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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Impact of Retirement Packages for Postmasters: Discussion (4 Sep 2018)

Denis Naughten: I cannot give an opinion regarding a public procurement contract. It is not part of my remit.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Impact of Retirement Packages for Postmasters: Discussion (4 Sep 2018)

Denis Naughten: In fairness, Deputy Nolan did raise that specific issue. The financial situation in An Post changed dramatically at the time and that is why I came forward with emergency legislation in the Dáil to increase the price of a stamp. I outlined to both Houses at that stage the precarious situation the company was in.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Impact of Retirement Packages for Postmasters: Discussion (4 Sep 2018)

Denis Naughten: The date of closure is decided by the postmaster or postmistress, not the company. The review can take place anytime between now and 31 January. The postmaster in Athleague set a date of 31 October and has come back to the company now and extended it to 31 January. Members must take into account that each individual postmaster has to make a personal decision. There may be specific reasons...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Impact of Retirement Packages for Postmasters: Discussion (4 Sep 2018)

Denis Naughten: Once a postmaster decided to take the package-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Impact of Retirement Packages for Postmasters: Discussion (4 Sep 2018)

Denis Naughten: That is not true and I have already said this at a public meeting. I have provided written confirmation that no contract was withdrawn.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Impact of Retirement Packages for Postmasters: Discussion (4 Sep 2018)

Denis Naughten: This was a voluntary decision by the postmasters. More than half of the postmasters who received the letter decided not to retire. If a post office was commercially viable why did the postmaster decides to take the lump sum?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Impact of Retirement Packages for Postmasters: Discussion (4 Sep 2018)

Denis Naughten: There is an appeals mechanism, which I outlined to the Deputy on the Wednesday before last and which is clear. A second mechanism is now being put in place that if a retailer looks to avail of services, and if An Post decides - for one reason or another - not to provide them, that will also be reviewed. It is independent of the company.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Impact of Retirement Packages for Postmasters: Discussion (4 Sep 2018)

Denis Naughten: I have answered the first two questions. There is one post office with 12 transactions and the average is 120. The Department has not issued any contracts. It does not provide services. The only service the Department provides is the TV licence. We said earlier that the Government has decided to look at an offline avenue for Government services and that decision was taken by the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Impact of Retirement Packages for Postmasters: Discussion (4 Sep 2018)

Denis Naughten: No, the decision was taken to look at an offline avenue. That is to go for procurement and it is a matter of who succeeds in that.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Renewable Energy Incentives (7 Sep 2018)

Denis Naughten: The high level design of the new Renewable Electricity Support Scheme (RESS) was approved by Government on 24 July 2018 and the scheme will now go forward for EU State Aid approval. The RESS has been designed to deliver Ireland’s contribution towards an EU-wide renewable energy target of 32% out to 2030, within a competitive auction based, cost effective framework. The RESS will...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Waste Disposal Charges (7 Sep 2018)

Denis Naughten: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1027, 1032 and 1050 together. My Department is continuing the work of developing a mechanism to provide a €75 support for persons with lifelong or long-term medical incontinence to help meet the average annual cost of disposing of medical incontinence products. This process has unfortunately taken longer than envisaged, due to data protection issues...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Law Reform Commission Reports (7 Sep 2018)

Denis Naughten: The Law Reform Commission Report on Harmful Communications and Digital Safety, published in 2016 recommended, inter alia, the establishment of an Office of the Digital Safety Commissioner of Ireland. As the Deputy is aware, in February the Government did not oppose the passage at second stage of a Private Members Bill by Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire which seeks to establish an Office...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (7 Sep 2018)

Denis Naughten: The formal procurement process to select a company who will roll out a new high speed broadband network within the State Intervention Area under the National Broadband Plan (NBP) is in its final stages. The Intervention Area is depicted as Amber on my Department’s High Speed Broadband Map available at www.broadband.gov.ie.The procurement process will identify the level of subsidy...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Contracts Data (7 Sep 2018)

Denis Naughten: The costs paid for internal printing in my Department during the years 2016, 2017 and to the end June 2018 are set out in the table below: 2016 2017 2018 €109,991 €120,946 €63,949

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Broadband Service Provision (7 Sep 2018)

Denis Naughten: The premises referred to by the Deputy is in the AMBER area on the High Speed Broadband Map which is available at www.broadband.gov.ieand is therefore included in the State Intervention Area under the National Broadband Plan. My Department is in a formal procurement process to select a company who will roll out a new high speed broadband network in the State intervention area. That...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (7 Sep 2018)

Denis Naughten: The premises referred to by the Deputy are in the AMBER area on the High Speed Broadband Map`which is available atwww.broadband.gov.ie.They are therefore included in the State Intervention Area under the National Broadband Plan. My Department is in a formal procurement process to select a company who will roll out a new high speed broadband network in the State intervention area. That...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (7 Sep 2018)

Denis Naughten: The premises referred to by the Deputy are in the AMBER area on the High Speed Broadband Map which is available atwww.broadband.gov.ie. They are therefore included in the State Intervention Area under the National Broadband Plan. My Department is in a formal procurement process to select a company who will roll out a new high speed broadband network in the State intervention area. That...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (7 Sep 2018)

Denis Naughten: I received a representation from the club referred to by the Deputy and a response to that representation has issued from my office. The club is in an AMBER area of the High Speed Broadband Map which is available at and will therefore be served under the State led Intervention. My Department is in a formal procurement process to select a company who will roll out a new high speed broadband...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Broadband Service Provision (7 Sep 2018)

Denis Naughten: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1036 and 1044 together. The eircodes referenced to by the Deputy fall within an AMBER area on my Department's High Speed Broadband Map which is available at www.broadband.gov.ie. They are therefore included in the State Intervention Area under the National Broadband PlanBP. My Department is in a formal procurement process to select a company who will...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (7 Sep 2018)

Denis Naughten: The premises referred to by the Deputy is in an AMBER area on the High Speed Broadband Map which is available at www.broadband.gov.ie.It is therefore included in the State Intervention Area under the National Broadband Plan (NBP). My Department is in a formal procurement process to select a company who will roll-out a new high speed broadband network in the State intervention area. That...