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Oil and Gas Fiscal System Review: Statements (3 Jul 2014)

Pat Rabbitte: ...terms of exploration interest in the Irish offshore. It therefore was timely to review Ireland’s fiscal terms. In May 2012, the former Oireachtas Joint Committee on Communications, Natural Resources and Agriculture, chaired by Deputy Andrew Doyle, published its report on offshore oil and gas exploration. This wide-ranging report recommended that, in the case of new exploration...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Rural Development Programme (16 Jan 2013)

Pat Rabbitte: I propose to take Questions Nos. 591 to 595, inclusive, together. The Rural Broadband Scheme (RBS) was launched last year in recognition of the fact that despite the widespread availability of broadband throughout Ireland, there still remained individual premises that were unable to receive broadband provision. This Scheme was aimed at making a basic broadband service available to...

Seanad: Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Statements, Questions and Answers (5 Oct 2011)

Pat Rabbitte: ...offerings from electricity and gas supply companies active in the retail end of the market. It has been claimed that Ireland has the highest electricity and gas prices in EU. However, EUROSTAT data published recently by the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland show that Irish electricity and gas prices at the end of 2010 were competitive when compared with our European neighbours. In...