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Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Post Office Network (29 Jan 2015)

Michael Moynihan: 25. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the discussions he has had with the board and chief executive officer of An Post regarding the post office network; if he will guarantee that no post offices will close this year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3774/15]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: EU State Aid Negotiations (29 Jan 2015)

Michael Moynihan: 30. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources when approval will be received from the EU for its national broadband plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3770/15]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Raidió Teilifís Éireann: Chairperson Designate (28 Jan 2015)

Michael Moynihan: I thank Ms Doherty and wish her well in her challenging role as chair of RTE, the State broadcaster. Before discussing issues I always start by asking chairpersons designate a standard question. Is or has Ms Doherty ever been a member of a political party? RTE is faced with a number of issues. Ms Doherty has mentioned licence fees and that 83% goes to RTE and 17% goes elsewhere....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Broadcasting Authority of Ireland: Chairperson Designate (28 Jan 2015)

Michael Moynihan: I welcome Dr. Travers to the meeting and I wish him the best of luck. In the first instance I ask Dr. Travers if he is or has ever been, a member of a political party. I note that Dr. Travers's CV is impressive. Before we deal with the subject matter of the meeting I wish him well in finding a resolution to the important issue of the general certificate. I also wish Dr. Tavers well in...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Code (28 Jan 2015)

Michael Moynihan: 45. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her views on changing the situation where only the person in direct receipt of a social welfare payment receives an increase of €10 once they turn 80 years of age, but a qualified adult on apayment is not eligible for the same increase; her views that this is extremely unfair on those persons affected; and if she will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Amalgamation (27 Jan 2015)

Michael Moynihan: 472. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress to date in the proposed amalgamation of the national schools in Kanturk, County Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3723/15]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Post Office Network (20 Jan 2015)

Michael Moynihan: 590. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his views on recent changes made by An Post to move post office branches into supermarkets; his further views on the detrimental social effect this has on small communities; if there is a public tender system in place for these post branches; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2796/15]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Wind Energy Generation (15 Jan 2015)

Michael Moynihan: 242. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he has requested a report on the recent mechanical failures witnessed at wind farms on the island of Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2015/15]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Commercial Rates Valuation Process (14 Jan 2015)

Michael Moynihan: 206. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if community child care facilities which operate on a not-for-profit basis, and have charitable status from the Revenue Commissioners, will be exempted from commercial rates following the recent amendment to the Valuation Bill; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1282/15]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Dairy Equipment Scheme (14 Jan 2015)

Michael Moynihan: 287. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the new dairy equipment scheme, which has been allocated funding under the new CAP programme, will be made available to farmers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49534/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: An Bord Altranais agus Cnáimhseachais na hÉireann (18 Dec 2014)

Michael Moynihan: 363. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 672 of 8 July 2014, if there were regulations made in relation to quorum requirements for fitness to practice hearings by An Bord Altranais; if this means that any fitness to practice inquiries that took place were operating outside of any legal framework; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48859/14]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Appointments to State Boards (18 Dec 2014)

Michael Moynihan: 577. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he is satisfied with the current arrangements surrounding the position of chairperson of An Post in view of that person's change in employment location; the way this new arrangement will operate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49364/14]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Post Office Network (16 Dec 2014)

Michael Moynihan: 635. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources when the final Government report on the future of An Post and the postal network will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48459/14]

Other Questions: National Broadband Plan Implementation (11 Dec 2014)

Michael Moynihan: The State has been very insincere in its approach to this. We have heard about all the Mickey Mouse plans over the past number of years. It must be fibre going into every house and community. There is a network there with the ESB. It must be fibre because anything else is tinkering around the edges. We did it in the 1930s and 1940s with the ESB.

Other Questions: Post Office Network (11 Dec 2014)

Michael Moynihan: There was a whole-of-government report allegedly commissioned for the post office network in the run-up to the local elections in March or April. That has been lost along the way, if it ever existed. Where is that now? Fundamentally, the Government and the State must direct An Post to change its modus operandiand governing rules as it does not seem to be aggressively going after the...

Other Questions: Television Licence Fee Collection (11 Dec 2014)

Michael Moynihan: I take it that it has been postponed, for the want of better English.

Other Questions: Post Office Network (11 Dec 2014)

Michael Moynihan: 8. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his plans on publishing a strategy on sustaining the post office network; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47260/14]

Other Questions: Post Office Network (11 Dec 2014)

Michael Moynihan: When it is planned to publish a strategy on sustaining the post office network in view of the changing society? What are the plans to produce a major innovative strategy in respect of maintaining the network as it now stands?

Other Questions: Post Office Network (11 Dec 2014)

Michael Moynihan: In view of the continuing talk about the maintenance of the post office network, whether it is in urban or rural Ireland, there is considerable concern about it. Is it not time for us to take a radical approach to An Post? The reality is that the Department of Social Protection is encouraging people to go elsewhere rather than use An Post for social welfare. We need to change the...

Other Questions: Television Licence Fee Collection (11 Dec 2014)

Michael Moynihan: 6. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his plans to introduce the broadcasting charge; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47261/14]