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Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Broadband Service Provision (12 Jun 2018)

Denis Naughten: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1025 and 1026 together. 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, 7 out of 10 of the 2.3 million premises in Ireland have access to high...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Broadband Service Provision (12 Jun 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, 7 out of 10 of the 2.3 million premises in Ireland have access to high speed broadband. By 2020, 9 out of 10 premises will have...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (12 Jun 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, 7 out of 10 of the 2.3 million premises in Ireland have access to high speed broadband. By 2020, 9 out of 10 premises will have...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Broadcasting Sector (12 Jun 2018)

Denis Naughten: Section 103 of the Broadcasting Act 2009 provides that a corporation requires my consent for new services and variations in channels. Any proposed variation will be subjected to detailed examination by my Department, consultation with relevant stakeholders and a sectorial impact assessment by the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland. The process takes in the region of 6 months to complete. ...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Commencement of Legislation (12 Jun 2018)

Denis Naughten: There are three Acts for which all sections have yet to be formally commenced by my Department. The details are set out in the following table. Title of Act Section(s) not yet commenced Purpose of section(s) Reason for delay in commencement Energy Act 2016 Provisions not yet commenced are Sections 8 and 19. Section 8 of the Energy Act provides for a revised legal definition of the...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Broadband Service Provision (12 Jun 2018)

Denis Naughten: The National Broadband Plan (NBP) aims to deliver high speed 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.  By 2020, 9 out of 10 premises will have access to a high speed broadband connection. This is being achieved via a combination of commercial investment and a...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Renewable Energy Incentives (12 Jun 2018)

Denis Naughten: The Support Scheme for Renewable Heat  was approved by Government in December 2017. The details of the scheme, including the tariffs that will apply, are published on my Department's website. As with all such schemes, engagement with the European Commission under EU State Aid approval processes is necessary, and my Department is engaging with the European Commission...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Waste Disposal Charges (12 Jun 2018)

Denis Naughten: Last summer, I established the Price Monitoring Group to monitor pricing developments for residential household waste collection services during the phasing out of flat rate fees. The Group is chaired by Mr Frank Conway, an independent financial expert.  The membership of the Group also includes a statistician from the Central Statistics Office and Shelfwatch, an independent price...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Capital Expenditure Programme (12 Jun 2018)

Denis Naughten: My Department will oversee significant capital investment amounting to €1.27 billion over period 2019 to 2022. Annual capital ceilings in respect of this four year period were published in the National Development Plan, and are set out in the table following.  The 2023 capital ceiling for my Department will be agreed and published later this year as part of the...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Bioenergy Strategy Publication (12 Jun 2018)

Denis Naughten: There are a wide range of Government Departments, agencies and State bodies that are critical enablers for the development of bioenergy by virtue of their responsibility for areas such as forestry, agriculture, waste, research funding and business development. The draft Bioenergy Plan sets out the policy areas that must be coordinated to support the development of the bioenergy sector in...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Fines Data (12 Jun 2018)

Denis Naughten: My Department has not been liable for or paid EU fines in any of the years 2015 to 2017.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan Implementation (13 Jun 2018)

Denis Naughten: The 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, 7 out of 10 of the 2.3 million premises in Ireland have access to high speed broadband. By 2020, 9 out of 10 premises will have access to a high speed broadband...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Recycling Policy (13 Jun 2018)

Denis Naughten: Ireland is currently one of the top performing countries in the EU in terms of recycling and recovery.  The EPA Progress Report Towards EU Targets 2017 showed that Ireland recycled  34% by weight of plastics in 2015, counting exclusively material that is recycled back into plastics. The EU target is 22.5% and Ireland is clearly well ahead of this target. In January 2018, the...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Smoking Ban (13 Jun 2018)

Denis Naughten: I propose to take Questions Nos. 164 and 165 together. The ban on the marketing, sale and distribution of bituminous coal, or ‘the smoky coal ban’ as it is commonly known, was first introduced in Dublin in 1990, and subsequently extended to our major cities. Following a public consultation process, it was further extended in 2012, and now applies in 26 urban areas...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Waste Disposal Charges (14 Jun 2018)

Denis Naughten: In line with the commitments set out in A Resource Opportunity - Waste Management Policy in Ireland, published in 2012, and in the interest of encouraging further waste prevention and greater recycling, flat-rate fees for kerbside household waste collection are being phased out over the period autumn 2017 to autumn 2018, as customers contracts come up for renewal. The necessary regulatory...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Freedom of Information Data (14 Jun 2018)

Denis Naughten: My Department received 148 FOI requests this year up to 8 June:- 21 requests were granted, - 31 requests were part-granted,  - 30 requests were refused, - 16 requests were transferred/withdrawn or dealt with outside the FOI process, and  - 50 requests are currently live. 3 internal reviews were sought, one of which related to a 2017 request. There was...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Waste Management (14 Jun 2018)

Denis Naughten: In the first instance, it is important to point out that as Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment I have no role or remit in relation to the decision made by An Bord Pleanála concerning the facility the Deputy refers to, nor indeed do I have a role in relation to planning policy or planning legislation. Furthermore, waste management planning, including with...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Electric Vehicles (14 Jun 2018)

Denis Naughten: I propose to take Questions Nos. 194 and 195 together. The vast majority of electric vehicle charging happens at home, which aligns with both technology and patterns of use of vehicles.  To support home charging, I introduced the Electric Vehicle Home Charger Grant scheme this year.  This scheme, which came into operation on 1 January 2018, supports the cost of installing a home...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (14 Jun 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, 7 out of 10 of the 2.3 million premises in Ireland have access to high speed broadband. By 2020, 9 out of 10 premises will have...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Environmental Regulations (19 Jun 2018)

Denis Naughten: The potential introduction of economic instruments designed to improve environmental behaviour, including an incineration levy and a number of other options, is being considered in the context of a review of the Environment Fund. I understand that the initial review is very close to finalisation and will be submitted to me in the coming weeks.