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Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Telecommunications Infrastructure (30 May 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: Electric Vehicles (30 May 2019)

Richard Bruton: The correspondence supplied was received in my office on 8 May 2019 and a detailed response was issued on 23 May 2019. Providing adequate charging infrastructure is critical to ensure continued growth in electric vehicles. Home charging is the most cost-effective way to charge an electric vehicle and is the primary method of charging for the majority of electric vehicles both...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Broadband Service Provision (30 May 2019)

Richard Bruton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 124 and 125 together. Both premises referenced by the Deputy are in the AMBER area on the National Broadband Plan (NBP) High Speed Broadband Map, which is available on my Department's website at www.broadband.gov.ie The AMBER areas represent the target areas for the proposed State led Intervention under the NBP. This intervention is the subject of the...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan Data (30 May 2019)

Richard Bruton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 126, 127 and 131 together. The NBP procurement process set out a mechanism for the Department to assess and approve or reject changes to the membership of any of the bidders. In demonstrating financial and economic capacity, Granahan McCourt relied on the resources of Tetrad Corporation and McCourt Global LLC. who were approved by the Department as bidder...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (30 May 2019)

Richard Bruton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 128 and 129 together. National Broadband Ireland (NBI) is a new entity established by the bidder Granahan McCourt for the purposes of delivering the NBP. The equity of NBI will be invested via a holding company as would be typical for projects such as this. The holding company will be wholly owned by Granahan McCourt Dublin (Ireland) Limited, subject...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (30 May 2019)

Richard Bruton: The National Broadband Plan (NBP) agreement sets out the contractual framework for delivery of the project. The Agreement is a very detailed contract tailored specifically for the unique requirements of the NBP, running to over 1,500 pages. The Agreement has been subject to detailed and extensive dialogue with bidders over the past 3 years, resulting in a number of revised versions being...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (30 May 2019)

Richard Bruton: The National Broadband Plan (NBP) agreement sets out the contractual framework for delivery of the project. The Agreement is a comprehensive contract tailored specifically for the unique requirements of the NBP, running to over 1,500 pages. The Government decision on 7 May 2019, means that it is intended to award the NBP State intervention contract to National Broadband Ireland, subject...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan Data (30 May 2019)

Richard Bruton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 133 and 134 together. The National Broadband Plan procurement process, by its nature, has required a significant level of interaction with each of the bidders that participated in that process. This includes meetings between the National Broadband Plan Procurement Team and representatives of the final bidder, Granahan McCourt, since the Competitive Dialogue...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (29 May 2019)

Richard Bruton: I assure the Deputy that a very good budget has been made available. It will be managed so we can meet the commitments. It is very encouraging to see very high demand for these schemes. One of the challenges we will be working on in the climate will be to show how we can scale those up and develop new models that are capable of being scaled up because of the levels of interest and need....

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Postal Codes (29 May 2019)

Richard Bruton: Eircodes are assigned to new property addresses using a valid postal address and verified geo-locations. An Post collects information on new and existing buildings, as well as changes to existing addresses and Ordnance Survey Ireland provides the geo-locations for these buildings. An Post GeoDirectory, issue a new release of the GeoDirectory database file on a quarterly basis to Capita...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Broadband Service Provision (29 May 2019)

Richard Bruton: The premises referenced by the Deputy, is in the AMBER area on the National Broadband Plan (NBP) High Speed Broadband Map, which is available on my Department's website at www.broadband.gov.ie. The AMBER areas represent the target areas for the proposed State led Intervention under the NBP. This intervention is the subject of the procurement process to engage a company to build, operate...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (28 May 2019)

Richard Bruton: As the Deputy knows, two weeks ago, the Government made a decision to appoint a preferred bidder and now contracts will have to be completed to the satisfaction of the State. We will not sign any contracts until that is done and we are satisfied that all the elements of the deal are in place. We have given an indicative timeline and predicted that the process could take up to six months to...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (28 May 2019)

Richard Bruton: The position is that it is about maths. We are 84% dependent on fossil fuels and that will not change overnight. The ambition of Europe is to go from 16% renewables to 32% by 2030. That will still leave huge dependence on fossil fuels in Ireland and in Europe. Our choice is whether, by abandoning exploration, we switch to fracked gas from the US or to gas coming from Russia or Saudi...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (28 May 2019)

Richard Bruton: I will try to be as brief as the questioners were. The first point to make is that the Bill to which the Deputies refer will not reduce our greenhouse gases by a single ounce or gramme. Our challenge is to reduce greenhouse gases in Ireland.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (28 May 2019)

Richard Bruton: We have failed to meet our 2020 target and we are determined to meet our 2030 target. The reality is that, today, 84% of our needs are met by fossil fuels. Our problem is not too much exploration, it is too much dependence on and use of fossil fuels. We must reduce that 84% over the coming years, which is what we are determined to do.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (28 May 2019)

Richard Bruton: We are determined to reduce its use in every sector of the economy, including buildings and transport, and to use a range of policy tools to bring that about, including carbon pricing, which is an important system for pricing the damage that is done.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (28 May 2019)

Richard Bruton: It is important not to pretend there is a magic bullet that will change our 84% dependence on fossil fuels to something else. That will not happen. We must have a sensible transition from a dependence rate of 84% and reduce that over time. Gas will always be part of that transition.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Electric Vehicles (28 May 2019)

Richard Bruton: A grant of up to €600 is available to support the purchase and installation of an electric vehicle home charger, for purchasers of new and second-hand electric vehicles since 1 January 2018. All models of Battery Electric Vehicles and Plugin Hybrid Electric Vehicles which are (or were previously) eligible for grant support under the EV Grant Scheme are eligible for the home charger...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan Implementation (28 May 2019)

Richard Bruton: Through the analysis conducted to date, National Broadband Ireland (NBI) does not anticipate that there will be many premises that will involve a high cost to connect. The Department and NBI have completed high level designs to determine the quantities of existing infrastructure that can be re-used and quantities of new infrastructure that will need to be deployed to deliver the NBP State...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Telecommunications Infrastructure (28 May 2019)

Richard Bruton: The transatlantic subsea fibre optic cable referenced by the Deputy extends from the United States of America to Killala, County Mayo. This is privately owned infrastructure. The installation and operation of commercial telecommunications infrastructure in Ireland is undertaken by commercial companies operating in a liberalised market and I have no function in this area. Additionally...