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Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Waste Tyre Disposal (23 Oct 2018)

Richard Bruton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 544 and 545 together. In 2017, my Department made available funding of €1 million to local authorities to deal with the clean-up of existing stockpiles of tyres illegally dumped across the countryside. This was done to support the introduction of a new compliance scheme for tyres and waste tyres from 1 October 2017. The new full compliance...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Farm Waste Disposal (23 Oct 2018)

Richard Bruton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 546 and 547 together. From 2013 to 2017 inclusive, the EPA carried out annual farm hazardous waste collections as a pilot scheme. The aim of this pilot scheme was to ascertain the types and volumes of waste on farms which needed to be disposed of safely.  During the pilot, over 1,000 tonnes of hazardous waste including pesticides, veterinary...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Local Authority Funding (23 Oct 2018)

Richard Bruton: My Department provides funding through a number of schemes to local authorities, the details of which are set out in the following table. Categories of funding available to local authorities Amount of funding provided  (€ inc. VAT)2016 Amount of funding provided  (€ inc. VAT)2017 Warmth and Wellbeing Pilot Scheme – free energy efficiency home upgrades...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Air Pollution (23 Oct 2018)

Richard Bruton: Ambient air quality monitoring in Ireland is carried out in accordance with the requirements of the 2008 Clean Air for Europe (CAFE) Directive (Directive 2008/50/EC) and the Fourth Daughter Directive (Directive 2004/107/EC of 15 December 2004). These Directives also include rules on how Member States should monitor, assess and manage ambient air quality. Under the Directives, EU Member States...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Television Licence Fee Collection (23 Oct 2018)

Richard Bruton: Currently, only one class of TV licence exists and this covers any number of devices so long as they are all in the same property (residential or commercial). In accordance with Section 142 of the Broadcasting Act 2009, any premises at which a television is located requires a TV Licence regardless of its use.  Therefore, owners and controlling management companies of all holiday...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Legislative Measures (23 Oct 2018)

Richard Bruton: My views on the Private Members Motion referred to by the Deputy will be outlined in detail in the debate on the Private Members Motion, which has been scheduled for discussion on Tuesday 23 October.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan Data (23 Oct 2018)

Richard Bruton: The Government's National Broadband Plan (NBP) aims to ensure high speed broadband access (minimum 30 megabits per second) to all premises in Ireland, regardless of location. The NBP is being achieved through a combination of commercial investment and a State intervention. Over the past 5 years, the NBP has driven commercial investment in the upgrade and expansion of networks to the tune of...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan Funding (23 Oct 2018)

Richard Bruton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 553 and 554 together. Capital allocation for the NBP in each year from 2013 to 2018 is set out in the following table. Year NBP Capital Allocation 2013 €0.5M 2014 €1.3M 2015 €4.1M 2016 €10M 2017 €15M 2018 €15M There was no current funding allocation. With regard to the capital budget for...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan Funding (23 Oct 2018)

Richard Bruton: The Government allocated an initial €275 million in the Capital Plan published in September 2015, for the initial years of the network build-out for the National Broadband Plan State intervention. The €275m represented an initial stimulus, in the knowledge that significant further funding will be required over the lifetime of the proposed 25 year contract. In addition,...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan Funding (23 Oct 2018)

Richard Bruton: Expenditure on the National Broadband Plan was first incurred in 2013. The total expenditure to date since then is approximately €22.2 million. This expenditure includes the cost of corporate finance and economic advice, technical support and network design, the cost of legal advice, environmental advice and process auditor costs.  These services were procured by way of...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Citizens Assembly (24 Oct 2018)

Richard Bruton: The report of the Citizens’ Assembly was submitted to the Houses of the Oireachtas in April of this year, and the Houses subsequently established the Joint Committee on Climate Action to further consider the recommendations and report by the end of January 2019. In the context of the consideration of each of the recommendations of the Citizens’ Assembly, it is now a matter for...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan Administration (24 Oct 2018)

Richard Bruton: The Government's National Broadband Plan (NBP) aims to ensure high speed broadband access (minimum 30 megabits per second) to all premises in Ireland, regardless of location.  The NBP has been a catalyst in encouraging investment by the telecoms sector. Today, more than 7 out of 10 of the 2.3 million premises in Ireland have access to high speed broadband. The NBP will be...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Rural Broadband Scheme (24 Oct 2018)

Richard Bruton: There is a total of 95 premises in the townlands of Kilkea Demesne, Kilkea Lodge Farm and Kilkea Upperand Lower. All of these premises are in the AMBER area on the High Speed Broadband Map, which is available on my Department's website at www.broadband.gov.ie. The AMBER areas represent the target areas for the proposed State led Intervention under the NBP and are the...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan Implementation (24 Oct 2018)

Richard Bruton: In April 2017 my Department published an updated High Speed Broadband Map which is available at www.broadband.gov.ie. This map shows the areas targeted by commercial operators to provide high speed broadband services and the areas that will be included in the State Intervention Area under the National Broadband Plan (NBP). Premises on our offshore islands which fall within the AMBER area will...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Dúnadh Oifigí an Phoist (24 Oct 2018)

Richard Bruton: In Aibreán i mbliana, d’fhógair An Post fís athnuaite do líonra na n-oifigí poist, a dhíríonn ar infhaighteacht na seirbhísí nua mar chuid de líonra athnuaite nuachóirithe. Tá an doiciméad straitéise gaolmhar, A New Vision for Post Office Services, le fáil ar shuíomh gréasáin An Post agus leagtar...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Carbon Tax Implementation (24 Oct 2018)

Richard Bruton: Such a request can be made to the Department under the Freedom of Information legislation.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Foireann Roinne (24 Oct 2018)

Richard Bruton: Tá an Roinn Cumarsáide, Gníomhaithe ar son na hAeráide agus Comhshaoil tiomanta chun seirbhís trí Ghaeilge a chur ar fáil agus chun a hoibleagáidí reachtúla faoin Acht na dTeangacha Oifigiúla, 2003 a chomhlíonadh. Chuige sin, tá na céimeanna seo a leanas tógtha ag an Roinn seo agamsa: 1. In Aibreán 2017,...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Foireann Roinne (24 Oct 2018)

Richard Bruton: Is mian liom a chur in iúl don Teachta go bhfostaítear 413 ball foirne sa Roinn seo agamsa faoi láthair. Tá ceathrar ball foirne, nó 1% den líon iomlán, sainaitheanta ag Rannán na nAcmhainní Daonna mar dhaoine a bhfuil dóthain inniúlachta acu sa Ghaeilge chun seirbhísí a chur ar fáil tríd an teanga. Ba cheart a...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (25 Oct 2018)

Richard Bruton: I wish to reassure Deputies that Bord na Móna is taking its responsibilities very seriously and has put forward a series of enterprise initiatives that will develop alternative employment. This takes into account the fact that there is a decline, as Deputy Cowen said, as a result of decarbonisation, which has been widely recognised. As Deputy Cowen also indicated, there will be an...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Bord na Móna (25 Oct 2018)

Richard Bruton: I thank the Deputies for raising this matter. I recognise the concern that all Deputies have expressed about the potential impact of this on affected families. Bord na Móna is a commercial State company with a mandate to develop the midlands region, and I believe it is taking the appropriate steps now, in a timely way, to set out a strategy that takes into account its obligation to...