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Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Appointments to State Boards (3 Dec 2013)

Pat Rabbitte: This Government has made changes in relation to appointments to State boards and bodies with new arrangements involving advertisement of vacancies for applications from suitably qualified candidates and, in accordance with the Government Decision of 12 April 2011, Expressions of Interest have been invited from persons wishing to be considered for appointment to vacancies on State boards under...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Departmental Bodies Board Remuneration (3 Dec 2013)

Pat Rabbitte: Details of the expenses paid to members of the Board of EirGrid are a matter for the company and the Board. The Directors' Remuneration is published each year in the company's Annual Report which is available on the company's website:www.EirGrid.com.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Broadband Services Provision (3 Dec 2013)

Pat Rabbitte: Ireland’s telecommunications market has been fully liberalised since 1999 in accordance with the requirements of binding EU Directives. The market has since developed into a well-regulated market, supporting a multiplicity of commercial operators, providing services over a diverse range of technology platforms. Details of broadband services available in each County can be found on...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Electricity Transmission Network (3 Dec 2013)

Pat Rabbitte: Development of the high voltage electricity grid as planned in the EirGrid Grid25 strategy is critical to Ireland's economic and social development. Ensuring secure reliable and safe supplies of electricity is critical to Ireland’s ability to attract inward investment and retain and create jobs.All projects in the Grid25 programme are undertaken in accordance with EirGrid’s...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Metropolitan Area Networks Programme (3 Dec 2013)

Pat Rabbitte: A table of the Metropolitan Area Networks (MANs) and their respective locations, the year of completion and year lit for each MAN is attached.The MANs Programme, which was eligible for co-funding of 40-50% under the European Regional Development Fund, has cost in the region of €176 million to date. Phase I of the MANs programme delivered optical fibre networks to twenty eight towns...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Bord Gáis Privatisation (3 Dec 2013)

Pat Rabbitte: A total of four officials from my Department were involved in the Working Group and Steering Group overseeing the sale process for the Bord Gais Energy business. No additional resources, either internal or external were retained by the Department for the purpose of the process and officials undertook this work as part of their normal duties. My Department did not directly engage or incur any...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Inland Fisheries Ireland Issues (3 Dec 2013)

Pat Rabbitte: Ireland manages salmon stocks generally on an individual river basis. Each river contains a genetically unique stock, which migrates to sea as juveniles and returns to the same river in adulthood to spawn. The conservation imperative means that exploitation of salmon of each river is only permitted where the independent Standing Scientific Committee (SSC) for salmon determine that the stock...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Media Mergers (3 Dec 2013)

Pat Rabbitte: As the Deputy will be aware, at present my primary function with regard to media is directly related to my remit in the broadcasting sector. The responsibility for control of mergers and acquisitions, including those relating to the media in the State, lies with my colleague, the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation as provided for in the Competition Act 2002. The Government decided...

Leaders' Questions (28 Nov 2013)

Pat Rabbitte: The Tánaiste could not be right about that. They did not vote against leaving the bailout, did they?

Leaders' Questions (28 Nov 2013)

Pat Rabbitte: I was away that day. I did not know that happened.

Order of Business (28 Nov 2013)

Pat Rabbitte: I think I hear a joke coming on.

Order of Business (28 Nov 2013)

Pat Rabbitte: I believe Deputy Kelleher signed that himself.

Order of Business (28 Nov 2013)

Pat Rabbitte: It was either Deputy Kelleher or Deputy Calleary who signed it.

Gas Regulation Bill 2013: From the Seanad (27 Nov 2013)

Pat Rabbitte: This is purely a drafting amendment.

Gas Regulation Bill 2013: From the Seanad (27 Nov 2013)

Pat Rabbitte: These amendments are grouped, as the Leas-Cheann Comhairle says. They are drafting amendments. They are purely technical and are proposed to provide greater clarity with respect to the assets, licences, rights and liabilities and staff of BGE and its subsidiaries, which may be included in the transfer plan and to provide that assets may be transferred to an energy company from BGE, a...

Gas Regulation Bill 2013: From the Seanad (27 Nov 2013)

Pat Rabbitte: This amendment relates to a taxation matter and is designed to avoid a potential anomaly in the treatment of capital gains tax on the proceeds from any future sale of Bord Gáis Energy. Under existing tax rules the pre-sale transfer of the energy assets by BGE into a subsidiary known as the energy company, as provided for in the Gas Regulation Bill 2013 will automatically be subject to...

Business of Dáil (27 Nov 2013)

Pat Rabbitte: I move: "That the sitting be suspended from 11.09 a.m. until 12.00 p.m."

Gas Regulation Bill 2013: From the Seanad (27 Nov 2013)

Pat Rabbitte: I apologise for being late. I was at a committee with a European agenda. I do not know why the timetabling was so tight. We are dealing with some amendments from the Seanad to conclude the passage of the Gas Regulation Bill. Having regard to developments this morning, I felt it would not be appropriate in my dealings with the Opposition if I did not make some brief opening remarks in...

Gas Regulation Bill 2013: From the Seanad (27 Nov 2013)

Pat Rabbitte: As part of the assets-disposal process required by the troika as part of the programme we are now about to exit, the Government decided on the disposal of the energy business of Bord Gáis and the retention in State ownership of the distributive networks. The legislation before the House is to enable that to happen. It is not that the Government has taken any decision not to sell the...

Gas Regulation Bill 2013: From the Seanad (27 Nov 2013)

Pat Rabbitte: The reference to section 46 in amendment No. 1 is a reference to the new section 46 proposed to be inserted by amendment No. 15. These amendments are considered necessary because at present there is no provision in primary legislation to provide for ministerial approval for the making of a pension scheme by Irish Water. The Water Services Act 2013 provided for the establishment of Irish...