January 2008

Requestor Material Requested Date Received Date of Release of Information
Member of Public 01/2008
1. How much Net 1 Communications, Dundalk, Co. Louth has received in Government subvention
2. What geographical areas this subvention was intended to cover
3. What service (in terms of broadband speeds) the provider was expected to provide
4. What steps the DCENR formerly DCMNR has taken to audit the provision of these services
5. What arrangements are in place to claw back these payments in the event that the provider fails to provide the service as specified
Request and reply - 12/02/2008, Part 1, Part 2
15/01/08 12/02/2008
Mr Frank Ó'Domhnaill
Corr na Gaoithe,
Corr na Móna,
Co. Galway
02/2008
1. a list of projects currently operating AER VI.
2. The total capacity cleared by EU to be allocated to AER V & AER VI.
3. of the projects offered AER VI contracts, how many of them requested an extension of time before 31 Dec 2005.
4. I note that 27MW out of a total of 42.5MW had been allocated to the last project on the list of projects that were awarded AER VI contracts. This had subsequently increased to the full capacity of 42.5MW and would you clarify where this extra capacity originated.
5. List of Projects currently operating under AER VI.
6. Details of the decision taken by the Minister to close AER VI.
Request and reply - 08/02/2008, Part 1-3, Part 3-7, Review and reply
16/01/08 08/02/2008
Deputy Simon Coveney,
Leinster House,
Kildare St.,
Dublin 2
03/2008
All non-routine documentation since 1st June 2007 relating to the issue of SEI's allocation under Budget 2008; including (but not restricted to) documentation relating to the allocation to the 'Greener Homes Scheme' and any correspondence between SEI and the Department on the size of this allocation and the anticipated demand for the scheme
Request and reply - 22/02/2008, Part 1, Part 2, Part 3
25/01/08 22/02/2008
Member of Public 05/2008
A digital copy of all consultation responses, drafts and the final version of the Broadband Demand Report. I believe this report/consultation happened around January 2006 - Request and reply, Part 2, 3 & 3A, Part 4 - 6, Part 7 - 15, Part 16 - 22, Part 23 - 28
28/01/08 13/03/2008
Mr Dermot Glennon
Ballisodare Fishing Club Ltd.,
Ballisodare,
Co. Sligo
06/2008
Information re salmon and salmon management on the Ballisodare Fishery:
1. All information, evidence and statistics relied on in setting the TAC for Ballisodare Fishery for 2008
2. The input figures and the calculations used in the standard modeling techniques in respect of Ballisodare Fishery TAC Calculations for 2007 and 2008
3. The details and extent, to include relevant maps, of the wetted area which was taken into account in calculating the spawner requirement for Ballisodare Fishery.
4. The fish counter figures taken into account in calculating the 2008 TAC
5. Details of any other criteria applied in setting the 2008 TAC
6. Submissions or recommendations re the Ballisodare TAC from the NWRFB
7. The comparative figures for the salmon runs on other salmon fisheries in Sligo or Leitrim for 2002 - 2007, to enable the board to compare the increased return recorded in Ballisodare with the increases in the returns on the neighbouring salmon fishery's during the said 5 years.
8. Notes or submissions from whatever source considered or relied on in the determination of the 2008 TAC
Request and reply - 13/02/08
18/01/08 13/02/2008
Deputy Simon Coveney
Leinster House,
Kildare St.,
Dublin 2
07/2008
All non-routine documentation since 1st June 2007 relating to projects to construct electricity interconnection with Wales and North-West Europe: including the timetable of the project to deliver an interconnector with Wales by 2012, the possibility of fast-tracking this project, the timescale and priority assigned to the interconnector with Northwest Europe and any correspondence between the Department and Eirgrid on these matters
Request and Reply - 25/02/08, Part 1, Part 2
28/01/08 25/02/2008
Deputy Simon Coveney
Leinster House,
Kildare St.,
Dublin 2
11/2008
All non-routine documentation since 1st June 2007 relating to the issue of security of gas supply imports from the UK: including (but not restricted to) documentation relating to the two CER reports "Gas Capacity Statement 2007" (27th July 2007) and "Emergency Procedures: Coordination between Gas and Electricity Suppliers" (25th October 2007); and the consideration given to these reports at Ministerial and Secretary General Level.
Request and Reply - 13/02/08
28/01/08 13/02/2008
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