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Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Waste Management (25 Nov 2021)

Ossian Smyth: My officials have advised that the Department has received one enquiry from a member of the public and two enquiries from members of this House in the last 3 months requesting an update on measures to support persons with long-term incontinence with respect to the disposal of medical incontinence wear; the matter has also been the subject of five Parliamentary...

Seanad: National Development Plan 2021-2030: Statements (30 Nov 2021)

Ossian Smyth: I very much thank Members for their contributions and for passionately making the case for projects in their areas. I welcome all their contributions and Senators' ongoing engagement with the revised national development plan. Some important issues were raised. I welcome the opportunity to clarify and elaborate on these in particular. Now that the NDP has been published, this is a critical...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (30 Nov 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 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 Department defines high speed...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Litter Pollution (30 Nov 2021)

Ossian Smyth: The annual Anti-Dumping Initiative (ADI) was introduced in 2017 to encourage a collaborative approach between local authorities, communities and other State Agencies to tackling the problem of illegal dumping. Details of funding, broken down by local authority and individual project, for each of the years 2017 - 2020 are available at the link below....

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (1 Dec 2021)

Ossian Smyth: 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 554,000 premises, including almost 100,000 businesses and farms along some 699 schools. The NBP roll out is...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (1 Dec 2021)

Ossian Smyth: 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 554,000 premises, including almost 100,000 businesses and farms along some 699 schools. The NBP roll out is...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (1 Dec 2021)

Ossian Smyth: 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 554,000 premises, including almost 100,000 businesses and farms along some 699 schools. My Department as the...

Select Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Environment, Climate and Communications - Vote 29 (Supplementary) (1 Dec 2021)

Ossian Smyth: I can confirm I am on the Leinster House campus. I am thankful for the opportunity to present details of the Supplementary Estimates for the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications - Vote 29. The Supplementary Estimate for the Department is a technical Estimate regarding the reallocation of savings within the Department subhead. A sum of €28 million is being...

Select Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Environment, Climate and Communications - Vote 29 (Supplementary) (1 Dec 2021)

Ossian Smyth: The energy efficiency national fund is an existing fund which was set up prior to this year. The scheme already exists. It exists to allow for energy efficiency upgrades, such as through the warmer homes scheme and so on, to be carried out. Works such as retrofitting or through any schemes of the SEAI can be carried out. It has a legislative basis. By putting money into it that is...

Select Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Environment, Climate and Communications - Vote 29 (Supplementary) (1 Dec 2021)

Ossian Smyth: I am not entirely sure what the Comptroller and Auditor General was referring to in that particular report but I can come back to the Deputy on that in a minute.

Select Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Environment, Climate and Communications - Vote 29 (Supplementary) (1 Dec 2021)

Ossian Smyth: There are two separate funds. There is the QIF and the energy efficiency national fund, EENF. This money is to go into the EENF. In previous years, money that went into the EENF was then sent forward into the QIF and, as I understand it, that will not happen this year. I will invite my official, Louise, to comment on that if that is allowed.

Select Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Environment, Climate and Communications - Vote 29 (Supplementary) (1 Dec 2021)

Ossian Smyth: Is that how it works?

Select Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Environment, Climate and Communications - Vote 29 (Supplementary) (1 Dec 2021)

Ossian Smyth: Okay, if the Chairman wants to do that.

Select Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Environment, Climate and Communications - Vote 29 (Supplementary) (1 Dec 2021)

Ossian Smyth: This is the transfer of unspent money from the national broadband to allow for additional expenditure on retrofit. There are three broad categories in the context of retrofit. There is the local authority grant scheme, which is 100% funding for people in local authority housing. As I understand it, that is set at €85 million for next year. There is the better energy, warmer homes...

Select Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Environment, Climate and Communications - Vote 29 (Supplementary) (1 Dec 2021)

Ossian Smyth: The Deputy asked, if we are loading more money into retrofits, how many more homes will be done or what will it do to the waiting lists. I only have the financial figures in euro today. I could divide the figure by the average amount for a retrofit but, to give a proper estimate, I will wait until January when we will announce the national retrofit scheme. I will have accurate numbers at...