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Written Answers — Telecommunications Services: Telecommunications Services (19 May 2011)

Pat Rabbitte: The allocation of specific numbers in the 116 number range of numbers, which are reserved for services of social value, is managed in Ireland by the Commission for Communications Regulation (ComReg). In November 2007, ComReg alerted potential service providers, through an advertisement campaign, to the existence of the range of numbers beginning with 116, including the 116000 hotline for...

Written Answers — Departmental Properties: Departmental Properties (19 May 2011)

Pat Rabbitte: Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) replaced the Fisheries Boards with effect from 1 July 2010. IFI now owns the former Boards' properties including the Glasnevin site, which was vacated in 2005 due to health and safety concerns. In April 2008 the Government decided to release the building and site in question to the Affordable Housing Initiative. The transfer of the property did not proceed...

Written Answers — Departmental Schemes: Departmental Schemes (19 May 2011)

Pat Rabbitte: The Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) administers the Better Energy programme on behalf of my Department. The fuel poverty strand of Better Energy aims to provide energy efficiency improvements to low-income homes unable to afford the cost of implementing such measures. An additional €10 million was provided for low-income housing retrofits in the recent Jobs Initiative....

Written Answers — Alternative Energy Projects: Alternative Energy Projects (19 May 2011)

Pat Rabbitte: My colleague, the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government has responsibility for the planning function. Further information on the specifics contained in the planning regulations as they apply to particular queries should be obtained from that Department. The Department of Environment introduced two statutory instruments, S.I. 83 of 2007 and S.I. 235 of 2008, relating to...

Written Answers — Telecommunications Services: Telecommunications Services (19 May 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. 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. Decisions relating to the upgrading...

Written Answers — Bog Fires Compensation: Bog Fires Compensation (18 May 2011)

Pat Rabbitte: The matter in question is not one in which I have a function but is a day-to-day operational matter for the company. I have been advised by Bord na Móna that it continues to work closely with the local community and the fire service to prevent bog fires, protect property and reduce future risk.

Written Answers — Broadcasting Services: Broadcasting Services (18 May 2011)

Pat Rabbitte: It is the responsibility of my Department - in conjunction with RTÉ, the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland (BAI), ComReg and other stakeholders - to progress the digital switch-over process so that it meets the 2012 timeline for analogue switch-off. Accordingly, the then Minister imposed by order a requirement on RTÉ to make its public service digital terrestrial television (DTT) multiplex...

Written Answers — Departmental Programmes: Departmental Programmes (18 May 2011)

Pat Rabbitte: An additional €30 million in funding was provided for the National Energy Retrofitting Programme by the Minister for Finance in the Jobs Initiative announced on Tuesday 10th May 2011. This funding comprises of an additional €19 million in Exchequer Funding with the balance of €11 million being provided from savings within my Department's existing capital allocation. The specific...

Leaders' Questions (18 May 2011)

Pat Rabbitte: Did the Deputy clear that with Deputy Shane Ross?

Leaders' Questions (18 May 2011)

Pat Rabbitte: Did Shane approve of this?

Leaders' Questions (18 May 2011)

Pat Rabbitte: It is called a lucky pick.

Leaders' Questions (18 May 2011)

Pat Rabbitte: How did that question come out of the lucky pick?

Leaders' Questions (18 May 2011)

Pat Rabbitte: I would like to have heard the debate in the Technical Group about this.

Written Answers — Home Energy Saving Scheme: Home Energy Saving Scheme (17 May 2011)

Pat Rabbitte: I propose to take Questions Nos. 302 and 304 together. I announced the launch of Better Energy: The National Upgrade Programme on Wednesday, 11 May 2011 on foot of the Jobs Initiative. Better Energy will replace the three existing energy efficiency and renewable energy programmes: the Home Energy Savings Scheme (HES), the Warmer Homes Scheme (WHS) and the Greener Homes Scheme (GHS). There...

Written Answers — Home Energy Saving Scheme: Home Energy Saving Scheme (17 May 2011)

Pat Rabbitte: The operation of the Home Energy Scheme is a day to day matter for the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI). I have no function in the matter. It is a legal requirement under The Energy (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2006 that all domestic gas works must be undertaken and certified by a registered gas installer (RGI) who is registered with the RGII (Register Gas Installers of...

Written Answers — Fishing Licences: Fishing Licences (17 May 2011)

Pat Rabbitte: I understand that the individual referred to by the Deputy applied for a draft net salmon fishing licence. Applications for fishing licences were considered by Inland Fisheries Ireland, in accordance with the terms of the Control of Fishing for Salmon Order 2011 (S.I. No 123, 2011). This Order determines the priority status afforded to each application based on the applicant's fishing track...

Written Answers — Television Licence Fee: Television Licence Fee (17 May 2011)

Pat Rabbitte: The Programme for Government commits to examining the role and collection of the TV Licence Fee in light of existing and projected convergence of broadcasting technologies and to transform the TV licence into a household based Public Broadcasting Charge to be applied to all households and applicable businesses, regardless of the device they use to access content. In line with this commitment,...

Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (17 May 2011)

Pat Rabbitte: I can inform the Deputy that the payment of subscriptions by State Agencies in respect of corporate membership of organisations, including Irish Business and Employers Confederation is a day-to-day operational issue for the agencies themselves.

Written Answers — Telecommunications Services: Telecommunications Services (17 May 2011)

Pat Rabbitte: My Department entered into a contract with "3", a Hutchinson Whampoa company, for the delivery of the National Broadband Scheme (NBS) in late December 2008. Since then, 3 has progressed its network roll-out and since October 2010, NBS broadband services are available in all of the 1,028 designated Electoral Divisions (ED) covered under the Scheme, in line with contractual commitments. 3's...

Written Answers — Telecommunications Services: Telecommunications Services (17 May 2011)

Pat Rabbitte: The National Broadband Scheme (NBS) contract guarantees that broadband connectivity is available to 100% of the buildings within the NBS coverage areas. In recognition of the fact that some areas will be very costly and technologically challenging to reach using standard infrastructure, a limited number of residences and businesses in the NBS coverage area are covered by a satellite service....