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Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Renewable Energy Generation Targets (10 Nov 2015)

Michael Moynihan: Perhaps the Minister can update me on the opinion of his ministerial colleague, Deputy Alan Kelly, and when those new planning guidelines will be in place. Should there not be a moratorium until the new planning guidelines take effect? I understand wave energy technology has developed considerably. What aspects of the White Paper will refer to wave energy? Has the Department or have the...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Renewable Energy Generation Targets (10 Nov 2015)

Michael Moynihan: 67. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the reason for the delay in publishing the White Paper on energy; if there will be a policy shift toward maximising all renewables to meet our Europe 2020 renewable targets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39035/15]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Renewable Energy Generation Targets (10 Nov 2015)

Michael Moynihan: Could the Minister explain the delay in publishing the White Paper on energy? Will there be a policy shift towards maximising all renewables to meet our Europe 2020 renewables target, and will he make a statement on the matter?

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Broadcasting Charge (10 Nov 2015)

Michael Moynihan: 77. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his views on the latest plans for the planned introduction of the proposed public broadcasting charge; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38998/15]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Television Licence Fee Yield (10 Nov 2015)

Michael Moynihan: 80. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his views that revenue from the current television licence fee is being proportionately distributed to all public broadcasters; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38997/15]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Postal Codes (10 Nov 2015)

Michael Moynihan: 85. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if the investment in the Eircode postal system has provided value for money; if it is operational with all emergency services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38995/15]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Electricity Transmission Network (10 Nov 2015)

Michael Moynihan: 99. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his views on the recent decision by Eirgrid to implement a new regionalisation plan for Grid South; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38996/15]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Deployment (10 Nov 2015)

Michael Moynihan: 317. To ask the Minister for Defence the correspondence or communications received in his Department in 2011 or 2012 from the Office of the Taoiseach, or from the Governor of the Central Bank of Ireland, in relation to dispatching members of the army to protect ATMs or banks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39394/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Waste Management (10 Nov 2015)

Michael Moynihan: 549. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the status of the ongoing negotiations regarding the introduction of a waste tyre management scheme; if he has intervened personally in these consultations to resolve the concerns of the industry; the steps being taken by his Department to resolve the impasse; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39461/15]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: National Broadband Plan Implementation (10 Nov 2015)

Michael Moynihan: 561. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the procurement procedures his Department has in place to ensure an open and transparent tender process in awarding the contract for the national broadband plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39032/15]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: National Broadband Plan Expenditure (10 Nov 2015)

Michael Moynihan: 563. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the amount of the €34.756 million, included under the total programme expenditure for communications in his Department's 2016 Estimate, that will be allocated specifically to the national broadband plan in 2016; if supplementary funding is being allocated to this plan; if so, the total amount; and if he will make...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: National Broadband Plan Expenditure (10 Nov 2015)

Michael Moynihan: 564. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the proportion to be spent in 2016 from the moneys allocated under the infrastructure and capital investment plan 2016 to 2021 on the national broadband plan; if he will provide a breakdown in National Exchequer and European funding in 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39204/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Wind Energy Guidelines (5 Nov 2015)

Michael Moynihan: 17. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide an update on the latest discussions he has had on new planning guidelines for wind turbines; the scenarios examined for set-back distances between wind turbines and residential homes; the expected publication date for these guidelines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31790/15]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Grid Link Project: EirGrid (4 Nov 2015)

Michael Moynihan: I welcome the delegates from EirGrid. There seems to have been a complete turnaround in respect of the company's previous plans, which included a Grid South and Grid West. Why did EirGrid opt for this change in direction? Mr. Slye indicated that the new grid strategy has been tested to ensure it can deliver power into communities for the foreseeable future. How accurate is that...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Grid Link Project: EirGrid (4 Nov 2015)

Michael Moynihan: I would like to make two points. Given that EirGrid got the planning of the Grid West and Grid Link projects so wrong, without putting a tooth on it, is it feasible at this stage to take another look at the North-South interconnector? I suggest that it should be reconsidered in light of what has transpired with the Grid West and Grid Link projects. EirGrid has spent €12 million on...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Grid Link Project: EirGrid (4 Nov 2015)

Michael Moynihan: Will Mr. Slye accept that the 400 kV proposal was the wrong option and that EirGrid was wrong in what it was pursuing?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Grid Link Project: EirGrid (4 Nov 2015)

Michael Moynihan: Yes.

Topical Issue Debate: Vaccination Programme (3 Nov 2015)

Michael Moynihan: I know that the parents who have come together - they are a great group - have sought a meeting with the Minister. I ask him to meet with a representative body of these parents so they can outline the concerns they have. I have scanned through the official response. The word "risk" is there. If there is any risk, no matter how minute it might be in terms of the proof and examination of...

Topical Issue Debate: Vaccination Programme (3 Nov 2015)

Michael Moynihan: I welcome the opportunity to raise this issue along with Deputy O'Sullivan. I also met with parents of young girls affected by this issue, a number of whom are in my constituency. A meeting on the issue was also held in Killarney a couple of weeks ago, attended also by Deputies Brendan Griffin and Tom Fleming. There, parents outlined the side effects affecting these young women and the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (3 Nov 2015)

Michael Moynihan: 1006. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on the grant aid for major capital works for Ballinspittle national school in Kinsale in County Cork; the developments, if any, from the schools appraisal unit; when will a decision be made; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38365/15]