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Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Broadband Service Provision (6 Nov 2018)

Richard Bruton: According to my Department’s high speed broadband map, available at www.broadband.gov.ie, the premises referred to by the Deputy is in a BLUE area, where commercial operators are currently delivering or have indicated plans to deliver high speed broadband services. The premises in question is indicated as having been passed by eir as part of the company’s ongoing rural...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Meetings (6 Nov 2018)

Richard Bruton: I am advised by my officials that my Department has no record of engagements, meetings or correspondence between any Minister of State in my Department and the individual referred to by the Deputy in the last three years.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Ministerial Responsibilities (6 Nov 2018)

Richard Bruton: As Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment, I have the power to make Regulations under section 3 of the Electronic Commerce Act 2000. This includes Regulations of the type specified by section 10(2). That section allows me to widen the scope of the Act to include laws set out at section 10(1), which were excluded at the time of enactment. In order to make Regulations...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Broadband Service Provision (6 Nov 2018)

Richard Bruton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 853 and 854 together. 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. In 2012, less than 700,000, or 30% of all 2.3 million Irish premises...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Legal Costs (6 Nov 2018)

Richard Bruton: Any legal costs to date have been incurred by the Chief State Solicitor's Office. Legal costs were awarded against the Department in the High Court action. These costs form part of an appeal to the Court of Appeal, which has  yet to be determined.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan Expenditure (6 Nov 2018)

Richard Bruton: I refer the Deputy to my reply to Question no. 249 of 18 October 2018. 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...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan Data (6 Nov 2018)

Richard Bruton: The procurement process to appoint a bidder for the State intervention network is now at the final stage, with evaluation ongoing of the final tender submission received on 18 September. The Taoiseach has asked Mr Peter Smyth, the independent process auditor to the NBP procurement to review the process. Mr. Smyth will submit a report to the Taoiseach and to me as Minister for...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan Implementation (6 Nov 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. In 2012, less than 700,000, or 30% of all 2.3 million Irish premises had access to high speed broadband.  When this Government came...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan Implementation (6 Nov 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. The Map is colour coded and searchable by address/eircode: - The AMBER...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Offshore Renewable Energy Development Plan (6 Nov 2018)

Richard Bruton: The 2014 Offshore Renewable Energy Development Plan (OREDP) sets out the Government’s policy for the sustainable development of our offshore renewable energy resources. Offshore renewable energy covers a number of technology types and includes wind (fixed and floating), wave and tidal, all of which rely on harnessing the motion of wind or water to generate energy.  Of these...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Official Development Assistance (6 Nov 2018)

Richard Bruton: My Department has allocated a sum of €1,958,341 to two recipients to date in 2018 on official development assistance (ODA) and details of the recipients are outlined in the table below. In addition, a sum of €2.5m has been set aside for International Climate Commitments and the recipients of this particular funding, which is also classed as ODA, will be decided on in the coming...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Metropolitan Area Networks Programme (6 Nov 2018)

Richard Bruton: Metropolitan Area Networks (“MANs”) are local authority-led infrastructure projects which are State owned, underground telecommunications networks that are located in regional cities and towns.  They consist of carrier-neutral duct and fibre rings linking the main commercial and public buildings to “co-location centres” where service providers locate their...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Communications Market Regulation (6 Nov 2018)

Richard Bruton: The Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment has a broad remit and is responsible for communications, broadcasting, postal services, energy, natural resources, climate change, waste management, air quality and environmental policy.  The day-to-day functions of the Department and of the Minister in carrying out this remit, therefore, involve engagement with a...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan Implementation (6 Nov 2018)

Richard Bruton: Under a Commitment Agreement signed with my Department in April 2017, eir is in the process of passing 300,000 predominantly rural homes with high speed broadband. According to data for Q3 2018 submitted by eir to my Department the company has passed almost 210,000 premises nationwide as part of its ongoing deployment. This data is to be published on my Department’s website...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: North-South Implementation Bodies (6 Nov 2018)

Richard Bruton: The Loughs Agency (of the Foyle, Carlingford and Irish Lights Commission) is a North-South body for which my Department and the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs in Northern Ireland are the joint sponsors.  The Agency is funded via both Departments on a 50/50 basis. My Department's portion of the Loughs Agency’s annual allocation is included in...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Commissions of Investigation Data (6 Nov 2018)

Richard Bruton: My Department has not incurred any expenditure in relation to carrying out commissions of investigation and State inquiries in 2018.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Bord na Móna (7 Nov 2018)

Richard Bruton: Information regarding activity on specific bogs is an operational matter for Bord na Móna.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Schemes (7 Nov 2018)

Richard Bruton: In July 2018, details of a new pilot scheme to support micro generation were introduced, initially targeting domestic self-consumption through a grant scheme for solar PV installation and battery storage. The data gathered during the pilot scheme will inform potential future phases of support for micro-generation in Ireland that may be appropriate, as we align with the ambition and...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Broadband Service Provision (7 Nov 2018)

Richard Bruton: In April 2017 my Department published an updated High Speed Broadband Map which is available atwww.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.The Map is colour coded and searchable by address/eircode: - The AMBER areas...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (7 Nov 2018)

Richard Bruton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 145 to 147, inclusive, together. In April 2017 my Department published an updated High Speed Broadband Map which is available atwww.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. The Map is...