Results 7,921-7,940 of 11,242 for speaker:Noel Dempsey
- Written Answers — Post Office Network: Post Office Network (17 Oct 2006)
Noel Dempsey: The matter of post office closures and conversions is, in the first instance, an operational matter for the Board and management of An Post and one in which I have no function. I would refer the Deputy to the following appendix which outlines the information requested on the number and locations of post offices closed in County Donegal, particularly in the Milford electoral area for the past...
- Written Answers — Post Office Network: Post Office Network (17 Oct 2006)
Noel Dempsey: The matter of post office closures and conversions is, in the first instance, an operational matter for the Board and management of An Post and one in which I have no function. I would refer the Deputy to the following appendix which outlines the information requested on the number and locations of post offices converted or closed in County Donegal in each of the years 1999 to 2005 and to...
- Written Answers — Communications Masts: Communications Masts (17 Oct 2006)
Noel Dempsey: Legislation or regulation in relation to planning issues is a matter for the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government in the first instance. The Interdepartmental Committee on the Health Effects of Electromagnetic Fields, set up in September 2005, is at an advanced stage in its consideration of the policy issues regarding potential health effects, if any, and is taking due...
- Written Answers — Alternative Energy Projects: Alternative Energy Projects (17 Oct 2006)
Noel Dempsey: I am committed to the development and deployment of domestic scale renewable electricity and heat technologies. There are however, a number of technical and administrative issues to be resolved in relation to the deployment of wind turbines in the domestic sector. My Department is working with the relevant agencies, including Sustainable Energy Ireland (SEI), the Commission for Energy...
- Leaders' Questions (17 Oct 2006)
Noel Dempsey: With the support of the House.
- Leaders' Questions (17 Oct 2006)
Noel Dempsey: Deputy Rabbitte is still in Opposition and will stay there. The Labour Party supported the system.
- Written Answers — Telecommunications Services: Telecommunications Services (12 Oct 2006)
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 Commission for Communications Regulation (ComReg), the independent regulator. However, it has been clear for some time that the sector has failed to invest at the level necessary to keep pace with the...
- Written Answers — Post Office Network: Post Office Network (12 Oct 2006)
Noel Dempsey: The matter of post office closures and conversions is, in the first instance, a matter for the board and management of An Post. I have been informed by the company that a total of sixteen post offices have been closed since January 2006 while the number converted to sub-post offices since that time is two. I understand that the number of post offices that existed in January 2002 and that are...
- Written Answers — Telecommunications Services: Telecommunications Services (12 Oct 2006)
Noel Dempsey: A joint industry/Government fund of â'¬18 million was established for the Broadband for Schools Programme to resource the provision of high speed broadband connectivity to all primary and post primary schools in the country by end Autumn 2006, at no cost to the schools themselves. The initiative was established to address the resourcing of broadband access to schools in the shared belief...
- Written Answers — Decentralisation Programme: Decentralisation Programme (11 Oct 2006)
Noel Dempsey: One hundred and eighty-five first place Central Applications Facility (CAF) applications have been received by my Department for the ninety posts that are decentralising to Clonakilty. It is anticipated that approximately thirty-five of these CAF applicants will have transferred to Clonakilty by the end of 2006.
- Written Answers — Offshore Exploration: Offshore Exploration (11 Oct 2006)
Noel Dempsey: The Department estimates that 55 billion cubic feet of gas remain to be produced from the Kinsale area gas fields and that the field could continue in production until sometime between 2011 and 2013 depending on commercial considerations and storage activity.
- Written Answers — Offshore Exploration: Offshore Exploration (11 Oct 2006)
Noel Dempsey: Responsibility for monitoring the security of Ireland's natural gas supply lies with the Commission for Energy Regulation (CER). Under the Gas (Interim) Regulation Act 2002, the CER is required to prepare an annual Gas Capacity Statement, which provides a 7-year rolling forecast of capacity, flows and customer demand on Ireland's natural gas system. The forecast also assesses, for a range of...
- Written Answers — Telecommunications Services: Telecommunications Services (11 Oct 2006)
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 Commission for Communications Regulation (ComReg), the independent regulator. However, it has been clear for some time that the sector has failed to invest at the level necessary to keep pace with the...
- Written Answers — Tribunals of Inquiry: Tribunals of Inquiry (11 Oct 2006)
Noel Dempsey: My Department has not had responsibility for any inquiry of the nature referred to by the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Alternative Energy Projects: Alternative Energy Projects (10 Oct 2006)
Noel Dempsey: I am keen to see progress in developing domestic scale renewable electricity and heat technologies. There are however, a number of technical and administrative issues which we are currently addressing and which will need to be resolved in order to make further progress in this area, and my Department is working with the relevant agencies, including Sustainable Energy Ireland (SEI), the...
- Written Answers — Telecommunications Services: Telecommunications Services (10 Oct 2006)
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 Commission for Communications Regulation (ComReg), the independent regulator. The majority of towns now have at least one provider offering broadband services. However, it has been clear for some time...
- Written Answers — Telecommunications Services: Telecommunications Services (10 Oct 2006)
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 Commission for Communications Regulation (ComReg), the independent regulator. However, it has been clear for some time that the sector has failed to invest at the level necessary to keep pace with the...
- Written Answers — Energy Resources: Energy Resources (10 Oct 2006)
Noel Dempsey: Discussions are ongoing in relation to the allocations for Energy Research and Development including Renewable Energy Technologies, for 2007 as part of the Estimates process.
- Written Answers — Alternative Energy Projects: Alternative Energy Projects (10 Oct 2006)
Noel Dempsey: The projected spend on the Greener Homes Scheme for 2006 is in the region of â¬3.25m. Individuals have been awarded grant aid of between â¬1,100 to â¬6,500 depending on the individual technology used.
- Written Answers — Offshore Exploration: Offshore Exploration (10 Oct 2006)
Noel Dempsey: Exploration licences are issued either through an "open door" system which applies to non-frontier areas such as the Celtic Sea, or through licensing rounds which apply to frontier areas such as the deeper basins of the Atlantic Margin. Applications for licences in "open door" areas may be received at any time and licences are awarded subject to the licensing terms in force at that time....