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Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Post Office Network (27 Mar 2019)

Seán Canney: In September 2017 the Labour Court issued a recommendation on a 2% pay increase from July 2017 in An Post. The payment was conditional on the achievement of necessary cost savings. As I said, one of the requirements was the closure of a mail centre. There are four mail centres. There is one each in Athlone, Cork, Dublin and Portlaoise. No decision has been made on which centre will...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Post Office Network (27 Mar 2019)

Seán Canney: I re-emphasise that this is an operational issue. What the Deputy has said about the increase in the parcel business is good news. With our strategic plan, An Post has turned itself into a company that is moving forward and developing new business. It has been and will be strategic in its approach and the decisions it will make on the mail centre. It will do so in its best interests to...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Post Office Network (27 Mar 2019)

Seán Canney: An Post is a commercial State company with a mandate to deliver a postal delivery service and a viable post office network. It is also designated as the sole universal service provider under the Communications Regulation (Postal Services) Act 2011 which requires it to, among other matters, fulfil the universal service obligation of a five-day-per-week delivery service. Operational...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Exploration Licences (27 Mar 2019)

Seán Canney: On 14 November 2018, my Department received an application from CNOOC Petroleum Europe Limited (formerly known as Nexen Petroleum U.K. Limited) to drill an exploratory well within Frontier Exploration Licence 3/18 in the Porcupine Basin. The Licence is operated by CNOOC Petroleum Europe Limited and ExxonMobil Exploration and Production Ireland (Offshore South) Limited has a 50% non-operating...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: River Basin Management Plans (27 Mar 2019)

Seán Canney: Ameliorative works to Fermoy weir are entirely the responsibility of Cork County Council as owners of the infrastructure. My Department and its agency Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) have no function in the issue of ameliorative works to Council owned property and have not been engaged in discussion with the Council in this regard. For clarity I can confirm that my Department and IFI have...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Salmon Hardship Scheme (27 Mar 2019)

Seán Canney: I refer to reply to Question No. 246 of 6 March 2019. The position is unchanged.

Gnó Comhaltaí Príobháideacha - Private Members' Business - Petroleum and Other Minerals Development (Amendment) (Climate Emergency Measures) Bill 2018: Motion (26 Mar 2019)

Seán Canney: I thank the Deputies for their contributions. We have heard a range of views on the clear need for action on climate change. Much of it chimes with the recent messages from our young students and their demands for action from us. Regardless of one's position on this Bill, we are moving in the right direction by spending more of our time discussing these matters. As the Minister of...

Gnó Comhaltaí Príobháideacha - Private Members' Business - Petroleum and Other Minerals Development (Amendment) (Climate Emergency Measures) Bill 2018: Motion (26 Mar 2019)

Seán Canney: I will, but I have listened to a great deal tonight and there was very little about the motion so I must reply to everything that was said.

Gnó Comhaltaí Príobháideacha - Private Members' Business - Petroleum and Other Minerals Development (Amendment) (Climate Emergency Measures) Bill 2018: Motion (26 Mar 2019)

Seán Canney: Such measures will have to be funded. This issue is being considered by the climate committee and I look forward to seeing its recommendations. As the Taoiseach has said, a carbon tax should not be about raising money for the Government or punishing people in their pockets. It should be about nudging people and businesses to change behaviour and adopt new technologies. We must also work...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Angling Sector (26 Mar 2019)

Seán Canney: The National Strategy for Angling Development (NSAD) is the first comprehensive National framework for the development of our angling resources. Within an overarching conservation ethos and focus, the National Strategy sets out three strategic objectives for angling: - To make angling accessible and attractive through information, infrastructure and support. - To develop tourism through the...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Mobile Telephony Services (26 Mar 2019)

Seán Canney: The project referred to by the Deputy is supported by my Department under the Digital Innovation Programme. The Digital Innovation Programme was launched in 2018 with the aim of supporting digital development in Local Authority areas for the benefit of communities. Applications are required to meet certain criteria which include the project being Local Authority-led, and providing...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Information and Communications Technology (26 Mar 2019)

Seán Canney: My Department currently co-funds the salary of a Broadband Officer in each of the 31 Local Authorities across the country. The Broadband Officers were appointed to support the Mobile Phone and Broadband Taskforce, which I chair. The Taskforce is working to improve mobile phone and broadband services for all users by identifying and addressing issues that can enhance those services. ...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Control of Dogs (26 Mar 2019)

Seán Canney: Under the Control of Dogs Acts, local authorities have responsibility for operating and managing dog control and licensing services in their administrative areas. This includes the management of dog pounds and shelters and my Department has no involvement in this process. However, enquiries have been made by my Department with the local authority concerned. It tendered for the...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Voluntary Sector Funding (26 Mar 2019)

Seán Canney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1223, 1225 and 1230 to 1233, inclusive, together. My Department's Community and Voluntary Supports and programmes unit provide a cohesive framework of support for the community and voluntary sector. €3.5 million is being provided in 2019 under this programme to support 21 Volunteer Centres, eight Volunteering Information Services and a number of...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Voluntary Sector Funding (13 Mar 2019)

Seán Canney: My Department's community and voluntary supports and programmes unit provide a cohesive framework of support for the community and voluntary sector. €3.5 million is being provided in 2019 under this programme to support 21 volunteer centres, eight volunteering information services and a number of volunteer-supporting organisations, such as Volunteer Ireland. Following the...

National Children's Hospital: Motion [Private Members] (12 Mar 2019)

Seán Canney: It is clear from the debate that everybody in the House shares a commitment and determination to ensure that the children and young people of Ireland and their families can access world-class health services as soon as possible. This project presents a once-off opportunity to deliver adult, maternity and paediatric services on a single campus. The benefits of tri-location of a...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Control of Dogs (12 Mar 2019)

Seán Canney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 613 to 615, inclusive, together. The overall intention of dog control legislation is to place the onus on dog owners and those in control of dogs to act responsibly by keeping their dogs under effectual control. Such responsible dog ownership is the key to reducing incidences of sheep worrying and other problem behaviours. The Control of Dogs Acts...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Voluntary Sector Funding (12 Mar 2019)

Seán Canney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 616, 617, 621, 622, 624 and 625 together. My Department's community and voluntary supports and programmes unit provide a cohesive framework of support for the community and voluntary sector. €3.5 million is being provided in 2019 under this programme to support 21 volunteer centres, eight volunteering information services and a number of...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Control of Dogs (7 Mar 2019)

Seán Canney: My Department publishes statistics in respect of a range of dog control responsibilities of local authorities, including the number of dogs euthanised in local authority pounds.  Information up to and including 2017 is available on my Department’s website at the following link: The specific information requested is also outlined in the below table. I am pleased to note that the...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Salmon Hardship Scheme (6 Mar 2019)

Seán Canney: Commercial fishing for salmon is by way of public licence. Licences are applied for and issued annually. An annual public licence does not confer property or other rights on the holder and consequently licences are not transferable and cannot be offered for sale. In that regard also, the issue of compensation does not arise. The Salmon Hardship Scheme was introduced following the decision...