Results 5,521-5,540 of 13,375 for speaker:Pat Rabbitte
- Written Answers — Inland Fisheries: Inland Fisheries (9 Jun 2011)
Pat Rabbitte: Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI), which operates under the aegis of my Department, is statutorily responsible for the protection, management and conservation of the inland fisheries resource. Section 7 (3)(k) of the Inland Fisheries Act 2010 specifically provides that IFI "support angling promotion and marketing activities and cooperate with relevant State agencies and such sectoral interests...
- Written Answers — Telecommunications Services: Telecommunications Services (9 Jun 2011)
Pat Rabbitte: The provision of broadband services is, in the first instance, a matter for private sector service providers operating in Ireland's fully liberalised telecommunications market, regulated by the independent regulator, the Commission for Communications Regulation (ComReg). Broadband services are provided by a number of private service providers over various platforms including DSL (i.e. over...
- Written Answers — Telecommunications Services: Telecommunications Services (9 Jun 2011)
Pat Rabbitte: The revised EU regulatory framework for telecommunications does not contain any provisions relating to the health impacts of telecommunications equipment and devices. The framework is primarily concerned, among other things, with providing strong independent regulation of the telecommunications market, promoting competition, encouraging investment in new and existing infrastructure and...
- Written Answers — Missing Persons: Missing Persons (9 Jun 2011)
Pat Rabbitte: The allocation of specific numbers in the 116 number range, which is reserved for services of social value, is managed in Ireland by the Commission for Communications Regulation (ComReg). The role of ComReg is limited to the assignment of the number to an appropriate service provider. Once the number has been assigned, it is a matter for the service provider to provide the service. While...
- Written Answers — Inland Fisheries: Inland Fisheries (8 Jun 2011)
Pat Rabbitte: Sections 154 to 163 of the Fisheries Consolidation Act 1959 (No 14 of 1959), as amended, set out the Statutory provisions applicable to the sale and export of salmon. These provisions, which are overseen by Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI), operating under the aegis of my Department, provide that the applicant/holder of a licence for the sale or export of salmon must apply for and may be...
- Written Answers — Telecommunications Services: Telecommunications Services (8 Jun 2011)
Pat Rabbitte: Funding for the recently-launched Rural Broadband Scheme has become available from the European Economic Recovery Programme (EERP) through the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) administered by the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food. A total of â¬13.413m from the EAFRD is available and this allocation, being 75% of the total, means a total available funding...
- Written Answers — Missing Persons: Missing Persons (8 Jun 2011)
Pat Rabbitte: I do not have a policy function in relation to the provision of a service for reporting missing children. The allocation of specific numbers in the 116 number range, which are reserved for services of social value, is managed in Ireland by the Commission for Communications Regulation (ComReg). The role of ComReg is limited to the assignment of the number to an appropriate service provider....
- Written Answers — Offshore Exploration: Offshore Exploration (8 Jun 2011)
Pat Rabbitte: The principal means through which the safety of the Corrib gas pipeline is to be achieved is that the pipeline be designed, constructed and commissioned in compliance with pipeline codes that are in keeping with best international practice. Prior to commissioning, the gas pipeline will be subject to detailed verification, including independent verification carried out on behalf of my...
- Written Answers — Broadcasting Services: Broadcasting Services (8 Jun 2011)
Pat Rabbitte: Saorview is the new digital free-to-air service which RTÃ launched on 26 May 2011. The launch of Saorview forms an integral part of Ireland's national digital switchover strategy which provides for the closure of the RTÃNL analogue TV network at the end of 2012 and, through the resulting 'digital dividend', paves the way for the delivery of new jobs, new mobile and broadband services and...
- Order of Business (8 Jun 2011)
Pat Rabbitte: They are all connected.
- Order of Business (8 Jun 2011)
Pat Rabbitte: Since when?
- Leaders' Questions (8 Jun 2011)
Pat Rabbitte: Given the Deputy's party left us in this mess, one would think he would support the Government.
- Leaders' Questions (8 Jun 2011)
Pat Rabbitte: Deputy McDonald will still be making the same speeches.
- Written Answers — Inland Fisheries: Inland Fisheries (7 Jun 2011)
Pat Rabbitte: The performance of some 141 salmon rivers is assessed on an annual basis by the Salmon Standing Scientific Committee (SSC). This information is published annually. The reports for the years 2005 to 2009 are available on the Department's website at www.dcenr.gov.ie/natural. The report on the performance of the 2010 fishery will be published shortly and will be made available to download...
- Written Answers — Alternative Energy Projects: Alternative Energy Projects (7 Jun 2011)
Pat Rabbitte: The proposed REFIT support scheme, which was announced in May 2010, was submitted to the EU Commission in Brussels for State Aid clearance in November 2010. This scheme, which is aimed at supporting the use of biomass in electricity generation and heat production, incorporates a proposed range of tariffs for different technologies and requires State Aid clearance before it can open for...
- Written Answers — Alternative Energy Projects: Alternative Energy Projects (7 Jun 2011)
Pat Rabbitte: The electricity market in Ireland is now fully deregulated. It is a commercial decision for the company concerned as to what terms and conditions they offer in the competitive market; I have no function in the matter. I am aware of the benefits of microgeneration. The programme for Government commits to consideration of a feed-in tariff for microgenerators producing electricity for their...
- Written Answers — Energy Efficiency: Energy Efficiency (7 Jun 2011)
Pat Rabbitte: I propose to take Questions Nos. 213 to 215, inclusive, together. My Department funds a number of energy efficiency and renewable energy programmes, the total capital allocations of which are broken down as follows: Programme/Project 2011 Total (â¬m) Better Energy: The National Upgrade Programme 91.405 Reheat Deployment 0.500 CHP Deployment 2.347 Electric Vehicles 5.000 The largest of...
- Written Answers — Greenhouse Gas Emissions: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (7 Jun 2011)
Pat Rabbitte: I have no role in this matter, which is the responsibility of the Department of the Taoiseach in conjunction with the Department of Finance and the Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation.
- Written Answers — Broadcasting Services: Broadcasting Services (7 Jun 2011)
Pat Rabbitte: RTÃ is an independent national public service broadcaster whose remit and obligations are set out in the Broadcasting Act 2009. The principal objects and associated powers of RTÃ are set out in Section 114(1) of the Broadcasting Act 2009. Section 98 provides that RTÃ shall be independent in the pursuance of these objects subject to the requirements of the Act. As such I, as Minister,...
- Written Answers — Telecommunications Services: Telecommunications Services (7 Jun 2011)
Pat Rabbitte: The Rural Broadband Scheme (RBS), which I announced last month, aims to provide a basic broadband service to individual un-served rural premises outside of the National Broadband Scheme (NBS) areas. The RBS, as a targeted State intervention into the broadband market, is subject to strict rules set by the EU Commission and it is therefore strictly prohibited from being used to displace...