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Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Electric Vehicles (19 Dec 2018)

Richard Bruton: The majority of the existing network of publicly accessible charge points was rolled out by the ESB through its eCars programme. A real-time map showing the charge points, including the status and availability of the charge points, is available on the ESB's website at www.esb.ie/ecars. The management of these charge points is an operational matter for the ESB. The following table, provided to...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Electricity Generation (19 Dec 2018)

Richard Bruton: I refer to the reply for Question No. 545 of the 18th December 2018. In addition, my Department is developing the new Renewable Electricity Support Scheme (RESS) the High Level Design of which was approved by Government in July 2018. It is expected that the first renewable electricity auctions will take place under RESS in 2019. The RESS will provide for a renewable electricity ambition...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Renewable Energy Generation (19 Dec 2018)

Richard Bruton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 474 and 475 together. Information regarding the sources of electricity generation including biomass are publicly available in the report entitled Energy in Ireland, published by the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) earlier this month and available on the their website at www.seai.ie. SEAI’s data shows that in 2017, approximately...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Radon Gas Levels (15 Jan 2019)

Richard Bruton: A number of companies provide radon testing services, with an average cost of €50 for a test. Currently there are no financial supports in place in relation to radon testing. The National Radon Control Strategy Group continues to examine radon testing levels and how they might be increased. Research on behavioural aspects of radon testing and remediation is on-going. The cost of...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Post Office Network (15 Jan 2019)

Richard Bruton: I refer to the reply to Question No 181 of 13 December 2018. The position is unchanged.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Inland Fisheries (15 Jan 2019)

Richard Bruton: The Salmon Conservation Fund (SCF) is generated from fees, due to the State, for commercial and rod licences for salmon and sea trout. 50% of fees are ring-fenced for reinvestment in projects under the SCF aimed specifically at promoting the recovery of salmon stocks and habitats. The fund was established in 2007 and facilitates stakeholder and Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) projects. It was...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Mobile Telephony Services (15 Jan 2019)

Richard Bruton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 855, 856 and 858 together. The EU and national regulatory framework for telecommunications allows for the application of a Universal Service Obligation (USO) in respect of fixed voice services. The existing framework for telecommunications relates solely to voice telephony and Functional Internet Access (28.8 kilobits per second). There is no provision in...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Broadband Service Provision (15 Jan 2019)

Richard Bruton: The National Broadband Plan aims to ensure that every home, school and business in Ireland has access to high speed broadband. This is being achieved through a combination of commercial investment across Ireland and a State intervention in those areas where commercial operators acting alone are unlikely to invest. There are approximately 42,000 premises in County Cavan. Since December...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Broadband Service Provision (15 Jan 2019)

Richard Bruton: The premises referred to by the Deputy is in the AMBER area on the National Broadband Plan (NBP) 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. This intervention is the subject of an ongoing procurement process. The procurement process to...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Schemes (15 Jan 2019)

Richard Bruton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 861 to 863, inclusive, together. The delivery of 14 Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) filling stations, as part of the Causeway Project co-funded by the EU Connecting Europe Facility, is an operational matter for Gas Networks Ireland. I have been provided with an update on the current status of these stations by Gas Networks Ireland which is set out in the...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Transport (15 Jan 2019)

Richard Bruton: My Department has a contract in place for the provision of taxi services in Dublin, which was sourced under an Office of Government Procurement framework agreement. In 2018, total expenditure by my Department on taxi fares, at home and abroad, amounted to €20,488. For comparison purposes, taxi expenditure has declined by 35% since 2010, notwithstanding an increase of 49% in staffing...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Conservation (15 Jan 2019)

Richard Bruton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 865, 866 and 871 together. The home energy grants administered by the SEAI are funded by my Department. The majority of these grants are available to homeowners whose properties were built before 2006. Since the introduction of these grants nearly 400,000 homes across the country have received an energy efficiency upgrade, representing nearly one home in five...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Broadband Service Provision (15 Jan 2019)

Richard Bruton: The Mobile Phone and Broadband Taskforce worked with key stakeholders to produce a report in December 2016, available on my Department’s website, which contained 40 actions to alleviate some of the coverage deficits across the country. An Implementation Group is overseeing the implementation of the actions and comprises all key stakeholders responsible for delivery. The Implementation...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan Implementation (15 Jan 2019)

Richard Bruton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 868 and 878 together. The National Broadband Plan (NBP) aims to ensure high speed broadband access (minimum 30 megabits per second) to all premises in Ireland. This is being achieved via a combination of commercial investment and a State led intervention. The NBP has been a catalyst in encouraging investment by the telecoms sector. In 2012, less...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Broadband Service Provision (15 Jan 2019)

Richard Bruton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 869 and 870 together. Enet has, to date paid over €8.8million to the State, under the terms of the MSE I Concession Agreement. The State has not made any payment to Enet as part of the MSE I Agreement. It was agreed, as part of the decision to extend the Concession Agreement with Enet in 2017, to increase the State’s revenue share in the...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Expenditure (15 Jan 2019)

Richard Bruton: I refer to the reply to Questions Nos 467, 476 and 477 of 19 December 2018. The position is unchanged.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Staff Data (15 Jan 2019)

Richard Bruton: There are currently three staff members assigned to the press office of this Department consisting of one Press Officer at Assistant Principal level, one Executive Officer and one Clerical Officer. In accordance with the terms and conditions set out by the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform, one special advisor with responsibility for press and media is employed at Principal Officer...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Electric Vehicle Grants (15 Jan 2019)

Richard Bruton: The owner of an electric vehicle is eligible to apply for the electric vehicle home charger grant if the model of vehicle is currently, or has previously been, eligible for the electric vehicle purchase grant. The electric vehicle purchase grant was introduced in 2011 and details on the home charger scheme can be found at www.seai.ie/grants/electric-vehicle-grants/electric-vehicle-...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Electric Vehicles (15 Jan 2019)

Richard Bruton: The majority of the existing network of publicly accessible charge points was rolled out by the ESB through its eCars programme. This network includes circa 80 fast chargers, mainly on national routes. A map showing the location of these charge points, including their status and availability, is available on the ESB's website at www.esb.ie/ecars. ESB eCars informs my Department that there...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Illegal Dumping (15 Jan 2019)

Richard Bruton: The total cost of illegal dumping is not collated by my Department as it includes local authority enforcement, disposal and legal costs and also involves costs for other State agencies such as An Garda Síochána. Illegal dumping is first and foremost a matter of individual responsibility and compliance with the law. While enforcement action in this area is a matter in the first...