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Seanad: Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (5 Jul 2021)

Ossian Smyth: Do I get more time afterward?

Seanad: Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (5 Jul 2021)

Ossian Smyth: I will summarise my basic point on this. It is unusual for primary legislation to direct-----

Seanad: Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (5 Jul 2021)

Ossian Smyth: Senator Boyhan has proposed an amendment that suggests that it be a requirement for Dáil Éireann to refer a carbon budget to a joint committee to consider. My problem with that is that I do not feel it is appropriate for our legislation to legislate requirements on to one of the Houses of the Oireachtas. It is also a highly unusual thing to do. How the Oireachtas conducts its...

Seanad: Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (5 Jul 2021)

Ossian Smyth: I am a little confused. I think amendment Nos. 101 to 103, inclusive, to which Senator Higgins was referring, are not grouped with amendments Nos. 96 to 98.

Seanad: Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (5 Jul 2021)

Ossian Smyth: The membership of the Climate Change Advisory Council, CCAC, has changed greatly since the 2015 Act and there have already been appointments in that regard. Section 9 of the Act provides that the CCAC membership will have expertise in at least one of a number of areas of expertise relevant to the work of the CCAC. That list now includes climate science, transport, energy and agriculture...

Seanad: Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (5 Jul 2021)

Ossian Smyth: The committees do not have a vote and their work will be taken forward by the council.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Environmental Policy (6 Jul 2021)

Ossian Smyth: The European Union (Single Use Plastics) Regulations 2021 were recently signed. From 3 July this year, single use plastic cutlery, plates, straws, balloon and cotton bud sticks, expanded polystyrene cups and food containers and all products containing oxo-degradable plastic cannot be placed on the market in Ireland. This also applies to wet wipes, sanitary towel, tobacco products and cups...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: State Bodies (6 Jul 2021)

Ossian Smyth: The NCSC budget allocation for 2021 is €6.9 million which includes €1.8m in respect of salaries. The Government has trebled the capital and programme funding for the NCSC from €1.7 million in 2020 to €5.1 million in 2021. The funding and resourcing of the NCSC has been increased over the past five years. The Programme for Government included a commitment to...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (6 Jul 2021)

Ossian Smyth: The premises referred to in the Question 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 not included in the State intervention area covered by the National Broadband Plan as commercial operators are already providing high speed broadband or have indicated future plans to do so. My...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Environmental Policy (6 Jul 2021)

Ossian Smyth: Directive (EU) 2019/904, commonly referred to as the Single Use Plastics Directive obliges MS to prohibit all products containing oxo-degradable plastic from being placed on the market from 3 July this year. The Commission’s recently published Guidance on the scope of this Directive clarifies that there is no distinction between oxo-degradable plastic and oxo-degradable plastic that...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (6 Jul 2021)

Ossian Smyth: The Question refers to a premises located in the AMBER area on the National Broadband Plan (NBP) High Speed Broadband Map which is available on my Department's website www.broadband.gov.ie. The AMBER area represents the area to be served by the network to be deployed under the NBP State led intervention. I appreciate people's frustration when they are living so close to a fibre network...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Bodies (6 Jul 2021)

Ossian Smyth: The Mobile Phone and Broadband Taskforce (the ‘Taskforce’) was established in 2016 to identify immediate solutions to broadband and mobile phone coverage deficits, and to investigate how to improve services to consumers prior to full build and rollout of the National Broadband Plan (NBP). It is a cross-Governmental initiative, led by my Department and the Department of Rural and...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Telecommunications Infrastructure (6 Jul 2021)

Ossian Smyth: At present there is no register of State sites and assets specifically identified as being suitable for the deployment of telecommunications infrastructure. However, I am aware that the Office of Public Works (OPW) is responsible for maintenance and development of the Intra-State Property register which lists leased or owned State and public properties as part of implementation of the...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Telecommunications Infrastructure (6 Jul 2021)

Ossian Smyth: The EU Common Toolbox for Connectivity aims to boost investment in very high-capacity broadband connectivity infrastructure (Very High Capacity Networks and 5G (Spectrum) following the European Commission’s Recommendation of 18 September 2020. The Toolbox aims to assist the EU in urgently addressing issues of investment such as network cost reduction and coordinated spectrum...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Waste Management (7 Jul 2021)

Ossian Smyth: I refer to the reply to Question [31323] of 15 June 2021. The position is unchanged.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (7 Jul 2021)

Ossian Smyth: The Question refers to a premises located in the AMBER area on the National Broadband Plan (NBP) High Speed Broadband Map which is available on my Department's website www.broadband.gov.ie. The AMBER area represents the area to be served by the network to be deployed under the NBP State led intervention.I appreciate people's frustration when they are living so close to a fibre...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (7 Jul 2021)

Ossian Smyth: The Question refers to a premises located in the AMBER area on the National Broadband Plan (NBP) High Speed Broadband Map which is available on my Department's website www.broadband.gov.ie. The AMBER area represents the area to be served by the network to be deployed under the NBP State led intervention.I appreciate people's frustration when they are living so close to a fibre...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (7 Jul 2021)

Ossian Smyth: I propose to take Question Nos. 34 and 35 together. The National Broadband Plan (NBP) State led Intervention will be delivered by National Broadband Ireland (NBI) under a contract 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 over 544,000 premises, including almost...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (8 Jul 2021)

Ossian Smyth: The premises referred to in the Question 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 not included in the State intervention area covered by the National Broadband Plan as commercial operators are already providing high speed broadband or have indicated future plans to do so. My...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (13 Jul 2021)

Ossian Smyth: The Question refers to a premises located in the AMBER area on the National Broadband Plan (NBP) High Speed Broadband Map which is available on my Department's website www.broadband.gov.ie. The AMBER area represents the area to be served by the network to be deployed under the NBP State led intervention. I appreciate people's frustration when they are living so close to a fibre network but...