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Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Foras na Gaeilge (16 Oct 2018)

Seán Kyne: Mar is eol don Teachta, tá ról reáchtúil ag Foras na Gaeilge faoin Acht um Chomhaontú na Breataine-na hÉireann 1999 chun an Ghaeilge a chur chun cinn ar bhonn uile-oileáin. I measc na bhfeidhmeanna sin, tá dualgas ar Fhoras na Gaeilge comhairle a chur ar fáil don lucht riaracháin mar aon le tacú le hoideachas trí mheán na...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Straitéis 20 Bliain don Ghaeilge (16 Oct 2018)

Seán Kyne: Mar is eol don Teachta leagtar amach sa Phlean Gníomhaíochta 2018-2022, a foilsíodh i mí Meitheamh 2018, an cur chuige úr a bheidh i bhfeidhm maidir le monatóireacht a dhéanamh ar fheidhmiú an Phlean. Glacaim leis mar sin, go bhfuil an Teachta ag tagairt don Choiste Stiúrtha a bhunófar mar chuid den cur chuige sin. Maidir leis sin, tá...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Post Office Closures (11 Oct 2018)

Seán Kyne: That is the first time I heard it was the closure of the post offices that almost wiped out Fianna Fáil in 2011. It is an interesting twist on the history.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Post Office Closures (11 Oct 2018)

Seán Kyne: It is Government policy that An Post remains a strong viable company in a position to provide a high-quality nationwide postal service and that it maintains a nationwide customer-focused network of post offices in the community. The Government remains fully committed to a sustainable post office network which is a key piece of economic and social infrastructure for rural and urban areas. ...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Post Office Closures (11 Oct 2018)

Seán Kyne: Yes.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Post Office Closures (11 Oct 2018)

Seán Kyne: I thank Deputy MacSharry for raising this Topical Issue matter. I address it on behalf of the Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment. I thank postmasters throughout the country for the dedicated service they have given to rural and urban communities over many years. As Members are aware, some postmasters have taken the difficult decision to leave the business in...

Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Statements (11 Oct 2018)

Seán Kyne: I think I speak for everyone on this side of the House when I say that politics can be a cruel and frankly rotten business at times. While many Members who spoke after the former Minister, Deputy Naughten, paid tribute to him and wished him well, the fact is some did not. Some Members could not even manage to do that, and wish someone from this House well as they resign.

Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Statements (11 Oct 2018)

Seán Kyne: Sometimes I just wonder about the camaraderie in this place.

Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Statements (11 Oct 2018)

Seán Kyne: I sat here, close to Deputy Naughten, to support him as a colleague in the Department and as Minister of State since May 2016. I am as shocked as everybody by his statement. I take this opportunity to wish him well and, on this occasion, to think of his family and his mother. We all know the trials and tribulations of politics and how it can affect family life. I also acknowledge all...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Ministerial Meetings (11 Oct 2018)

Seán Kyne: This issues raised by the Deputy have been addressed in the House during statements by An Taoiseach this afternoon. Details of Deputy Naughten's diary for the period June 2018 to October 2018 have been placed on the record of the House.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Inland Fisheries Data (11 Oct 2018)

Seán Kyne: The current status (open; open to catch and release; or closed) of the rivers in the North Western River Basin District (NWRBD) is shown in the following table. Collation of data for scientific advice and public consultation process in respect of the proposals for the 2019 season is currently underway and will be published in due course. Open Fisheries 2018 Open Fisheries - Catch...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Investigations (11 Oct 2018)

Seán Kyne: There are a number of issues raised in the complaint, many of which do not fall under of the Department of Communications, Climate Action & Environment including issues pertaining to planning legislation which are matters for the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government. In terms of waste management, the Waste Management Act 1996 and the Waste Management...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Schemes (11 Oct 2018)

Seán Kyne: The Warmth & Wellbeing scheme is a joint policy initiative between my Department and the Department of Health and is being delivered under the Government’s Strategy to Combat Energy Poverty and the Healthy Ireland Framework. The main aim of the scheme, which began in 2016 is to validate, in an Irish context, the strong international evidence that making homes warmer, drier and...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Efficiency (11 Oct 2018)

Seán Kyne: The Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government are responsible for the Building Regulations. Technical Guidance Document L- Conservation of Fuel and Energy – Dwellings (2017), sets out the requirements in relation to the energy efficiency of boilers at 1.4.2 ‘Heating appliance efficiency’ for new dwellings and at 2.2.2 ‘Heating appliance...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Electric Vehicles (11 Oct 2018)

Seán Kyne: 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 . The provision of charging infrastructure is a necessity for...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Genetically Modified Organisms (11 Oct 2018)

Seán Kyne: The Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment (supported by the Environmental Protection Agency) is responsible for the authorisation of GM crops for cultivation.  Earlier this year, the Government approved the transposition of Directive 2015/412 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 2015, which will enable, though not compel, Ireland to opt out of...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Telecommunications Services Provision (11 Oct 2018)

Seán Kyne: In accordance with the European Communities (Electronic Communications Networks and Services) (Universal Services and Users’ Rights) Regulations 2011 (S.I. No 337 of 2011) ComReg has designated Eir as the universal service provider of basic fixed line telephone services. This includes an obligation to clear line faults within timelines set in its universal service obligation. Any...

Financial Resolutions 2019 - Financial Resolution No. 4: General (Resumed) (10 Oct 2018)

Seán Kyne: Cuirim fáilte roimh an deis ráiteas a dhéanamh maidir le buiséad 2019. Táim buíoch don Aire Airgeadais, Deputy Donohoe. As Minister of State responsible for natural resources and inland fisheries in the Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment, I wish to put on record the increases in public services funding outlined in budget 2019. I...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Inland Fisheries (10 Oct 2018)

Seán Kyne: Ireland’s Eel Management Plan (EMP), including the closure of commercial fishing, was approved, in 2009, by the European Commission under EU Regulation 1100/2007. Fishing for eel was by way of public licence and therefore the issue of compensation does not arise. However, both Minister Naughten and I have secured Exchequer funding for a support measure for former licensed fishermen. ...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Mining Industry (10 Oct 2018)

Seán Kyne: A land subsidence incident in the grounds of the Magheracloone GAA club was reported on Monday morning, 24th September, affecting lands above the disused underground gypsum mine at Drumgossatt, Co. Monaghan.  An investigation team engaged by the company, incorporating mining engineers from the UK, arrived at the site to assess the situation and determine the scale and cause of the...