Written answers
Wednesday, 25 January 2006
Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources
- Telecommunications Infrastructure
Question 120: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the number of group broadband schemes currently in operation; the number of customers availing of the services;... - Mobile Telephony
Question 121: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if his attention has been drawn to the fact that electronic transmission, mobile phone and other... - Alternative Energy Projects
Question 123: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources his proposals to encourage the production of energy from biomass; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Fisheries Conservation
Question 124: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if he will report on the impact of the ban on deep water gill nets that was introduced by the recent EU... - Communications Infrastructure
Question 125: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if he intends to take an all-Ireland approach on the issue of communications; and the steps he has taken in this... - Energy Provision
Question 126: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the progress in regard to the provision of the required electricity and gas interconnectors; and if he will make... - Postal Services
Question 127: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if he will report on the recent ending of the industrial dispute at An Post; his views on an early imposition of... - Energy Provision
Question 129: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources when a decision will be made on the proposed new electricity interconnector across the Irish sea; the scale of... - Broadcasting Rights
Question 131: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the nature of the discussions that have taken place between him and sporting organisations with a view to... - Harbours and Piers
Question 132: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the reason no appointment was made to the position of general operative at Killybegs harbour; if the investment... - Mobile Telephony
Question 133: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the number of mobile telephone masts in the country; the percentage that have shared services from different... - Digital Hub
Question 134: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the full extent of investment to date in the digital hub with particular reference to such new investment; and... - Postal Services
Question 135: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the nature of his recent discussion with management, unions or staff in An Post; and if he will make a statement... - Telecommunications Infrastructure
Question 136: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the steps he has taken to ensure the availability of state of the art telecommunications here with a view to... - EU Directives
Question 138: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the Government's position on the European Commission's television without frontiers directive that advocates the... - Fisheries Protection
Question 141: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the steps he intends to take at Council of Ministers and European Commission level to effect radical reform of... - Appointments to State Boards
Question 142: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources when he intends to appoint a replacement in view of the recent resignation of the chairperson of the RTE... - Alternative Energy Projects
Question 143: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources his views on whether Ireland will be in a position to meet with EU targets on the proportion of vehicle fuels to... - Television Services
Question 144: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources further to Parliamentary Question No. 173 of 12 October 2005 if the digital terrestrial pilot programme has been... - Renewable Energy
Question 146: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the final format of the renewable energy feed in tariff programme; and if he will make a statement on the... - Corrib Gas Pipeline
Question 147: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if the Corrib gas project will be refused permission to proceed further as configured presently in view of the... - Broadcasting Rights
Question 148: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if he has had discussions with the Ryder Cup promoters, television interests or other sporting authorities or... - Metropolitan Area Networks
Question 149: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if he will report to Dáil Éireann on the operation of the MANs broadband infrastructure; the targets and... - Post Office Network
Question 152: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the number of post offices or sub-post offices that have been closed down or downgraded in the past 12 months;... - Alternative Energy Projects
Question 153: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the measures in place to promote clean energy technologies; the measures he has brought forward to support... - Telecommunications Infrastructure
Question 154: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the reason the delivery of broadband services here has not kept pace with original projections; his plans to... - Post Office Network
Question 158: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the extent to which he has influenced policy direction in An Post with particular reference to retaining the... - Fisheries Conservation
Question 159: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the measures he intends taking in response to the fact that a company (details supplied) views that, for the... - Telecommunications Services
Question 160: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the companies, groups or interests with which he has had discussions in the context of the provision of... - Internet Provision
Question 162: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if he will review the present administration of the .ie domain name after the introduction of the new .eu domain... - Television Services
Question 163: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the position in regard to the availability of digital television throughout the country; and if he will make a... - Alternative Energy Projects
Question 166: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the innovative grant schemes he intends introducing relating to biofuels, combined heat and power, biomass... - Electricity Generation
Question 170: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if he will report on the occurrence of a red alert in the electricity system in August 2005 and the doubling of... - Energy Policy
Question 172: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources his plans to bring Ireland's energy policy into line with best practice in other European countries; and if he... - Consultancy Report
Question 173: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources when consultants and solicitors (details supplied) will report on an implementation plan for the establishment... - Telecommunications Services
Question 175: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the degree to which local loop unbundling has been achieved to date; the way in which same is likely to affect... - Fisheries Protection
Question 178: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if, in view of the serious concerns regarding the future viability of fish stocks and the sharp decline in... - Metropolitan Area Networks
Question 179: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the way in which his Department intends ensuring that the development of new metropolitan area networks will... - Postal Services
Question 181: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if it is his intention that Departments and agencies might use An Post for electronic monetary transmissions;... - Proposed Legislation
Question 183: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if, further to his reply to Parliamentary Question No. 115 of 16 November 2005 he has further examined the issue... - Energy Supply
Question 184: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the extent to which Ireland is dependent on imports for energy supplies; his plans for the future in this... - Corrib Gas Pipeline
Question 185: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the discussions he has had with companies (details supplied) or other interests with a view to maximising the... - Telecommunications Infrastructure
Question 189: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the position in regard to the provision of broadband throughout the country with particular reference to the... - Fisheries Conservation
Question 191: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if he intends to introduce single river management of salmon stocks in 2006 and a voluntary compensation scheme... - Telecommunications Services
Question 192: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if measures will be brought forward to strengthen the regulation of premium rate telephone services; and if he... - Electricity Generation
Question 193: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources when he expects the separation of the transmission grid operations from the ESB to occur; if legislative changes... - Dispute Resolution
Question 194: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if he will report on developments at his Department during 2005, including efforts to resolve long-standing... - Consultancy Report
Question 195: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources when the Deloitte & Touche report on the future of the ESB will be published; the reason there has been such a... - Harbours and Piers
Question 197: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if funding will be made available through the fishery harbour development programme in 2006 for the development... -
Departmental Staff
Question 198: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the reason certain functions of his Department including maritime transport, maritime safety and the coast guard... - Alternative Energy Projects
Question 200: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the expenditure at present by the Government on promoting the development of renewable and alternative energy... - Fisheries Conservation
Question 201: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the way in which gill netting in waters deeper than 200 m, banned in Areas VI and VII, will be enforced. [2134/06] - Broadcasting Rights
Question 203: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources his plans to extend the availability of RTE television and radio transmissions to other jurisdictions on a free... - Post Codes
Question 204: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources his plans to introduce postcodes; if the consultation process has concluded; if he has received a report on the... - Alternative Energy Projects
Question 205: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources his plans to bring Ireland into line with best international practice in regard to the provision and... - Energy Provision
Question 206: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the steps taken or likely to be taken to put in place sufficient gas and electricity interconnections,... - Electricity Generation
Question 209: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the contingency plans he has put in place if there are power shortages; and if he will make a statement on the... - Fishing Industry Development
Question 212: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if he will report to Dáil Éireann on the TACs and quotas agreed at the December 2005 EU Fisheries Council; the... - Television Services
Question 213: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if a date has been set for the switching off of analogue television; his estimate of the likely cost to... - Post Office Network
Question 214: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the number of post offices closed in the past three years; the locations of same; the number downgraded or... - Proposed Legislation
Question 218: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if he will provide an update on the electronic communications (miscellaneous provisions) Bill; if a limited... - Energy Resources
Question 221: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources his proposals to encourage or otherwise influence the provision of adequate oil or gas storage facilities in the... - Telecommunications Services
Question 224: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if urgent measures for reform of the regulatory system of the telecommunications sector will be brought forward... - Broadcasting Services
Question 225: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources his preferred options in respect of the provision of radio and television services throughout the country in the... - Inland Fisheries
Question 226: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources his views on proposed consultations with stakeholders involved in inland fisheries during 2006; his plans for...
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