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Written Answers — Electricity Generation: Electricity Generation (8 Dec 2011)

Pat Rabbitte: I am advised that the second State Aid decision from the European Commission on REFIT 2 for onshore wind, hydro and landfill gas should be forthcoming shortly and once obtained, I will seek Government approval to proceed to open the scheme. New renewable electricity generation is supported in every Member State and is necessary to underpin delivery of the European Union's ambitious 2020...

Written Answers — Official Engagements: Official Engagements (8 Dec 2011)

Pat Rabbitte: The conference referred to is a commercial conference held on offshore wind technologies on an annual basis by the European Wind Energy Association (EWEA). I was accompanied by officials from my Department at an equivalent event in Ireland just days before the EWEA conference in Amsterdam. I agree that there is significant development potential to develop the offshore renewable resources we...

Written Answers — Energy Conservation: Energy Conservation (7 Dec 2011)

Pat Rabbitte: Better Energy: Warmer Homes delivers a range of energy efficiency measures to households which are vulnerable to energy poverty. Energy efficiency improvements have been made in over 75,000 low-income homes to date under the programme. There are currently 8,546 homes nationwide on the Better Energy: Warmer Homes' waiting list, of which 770 are in County Mayo. I published the Affordable...

Written Answers — Broadcasting Services: Broadcasting Services (7 Dec 2011)

Pat Rabbitte: The Broadcasting Authority of Ireland (BAI) is the independent regulator responsible for the oversight of compliance in relation to broadcast content. It has a Compliance Committee which monitors and enforces compliance by broadcasters with various aspects of the relevant legislation relating to fairness, impartiality and enforcement of standards. The Compliance Committee of the Broadcasting...

Written Answers — Energy Conservation: Energy Conservation (7 Dec 2011)

Pat Rabbitte: The Better Energy programme, which is administered by the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland on behalf of my Department, provides energy efficiency upgrades in privately owned homes. Since 2004, retrofitting measures in local authority housing are undertaken as part of the local authority-owned housing improvement works programme. This is a matter for the Minister for Environment,...

Financial Resolutions 2012: Financial Resolution No. 13: General (Resumed) (7 Dec 2011)

Pat Rabbitte: I do not stand here today to make the claim that this is by any means a great budget. I do not seek to pretend that this is a budget which will instantly fix the problems faced by our economy or the problems faced by so many families across this country who are going through difficult times. What I do say is that this is a necessary budget - it is as good as it can be in the circumstances...

Financial Resolutions 2012: Financial Resolution No. 13: General (Resumed) (7 Dec 2011)

Pat Rabbitte: Why not?

Financial Resolutions 2012: Financial Resolution No. 13: General (Resumed) (7 Dec 2011)

Pat Rabbitte: The new Fianna Fáil mantra is that the Government can no longer blame Fianna Fáil. Why not?

Financial Resolutions 2012: Financial Resolution No. 13: General (Resumed) (7 Dec 2011)

Pat Rabbitte: Is there a serious suggestion that this Government would introduce a budget such as this if we were beginning from a clean sheet? We are attempting to cope with the disastrous legacy left behind by Fianna Fáil-----

Financial Resolutions 2012: Financial Resolution No. 13: General (Resumed) (7 Dec 2011)

Pat Rabbitte: -----and their alternating partners, the Progressive Democrats and the Green Party.

Financial Resolutions 2012: Financial Resolution No. 13: General (Resumed) (7 Dec 2011)

Pat Rabbitte: The Deputy is too young to remember 2007.

Financial Resolutions 2012: Financial Resolution No. 13: General (Resumed) (7 Dec 2011)

Pat Rabbitte: The battered and clapped out remnants of the once great Fianna Fáil Party is under siege from the new and improved Sinn Féin.

Financial Resolutions 2012: Financial Resolution No. 13: General (Resumed) (7 Dec 2011)

Pat Rabbitte: Beneath the radar-----

Financial Resolutions 2012: Financial Resolution No. 13: General (Resumed) (7 Dec 2011)

Pat Rabbitte: Before this Dáil finishes, I expect Mattie to move one step towards Fianna Fáil.

Financial Resolutions 2012: Financial Resolution No. 13: General (Resumed) (7 Dec 2011)

Pat Rabbitte: Mattie will go one step this way. He should be careful not to fall into a septic tank.

Financial Resolutions 2012: Financial Resolution No. 13: General (Resumed) (7 Dec 2011)

Pat Rabbitte: It is worth noting that beneath the radar, Sinn Féin is beginning to shed the wilder reaches of what has passed up to now for its economic policy.

Financial Resolutions 2012: Financial Resolution No. 13: General (Resumed) (7 Dec 2011)

Pat Rabbitte: Apparently, no more does Sinn Féin advocate abandoning the euro-----

Financial Resolutions 2012: Financial Resolution No. 13: General (Resumed) (7 Dec 2011)

Pat Rabbitte: -----and walking away from our debts.

Financial Resolutions 2012: Financial Resolution No. 13: General (Resumed) (7 Dec 2011)

Pat Rabbitte: Deputy O'Dea can sign an affidavit on that.

Financial Resolutions 2012: Financial Resolution No. 13: General (Resumed) (7 Dec 2011)

Pat Rabbitte: I would look forward to reading it.