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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: National Broadband Plan: Discussion (20 Oct 2021)

Denis Naughten: I ask the witnesses to clarify on Senator Wall's example of someone being within 500 m of the fibre. What is the technical possibility of getting a point-to-point wireless connection from the neighbour? What is the legal situation in that regard? I ask Dr. O'Connor to respond to the last issue the Senator raised on mobile phone coverage and give us an update on what in God's name has...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: National Broadband Plan: Discussion (20 Oct 2021)

Denis Naughten: I will give a very practical example from my constituency, where there is an older person who has no interest in connecting to the fibre network. This person is on the fibre network and a commercial business that requires broadband is within 400 m of him or her, by line of sight. It is technically possible to put a point-to-point connection from the back door of that older person's house to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: National Broadband Plan: Discussion (20 Oct 2021)

Denis Naughten: We look forward to a response coming back to the committee on that one.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: National Broadband Plan: Discussion (20 Oct 2021)

Denis Naughten: Deputy Ó Cuív wants to come back in and there may be other members who also want to. I will ask a couple of questions because I am going to the House later and would not like the officials to miss out on them. Will somebody give us an update on what is happening at EU level? The basic high-speed broadband definition at EU level at the moment is 30 Mbps per second. None of us...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: National Broadband Plan: Discussion (20 Oct 2021)

Denis Naughten: Thankfully, I am a fibre broadband user now. Just to clarify, and correct me if I am wrong, there is no impediment for me to have, as part of my package, voice, broadband and television on that. Is that correct?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: National Broadband Plan: Discussion (20 Oct 2021)

Denis Naughten: So, the network can carry that? A different handset may be required.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: National Broadband Plan: Discussion (20 Oct 2021)

Denis Naughten: My question is this: is there an issue with the landline number? Can it be transferred over?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: National Broadband Plan: Discussion (20 Oct 2021)

Denis Naughten: Is it completely portable to the fibre network?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: National Broadband Plan: Discussion (20 Oct 2021)

Denis Naughten: There then should be no reason someone should not be able to take out his or her copper wire broadband and continue to have a fixed-line phone service based on whatever package he or she purchases from a provider. Is that correct?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: National Broadband Plan: Discussion (20 Oct 2021)

Denis Naughten: I have to go to the Dáil now, but the difficulty in this case is that the mapping was done, the survey was done and the build design was done yet this family was told it would get the service and it subsequently did not. It comes back to the question I asked earlier about the physical limits on the build. This family is less than 500 m down the road from where the current build completes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: National Broadband Plan: Discussion (20 Oct 2021)

Denis Naughten: I wish to say to Mr. Ó hÓbáin before I finish and call Deputy Ó Cuív that I do not dispute anything he says. I know that Covid-19 was a difficulty. I do dispute, however, what he says about the re-establishment of the task force. I think it would have made a difference. The key difference it would have made is that there would have been a Minister leading that...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (3 Nov 2021)

Denis Naughten: In 2009 the then Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform told the Dáil the failure to modernise the law on the registration of sex offenders would lead to Ireland becoming a safe haven for convicted sex offenders. Some 151 months later that gaping hole in our so-called sex offenders register has yet to be closed off. It is likely that some of the near-500 convicted rapists and...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Data Centres (2 Nov 2021)

Denis Naughten: 35. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the steps he is taking to implement the Government Statement on the Role of Data Centres in Ireland’s Enterprise Policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48275/21]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Data Centres (2 Nov 2021)

Denis Naughten: 69. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the discussions his officials have had with IDA Ireland with regard to the development of data centres in the last 12 months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48276/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (2 Nov 2021)

Denis Naughten: 510. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the plans she has to review the rates awarded for assistive technology in view of the departmental cap on funding for laptops; if consideration is given to the need to ensure funding is given for laptops that support the possible future software needs of students; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52502/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Disability Services (2 Nov 2021)

Denis Naughten: 587. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of applications received for disability allowance, carer’s allowance, invalidity pension and domiciliary care allowance in each of the years 2019, 2020 and to date in 2021; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52372/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services (2 Nov 2021)

Denis Naughten: 891. To ask the Minister for Health when the children’s disability network team will be established in the CHO2 area; when children referred to the service can expect to start receiving appointments; the interim plans in place to support such children; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52333/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes (2 Nov 2021)

Denis Naughten: 1124. To ask the Minister for Health , further to Parliamentary Question No. 299 of 21 October, if he will outline the process now in place for persons to avail of the three-year cap on farm or business assets; the details of the web link for applications and the required declarations; the address for such requests to be submitted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53336/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: European Court of Justice (2 Nov 2021)

Denis Naughten: 1200. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department's attention has been drawn to the fact that the Department of Health has confirmed that in view of the EU Court of Justice decision in a case (details supplied) Irish hemp farmers and food producers are permitted to use all parts of the hemp crop to make their food products; if his Department recognises this...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: European Court of Justice (2 Nov 2021)

Denis Naughten: 1201. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will explain, with regard to his Department's consultation on hemp, the reason hemp farmers are not permitted to reference the farm income they currently receive from the hemp crop; is it not the case that this information would be key to understanding the economic viability of the sector; and if he will make a statement on...