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Written Answers — Electricity Generation: Electricity Generation (27 Mar 2007)

Noel Dempsey: I refer the Deputy to my reply to Parliamentary Question No. 136 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 27th March 2007.

Written Answers — Postal Services: Postal Services (27 Mar 2007)

Noel Dempsey: I refer the Deputy to my reply to Parliamentary Question No. 161 of 27th March 2007.

Written Answers — Broadcasting Services: Broadcasting Services (27 Mar 2007)

Noel Dempsey: I refer the Deputy to my reply to Question No. 136 of 27 March 2007.

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (27 Mar 2007)

Noel Dempsey: I refer the Deputy to my reply to Parliamentary Question No. 135 of 27 March 2007.

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (27 Mar 2007)

Noel Dempsey: I refer the Deputy to my reply to Parliamentary Question No. 167 of 27th March 2007.

Written Answers — Departmental Advertising: Departmental Advertising (27 Mar 2007)

Noel Dempsey: As Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources, I have no function in relation to the advertising or promotion of services by Ministerial colleagues or their Departments. These are matters for individual Ministers and their respective Departments.

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. I am aware of the importance of the availability of telecommunications services including broadband to ensuring the continued economic and...

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 — Postal Services: Postal Services (27 Mar 2007)

Noel Dempsey: The Government's policy with regard to the future of the postal service, as set out in my Department's statement of strategy, has three principal aims: To ensure Irish industry and domestic customers enjoy competitively priced, high-quality postal services. To maintain a nationwide postal service and viable network, with uniform tariffs applying throughout the State. To develop the postal...

Written Answers — Telecommunications Masts: Telecommunications Masts (27 Mar 2007)

Noel Dempsey: I have received correspondence from a number of groups and individuals in relation to potential health effects of electromagnetic fields associated with pylons, masts and other fixtures. I set up an Inter-departmental Committee on the Health Effects of Electromagnetic Fields, in September 2005, to consider the recommendations contained in the report, "Non-ionising radiation from mobile phone...

Written Answers — Alternative Energy Projects: Alternative Energy Projects (27 Mar 2007)

Noel Dempsey: Sampled and estimated figures for the output of wind energy generating plant are on the Eirgrid website at www.eirgrid.ie . The figures are updated every fifteen minutes. All of the electricity exported by these plant is utilised in the electricity system.

Written Answers — Broadcasting Services: Broadcasting Services (27 Mar 2007)

Noel Dempsey: The Digital Terrestrial Television (DTT) pilot was launched in August 2006 with a soft trial which was aimed at introducing stakeholder participants to the technologies involved with DTT and at providing an opportunity to source additional content for the trial. The soft trial has now concluded and, on 5 th March 2007, the public phase of the DTT pilot scheme, which will include 500 public...

Written Answers — Alternative Energy Projects: Alternative Energy Projects (27 Mar 2007)

Noel Dempsey: The emphasis on the Greener Homes Scheme is to provide grant aid for renewable energy heat technologies. The Government is committed to developing domestic scale renewable electricity and heat technologies. A number of technical and administrative issues are currently being addressed in order to streamline processes and regulations in relation to micro-generation. As part of the ongoing work...

Written Answers — Alternative Energy Projects: Alternative Energy Projects (27 Mar 2007)

Noel Dempsey: I understand that my colleague, the Minister for Agriculture and Food, proposes to introduce a special scheme of supports to grant aid biomass harvesting machinery, such as harvesters and chippers for processing of forest biomass. The introduction of the scheme requires EU approval.

Communications Regulation (Amendment) Bill 2007 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (27 Mar 2007)

Noel Dempsey: Yes. All the networks would have been constructed by now only for the many questions asked in Brussels by people who do not like the concept. The Commission, in turn, asked the Government many questions, which we answered. We received the all clear from Brussels from a state aid point of view but that took 12 months. The only stipulation laid down by the Commission regarding the second...

Communications Regulation (Amendment) Bill 2007 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (27 Mar 2007)

Noel Dempsey: We dealt with this previously and I gave an undertaking to the Deputy with regard to this type of condition being included in authorisation. The same applies to this amendment. I will not accept the amendment for the reasons I stated previously. I reiterate what I stated about asking ComReg to amend authorisations to take this into account and give due notice.

Communications Regulation (Amendment) Bill 2007 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (27 Mar 2007)

Noel Dempsey: The Deputy raised this matter previously and argued his case. An indication was given that we would consult further, which we did. We received further legal advice on the issue from the Office of the Attorney General, which indicates that section 13E(3) is a standard provision in legislation allowing for a ministerial application to derogate from the common law defence that an applicant for...

Communications Regulation (Amendment) Bill 2007 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (27 Mar 2007)

Noel Dempsey: The Deputies have confirmed my assumption that they were referring to the Whistleblowers Protection Bill 1999. The provision for the protection of whistleblowers in this Bill follows a Government decision on 3 March 2006, which stated that all legislation in preparation should, where relevant, include provisions for the protection of whistleblowers. For the purpose of this Bill,...

Communications Regulation (Amendment) Bill 2007 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (27 Mar 2007)

Noel Dempsey: It could be a referee.