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Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Agriculture Industry (21 Oct 2021)

Denis Naughten: Following the passage of the Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Act 2021, we now have to take into account the issue of sequestration. There is great anxiety among the farming community regarding what they will be asked to do as a result of carbon budgeting. We now have reports that agriculture will be asked to reduce emissions by up to one third, which, as the Minister...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Agriculture Industry (21 Oct 2021)

Denis Naughten: I welcome the commitments the Minister gave in respect of scientific research in this area. He is absolutely correct; without having a scientific basis, we have no opportunity to move forward. In 2016, this was made very clear to me, as Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment, from my engagement with colleague ministers throughout Europe and my Scottish counterpart. It...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Agriculture Industry (21 Oct 2021)

Denis Naughten: Let us put this in practical terms. We could be looking at an ask for the agricultural community of between 7 million tonnes and 8 million tonnes of a reduction between now and 2030. Teagasc has in place a roadmap that could achieve 2 million tonnes of that and, with a tailwind behind it, it might get up to 3.5 million tonnes. As an example, delivering on that target, however, would...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Industry (21 Oct 2021)

Denis Naughten: 58. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps he is taking to support the recognition of carbon removal on farms; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49991/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Measures (21 Oct 2021)

Denis Naughten: 119. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 4 of 10 September 2020, the progress to date in publishing the Sex Offenders (Amendment) Bill 2018; when it will be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48279/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Sex Offenders Notification Requirements (21 Oct 2021)

Denis Naughten: 123. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she is satisfied with the level of compliance by persons who are subject to the requirements of Part 2 of the Sex Offenders Act 2001; the number of breaches of these conditions recorded by An Garda Síochána in the past 12 months; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48280/21]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (21 Oct 2021)

Denis Naughten: 157. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number and dates of oral Ministerial briefings provided by his officials on the roll out of National Broadband Plan in 2020 and 2021; the Ministers present at each meeting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51755/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Measures (21 Oct 2021)

Denis Naughten: 266. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when the sex offenders (amendment) Bill will be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42548/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes (21 Oct 2021)

Denis Naughten: 299. To ask the Minister for Health when he will commence the Nursing Homes Support Scheme (Amendment) Act 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51765/21]

Autism Spectrum Disorder Bill 2017 [Seanad]: Second Stage [Private Members] (20 Oct 2021)

Denis Naughten: The purpose of the Bill is to address the inconsistency that exists throughout the State in respect of both the availability and type of services that are accessible to autistic children and adults through the implementation of a cross-departmental, multi-agency autism strategy. No strategy has been put in place in Ireland since the European Commission approved the charter of rights for...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: National Broadband Plan: Discussion (20 Oct 2021)

Denis Naughten: Apologies have been received from Senators Gavan and Garvey. Before we commence, I remind members participating remotely that they must do so from within the precincts of Leinster House. We are convened to discuss the issue of the roll-out of the national broadband plan, NBP, with particular focus on rural Ireland. The pandemic and the move to remote working and education has only...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: National Broadband Plan: Discussion (20 Oct 2021)

Denis Naughten: I thank Mr. Mulligan. I will ask a question before Deputy Kerrane comes in and Mr. Ó hÓbáin might come back when he has responded to the Deputy. He said the Department was currently looking at re-baselining the 2022 figures. He might explain how in the Government Estimate that was published last week, the target was set out for 130,000 homes to be passed by the end of next...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: National Broadband Plan: Discussion (20 Oct 2021)

Denis Naughten: This is related to Deputy Kerrane's question. In his opening statement, Mr. Ó hÓbáin said 113,000 premises are under construction in the deployment areas and that 27,000 premises can either order or preorder. In total, how many are under construction? The figure of 27,000 is not on top of the 113,000 premises. The figure of 113,000 includes some of those 27,000 premises....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: National Broadband Plan: Discussion (20 Oct 2021)

Denis Naughten: Do Mr. Ó hÓbáin or Mr. Neary want to answer regarding the total figures? The build is active on 113,000 premises at the moment. In total, 27,000 premises can avail of pre-ordering or can be connected. What is the total number at the moment?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: National Broadband Plan: Discussion (20 Oct 2021)

Denis Naughten: Yes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: National Broadband Plan: Discussion (20 Oct 2021)

Denis Naughten: The figure Mr. Ó hÓbáin gave a few minutes ago was 113,000 so we are 2,000 short already. How many have been actually built or passed?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: National Broadband Plan: Discussion (20 Oct 2021)

Denis Naughten: Before the witnesses come in, I will ask for clarification on two of the questions that have been asked. One of these was asked by Senator Murphy and another by both Senator Murphy and Deputy Kerrane. On Senator Murphy's own personal situation, he is caught in the Eir rural viable deployment area. There is fibre broadband on either side of him but he is caught in no man's land in the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: National Broadband Plan: Discussion (20 Oct 2021)

Denis Naughten: The difficulty with that, Mr. Ó hÓbáin, and I flagged this last December, is that the Department is waiting for people to go cap in hand and say this is happening. What the broadband officers have said to both Departments and to me, and what I said to the Department's officials last December, is that there must be a proactive strategy to say to those communities, "This is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: National Broadband Plan: Discussion (20 Oct 2021)

Denis Naughten: Thank you. I call Senator Róisín Garvey.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: National Broadband Plan: Discussion (20 Oct 2021)

Denis Naughten: Dr. O'Connor wants to answer the Senator's question.