Written answers
Tuesday, 11 June 2013
Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources
- Renewable Energy Generation Targets
500. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will provide a report on any and all plans to reach the EU targets set for increasing renewable energy here. [26651/13] - Hydraulic Fracturing Licence Applications
501. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his views on whether a request to facilitate the development of fracking pre-empts the outcome of the Environmental... - Public Broadcasting Charge Introduction
503. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources when details of the broadcasting charge will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26996/13] - National Energy Efficiency Action Plan
504. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the processes involved in conducting the national building inventory as laid out in the Energy Efficiency Action Plan... - Renewable Energy Generation Issues
506. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will set out in detail the tax, royalty and licencing regime in place for the development of wind energy and other... - Wind Energy Guidelines
508. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will set out in detail the process through which a company such as Saorgas would establish an offshore wind farm as... - Energy Resources
510. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will outline the way a greater focus on developing energy efficiency can contribute to job creation; if investment... - Exploration Licences Approvals
511. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will list the oil and gas companies that have current licences for exploration, onshore and offshore; and the... - Offshore Exploration
512. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources when he proposes to appoint consultants to carry out a review of the fitness for purpose of Ireland's fiscal terms for... - Broadcasting Service Provision
513. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if his attention has been drawn to the fact that some BT customers in Northern Ireland are unable to access RTÉ... - Broadband Services Provision
515. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will introduce as a matter of priority a high speed broadband pilot scheme initiative to cover the triangle in the... - Mobile Telephony Services Provision
517. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if any report has been undertaken to assess the quality of mobile telephone services country wide; if attention has... - Postal Services
518. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the extent to which he anticipates the retention and development of services at An Post incorporating maximum utilisation... - Exploration Licences Applications
519. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the extent to which oil, gas and other mineral exploration incentives available for on and offshore exploration are... - Corrib Gas Field
520. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will outline the on-going progress towards the provision of gas supplies to the market from the Corrib gas field;... - Cyber Security Policy
521. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if in the context of the development of modern IT, it has been found possible to introduce technical safeguards to... - Motor Fuels Prices
522. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the extent to which motor fuel prices at the pumps have been reduced in line with the prices on world markets with... - Electricity Generation
523. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the extent to which electricity generation is now sourced from alternative non-fossil fuel sources; the extent to which... - Wind Energy Generation
524. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the extent to which wind generation now supplies power to the national grid; the extent to which this national source is... - Cloud Computing Issues
525. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the extent to which he envisages cloud computing to become of major, commercial impact in the context of economic... - Offshore Exploration
527. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the position regarding the 2D seismic stuudy being carried out with ENI; if there is a timeframe for project completion... - Departmental Staff Numbers
528. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the number of technical staff in PAD; the number of technical staff that have left PAD in the past three years; if these... - Natural Gas Grid
529. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the position regarding to the Shannon LNG project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27455/13] - Departmental Agencies Issues
530. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will consider establishing a dedicated Oil Promotional Agency in the event of further discoveries; and if he will... - EU Directives
531. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the work his Department is currently undertaking on various pieces of upcoming legislation, through a potential Bill to... - Broadband Services Speeds
532. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources further to Parliamentary Question No. 117 of 23 May 2013 regarding the 30Mbps speed to be available to the last 30% of... - Broadband Services Provision
533. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources in relation to stakeholder involvement in the mapping process of the National Broadband Plan, if he considers the public... - Offshore Exploration
537. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will outline the recently approved seismic survey to reveal oil and gas exploration potential of the Atlantic... - European Council Meetings
538. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the discussions that he had with fellow Ministers at the EU Telecoms Council held in Luxembourg on Thursday, 6 June 2013;... - National Postcode System Establishment
540. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if measures relating to the introduction of a postal code system are currently under consideration; the expected... - Inland Fisheries Issues
541. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the reason for the continued ban on the killing of any sea trout in the Galway, Connemara or Ballinakill area in the... - Inland Fisheries Ireland Issues
542. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if any employee of the IFI has made a request to the CEO of Inland Fisheries Ireland seeking approval to report or make... - Inland Fisheries Data
543. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the catch statistics for wild salmon and sea trout in the western river basin district area from 2010 to date in 2013...
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