Written answers
Wednesday, 29 September 2010
Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources
- Alternative Energy Projects
Question 1526: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he is addressing the competition for forestry thinnings between State subsidised biomass projects and... - Energy Prices
Question 1527: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the steps he will take to reduce electricity prices, in view of the fact that electricity prices here remain... - Alternative Energy Projects
Question 1528: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources further to Parliamentary Question No 30 of 1 June 2010 if he will report on the progress of the REFIT policy... - Departmental Properties
Question 1529: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources in respect of the current year in terms of full-time equivalents the number of persons employed in his, or if... - Compulsory Purchase Orders
Question 1530: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if persons are permitted to buy back their lands acquired from them under threat of compulsory purchase order... - Departmental Properties
Question 1531: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources in respect of the offices and properties which his Department are currently renting, if he would give a... - Broadcasting Services
Question 1532: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will list all of the applications he has received from RTE for the provision of new services; when the... - Postal Services
Question 1533: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will list all of the decisions made with regard to the approval of new postage stamps made by him in... - Telecommunications Services
Question 1534: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if his target of providing 100Mb/s broadband to 78 secondary schools by April 2010 has been achieved; the... - Energy Resources
Question 1535: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the amount the State gained in tax and royalties from the Kinsale, Ballycotton and South West Kinsale gas... - Decentralisation Programme
Question 1536: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he intends to decentralise his Department to Cavan; the estimated cost thereof; the cost to date in 2010;... - Coastal Zone Management
Question 1538: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if his Department has collected the necessary geophysical and bathymetric data required to extend our... - Telecommunications Services
Question 1539: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if it is still his policy to encourage the separation of Eircom's network from its retail business; and if he... - Alternative Energy Projects
Question 1541: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his plans to introduce a renewable energy feed in tariff scheme or set price for geothermal energy. [33186/10] - Departmental Agencies
Question 1542: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if his attention has been drawn to proposals to amalgamate part or all of Coillte Teo and Bord na Mona. ... - Energy Prices
Question 1543: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will respond to a matter (details supplied). [31689/10] - Telecommunications Services
Question 1544: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the availability of broadband across County Meath in percentage terms; and if he will make a statement on the... - Energy Resources
Question 1545: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the reason for capacity and commodity charges that apply for useful transmission networks systems in respect... - Telecommunications Services
Question 1546: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he has satisfied himself with the extent to which the ban on the use of mobile phone signal blockers is... - Departmental Agencies
Question 1547: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources in respect of any state owned enterprise under the aegis of his Department, when they received the most recent... - Electricity Generation
Question 1549: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if Eirgrid has furnished him with a full review of the circumstances which led to the error in the public... - Global Positioning Systems
Question 1550: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will deal with a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31999/10] - Departmental Expenditure
Question 1551: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the amount spent by the whole Department and the Minister, and each junior Minister, on travel, fuel,... - Telecommunications Services
Question 1552: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the arrangements he has made for Ballyporeen, County Tipperary, to be taken into the national broadband scheme... - Departmental Expenditure
Question 1556: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the studies, reports, or consultation documents being conducted by his Department, or by an external... - Legislative Programme
Question 1557: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his plans to reform Section 84 of the Postal and Telecommunications Act 1983 so that items that have been... - Telecommunications Services
Question 1558: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the reason the lower Achill area in County Mayo is not included in the national broadband scheme (details... - Electricity Generation
Question 1559: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will reconsider his decision to impose a 5% charge on ESB bills in view of the financial difficulties it... - Broadcasting Services
Question 1560: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the progress made in establishing an Irish film channel. [33119/10] - Energy Resources
Question 1562: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the number of days of oil and gas storage the country currently has. [33121/10] - Telecommunications Services
Question 1563: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the status of the metropolitan area networks; the capital cost of providing them in each case; the number of... - Energy Efficiency
Question 1564: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the energy efficiency savings made by the public sector since the adoption of the 33% target in 2008; and if... - Broadcasting Services
Question 1565: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his plans for the use of spectrum freed up from the analogue television switch off. [33124/10] - Communications Masts
Question 1566: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his plans to introduce new legislation requiring open access to all existing telecommunication masts; and if... - Appointments to State Boards
Question 1567: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources in respect of semi-state companies within the aegis of his Department; when the current CEO or equivalent was... - Broadcasting Legislation
Question 1568: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he has received the public service statement from RTE; when it was due under the terms of the Broadcasting... - Unfair Competition
Question 1569: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his view on the submission made by newspapers which claims that RTE is using its State subsidy provided... - Broadcasting Legislation
Question 1570: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he has given consideration to put out to public tender the job of collecting the TV licence fee; and if he... - Energy Prices
Question 1571: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the reason reducing or maintaining competitive energy prices is not one of the eleven energy policy strategies... - Mining Facilities
Question 1573: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the royalties accrued to the State in 2008 and 2009 from mining in Navan, Galmoy and Lisheen respectively; and... - Broadcasting Legislation
Question 1574: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the discussions that have taken place with British authorities on developing an all Ireland digital free to... - Electricity Generation
Question 1575: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if any estimates have been made on the extent to which co-firing the three peat stations with 30% biomass will... - Broadcasting Services
Question 1576: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his plans to commission any research on public knowledge about the analogue TV switch off; and if he will make... - Electricity Generation
Question 1577: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources when he will make a decision on transferring ownership of the electricity transmission grid from ESB to... - Broadcasting Services
Question 1580: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will provide a voucher or discount for low income persons who have to buy a digital box or new TV set to... - Electricity Generation
Question 1581: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he has received a copy of the Frontier report. [33213/10] - Electric Vehicles
Question 1582: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will list the location of the on-street electric car chargers; when they were installed; and the number... - Postal Services
Question 1583: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he still intends to introduce post codes next year; and if he has given any consideration to using a Global... - Energy Efficiency Programmes
Question 1584: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the amount that has been spent in 2010 on energy efficiency projects using the proceeds of the carbon tax and... - Electricity Generation
Question 1585: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources in relation to the REFIT scheme, the reason applicants are required to enter a Power Purchase Agreement with... - Postal Services
Question 1588: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will consider putting in place a moratorium on the full liberalisation of the postal services here until... - Departmental Agencies
Question 1589: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if a decision has made on the Special Group on Public Service Numbers and Expenditure Programmes proposal to... - Information Technology
Question 1600: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his plans to extend e-Inclusion funding (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Telecommunications Services
Question 1601: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the position regarding the national broadband scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33477/10] - Departmental Expenditure
Question 1603: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the amount his Department spent in each of the last three years and in the first six months of this year on... - Departmental Staff
Question 1604: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the number of persons employed in his Department by grade; the number of agencies under his remit; and the... - Flood Relief
Question 1605: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he has received correspondence from Fermoy Town Council regarding proposals by the Office of Public Works... - Departmental Agencies
Question 1606: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will provide ComReg's income and expenditure accounts for 2009 and to date in 2010; and if he will make...
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