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Telecommunications Services (Ducting and Cables) Bill 2018 [Seanad]: Second Stage (21 Mar 2018)

Seán Kyne: -----and Irish Water. We will revert to the Deputies or give the answers on Committee Stage as it is a valid point and critical infrastructure should be retained by the State. As I indicated, this relates to a particular cable and it will allow the MSC to progress. We must acknowledge the importance of allowing the MSC to progress and I ask that Deputies support the passage of the Bill.

Telecommunications Services (Ducting and Cables) Bill 2018 [Seanad]: Second Stage (21 Mar 2018)

Seán Kyne: Yes. It will be managed on behalf of the State. The State will own it and the entity would obviously have a cost in terms of management. It will be part of the agreement and the tender will be put out in due course once the Bill is passed. The terms and conditions of the tender will determine the matter.

Telecommunications Services (Ducting and Cables) Bill 2018 [Seanad]: Referral to Select Committee (21 Mar 2018)

Seán Kyne: I move:That the Bill be referred to the Select Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment pursuant to Standing Orders 84A(3)(a) and 149(1).

Telecommunications Services (Ducting and Cables) Bill 2018 [Seanad]: Second Stage (21 Mar 2018)

Seán Kyne: I thank Deputies for their contributions, particularly their constructive input to the debate. It is clear those who spoke see the importance and relevance of dark fibre and ultra-high speed broadband to rural Ireland and in particular to the Galway and Mayo region. As they pointed out, it relates to all areas in Ireland. The support of Members of this House, as was mirrored in the Seanad,...

Telecommunications Services (Ducting and Cables) Bill 2018 [Seanad]: Second Stage (21 Mar 2018)

Seán Kyne: I move:"That the Bill be now read a Second Time." The Galway-Mayo ducting and cables telecommunications network is a vital piece of State infrastructure located in an area of strategic importance for transatlantic traffic and with the potential to provide significantly improved broadband services in an area of the country underserved by broadband. It is built and is already in use to a...

Citizens' Assembly: Motion (21 Mar 2018)

Seán Kyne: We are not laughing at Deputy McGrath.

Citizens' Assembly: Motion (21 Mar 2018)

Seán Kyne: Bím ag éisteacht i gconaí.

Select Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 29 - Communications, Climate Action and Environment (Revised) (21 Mar 2018)

Seán Kyne: The aim of programme D is to manage Ireland’s mineral, hydrocarbon and other geological resources in a sustainable and productive manner. Funding under this programme allows my Department to provide reliable geoscience support for environmental protection and the sustainable development of Ireland’s natural resources, and to address the environmental, health and safety...

Select Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 29 - Communications, Climate Action and Environment (Revised) (21 Mar 2018)

Seán Kyne: I thank Deputy Lowry. He is right. I attended what was effectively a public meeting in Silvermines recently with the Deputy and his colleagues in Tipperary, which I think was very useful. There was ill-feeling about the issues and historical legacies of Silvermines. It shows the importance of other new mines that are being developed and the remediation fund which unfortunately was not...

Select Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 29 - Communications, Climate Action and Environment (Revised) (21 Mar 2018)

Seán Kyne: Programme E provides grant funding to Inland Fisheries Ireland, which is responsible for the conservation, management and regulation of Ireland’s inland fishery resource. In 2018, Inland Fisheries Ireland will continue to deliver its licensing, permitting and enforcement responsibilities, along with the rehabilitation of our rivers and streams. The delivery of a wide-ranging set of...

Select Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 29 - Communications, Climate Action and Environment (Revised) (21 Mar 2018)

Seán Kyne: Mr. Denis Maher is the principal officer in charge of inland fisheries and he will liaise with the Deputy about that issue.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Inland Fisheries (20 Mar 2018)

Seán Kyne: In August 2014, Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) launched policies on brown trout and pike. These policies, approved by the Board of IFI, were developed by two working groups, which included inter alia representatives from the main trout and pike angling federations. A review of these policies was scheduled to commence in 2017. However, recognising the views of stakeholders in...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Inland Fisheries Stocks (8 Mar 2018)

Seán Kyne: Ireland manages salmon stocks on an individual river basis. This management is carried out by Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI), the State Agency with statutory responsibility for inland fisheries. The management policy is based on the fact that each of Ireland’s 147 salmon rivers, river sections, estuaries, etc., has its own genetically unique stock of salmon, which migrates to sea...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Offshore Exploration Licences (8 Mar 2018)

Seán Kyne: I propose to take Questions Nos. 457 and 458 together. The criteria that are taken into account in considering an application for a petroleum authorisation are set out in Article 3 of the Licensing Terms for Offshore Oil and Gas Exploration, Development and Production 2007, which is available on my Department’s website www.dccae.gov.ie. These criteria include, inter alia, the work...

Project Ireland 2040: Statements (Resumed) (22 Feb 2018)

Seán Kyne: The Deputy means the Taoiseach.

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Multidenominational Schools (22 Feb 2018)

Seán Kyne: I thank Senator Ó Ríordáin for raising this issue as a Commencement matter. Unfortunately, the Minister, Deputy Bruton, is not available today. I am informed by his office that he was available on Tuesday and Wednesday and that he has debated this matter in this House and in the Dáil this week. I disagree fundamentally with the Senator's views on the Minister, Deputy...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Multidenominational Schools (22 Feb 2018)

Seán Kyne: I thank the Senator for his remarks. I will certainly relate his views to the Minister, Deputy Bruton. The reply states the case has been submitted to the Department by Educate Together and is currently under consideration. That is the gist of the reply. The Department is considering the case made and I certainly hope that, because the initiative is important, it will look favourably on...

Seanad: Telecommunications Services (Ducting and Cables) Bill 2018: Committee and Remaining Stages (22 Feb 2018)

Seán Kyne: I thank Members for their help in advancing the measures provided for in the Telecommunications Services (Ducting and Cables) Bill 2018. I thank Members who spoke on Second Stage for their positive comments and constructive input to the Bill. I am pleased to note that Members on all sides of the House are supportive of the principle of the Bill. Following consultation by my Department with...

Seanad: Telecommunications Services (Ducting and Cables) Bill 2018: Committee and Remaining Stages (22 Feb 2018)

Seán Kyne: Amendments Nos. 2 and 3 create a new section 2 and an addition to the Long Title to provide for and ensure that the ownership of the ducting and cables and ancillary equipment will vest in the Minister on the coming into operation of the section. This will eliminate the potential for any legal doubt in that regard and any possible delay in the bringing into full operation of the network.

Seanad: Telecommunications Services (Ducting and Cables) Bill 2018: Committee and Remaining Stages (22 Feb 2018)

Seán Kyne: I thank everyone for their co-operation on the Bill. It is great to see that it has gotten through the House. I hope it will get an equally speedy passage in the Dáil. I thank all Members for their co-operation today and last week.