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- Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Broadband Services (23 Oct 2012)
Pat Rabbitte: I propose to take Questions Nos. 391 and 394 together. The Government remains firmly committed to ensuring that all businesses and citizens have access to high-speed, high quality broadband. This commitment is set out in the Government’s recently-published National Broadband Plan. In addition to setting out clear targets in relation to speeds, the Plan also sets ambitious deadlines...
- Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Appointments to State Boards (23 Oct 2012)
Pat Rabbitte: I propose to take Questions Nos. 392 and 393 together. I wish to advise the Deputy that in line with the Government decision of April 2011, which put in place new arrangements for the making of appointments to State Boards and bodies, I invited Expressions of Interest on the 3rd of June 2011 from persons wishing to be considered for appointment to vacancies on State Boards under the aegis of...
- Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Mobile Telephony (23 Oct 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. ComReg set out the process it has adopted for the award of rights of use for radio frequencies in the 800Mhz, 900Mhz and 1800Mhz bands in its information memorandum and associated documents (ComReg document 12/52)....
- Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Broadband Services (23 Oct 2012)
Pat Rabbitte: The State is not a provider of telecommunication services, except in instances of clear market failure such as in the cases of both the National and Rural Broadband Schemes. Such interventions are always subject to EU State Aid clearance to ensure no unacceptable level of market distortion takes place. The Rural Broadband Scheme (RBS) was launched last year in recognition of the fact that...
- Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Television Licence Fee (23 Oct 2012)
Pat Rabbitte: In 2011, evasion was estimated to be over 15%, and thus costing upwards of €25 million. My Department is currently examining the latest projections for 2012 with a view to providing a revised estimate of evasion. While this work has yet to be completed, it is my understanding, however, that it is unlikely to show any decrease in what is already an unacceptably high level of TV...
- Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Strategy for Renewable Energy (23 Oct 2012)
Pat Rabbitte: The ocean energy sector in Ireland is currently supported in a variety of ways. The Ocean Energy Development Unit in the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland was specifically established to advance the sector and has been administering grants through a prototype development fund, carrying out a strategic environmental assessment on our potential for ocean energy development, developing a...
- Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Departmental Agencies (23 Oct 2012)
Pat Rabbitte: I wish to advise the Deputy that I have not set up any State Bodies since taking office on 9th March 2011.
- Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Broadband Services (23 Oct 2012)
Pat Rabbitte: I propose to take Questions Nos. 391 and 394 together. The Government remains firmly committed to ensuring that all businesses and citizens have access to high-speed, high quality broadband. This commitment is set out in the Government’s recently-published National Broadband Plan. In addition to setting out clear targets in relation to speeds, the Plan also sets ambitious deadlines...
- Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Appointments to State Boards (23 Oct 2012)
Pat Rabbitte: I propose to take Questions Nos. 392 and 393 together. I wish to advise the Deputy that in line with the Government decision of April 2011, which put in place new arrangements for the making of appointments to State Boards and bodies, I invited Expressions of Interest on the 3rd of June 2011 from persons wishing to be considered for appointment to vacancies on State Boards under the aegis of...
- Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Mobile Telephony (23 Oct 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. ComReg set out the process it has adopted for the award of rights of use for radio frequencies in the 800Mhz, 900Mhz and 1800Mhz bands in its information memorandum and associated documents (ComReg document 12/52)....
- Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Broadband Services (23 Oct 2012)
Pat Rabbitte: The State is not a provider of telecommunication services, except in instances of clear market failure such as in the cases of both the National and Rural Broadband Schemes. Such interventions are always subject to EU State Aid clearance to ensure no unacceptable level of market distortion takes place. The Rural Broadband Scheme (RBS) was launched last year in recognition of the fact that...
- Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Television Licence Fee (23 Oct 2012)
Pat Rabbitte: In 2011, evasion was estimated to be over 15%, and thus costing upwards of €25 million. My Department is currently examining the latest projections for 2012 with a view to providing a revised estimate of evasion. While this work has yet to be completed, it is my understanding, however, that it is unlikely to show any decrease in what is already an unacceptably high level of TV...
- Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Strategy for Renewable Energy (23 Oct 2012)
Pat Rabbitte: The ocean energy sector in Ireland is currently supported in a variety of ways. The Ocean Energy Development Unit in the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland was specifically established to advance the sector and has been administering grants through a prototype development fund, carrying out a strategic environmental assessment on our potential for ocean energy development, developing a...
- Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Departmental Agencies (23 Oct 2012)
Pat Rabbitte: I wish to advise the Deputy that I have not set up any State Bodies since taking office on 9th March 2011.
- Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Broadband Services (23 Oct 2012)
Pat Rabbitte: I propose to take Questions Nos. 391 and 394 together. The Government remains firmly committed to ensuring that all businesses and citizens have access to high-speed, high quality broadband. This commitment is set out in the Government’s recently-published National Broadband Plan. In addition to setting out clear targets in relation to speeds, the Plan also sets ambitious deadlines...
- Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Appointments to State Boards (23 Oct 2012)
Pat Rabbitte: I propose to take Questions Nos. 392 and 393 together. I wish to advise the Deputy that in line with the Government decision of April 2011, which put in place new arrangements for the making of appointments to State Boards and bodies, I invited Expressions of Interest on the 3rd of June 2011 from persons wishing to be considered for appointment to vacancies on State Boards under the aegis of...
- Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Mobile Telephony (23 Oct 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. ComReg set out the process it has adopted for the award of rights of use for radio frequencies in the 800Mhz, 900Mhz and 1800Mhz bands in its information memorandum and associated documents (ComReg document 12/52)....
- Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Broadband Services (23 Oct 2012)
Pat Rabbitte: The State is not a provider of telecommunication services, except in instances of clear market failure such as in the cases of both the National and Rural Broadband Schemes. Such interventions are always subject to EU State Aid clearance to ensure no unacceptable level of market distortion takes place. The Rural Broadband Scheme (RBS) was launched last year in recognition of the fact that...
- Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Television Licence Fee (23 Oct 2012)
Pat Rabbitte: In 2011, evasion was estimated to be over 15%, and thus costing upwards of €25 million. My Department is currently examining the latest projections for 2012 with a view to providing a revised estimate of evasion. While this work has yet to be completed, it is my understanding, however, that it is unlikely to show any decrease in what is already an unacceptably high level of TV...
- Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Strategy for Renewable Energy (23 Oct 2012)
Pat Rabbitte: The ocean energy sector in Ireland is currently supported in a variety of ways. The Ocean Energy Development Unit in the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland was specifically established to advance the sector and has been administering grants through a prototype development fund, carrying out a strategic environmental assessment on our potential for ocean energy development, developing a...