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Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Fisheries Protection (21 Apr 2021)

Eamon Ryan: Funding held within the Salmon and Sea Trout Rehabilitation, Conservation and Protection Fund is derived from licence duties payable to the State annually by both anglers and commercial fishermen.The amounts collected for the Fund by both IFI directly and approved distributors are set out in the table below: Year Amount of revenue 2016 ...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Fishing Licences (21 Apr 2021)

Eamon Ryan: There has been no increase in the salmon rod licence duty which has remained unchanged since 2012. The rod licence duty comprises a conservation element (introduced in 2007) which is 50% of the total duty and is ring-fenced for salmon and sea trout conservation works and a further 50% which is the licence payment in respect of which Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) pay commission at a rate of...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Fishing Licences (21 Apr 2021)

Eamon Ryan: Many fisheries have been open this year subject to prevailing Public Health advice around travel distances. As such advice has progressed, restrictions have been eased from 12 April, allowing travel within each county or 20 km from home when crossing county boundaries.  As regards its own fisheries, IFI is implementing a phased reopening in line with safe...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Cybersecurity Policy (21 Apr 2021)

Eamon Ryan: The 2019 National Cyber Security Strategy set out a series of measures to further improve and develop the capacity of the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC). In order to assess the capacity of the NCSC to deliver its objectives as set out in the strategy, an external review of the NCSC has been commissioned. The capacity review, which commenced in January 2021, is examining the...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Regulation (21 Apr 2021)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 248 to 250, inclusive, together. Each year, some 1,300 people die prematurely in Ireland due to air pollution from solid fuel burning. It is estimated that there are over 16,200 years of life lost, while many people also experience a poor quality of life due to the associated short- and long-term health impacts of this form of pollution. I remain...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Covid-19 Pandemic (21 Apr 2021)

Eamon Ryan: I recognise how vital telecommunications services are to citizens for so many aspects of their daily lives, including remote working, studying and staying in touch with family members during the Covid-19 crisis. Providing telecommunication services is a matter for the relevant service providers operating in a fully liberalised market regulated by the Commission for Communication Regulation...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: EU Regulations (21 Apr 2021)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 253 and 254 together.    From 1 March 2021 a new energy label took effect for certain product categories which includes fridges, dishwashers, washing machines and televisions. The new labels ranges from A to G and replaces the previous labels which ranged from from A+++ to D. The energy labels for lighting will change from 1 September...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Public Service Obligation Levy (21 Apr 2021)

Eamon Ryan: Responsibility for the regulation of the electricity market is a matter for the Commission for Regulation of Utilities (CRU) which is the independent regulator. The CRU was assigned responsibility for the regulation of the Irish electricity sector following the enactment of the Electricity Regulation Act, 1999 and subsequent legislation.   The matter of any schemes for the...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Warmer Homes Scheme (21 Apr 2021)

Eamon Ryan: The Better Energy Warmer Homes Scheme delivers a range of energy efficiency measures free of charge to low income households vulnerable to energy poverty. To date, the Government has provided funding for free upgrades to over 143,000 homes under the scheme and in 2020 the average value of the energy efficiency measures provided per household was over €14,800. €109 million in...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (21 Apr 2021)

Eamon Ryan: The High Speed Broadband Map, which is available at www.broadband.gov.ie, shows the areas which will be included in the National Broadband Plan (NBP) State led intervention as well as areas targeted by commercial operators. The map is colour coded and searchable by address and Eircode. - Premises in the AMBER area will be provided with high speed broadband through the State led...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Telecommunications Services (21 Apr 2021)

Eamon Ryan: I recognise how vital telecommunications services are to citizens for so many aspects of their daily lives, including remote working, studying and staying in touch with family members during the Covid-19 crisis. The provision of telecommunication services is a matter for the relevant service providers operating in a fully liberalised market regulated by the Commission for Communication...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Local Authority Staff (21 Apr 2021)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 261 to 265, inclusive, together. The Litter Pollution Act and the Waste Management Act provide the statutory framework to combat littering and illegal dumping respectively. Under the Acts, the primary responsibility for litter, waste management and enforcement activity lies with the Local Authorities and the Office of Environmental Enforcement within the...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Environmental Schemes (21 Apr 2021)

Eamon Ryan: The National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) has been established as Scheme Regulator for the Bord Na Móna Enhanced Decommissioning, Rehabilitation and Restoration Scheme, in order to ensure effective oversight of the works. Bord Na Móna must submit a plan for each bog to both the NPWS in respect of this scheme and to the Environmental Protection Agency in respect of...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Waste Management (21 Apr 2021)

Eamon Ryan: The responsibilities of local authorities in relation to household waste management are set out in the Waste Management Act 1996. These responsibilities range across, inter alia, waste management planning, providing for the collection of household waste and the enforcement of waste management obligations on waste operators, households and businesses. In terms of specific provisions that...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Funding (21 Apr 2021)

Eamon Ryan: €18.36 million has been provided in my Department's Vote in 2021 for renewable energy research and development.  €15.51 million of this is for the SEAI administered energy research development and demonstration (RD&D) programme and the SEAI Ocean Energy programme. Under its RD&D programme, SEAI funds proposals secured through competitive calls....

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Appointments to State Boards (21 Apr 2021)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 270 and 271 together. I propose to take Questions Nos. 270and 271 together. Appointments to State Boards are made in compliance with the Guidelines on Appointments to State Boardsand the Code of Practice for the Governance of State Bodies. The Guidelines are available on the State Boards website www.stateboards.ie Broad and open access to...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (21 Apr 2021)

Eamon Ryan: The Question refers to a premises located in the AMBER area on the National Broadband Plan (NBP) High Speed Broadband Map which is available on my Department's website www.broadband.gov.ie. The AMBER area represents the area to be served by the network to be deployed under the NBP State led intervention.I appreciate people's frustration when they are living so close to a fibre...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (21 Apr 2021)

Eamon Ryan: Eir and Siro’s rural deployment of high speed broadband are commercial undertakings and are not part of the planned State Intervention. Their operations are not funded by the State and are not planned, designed or directed by my Department in any capacity. The decision as to the areas and premises served is made by eir and Siro. They operate in a fully liberalised market...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (21 Apr 2021)

Eamon Ryan: The National Broadband Plan (NBP) State led Intervention will be delivered by National Broadband Ireland (NBI) under a contract to roll out a high speed and future proofed broadband network within the Intervention Area which covers 1.1 million people living and working in the over 544,000 premises, including almost 100,000 businesses and farms along with 695 schools. The Contract...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: North-South Interconnector (21 Apr 2021)

Eamon Ryan: The North South Interconnector is designated as an EU Project of Common Interest (PCI), following its inclusion in the 4thPCI list adopted by the European Commission in October 2019.