Written answers
Wednesday, 15 June 2005
Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources
- Company Takeovers
Question 8: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources his reaction to the purchase of a company (details supplied); his views on the consequences for this sector here... - Alternative Fuels
Question 9: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the number of expressions of interest his attention has been drawn to in relation to the production of alternative... - Telecommunications Services
Question 10: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if he is satisfied with broadband availability throughout the country, with particular reference to the potential... - Broadcasting Services
Question 11: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the extent to which he anticipates the development of digital television in the future; the way in which he... - Alternative Energy Projects
Question 12: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if he is satisfied that his intentions in regard to meeting 13% of national electricity requirements from wind... - Energy Resources
Question 14: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources his policy in respect of fuel use and production with a view to achieving targets entered into under the Kyoto... - Postal Services
Question 17: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the extent to which he has developed his policy regarding the future of An Post; and if he will make a statement... - Fishing Vessel Inspections
Question 20: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if his attention has been drawn to the new European proposals for multinational inspections of fishing vessels in... - Telecommunications Services
Question 21: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the progress which has taken place with a view to delivery of a more cost effective mobile telephone service here... - Coastal Protection
Question 23: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if he has made a final decision with regard to the acquisition of an emergency towing vessel for the Irish Coast... - Electricity Generation
Question 24: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if he has read the recent British Council for Science and Technology report on future energy strategies; his... - Departmental Expenditure
Question 25: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the extent and total cost of the use of couriers in his Department in each of the past five years; the extent to... - Broadcasting Services
Question 26: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources his reaction to suggestions from Channel 6, the Irish TV station scheduled to broadcast later this year, that it... - Postal Services
Question 29: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the way in which the introduction of post codes will be financed. [19928/05] - Coastal Protection
Question 30: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources, further to Parliamentary Question No. 144 of 14 October 2004, if there have been further developments regarding... - Fisheries Protection
Question 31: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the latest position with regard to discussions with scallop fishermen in County Wexford regarding their protests... - RTE Authority
Question 32: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the reason there was such a delay in the appointment of a new RTE Authority; his views on the absence of a... - Electricity Sector
Question 33: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources his plans to extend the review of the national electricity market to include all areas of energy in Ireland; if... - Unsolicited Communications
Question 34: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the extent to which he has examined the courses open to the regulator with a view to issuing directives to combat... - Broadcasting Services
Question 35: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources his policy in regard to the future of broadcasting here with particular reference to independent broadcasting,... - Telecommunications Services
Question 36: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if he proposes an extended role and function for ComReg; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19994/05] - EU Directives
Question 37: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if he will report to Dáil Éireann on the current position with regard to the proposed EU directive on ferries;... - An Post
Question 39: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources his reaction to the recent announcement in An Post's 2004 annual report that the company recorded a pre-tax... - Telecommunications Services
Question 40: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if his attention has been drawn to submissions by service providers anxious to become involved in the more rapid... - Broadcasting Legislation
Question 44: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if the proposed new Broadcasting Authority of Ireland to be created under the new Broadcasting Bill will have the... - Search and Rescue Service
Question 45: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the future of the Dublin Marine Rescue Co-ordination Centre in view of the necessity on safety grounds to retain... - Energy Sector
Question 49: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the efforts he has made to promote an all-island energy market; his views on recent problems with the all-Ireland... - Electricity Sector
Question 50: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if he has selected a consultant to carry out the proposed review of the electricity sector here; and when such a... - Harbours and Piers
Question 52: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the discussions which have taken place between his Department and Sligo Harbour Commission in relation to the... - Telecommunications Services
Question 53: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the current levels of economic activity on the metropolitan area networks, including the levels of income and... - Departmental Bodies
Question 54: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the reason his Department requested a series of pay increases for the chairmen of RTE and a number of other State... - Industrial Disputes
Question 55: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the course of action he is taking to ensure that the ongoing dispute at Irish Ferries is resolved; if he will... - Digital Hub
Question 56: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the cost to date of investment in the digital hub; the extent to which it is intended to expand or extend the... - Telecommunications Services
Question 57: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if he proposes any policy changes or directives with a view to achieving a more rapid delivery of broadband... - Environmental Policy
Question 58: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if, in view of the clear necessity for the Government to lead by example, as energy Minister, he will recommend... - Offshore Exploration
Question 59: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if a company (details supplied) will build a shallow water offshore terminal for the Corrib gas field due to... - EU Directives
Question 60: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the role his Department and Sustainable Energy Ireland will have in the implementation of the new European Union... - Departmental Expenditure
Question 61: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the total cost of the consultancies in his Department in each of the past five years; and if he will make a... - Mineral Resources
Question 62: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if, in view of the claim made by the Government to the mineral rights of the Porcupine Abyssal Plain at the UN... - Electricity Generation
Question 63: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if his attention has been drawn to a recent energy survey by IBEC showing that two-thirds of businesses surveyed... - Fishing Industry
Question 64: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the ovigerous sea lice levels that were recorded in Killary Harbour for the first four months of 2005; and the... - Vessel Registration
Question 67: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the extent and purpose of the proposed new corporate vessel registration system which is being introduced as a... - Postal Services
Question 69: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the way in which he proposes to combat junk mail in the event of the introduction of post codes as per his recent... - Digital Hub
Question 73: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the extent to which consultancy facilities have been engaged at, by or through the digital hub project; and if he... - Broadcasting Legislation
Question 74: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if his attention has been drawn to the scope and scale of submissions made to the Broadcasting Complaints... - Alternative Energy Projects
Question 77: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if he is satisfied that deregulation sufficiently provides for the introduction of new service providers in the... - Telecommunications Services
Question 78: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources his reaction to the recent report from the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment which revealed very low... - Digital Hub
Question 83: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the current position in regard to the replacement of an anchor tenant at the digital hub; and if he will make a... - Telecommunications Services
Question 85: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if he is satisfied that the availability of modern telecommunications services here is available or is likely to... - Postal Services
Question 86: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources his views on the denial to An Post workers of full backdated wage increase under the terms of Sustaining... - Offshore Exploration
Question 87: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if he has appointed a consultant to review the quantified risk assessment of the Corrib gas onshore pipeline; if... - Fishing Vessel Licences
Question 88: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the number of licences for scallop fishing vessels that were issued in each of the past five years; the level of... - Ferry Services
Question 90: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if he will make a statement on the levels of pay and working conditions aboard the Cork to Swansea ferry (details... - Semi-State Bodies
Question 91: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources his response to the surplus of €6.8 million posted by RTE in 2004; the way in which the national broadcaster... - Pension Provisions
Question 92: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if his attention has been drawn to the fact that a person (details supplied) in County Cork has been refused a... - Alternative Energy Projects
Question 93: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources when the first stage of the off-shore wind farm on the Kish bank will be developed; and the way in which he... - Fishery Offences
Question 96: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the reason the statistics regarding the level of penalties imposed for fishery offences here were not included in... - Broadcasting Services
Question 97: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the extent to which he proposes to influence policy arising from the availability of digital television and the... - Broadcasting Legislation
Question 98: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources his main intentions for the new broadcasting Bill, to be published in the autumn; the impact the Bill will have... - Inland Fisheries
Question 101: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if he will report to Dáil Éireann regarding his recent meeting in Carrick-on-Suir with the commercial... - Electronic Funds Transfers
Question 102: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if he will clarify his recent remarks at the IPU annual conference that the convenience of electronic funds... - Common Fisheries Policy
Question 103: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the additional inspection and enforcement measures he intends to introduce to ensure compliance with the new... - Port Development
Question 104: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if his attention has been drawn to proposals to develop a new deepwater port at Bremore, north of Balbriggan;... - Energy Resources
Question 105: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if he has entered into negotiations with the Department of Finance with regard to the possible future provision... - Broadcasting Services
Question 106: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the extent to which he has had discussions with likely satellite television service providers here; the extent... - Postal Services
Question 107: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if he has received a copy of the report, An Post, A New Vision, commissioned by four An Post unions; his... - Electricity Supply Board
Question 111: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the latest Government plans for the ESB, in view of the record €1.2 billion the company has raised for... - Port Development
Question 112: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if he is still considering the request of the Dublin Port Company to have public land made available to a... - Post Office Network
Question 114: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if consideration has been given to the provision of banking services through An Post and the post offices; and... - Gas Storage Facilities
Question 115: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if his Department has carried out any research on the development of either large scale LNG or natural gas...
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