Results 9,101-9,120 of 11,242 for speaker:Noel Dempsey
- Postal Services. (25 Jan 2006)
Noel Dempsey: I am not aware of any plans to go back to an SDS type operation in respect of parcel post. That service was set up a few years ago and had to be closed quickly. The work on the closing of that service was completed only in the middle of last year. I am not aware of any decision to revert. I am aware An Post will aggressively market its parcel service through the normal post and is seeking to...
- Postal Services. (25 Jan 2006)
Noel Dempsey: The board of An Post is the body responsible for changes in management. I do not have any plans to interfere in that process and it would not be a healthy exercise. I am sure several Deputies would accuse me of creating jobs for the boys if I decided to do so.
- Postal Services. (25 Jan 2006)
Noel Dempsey: I will not interfere in that process. The Deputy is correct in saying the term of office of the chief executive ends in the middle of the year but, as I have said, that is a mater for the board. On the question about the embargo on recruitment, that is a matter for An Post but my understanding is that agreement has been reached. The Labour Court recommendation has been accepted by both sides...
- Postal Services. (25 Jan 2006)
Noel Dempsey: I withdrew the Bill because no ESOP was going to take place in the current circumstances. I hope we can resume with the Bill when the company gets back into profit, but I do not anticipate that will be done in the lifetime of this Government.
- Postal Services. (25 Jan 2006)
Noel Dempsey: The â¬12.7 million that was paid out in 2003 was largely spent on automation of post offices, although there were other areas of expenditure.
- Postal Services. (25 Jan 2006)
Noel Dempsey: On the automation of post offices in various parts of the country. The second question asked by the Deputy relates to a contractual matter between post masters and post mistresses, who are represented by the IPU, and An Post. I have had a number of discussions with the IPU in regard to contracts, rates of payment and so on and it put forward various proposals, but that is a matter between the...
- Digital Hub. (25 Jan 2006)
Noel Dempsey: The digital hub project, managed by the independent Digital Hub Development Agency, has been and will continue to be successful in developing a digital industry cluster, as well as in regenerating a historic community area in the heart of Dublin by operating a number of significant community and educational initiatives as part of its role in the digital hub district. On 5 October, the agency...
- Digital Hub. (25 Jan 2006)
Noel Dempsey: Regarding Media Lab Europe, when I became aware through the Committee of Public Accounts that information was not forthcoming to the committee from the liquidator, I wrote a letter and the matter was followed up by Brendan Tuohy, the Secretary General of the Department. I am not sure if the information has yet been given to the Committee of Public Accounts but all information on this matter...
- Digital Hub. (25 Jan 2006)
Noel Dempsey: I am subject to correction, but allowing for what we are to get for these two sites, â¬118 million, and what we have already spent, the outgoings and income are about level. That does not take into account the other property owned by the State in the digital hub area, so we would be ahead in a positive sense in terms of value.
- Digital Hub. (25 Jan 2006)
Noel Dempsey: No. We are not selling the other property in the area.
- Digital Hub. (25 Jan 2006)
Noel Dempsey: That is not true.
- Energy Resources. (25 Jan 2006)
Noel Dempsey: While Ireland does not currently maintain a strategic gas reserve, commercial reserves of natural gas are held by licensed natural gas shippers and suppliers, including BGE. Several other EU member states, including the United Kingdom, operate a similar regime. I have been informed by BGE that, at current levels, its Kinsale reserves would supply 50% of non-daily metered customer...
- Energy Resources. (25 Jan 2006)
Noel Dempsey: Regarding the question on strategic reserves, at present it is in terms of 50% of non-daily metered customer requirements, which includes small businesses and domestic, for up to 50 days. We use approximately 15 million to 20 million standard cubic metres per day during the winter gas demand period. Of that, approximately 9 million to 12 million standard cubic metres per day is power...
- Written Answers — Employment Protection: Employment Protection (15 Dec 2005)
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. Technological advances have brought broadband to the forefront of communications in just a few years, but the service providers have not...
- Order of Business. (15 Dec 2005)
Noel Dempsey: Bring back the press.
- Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (14 Dec 2005)
Noel Dempsey: The Department is currently responsible for 30 commercial, non-commercial and regulatory State bodies, ten port companies and 14 harbour authorities. The bodies are comprehensively listed in Appendix C of my Department's Statement of Strategy 2005-2007. I have arranged for a copy of the statement of strategy to be forwarded to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Post Office Network: Post Office Network (14 Dec 2005)
Noel Dempsey: The precise locations of post offices closed in the past 12 months are set out in the table. This pertains to post office closures from 1 December 2004 to 1 December 2005. Sub-Office County Aghabog Monaghan Ardlogher Cavan Brickens Mayo Broadford Kildare Cadamstown Offaly Clooneyquinn Roscommon Coolbawn Kilkenny Cregganbaun Mayo Four Mile House Roscommon Inch...
- Sea-Fisheries and Maritime Jurisdiction Bill 2005: Financial Resolution. (14 Dec 2005)
Noel Dempsey: I move: That provision be made in the Act giving effect to this resolution for the charging in accordance with the Act of certain fees onâ (a) applications for the registration of sea fishing boats or for the removal of such boats from the Register of Fishing Boats, and (b) the grant of certain sea-fishing boat licences, and sea-fishing licences, authorisations and permits.
- Written Answers — Telecommunications Services: Telecommunications Services (13 Dec 2005)
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. It has been clear for some time that the sector has failed to invest at the level necessary to keep pace with the demand for...
- Written Answers — Telecommunications Services: Telecommunications Services (13 Dec 2005)
Noel Dempsey: The roll-out of mobile phone and broadband services is a matter for commercial service providers who operate in a fully liberalised market. Responsibility for the regulation of the sector, including regulatory issues surrounding the quality and cost of mobile phone services and regulatory issues surrounding the delivery of broadband, rests with the Commission for Communications Regulation,...