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Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Bord na Móna (16 Jul 2015)

Alex White: I propose to take Questions Nos. 810 and 816 to 819, inclusive, together. Bord na Móna is a commercial State company operating under the Turf Development Acts 1946 to 1998. The matters raised by the Deputy are operational in nature and not ones in which I, as Minister, have any function. Bord na Móna is facing significant business challenges in the context of the...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Bord na Móna (16 Jul 2015)

Alex White: I am aware that the Chair and Chief Executive of Bord na Móna have recently appeared before the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications to discuss the cessation of peat briquette production at two Bord na Móna factories at Littleton, County Tipperary and Derrinlough, County Offaly. I understand that a range of issues were discussed at the meeting most of which...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Departmental Reports (16 Jul 2015)

Alex White: My Department published its 2014 Annual Report on 30 June 2015. The report is available on my Department's website, www.dcenr.ie.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: National Postcode System Establishment (16 Jul 2015)

Alex White: I propose to take Questions Nos. 813 and 814 together. As I stated in reply to Questions Nos 258, 259, 266 and 267 of 24 June 2015, my Department received correspondence from the European Commission in August, 2012 regarding certain aspects of the procurement process for the National Postcodes System. The case was fully examined by the Commission which informed the Department in...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Bord na Móna (16 Jul 2015)

Alex White: It is understood from the Board of Bord na Móna that there are appropriate systems in place to deal with any allegations of bullying. Any employee who has concerns in this regard should bring it to the attention of the appropriate authorities in Bord na Mona.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Departmental Funding (16 Jul 2015)

Alex White: My Department’s BenefIT programme is a key mechanism under the National Digital Strategy to ensure that citizens and communities are empowered and motivated to use the internet, and thereby reap the full economic and social benefits of a digital society. The Programme provides funding to community, voluntary and not for profit organisations for the delivery of basic digital literacy...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Gas Networks Ireland (16 Jul 2015)

Alex White: The development and expansion of the natural gas network is a commercial matter for Gaslink, which is mandated under Section 8 of the Gas Act 1976, as amended, to develop and maintain a national system for the supply of natural gas that is both economical and efficient. The Commission for Energy Regulation (CER) is statutorily responsible for all aspects of the assessment and licensing of...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Broadband Service Provision (16 Jul 2015)

Alex White: Yesterday, I published for public consultation the Government's draft Intervention Strategy which sets out how we propose to ensure the provision of high-speed broadband to premises in the intervention area. This consultation runs until 14 September next. The draft Intervention Strategy and associated expert reports are now available on www.broadband.gov.ie. My Department continues to...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Post Office Network (22 Sep 2015)

Alex White: I refer to the reply to Question No. 90 on today's Order Paper.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Better Energy Homes Scheme (22 Sep 2015)

Alex White: The Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) operates a number of schemes under the Better Energy programme on behalf of my Department. There are no eligibility restrictions for these schemes based on building type. The Better Energy Homes scheme offers a range of grants to homeowners who wish to upgrade the energy efficiency of their home. Fixed grants are provided towards the cost of...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Seoltaí Poist as Gaeilge (22 Sep 2015)

Alex White: Is ón mbunachar sonraí GeoDirectory agus uaidh sin amháin a thagann na seoltaí Gaeilge a sholáthraítear i mBunachar Sonraí Eircode. Is é aidhm GeoDirectory na haistriúcháin Ghaeilge oifigiúla dheimhnithe ar sheoltaí a chur san áireamh taobh istigh den bhunachar sonraí nuair a bhíonn siad ar fáil agus...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Broadcasting Charge (22 Sep 2015)

Alex White: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1537 and 1555 together. The Programme for Government committed to examining the role and collection of the TV licence fee in light of existing and projected convergence of technologies and to transforming the TV licence into a household based Public Service Broadcasting Charge to be applied to all eligible households and applicable businesses, regardless...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: National Broadband Plan Implementation (22 Sep 2015)

Alex White: The National Broadband Plan (NBP) is a Government initiative which aims to deliver high speed broadband to every citizen and business in Ireland. This is being achieved through a combination of accelerated commercial investment by telecoms operators, and a proposed State intervention to provide high speed broadband to those parts of the country where the commercial sector will not invest....

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Postal Codes (22 Sep 2015)

Alex White: All postal addresses that receive mail were assigned an Eircode following the launch of the National Postcode System in July. The issue of a property receiving one or more Eircodes can arise for a number of reasons. For example, if there is a shared residential and business address within the same building both will be assigned an Eircode. The case referred to by the Deputy is one for the...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Postal Codes (22 Sep 2015)

Alex White: The most comprehensive address database available in the country is the postal address database, which is owned by Geo-directory, a subsidiary company of An Post and Ordnance Survey Ireland. The Eircode database is derived from this source and the addresses contained in the database are postal addresses used by An Post as opposed to geographical addresses. The postal address is used to ensure...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Broadband Service Provision (22 Sep 2015)

Alex White: The provision of telecommunications services, including broadband services, and the pricing thereof, is a matter, in the first instance, for private sector service providers operating in a liberalised market, regulated by the Commission for Communications Regulation (ComReg). The State can only intervene to ensure access to broadband services in cases of clear market failure, as was the case...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: National Broadband Plan Implementation (22 Sep 2015)

Alex White: The National Broadband Plan (NBP) is a Government initiative which aims to deliver high speed broadband to every citizen and business in Ireland. This is being achieved through a combination of accelerated commercial investment by telecoms operators, and a proposed State intervention to provide high speed broadband to those parts of the country where the commercial sector will not invest....

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Energy Schemes (22 Sep 2015)

Alex White: Neither my Department nor the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland operate any programmes specifically targeted at improving the energy performance of older local authority housing stock. A scheme known as Better Energy Communities, administered by the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) on behalf of my Department does, however, support partnerships to improve the thermal and...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Departmental Bodies Expenditure (22 Sep 2015)

Alex White: The information sought by the Deputy regarding the agencies under the aegis of my Department is an operational matter for each Agency. I will request the relevant bodies to reply directly to the Deputy with the information requested in respect of their organisation.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Better Energy Homes Scheme (22 Sep 2015)

Alex White: The Better Energy Warmer Homes Scheme is administered by the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) on behalf of my Department. The scheme delivers a range of energy efficiency measures to low income households vulnerable to energy poverty, which meet the defined eligibility criteria. The homes of the scheme beneficiaries are retrofitted free of charge, thus making those homes more...