Written answers

Wednesday, 14 September 2011

Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources

 
  • Seismic Surveys
    Question 469: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the results of the seismic studies that were carried out in 1964 on the sea between the Galley Head and Mizen...
  • Anti-Poverty Strategy
    Question 470: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources when he will publish the fuel poverty strategy as a matter of priority in advance of budget 2012. [23814/11]
  • Exploration Licences
    Question 471: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will ensure that shale fracking will not be used for the removal of natural gas in the recently awarded...
  • Departmental Expenditure
    Question 473: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the amount of money that was spent on taxis by his Department in the past year; the amount of money that has...
  • Energy Resources
    Question 474: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will reply to a matter (details supplied) regarding the gas fields off the coast of County Mayo; and if...
  • Grant Payments
    Question 475: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the number of applications to the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland for the solar heating grant; the...
  • Electricity Transmission Network
    Question 476: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the steps he will take in order to protect the health and safety of those on the route of the east-west...
  • Energy Resources
    Question 477: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will confirm that the current pace of development here is sufficient to meet our renewable energy targets...
  • Telecommunications Services
    Question 478: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if his attention has been drawn to the fact that Eircom has pulled back on the services such as those in...
  • Departmental Funding
    Question 479: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the amount of State funding, directly or indirectly, that has been awarded to fund SIPTU and ICTU or any of...
  • Departmental Expenditure
    Question 481: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the details of spending, using departmental credit cards held by Department staff over the past four years; the...
  • Pension Provisions
    Question 482: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources further to Parliamentary Question No. 245 of 12 April 2011, the reason he has not made contact with the person...
  • Ministerial Staff
    Question 483: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the number of persons employed in each of the private offices and the constituency offices of his Ministers of...
  • Departmental Schemes
    Question 486: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his plans to introduce a waiver scheme for old aged pensioners, social welfare recipients and persons on low...
  • Departmental Expenditure
    Question 487: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the budget available to his Department for IT expenditure in 2010 and 2011; the provisions within his...
  • Postal Services
    Question 488: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will deal with a matter (details supplied) regarding a national postal code system here; and if he will...
  • Expenditure Reviews
    Question 489: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will publish the details of his Department's submission and all correspondence to the Department of...
  • Postal Services
    Question 490: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the universal service obligation of An Post; the length of time for which this obligation will apply; and his...
  • Grant Payments
    Question 491: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if there is a procedure in place for public representatives to contact the Sustainable Energy Authority of...
  • Tourism Development
    Question 492: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will examine the possibility of developing the transmitting centre at Moydrum, Athlone, County Westmeath,...
  • Job Protection
    Question 493: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his views regarding jobs at the Eircom call centre in Athlone; if consolidation plans are being made for...
  • Grant Payments
    Question 494: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the reason a person (details supplied) in County Donegal was refused cavity wall insulation on the grounds that...
  • Departmental Schemes
    Question 495: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will respond to the issues raised by persons (details supplied) in County Kilkenny outlined in...
  • Telecommunications Services
    Question 496: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the progress made to date in both updating and maintaining national broadband services, particularly in the...
  • Energy Conservation
    Question 498: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will consider establishing a home retrofit loan scheme with a view to creating a major source of...
  • Telecommunications Services
    Question 500: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if advice has been issued by him in the past regarding the location of telecommunications masts in the vicinity...
  • Energy Resources
    Question 501: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if the CER consultation paper on high level design of the petroleum safety framework CER/11/137, is aimed at...
  • Telecommunications Services
    Question 506: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the level of take up of the rural broadband scheme; if his attention has been drawn to the inadequacies in this...
  • Exploration Licences
    Question 507: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the number of gas, oil or other mineral exploration licences issued in each of the past five years to date; the...
  • Energy Resources
    Question 508: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the progress made to date in the resolution of any outstanding issues affecting the production, storage and...
  • Energy Prices
    Question 509: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the extent to which an evaluation has been carried out into the possible negative impact of gas and electricity...
  • Energy Resources
    Question 510: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the number of positive indicators arising from mining exploration on and offshore in the past year; and if he...
  • Telecommunications Services
    Question 511: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the extent to which comparison have been made between broadband and general telecommunications facilities,...
  • Energy Resources
    Question 514: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the extent to which oil, gas or other minerals have been discovered in the past 12 months on foot of licences...
  • Telecommunications Services
    Question 515: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his preferred options for the development of the telecommunications sector in the future with particular...
  • Information and Communications Technology
    Question 516: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the extent to which he sees cloud computing become of major commercial impact; and if he will make a statement...
  • Environmental Policy
    Question 517: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the progress made to date on the implementation of recommendations in the Forfás Report of the high level...
  • Departmental Agencies
    Question 518: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the number of staff and respective budget of each regulator under his responsibility; and if he will make a...

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