235 Deputy Simon Coveney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the position regarding the development of a site (details supplied) in Cork, particularly on the extension of naval facilities at the site; and if these are an impediment to progress on the project.
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644 Deputy Simon Coveney asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the amount spent by his Department on external consultants in 2007, including a detailed breakdown of the subject of each individual project commissioned and the cost of each.
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642 Deputy Simon Coveney asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if a review and update of the all-island energy market framework was completed in 2007 as stated in the energy White Paper; if so, when it was completed and the location where the results can be seen; and if not, when such a review is scheduled to be completed.
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641 Deputy Simon Coveney asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if a review of dividend policy for the semi-State energy enterprises was completed in conjunction with the Department of Finance in 2007 as stated in the energy White Paper; if so, when the review was completed and the location where the results can be found; and if not, when such a review is scheduled to be completed.
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640 Deputy Simon Coveney asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if an interdepartmental or inter-agency group was established in 2007 to oversee all fuel poverty initiatives, as stated in the energy White Paper; if so, when it was established; if it has met; the location where reports can be seen; and if not, when it is scheduled to be established.
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639 Deputy Simon Coveney asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if a directory of all national and local schemes of assistance in relation to fuel poverty was published in 2007 as stated in the energy White Paper; if so, the location where it can be found; and if not, when it is scheduled to be published.
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638 Deputy Simon Coveney asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if the fuel poverty action research project was completed by the end of 2007 as stated in the energy White Paper; if so, the location where the results can be seen; and if not, when completion is scheduled.
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637 Deputy Simon Coveney asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources when Enterprise Ireland and Sustainable Energy Ireland are scheduled to review and recommend on economic, employment and value added opportunities for the energy sector here in view of EU and national energy policy developments; if this review is on schedule to be completed in early 2008 as stated in the energy White Paper; and if not, when the review is scheduled to be completed.
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628 Deputy Simon Coveney asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if the national parks and wildlife service fleet of 160 vehicles moved to a bio-fuel blend of 5% during 2007, as announced in the national climate change strategy.
[5108/08]
247 Deputy Simon Coveney asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he has, through the Commission for Energy Regulation agreed and implemented the necessary arrangements to address the impact of changes in the UK regulatory regime for gas exit, as stated in the Energy White Paper; the changes in same and when implementation occurred; and if he has not, the progress that has been made in this regard and when implementation is scheduled to occur.
[4450/08]
246 Deputy Simon Coveney asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he has completed the legal unbundling of the distribution systems operator as an ESB subsidiary; if he has not, when it is scheduled for completion; and if he has, when completion was accomplished.
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245 Deputy Simon Coveney asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he has completed the legal unbundling of Bord Gáis Éireann’s transmission and distribution operations; if he has established the new BGÉ subsidiary as the Irish system operator; if he has not completed these steps, when they are scheduled for completion; and if he has completed these steps, when they were completed.
[4399/08]
244 Deputy Simon Coveney asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if a fully costed demand side management plan for industry and consumers was finalised by the end of 2007 as stated in the Energy White Paper; the location where the plan can be found; and if it was not, when the plan is scheduled to be finalised.
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243 Deputy Simon Coveney asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the progress that has been made on the consultation process on the National Energy Efficiency Action Plan outlined in the Energy White Paper; when the consultation paper on the subject was published; and when the final plan is scheduled for publication.
[4392/08]
242 Deputy Simon Coveney asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if a technical economic and cost review on smart meters was completed in 2007; if not, when it will be completed; and if it was, the results of same.
[4391/08]
241 Deputy Simon Coveney asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the steps that were initiated in 2007 in conjunction with the Commission for Energy Regulation, Sustainable Energy Ireland and energy suppliers to roll-out the provision of real time energy displays for households which have demonstrable potential to reduce energy bills, as outlined in the Energy White Paper.
[4390/08]
240 Deputy Simon Coveney asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he has, through the Irish Energy Research Council, published a comprehensive Energy Research Strategy 2008 to 2013, as stated in the Energy White Paper; if he has not, when publication is scheduled; if he has, when it was published and the location it can be found.
[4389/08]
236 Deputy Simon Coveney asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if, together with the Northern Irish authorities, he has set an all-island 2020 renewables target informed by the recent all-island grid study, as set out in the Energy White Paper; when it was done; the target for same.
[4343/08]
235 Deputy Simon Coveney asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he has increased the level of the levy on certain oil products in order to underpin Ireland’s oil stockholding strategy as stated in the Energy White Paper.
[4342/08]
234 Deputy Simon Coveney asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources when he plans to publish the legislation that will confer statutory responsibility on the Commission for Energy Regulation for the safety of hydrocarbon exploration, production and upstream gas safety as outlined in the Energy White Paper.
[4341/08]
717 Deputy Simon Coveney asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if the Power of One awareness campaign was extended to an all-island campaign during 2007 as scheduled; and if not, when it will become an all-island campaign.
[3708/08]
716 Deputy Simon Coveney asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if Sustainable Energy Ireland extended the energy agreements programme to the small and medium enterprise sector during 2007 as scheduled; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[3707/08]
692 Deputy Simon Coveney asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when the Guidelines on Sustainable Development due to be published in draft for consultation in autumn 2007 will be published.
[3712/08]
691 Deputy Simon Coveney asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when the revised part L building standards regulations, due to come into force in 2008 and to achieve up to 40% improvement on current standards, will come into force.
[3711/08]
690 Deputy Simon Coveney asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if the Action Plan for Green Public Procurement was published in 2007 as scheduled; and if not, when it will be published.
[3710/08]
572 Deputy Simon Coveney asked the Minister for Education and Science if biomass heating was installed in eight schools in the summer of 2007 as announced in the national climate change strategy; if this heating has been installed in other schools since; and the plans in place to expand this programme on a wider national basis in the near future.
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489 Deputy Simon Coveney asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if the Government conducted, during 2007, an analysis of research needs required to support the development of future measures to reduce emissions from the agriculture sector and to identify potential climate change adaption measures, as announced in the National Climate Change Strategy 2007; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
[3706/08]
220 Deputy Simon Coveney asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if the Government required the exclusive purchase of CFL light bulbs for use in public bodies by the end of 2007, as announced in the National Climate Change Strategy 2007; and if not, the plans there are to introduce such a measure in the near future.
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357 Deputy Simon Coveney asked the Minister for Transport when the Sustainable Transport Action Plan due to be published by the end of 2007 is scheduled for publication.
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1465 Deputy Simon Coveney asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the details of all instances since 1 June 2002 where personal data held by his Department or any agency under its auspices were compromised in any way; if the review by his Department of data security procedures announced on 22 November 2007 is completed; and the findings of that review in terms both of prior shortcomings and of future actions.
[2157/08]
1464 Deputy Simon Coveney asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the progress that has been made to date in the development of a land-bank of ESB owned sites to facilitate independent power generation investment; the results of the launch of the sales process for sites committed for divestment in 2007 under the CER-ESB Asset Strategy Agreement including those at Shannonbridge/Lanesboro and Poolbeg 3; and when he expects independent power generation operators to begin generation at those sites.
[2015/08]
1448 Deputy Simon Coveney asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the results of the feasibility study and cost benefit analysis on gas to the north west completed in May 2007; and the results of the submission of the report for Ministerial consideration that was scheduled to follow.
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1447 Deputy Simon Coveney asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if a formal consultation on bio-fuels obligation was launched in 2007 as stated in his introductory brief; when this consultation will report; if the consultation will take into account recent international developments indicating the potential environmental damage of large-scale bio-fuels cultivation; and his views on the future of bio-fuels.
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1438 Deputy Simon Coveney asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources Ireland’s total energy import dependency on the UK, in the context of SEI’s announcement in December 2007 that the overall energy import dependency has reached91%.
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1437 Deputy Simon Coveney asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the three countries that provided the highest proportions of Ireland’s natural gas consumption in each year between 1998 and 2007, including Ireland; and the proportion of Ireland’s natural gas consumption provided by each in each year.
[1177/08]
1463 Deputy Simon Coveney asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the progress that has been made in ensuring the provision of 240MW of mid-merit/flexible generating plant by autumn 2008, as stated in the Energy White Paper of March 2007.
[2014/08]
1427 Deputy Simon Coveney asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his plans to provide highly flexible modern generation plants as backup for the increasing share of Ireland’s electricity needs that will be accounted for by intermittent renewable sources such as wind and wave as Ireland moves towards its 2020 target of 33% renewable energy; the emission levels such plants are expected to have; and the extent to which this will affect Ireland’s ability to reach the target.
[36107/07]
1428 Deputy Simon Coveney asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he has identified potential sites for storage of electricity on a large scale such as large scale pumped storage or compressed air energy storage; and the steps he has taken and the incentives he plans to provide to ensure the identification and development of such sites.
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1379 Deputy Simon Coveney asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the details of all instances since 1 June 2002 where personal data held by his Department or any agency under its auspices were compromised in any way; if the review by his Department of data security procedures announced on 22 November 2007 is completed; and the findings of that review in terms both of prior shortcomings and of future actions.
[2162/08]
1309 Deputy Simon Coveney asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will provide a comprehensive list of the emission reductions projected to be achieved by each of the measures contained in the national climate change strategy, combining to achieve a net reduction to 66.216 million tonnes as a yearly average over 2008 to 2012 as outlined in the carbon budget.
[36057/07]
1251 Deputy Simon Coveney asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the details of all instances since 1 June 2002 where personal data held by his Department or any agency under its auspices were compromised in any way; if the review by his Department of data security procedures announced on 22 November 2007 is completed; and the findings of that review in terms both of prior shortcomings and of future actions.
[2166/08]
1114 Deputy Simon Coveney asked the Minister for Defence the details of all instances since 1 June 2002 where personal data held by his Department or any agency under its auspices were compromised in any way; if the review by his Department of data security procedures announced on 22 November 2007 is completed; and the findings of that review in terms both of prior shortcomings and of future actions.
[2159/08]
1042 Deputy Simon Coveney asked the Minister for Education and Science the details of all instances since 1 June 2002 where personal data held by her Department or any agency under its auspices were compromised in any way; if the review by her Department of data security procedures announced on 22 November 2007 is completed; and the findings of that review in terms both of prior shortcomings and of future actions.
[2160/08]
878 Deputy Simon Coveney asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the details of all instances since 1 June 2002 where personal data held by her Department or any agency under its auspices were compromised in any way; if the review by her Department of data security procedures announced on 22 November 2007 is completed; and the findings of that review in terms both of prior shortcomings and of future actions.
[2155/08]
789 Deputy Simon Coveney asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the details of all instances since 1 June 2002 where personal data held by his Department or any agency under its auspices were compromised in any way; if the review by his Department of data security procedures announced on 22 November 2007 is completed; and the findings of that review in terms both of prior shortcomings and of future actions.
[2158/08]
756 Deputy Simon Coveney asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the details of all instances since 1 June 2002 where personal data held by his Department or any agency under its auspices were compromised in any way; if the review by his Department of data security procedures announced on 22 November 2007 is completed; and the findings of that review in terms both of prior shortcomings and of future actions.
[2167/08]
720 Deputy Simon Coveney asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if the situation still persists whereby a person aged 65/66 in receipt of a contributory State pension is precluded from working whereas a person over 66 can work and receive said pension; the reason for the existence of this situation; and if he will take action to change it.
[36058/07]
712 Deputy Simon Coveney asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the details of all instances since 1 June 2002 where personal data held by his Department or any agency under its auspices were compromised in any way; if the review by his Department of data security procedures announced on 22 November 2007 is completed; and the findings of that review in terms both of prior shortcomings and of future actions.
[2156/08]
662 Deputy Simon Coveney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the details of all instances since 1 June 2002 where personal data held by his Department or any agency under its auspices were compromised in any way; if the review by his Department of data security procedures announced on 22 November 2007 is completed; and the findings of that review in terms both of prior shortcomings and of future actions.
[2161/08]
599 Deputy Simon Coveney asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the details of all instances since 1 June 2002 where personal data held by his Department or any agency under its auspices were compromised in any way; if the review by his Department of data security procedures announced on 22 November 2007 is completed; and the findings of that review in terms both of prior shortcomings and of future actions.
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