Results 4,101-4,120 of 13,375 for speaker:Pat Rabbitte

Written Answers — State Agencies: State Agencies (18 Apr 2012)

Pat Rabbitte: I wish to advise the Deputy that the undertaking of any printing work by State companies under the aegis of my Department is an operational matter for the individual companies in the first instance and I have no function in this regard.

Order of Business (18 Apr 2012)

Pat Rabbitte: Deputy Martin and Fianna Fáil did not discuss it with this House before signing it off with the troika.

Leaders' Questions (18 Apr 2012)

Pat Rabbitte: Deputy Martin would not read the information if it was published. He never read such material when he was in government.

Written Answers — Ministerial Travel: Ministerial Travel (29 Mar 2012)

Pat Rabbitte: I was abroad on official business in Italy over the period 14th of March to 18th of March. I was accompanied by my Private Secretary and my Special Adviser. The Programme was an intensive one aimed primarily at promoting Ireland as a location for investment. The cost incurred by my Department to date amounts to €1,390.

Written Answers — Energy Prices: Energy Prices (29 Mar 2012)

Pat Rabbitte: I do not have a statutory function in the setting of energy prices, whether in the regulated or unregulated market. 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. Prices in the retail electricity market are now fully deregulated from 4th April 2011 and are wholly a...

Written Answers — Energy Conservation: Energy Conservation (29 Mar 2012)

Pat Rabbitte: I propose to take Questions Nos. 161 and 162 together. The Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) administers the Better Energy Programme. I am informed by SEAI that almost 118,200 homes have received energy efficiency upgrades since the scheme was launched in May 2009. The total number of applications for home insulation measures only are as follows: Year Number of homes who have...

Written Answers — Energy Resources: Energy Resources (28 Mar 2012)

Pat Rabbitte: The information requested is not available. The commercial Semi State companies develop their land-bank on a fully commercial basis and this is a day to day operational matter for the companies concerned. There would be no cost per county to the Exchequer. Any rent or other payments made to the semi State companies would be fully reflected in their annual accounts.

Written Answers — Appointments to State Boards: Appointments to State Boards (28 Mar 2012)

Pat Rabbitte: Since taking up office on the 9th of March 2011, I have made 6 appointments to 3 State Boards for which expressions of interest were not sought. I have outlined in the table below the details of these appointments. I wish to advise the Deputy that I sought expressions of interest in relation to appointments to Boards under the aegis of my Department in June 2011 and again in February...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (28 Mar 2012)

Pat Rabbitte: I propose to take Questions Nos. 174 to 176, inclusive, together. I wish to advise the Deputy that no external property consultants, surveyors or estate agents were engaged by my Department in the period in question.

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (28 Mar 2012)

Pat Rabbitte: I wish to advise the Deputy that my Department has made no payments to the multinational firm in question.

Written Answers — Departmental Properties: Departmental Properties (28 Mar 2012)

Pat Rabbitte: I wish to advise the Deputy that the GPO complex, which is owned by the State, is vested in my Department which in turn has leased the complex to An Post. The rent is not subject to review during the lifetime of the lease. The running of any leased property by agencies under my Department is an operational matter for the individual agency in the first instance and I have no function in this...

Leaders' Questions (28 Mar 2012)

Pat Rabbitte: Is Deputy Martin interested in corruption in planning now?

Leaders' Questions (28 Mar 2012)

Pat Rabbitte: Next, Deputy Martin will be subscribing to An Taisce.

Leaders' Questions (28 Mar 2012)

Pat Rabbitte: Deputy Martin must have his An Taisce card at this stage.

Leaders' Questions (28 Mar 2012)

Pat Rabbitte: Sinn Féin needs another meeting with Government to help it understand.

Leaders' Questions (28 Mar 2012)

Pat Rabbitte: Deputy Adams clearly does not understand it.

Written Answers — Energy Sector: Energy Sector (27 Mar 2012)

Pat Rabbitte: I propose to take Question Nos. 356 and 361 together. The relocation or alteration of a meter due to home renovations is a matter for Bord Gáis Networks or ESB Networks, as appropriate. As such it is an operational matter for the companies and not one in which I have any function. The Commission for Energy Regulation, a statutorily independent body established under the Electricity...

Written Answers — Offshore Exploration: Offshore Exploration (27 Mar 2012)

Pat Rabbitte: The results of tests carried out recently on the Barryroe oil appraisal well are encouraging. The flow rates achieved are the highest so far for any testing operations in the Wealden formation and represent the first significant flows of oil on test anywhere offshore Ireland in twelve years. While the recent results are encouraging, more work will be required to determine if the discovery...

Written Answers — State Agencies: State Agencies (27 Mar 2012)

Pat Rabbitte: I propose to take Questions Nos. 358 and 359 together. The following table shows the amounts paid to the An Post Chief Executive Officer (CEO) for the years 2006 to 2010 as stated in the five most recently published Annual Reports for the company: 2010€ 2009€ 2008€ 2007€ 2006 (CEO retired 13/7/06)€ 2006 (CEO appointed 14/8/06)€ Basic Salary 386,000 386,000 379,000 353,000...

Written Answers — Post Office Network: Post Office Network (27 Mar 2012)

Pat Rabbitte: Post office network issues, including the closure of sub-post offices, are an operational matter for the Board and management of An Post and one in which I have no direct role. I have however, requested that the information be provided to the Deputy by An Post.