Written answers
Thursday, 11 October 2007
Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources
- Official Engagements
Question 13: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the outcomes from his recent visit to the United States; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23129/07] - Energy Policy
Question 14: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the nature of communications he has had with union representatives in the ESB in recent weeks and months; and if... - Telecommunications Services
Question 15: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he has progressed plans for achieving the 100% broadband enablement of Ireland; if he has had contact with... - Electricity Supply
Question 17: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his views on ESRI warnings that electricity capacity is at a stage where forced shutdowns of ageing plants... - Alternative Energy Projects
Question 18: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his plans to remove limits on the fixed price tariff for wind farms, biomass and anaerobic digester power... - Broadcasting Services
Question 20: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if arrangements have been agreed with RTÉ for the provision of RTÉ broadcasting in Great Britain in 2008; and... - Electricity Generation
Question 21: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will report on his policy to remove the transmission network from the ESB; if he will bring forward... - Nuclear Power
Question 22: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his views on the increasingly pro-nuclear position that the EU is taking; his further views on the use of... - Postal Services
Question 23: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will issue a directive to ComReg to ensure that the postal universal service obligation is upheld and that... - Alternative Energy Projects
Question 25: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his views on the potential of energy crops, in particular wood and biomass, as an energy fuel; his strategy to... - Services for People with Disabilities
Question 26: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he has received and reviewed the National Council for the Blind of Ireland's general election manifesto for... - Telecommunications Services
Question 27: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources when 100% broadband penetration will be achieved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23126/07] - Natural Gas Grid
Question 28: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if there are plans to bring gas pipelines from Northern Ireland into the Border counties; and if he will make a... - Telecommunications Services
Question 29: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his views on reports that his Department is examining the way private-sector investment in broadband can be... - Renewable Energy Resources
Question 30: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if the contribution for renewable energy resources including hydro power at less than 9% of gross electricity... - Telecommunications Services
Question 31: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the position regarding the National Advisory Forum on Next Generation Networks; the regularity with which this... - Anti-Poverty Strategy
Question 33: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will address the skyrocketing levels of fuel and energy poverty in society here; when he will publish the... - Telecommunications Services
Question 34: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources when the idea of an all island broadband system will be put in place; and if he will make a statement on the... - Energy Conservation
Question 35: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the way progress on the National Energy Efficiency Action Plan will be monitored; and if he will make a... - Post Office Network
Question 36: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the number of postal units and their locations that have closed down since 1997 to date in 2007 broken down by... - Offshore Exploration
Question 37: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the position regarding plans for exploration of oil in the Porcupine Basin; the companies interested in this... - Telecommunications Services
Question 38: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his plans to extend and improve broadband availability to the standards applicable throughout the Eurozone; if... - Proposed Legislation
Question 39: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the position regarding the Broadcasting Bill; when it will be published; his views on abolishing the RTÉ... - Telecommunications Regulation
Question 40: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his views on the introduction of legislation to incorporate Regtel into ComReg in order to properly regulate the... - Telecommunications Services
Question 41: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources when the review of the cost effectiveness and performance of the MANs will be completed and published; when he... - Telecommunications Security
Question 43: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his views on the security failure from Eircom regarding its 250,000 wi-fi customers; his further views on... - Telecommunications Sector
Question 44: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his views on the splitting up of Eircom in order to separate the wholesale network from the retail business; and... - Broadcasting Services
Question 45: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will publish the Deloitte and Touche and William Fry report on the future of TG4; the way he envisages TG4... - Biofuels Industry
Question 46: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will work with the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government to address the continued... - Energy Market
Question 48: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the preparedness of his Department and Ireland for the opening of the all-island energy market; and if he will... - Postal Services
Question 49: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources when he will introduce a system of postcodes; if he will publish the National Postcode Project Board's... - Renewable Energy Resources
Question 50: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will confirm comments by a senior advisor from Sustainable Energy Ireland that Ireland's real target for... - Water Supply
Question 51: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will undertake and fund a comprehensive survey and reclassification immediately of the potentially large... - Electricity Generation
Question 52: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will bring forward a microgeneration strategy in the context of figures that indicate that there are just... - Electricity Market
Question 53: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the stage discussions on the creation of a north west European electricity market are at; the estimated... - Alternative Energy Projects
Question 54: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his plans for Bord na Móna and in particular its role in the growth of energy crops; and if he will make a... - Electricity Generation
Question 57: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the plans in place to implement a policy of installing smart electricity meters in every home to allow... - Alternative Energy Projects
Question 58: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his plans for enhancing the development of the alternative energy sectors with particular reference to the need... - Energy Resources
Question 63: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he is confident that Ireland will meet renewable and climate change targets as set down in the Government's... - Broadcasting Legislation
Question 65: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will issue a directive to the BCI to ensure that general campaigning advertising such as a campaign... - Telecommunications Services
Question 67: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his views on the recent State of the Net report which described the north west as a broadband black spot; and if... - Broadcasting Legislation
Question 69: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources when he will establish a unified broadcasting authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23124/07]
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