Results 15,561-15,580 of 21,588 for speaker:Denis Naughten

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Waste Tyre Disposal (4 Oct 2018)

Denis Naughten: In 2017, I made available funding of €1m to local authorities to deal with the clean-up of existing stockpiles of tyres across the country. I did this to support the introduction of a new compliance scheme for tyres and waste tyres from 1 October 2017. At that time, I also indicated that I would look at the issue of tyres on farms. I followed through on that commitment by recently...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Renewable Heat Incentive (4 Oct 2018)

Denis Naughten: The Support Scheme for Renewable Heat has been developed to financially support the adoption of renewable heating systems by commercial, industrial, agricultural, district heating and other non-domestic heat users not covered by the EU Emissions Trading System. The first phase of the scheme, an installation grant for heat pumps, opened for applications on 12 September 2018. This phase...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Waste Disposal Charges (4 Oct 2018)

Denis Naughten: 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 that have arisen since the introduction of GDPR. However, I can...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan Implementation (4 Oct 2018)

Denis Naughten: The premises referred to by the Deputy are in the AMBER area on the High Speed Broadband Map which is available on my Department's website at . They are 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...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan Data (4 Oct 2018)

Denis Naughten: In April 2017 I published an updated High Speed Broadband Map which is available at . This map shows the areas targeted by commercial operators to provide high speed broadband services and the areas that will be included in the State Intervention Area under the National Broadband Plan. The Map is colour coded and searchable by address/eircode: - The AMBER areas represent the target areas...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Electric Vehicles (9 Oct 2018)

Denis Naughten: I propose to take Questions Nos. 419 and 420 together. The majority of the existing network of publicly accessible charge points was rolled out by the ESB through its eCars programme. This network includes circa 80 fast chargers, mainly on national routes. A map showing the charge points, including the status and availability of the charge points, is available on the ESB's website at...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Broadband Service Provision (9 Oct 2018)

Denis Naughten: The premises referred to by the Deputy is in the LIGHT BLUE area on the High Speed Broadband Map, available on my Department's website, www.broadband.gov.ie. The LIGHT BLUE areas are where eir is in the process of deploying high speed broadband to 300,000 premises on a commercial basis. Under a Commitment Agreement signed with me in April 2017, eir is in the process of passing...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Charities Regulation (9 Oct 2018)

Denis Naughten: Clothes which have been donated for reuse fall outside the regulatory regime which controls the collection, sorting, storing or treatment of waste, regardless of whether the collection receptacle is owned by a charity or a non-charity. I have no role or remit in terms of regulating charities. However, one way to check if a clothing collection receptacle is for a genuine charity is to...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Broadband Service Provision (9 Oct 2018)

Denis Naughten: Premises along the R157 fall into the AMBER and BLUE categories on the High Speed Broadband Map, available at www.broadband.gov.ie. The specific premises referenced by eircode in the Deputy's question falls into the AMBER area on this Map. The BLUE areas represent those premises where commercial operators are already delivering or have plans to deliver high speed broadband. The AMBER...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: North-South Interconnector (9 Oct 2018)

Denis Naughten: Eirgrid is a commercial State company which holds the licence, from the Commission for the Regulation of Utilities, as transmission system operator (TSO) in Ireland, in accordance with EU and Irish law. CRU issued the licence to Eirgrid under S.14(1)(e) of the Electricity Regulation Act 1999 on 20th June 2001. In this role as transmission system operator, EirGrid, as the national authority,...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Broadband Service Provision (9 Oct 2018)

Denis Naughten: The premises referred to by the Deputy is in the AMBER area on the High Speed Broadband Map which is available on my Department's website at www.broadband.gov.ie.  The AMBER areas represent the target areas for the proposed State led Intervention under the NBP and are the subject of an ongoing procurement process.  The procurement process to appoint a bidder for the National...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Climate Change Policy (9 Oct 2018)

Denis Naughten: The report of the Citizens’ Assembly was submitted to the Houses of the Oireachtas in April of this year, and the Houses subsequently established the Joint Committee on Climate Action to further consider the recommendations and report by the end of January 2019. In the context of the consideration of each of the recommendations of the Citizens’ Assembly it is now a matter for...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Broadband Service Provision (9 Oct 2018)

Denis Naughten: In April 2017 I published an updated High Speed Broadband Map which is available at . This map shows the areas targeted by commercial operators to provide high speed broadband services and the areas that will be included in the State Intervention Area under the National Broadband Plan. There are 289 premises in the townland of Monkstown, Co. Cork. Approximately 116 (40%) fall within the AMBER...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (9 Oct 2018)

Denis Naughten: Neither I nor officials from my Department have met or corresponded directly with the individuals named by the Deputy.I understand that officials from my Department have corresponded and met with the Head of Operations of a company which I am informed is owned by the individuals named by the Deputy. I am informed that the meeting, which took place on 4 July 2017, was in the context of that...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Ministerial Meetings (9 Oct 2018)

Denis Naughten: I propose to take Questions Nos. 430 and 436 together. While visiting New York from 16 to 18 July 2018, to address the United Nations on Ireland’s progress towards achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals by 2030, the Irish delegation, including myself, was invited to attend a dinner hosted by the McCourt family. I attended this dinner accompanied by my Private...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan Administration (9 Oct 2018)

Denis Naughten: I understand that 87 expressions of interest were received on the etenders portal from entities interested in the competition. The closing date for expressions of interest was 31 March 2016.  In keeping with normal procurement practice it is not intended to publish details of those expressions of interest. Once a supplier expressed an interest, it could then access further...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Official Engagements (9 Oct 2018)

Denis Naughten: A copy of my diary for the period 1 June to 30 September is set out in the following table. Date CLINIC 01/06/2018 CONNECT THE DOTS WORKSHOP 01/06/2018 OFFICIAL OPENING OF ASH PARK RECREATIONAL PARK 01/06/2018 BALLINASLOE CLINIC 04/06/2018 SECRETARY GENERAL 04/06/2018 PRE-CABINET 05/06/2018 WEEKLY DEBRIEF AFTER CABINET 05/06/2018 LEADERS QUESTIONS 05/06/2018 SECRETARY GENERAL...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Ministerial Meetings (9 Oct 2018)

Denis Naughten: In my capacity as Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment I regularly meet with a range of representatives from the telecommunications and other sectors. Details of my diary have been placed on the record of the House in response to  Question No [41201/18] on today's Order Paper.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan Administration (9 Oct 2018)

Denis Naughten: Bidders wishing to participate in the ongoing NBP procurement process had to pre-qualify in order to participate in that process. Only those bidders that could demonstrate they had the necessary economic and financial standing, together with the required technical and professional capability, were allowed to participate in the procurement.  I understand from my Department that the...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Ministerial Communications (9 Oct 2018)

Denis Naughten: My Department's policy document 'Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Policies for All Staff for E-Mail, Internet/Intranet & Computer Usage' sets out the basis for using ICT equipment and services in the Department.  The Department's policy is that personal email accounts should not be used for official business as the Department provides...