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Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (10 Feb 2021)

Eamon Ryan: The National Broadband Plan (NBP) State led Intervention will be delivered by National Broadband Ireland (NBI) under a contract to roll out a high speed and future proofed broadband network within the Intervention Area which includes the islands and covers 1.1 million people living and working in the over 544,000 premises, including almost 100,000 businesses and farms along with 695 schools....

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (10 Feb 2021)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 52 to 65, inclusive, and 70 to 78, inclusive, together. The National Broadband Plan (NBP) State led Intervention will be delivered by National Broadband Ireland (NBI) under a contract to roll out a high speed and future proofed broadband network within the Intervention Area which covers 1.1 million people living and working in the over 544,000 premises,...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Flexible Work Practices (10 Feb 2021)

Eamon Ryan: The Government’s strategy on remote working “Making Remote Work – National Remote Work Strategy” was published  last month. The Strategy recognises the significant advantages that remote working can bring such as less commuting, more time for family and leisure, fewer transport greenhouse gas emissions, new job opportunities for people who want to...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Covid-19 Pandemic (10 Feb 2021)

Eamon Ryan: The provision of telecommunications services is a matter for the relevant service providers operating in a fully liberalised market regulated by the Commission for Communications Regulation (ComReg), as independent Regulator. I recognise how vital telecommunications services are to citizens for so many aspects of their daily lives, including remote working, studying and staying in touch with...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (10 Feb 2021)

Eamon Ryan: The Question refers to an area located in the AMBER area on the National Broadband Plan (NBP) High Speed Broadband Map which is available on my Department's website www.broadband.gov.ie. The AMBER area represents the area to be served by the network to be deployed under the NBP State led intervention. I appreciate people's frustration when they are living so close to a fibre network...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Fishing Industry (10 Feb 2021)

Eamon Ryan: Access to rivers on private lands is a matter for the landowner. While there is no general right of access, where the fishing rights appurtenant to the land are held by a third party (usually the State, an individual or an angling club), there is a right for such holder (or their assignees) to have reasonable access across private land to the fishery in order to exercise...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Electricity Generation (10 Feb 2021)

Eamon Ryan: A Micro-Generation working group, chaired by my Department, is developing an enabling framework for micro-generation which tackles existing barriers and establishes suitable supports within relevant market segments. The proposed support mechanism is outlined in a public consultation on the Department’s website at www.gov.ie  which is open for submissions until 18...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Exploration Licences (10 Feb 2021)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 80 to 83, inclusive, together. My Department does not publish information on individual licence applications. However, information in relation to applications for activities proposed to be carried out under a petroleum authorisation that are subject to assessment of compliance with the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Directive, the Habitats Directive...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Bord na Móna (10 Feb 2021)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 84 to 87, inclusive, together. The information requested is being compiled and will be forwarded to the Deputy as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Warmer Homes Scheme (10 Feb 2021)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 88 and 90 together. The Better Energy Warmer Homes Scheme is funded by my Department and administered by the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI). The scheme delivers a range of energy efficiency measures free of charge to low income households vulnerable to energy poverty. To date, over 142,000 homes have received free upgrades under the scheme,...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Waste Management (10 Feb 2021)

Eamon Ryan: The Waste Action Plan for a Circular Economy, Ireland's National Waste Policy 2020-2025 contains some 200 measures which will be delivered on a phased basis over the 5 year lifetime of the Plan. Since I launched the plan in September of last year, my officials have been working on advancing priority measures, including measures relating to plastic waste, end of...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Broadband Infrastructure (10 Feb 2021)

Eamon Ryan: The Question refers to a premises located in the AMBER area on the National Broadband Plan (NBP) High Speed Broadband Map which is available on my Department's website www.broadband.gov.ie. The AMBER area represents the area to be served by the network to be deployed under the NBP State led intervention. I appreciate people's frustration when they are living so close to a fibre...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Broadband Infrastructure (10 Feb 2021)

Eamon Ryan: The Question refers to a premises located in the AMBER area on the National Broadband Plan (NBP) High Speed Broadband Map which is available on my Department's website www.broadband.gov.ie. The AMBER area represents the area to be served by the network to be deployed under the NBP State led intervention. The network rollout for the National Broadband Plan is divided  into 227...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (10 Feb 2021)

Eamon Ryan: The premises referred to in the Question is located in the BLUE area on the NBP High Speed Broadband Map which is available on my Department's website at www.broadband.gov.ie. BLUE areas are not included in the State intervention area covered by the National Broadband Plan as commercial operators are already providing high speed broadband or have indicated future plans to do so. My...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (10 Feb 2021)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 99 to 101, inclusive, together. The Covid-19 pandemic has highlighted the importance of good reliable broadband to ensure that citizens across Ireland can avail of remote working, education and other essential online facilities. The Programme for Government commits to seek to accelerate the roll out of the National Broadband Plan. In this regard, my...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (10 Feb 2021)

Eamon Ryan: The High Speed Broadband Map, which is available at www.broadband.gov.ie, shows the areas which will be included in the National Broadband Plan (NBP) State led intervention as well as areas targeted by commercial operators. The map is colour coded and searchable by address and Eircode. Commercial areas defined as BLUE on the NBP map are not included in the State intervention area covered by...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Ports Development (10 Feb 2021)

Eamon Ryan: Facilities at border control sites within Dublin Port are a matter for the relevant agencies. I am aware that OPW have established welfare facilities on behalf of the Revenue Commissioners at the State sites within the Port which include toilets, showers and indoor waiting areas. I am informed that the full list of facilities provided by OPW is: - Terminal 7: 3 toilets with hand sanitising...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (10 Feb 2021)

Eamon Ryan: I am fully aware that the travel trade sector has not been able to reclaim any meaningful level of lost trade over the past year. It is largely an SME sector, and as such travels agents and tour operators have access to the various business supports made available in the July stimulus package and in Budget 2021, which contains historic levels of State support in the form of wage supplements,...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Network (10 Feb 2021)

Eamon Ryan: Following on from the Fresh Start Agreement, the "New Decade, New Approach" document indicates that the Government is ready to jointly progress consideration of options for the development of the Narrow Water bridge project at the North South Ministerial Council. Options for the development of the Narrow Water Bridge project are under examination at present, taking into account other...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Córas Iompair Éireann (10 Feb 2021)

Eamon Ryan: As Minister for Transport, I have responsibility for policy and overall funding in relation to public transport in Ireland. The CIÉ Group has two pension schemes, namely the Regular Wages Scheme (“RWS”) and 1951 superannuation scheme (“1951 Scheme”); and issues in relation to CIÉ pension schemes are primarily a matter for the trustees of the schemes, the...