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101 records in 2015
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 16 December 2015
To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will continue to honour the commitment of the Coalition Government to publish an Annual Energy Statement, including estimated impacts of energy and climate policies on energy prices and bills, last published in
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 16 December 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, if she will bring forward proposals to regulate the energy market to allow residents to take their energy tariffs with them when they move property.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 16 December 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what assessment she has made of the total projected expenditure on (a) the feed-in-tariff scheme, (b) contracts for difference, (c) the Renewable Heat Incentive and (d) the capacity market mecha
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 16 December 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what wholesale price and carbon price forecast scenarios her Department uses when forecasting total projected expenditure of the Levy Control Framework.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 16 December 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many households in (a) Birmingham, Northfield constituency, (b) the West Midlands and (c) the UK have prepayment meters; and what the change in the number of such meters has been in each of
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 December 2015
174. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his views on using an underground alternative on the North-South interconnector which employs high voltage direct current technology; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45621/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 December 2015
173. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if the Mining Board has made a decision on an application by a person (details supplied) in County Galway; if not, when it will issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45516/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 December 2015
172. Deputy Billy Timmins asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the progress made since the rural broadband scheme was introduced and when 3 mobile received the contract; if the promise of 30 Mb speeds for all houses by 2018 is on track, how was the contract framed with 3 mobile to allow it to charge a premium of more than 3,000%; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45513/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 December 2015
171. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the progress in achieving an overall target of 10% of transport energy coming from renewable resources by 2020, if the target will be reached; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45466/15]
European Union · European Parliament · 16 December 2015
European Union · European Parliament · 16 December 2015
Germany · German Bundestag · 16 December 2015
Erkenntnisse über Schäden in den belgischen Kernkraftwerken Doel 3 und Tihange 2, Untersuchung bzw. Überprüfung der Rissbefunde, Bedenken eines Mitglieds des International Review Board (IRB), Verhalten belgischer Behörden und der dortigen Atomaufsicht, Durchführung eines internationalen Arbeitstreffens, deutsche Handlungsmöglichkeiten, Ursachen und Auswirkungen der festgestellten Materialschäden, Sicherheitsnachweise, trilaterale Zusammenarbeit im deutsch-belgisch-niederländischen Grenzgebiet, Informationsaustausch<br /> (insgesamt 45 Einzelfragen)
Germany · German Bundestag · 16 December 2015
Qualität und Funktionalität des "Zusätzlichen Nachwärmeabfuhr- und Einspeisesystems (ZUNA)" des Kernkraftwerkes (AKW) Gundremmingen als Teil des Sicherheitssystems (Sicherheitseinrichtung), Übereinstimmung mit den deutschen AKW-Sicherheitsanforderungen, Erdbebenfestigkeit, Empfehlung oder Stellungnahme der Reaktor-Sicherheitskommission (RSK), Anforderungsstufen und "Vergleichsmaßstab Konvoi", Auslösegrenzwerte und Verzögerungszeiten von ZUNA<br /> (insgesamt 20 Einzelfragen)
Germany · German Bundestag · 16 December 2015
Offenlegung des DFS-Berechnungsverfahrens betr. Störbeiträge, Forderung eines transparenten Bewertungssystems, nachvollziehbarer Entscheidungen, Prüfung von Einzelfällen sowie Begründung und Veröffentlichung von Ablehnungen durch DFS, BAF und DWD, Wahrnehmung des gesetzlichen Auftrags der Kontrollfunktion durch das BAF, Aufnahme der neuen ICAO-Empfehlungen und wissenschaftlichen Erkenntnisse in das Genehmigungsverfahren nach §18a LuftVG, Reduzierung des Prüfradius auf 10 km
Germany · German Bundestag · 16 December 2015
Ausgangslage, Grenzen einer Mittelfristprognose (Einspeisung aus Windenergie- und PV-Anlagen, Börsenstrompreis), Stellungnahme der Übertragungsnetzbetreiber, Empfehlung (Ablehnung und Neuvorschlag)
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 15 December 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what estimate her Department has made of the total (a) number and (b) payments made from feed-in tariff schemes in each year since 2010; and if she will make a statement.
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 December 2015
623. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding research on hydraulic fracturing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45384/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 December 2015
622. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding a ban on hydraulic fracturing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45383/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 December 2015
621. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if the quality and speed of broadband will be improved over the next three years, particularly in County Kildare; if meeting the requirements of customers is a matter of urgency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45376/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 December 2015
620. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if natural energy resources continue to be developed and made available to the public; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45375/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 December 2015
619. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources when he expects the telecommunications sector, encompassing broadband, to become comparable to the best in Europe; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45374/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 December 2015
618. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources to outline the developments in the production of biodiesel and bioethanol, their contribution to projected renewable energy requirements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45373/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 December 2015
617. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources when supply from the Corrib gas field will be available to the national grid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45372/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 December 2015
616. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he has granted and activated exploration licences in each of the past ten years to date, with particular reference to oil, gas and other minerals; the number that have shown commercially viable results to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45370/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 December 2015
615. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will augment and fully utilise the postal services network, through the provision of extra compatible facilities, through modernising in the competitive economic climate and through putting provisions in place to retain post offices in areas which might otherwise be bereft of utility services, in the context of public service obligations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45368/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 December 2015
614. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he has examined the extent of broadband deficiency in terms of availability, quality and speed in rural and in urban areas; if the ongoing investment programme will address these issues; if he has identified specific deadlines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45367/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 December 2015
613. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will respond to climate change discussions in the context of reducing dependency on fossil fuels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45365/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 December 2015
612. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the position regarding the future of the Whitegate oil refinery, County Cork in view of the announcement that it is now for sale; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45244/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 December 2015
611. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the ground rent he or agencies under the remit of his Department pay, by named property, by name of landlord and by amount payable, in 2015 and in 2016 in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45051/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 December 2015
610. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources further to Parliamentary Question No. 600 of 1 December 2015, if any oral or tacit agreements have been made regarding the unconventional gas exploration and extraction research project currently underway. [45040/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 December 2015
609. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources further to Parliamentary Question No. 601 of 1 December 2015, who made the oral agreements with the companies involved; and when they were made. [45039/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 December 2015
608. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will improve broadband services in the village of Ashford in County Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45022/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 December 2015
607. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the date for the roll-out of high-speed broadband for an area (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44962/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 December 2015
606. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will tackle inadequate broadband service to houses and businesses in County Clare; the number of premises that will be connected to high-speed broadband via State intervention and commercial operators; the date of completion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44837/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 December 2015
605. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will tackle the inadequate broadband service to houses and businesses in Limerick county and city; the number of premises that will be connected to high-speed broadband via State intervention and commercial operators; the date of completion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44836/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 December 2015
604. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will tackle the inadequate broadband service to houses and businesses in County Tipperary; the number of premises that will be connected to high-speed broadband via State intervention and commercial operators; the date of completion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44835/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 December 2015
603. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will tackle the inadequate broadband service to houses and businesses in Waterford county and city; the number of premises that will be connected to high-speed broadband via State intervention and commercial operators; the date of completion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44834/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 December 2015
602. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will tackle the inadequate broadband service to houses and businesses in Cork county and city; the number of premises that will be connected to high-speed broadband via State intervention and commercial operators; the date of completion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44833/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 December 2015
601. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will tackle the inadequate broadband service to houses and businesses in County Kerry; the number of premises that will be connected to high-speed broadband via State intervention and commercial operators; the date of completion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44832/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 December 2015
600. Deputy Helen McEntee asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if Ireland can reach its 2020 climate change and energy security targets without constructing industrial wind farms in residential areas; if he will request EirGrid to engage meaningfully with local communities in counties Cavan, Monaghan and Meath regarding regional environmental concerns in respect of proposals for an interconnector project connecting the North of Ireland’s energy grid with that of the Republic of Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44052/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 December 2015
599. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the status of high-speed broadband being delivered to the Ballinabrackey and Castlejordan areas in County Meath; the anticipated plans for these areas under State intervention or by commercial operators; the date of completion; the status of any ongoing pilot programmes taking place or planned in these areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44734/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 December 2015
598. Deputy Billy Timmins asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the status of the proposed 30 megabits per second broadband network for all houses by 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44731/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 December 2015
597. Deputy Billy Timmins asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the progress of the rural broadband scheme since its introduction when a company (details supplied) was awarded the contract; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44730/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 December 2015
596. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources how he will enhance the security of Irish energy supplies, given the central role provided by Whitegate oil refinery, if he has examined proposals put forward to enable the Government attain European Union 2020 renewable targets on biofuels and yield-improvement projects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44686/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 December 2015
595. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the number of new jobs created at or arising from the establishment of the digital hub, in tabular form. [45091/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 December 2015
594. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the annual cost to the Exchequer of establishing and maintaining the digital hub development agency and any other related or investment or grant costs since 2003 to date related to the digital hub, in tabular form. [45090/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 December 2015
499. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if Irish Aid intends to respond to the public consultation issued by the Minister for Communications Energy and Natural Resources regarding a proposed increase in the biofuels obligation rate; and how he envisages that the principle of policy coherence for development will be given effect in decision making in terms of biofuels. [45455/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 December 2015
71. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his plans to encourage the use of electric vehicles, given the very low take-up of such vehicles by public, commercial and transport interests. [45003/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 December 2015
70. Deputy Anthony Lawlor asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his plans to roll out broadband to rural areas in west Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44821/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 December 2015
69. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the discussions he has had to ensure the oil refinery in Whitegate in County Cork remains in operation as a refinery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44802/15]