Results 741-760 of 4,404 for speaker:Liz McManus
- Written Answers — Telecommunications Services: Telecommunications Services (25 Nov 2009)
Liz McManus: Question 62: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will comment on a recent report on broadband which positioned Dublin as the 87th city in the world in regard to quality of broadband; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43336/09]
- Fuel Poverty. (25 Nov 2009)
Liz McManus: The Minister, Deputy Gormley, has no problem commenting on this area. A recent headline states "Gormley insists carbon levy in budget will be revenue neutral". The Minister might explain how the Minister, Deputy Gormley, can speak out but he cannot. He might clarify the position because there is a great deal of confusion. On social housing, will the Minister accept that it is not good...
- Telecommunications Services. (25 Nov 2009)
Liz McManus: I thank the Minister for his reply. This raises issues concerning the standard, quality, speed and cost of broadband. There is a danger that because the Minister wants to say he is providing universal coverage that the service he will provide will not be acceptable. A business woman in my constituency has satellite broadband but she finds that because of the time delays it is totally...
- Telecommunications Services. (25 Nov 2009)
Liz McManus: There are difficulties.
- Telecommunications Services. (25 Nov 2009)
Liz McManus: The Minister referred to the problems encountered by school. I refer to one school in particular in which the principal has indicated it takes a full school day to upload three or four photographs onto the website. That is the poor standard at issue, in case he gets carried away with technical detail. I refer specifically to the national broadband scheme. A supplier is reported to have...
- Telecommunications Services. (25 Nov 2009)
Liz McManus: That is in the case of one of the suppliers which has already done a deal.
- Telecommunications Services. (25 Nov 2009)
Liz McManus: I suggest the Minister investigates that matter.
- Telecommunications Services. (25 Nov 2009)
Liz McManus: He has an entire Department at his disposal.
- Electricity Generation. (25 Nov 2009)
Liz McManus: Ostensibly, we are all on the same side in respect of this matter. However, there is a problem with regard to implementation. The Minister referred to instances where planning is not granted and everyone accepts this can happen. Is he aware of the position with regard to cases where planning permission in respect of projects is running out? I refer, for example, to a project to construct...
- Electricity Generation. (25 Nov 2009)
Liz McManus: It is not our problem. It is the Government's responsibility to ensure that those targets are met.
- Electricity Generation. (25 Nov 2009)
Liz McManus: Has the Minister received legal advice on this? I can imagine a court case where a local authority or service provider argues that the works are substantially progressed when there is not a sign of anything on the ground. That is a weak argument. Is the Attorney General happy with it?
- Electricity Generation. (25 Nov 2009)
Liz McManus: That is a weak response.
- Telecommunications Services. (25 Nov 2009)
Liz McManus: In light of our dependence on providers for information, concerns have arisen about whether the national broadband scheme is subject to rigorous scrutiny. The scheme is in effect working from a false premise, that is, the famous but inaccurate map. I can cite an example from my constituency involving an unemployed man who invested â¬20,000 in setting up a small business. Before he made...
- Telecommunications Services. (25 Nov 2009)
Liz McManus: I am not speaking about the contractual arrangements.
- Telecommunications Services. (25 Nov 2009)
Liz McManus: The map makes it seem as if there is no problem.
- Digital Terrestrial Television. (25 Nov 2009)
Liz McManus: Question 35: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his views on the EU Commissioner for the Information Society's call for EU countries to expedite the move to digital terrestrial television; the reason for his failure to ensure the signing of a contract to deliver DTT on time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43549/09]
- Digital Terrestrial Television. (25 Nov 2009)
Liz McManus: The Minister is not inspiring confidence. I would like clarity on the deadline. The EU Commission has made it clear that the aim is to have analogue switched off by 1 January 2012 but the Minister has referred to 2012 in such a way as to imply this could happen some time that year and, therefore, this could happen at the end of the year. Were that the case, Ireland would be at a great...
- Digital Terrestrial Television. (25 Nov 2009)
Liz McManus: It is up to the Minister to set a timeframe. He is not convincing in saying the BAI should take total control, even if it is the negotiating body. The Minister now says it will be up to the BAI to look at alternatives. He is the Minister responsible. Can he outline his Department's view of the alternatives available if the current negotiations are not successful? Everyone knows about...
- Digital Terrestrial Television. (25 Nov 2009)
Liz McManus: The Minister raised the matter of changing rules.
- Fuel Poverty. (25 Nov 2009)
Liz McManus: Question 37: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the action he will take to combat fuel poverty in winter 2009; the number of persons who live in fuel poverty here; the number of homes which were part of the warmer homes scheme for 2008 and to date in 2009; when he will publish the findings of the fuel poverty action research project; when this was first due...