluntarily chosen to participate in the AER or REFIT schemes. Having a power purchase agreement with a...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (12 Jan 2011)

Eamon Ryan: In 2010, the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland has administered a range of programmes across a number of energy efficiency related areas. Some of these programmes involve the provision of grant aid, while others do not. The number of grant applications granted in 2010 and those pending at the start of 2011 are as set out in the following table. Programme No. of applications approved...

Written Answers — Departmental Correspondence: Departmental Correspondence (12 Jan 2011)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 809 and 810 together. The papers that the Deputy refers to, relate to the mid 1990s, when the Regulator attempted to introduce a policy whereby 30% of music played by commercial radio stations would be by Irish artists but was informed by the Commission that the policy would be in breach of EU regulations. These documents are not held by my Department but by...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (12 Jan 2011)

Eamon Ryan: The details of the tax relief scheme announced by the Minister for Finance in the Budget speech are being finalised at present and will be published in the Finance Bill. It is intended that the tax relief scheme will fully complement the Home Energy Savings (HES) Scheme administered by the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) on behalf of my Department.

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (12 Jan 2011)

Eamon Ryan: There was expenditure on two such groups in 2007 and 2008, the details of which are shown in the following table. Group Details Amount 2007 Amount 2008 DTT User Trial Research Market research including polling of opinion on DTT trial from trial participants â'¬115,918.00 â'¬26,499.00 Behaviour & Attitudes Barometer Research Focus group quantitative and qualitative research on the...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (12 Jan 2011)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 813 and 814 together. I can inform the Deputy that the number of mobile telephones paid for by the relevant public bodies under the remit of my Department and the total cost of mobile telephone bills for these bodies is a day to day operational matter for the bodies concerned. My Department currently has 53 mobile phones and 47 Blackberry data devices in use....

Written Answers — Alternative Energy Projects: Alternative Energy Projects (12 Jan 2011)

Eamon Ryan: The application for State Aid Clearance in relation to REFIT for energy from biomass was submitted by my Department to the European Commission in early November. The European Commission responded with a number of questions in late December. My Department is finalising responses at present with the objective of ensuring that approval is forthcoming from the Commission as quickly as at...