1629 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food in respect of any State owned enterprise under the aegis of his Department, when they received the most recent annual report of that company; the date on which the Department approved the annual report; and to provide the same information for the previous financial year; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1615 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food in respect of semi-State companies within the aegis of his Department; when the current CEO or equivalent was appointed to their position; the length of their current contract; and the date it is due for renewal.
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1610 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, in respect of the current year, in terms of full-time equivalents the number of persons employed in his, or if applicable his predecessors’, constituency office; the annual amount paid in respect of salaries and expenses to each individual; the location or locations of such constituency office; if those offices are on departmental property, to state the office space dedicated to such an office and the estimated value of same; the estimated cost of the provision of utilities, services and other miscellaneous costs to the office; if he will provide the same information for 2008, 2009 and from 14 June to the end of 2007; if he will provide the same information for Ministers of State attached to his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1599 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he has received, pursuant to Section 37 (1) of the Broadcasting Act 2009, estimates of income and expenditure from the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland for the next three years; if so, if he will publish that information; if he has not received those estimates, when he expects to receive that information; if he will publish such on receipt; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1598 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he intends to adopt the Special Group on Public Service Numbers and Expenditure Programmes recommendation of transferring responsibility for inland fisheries to the Minister of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1597 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the amount that will be saved annually from the merger of the regional fisheries boards; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1596 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if a decision has been made on the Special Group on Public Service Numbers and Expenditure Programmes proposal to achieve 20% efficiency savings from operating costs at the Geological Survey of Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1595 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if a decision has been made on the Special Group on Public Service Numbers and Expenditure Programmes proposal to merge the Ordnance Survey, Valuation Office and Property Registration Authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1594 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he intends to adopt that there be a single funding stream for all research including energy with a view to saving €3.5m per annum; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1593 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he intends to adopt the Special Group on Public Service Numbers and Expenditure Programmes recommendation that the multiplicity of energy efficiency schemes run by the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland be rationalised with a view to saving €40m per annum; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1592 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he intends to adopt the Special Group on Public Service Numbers and Expenditure Programmes recommendation of terminating energy awareness programmes run by him and Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1591 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he intends to adopt the Special Group on Public Service Numbers and Expenditure Programmes recommendation of part-funding TG4 from the television licence; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1590 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if a decision has been made on the Special Group on Public Service Numbers and Expenditure Programmes proposal to merge ComReg and the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1589 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked 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 merge the Digital Hub Development Agency with Enterprise Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1587 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if a financial study has been undertaken to confirm the REFIT scheme is capable of delivering the required amount of renewable energy to achieve the 40% by 2020 target; if so, if he will publish that study; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1586 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources regarding the interconnection with the UK, if there will be a restriction on the sale of REFIT subsidised electricity to the UK at a price lower than the subsidised floor price cost; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1585 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked 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 an electricity supplier; the reason the electricity supplier is paid the 15% balancing payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1584 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked 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 to give a break down by month.
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1583 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked 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 Positioning System unique identifier rather the ABC123 system.
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1582 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked 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 of times they have been used since installation.
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1581 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he has received a copy of the Frontier report.
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1580 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked 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 receive Digital Terrestrial Television.
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1579 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his plans to introduce a renewable energy feed in tariff scheme or set price for micro-generation..
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1578 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if it is still his policy to transfer ownership of the electricity transmission grid from ESB to Eirgrid; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1577 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked 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 Eirgrid; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1576 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked 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 a statement on the matter.
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1575 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked 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 increase the cost of generating electricity at these plants; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1574 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked 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 air carrying all the British and Irish freeview and saorview channels; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1573 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked 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 if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1572 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the extent to which electricity prices for domestic, small business and large energy users exceed average prices in the eurozone in nominal terms; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1571 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked 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 elaborated in the Annual Output Statement of 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1570 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked 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 will make a statement on the matter.
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1569 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked 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 through the licence fee to produce on-line content for its website and that this constitutes State aid and unfair competition with newspapers; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1568 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked 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 Act; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1567 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked 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 appointed to their position; the length of their current contract; and the date it is due for renewal.
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1566 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his plans to introduce new legislation requiring open access to all existing telecommunication masts; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1565 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his plans for the use of spectrum freed up from the analogue television switch off.
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1564 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked 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 he will make a statement on the matter.
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1563 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked 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 towns served by a metropolitan area network; the number of them in use; the usage levels and the level of revenues in each case; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1562 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the number of days of oil and gas storage the country currently has.
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1561 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if it is still intended to establish an Oireachtas television channel.
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1560 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the progress made in establishing an Irish film channel.
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1556 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the studies, reports, or consultation documents being conducted by his Department, or by an external consultant on behalf of his Department, since 1 January 2010 or are currently ongoing; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1551 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked 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, accommodation, subsistence, advertising and credit cards for the years 2007 to date in 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1549 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked 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 notice carried out by the company; if he has been informed of the findings; his view on those findings; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1547 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked 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 annual report of that company; the date on which the Department approved the annual report; and to provide the same information for the previous financial year.
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1548 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he has given consideration to licensing cinemas, theatres and concert halls to use mobile phone blockers; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1546 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked 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 being enforced; if enforcement of same is a matter for ComReg, the Gardaí or another state agency; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1541 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked 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.
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1540 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he is satisfied that the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland has adequate powers to enable it to secure a deal between RTENL and a company or consortium to provide a pay TV option for Digital Terrestrial Television users; his plans to amend the Broadcasting Act to enhance the powers of the BAI in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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