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Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Waste Management (30 Jun 2020)

Eamon Ryan: Local authorities are responsible for municipal waste collection within their functional areas. The obligations on local authorities in relation to collecting household waste are set out in section 33 of the Waste Management Act 1996, as amended. In summary, it provides that each local authority shall collect, or arrange for the collection of, household...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Electrical Contractors (30 Jun 2020)

Eamon Ryan: As the Deputy points out, there are a number of pass through costs that are applied to customer’s bills and these are set out in detail in a recent Commission for Regulation of Utilities (CRU) information paper at:- . Addressing in turn each specific pass through cost raised by the Deputy, network charges pass through elements are applied for the use of the electricity transmission...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (30 Jun 2020)

Eamon Ryan: The High Speed Broadband Map, which is available atwww.broadband.gov.ie, shows the areas in Castlelough 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...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Post Office Network (30 Jun 2020)

Eamon Ryan: An Post is a commercial State body with a mandate to deliver a postal delivery service and a viable post office network. Government remains fully committed to a sustainable post office network as a key component of the economic and social infrastructure in both rural and urban areas.  An Post's social value has been particularly evident during the current Covid crisis. ...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Broadcasting Sector (30 Jun 2020)

Eamon Ryan: The Broadcasting Authority of Ireland (BAI) is responsible for the administration of the Broadcasting Fund which includes the Sound and Vision Scheme. Part 10 of the Broadcasting Act 2009 sets out the mechanism by which the BAI shall provide funding for programmes. The Sound and Vision financial accounts are published yearly in the BAI’s Annual Report, which has not yet been published...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Broadcasting Sector (30 Jun 2020)

Eamon Ryan: My Department provides funding of 7% of net TV Licence fee receipts to the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland (BAI) for the administration of the Broadcasting Fund which includes the Sound and Vision and Archiving Schemes. BAI is responsible for the administration of the Sound and Vision scheme and the approved scheme provides that  BAI monitor the current ratio of 85:15 during...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Broadcasting Sector (30 Jun 2020)

Eamon Ryan: The Broadcasting Fund, which is administered by the BAI, is funded by 7% of net licence fee receipts and supports the Archiving and Sound and Vision schemes. €7m of funding was allocated earlier this year in round 34 of Sound and Vision to 126 projects. In addition, the BAI agreed to  put in place a Covid 19 funding round (Round 35) under the Sound and Vision...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Bord na Móna (30 Jun 2020)

Eamon Ryan: Bord na Móna announced, on 16 June, its intention to suspend peat harvesting activities for 2020 while its substitute consent application is under consideration by an Bord Pleanala and to put in place an enhanced peatlands rehabilitation scheme as a key component of Bord na Móna’s move away from peat. The Government is committed to supporting Bord na Móna to deliver an...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Just Transition Fund (30 Jun 2020)

Eamon Ryan: As part of the EU Green Deal package, the European Commission published a proposal for an EU Just Transition Fund, funded under the EU Multiannual Financing Framework (MFF), in January 2020.  The Fund is intended to provide support to the economies, people and the environment of territories facing serious socio-economic challenges deriving from the transition process towards the...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (30 Jun 2020)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 626, 627, 632, 634, 638, 641 to 643, inclusive, and 645 together. The Questions refer to premises which are located in the AMBER area on the NBP High Speed Broadband Map which is available on my Department's website atwww.broadband.gov.ie. The AMBER area represents the area to be served by the network to be deployed under the NBP State led Intervention,...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (30 Jun 2020)

Eamon Ryan: The High Speed Broadband Map, which is available at www.broadband.gov.ie, shows the areas in County Kerry 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...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (30 Jun 2020)

Eamon Ryan: The High Speed Broadband Map, which is available at www.broadband.gov.ie,shows the areas in the Midlands 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...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Electric Vehicles (30 Jun 2020)

Eamon Ryan: There are currently over 650 standard public charge points and almost 100 fast charge stations (the majority of which are operated by the ESB) in Ireland. An interactive map showing ESB charger locations can be found atwww.esb.ie/ecars.  The Government is investing, in a sustained way, in electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure right across the country. The measures that have...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (30 Jun 2020)

Eamon Ryan: The area referred to in the Question is located within the BLUE area on the NBP High Speed Broadband Map which is available on my Department's website at www.broadband.gov.ie.However, I note that the map was published prior to the construction of the Clonlara development and therefore this individual premises does not currently appear on the NBP High Speed Broadband Map....

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (30 Jun 2020)

Eamon Ryan: The Question refers to a premises which is located in the intervention area to be served by the network to be deployed under the National Broadband Plan (NBP) State led Intervention, the contract for which was signed in November last with National Broadband Ireland (NBI). The NBP network will offer users a high speed broadband service with a minimum download speed of 150Mbps...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (30 Jun 2020)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 635, 637 and 640 together. The Questions refer to premises which are located in the AMBER area on the NBP High Speed Broadband Map which is available on my Department's website at 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, the contract for which was signed in...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (30 Jun 2020)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 636 and 639 together. The premises referred to in the Questions are located in the BLUE area on the NBP High Speed Broadband Map which is available on my Department's website at www.broadband.gov.ie.  BLUE areas are not included in the State intervention area covered by the National Broadband Plan as commercial operators are already...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (30 Jun 2020)

Eamon Ryan: I am very much aware of the difficulties facing people across the country as a result of poor broadband availability. These challenges have been magnified by the Covid 19 crisis and the need for so many to work remotely.The contract to deliver the NBP State led intervention was signed in November last with National Broadband Ireland (NBI). The NBP network will offer users a high speed...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Staff (30 Jun 2020)

Eamon Ryan: My Department is committed to facilitating and supporting more sustainable ways of working, including eworking, across a range of policy areas. The introduction of an e-working policy for the Department itself was identified through the employee engagement process and was also an action under the Department’s Resource Efficiency Action Plan (2019), which recognises the...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Just Transition Fund (30 Jun 2020)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 647 and 648 together.647  and 648 together. I am informed by Bord na Móna that a number of company employees based at the Ballivor operation in County Westmeath are based in County Meath, and are involved in bog operations in both Counties Meath and Westmeath, principally to supply Bord na Móna’s horticulture business. In light...