Written answers
Tuesday, 8 February 2005
Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources
- Natural Gas Grid
Question 70: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the extent of the role he expects Bord Gais to play in the production, generation or distribution of energy in... - Alternative Energy Projects
Question 71: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the extent to which it is Government policy to support the production of bio-diesel or other non-fossil fuel... - Mobile Telephony
Question 73: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the consequences of the European Commission's decision to uphold the recent ruling by the Commission for... - Electricity Generation
Question 75: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources his preferred options for the future development of the provision of electricity services throughout the country;... - Natural Gas Grid
Question 77: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources his plans to provide a supply of natural gas to the north west; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Mobile Telephony
Question 78: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if he has satisfied himself that health and safety standards in the mobile telephone industry are keeping pace... - Broadcasting Legislation
Question 80: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the extent to which he has finalised his proposals in the context of the broadcasting Bill; and if he will make a... - Electricity Generation
Question 81: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the details of the full scale Government review of the energy market here; the issues the review will address;... - Television Licence Fee
Question 82: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources his views on whether a greater share of the television licence fee should be allocated to the independent... - Energy Regulation
Question 83: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources when he will be able to give policy directions to the energy regulator; and the statutory changes which are... - Inland Fisheries
Question 84: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if his attention has been drawn to the major difficulties being faced by local fishermen on the River Suir... - Energy Resources
Question 85: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the extent to which national oil reserves and storage are adequate to meet contingencies; and if he will make a... - Postal Services
Question 86: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if the implementation body examining the situation in An Post is likely to be in a position to examine in full... - Electricity Generation
Question 87: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources his preferred options for the future development of the electricity industry; the extent of any targets he has in... - Fisheries Protection
Question 88: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources his views on the recent report by the Worldwide Fund for Nature that 13 of 15 species of marine life are in... - Broadcasting Services
Question 89: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the plans he has to extend RTE broadcasts to enable Irish persons living in Britain to access RTE programmes on... - Radio Broadcasting
Question 91: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources his views on whether there is scope for a greater number of local independent radio stations; his further views... - Postal Services
Question 92: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the extent to which he has been informed by An Post in respect of the company's future intentions in regard to... - Fishing Fleet Modernisation
Question 93: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources his plans for vessel owners who were encouraged to build larger vessels to target non-quota species in deep water... - Inland Fisheries
Question 94: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources his views on protests by anglers in Donegal, Kerry and other areas that their sport is being gravely hindered by... - Electricity Generation
Question 95: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if he will report on the likely impact of full market opening for electricity on 19 February 2005; his plans for... - Telecommunications Services
Question 96: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources when all of the State will be broadband enabled; the reason Northern Ireland has attained broadband enablement... - Digital Industries
Question 97: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources when responsibility for the digital hub project was transferred to his Department; and if he will make a... - Port Development
Question 99: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if he has been in contact with Dublin City Council to discuss the proposals from that authority for the... - Aquaculture Development
Question 100: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources his plans to tackle cheap Norwegian salmon imports which are contributing to a crisis in the fish farming... - Broadcasting Legislation
Question 101: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources his preferred options for the development of radio communications in the context of the radio communications... - Search and Rescue Service
Question 102: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources his views on current developments in the Irish Coastguard and maritime safety agency; and if he will set a date... - Port Development
Question 103: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the discussions he has undertaken with the Department of Transport on the ability of Dublin roads to take the... - Special Areas of Conservation
Question 105: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if the practice of pair trawling in the Shannon Estuary special area of conservation is in compliance with the... - Electricity Generation
Question 106: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources his views on recent proposals to lease out some ESB generating stations; his further views on whether the... - Inland Fisheries
Question 107: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources his views on the fact that the recently constructed weir on the River Nore at Kilkenny was allowed to be built... - Mobile Telephony
Question 108: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the extent to which he has monitored the development of mobile phone technology; if he has given directions or... - Television Licence Fee
Question 109: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources his plans for the distribution of the television licence reserve fund; the full extent of this fund at present;... - Fishing Fleet Modernisation
Question 110: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the level of State finance that was provided over the past five years to support the building of new fishing... - Electricity Generation
Question 111: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources his views on the recent European Commission report on the internal market for gas and electricity here and on... - Post Office Network
Question 112: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources his views on recently published submissions from the Irish Postmasters Union relating to financial supports for... - Garda Investigations
Question 113: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if he has received any report from the Garda into allegations of irregularities in the fishing industry in... - Inland Fisheries
Question 114: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the estimated size of the wild salmon stock on the rivers Liffey and Boyne; the fish counting and measures which... - Fishing Industry Development
Question 115: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the research he conducts on the final destination and use of fish stocks caught by the Irish fleet; his estimate... - Postal Services
Question 116: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the extent to which he has received communication from or given directions to An Post in the matter of the... - Offshore Exploration
Question 117: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the main implications of the new exploration licensing round off the west coast of Ireland; the extent of... - Digital Industries
Question 118: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the plans for the replacement of the anchor tenants at the digital hub; if he expects to be in a position to... - Broadcasting Services
Question 119: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources his preferences in respect of the future of the public and private broadcasting sectors; and if he will make a... - Fishing Industry Development
Question 121: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources his views on whether the fact that the quota management system here is based on statutory regulations rather... - Television Licence Fee
Question 122: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the main conclusions of the recent consultants report commissioned by his Department into the way in which RTE... - Postal Services
Question 123: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if he will report on the publication of the Postal (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2001 and on recent industrial... - Electricity Generation
Question 127: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if he will provide the latest available figures on sources of energy in the generation of electricity in the... - Broadcasting Services
Question 128: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the extent to which he expects TG4 to proceed on a stand-alone basis in the future; and if he will make a... - Communications Masts
Question 129: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the reason there is no local or national register of the location of mobile phone masts; and if ComReg will... - Telecommunications Services
Question 130: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if he will commit his Department to a timeframe for the completion of negotiations with mobile phone operators... - Proposed Legislation
Question 131: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources his plans as outlined in the programme for Government in respect of the Minerals Development Bill; and if he... - Mobile Telephony
Question 132: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if he has received any communications from ComReg which would indicate any breach in health or safety standards... - Telecommunications Services
Question 135: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if his attention has been drawn to a recent European Commission report showing that consumers here are paying... - Electricity Generation
Question 138: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if his attention has been drawn to the latest ESB generation adequacy report which states that there may be a... - Mobile Telephony
Question 139: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if his attention has been drawn to a recent report in Britain into mobile phone use which indicates that the... - Television Licence Fee
Question 140: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the reasons behind the decision to grant an increase of €3 in the television licence fee from 1 April 2005;... - Telecommunications Services
Question 141: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if he has issued instructions or directives to combat Internet or mobile phone pornography; and if he will make... - Marine Safety
Question 143: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the number of prosecutions that have been taken on foot of hoax calls to the Irish Coastguard; and if he will... - Inland Fisheries
Question 144: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if he has met with anglers' representatives to discuss the damage caused by drift net fishing to salmon stocks;... - Coastal Protection
Question 145: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if his attention has been drawn to the extensive damage caused by recent storms at Maghery Beach, County... - Fishing Industry Development
Question 146: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if his attention has been drawn to the depressed state of the fishing industry in County Donegal, particularly... - Telecommunications Services
Question 147: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the number of companies, groups or agencies involved in the provision of broadband facilities throughout the... - Fisheries Protection
Question 148: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources his views on the recent EU negotiations on fishing catches and quotas for 2005; his further views on whether... - Harbours and Piers
Question 151: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the reason no progress has been made in relation to the €15 million development project for Castletownbere... - Port Development
Question 153: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the main elements of the new ports policy framework launched recently; the reason the decision has been made to... - Postal Services
Question 154: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources his preferred options in respect of the continuation of the services provided to An Post; and if he will make a... - Offshore Exploration
Question 156: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the full extent of current oil, gas or other mineral explorations, on or offshore; the extent to which viable... - Post Office Network
Question 158: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the extent to which an external audit has taken place in An Post or is so intended; and if he will make a... - Marine Safety
Question 159: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if he plans to take new initiatives on water safety in view of the increase in incidents at sea involving... - Mining Pollution
Question 160: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the timetable he has for a solution to be put in place to the pollution that is coming from a tailing pond... - Mobile Telephony
Question 163: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources his views on the recent joint ofcom and ComReg report into cross-Border telecoms issues; if initiatives are... - Digital Broadcasting
Question 165: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources his plans for the migration to digital broadcasting; when he anticipates the timing of the analogue switch off;... - Postal Services
Question 166: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the number of postal service employees whose entitlements under benchmarking were withheld; and if he will make...
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