Results 3,941-3,960 of 13,375 for speaker:Pat Rabbitte
- Leaders' Questions (9 May 2012)
Pat Rabbitte: Is Deputy Ross going to speak in French?
- Leaders' Questions (9 May 2012)
Pat Rabbitte: Deputy Ross is sitting too close to Deputy Boyd Barrett.
- Written Answers — Electricity Generation: Electricity Generation (8 May 2012)
Pat Rabbitte: The Programme for Government states that a feed-in tariff will be provided for micro-generators wishing to produce electricity for their own homes, farms and businesses and that they will be facilitated to sell surplus electricity to the grid while the tariff should not be significantly above single energy market price for electricity. My Department and the Sustainable Energy Authority of...
- Written Answers — Telecommunications Services: Telecommunications Services (8 May 2012)
Pat Rabbitte: One application from Meenacuing, Gweedore, County Donegal has been received under the Rural Broadband Scheme. The Verification Phase of the Scheme is now underway. The details of applicants have been passed to participating companies and the companies have responded to my Department indicating where they may be able to offer services. Letters were sent to all applicants to let them know...
- Written Answers — Consultancy Contracts: Consultancy Contracts (8 May 2012)
Pat Rabbitte: I wish to advise the Deputy that the total expenditure from February 2011 to date on external reports commissioned by my Department is â¬683,883 and details of the consultants responsible for these external reports are set out in tabular form. Payments from Ministerial allowances are not a charge on my Department's Vote and are not a matter for my Department. Consultancy Name Purpose of...
- Written Answers — Consultancy Contracts: Consultancy Contracts (8 May 2012)
Pat Rabbitte: The information which the Deputy requested is outlined in tabular format below for the years 2011 and 2012. Payments from Ministerial allowances are not a matter for my Department. Year Amount Spent on Public Relations Company 2011 â¬40,513.83â¬8,349.00â¬32,670.00 Morrow Communications LtdMurray ConsultantsMcConnells Advertising Agency 2012 (to mid April) â¬10,625â¬86,932.71...
- Written Answers — Postal Services: Postal Services (8 May 2012)
Pat Rabbitte: I met with the Irish Postmasters' Union (IPU) late last week and was given a copy of the Grant Thornton report. As Minister for Communications I welcome the IPU's ambition to identify opportunities for more business to be delivered through the Post Office network. An Post has many strengths and has the largest retail presence in the country. My Department has always impressed on the company...
- Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (8 May 2012)
Pat Rabbitte: Since its formation in 2007, my Department has re-employed two former members of staff. One was a Principal Geologist who was re-employed during 2008, 2009 and 2010 at a total cost of â¬104,467. The other was a Petroleum Exploration Specialist who was re-employed for a short period in 2012. The cost of this service is not yet available but it will not be significant.
- Written Answers — Telecommunications Services: Telecommunications Services (8 May 2012)
Pat Rabbitte: Ireland's telecommunications market has been liberalised since 1999 and since then has developed into a well-regulated market, supporting a multiplicity of commercial operators, providing services over a diverse range of technology platforms. Details of broadband services available on a county-by-county basis can be found on the Commission for Communications Regulation's (ComReg) website at...
- Written Answers — State Banking Sector: State Banking Sector (8 May 2012)
Pat Rabbitte: I wish to advise the Deputy that my Department has no contracts for the provision of services with this company. In relation to contracts for the provision of services to State companies under the aegis of my Department this is an operational matter for the individual companies in the first instance and I have no function in this regard.
- Official Engagements (8 May 2012)
Pat Rabbitte: You had a hard time last week. It was a bad week.
- Written Answers — Fishing Licences: Fishing Licences (3 May 2012)
Pat Rabbitte: The 2007 EU Eel regulation (1100/2007), drafted in response to the endangered status of the European Eel, required EU States, including Ireland, to develop Eel Management Plans. Based on the scientific facts available, a recommendation of this plan was that Ireland closes both the commercial and recreational Eel fisheries in 2008. The then Central and Regional Fisheries Boards engaged with...
- Written Answers — Energy Efficiency: Energy Efficiency (3 May 2012)
Pat Rabbitte: I propose to take Questions Nos. 197 and 198 together. The Better Energy Homes scheme provides fixed grants to homeowners who wish to improve the energy performance of their homes through insulation and heating upgrades. The Better Energy Warmer Homes Scheme provides insulation services free of charge to vulnerable fuel poor homes, through a combination of Community Based Organisations and...
- Written Answers — Broadcasting Services: Broadcasting Services (3 May 2012)
Pat Rabbitte: RTÃ is an independent national public service broadcaster whose remit and obligations are set out in Section 114 of the Broadcasting Act 2009. Section 98 provides that the company shall be independent in the pursuance of these objects, subject to the requirements of the Act, and as such I, as Minister, have no function in the management of RTÃ's day to day affairs, including decisions on...
- Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (3 May 2012)
Pat Rabbitte: As my Department does not have offices in Waterford, I can confirm that there were no retirements from that location. Information in respect of bodies and agencies under the aegis of my Department is a day to day matter for those organisations and my Department does not have the information sought by the Deputy. I will, however, request the relevant Agencies and bodies under the aegis of my...
- Leaders' Questions (3 May 2012)
Pat Rabbitte: To reduce the bill.
- Leaders' Questions (3 May 2012)
Pat Rabbitte: Deputy Finian McGrath was never that poetic.
- Leaders' Questions (3 May 2012)
Pat Rabbitte: I can see Deputy Finian McGrath making a comeback.
- Written Answers — Broadcasting Services: Broadcasting Services (2 May 2012)
Pat Rabbitte: The SAORSAT satellite service has been developed by RTÃ on its own initiative and is not a requirement under the Broadcasting Act 2009. As such, I, as Minister, have no function in this matter. As the Deputy may be aware the SAORSAT service has been developed by RTÃ to cater for persons who cannot access the new DTT transmission system. As a result, Irish free-to-air channels will be...
- Written Answers — Consultancy Contracts: Consultancy Contracts (2 May 2012)
Pat Rabbitte: My Department's expenditure from its consultancy services and value for money and policy reviews budget was â¬1.364m in 2011, and expenditure of â¬208k has been incurred to date in 2012. In procuring these specialised services, my Department always seeks to ensure value for money and the keeping of expenditure to the minimum necessary. In this regard, the Deputy might note that...