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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan: Discussion (8 Feb 2018)

Denis Naughten: It is already in law.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan: Discussion (8 Feb 2018)

Denis Naughten: It is part of that framework.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan: Discussion (8 Feb 2018)

Denis Naughten: April

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan: Discussion (8 Feb 2018)

Denis Naughten: Perhaps Deputy Lawless was not here when I mentioned timelines. We expected to have a preferred bidder by September and we expect that the vast majority of the build-out will be completed within three years. That is the timeline we are looking at. The Deputy asked about Enet and whether it is a retail or wholesale operation. Enet is a wholesale operation and this contract is for a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan: Discussion (8 Feb 2018)

Denis Naughten: Yes. It was put quite well by the Senator's party leader yesterday when he said that when Dáil Éireann votes in a majority on a substantive matter like this, there is a responsibility on the Government to consider it. I did not speak with a reporter from The Irish Timesand I have not ignored any decision made by Dáil Éireann to date. I will absolutely consider the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan: Discussion (8 Feb 2018)

Denis Naughten: The Government meets every week. This only happened this afternoon and I have been here at the committee meeting since.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan: Discussion (8 Feb 2018)

Denis Naughten: Deputy Eamon Ryan asked about correspondence. I am quite happy to release any public correspondence but I do not have a role in releasing any correspondence on the procurement process so I cannot do that. I cannot recall any correspondence from Eir regarding matters of commerciality. I have absolutely no difficulty in releasing any of the correspondence or notes arising on foot of meetings...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan: Discussion (8 Feb 2018)

Denis Naughten: It would be inappropriate for me to raise that with the committee. It would be a matter for Eir and I advised Mr. Richard Moat of the point that he should write to the committee about his concerns. He wrote to me but the matter is outside my remit. The Deputy might correct me as he was in the same role but I do not see it as appropriate for the Minister to write to the committee about...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan: Discussion (8 Feb 2018)

Denis Naughten: As Deputy Donnelly knows, I cannot comment on stuff that is before the courts. There are probably questions over whether it should be discussed here but I will come back to that in a minute. I can inform Senator Lombard that in the commitment agreement it signed with me, Eir gave a commitment to deliver broadband to approximately 179,000 premises before the end of this year. It has said in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan: Discussion (8 Feb 2018)

Denis Naughten: I will ask the officials to deal with that in a few minutes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan: Discussion (8 Feb 2018)

Denis Naughten: It is part of the overall procurement process. The question of access to the physical infrastructure, such as poles and ducts, will be covered in the infrastructure access legislation that we intend to introduce and about which I spoke a few minutes ago. That legislation will provide clarity for the next 25 years in relation to this issue. As members are aware, I have no role...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan: Discussion (8 Feb 2018)

Denis Naughten: As I said to the Deputy at the outset, this matter is before the courts.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan: Discussion (8 Feb 2018)

Denis Naughten: I ask for direction from the Chair in this regard.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan: Discussion (8 Feb 2018)

Denis Naughten: Deputy Donnelly got a free run-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan: Discussion (8 Feb 2018)

Denis Naughten: -----on a matter that is currently before the courts.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan: Discussion (8 Feb 2018)

Denis Naughten: The Deputy knows that under the Constitution, I cannot get involved in that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan: Discussion (8 Feb 2018)

Denis Naughten: It is true.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan: Discussion (8 Feb 2018)

Denis Naughten: I cannot interfere in matters that are before the court.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Efficiency (13 Feb 2018)

Denis Naughten: SEAI developed the Dairy Sector pilot scheme in partnership with Teagasc and rolled it out during 2017 as a new pilot measure for the SME sector.  The scheme targeted the high electricity use associated with milking parlours – funding high efficiency pumps and variable speed drives (VSDs) that can dramatically reduce electricity consumption on dairy farms.  The VSD and vacuum...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Telecommunications Infrastructure (13 Feb 2018)

Denis Naughten: The Government's National Broadband Plan (NBP) aims to ensure high speed broadband access (minimum 30 megabits per second) to all premises in Ireland, regardless of location.  The NBP has been a catalyst in encouraging investment by the telecoms sector. 7 out of 10 of the 2.3 million premises in Ireland now have access to high speed broadband.  Within a year that number will rise to...