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Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan Implementation (11 Dec 2019)

Richard Bruton: The National Broadband Plan (NBP) is the Government’s plan to rollout high speed broadband to the 1.1 million people living and working in the nearly 540,000 premises including almost 100,000 businesses and farms, along with 695 schools where commercial operators will not commit to deliver the service. The Deputy's Question relates to a premises which is located in the AMBER area...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Efficiency (11 Dec 2019)

Richard Bruton: The SEAI, funded by the government, supports LED lighting upgrades as an important energy saving measure for businesses through the Communities grant and the EXEED Scheme. The SME LED Lighting Upgrade Scheme was a pilot scheme that ran from 2017-2019. The results from the pilot are now being evaluated and a multiple measure grant scheme aimed at the SME market, which may also support LED...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Policy Review (11 Dec 2019)

Richard Bruton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 262 and 263 together. The review of the security and sustainability of energy in Ireland is on-going in my Department. As part of this review I have already sought the input from the State energy organisations on the challenges involved. The technical analysis for the review will be conducted by independent consultants to be commissioned following a...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Ministerial Communications (11 Dec 2019)

Richard Bruton: How we use and dispose of our resources is crucial – in fact it accounts for 60% of our emissions. We must be more conscious of the impact we are having by the daily choices we make. Sustainable alternatives exist to disposable cups and the purpose is to shift behaviour towards the use of these alternatives. A targeted consultation is underway on the proposals, with key stakeholders...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Landfill Sites (11 Dec 2019)

Richard Bruton: I refer to the reply to Question No 435 of 12 November 2019 and previous response to Question No 530 of 15 October 2019. As Kildare County Council has extended the tender period until 14 February 2020, the position remains unchanged.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Advertising Expenditure (11 Dec 2019)

Richard Bruton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 266 and 267 together. The information requested is being compiled and will be forwarded to the Deputy as soon as possible.

Estimates for Public Services 2019: Motion (12 Dec 2019)

Richard Bruton: I move the following Supplementary Estimates: Vote 6 - Chief State Solicitor's Office (Supplementary) That a supplementary sum not exceeding €5,000,000 be granted to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st day of December, 2019, for the salaries and expenses of the Office of the Chief State Solicitor. Vote 7 - Finance...

Estimates for Public Services 2019: Motion (12 Dec 2019)

Richard Bruton: I am just moving the motion.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Broadband Service Provision (12 Dec 2019)

Richard Bruton: The National Broadband Plan (NBP) aims to ensure high speed broadband access (minimum 30 megabits per second) to all premises in Ireland, regardless of location. This is being achieved via a combination of commercial investment and a State led intervention. The NBP State Intervention contract is the Government’s plan to rollout high speed broadband to the 1.1 million people living...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Budgets (12 Dec 2019)

Richard Bruton: Multi annual capital allocations are agreed and published on a rolling three years basis. Annual capital expenditure ceilings for my Department for the three-year period 2020-2022 were published in the Budget 2020 Expenditure Report and are set out in the table below: Year €m 2020 371 2021 517 2022 ...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan Implementation (12 Dec 2019)

Richard Bruton: The National Broadband Plan is the Government’s plan to rollout high speed broadband to the 1.1 million people living and working in the nearly 540,000 premises including almost 100,000 businesses and farms, along with 695 schools, where commercial operators will not commit to deliver the service. Following the contract signing on 19 November, work has already begun and a deployment...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Expenditure (12 Dec 2019)

Richard Bruton: There are three official credit cards in my Department at present. One is held by my Private Secretary and two held by Departmental officials working in the Finance and Accounts area. The card held by my private secretary is used to facilitate expenditure associated with official Ministerial duties, particularly when travelling abroad, where the use of a credit card is necessary. Every...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan Implementation (12 Dec 2019)

Richard Bruton: The National Broadband Plan (NBP) is the Government’s plan to rollout high speed broadband to the 1.1 million people living and working in the nearly 540,000 premises including almost 100,000 businesses and farms, along with 695 schools where commercial operators will not commit to deliver the service. The Deputy's Question relates to a premises which is located in the AMBER area on...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: EU Directives (12 Dec 2019)

Richard Bruton: The State’s obligations to report greenhouse gas emissions and greenhouse gas removals in the land use, land use change and forestry (LULUCF) sector are set out under Regulation 525/2013, while accounting obligations are set out in Directive 529/2013 up to 2020 and Regulation 2018/841 (“the LULUCF Regulation”) for the period 2021-2030. These relate to the UN Framework...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Renewable Energy Generation (12 Dec 2019)

Richard Bruton: The Electricity Regulation Act,1999, as amended, sets out the current legislative framework for Direct Lines. Specifically, Section 37 of the 1999 Act provides that the Commission for the Regulation of Utilities (CRU) may grant permission to construct a direct line not connected to the transmission system or distribution system but only where an application to connect and use the transmission...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Renewable Electricity Support Scheme (12 Dec 2019)

Richard Bruton: In order to deliver on the ambition set out in the Climate Action Plan, my Department is developing the Renewable Electricity Support Scheme (RESS). The RESS has been designed within a competitive auction-based, cost effective framework and the scheme will provide for a renewable electricity (RES-E) ambition of 70% by 2030. The Scheme is subject to state aid approval from the EU Commission. ...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (17 Dec 2019)

Richard Bruton: It is my understanding that, under the ruling of the courts, the options available are to apply for substitute permission from An Bord Pleanála-----

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (17 Dec 2019)

Richard Bruton: -----and that would be the arrangements through which operators would regularise their activities.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (17 Dec 2019)

Richard Bruton: I have answered Deputy Cowen's question.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (17 Dec 2019)

Richard Bruton: We made provision in the 2020 Estimates to double the number of public chargers. They will be rolled out by both the local authorities, which will provide 400 chargers next year, and the ESB through a cost-sharing initiative under the climate action fund. As the Deputy is aware, the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport has also announced an initiative to provide chargers at taxi ranks...