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Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Broadband Service Provision (16 Oct 2019)

Seán Canney: I thank the Deputy for the question. I am one of the people who looks down the road at what my neighbours have because I cannot get a broadband service. I presume the premises the Deputy is referring to are in proximity to Eir’s deployment of high-speed broadband but are not of part of Eir's commercial roll-out to 300,000 predominantly rural premises in the commitment agreement...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Broadband Service Provision (16 Oct 2019)

Seán Canney: All the providers have an opportunity to connect the affected houses, but they have not taken it up. This points to the necessity to put in place the broadband plan. Some 25% of the population does not have broadband. If a provider deems it commercial to connect a house if it is not in the relevant area, that is fine, but if it does not do so, the national broadband plan has to connect it....

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Broadband Service Provision (16 Oct 2019)

Seán Canney: To clarify, there is an opportunity for Eir or any other private operator to apply to provide a service in any part of this country. If operators did so, that would be fine, but they are not. They have made applications, but they also have to provide a service that is of a high speed and of a speed that will remain high, going up to 100 Mbps for the next 35 years. Eir is in the private...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Prospecting Licences (16 Oct 2019)

Seán Canney: The Department has no applications for new prospecting licences in the Connemara electoral area. In March 2019, Gold Note Minerals requested an extension of three existing prospecting licences that it has held since 21 June 2013. My intention to renew these licences was published in The Connacht Tribuneon 26 July 2019 and was open for consultation for 30 days. These licences cover the...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Prospecting Licences (16 Oct 2019)

Seán Canney: A prospecting licence is for prospecting only and does not give the licenceholder permission to mine. It is the prerogative of mining or prospecting companies to apply for the licences. We have to deal with the applications and a public consultation process is involved in that. A number of submissions were received during the consultation process. There were also a number of...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Prospecting Licences (16 Oct 2019)

Seán Canney: It is the policy of the Department not to issue any prospecting licences in national parks, as published by the National Parks and Wildlife Service. In certain exceptional circumstances, the National Parks and Wildlife Service may agree to the issuing of a prospecting licence for an area that contains part of a national park and that will enhance the knowledge and be of interest to the...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Better Energy Homes Scheme Eligibility (16 Oct 2019)

Seán Canney: The better energy homes scheme is funded by the Department and administered by the SEAI. The scheme delivers a range of energy efficiency measures free of charge to low-income households vulnerable to energy poverty. In budget 2020, the funding for the warmer homes scheme was increased to €52.8 million for 2020, which represents a record level of funding for the scheme and almost...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Better Energy Homes Scheme Eligibility (16 Oct 2019)

Seán Canney: I repeat that the scheme has been very successful and there has been a significant uptake over the years by those in fuel poverty. The Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action committed to a review of the scheme, which is being undertaken. We are looking at repeat upgrade visits as well as reviewing eligibility and approaches to compliance with the new building regulations and how best to...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Inland Fisheries Ireland (16 Oct 2019)

Seán Canney: Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) did not purchase any vehicles in 2018, but disposed of 16 vehicles. To date in 2019, IFI has purchased 59 vehicles, including 8 electric vehicles, details of which are as set out in the attached table. Logo costs are included in the price of the vehicle quoted in the table but IFI have disaggregated these costs separately for the benefit of the Deputy. In...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Western Development Commission Funding (16 Oct 2019)

Seán Canney: Budget 2020 has seen the overall level of funding for my Department increase from €291 million in 2019 to €308 million in 2020. This €17 million increase will facilitate the continued delivery of key programmes for rural Ireland and for communities across the country. The breakdown of  my Department's 2020 allocation, including for the Western Development...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Control of Dogs (16 Oct 2019)

Seán Canney: A public consultation process on a review of measures relating to the control of dogs in Ireland  closed on 6 September 2019.   The consultation document posed a series of 10 questions, with interested parties requested to provide written submissions or comments on the questions asked. Approximately 1,000 submissions have been received. The issues raised in the submissions...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Rural and Community Development: Departmental Outputs and Expenditure - Vote 42: Minister for Rural and Community Development (16 Oct 2019)

Seán Canney: I apologise for not being present. I could not bilocate this morning and I had to be in the Dáil to answer questions.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Rural and Community Development: Departmental Outputs and Expenditure - Vote 42: Minister for Rural and Community Development (16 Oct 2019)

Seán Canney: I thank the Chairman. The Western Development Commission is working very closely with the Department on the Atlantic economic corridor task force. We have given them increased funding there so they will be able to play a bigger role in co-ordinating all of the activities of the Atlantic economic corridor task force. They are working very well with us. They are creating this movement and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Rural and Community Development: Departmental Outputs and Expenditure - Vote 42: Minister for Rural and Community Development (16 Oct 2019)

Seán Canney: Deputy Fitzmaurice asked about TEN-T. The Atlantic economic corridor task force met with officials from the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport. The Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport and I sat down and discussed TEN-T and the Atlantic area. Following on from that, we had a presentation from the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport at a task force meeting. Following on...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Rural and Community Development: Departmental Outputs and Expenditure - Vote 42: Minister for Rural and Community Development (16 Oct 2019)

Seán Canney: The Senator asked about the mobile telephone and broadband task force. I chair the task force. It is made up of representatives from telecommunications firms, local authorities, the Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment and the Department of Rural and Community Development broadband officers. We have stakeholders, including the Office of Public Works, OPW, ESB...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: CLÁR programme (22 Oct 2019)

Seán Canney: I thank the Deputy for the question. The CLÁR programme provides funding for small infrastructural projects in rural areas that have suffered from significant population decline, based on CSO data. The programme was closed for new applications in 2010. However, the Minister, Deputy Ring, relaunched CLÁR in the second half of 2016 because he recognised the programme can make a...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: CLÁR programme (22 Oct 2019)

Seán Canney: I thank the Deputy for his contribution. I appreciate his interest in ensuring Cork county is supported by the Department of Rural and Community Development. Let me give the Deputy a breakdown of the CLÁR funding for Cork in 2019. There were three measures: support for schools and community safety; play areas, including multi-use games areas; and community well-being supports...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: CLÁR programme (22 Oct 2019)

Seán Canney: No, it is not all up the west. Galway suffered the same way due to the nature of the divisions. Cork received funding of €780,000 in 2018 and, in 2017, €260,000 in respect of nine projects. It received €562,000 in respect of 35 projects in 2016. The amounts have fluctuated. The Deputy asked whether there was a further round to come. I have no knowledge of further...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: CLÁR programme (22 Oct 2019)

Seán Canney: Sometimes, people feel like they are getting less than they are entitled to, but that happens with every item of funding. We are committed to reviewing the CLÁR programme by reference to the most recent census of population, which was in 2016. The review will consider whether other factors should be taken into account in designating areas of eligibility under CLÁR, for example,...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: CLÁR programme (22 Oct 2019)

Seán Canney: If there is a specific situation, we can look at it.