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Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: RTÉ Revenue (16 Oct 2019)

Seán Canney: We all know RTÉ has stated publicly it faces significant financial challenges and must maintain an emphasis on value for money across its services and technologies. As a result, it has initiated a review of all services with a view to restructuring. It has engaged with PricewaterhouseCoopers to validate strategy and financial modelling and it has also met the BAI. I repeat that no...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Broadband Service Provision (16 Oct 2019)

Seán Canney: I thank the Deputy for the question. I am one of the people who looks down the road at what my neighbours have because I cannot get a broadband service. I presume the premises the Deputy is referring to are in proximity to Eir’s deployment of high-speed broadband but are not of part of Eir's commercial roll-out to 300,000 predominantly rural premises in the commitment agreement...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Climate Action Fund (16 Oct 2019)

Seán Canney: It has always been the intention that legislation to facilitate the use of the NORA fund for climate action would be introduced. The commissioner will not be funded by the private sector. Just transition is high on the agenda when it comes to climate action. The Deputy will have heard the Minister replying to a question from Deputy Dooley on the issue of Moneypoint. In the context of just...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Climate Action Fund (16 Oct 2019)

Seán Canney: I thank the Deputy for the question. The climate action fund is one of four funds established under the National Development Plan 2018-2027 as part of Project Ireland 2040. The fund supports initiatives that contribute to the achievement of Ireland's climate and energy targets in a cost-effective manner. It also offers the potential for innovative interventions which, in the absence of...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Climate Action Fund (16 Oct 2019)

Seán Canney: NORA is currently funded by a levy at a rate of 2c per litre. This levy is charged on the sale of most petroleum products at the point of sale and paid for by consumers. It is collected by the oil companies each month and paid to NORA to fund its activities, including operating expenses incurred in the purchase of petroleum products and securing storage in Ireland and abroad. The NORA levy...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Inland Fisheries Ireland (16 Oct 2019)

Seán Canney: Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) did not purchase any vehicles in 2018, but disposed of 16 vehicles. To date in 2019, IFI has purchased 59 vehicles, including 8 electric vehicles, details of which are as set out in the attached table. Logo costs are included in the price of the vehicle quoted in the table but IFI have disaggregated these costs separately for the benefit of the Deputy. In...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Western Development Commission Funding (16 Oct 2019)

Seán Canney: Budget 2020 has seen the overall level of funding for my Department increase from €291 million in 2019 to €308 million in 2020. This €17 million increase will facilitate the continued delivery of key programmes for rural Ireland and for communities across the country. The breakdown of  my Department's 2020 allocation, including for the Western Development...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Control of Dogs (16 Oct 2019)

Seán Canney: A public consultation process on a review of measures relating to the control of dogs in Ireland  closed on 6 September 2019.   The consultation document posed a series of 10 questions, with interested parties requested to provide written submissions or comments on the questions asked. Approximately 1,000 submissions have been received. The issues raised in the submissions...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Rural and Community Development: Departmental Outputs and Expenditure - Vote 42: Minister for Rural and Community Development (16 Oct 2019)

Seán Canney: I apologise for not being present. I could not bilocate this morning and I had to be in the Dáil to answer questions.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Rural and Community Development: Departmental Outputs and Expenditure - Vote 42: Minister for Rural and Community Development (16 Oct 2019)

Seán Canney: I thank the Chairman. The Western Development Commission is working very closely with the Department on the Atlantic economic corridor task force. We have given them increased funding there so they will be able to play a bigger role in co-ordinating all of the activities of the Atlantic economic corridor task force. They are working very well with us. They are creating this movement and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Rural and Community Development: Departmental Outputs and Expenditure - Vote 42: Minister for Rural and Community Development (16 Oct 2019)

Seán Canney: Deputy Fitzmaurice asked about TEN-T. The Atlantic economic corridor task force met with officials from the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport. The Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport and I sat down and discussed TEN-T and the Atlantic area. Following on from that, we had a presentation from the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport at a task force meeting. Following on...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Rural and Community Development: Departmental Outputs and Expenditure - Vote 42: Minister for Rural and Community Development (16 Oct 2019)

Seán Canney: The Senator asked about the mobile telephone and broadband task force. I chair the task force. It is made up of representatives from telecommunications firms, local authorities, the Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment and the Department of Rural and Community Development broadband officers. We have stakeholders, including the Office of Public Works, OPW, ESB...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Catalan Referendum (15 Oct 2019)

Seán Canney: I thank the Senator for raising this matter. The Government follows closely developments in Spain, which is an important EU partner and a good friend of Ireland's. Irish people know Spain well. After Britain, it is the country to which we travel most. Furthermore, cities and towns across Spain are home to many Irish people and many Spaniards visit and live in Ireland. Upholding the rule...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Catalan Referendum (15 Oct 2019)

Seán Canney: As I stated in my opening remarks, the question of Catalan independence remains a deeply divisive and contentious issue in Catalonia and in the rest of Spain. It is through democratic processes in full respect of the law that differences of opinions must be contested. Upholding the rule of law is the foundation that underpins and protects our democracies. The problem presented to the...

Financial Resolutions 2019 - Financial Resolution No. 9: General (Resumed) (10 Oct 2019)

Seán Canney: I want to speak about the budget from the perspective of an independent rural Deputy. I begin by speaking about my role in the Departments of Rural and Community Development and Communications, Climate Action and Environment. I welcome the allocation of €190 million for the national broadband plan in 2020. This is a clear indication of the Government's intention to get the plan in...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Inland Fisheries Stocks (10 Oct 2019)

Seán Canney: I refer the Deputy to the response to Question No. 368 of Tuesday last, 8 October

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Fishing Industry (9 Oct 2019)

Seán Canney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 130 and 131 together. Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) manages salmon stocks on an individual river basis as each of Ireland’s over 140 salmon rivers (including river sections and estuaries) has its own genetically unique stock of salmon. IFI is supported in its management role by scientific advice from Ireland’s independent Technical...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Inland Fisheries Ireland (3 Oct 2019)

Seán Canney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 277, 279 and 280 together. As previously indicated in response to questions tabled by the Deputy project applications are made to Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) under funding schemes within National Strategy for Angling Development (NSAD) which opened earlier this year. I am advised by IFI that projects are in the final step of the process and...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Inland Fisheries Ireland (3 Oct 2019)

Seán Canney: The memorandum of 2018 entitled Environmental River Enhancement Programme (EREP) relates to the Shared Service Agreement between the OPW and IFI. This umbrella title covers various series of scientific and habitat management investigations in arterially drained rivers, commenced in 2008. The EREP is the successor to the Environmental Drainage Maintenance or EDM Programme, involving a series...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Voluntary Sector (3 Oct 2019)

Seán Canney: Supporting the role of volunteers in our society is an important element of my Department's work in developing vibrant, sustainable and inclusive communities.  Consequently, the development of a National Volunteering Strategy is a key priority for my Department. I am pleased to inform the Deputy that my Department has commenced work on the new National Volunteering...