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Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Broadcasting Service Provision (25 Sep 2012)

Pat Rabbitte: In the UK, the public service channels for example BBC and Channel 4, are obliged to provide their channels throughout the UK freely over a digital platform. They have chosen to do this in two ways – using both a digital terrestrial network and also using satellite. Their satellite service, Freesat, is intended to provide for reception to the UK only but also covers Ireland through...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Broadcasting Service Provision (20 Sep 2012)

Pat Rabbitte: RTÉ has built, owns and controls the Saorview TV network and is responsible for the roll-out, coverage and operation of that network. This is in accordance with Part 8 of the Broadcasting Act 2009, which provides that the development of the RTÉ network is an operational matter for RTÉ. Section 130 of the Broadcasting Act 2009 Act provides that RTÉ must roll out a...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Broadcasting Service Provision (20 Sep 2012)

Pat Rabbitte: RTÉ has built, owns and controls the Saorview TV network and is responsible for the roll-out, coverage and operation of that network. This is in accordance with Part 8 of the Broadcasting Act 2009, which provides that the development of the RTÉ network is an operational matter for RTÉ. Section 130 of the Broadcasting Act 2009 Act also provides that RTÉ must roll out a...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Energy Schemes (19 Sep 2012)

Pat Rabbitte: I am advised by the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) that Carlinn Hall development project originally received grant approval in 2007 for funding of up to €1.14 million under the House of Tomorrow Programme. The objective of the Programme was to realise higher energy efficiency standards in new housing, and underpin the move to a 40% mandatory standard, thus reducing...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Bioenergy Ireland (19 Sep 2012)

Pat Rabbitte: In the context of the NewERA plan within the Programme for Government, the Government commits to an ambitious strategy of accelerating the development of Ireland’s forestry and bioenergy resources, including the establishment of Bioenergy Ireland. The Government has established the NewERA shareholder executive as a business unit within the NTMA. Its functions include the corporate...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Broadband Services Provision (19 Sep 2012)

Pat Rabbitte: The Government’s National Broadband Plan, which I published in August, aims to radically change the broadband landscape in Ireland by ensuring that high speed services of at least 30Mbps are available to all of our citizens and businesses, well in advance of the EU’s target date of 2020, and that significantly higher speeds are available to as many homes and businesses as...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Ministerial Staff (19 Sep 2012)

Pat Rabbitte: The information requested by the Deputy is outlined in the Tables below. The Amounts shown includes allowances, over-time and employers PRSI. Minister’s Office Year Private Office Constituency Office 2009 €425,301 €110,451 2010 €498,386 €109,131 Minister of State’s Office Year Private Office Constituency Office 2009 €220,716...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Energy Schemes (19 Sep 2012)

Pat Rabbitte: I am advised by the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) that Carlinn Hall development project originally received grant approval in 2007 for funding of up to €1.14 million under the House of Tomorrow Programme. The objective of the Programme was to realise higher energy efficiency standards in new housing, and underpin the move to a 40% mandatory standard, thus reducing...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Bioenergy Ireland (19 Sep 2012)

Pat Rabbitte: In the context of the NewERA plan within the Programme for Government, the Government commits to an ambitious strategy of accelerating the development of Ireland’s forestry and bioenergy resources, including the establishment of Bioenergy Ireland. The Government has established the NewERA shareholder executive as a business unit within the NTMA. Its functions include the corporate...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Broadband Services Provision (19 Sep 2012)

Pat Rabbitte: The Government’s National Broadband Plan, which I published in August, aims to radically change the broadband landscape in Ireland by ensuring that high speed services of at least 30Mbps are available to all of our citizens and businesses, well in advance of the EU’s target date of 2020, and that significantly higher speeds are available to as many homes and businesses as...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Ministerial Staff (19 Sep 2012)

Pat Rabbitte: The information requested by the Deputy is outlined in the Tables below. The Amounts shown includes allowances, over-time and employers PRSI. Minister’s Office Year Private Office Constituency Office 2009 €425,301 €110,451 2010 €498,386 €109,131 Minister of State’s Office Year Private Office Constituency Office 2009 €220,716...

Confidence in the Minister for Health: Motion [Private Members] (18 Sep 2012)

Pat Rabbitte: I am here to express my support for and my confidence in the Minister for Health and the huge challenge that he has been left by the outgoing Fianna Fáil Administration. For more than ten years the people opposite failed in the best of times to deliver a quality health service. In times of plenty they had the unique distinction of making the situation worse. I cannot believe, having...

Confidence in the Minister for Health: Motion [Private Members] (18 Sep 2012)

Pat Rabbitte: -----from the people who created the mess coming into this House on day one of the new term-----

Confidence in the Minister for Health: Motion [Private Members] (18 Sep 2012)

Pat Rabbitte: -----with the same old codology about a motion of no confidence that they know has no prospect of success in this House.

Confidence in the Minister for Health: Motion [Private Members] (18 Sep 2012)

Pat Rabbitte: I am very sorry, a Leas-Cheann Comhairle. I would have liked more time because I am only getting off the runway.

Constitutional Referendum: Announcement by Taoiseach (18 Sep 2012)

Pat Rabbitte: Which you never did.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Gas and Electricity Disconnections (18 Sep 2012)

Pat Rabbitte: I have no statutory function in the setting of energy prices, whether in the regulated or non-regulated parts of the market. Responsibility for the regulation of the electricity and gas market is a matter for the Commission for Energy Regulation (CER) which is an independent statutory body. Prices in the retail electricity market are now fully deregulated and since 1 October 2011 gas...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Information and Communications Technology Issues (18 Sep 2012)

Pat Rabbitte: The International Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) has introduced a programme for new generic Top-Level Domains (such as .com, .org, .net, etc.). The stated aim of the programme is to increase competition and choice by introducing new gTLDs into the Internet addressing system. ICANN states that any established public or private organisation that meets eligibility...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Fisheries Protection (18 Sep 2012)

Pat Rabbitte: I can inform the Deputy that there has been no discussion in relation to a rod licence for fishing on Lough Ree nor are there any plans for same at present.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Exploration Licences (18 Sep 2012)

Pat Rabbitte: Other than income from taxation and royalty payments, the principal income derived from petroleum exploration and production activities results from licence acreage rental fees, together with application fees. The aim of these fees is to encourage effective and timely exploration and to also help meet costs incurred by the Department in discharging its regulatory functions. Receipts for...