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Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Waste Disposal Charges (22 Mar 2018)

Denis Naughten: Almost all paper and plastic packaging is governed by EU internal market and packaging legislation. In that context, as Minister, I have called on the European Union to urgently consider collectively banning single-use plastic items on foot of the EU Plastic Strategy to further protect the environment and to help alleviate the impact of the decision by China to restrict its intake of...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Commercial Rates (22 Mar 2018)

Denis Naughten: Responsibility in relation to commercial rates is a matter for the relevant rating authorities.  I have been informed by the Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government that Local authorities are under statutory obligation to levy rates on any property used for commercial purposes, in accordance with the details entered in the valuation lists prepared by the independent...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Mobile Telephony Services (22 Mar 2018)

Denis Naughten: EU Roam Like at Home took effect by way of EU Regulation on 15 June 2017 and is now in force EU-wide. Therefore until the UK leaves the European Union, this EU law has full effect in the UK, including Northern Ireland. On the issue of Brexit, my Department engages on an ongoing basis with the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade with a view to informing Ireland’s approach...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Electricity Grid (22 Mar 2018)

Denis Naughten: I propose to take Questions Nos. 243 to 247, inclusive, together. The regulation of the electricity network, including the management of the grid connection process and related matters, is a matter for the Commission for Regulation of Utilities (CRU), under the Electricity Regulation Act, 1999.  In this regard the CRU’s Work Plan outlining its key priorities for 2018 was laid...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Broadband Service Provision (22 Mar 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. Today, almost 7 out of 10 of the 2.3 million premises in Ireland have access to high speed broadband. Since this Government came into...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Special and Commemorative Stamp Programme (22 Mar 2018)

Denis Naughten: I welcome the opportunity to address the Seanad on this matter and I thank the Senator for raising it. As Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment, I have a statutory function under section 69(4) of the Postal and Telecommunications Services Act 1983 in respect of granting consent to An Post for the design and issue of postage stamps. I want to inform the Senator that An...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Deontais Ranna (27 Mar 2018)

Denis Naughten: I gcomhréir leis na gealltanais atá leagtha amach in A Resource Opportunity - Waste Management Policy in Ireland, a foilsíodh in 2012, agus ar mhaithe le hathchúrsáil and cosc ar an ndramhaíl a spreagadh, sa tréimhse idir Fómhar 2017 agus Fómhar 2018 beidh deireadh á chur leis an ráta comhréidh do dhramhaíl tí a...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Air Pollution (27 Mar 2018)

Denis Naughten: EU Directives set down air quality standards for Ireland and the other EU Member States for a wide variety of pollutants. Ireland has transposed all EU Directives relating to air quality.  The Ambient Air Quality and Cleaner Air for Europe (CAFE) Directive (2008/50/EC) was published in May 2008, and was transposed into Irish legislation by the Air Quality Standards Regulations 2011...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Broadband Service Provision (27 Mar 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. Today, almost 7 out of 10 of the 2.3 million premises in Ireland have access to high speed broadband. This will increase to nearly 8...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Broadband Service Provision (27 Mar 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. Today, almost 7 out of 10 of the 2.3 million premises in Ireland have access to high speed broadband. This will increase to nearly 8 out...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Broadband Service Provision (27 Mar 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. Today, almost 7 out of 10 of the 2.3 million premises in Ireland have access to high speed broadband. This will increase to nearly 8...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Waste Management (27 Mar 2018)

Denis Naughten: The National Waste Collection Permit Office (NWCPO) administers the waste collection permitting system centrally on behalf of all local authorities in the State; the enforcement of the conditions attached to an individual Waste Collection Permit remains a matter for the relevant local authority. Subject to some minor exceptions, Section 34 of the Waste Management Act requires all...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Air Pollution (27 Mar 2018)

Denis Naughten: Section 24(2) of the Air Pollution Act, 1987, stipulates that an occupier of any premises must not cause or permit a chimney emission in such a quantity, or in such a manner, as to be a nuisance. Section 26 of the same Act gives the Local Authority powers to serve a notice on the occupier of any premises from which there is an emission, where it appears necessary in order to prevent or to...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Electric Vehicles (27 Mar 2018)

Denis Naughten: The vast majority of EV charging happens at home, which aligns with both technology and patterns of use of vehicles. In terms of the number and extent of publicly accessible charging, the National Policy Framework on the Alternative Fuels Infrastructure for Transport in Ireland: 2017 to 2030 notes that Ireland’s current EV charging network infrastructure is ahead of current...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Funding (27 Mar 2018)

Denis Naughten: The Broadcasting Authority of Ireland (BAI) was established by the Broadcasting Act 2009 as the independent regulator for the broadcasting industry. The operation of the BAI is financed by industry levy.  The total levy collected in 2016 from broadcasters was €4.87m and the Authority had a staff complement of 35.  Further details about the operations of...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Internet Safety (27 Mar 2018)

Denis Naughten: The Deputy will be aware that on Thursday 22 February 2018 the Government did not oppose a Private Members Bill introduced by Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire which sought to establish an office of a Digital Safety Commissioner. While many of the objectives of Deputy Ó Laoghaire's Bill are laudable, some of the proposed functions of the Office as set out...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Postal Codes (27 Mar 2018)

Denis Naughten: Eircodes are assigned to new property addresses using a valid postal address and verified geo-locations. An Post collects information on new and existing buildings, as well as changes to existing addresses and Ordnance Survey Ireland provides the geo-locations for these buildings.  An Post GeoDirectory, a subsidiary company of An Post and Ordnance Survey Ireland, issue a new...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Waste Management (28 Mar 2018)

Denis Naughten: The charges applied by waste management companies are matters for those companies and their customers, subject to compliance with all applicable environmental and other relevant legislation, including contract and consumer legislation. In terms of environmental requirements, the charges applied should encourage householders to divert waste from the residual or general waste bin. For...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Illegal Dumping (28 Mar 2018)

Denis Naughten: Charges applied by waste management companies are matters for those companies and their customers, subject to compliance with all applicable environmental and other relevant legislation, including contract and consumer legislation. In terms of environmental legislation, the charges applied should encourage householders to divert waste from the residual or...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Staff Data (28 Mar 2018)

Denis Naughten: My Department is committed to a policy of equality of opportunity for all staff and supports the “Code of Practice for the Employment of People with Disabilities in the Civil Service”, published by the Department of Finance in 2007.  The latest statutory report under the Disability Act 2005 by my Department for end of 2017,...