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Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Better Energy Homes Scheme (27 May 2020)

Richard Bruton: The Better Energy Warmer Homes Scheme is funded by my Department and administered by the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI). The scheme delivers a range of energy efficiency measures free of charge to low income households vulnerable to energy poverty. The Warmer Homes Scheme budget allocation for 2020 is €52.8 million - a record level of funding for this scheme. ...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (27 May 2020)

Richard Bruton: The government is committed to delivering high speed broadband to every home, farm, business and school in Ireland. The National Broadband Plan (NBP) contract was signed with National Broadband Ireland (NBI) in November 2019, to roll out a high speed and future proofed broadband network within the Intervention Area which covers 1.1 million people living and working in the nearly 540,000...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (27 May 2020)

Richard Bruton: The government is committed to delivering high speed broadband to every home, farm, business and school in Ireland. The National Broadband Plan (NBP) contract was signed with National Broadband Ireland (NBI) in November last to roll out a high speed and future proofed broadband network within the Intervention Area which covers 1.1 million people living and working in the nearly 540,000...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Conservation (27 May 2020)

Richard Bruton: The Better Energy Warmer Homes Scheme is funded by my Department and administered by the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI). Individual applications to the Warmer Homes Scheme are an operational matter for the SEAI and as Minister I have no role in such matters. However in reference to the case raised by the Deputy, I have been informed by the SEAI that the application is...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (27 May 2020)

Richard Bruton: The government is committed to delivering high speed broadband to every home, farm, business and school in Ireland. The High Speed Broadband Map, which is available at www.broadband.gov.ie, shows the areas in Limerick which will be included in the National Broadband Plan (NBP) as well as areas targeted by commercial operators. The Map is colour coded and searchable by address and...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (27 May 2020)

Richard Bruton: The Question refers to a premises which is located in the BLUE area on the NBP High Speed Broadband Map, which is available on my Department's website at www.broadband.gov.ie. BLUE areas are parts of the country where commercial operators are already providing high speed broadband or have indicated future plans to do so. The Department defines high speed broadband as a...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (27 May 2020)

Richard Bruton: The High Speed Broadband Map, which is available at , 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). The Map is colour coded and searchable by address and Eircode. - Premises in the AMBER area will be provided with high Speed Broadband through...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Renewable Energy Generation (27 May 2020)

Richard Bruton: The Government's Climate Action Plan identifies how Ireland will achieve its 2030 targets by reducing carbon emissions by 35% and puts us on a trajectory which would be consistent with net zero carbon emissions by 2050. Afforestation, the use of bog land carbon repositories, and wind generated electricity can each contribute to carbon reduction. Forestry provides verifiable removal...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (27 May 2020)

Richard Bruton: The government is committed to delivering high speed broadband to every home, farm, business and school in Ireland. The Question refers to premises which are located in the AMBER area on the NBP High Speed Broadband Map which is available on my Department's website at www.broadband.gov.ie. The AMBER area represents the area to be served by the network to be deployed under the...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (27 May 2020)

Richard Bruton: The government is committed to delivering high speed broadband to every home, farm, business and school in Ireland. The Question refers to premises which are located in the AMBER area on the NBP High Speed Broadband Map which is available on my Department's website at www.broadband.gov.ie . The AMBER area represents the area to be served by the network to be deployed under...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Renewable Energy Generation (27 May 2020)

Richard Bruton: The Climate Action Plan sets out how Ireland will achieve its 2030 greenhouse gas emissions reduction targets and cut emissions by 35%, and put Ireland on a trajectory consistent with net zero carbon emissions by 2050. A key part of the Plan is a move to 70% renewable electricity by 2030 through, inter alia,: - at least 3.5 GW of offshore renewable energy - up to...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Funding (3 Jun 2020)

Richard Bruton: Enforcement relating to illegal diesel laundering activities is primarily a matter for the Revenue Commissioners, from the point of view of avoiding loss of revenue to the Exchequer. My Department assists local authorities in carrying out their role as competent authorities under waste legislation, which is to take the necessary measures, on behalf of the State, to ensure that any waste...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Electric Vehicles (3 Jun 2020)

Richard Bruton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 799 and 829 together. Under the first call for applications from the Climate Action Fund, I approved funding of up to €10 million to support ESB eCars to develop a nationwide, state-of-the-art electric vehicle fast charging network. ESB eCars will also contribute an additional €10 million to support the roll out of this initiative....

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Illegal Dumping (3 Jun 2020)

Richard Bruton: Illegal dumping is first and foremost a matter of individual responsibility and compliance with the law. Enforcement actions against illegal waste activity are a matter for the Local Authorities and the Office of Environmental Enforcement. An allocation of €3 million has been made to support the 2020 Anti-Dumping Initiative. Since the introduction of the Anti-Dumping Initiative in...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Warmer Homes Scheme (3 Jun 2020)

Richard Bruton: The Better Energy Warmer Homes Scheme is funded by my Department and administered by the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI).  To date, over 140,000 homes have received free upgrades under the scheme, leaving the occupants better able to afford to heat their homes to an adequate level.In 2019, €39.8 million was allocated to the Scheme with over 3,000 homes...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Postal Services (3 Jun 2020)

Richard Bruton: Eircodes 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 Capita...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (3 Jun 2020)

Richard Bruton: The government is committed to delivering high speed broadband to every home, farm, business and school in Ireland. The Question refers to premises which are located in the AMBER area on the NBP High Speed Broadband Map which is available on my Department's website at www.broadband.gov.ie. The AMBER area represents the area to be served by the network to be deployed under the...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (3 Jun 2020)

Richard Bruton: The LULUCF Regulation (Regulation (EU) 2018/841) has established the mechanisms whereby from 2021 onwards emissions and removals from Land Use, Land Use Change and Forestry will be integrated into the EU Framework for compliance with national emissions targets. It is important to note that emissions and removals of greenhouse gases associated with land-based activities are reported in a...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Covid-19 Pandemic (3 Jun 2020)

Richard Bruton: While noting that the Government's Roadmap permits a phased return of outdoor workers in phase 1 (18 May 2020), the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) has determined that grant-aided home upgrade works could not be undertaken in compliance with the guidelines. This determination was informed by the Government's and the . It is important to note that some of the...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Climate Action Plan (3 Jun 2020)

Richard Bruton: The Government is fully committed to introducing a ban on the sale of fossil-fuelled internal combustion engine cars and to the targets set out in the Climate Action Plan for electric and low emissions vehicles by 2030. The transition to alternatively-fuelled vehicles and away from fossil-fuelled vehicles is a necessary step-change to effect a substantial reduction in transport greenhouse...