Written answers

Thursday, 16 June 2016

Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources

 
  • Broadband Service Provision
    4. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his efforts to roll out high-speed broadband in rural Ireland and in County Tipperary in particular; and if he will make a...
  • Post Office Network
    14. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the measures he is taking to maintain the post office network; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16199/16]
  • Broadband Service Provision
    15. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the status of the commitment to and the timeline for providing high-speed broadband to every home and business in County...
  • Departmental Functions
    16. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the sections of his Department and the remit which have been transferred to the Department of Arts, Heritage and the...
  • Renewable Energy Generation Targets
    17. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if Ireland is on course to meet its renewable energy targets by 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16177/16]
  • Energy Policy
    18. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his proposals to swiftly situate Ireland as a carbon dioxide-free energy user; the steps he will take to ensure Ireland no...
  • National Broadband Plan
    19. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources when he will implement the national broadband plan and award it to an external body so that small businesses can be...
  • Gas Networks Ireland
    20. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources to request the Commission for Energy Regulation if it has or if and when it will approve the extension of the natural gas...
  • Energy Prices
    21. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland has provided him with a comparison between the basic cost of energy in...
  • Broadband Service Provision
    22. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources when he will roll out rural broadband in County Wexford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16169/16]
  • Post Office Network
    23. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will honour the commitment that a five-year strategy and pilot service hub post offices would be in place by July...
  • Hydraulic Fracturing
    24. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the measures he will take to ban hydraulic fracturing for fuel extraction; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
  • North-South Interconnector
    25. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the outcome of discussions he had with Eirgrid in relation to the North-South electricity interconnector; if he is aware...
  • Broadband Service Provision
    26. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources what he considers to be high-speed broadband in terms of its national roll-out; and if he will make a statement on the...
  • Exploration Industry
    27. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he has had discussions with his counterpart in Northern Ireland on the exploratory drilling at Woodburn Forest in...
  • Broadband Service Provision
    28. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will respond to the European Commission's recent Digital Scoreboard Report which states that a lack of rural...
  • Hydraulic Fracturing
    29. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will introduce a national ban on hydraulic fracturing, given the international evidence on its dangers; if not, why...
  • Broadband Service Provision
    30. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his plans to provide high-speed, high-quality broadband and mobile telephony in all areas and to maximise the quality and...
  • Mobile Telephony Services
    31. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his views on the high level of termination charges in the mobile telephony sector; on the position of the European Union...
  • Broadband Service Provision
    32. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources how he intends to ensure that, in the 21st century, all areas receive 4G internet connectivity under the national...
  • Irish Water
    33. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if Irish Water is to be established as a public body; why the Energy Bill 2016 seeks to expand the remit of the Commission...
  • Postal Codes
    34. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his views on the progress of operations of the Eircode system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16117/16]
  • Broadband Service Expenditure
    35. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources when he will fully roll out the broadband structure for County Tipperary under the national broadband plan, given that...
  • Climate Change Policy
    36. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his plans for a national dialogue on climate and energy, as set out in the White Paper, Ireland's Transition to a Low...
  • Electricity Transmission Network
    37. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the outcome of discussions he has had with EirGrid on major projects it proposes to undertake over the next few years; and...
  • Hydraulic Fracturing Policy
    38. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his views on the campaign of opposition to the exploratory hydraulic fracturing taking place at Woodburn Forest in...

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