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Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Waste Disposal Charges (23 Oct 2019)

Richard Bruton: Since mid-2017, a range of charging options have operated, which encourage householders to reduce and separate their waste. This provides flexibility to waste collectors to develop various service-price offerings that suit different household circumstances. Mandatory per kilogramme 'pay by weight' charging was not introduced. ​A Price Monitoring Group (PMG) was established in mid-2017...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Illegal Dumping (22 Oct 2019)

Richard Bruton: In recognition of the impact of illegal dumping on communities across the country, my Department developed the Anti-Dumping Initiative to enable local authorities to identify high risk or problem areas, develop appropriate enforcement responses, including the use of drone technology, and carry out clean-up operations in conjunction with community organisations. My Department provided funding...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Question Heading for question(s) 487,508,511 (22 Oct 2019)

Richard Bruton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 487, 508 and 511 together. The Government has allocated €119m in the budget for the initial roll out of the National Broadband Plan State Intervention in 2020, which is at present pending contract award. The multi-annual expenditure ceilings for Capital Expenditure for my Department are published in the Budget 2020 Expenditure Report. The total...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Broadband Service Provision (22 Oct 2019)

Richard Bruton: Every home, farm, school and business in Ireland will have access to high speed broadband – no matter where they are located – following the Government’s decision to approve the appointment of a Preferred Bidder to the National Broadband Plan. Under this plan, Ireland will become one of the first countries in the world to ensure that those in rural areas have the same...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Superannuation Schemes (22 Oct 2019)

Richard Bruton: Under section 20 of the An Post Main Superannuation Scheme, such issues are a matter for determination by the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform. In that context, the matter in question has previously been referred by my officials to that Department for consideration.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Water and Sewerage Schemes (22 Oct 2019)

Richard Bruton: Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) is the agency of my Department with the statutory remit for the conservation, protection and development of the inland fisheries resource. The involvement of IFI in the matter referred to by the Deputy is confined to that remit.I understand that Irish Water has overall responsibility for proposals to develop sewage sludge hubs and for compliance with relevant EU...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Renewable Energy Generation Targets (22 Oct 2019)

Richard Bruton: The share of renewable energy in the heating sector in Ireland has risen from 2.4% in 2000 to 6.9% in 2017. Ireland has a binding EU target of 12% by 2020. The 2019 Climate Action Plan recognises the need to lift our ambition in regards to the use of renewable energy. The Plan contains a range of actions across different sectors of society in relation to the use of renewable energy, together...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Mobile Telephony Services (22 Oct 2019)

Richard Bruton: The Report of the Mobile Phone and Broadband Taskforce, published in December 2016, contained 40 actions aimed at accelerating the delivery of telecommunications infrastructure by commercial operators and also at facilitating the rollout of the State led Intervention under the National Broadband Plan.An Implementation Review Report was published in February 2018 and provides a detailed...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan Administration (22 Oct 2019)

Richard Bruton: Every home, farm, school and business in Ireland will have access to high speed broadband – no matter where they are located – following the Government’s decision to approve the appointment of a preferred bidder to the National Broadband Plan. Since the Government decision in May 2019 to appoint NBI as the Preferred Bidder for the National Broadband Plan contract, work...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan Administration (22 Oct 2019)

Richard Bruton: Every home, farm, school and business in Ireland will have access to high speed broadband – no matter where they are located – following the Government’s decision to approve the appointment of a preferred bidder to the National Broadband Plan. Under this plan, Ireland will become one of the first countries in the world to ensure that those in rural areas have the same...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Landfill Sites (22 Oct 2019)

Richard Bruton: Information in relation to the particular types of waste accepted at existing landfill sites, including details of waste accepted at such sites, are available onwww.epa.ie.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Recycling Data (22 Oct 2019)

Richard Bruton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 496 and 497 together. As previously outlined in the response to the Parliamentary Question referred to by the Deputy, construction companies are required, under planning legislation, to prepare site Waste Management Plans which, inter alia, outline the manner in which clients, planners, designers, contractors, sub-contractors and suppliers can act...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Renewable Energy Feed-in Tariff Scheme (22 Oct 2019)

Richard Bruton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 498, 504 and 505 together. In order to deliver on the ambition set out in the Climate Action Plan, my Department is developing the Renewable Electricity Support Scheme (RESS). The RESS has been designed within a competitive auction-based, cost effective framework and the scheme will provide for a renewable electricity (RES-E) ambition of 70% by 2030. ...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Schemes Data (22 Oct 2019)

Richard Bruton: My Department funds a number of schemes to support homeowners to improve the energy performance of their properties. These are administered by the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI).Since 2000, over 400,000 homeowners have received direct support under these schemes to improve the energy efficiency of their properties. This year €100 million has been allocated to these...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Ministerial Meetings (22 Oct 2019)

Richard Bruton: I recently hosted a high level consultative forum on developing a new National Waste strategy and to discuss how this new strategy can deliver the ambitious targets set out in the Climate Action Plan. The forum took place on Monday 16th September 2019. The forum was attended by a number of representatives from the waste industry, local authorities, waste collectors, household...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Infrastructure (22 Oct 2019)

Richard Bruton: The Climate Action Plan sets out the actions we need to take to achieve our 2030 targets, to make our homes warmer, our air cleaner and to secure a sustainable, resilient Ireland for future generations. Under the Climate Action Plan we will: · Fully exit from peat and coal to generate electricity · Move from 30% renewable electricity today to 70% renewable electricity by...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Value for Money Reviews (22 Oct 2019)

Richard Bruton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 502 and 503 together. My Department administers a very diverse, complex and technical brief across critical and strategic sectors of the Irish economy. The technical, commercial, legal complexity and evolving nature of sectors with which the Department deals requires access from time to time to external professional expertise to assist in discharging its...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Broadband Service Provision (22 Oct 2019)

Richard Bruton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 506 and 509 together. Every home, farm, school and business in Ireland will have access to high speed broadband – no matter where they are located – following the Government’s decision to approve the appointment of a preferred bidder to the National Broadband Plan. Under this plan, Ireland will become one of the first countries in the...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Electric Vehicle Grants (22 Oct 2019)

Richard Bruton: The electric vehicle purchase grant provides grant aid of up to €5,000 towards the purchase of a new battery electric vehicle or new plug-in hybrid electric vehicle. From the introduction of the scheme to the end of September 2019, grant support has been provided for the purchase of a total of 8,450 new vehicles to the value of almost €39 million. To date this year, over...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: UN Conventions Ratification (22 Oct 2019)

Richard Bruton: The United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution (LRTAP Convention) was signed in 1979 by 32 countries, including Ireland, and entered into force in 1983. It has since been extended by eight protocols that identify specific measures to be taken by Parties to cut their emissions of air pollutants, including the 1999 , which Ireland...