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Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: National Broadband Plan Implementation (3 May 2017)

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 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: Cyber Security Policy (3 May 2017)

Denis Naughten: The proposal to establish a Digital Safety Commissioner’s Office is one of a number of recommendations contained in the Law Reform Commission’s Report on Harmful Communications and Digital Safety, which was published in September 2016. The feasibility of establishing such an office is currently being considered by me and, as part of this process, the matter has been...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Wind Energy Guidelines (3 May 2017)

Denis Naughten: The statutory responsibility on planning policy and legislation, including leading the review of the Wind Energy Development Guidelines, rests with the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government. Responsibility regarding the authorisation of wind farm developments is a matter for the relevant planning authority or An Bord Pleanála. The Department of Housing,...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Departmental Expenditure (3 May 2017)

Denis Naughten: My Department has not made any payments to the person referred to in the Question during the period concerned. 

Questions on Promised Legislation (4 May 2017)

Denis Naughten: When I was on the other side of the House, I asked on numerous occasions. We have made significant progress. The finalisation of the draft is being settled between the officials of both Departments involved and the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government, Deputy Coveney, and I have signed off on the principles relating to it. The delay was related to the expectation...

Questions on Promised Legislation (4 May 2017)

Denis Naughten: This is a very difficult time for the staff at both sites. My understanding is that the board has yet to make a decision. As soon as it has done so, it will be communicated with the staff in the first instance. The board is meeting as we sit here. This is an operational matter for the company and not something in respect of which I have a direct function. A transitional process will be...

Questions on Promised Legislation (4 May 2017)

Denis Naughten: I will bring a memorandum to Government within the next couple of weeks to establish a new semi-State entity, bioenergy Ireland, to examine the development of the biomass industry in the State.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Broadcasting Charge (4 May 2017)

Denis Naughten: I propose to take Questions Nos. 243 and 246 together. I recognise the important role that independent broadcasters play in our society and the service they provide. Section 33 of the Broadcasting Act 2009 provides for the making of a levy order by the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland (BAI) for the purposes of meeting the expenses of the Authority and its Committees in undertaking the...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Brexit Issues (4 May 2017)

Denis Naughten: The decision of the UK Government to withdraw from the Euratom Treaty was confirmed on 26 January, 2017 on the publication of the Bill seeking Parliamentary approval to issue notification of the UK’s intention to withdraw from the EU. On the 30th of March, the UK published a White Paper entitled "Legislating for the United Kingdom's withdrawal from the European Union" which made...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Broadband Service Provision (4 May 2017)

Denis Naughten: 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 telecommunications sector and a State intervention in those areas where...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (9 May 2017)

Denis Naughten: We are passing one house every minute every working day as we speak with 1,000 megabits per second.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (9 May 2017)

Denis Naughten: It is not one process.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (9 May 2017)

Denis Naughten: It is happening.

Priority Questions: National Broadband Plan (9 May 2017)

Denis Naughten: I thank Deputy Dooley for his question. The Government's national broadband plan, NBP, will provide high-speed broadband access to all premises in Ireland, regardless of location.  The NBP has been a catalyst in encouraging investment by the telecoms sector. That investment has meant that, to date, approximately 1.4 million, or 61 %, of the 2.3 million premises in...

Priority Questions: National Broadband Plan (9 May 2017)

Denis Naughten: It is 85 weeks now.

Priority Questions: National Broadband Plan (9 May 2017)

Denis Naughten: The aim of the national broadband plan is to deliver high-speed broadband to every single premises in the State on a commercial and non-commercial basis. Because of the work being done on the national broadband plan we have now ensured that commercial companies, on a commercial basis, are spending €1.7 million every single day and they have been spending that for the last four years....

Priority Questions: National Broadband Plan (9 May 2017)

Denis Naughten: I assure Deputy Dooley that we are getting action because I am not waiting around at all. This is why, as part of the negotiations for the programme for Government, I ensured that we established a mobile phone and broadband taskforce to look at areas where we could fast track the investment of wireless mobile broadband right across the State. This is happening currently. There is not a...

Priority Questions: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (9 May 2017)

Denis Naughten: I propose to take Questions Nos. 45 and 47 together. If I might first respond briefly to Deputy Stanley's point, I am taking responsibility for the post office network but legal responsibility has not yet formally transferred over. I was quite willing to answer questions on An Post and had replies prepared for it but that is a decision that was made outside my control. Ireland has...

Priority Questions: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (9 May 2017)

Denis Naughten: I take the Deputy's point about binding sectoral targets. We are engaging with my colleagues, the Ministers for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Transport, Tourism and Sport and Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government to give consideration to putting a process in place. I do not think we should be looking at binding targets at the moment. It is a long way to 2030 and 2050. It...

Priority Questions: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (9 May 2017)

Denis Naughten: We are engaging with local authorities both in respect of the mitigation plan and through the forthcoming adaptation plan. Specific reference was made to reaching our targets on transport. The vast bulk of those targets will be made up with the biofuels obligation. However, we are looking at further low-emission vehicle incentives. We are looking at how we can stimulate the electric...