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Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (5 Nov 2019)

Barry Cowen: 888. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if clarification will be provided to the comments made by An Taoiseach in Dáil Éireann on 1 October 2019 regarding the national broadband plan; if a company (details supplied) challenged the maps that caused the delay at the time; the nature of the challenge made; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (5 Nov 2019)

Barry Cowen: 889. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment further to his comments in Dáil Éireann on 15 October 2019 regarding the national broadband plan, the providers or bodies that requested the extension for the deadline of submissions for the national broadband plan; if a company (details supplied) requested same; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (5 Nov 2019)

Barry Cowen: 890. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the intervention area for the national broadband plan in terms of the number of premises; when the consultation process in terms of the map will terminate; if the intervention area will be less than the original estimate of 540,000; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45574/19]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (5 Nov 2019)

Barry Cowen: 891. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the value of the contingency fund for the national broadband plan; the amount that can be awarded to a company (details supplied) for encroachment of the intervention area; the circumstances in which an encroachment of the intervention area would trigger compensation to the company; and if he will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (6 Nov 2019)

Barry Cowen: 165. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his views on the inconsistency in two responses (details supplied) on the position regarding the conferring of preferred bidder status and the ability to end the tender for the national broadband plan without signing a contract. [45778/19]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (6 Nov 2019)

Barry Cowen: 174. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his views on the inconsistency in two responses (details supplied) on the position regarding the conferring of preferred bidder status and the ability to end the tender for the national broadband plan without signing a contract. [45777/19]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (6 Nov 2019)

Barry Cowen: 168. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if the mapping of areas to be afforded state aid was identified and confirmed at the time preferred bidder status was conferred with regard to the National Broadband Plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45643/19]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (6 Nov 2019)

Barry Cowen: 175. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the way in which he conferred preferred bidder status on a company (details supplied) for such premises in the context of the announcement of a third party provider that it planned to provide a broadband service in the intervention area of the national broadband plan in February 2019 and further announcements that...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (6 Nov 2019)

Barry Cowen: 176. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the way in which he conferred preferred bidder status on a company (details supplied) for such premises in the context of the provision of a service to 24,000 premises by third party providers in the intervention area of the national broadband plan and further roll-outs by another third party provider; if the...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (6 Nov 2019)

Barry Cowen: 169. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if the State is liable to pay compensation to the preferred bidder with regard the national broadband plan in the event the mapping area ends up being smaller than the original mapping area indicated to the bidder at the time preferred bidder status was awarded; if so, the amount of compensation in respect of same;...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Power Plant Closures (12 Nov 2019)

Barry Cowen: Notwithstanding my disappointment with An Bord Pleanála's decision, as well as the Government’s and the ESB's response to it, which culminated in last week's announcement, I want to reiterate questions I raised at yesterday’s meetings. The plants at Shannonbridge and Lanesboro were put there 15 years ago at a cost of €415 million. We have been told that they...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Power Plant Closures (12 Nov 2019)

Barry Cowen: I ask the Minister to confirm that he will allow the Dáil to debate the terms of reference and, maybe, take recommendations in that regard before agreeing them in their entirety. Is the repurposing of the PSO agreed? If not, the Minister cannot say with any definitive value that the 300 jobs he mentioned are associated with it can be committed to. Does the Minister accept that if he...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Freedom of Information Data (12 Nov 2019)

Barry Cowen: 84. To ask the Taoiseach when the disclosures made by his Department under Freedom of Information was last updated; and if this is in line with the disclosure policy of his Department. [46475/19]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Freedom of Information Data (12 Nov 2019)

Barry Cowen: 90. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence when the disclosures made by his Department under Freedom of Information was last updated; if this is in line with the disclosure policy of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46465/19]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Freedom of Information Data (12 Nov 2019)

Barry Cowen: 104. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade when the disclosures log made by his Department under freedom of information was last updated; if this is in line with the disclosure policy of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46469/19]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Freedom of Information Data (12 Nov 2019)

Barry Cowen: 130. To ask the Minister for Finance when the disclosures log made by his Department under freedom of information was last updated; if this is in line with the disclosure policy of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46468/19]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Project Ireland 2040 Expenditure (12 Nov 2019)

Barry Cowen: 146. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the amount spent on advertising for Project Ireland 2040 since its publication in February 2018 by category (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46458/19]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Project Ireland 2040 Expenditure (12 Nov 2019)

Barry Cowen: 147. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the controls in place for local authorities and State agencies to undertake Project Ireland 2040 advertising and to spend funding in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46459/19]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Freedom of Information Data (12 Nov 2019)

Barry Cowen: 148. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when the disclosures log made by his Department under Freedom of Information was last updated; if this is in line with the disclosure policy of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46473/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Freedom of Information Data (12 Nov 2019)

Barry Cowen: 190. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the disclosures log made by his Department under freedom of information was last updated; if this is in line with the disclosure policy of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46466/19]