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Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Warmer Homes Scheme Eligibility (25 Sep 2013)

Pat Rabbitte: The Better Energy Warmer Homes Scheme is administered by the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) under the Better Energy programme. The scheme delivers a range of energy efficiency measures to eligible households that are vulnerable to energy poverty. The scheme is primarily delivered through Community Based Organisations augmented by a panel of private contractors. Homes are also...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Broadband Services Provision (25 Sep 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, including County...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: National Digital Strategy Implementation (24 Sep 2013)

Pat Rabbitte: The Trading Online Voucher Scheme was developed as part the and is one of the key disruptive reforms identified in the 2013 Action Plan for Jobs The aim of the scheme is to encourage small businesses to develop an online trading component to their business in order to access the large and growing online market worldwide. Vouchers of up to €2,500 (to be matched by own investment)...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: National Broadband Plan Implementation (24 Sep 2013)

Pat Rabbitte: The broadband service contracted under National Broadband Scheme (NBS) is a basic, affordable, scalable product in keeping with EU State Aid clearance for the Scheme in September 2007. Under the terms of the contract which my Department has in place with Hutchison 3G Ireland Ltd (trading as “3”), the NBS mobile wireless service currently offers minimum download and upload speeds...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: EU Meetings (24 Sep 2013)

Pat Rabbitte: Energy Ministers from EU Member States met in Vilnius on 19 and 20 September. The informal meeting of the Council of Energy Ministers discussed topics relevant to European energy policy. Views were exchanged on (i) the actions and measures necessary for the timely completion of the EU Internal Energy Market (IEM) (ii) the strengthening of European unity in engagements with non-EU countries...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Energy Schemes Issues (24 Sep 2013)

Pat Rabbitte: The Better Energy Warmer Homes scheme is administered by the SEAI under the Better Energy Programme and provides energy efficiency measures targeted at low income homeowners experiencing energy poverty. The scheme is primarily delivered through Community Based Organisations augmented by a panel of private contractors. Homes are also addressed on an area-based approach through a separate...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Public Service Broadcast Charge (24 Sep 2013)

Pat Rabbitte: I refer the Deputy to my reply to Question No. 119 of 18 September 2013

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Oireachtas TV Service (24 Sep 2013)

Pat Rabbitte: The availability of Oireachtas TV on SAORVIEW is a matter for the Oireachtas in contract with RTÉ who owns the SAORVIEW network. Chapter 6, sections 125 and 126 of the Broadcasting Act 2009 make the necessary provision to allow the development of an Oireachtas TV channel to be known as the “Houses of the Oireachtas Channel” on the SAORVIEW TV network. This legislation...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Fisheries Protection (24 Sep 2013)

Pat Rabbitte: I propose to take Questions Nos. 373 and 374 together. The European Union Eel regulation (1100/2007) was drafted in response to the endangered status of the European Eel and required EU states, including Ireland, to develop Eel Management Plans (EMPs). Ireland’s EMP was submitted to the EU in January 2009 and accepted by the EU in June 2009. The plan outlined the main management...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Telephone Directories (19 Sep 2013)

Pat Rabbitte: Regulation 4 (1) of the European Communities (Electronic Communications Networks and Services) (Universal Service and Users’ Rights) Regulations 2011 requires that “a comprehensive directory of subscribers is made available to all end-users in a form approved of by the Regulator, whether printed or electronic or both, and is updated at least once in each year”. ComReg...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Proposed Broadcasting Charge (19 Sep 2013)

Pat Rabbitte: I refer the Deputy to Question No. 819 of 18 September 2013

Gas Regulation Bill 2013: Second Stage (18 Sep 2013)

Pat Rabbitte: I am pleased to have this opportunity to present the Gas Regulation Bill 2013 for consideration by the Dail.

Gas Regulation Bill 2013: Second Stage (18 Sep 2013)

Pat Rabbitte: I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time."

Gas Regulation Bill 2013: Second Stage (18 Sep 2013)

Pat Rabbitte: You are sticklers for detail in Dublin South.

Gas Regulation Bill 2013: Second Stage (18 Sep 2013)

Pat Rabbitte: Of course, as always. The Bill will implement the Government's decision of February 2012 on the sale of State assets. It will ensure the retention of the strategic gas networks in State ownership, while also facilitating the sale of Bord Gais Energy's competitive energy business. Before I turn to the detail of the proposals of the Bill, I would like to speak about energy policy issues...

Gas Regulation Bill 2013: Order for Second Stage (18 Sep 2013)

Pat Rabbitte: I move: "That Second Stage be taken now."

Order of Business (18 Sep 2013)

Pat Rabbitte: We did enough talking about it anyway.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Fisheries Protection (18 Sep 2013)

Pat Rabbitte: The Salmon Conservation Limit (CL) in any river is the number of spawning salmon required to maintain a sustainable population and is used to indicate the number of salmon in a river system above which a harvestable surplus can be considered. Salmon conservation limits are set similarly for all of Ireland’s 142 salmon rivers. The main criteria used are the size of the river (wetted...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Renewable Energy Generation Targets (18 Sep 2013)

Pat Rabbitte: The 2009 Renewable Energy Directive sets all Member States a binding target that 10% of the energy used in the transport sector must come from renewable sources by 2020. Last year, the EU Commission proposed a new directive, which would include amendments to the Renewable Energy Directive, to take into account the risk of Indirect Land Use Change (ILUC) occurring as a result of the production...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Inland Fisheries Ireland Staff (18 Sep 2013)

Pat Rabbitte: I propose to take Questions Nos. 773 to 775, inclusive, together. At the outset, I would emphasise that matters in relation to premises and staffing are day to day operational matters for public bodies, in this instance Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI). As the Deputy will appreciate, accommodation and staffing are amongst the most significant cost components of public sector bodies and it is...