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Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: National Broadband Plan Data (30 Jun 2016)

Denis Naughten: The National Broadband Plan (NBP) aims to deliver high speed services to every city, town, village and individual premises in Ireland. The Programme for a Partnership Government commits to the delivery of the NBP as a matter of priority. This is being achieved through private investment by commercial telecommunications companies and through a State intervention in areas where...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Energy Production (5 Jul 2016)

Denis Naughten: I propose to take Question Nos. 616 to 618, inclusive, together. While the result of the UK referendum is not the one that we hoped for, we fully accept and respect the outcome of the democratic process in the UK. There will be major challenges ahead, for the EU, the UK, and for Ireland and we will meet these challenges and minimise adverse impacts on our economy and the free...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Renewable Energy Incentives (5 Jul 2016)

Denis Naughten: The White Paper on Energy Policy includes a commitment to introduce a new Renewable Electricity Support Scheme (RESS) designed to encourage the development of Ireland’s abundant, diverse and indigenous renewable energy resources, including solar photovoltaic (PV) technology. The Programme for Government also commits to facilitating the development of solar energy...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Renewable Energy Feed in Tariff Scheme (5 Jul 2016)

Denis Naughten: The Programme for Government contains a commitment to facilitate the development of solar energy projects. This commitment builds on the Energy White Paper published in December 2015 and recognises that solar photo voltaic (PV) also has the potential to provide a community dividend, thereby enhancing citizen participation in Ireland's energy future. It is widely...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Renewable Energy Incentives (5 Jul 2016)

Denis Naughten: The EU Renewable Energy Directive sets Ireland a legally binding target of meeting 16% of our energy requirements from renewable sources by 2020. Provisional figures provided by the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) show that in 2015  9.2% of Ireland's energy requirements were met from renewable sources. More specifically, the SEAI has calculated that 25.3% of...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Renewable Energy Generation (5 Jul 2016)

Denis Naughten: The 2009 EU Renewable Energy Directive set Ireland a legally binding target of meeting 16% of our energy demand from renewable sources by 2020. The Government has a range of policy measures and schemes to incentivise the use of renewable energy. The Renewable Energy Feed-in-Tariff (REFIT) schemes support the development of a range of renewable electricity technologies including hydro,...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Broadband Service Provision (5 Jul 2016)

Denis Naughten: Directive 2014/61/EU on measures to reduce the cost of deploying high-speed electronic communications networks, among other things, requires operators of communications, district heating, electricity including public lighting, gas, transport and waste water networks to negotiate agreements to share their network physical infrastructure with public communications networks operators, if...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: National Broadband Plan Implementation (5 Jul 2016)

Denis Naughten: I propose to take Questions Nos. 625 and 626 together. The National Broadband Plan (NBP) aims to deliver high speed services to every city, town, village and individual premises in Ireland. Delivery of high speed broadband is a strategic priority under the Programme for Government. This is being achieved through private investment by commercial...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Departmental Records (5 Jul 2016)

Denis Naughten: My department does not operate a central Archive Unit. Each Division in my Department manages the records and data that they create. A senior official in my Department  is designated to liaise with the National Archives of Ireland on matters relating to the implementation of the National Archives Acts.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Electricity Transmission Network (5 Jul 2016)

Denis Naughten: The regulation of the electricity network is a matter for the Commission for Energy Regulation (CER) which is an independent statutory body and I have no function in the matter. The Gate process, including the Gate 3 process, is an administrative grid connection process managed by the CER in accordance with its regulatory functions.  I am informed by the CER that a...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Departmental Bodies (5 Jul 2016)

Denis Naughten: My Departmental remit includes complex policy areas and oversight of State regulation and provision of key strategic services such as energy and public broadcasting. There are six Commercial State Bodies, seven Non-Commercial State Bodies and three Regulators under the aegis of my Department. My Department currently oversees the governance of all of these State Bodies to ensure they...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Alternative Energy Projects (5 Jul 2016)

Denis Naughten: The Energy White Paper published last December sets out a high-level framework for Ireland's energy transition to a low carbon economy and society and identifies a range of measures and actions to support this aim. One key action is to explore the scope to provide market support for micro-generation technologies. Exploring the scope to provide support for renewable...

Private Members' Business - Broadband Service Provision: Motion [Private Members] (6 Jul 2016)

Denis Naughten: I thank the Rural Alliance for tabling this motion. Delivering high speed broadband to every home, business and school in Ireland is a personal promise from me and my top priority as the responsible Minister. Like all Deputies, I have been frustrated with the lack of progress in this area for the past few years, and so too have hundreds of thousands of people throughout Ireland, including...

Private Members' Business - Broadband Service Provision: Motion [Private Members] (6 Jul 2016)

Denis Naughten: He consented to the privatisation of almost 300 Coillte telecommunications masts last year, which would have an impact on mobile phone coverage throughout the country. The Deputy knows well that the Government has to make tough decisions to strike to balance between what is necessary and desirable. Fianna Fáil has also tabled an amendment on the speed of the network. The speeds we...

Private Members' Business - Broadband Service Provision: Motion [Private Members] (6 Jul 2016)

Denis Naughten: I visited them all on Saturday.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: National Broadband Plan Implementation (6 Jul 2016)

Denis Naughten: The National Broadband Plan (NBP) aims to deliver high speed services to every city, town, village and individual premises in Ireland. The Programme for a Partnership Government commits to the delivery of the NBP as a matter of priority.  This is being achieved through private investment by commercial telecommunications companies and through a State intervention in areas...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Appointments to State Boards (6 Jul 2016)

Denis Naughten: There have been 6 appointments to State Boards under the aegis of my Department in the period 6 May 2016 to date.  All of the appointments were made in accordance with the Guidelines on Appointments to State Boards which were published by the Department of Expenditure and Reform in November 2014. The following table sets out the information requested by the Deputy. I do not...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Foireann Roinne (6 Jul 2016)

Denis Naughten: Earcaíodh 34 státseirbhíseach nua i mo Roinn le bliain anuas.  Ní féidir a rá cé mhéad acu sin a bhfuil Gaeilge agus Béarla acu ach ceapadh triúr mar gheall ar a n-oilteacht sa Ghaeilge go sonrach. Within the last year, 34 civil servants were newly recruited into my Department.  It is not possible to say how many of those have Irish...

Seanad: Communications, Climate Action and the Environment: Statements (6 Jul 2016)

Denis Naughten: This is my first time in 19 years to address the Seanad. I am delighted to be back in the Chamber as the Minister with responsibility for communications, climate action and the environment. When I was appointed, I told senior officials in my Department that it was very much a facilitating one because we can drive much of the change required to achieve energy efficiency in the public sector...

Seanad: Communications, Climate Action and the Environment: Statements (6 Jul 2016)

Denis Naughten: There is one in Galway too. The Department is facilitating the encoding of large public sector customer databases in encouraging the use of Eircode. Since the launch of Eircode approximately 12 months ago, more than 3 million items of correspondence have issued from public sector bodies that included the use of Eircodes. A significant number of commercial bodies have incorporated Eircode...