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Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Broadband Service Provision (5 May 2016)

Alex White: ...(ComReg). ComReg is independent in the exercise of its functions and directly accountable to Committees of the Oireachtas for the performance of its functions. I have no statutory authority to regulate fees imposed by Eir  or any other  operator in the electronic communications market.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Consultancy Contracts Data (28 Jan 2016)

Alex White: ...will not be published as it is commercially sensitive. BEC consultants Assistance with statutory assessment of Environmental Statements and Natura Impact Statements accompanying applications for geophysical surveys including 2D/3D offshore Seismic Surveys and exploration drilling applications (six reports completed in 2013) €18,266 (€3,044 fee payable for each report...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Broadcasting Service Provision (14 Jan 2016)

Alex White: ...I understand that DAB trials have been carried out by two different companies through ComReg’s Test and Trial Regime. Additional content for such DAB trials is supported through short duration reduced fee contracts by the BAI. While I understand that there are no plans at present to rollout DAB services on a national basis, in line with its statutory responsibilities in this area,...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Departmental Agencies Board Appointments (13 Jan 2016)

Alex White: ...nomination of DECLG) Mr Peter John Nally Mr Martin McEnroe Mr Niall Greene Dr Frances Lucy*** (JOC) Dr Ciaran Byrne Inland Fisheries Ireland Mr Sean Coady (staff nomination) * Board of OSI appointed by Minister of State ** Appointed by the Minister of State on the nomination of the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government ***(JOC) appointment The following...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Departmental Expenditure (13 Jan 2016)

Alex White: ...the following Table: Number Name Details Cost € 1 101 News Newspaper Subscriptions 8,556 2 Aspermont Media Ltd Mining Journal Subscription 909 3 ELSEVIER Geological Survey Government Edition Fee 25,095 4 Financial Times Ltd Financial Times Newspaper 5,450 5 IRN Publishing IRN Publishing Online Subscription 719 6 Justis Publishing Ltd The Good Law Guide Annual...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Freedom of Information Fees (17 Dec 2015)

Alex White: The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the following table: Year Upfront Fees Search and Retrieval Fees Internal Review Fees Total 2014 €640 Nil €150 €790 2015 to date Nil €244 €180 €424

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Public Relations Contracts Data (8 Dec 2015)

Alex White: ...will not be published as it is commercially sensitive. BEC consultants Assistance with statutory assessment of Environmental Statements and Natura Impact Statements accompanying applications for geophysical surveys including 2D/3D offshore Seismic Surveys and exploration drilling applications (six reports completed in 2013) €18,266 (€3,044 fee payable for each report...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Broadcasting Charge (10 Nov 2015)

Alex White: The Programme for Government committed to examining the role and collection of the TV licence fee in light of existing and projected convergence of technologies and to transforming the TV licence into a household based Public Service Broadcasting Charge to be applied to all eligible households and applicable businesses, regardless of the device used to access content or services. The primary...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Television Licence Fee Yield (10 Nov 2015)

Alex White: Licence fee revenues are distributed in accordance with Section 123 of the Broadcasting Act 2009 in the following prescribed manner. From gross TV Licence fee receipts, my Department firstly deducts commission payable to An Post in respect of its role as issuing agent for TV licences. TG4 also currently receives €9.245m from the gross receipts. Following these deductions, 7% of...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Broadcasting Charge (10 Nov 2015)

Alex White: The Programme for Government committed to examining the role and collection of the TV licence fee in light of existing and projected convergence of technologies and to transforming the TV licence into a household based Public Service Broadcasting Charge to be applied to all eligible households and applicable businesses, regardless of the device used to access content or services. The primary...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Television Licence Fee Collection (10 Nov 2015)

Alex White: ...the associated collection mechanisms. Section 145 of the Act designates An Post as the "issuing agent" of the Minister with regard to Television Licences and tasks them with collecting the licence fees. The Programme for Government committed to examining the role and collection of the TV licence fee in light of existing and projected convergence of technologies and to transforming the TV...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Community Radio Stations Funding (10 Nov 2015)

Alex White: ...they serve and provide additional value to them, most particularly in the area of local reporting. In terms of funding for community broadcasters, a proportion of the television licence fee monies are made available to commercial and community broadcasters through the Broadcasting Funding Scheme, as provided for under Part 10 of the Broadcasting Act 2009. The purpose of this Scheme,...

Seanad: Broadcasting and Media in Ireland: Statements (7 Oct 2015)

Alex White: ...to the role of the public service broadcaster. The Act subjects the public service broadcasting corporations to a range of additional requirements in their pursuit of these objects. Licence fee funding for public broadcasting provides an independent and reliable income which allows the two public service broadcasters to meet their public service objectives with a high level of editorial...

Seanad: Broadcasting and Media in Ireland: Statements (7 Oct 2015)

Alex White: .... There are no issues that are off the table or that cannot be debated. However, and Senator Mulcahy probably put this at its sharpest, the notion that one would remove or abolish the licence fee and take away public funding for public service broadcasting has not been widely canvassed over the years. It is an argument the Senator is entitled to bring into the debate.

Seanad: Broadcasting and Media in Ireland: Statements (7 Oct 2015)

Alex White: ...we associate with public service broadcasting and all the things we expect from it. However, it must be funded in some way. The method of funding in this country is through a television licence fee. It is already an anachronism, because there is no radio licence. However, consider how enormously the world has changed since the 1960s and even since the introduction of commercial radio...

Seanad: Broadcasting and Media in Ireland: Statements (7 Oct 2015)

Alex White: ...could be reduced. The other option is whether there are ways of channelling more money to the commercial broadcasters. This is where we get to the proposal or argument that more of the licence fee should go to the local radio stations. There is a conceptual problem here and a definitional one in respect of public service broadcasting and what it constitutes. We have been arguing about...

Seanad: Broadcasting and Media in Ireland: Statements (7 Oct 2015)

Alex White: I can take it there is consensus on there being no interest in the licence fee increasing. That being the case, therefore, the pot of funding is a limited one, until such time as we manage to enhance compliance and bring in more money.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Estimates for Public Services 2015: Vote 29 - Communications, Energy and Natural Resources (7 Oct 2015)

Alex White: ...the additional items that make up the gap between the €27 million cost of the contract and the €38 million figure provided by the Comptroller and Auditor General. That explains the difference between the two figures. On the licence fee, we all have our views on value for money for the licence fee. To return to the measurement of outputs and the need to be objective...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Estimates for Public Services 2015: Vote 29 - Communications, Energy and Natural Resources (7 Oct 2015)

Alex White: .... However, we have never before contemplated - I respect the fact that some members are proposing do so now and I do not want to paraphrase them - the redistribution, as it were, of the licence fee across the board to the commercial sector as well as the public sector. To do so would, at a minimum, be problematic for the following reason, unless someone has a better or different...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Estimates for Public Services 2015: Vote 29 - Communications, Energy and Natural Resources (7 Oct 2015)

Alex White: Exactly, but on the question of the licence fee and the stock amount of funds that are there, if one was to introduce legislation to ensure the regulator was funded directly from the licence fee, as matters currently stand and short of all the things we need to do to improve compliance, one would have to increase the licence fee. I do not know if the Senator is proposing that.