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Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Waste Disposal Charges (8 May 2019)

Richard Bruton: My Department continues to engage with a number of relevant stakeholders and agencies including the HSE and the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection in an effort to develop a mechanism to provide a support for vulnerable persons with a condition such as lifelong or long-term medical incontinence to help meet the average annual cost of disposing of this element of their...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Renewable Heat Incentive (8 May 2019)

Richard Bruton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1213, 1243 and 1244 together. The Support Scheme for Renewable Heat has been developed to financially support the adoption of renewable heating systems by commercial, industrial, agricultural, district heating and other non-domestic heat users not covered by the EU Emissions Trading System. Under Project Ireland 2040, the National Development Plan sets out an...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Records (8 May 2019)

Richard Bruton: No files have been stolen from my Department in the past six years.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Broadband Service Provision (8 May 2019)

Richard Bruton: The National Broadband Plan (NBP) aims to ensure high speed broadband access to all premises in Ireland, regardless of location. This is being achieved through 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 than 700,000, or 30% of all 2.4 million Irish premises had access to high...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan Expenditure (8 May 2019)

Richard Bruton: The National Broadband Plan (NBP) aims to ensure high speed broadband access to all premises in Ireland, regardless of location. This is being achieved through 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 than 700,000, or 30% of all 2.4 million Irish premises had access to...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Telecommunications Infrastructure (8 May 2019)

Richard Bruton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1217 and 1238 together. The roll-out of 5G in Ireland is a matter for private mobile network operators, operating on a commercial basis. Mobile network operators function in a liberalised market in Ireland, regulated by the Commission for Communications Regulation (ComReg). The regulation of these service providers, to the extent permitted by law, is a...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: EU Programmes (8 May 2019)

Richard Bruton: My department has met with the European Commission in relation to this issue and I have recently written to the Commission requesting the inclusion of the Midlands Region on the Coal Regions in Transition Platform in the context of a commitment to an accelerated transition out of producing milled peat for power generation in the Midlands Region. The main objectives of the Platform are to...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Schemes Data (8 May 2019)

Richard Bruton: The Smart Technology Energy Saving Scheme is an initiative of Electric Ireland. As such, my Department does not compile data on the number of local authorities or the number of homes that have taken part in the scheme.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Schemes Data (8 May 2019)

Richard Bruton: The Better Energy Programme is funded by my Department and operated by the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI). The Programme consists of three main schemes: Homes, Warmer Homes and Communities.- Better Energy Homes provides a financial incentive to private homeowners who wish to improve the energy performance of their homes. - Better Energy Warmer Homes delivers a range of energy...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Schemes Data (8 May 2019)

Richard Bruton: The installation of heating controls is one of the energy efficiency measures supported under the SEAI administered grant schemes.The Department and SEAI do not compile data on the number of homes that received support for the installation of heating controls broken down by local authority. However, available data on the overall number of homes that received a grant for the installation of...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Medical Waste Disposal (8 May 2019)

Richard Bruton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1222 and 1223 together. The primary responsibility for the management of any waste, including costs for removal or disposal, lies with the holder of the waste, i.e. the natural or legal person in possession of the waste, or the producer of the waste. The Waste Management Act imposes a general duty of care on holders of waste, under which a person may not hold,...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Ministerial Invitations (8 May 2019)

Richard Bruton: Neither I nor the staff of my Department have been recipients of matters referred to in the question.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Alternative Energy Projects (8 May 2019)

Richard Bruton: Current financial supports for large scale renewable electricity projects in Ireland are provided via the Renewable Electricity Feed-In-Tariff (REFIT) schemes, which support renewable electricity generated and exported into the national grid. Solar energy farms (Solar Photovoltaic (PV)) are not supported under any of these REFIT schemes and there is no tariff or grants for solar PV farm...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Broadband Service Provision (8 May 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 . The AMBER areas represent the target areas for the proposed State led Intervention under the NBP. This intervention is the subject of the procurement process to engage a company to build, operate and maintain the NBP...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Environmental Protection Enforcement (8 May 2019)

Richard Bruton: Sections 8 to 12 of the Environmental Protection Act, 1992, as amended, set out the provisions relating to offences, penalties, and prosecution of offences by the Agency. In particular, Section 11 of the 1992 Act provides that an offence under that Act may be prosecuted summarily by the Environmental Protection Agency. The matters raised therefore relate to functions of the Agency.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Environmental Protection Agency Governance (8 May 2019)

Richard Bruton: I have no plans to amend section 15 of the Environmental Protection Agency Act 1992 either in response to the 2011 recommendation from the Environmental Protection Agency Review Group or otherwise. Any proposal in this regard would need to consider the potential implications for the effective discharge by the Agency of its statutory functions and the potential impact of such a precedent on...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Postal Codes (8 May 2019)

Richard Bruton: Eircode postcodes are assigned to new property addresses using a valid postal address and verified geo-locations. An Post collects information on new and existing buildings, as well as changes to existing addresses and Ordnance Survey Ireland provides the geo-locations for these buildings. An Post GeoDirectory, issue a new release of the GeoDirectory database file on a quarterly basis to...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan Implementation (8 May 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 . The AMBER areas represent the target areas for the proposed State led Intervention under the NBP. This intervention is the subject of the procurement process to engage a company to build, operate and maintain the NBP...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Efficiency (8 May 2019)

Richard Bruton: The Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) administers a number of grant schemes that support the installation of more energy efficient windows. Whole house retrofits, which can include windows and doors, are eligible for funding under the Deep Retrofit and Better Energy Communities Programmes. Energy efficient windows and doors can also be installed in eligible homes under the...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan Implementation (8 May 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 . The AMBER areas represent the target areas for the proposed State led Intervention under the NBP. This intervention is the subject of the procurement process to engage a company to build, operate and maintain the NBP...