Written answers
Thursday, 12 March 2009
Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources
- Electricity Grid
Question 10: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his views on the motion of the undergrounding of the electricity grid passed at the Fianna Fáil Ard-Fheis.... - Telecommunications Services
Question 11: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his views on the merits of functional or structural separation of Eircom; his preference regarding same; the... - Energy Efficiency
Question 12: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources when the home energy saving scheme started; the amount of funding available for it; and if he will make a... - Alternative Energy Projects
Question 13: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the progress being made on the roll out of net metering across the country; and if he will make a statement on... - Telecommunications Services
Question 15: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he is satisfied that the mobile broadband solution being adopted by the national broadband scheme will be... - Fuel Poverty
Question 16: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources when he will publish the findings of the fuel poverty action research project; the numbers living in fuel... - Bio-fuels Industry
Question 17: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he is satisfied with the results achieved by his excise relief scheme on bio-fuels and in particular its... - Telecommunications Services
Question 18: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the steps he is taking to improve the capacity of broadband services; and if he will make a statement on the... - Broadcasting Services
Question 20: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the cost of the digital set top box required for the digital terrestrial television switch over; and if he will... - Telecommunications Services
Question 22: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources when discussions will be completed on the next generation broadband consultation papers; if a decision has been... - Fisheries Protection
Question 23: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he is satisfied that it is necessary to propose the outright ban in rivers as a measure to conserve eel... - Broadcasting Services
Question 24: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he has recently met with RTÉ to discuss funding at the station; and if he will make a statement on the... - Energy Efficiency
Question 25: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the position regarding the smart metering project; the capabilities of the smart meter; and if he will make a... - Energy Usage
Question 26: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the percentage energy saving that has occurred in his Department and in all agencies for which his Department... - Regional Fisheries Boards
Question 27: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources when the legislation will be published to implement the proposed changes to the regional fisheries boards; the... - Telecommunications Services
Question 28: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the position in relation to the roll-out of the national broadband scheme; and if he will make a statement on... - Alternative Energy Projects
Question 29: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his views on proposals for the use of microenergy on 6,000 farms here; and if he will make a statement on the... - Energy Resources
Question 32: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the total of renewable energy awaiting connection to the grid; when the application process will be completed;... - Proposed Legislation
Question 34: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his intention to transfer the ownership of the transmission assets from ESB to EirGrid; the timeframe for... - Mobile Telephony
Question 35: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the way he will regulate the costs of mobile phone calls and texts of persons who are flying; if he will be... - Telecommunications Services
Question 36: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his views on introducing a universal service provision for broadband; and if he will make a statement on the... - Energy Usage
Question 37: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the percentage of energy usage in his Department that comes from renewable resources; and the measures that have... - Departmental Schemes
Question 39: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the commitment he is giving to marine, aquaculture or inshore funding as contained in the new round of... - Electricity Interconnector Projects
Question 40: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the position regarding the European Commission's offer to provide €100 million to help build an electricity... - Broadcasting Services
Question 41: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the timeframe that he envisages for the establishment of the new Broadcasting Authority of Ireland; and if he... - Electric Vehicles
Question 42: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the actions he has taken to date to progress plans to introduce a new electric car network; and if he will make... - RTE Reports
Question 43: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the number of people employed by RTE on 1 January of each year between 1998 and 2009; and if he will make a... - Telecommunications Services
Question 44: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the steps he is taking to provide a broadband service outside the national broadband scheme areas; and if he... - Social Services
Question 45: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources when he will activate the European wide hotline for missing children; the reason there has been a two year delay... - Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Question 47: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the steps being taken to pursue the option of carbon capture and storage; the legislation that is required to... - Electricity Grid
Question 49: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the extent to which alternative energy supply to the national electricity grid has been increased in each of the... - Inland Fisheries
Question 50: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the input he has in the creation of a new Inland Fisheries Service to replace the Fisheries Board; the role his... - Energy Policy
Question 52: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his views on the need for an EU charter for consumers of energy market; his views on the lack of legislation in... - Energy Efficiency
Question 53: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources when he will publish the National Energy Efficiency Plan; if there will be measures to combat fuel poverty... - Telecommunications Services
Question 55: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if his attention has been drawn to the concerns over the speeds offered as part of the national broadband... - Departmental Bodies
Question 57: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his plans to sell off or privatise State companies under the remit of his Department as part of a revenue... - Proposed Legislation
Question 59: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his views on the need for legislation to clear the way for development and exploration of geothermal energy; if... - Telecommunications Services
Question 60: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his views regarding the submission by a group (details supplied) that Eircom should be acquired by the State;... - Postal Services
Question 61: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his position on the implementation of postcodes; the number of reports that have been commissioned on postcodes;... - Television Licence Fee
Question 63: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his views on calls for an increase in the television licence; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Emergency Services
Question 64: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his views on a survey that showed low awareness of the EU 112 emergency telephone number; the steps he will take... - Energy Resources
Question 65: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his policy in relation to each one of the targets on energy commitments (details supplied); the targets set for... - Fuel Prices
Question 68: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he has had discussions with the regulator here or his EU colleagues with a view to bringing fuel prices into... - Exploration Licences
Question 70: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will expand on reports that a mine (details supplied) had discovered additional resources which had the... - Telecommunications Services
Question 72: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the timeframe for the implementation of the European Commission's proposals to allocate €1 billion to...
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