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Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: National Broadband Plan (31 Jan 2017)

Denis Naughten: The Government considers the NBP to be one of the most significant investments in rural Ireland for decades, and one which will transform society, akin to rural electrification in the last century.  The strategy for broadband rollout, the National Broadband Plan (NBP), aims to deliver high speed broadband services to every city, town, village and individual premises in...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Angling Sector (1 Feb 2017)

Denis Naughten: I propose to take Questions Nos. 308 to 310, inclusive, together. The angling sector contributes €836 million to the Irish economy every year supporting 11,000 Irish jobs, often in rural and peripheral communities where fewer job opportunities are available. The National Strategy for Angling Development (NSAD) is the first comprehensive national framework for the development of...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: National Broadband Plan Implementation (1 Feb 2017)

Denis Naughten: I propose to take Questions Nos. 311 and 312 together. The National Broadband Plan (NBP) aims to deliver high speed broadband services to every city, town, village and individual premises in Ireland. The Programme for Government commits to the delivery of the NBP as a matter of priority.  This is being achieved through a combination of commercial investment by the...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Broadband Service Provision (1 Feb 2017)

Denis Naughten: As  I stated in reply to Question No. 161 of 19 October 2016, the Government's National Broadband Plan (NBP) aims to ensure that every citizen and business has access to a high quality, high speed broadband service. This will be achieved through a combination of commercial investments and a State led intervention in areas where commercial services will not be provided. The...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: European Fund for Strategic Investments (1 Feb 2017)

Denis Naughten: The information sought is being complied and will be forwarded to the Deputy as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Broadband Service Provision (1 Feb 2017)

Denis Naughten: The provision of telecommunications services, including broadband services, is a matter for the service providers concerned who operate in a fully liberalised market, regulated by the independent regulator, the Commission for Communications Regulation (ComReg).  I do not have a statutory authority to require commercial companies to rollout services to particular locations. The...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Broadband Service Provision (1 Feb 2017)

Denis Naughten: The Government considers the NBP to be one of the most significant investments in rural Ireland for decades, and one which will transform society, akin to rural electrification in the last century.  The strategy for broadband rollout, the National Broadband Plan (NBP), aims to deliver high speed broadband services to every city, town, village and individual premises in...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Commissions of Investigation (1 Feb 2017)

Denis Naughten: As I stated in reply to Question No. 233 of 18 January, there are no ongoing Commissions of Investigation in my Department, nor has there been any Commission of Investigation established by my Department since 2011.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: National Broadband Plan Administration (2 Feb 2017)

Denis Naughten: My Department welcomes queries from public representatives and members of the public in relation to the National Broadband Plan (NBP) and has a dedicated inbox, , for this purpose. Queries received in relation to the NBP are then responded to by members of my Department’s NBP team. There is also helpful information on the NBP available through my Department’s...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Third Level Courses Availability (2 Feb 2017)

Denis Naughten: I have not withdrawn funding in respect of the Intergenerational Learning Programme at DCU.  The information sought regarding the funding of the Intergenerational Learning Programme and the numbers of persons that have benefitted from the Programme is a matter for DCU and not one in which I have a role. Decisions regarding the operation and implementation of this programme are a...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Broadband Service Provision (2 Feb 2017)

Denis Naughten: I propose to take Questions Nos. 316, 317 and 318 together. The National Broadband Plan (NBP) aims to deliver high speed broadband services to every city, town, village and individual premises in Ireland. The Programme for Government commits to the delivery of the NBP as a matter of priority.  This is being achieved through a combination of commercial investment by the...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: EU Bodies (2 Feb 2017)

Denis Naughten: The decision of the UK Government to withdraw from the EURATOM Treaty was only confirmed last Thursday upon the publication of the Bill seeking Parliamentary approval to issue notification of the UK’s intention to withdraw from the EU. I have not, as yet, received any correspondence or engaged with my UK counterpart on this matter. Officials in my Department are examining...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Energy Infrastructure (2 Feb 2017)

Denis Naughten: The EU's Third Energy Package stipulates "where roll-out of smart meters is assessed positively, at least 80% of consumers shall be equipped with intelligent metering systems by 2020." Member States across Europe are now at varying stages of smart meter rollout programmes and smart meters are also being rolled out in other parts of the world including the United States, Brazil, India, and...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Departmental Communications (2 Feb 2017)

Denis Naughten: I use both my Department and Oireachtas email accounts for work purposes. I do not use a personal email account to receive or send official business emails. Minister of State Kyne has said previously that for Departmental business he uses his Ministerial or Oireachtas email accounts. He has a personal email account from his time as a member of the County Council and,...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Commencement of Legislation (2 Feb 2017)

Denis Naughten: There is one Act in respect of which all sections have yet to be formally commenced by my Department, the details of which are as follows. Title of Act Sections not yet commenced Purpose of sections Energy Act 2016 Provisions not yet commenced are sections 3-6; 8-10; 12-17; 19-23.  To provide for amendments to the Electricity Regulation Act 1999 and the Gas...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Gas Networks Ireland (2 Feb 2017)

Denis Naughten: The development and expansion of the natural gas network is in the first instance a commercial and operational matter for Gas Networks Ireland (GNI), a commercial State-sponsored Body under the aegis of the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government, which is mandated under Section 8 of the Gas Act 1976, as amended, to develop and maintain a national system for the supply...

Priority Questions: Mobile Telephony Services (7 Feb 2017)

Denis Naughten: The programme for Government included a commitment to establish a mobile phone and broadband task force to identify immediate solutions to broadband and mobile phone coverage deficits and to investigate how better services could be provided to consumers prior to the full build and roll out of the network planned under the national broadband plan State intervention. The task force, which I...

Priority Questions: Mobile Telephony Services (7 Feb 2017)

Denis Naughten: The task force is implementing the recommendations. It is proceeding with them now; it is not waiting until 2018. We have started to implement a number of those recommendations even in advance of the publication of the task force report. We have appointed liaison officers in each local authority across the country to work with the telecoms industry to assist it in the roll out of...

Priority Questions: Mobile Telephony Services (7 Feb 2017)

Denis Naughten: Deputy Lawless and I are singing from the same hymn sheet. The reason for the establishment of the mobile phone and broadband task force was that I was deeply frustrated by the announcement by my Department, before I became Minister, that there was further delay in the roll out of the national broadband plan. I looked at it and asked what we could do in practical terms. I had it included...

Priority Questions: National Broadband Plan Implementation (7 Feb 2017)

Denis Naughten: Grand. The national broadband plan aims to deliver high-speed broadband services to households, schools and businesses throughout Ireland. The programme for Government commits to the delivery of the national broadband plan as a priority. This is being achieved through a combination of commercial investment by the telecommunications sector and by State...