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- Written Answers — Energy Resources: Energy Resources (11 Oct 2011)
Pat Rabbitte: In July 2010, Ireland submitted its National Renewable Energy Action Plan (NREAP) to the European Commission. One of the scenarios set out in the Plan identifies Ireland's potential in the longer term to become an exporter of Electricity from Renewable Energy Sources to other Member States subject to the appropriate economic, technical and environmental conditions and subject to...
- Written Answers — Electricity Transmission Network: Electricity Transmission Network (11 Oct 2011)
Pat Rabbitte: The deployment of renewable generation in the electricity sector has increased considerably in recent years. In Ireland, we now have enough installed renewable generation to meet 15% of electricity demand and, at particular time intervals, renewables have produced enough power to meet 50% of system demand. As percentage of system size, this level of renewable penetration places Ireland at...
- Social Partnership (11 Oct 2011)
Pat Rabbitte: All will be in safe hands.
- Ministerial Staff (11 Oct 2011)
Pat Rabbitte: They were all ready there when we took office. We actually reduced the numbers.
- Ministerial Staff (11 Oct 2011)
Pat Rabbitte: Deputy Martin has some neck.
- Ministerial Staff (11 Oct 2011)
Pat Rabbitte: Will Deputy Martin go away about that?
- Ministerial Staff (11 Oct 2011)
Pat Rabbitte: Deputy Martin was in power for 15 years with a gilly carrying around his briefcase. He now comes in here with his Francis of Assisi face.
- Social Partnership (11 Oct 2011)
Pat Rabbitte: It is dialogue that is structured.
- Social Partnership (11 Oct 2011)
Pat Rabbitte: There is nothing like the new politics.
- Written Answers — Telecommunications Services: Telecommunications Services (6 Oct 2011)
Pat Rabbitte: The provision of broadband services here is, in the first instance, a matter for private sector service providers operating in Ireland's fully liberalised telecommunications market. Broadband services are provided by private service providers over various platforms including DSL (i.e. over telephone lines), fixed wireless, mobile, cable, fibre and satellite. In cases of market failure the...
- Written Answers — Alternative Energy Projects: Alternative Energy Projects (6 Oct 2011)
Pat Rabbitte: There are separate State Aid clearance processes under way with the European Commission in respect of the extension of the REFIT Scheme for the renewable energy technologies of onshore wind, landfill gas and hydro technologies and a new REFIT Scheme covering biomass technology categories. The Commission is currently completing assessments on these applications and I am advised that...
- Written Answers — Consultancy Contracts: Consultancy Contracts (6 Oct 2011)
Pat Rabbitte: The allocation for consultancy services in my Department in 2011 is â¬1.980m. The identification of value for money is a core value underpinning all consultancy activity under the aegis of my Department.
- Order of Business (6 Oct 2011)
Pat Rabbitte: That is not true.
- Order of Business (6 Oct 2011)
Pat Rabbitte: It takes him some time to get off the runway.
- Order of Business (6 Oct 2011)
Pat Rabbitte: It was shocking.
- Order of Business (6 Oct 2011)
Pat Rabbitte: This has nothing to do with legislation.
- Order of Business (6 Oct 2011)
Pat Rabbitte: It would be more appropriate as a topical issue.
- Written Answers — Telecommunications Services: Telecommunications Services (5 Oct 2011)
Pat Rabbitte: Currently, there is no EU-wide universal service obligation for broadband, apart from a guarantee of "functional broadband connectivity", which equates to a dial-up service. The EU Commission has recently embarked on a process aimed at looking at whether this should be extended to include universal access to broadband and Ireland will be participating fully in any discussions on such...
- Written Answers — Telecommunications Services: Telecommunications Services (5 Oct 2011)
Pat Rabbitte: Almost 5,000 applications have been received under the Rural Broadband Scheme and work is continuing on the processing of approximately 1,200 of these applications where address details need to be clarified. A total of 95 applications has been received from County Waterford â this number is provisional and may change once all addresses have been clarified. My Department does not collect or...
- Seanad: Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Statements, Questions and Answers (5 Oct 2011)
Pat Rabbitte: I will look at the matter raised by Senator Kelly regarding the warmer homes schemes. I do not know what the answer is. The demand for the scheme is ramping up all the time and we are seeking to manage the budget in terms of prioritising spend and so on to cover as many homes as possible. However, if there are specific home owners in the Senator's constituency to whom an undertaking was...