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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Petroleum and Other Minerals Development (Amendment) (Climate Emergency Measures) Bill 2018: Discussion (18 Dec 2018)

Seán Canney: It has not yet been fully developed for the Atlantic.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Petroleum and Other Minerals Development (Amendment) (Climate Emergency Measures) Bill 2018: Discussion (18 Dec 2018)

Seán Canney: We are doing things. There are projects ongoing, but they are at development stage.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Petroleum and Other Minerals Development (Amendment) (Climate Emergency Measures) Bill 2018: Discussion (18 Dec 2018)

Seán Canney: I propose that amendment No. 2 be made. It proposes to change the text of the draft report which states the Bill has broad political support from Opposition parties to state tackling climate change has the support of all parties.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (18 Dec 2018)

Seán Canney: The challenge to reduce greenhouse gas emissions is well understood by Government and is reflected in national climate action and energy policy which seeks to balance the competing aspects of sustainability, competitiveness and security of supply. Ireland will, within the EU and UN climate frameworks, pursue and achieve a transition to a low-carbon, climate-resilient and environmentally...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Exploration Licences (18 Dec 2018)

Seán Canney: A regulation, amending the Minerals Development Acts and which provides the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment with the statutory authority to undertake screening for Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA), in line with EU Directive 2011/92/EU as amended by Directive 2014/52/EU, was signed on 28 September 2018. The regulation, which is entitled the European Union...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Inland Fisheries Ireland (18 Dec 2018)

Seán Canney: Following consultation with the European Commission and advice from the Revenue Commissioners, a Support Fund has been established by the Government to provide a restitution payment to address the hardship experienced by former eel fishermen and women in the light of the closure of the commercial eel fishery for conservation reasons in 2009. The fund is administered by Inland Fisheries...

Seanad: Children's Digital Protection Bill 2018: Second Stage (12 Dec 2018)

Seán Canney: It is my maiden voyage.

Seanad: Children's Digital Protection Bill 2018: Second Stage (12 Dec 2018)

Seán Canney: I thank Senator Freeman and her co-sponsors for introducing this Private Members' Bill. As has been said, the online world brings enormous benefits. We see these benefits in our everyday lives, from small business owners using new technologies to improve their products and services to families communicating with loved ones abroad in an instant. However, as the online world becomes more...

Seanad: Children's Digital Protection Bill 2018: Second Stage (12 Dec 2018)

Seán Canney: That is it.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Western Development Commission (11 Dec 2018)

Seán Canney: The Western Development Commission, WDC, was established on a statutory footing in 1999 under the Western Development Commission Act 1998. The main aim of the commission is to promote, foster and encourage economic and social development in the western region, covering the counties of Donegal, Leitrim, Sligo, Mayo, Roscommon, Galway and Clare. A Programme for a Partnership Government...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Dormant Accounts Fund (11 Dec 2018)

Seán Canney: The Deputy is right. As recommended by the Comptroller and Auditor General, my Department completed a review in 2017. The 15 recommendations seek to improve information gathering, simplify the operation of the fund and ensure that funding is used by the Departments or returned to the fund for use in other projects. Some good progress has been made, with comprehensive information on the...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Dormant Accounts Fund (11 Dec 2018)

Seán Canney: I again thank the Deputy . She is right. The diligence of the committee in coming up with the 15 recommendations has to be lauded. It is important that we take the recommendations on board. As the Minister of State with responsibility for the disbursement of the Dormant Accounts Fund, I will certainly be ensuring that everything is transparent. I repeat that €30 million - a not...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Dormant Accounts Fund (11 Dec 2018)

Seán Canney: The review of the Dormant Accounts Fund disbursement scheme, which was published in July 2018, set out 15 recommendations aimed at improving the management and administration of current and future disbursement schemes. One of the recommendations was to establish an interdepartmental group for the Dormant Accounts Fund to meet on a six-monthly basis. The stated purpose of the group is to...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Rural Development Policy (11 Dec 2018)

Seán Canney: LEADER, the social inclusion and community activation programme, SICAP, community services, CLÁR, townland and village and outdoor recreation are departmental schemes to enhance communities and to make them more vibrant. Of course, we need to do more because we have had a significant deficit in the rural areas and they have suffered most. CLÁR is there to help the areas where...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Rural Development Policy (11 Dec 2018)

Seán Canney: The Deputy's sentiments are the same as the Minister's, mine and other Deputies present. It is exactly what we want to do. We want to provide equal opportunities for people. There are many opportunities for us. The Minister, myself and the Department meet regularly with local authorities. The very good councillors in the municipal districts bring forward the issues. There is a huge...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Rural Development Policy (11 Dec 2018)

Seán Canney: The Department of Rural and Community Development was established to support the creation of vibrant and sustainable communities across the country, which supporting the development and promotion of the modern and efficient services needed for such communities to thrive is key to achieving. The Department provides a wide range of supports to communities in rural Ireland, including in the...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Dormant Accounts Fund Management (11 Dec 2018)

Seán Canney: The Dormant Accounts Action Plan 2017, published in July 2017 approved funding for a measure entitled access to services and amenities in rural Ireland. At that time, it was envisaged that this measure would support older people and people with disabilities in accessing services, amenities and activities within the community. It was also envisaged that the measure would support community...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Reviews (11 Dec 2018)

Seán Canney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 49 and 62 together. Pobal is a not for profit company which was originally established by Government in 1992 as Area Development Management (ADM) Ltd. Charitable status was granted to the company by the Revenue Commissioners on the 20th November 1996. In 2005 ADM was re-named Pobal. In accordance with Section 40 of the Charities Act, 2009, Pobal was...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Mobile Telephony Services (11 Dec 2018)

Seán Canney: The Mobile Phone and Broadband Taskforce was established in July 2016 to examine broadband and mobile phone coverage deficits in Ireland and identify tangible actions to improve the quality of these services. The Taskforce Report was published in December 2016, and included 40 actions to alleviate barriers to mobile phone reception and broadband access. An Implementation Group was...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Dormant Accounts Fund (11 Dec 2018)

Seán Canney: In February 2017, under the umbrella of the Dormant Accounts Fund, the then Department of Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs announced a competitive call for proposals from social enterprises that provide services to, or employment opportunities for, disadvantaged people, particularly in rural areas. The aim of the Social Enterprise measure supported by the Dormant...