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Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Energy Schemes (16 Apr 2013)

Pat Rabbitte: The Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) administers the Better Energy Warmer Homes scheme under the Better Energy Programme. The Better Energy Warmer Homes scheme delivers a range of energy efficiency measures to households that are vulnerable to energy poverty. The scheme is delivered through a combination of SEAI appointed Community Based Organisations (CBOs), augmented by a...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Alternative Energy Projects (16 Apr 2013)

Pat Rabbitte: Bord Gáis Éireann is a commercial State company and this is an operational matter for the Board and not one in which I have a function. However, I have been advised by Bord Gáis Eireann (BGE) that in 2010 the company agreed to invest €2 million in Wavebob Limited, an Irish based wave energy technology development company. The investment was planned to be carried out...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Alternative Energy Projects (16 Apr 2013)

Pat Rabbitte: The amount the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland has invested or provided in grant aid to ocean energy developers over the period 2005 to 2013 is set out in the table below. This comprises grants provided from the Renewable Energy Research, Development and Demonstration Fund (2005 – 2008) and its successor the Ocean Fund (2009 – 2013). Grants Paid to Ocean Energy...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Energy Schemes (16 Apr 2013)

Pat Rabbitte: The Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) administers the Better Energy Warmer Homes scheme on behalf of the Department. The scheme delivers a range of energy efficiency measures to those that are vulnerable to energy poverty and who live in privately-owned dwellings. The scheme is delivered through a combination of Community Based Organisations, augmented by a panel of private...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Postal Services (16 Apr 2013)

Pat Rabbitte: The Government is committed to introducing postcodes across the State. The implementation of a national postcode system is a complex and detailed process. Consequently the procurement process to select a postcode management licence holder to implement a National Postcode System is ongoing. It is expected that the matter will be put to tender in mid-May. The final decision to proceed with...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Broadband Services Provision (16 Apr 2013)

Pat Rabbitte: The matter in question relates to issues raised by a constituent of the Deputy in a letter which has separately been received in my Department. The letter in question touches on a wide range of areas regarding RTÉ. It is my view that this correspondence is more appropriately addressed within the system of representations received in my Department. This will provide for a full and...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: State Agencies (28 Mar 2013)

Pat Rabbitte: The Government announced in late 2012 that the Digital Hub Development Agency (DHDA) will transition into Dublin City Council (DCC) as part of its programme to rationalise State Agencies. The announcement follows the November 2011 Report on Public Sector Reform, in which the DHDA was earmarked for merger. There will be a transition period over the next number of months with a view to...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Hydraulic Fracturing Policy (28 Mar 2013)

Pat Rabbitte: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has indicated that it will issue a public call later this year inviting interested parties to submit tenders relating to detailed research on the use of Unconventional Gas Exploration and Extraction in Ireland, in particular with regard to the use of hydraulic fracturing (fracking) technology. In this regard, proposed terms of reference for the study...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Alternative Energy Projects (28 Mar 2013)

Pat Rabbitte: Electric Ireland has been offering a 9c/kwh feed in tariff, on a commercial basis under specified terms and conditions, to domestic microgenerators since February 2009. This includes wind microgenerators and other technologies. No other electricity supply company has to date chosen to enter the market and to offer a microgeneration feed-in-tariff on a commercial basis, although the...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Energy Schemes (28 Mar 2013)

Pat Rabbitte: The Better Energy Programme is administered by the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI). The Better Energy: Warmer Homes scheme delivers a range of energy efficiency measures to low income households that are vulnerable to energy poverty. The scheme is delivered through a combination of SEAI appointed Community Based Organisations (CBOs), augmented by a panel of private...

Topical Issue Debate: Electricity Transmission Network (27 Mar 2013)

Pat Rabbitte: I can confirm that I was able to make several changes to REFIT 1 and 2 which I announced this morning at the spring conference of the Irish Wind Energy Association and that they will meet the requests that Deputy Mulherin has been making to me for some time in respect of the operation of REFIT. They will also greatly enhance the installed capacity in the seven or eight years to 2020 which...

Topical Issue Debate: Electricity Transmission Network (27 Mar 2013)

Pat Rabbitte: The developers will have received a fillip from this morning's announcement, and the necessary certainty that they seek. The consultation process in respect of curtailment and scheduling took a great deal longer than anybody could have predicted three and a half years ago. It is also true that EirGrid has not been able to deliver as quickly as might have been anticipated for a variety of...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Energy Schemes (27 Mar 2013)

Pat Rabbitte: I propose to take Questions Nos. 188 to 190, inclusive, together. The Better Energy Homes scheme is administered by the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) as part of the Better Energy Programme. The scheme provides financial assistance to households who wish to improve the energy performance of their homes. Fixed grants are allocated towards the cost of a range of measures...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: State Agencies (27 Mar 2013)

Pat Rabbitte: I wish to advise the Deputy that there are 18 State bodies, including Regulatory Authorities under the aegis of my Department. Of these there are 15 whose boards are appointed in whole in or in part by the Minister and/or the Government. Appointments to State owned banks do not come under the remit of my Department. The majority of boards, under the aegis of my Department, are not funded...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Professional Registration (27 Mar 2013)

Pat Rabbitte: In the context of the potential dangers that may result from faulty installations, especially carbon monoxide gas, which would be dangerous to people in their homes and at their places of work, I was pleased to launch the first Carbon Monoxide Awareness Week on the 24th September 2012. The Awareness Week saw a sustained, multimedia publicity campaign to alert people to the dangers posed by...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Energy Regulation (27 Mar 2013)

Pat Rabbitte: 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. I have no statutory function in the setting of electricity supply contracts in the business or domestic sectors. Ireland’s electricity and gas markets, both wholesale and retail, are characterised by vigorous...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Postal Services (27 Mar 2013)

Pat Rabbitte: The Government is committed to introducing postcodes across the State. The procurement process to select a postcode management licence holder to implement a National Postcode System began in 2011 with the publication of a Pre-Qualification Questionnaire on Since then intensive work has taken place on what is a complex national project. It is expected that the procurement process will...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Ministerial Transport (27 Mar 2013)

Pat Rabbitte: The cost of Ministerial transport in my Department for 2012 was €199,821. The breakdown is as follows: Office Holder Salary cost of 2 Civilian Drivers Mileage Costs Other Travel Costs Total Cost 2012 Minister €81,523 €10,192 €11,421 €103,136 Minister of State €79,186 €15,580 €1,919 €96,685 The decision to...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Energy Schemes (27 Mar 2013)

Pat Rabbitte: The Better Energy Programme is administered by the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI). The Programme has disbursed Exchequer funding in respect of the Better Energy: Homes, Better Energy: Warmer Homes, Better Energy: Workplaces and Better Energy: Communities Schemes, over the past number of years. I should clarify that at the recent CIF conference on 21 March 2013 I mentioned...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Inland Fisheries (26 Mar 2013)

Pat Rabbitte: The Control of Fishing for Salmon Order 2013, SI No. 75 of 2013 sets out the process and the criteria for the issuing, by Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI), of commercial salmon licences in 2013 and also allows for up to 14 commercial public draft net licences in the Kerry District. I am advised by IFI that all valid applications for licences for the Kerry District will be categorised under...