Results 6,661-6,680 of 11,242 for speaker:Noel Dempsey
- Written Answers — Telecommunications Services: Telecommunications Services (27 Mar 2007)
Noel Dempsey: I am proposing to increase the maximum penalty for a nuisance call to the emergency services to â¬5000 on summary conviction in the Communications Regulations (Amendment) Bill 2007. This is being done as a result of the high level of nuisance calls that are received by the emergency call answering service each year.
- Written Answers — Telecommunications Services: Telecommunications Services (27 Mar 2007)
Noel Dempsey: The provision of telecommunications services, including broadband, is a matter in the first instance for the private sector companies operating in a fully liberalised market, regulated by the independent Commission for Communications Regulation, ComReg. It continues to be a priority of the Government that there will be broadband coverage across the entire country. In that regard my...
- Written Answers — Departmental Reports: Departmental Reports (27 Mar 2007)
Noel Dempsey: The details of reports commissioned by my Department as sought by the Deputy are contained in the following table. Material in respect of Seafood Policy Development Division and Broadcasting Policy Division is still being compiled and will be forwarded to the Deputy as soon as possible. Report Title Year Published Cost ⬠Preparation of report for Moriarty Tribunal 2002 30,473.71...
- Written Answers — Telecommunications Services: Telecommunications Services (27 Mar 2007)
Noel Dempsey: The Government has invested in broadband infrastructure through investment in private sector infrastructure, the recently concluded Group Broadband Scheme and through the Metropolitan Area Networks (MANs) programme. During 2000 and 2001 grants of almost â¬35 million were awarded to private sector companies. The largest of these projects were ESB Telecoms installation of a new national fibre...
- Written Answers — Post Office Network: Post Office Network (27 Mar 2007)
Noel Dempsey: An Post operates within a regulatory framework as enshrined in EU and Irish law and therefore, the universal service obligation, which includes nationwide postal delivery requirements, is a statutory requirement for An Post, as the designated universal service provider. Statutory Instrument 616 of 2002 European Communities (Postal Services) Regulations provides that An Post is obliged to make...
- Written Answers — Postal Services: Postal Services (27 Mar 2007)
Noel Dempsey: I refer the Deputy to my reply to Parliamentary Question No. 171 of 27th March 2007.
- Written Answers — Alternative Energy Projects: Alternative Energy Projects (27 Mar 2007)
Noel Dempsey: I propose to take Questions Nos. 363, 372, 388, 398, 407 and 414 together. I refer the Deputy to my reply to Parliamentary Question No. 85 of 27th March 2007.
- Written Answers — Exploration Licences: Exploration Licences (27 Mar 2007)
Noel Dempsey: I refer the Deputy to my reply to Question No. 109 of 27th March 2007.
- Written Answers — Telecommunications Services: Telecommunications Services (27 Mar 2007)
Noel Dempsey: Statutory responsibility for the regulation of the electronic communication sector rests with the independent regulator, the Commission for Communications Regulation (ComReg), under the Communications Regulation Act 2002 and the Regulations transposing the EU Regulatory Framework for Electronic Communications Networks and Services. As Minister with responsibility for policy in the sector, I...
- Written Answers — Exploration Licences: Exploration Licences (27 Mar 2007)
Noel Dempsey: I refer the Deputy to my reply to Question No. 109 of 27th March 2007.
- Written Answers — Electricity Grid: Electricity Grid (27 Mar 2007)
Noel Dempsey: I refer the Deputy to my reply to Parliamentary Question No. 103 of 27th March 2007.
- Written Answers — Broadcasting Services: Broadcasting Services (27 Mar 2007)
Noel Dempsey: I refer the Deputy to my reply to Parliamentary Question No. 133 of 14 February 2007.
- Written Answers — Post Office Network: Post Office Network (27 Mar 2007)
Noel Dempsey: I refer the Deputy to my reply to Parliamentary Question No. 107 of 27th March 2007.
- Written Answers — Telecommunications Services: Telecommunications Services (27 Mar 2007)
Noel Dempsey: I refer the Deputy to my reply to Parliamentary Question No. 105 of the 27th March 2007.
- Written Answers — Mobile Telephony: Mobile Telephony (27 Mar 2007)
Noel Dempsey: I propose to take Questions Nos. 375, 391 and 417 together. I refer the Deputy to my reply to Parliamentary Question No. 154 of 27th March 2007.
- Written Answers — Digital Hub: Digital Hub (27 Mar 2007)
Noel Dempsey: Since 2000, the State has invested EUR â¬93.75 million in the Digital Hub project. That sum comprises an initial investment in property purchase of â¬73.64 million for circa 9 acres in the Thomas Street/Liberties area of Dublin. State of the art telecommunications infrastructure investment came to â¬2.29 million. The remainder of the amount is made up of operational expenditure. To date,...
- Written Answers — Electricity Grid: Electricity Grid (27 Mar 2007)
Noel Dempsey: I refer the Deputy to my reply to Parliamentary Question No. 185 of 27th March 2007.
- Written Answers — Broadcasting Services: Broadcasting Services (27 Mar 2007)
Noel Dempsey: I refer the Deputy to my reply to Parliamentary Question No. 87 of 27th March 2007.
- Written Answers — Post Office Network: Post Office Network (27 Mar 2007)
Noel Dempsey: Matters relating to post office closures are a matter, in the first instance, for the management and board of An Post and one in which I have no statutory function.
- Written Answers — Postal Services: Postal Services (27 Mar 2007)
Noel Dempsey: I refer the Deputy to my reply to Parliamentary Question No. 89 of 27th March 2007.