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Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Climate Change Policy (11 Jul 2019)

Seán Canney: I agree with the Deputy that ensuring we respect and deal with local communities is important. The Department works to ensure the impact of climate policies on rural areas and communities is given appropriate consideration. It is engaging with communities throughout the countries on these matters. The needs of rural areas are important in the light of the contribution their communities can...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Climate Change Policy (11 Jul 2019)

Seán Canney: Take Bord na Móna as the prime example. It is close to the Deputy's neck of the woods.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Climate Change Policy (11 Jul 2019)

Seán Canney: Like everyone, I view Bord na Móna as a model for every other organisation in transitioning in a fair way. It is embedded in the communities where it has worked since its inception. It is undertaking a large number of pilot schemes to examine ways of diversifying its business model and changing what it is doing from brown to green. That model will stand the test of time and show how...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Climate Change Policy (11 Jul 2019)

Seán Canney: I will take this question on behalf of the Minister. The cross-party report on climate was published by the Joint Committee on Climate Action in March 2019. Our Department actively engaged with the work of the committee and also in the preparation of the all-of-Government action plan published recently by the Minister, Deputy Bruton, and the Department of Communications, Climate Action...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Voluntary Sector (11 Jul 2019)

Seán Canney: The development of a National Volunteering Strategy is a key priority for my Department. A Call for Input (CFI) paper was launched in December 2018, as a first step in the development of this strategy. The CFI was circulated to a wide range of stakeholders and was also posted on my Department's website . This paper was designed to inform stakeholders about the proposed development of the...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Rural Broadband Scheme (11 Jul 2019)

Seán Canney: As Minister of State with responsibility for Community Development, Natural Resources and Digital Development, I work across both the Department of Rural and Community Development and the Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment. I also chair the Mobile Phone and Broadband Taskforce which was established in 2016 to identify and overcome obstacles to mobile phone and...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Inland Fisheries Ireland (11 Jul 2019)

Seán Canney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 735 to 737, inclusive, together. Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) has confirmed its intention to operate a programme of fisheries development including instream projects in 2020, subject to justified need and available resources. It is IFI’s policy to engage in pre-fishery enhancement surveys to enable it to support its interventions and monitor...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Offshore Exploration Licences (11 Jul 2019)

Seán Canney: Article 47 of the Licensing Terms for Offshore Oil and Gas Exploration, Development and Production provides for the confidentiality periods that apply in respect of returns and data furnished under the provisions of a petroleum authorisation. Two lease undertakings have been granted since 2010. The confidentiality periods applying to returns and data furnished to my Department in respect of...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Exploration Licences (11 Jul 2019)

Seán Canney: Applications received for a petroleum authorisation must demonstrate that the work programme proposed in their application will progress understanding of the petroleum prospectivity of the Irish Offshore and that the applicant has the financial and technical capability to undertake the proposed work programme. In that regard the consideration of applications is a complex process, which as in...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Dog Breeding Industry (11 Jul 2019)

Seán Canney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 877 and 878 together. My Department has overall policy responsibility for the Dog Breeding Establishments Act 2010. Under the Act local authorities are responsible for operational activities such as the registration, inspection and regulation of Dog Breeding Establishments, including enforcement activities. Section 18 of the Dog Breeding...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Prospecting Licences (9 Jul 2019)

Seán Canney: In light of current legal proceedings, I am not at liberty to discuss this matter further than my previous replies to Questions Nos. 551, 203 and 1204. This applies to both Prospecting Licence areas (PLA areas 3891 and 3931).

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Prospecting Licences (9 Jul 2019)

Seán Canney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 592 and 593 together. A Prospecting Licence application from MOAG Copper Gold Resources has been received. The application requests consent to prospect in a number of townlands in County Galway. This application was published in the Connacht Tribune on 6 June 2019 and has been open for consultation since then. A Prospecting Licence was held for this...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Animal Breeding Regulations (9 Jul 2019)

Seán Canney: My Department has overall policy responsibility for the Dog Breeding Establishments Act 2010. Under the Act local authorities are responsible for operational activities such as the registration, inspection and regulation of Dog Breeding Establishments, including enforcement activities. Last year, following a public consultation process my Department published new Guidelines for Dog...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Rural Regeneration and Development Fund (4 Jul 2019)

Seán Canney: I understand that the Deputy’s question refers to an application for funding from Cork County Council to the rural regeneration and development fund which is administered by the Department of Rural and Community Development. The rural regeneration and development fund seeks to support ambitious and strategic projects which have the potential to transform rural economies and...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Rural Regeneration and Development Fund (4 Jul 2019)

Seán Canney: The second call for applications to the rural regeneration and development fund is now open and the closing date for that is 6 August. The over-arching priority for the second call for proposals will be to support projects which exhibit the greatest potential for the achievement of stated national, regional and local strategic development and planning objectives, and the delivery of...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: North-South Interconnector (4 Jul 2019)

Seán Canney: The North-South interconnector is critical to improving the efficient operation of the single electricity market and increasing security of electricity supply across the island of Ireland. A resilient and well connected energy infrastructure is vital for Ireland's economic well being and the ability to respond to the future needs of energy consumers. In December 2016 An Bord Pleanála...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: North-South Interconnector (4 Jul 2019)

Seán Canney: There is a very definite need for this North-South interconnector. It is critical to ensuring that we have a safe, secure supply of electricity throughout the island of Ireland. It also supports the core objectives of European and national energy policy: sustainability, security of supply and competitiveness. The benefits associated with the project will include an increase in...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: North-South Interconnector (4 Jul 2019)

Seán Canney: Neither I, nor the Minister, Deputy Bruton, would ever say anything like that and I do not think anybody has said it. The important point is that there has been a planning process. There has been a review of putting it underground and my understanding is that it would cost three times more than it costs now.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: North-South Interconnector (4 Jul 2019)

Seán Canney: We are trying to create an interconnector that will provide competitiveness, security of supply and sustainability. I appreciate that people will have concerns about it but it has been through the planning process judicial review. That is an independent process. It is not carried out by Ministers or the Department. That is what the Planning Authority and An Bord Pleanála are there to do.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Energy Policy (4 Jul 2019)

Seán Canney: The climate action plan launched last month sets out Ireland's 2030 ambitions and puts the State on the right trajectory to meet net zero emissions by 2050. The plan provides that a support payment for excess electricity generated on site and exported to the grid will be available to all microgenerators by 2021 at the latest. ESB Networks and the Commission for Regulation of Utilities will...