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Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Mobile Telephony Services (10 Oct 2018)

Denis Naughten: I propose to take Questions Nos. 204 and 205 together. Providing telecommunications services, including mobile phone services, is a matter for the relevant service providers operating in a fully liberalised market regulated by the Commission for Communications Regulation (ComReg), as independent Regulator. I do not have statutory authority to require commercial companies to rollout...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Electricity Generation (10 Oct 2018)

Denis Naughten: The question regarding planning permission is a matter for the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government and I have no function in this area. Planning applications for solar farms are generally made to the relevant local planning authority with a right of appeal to An Bord Pleanála. However, from a grid connection application perspective, the most recent data indicates...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Policy (10 Oct 2018)

Denis Naughten: Ireland’s energy policy is fully aligned with the EU’s climate and energy objectives on the transition to decarbonisation, which includes continuous and on-going review of policies to reduce harmful emissions, improve energy efficiency, incentivise efficient and sustainable infrastructure investment, integrate markets, and promote research and innovation while ensuring our...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Electricity Generation (10 Oct 2018)

Denis Naughten: The Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) work closely with my Department and present a comprehensive overview of energy supply and demand in Ireland to inform Government policy. As part of their work, the SEAI publishes an annual “Energy in Ireland” Report which presents national energy statistics on energy production and consumption over a set period. The latest...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Environmental Policy (10 Oct 2018)

Denis Naughten: Ireland uses the Extended Producer Responsibility model for dealing with waste packaging.  Repak, the national producer responsibility scheme for packaging, is a not for profit organisation which charges fees to its members in accordance with the amount and type of packaging they place on the Irish market. These fees are used to subsidise the collection and recovery of waste packaging...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Waste Disposal (10 Oct 2018)

Denis Naughten: European, national and regional waste policy are all predicated on the management of waste in line with the waste hierarchy, whereby the prevention, preparation for re-use, recycling and other recovery of waste are preferred (in that order) to the disposal of waste. For instance, collectors of waste must conduct their activities in accordance with the relevant legislation and the conditions...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Issues (10 Oct 2018)

Denis Naughten: Planning statistics are compiled by each planning authority on an annual basis for collation and publication on my Department’s website, at the following link: . The statistics collected relate to the total numbers of: - Invalid planning applications received, - Applications received for outline permission and full permission, - Decisions to grant/refuse permission, - Decisions issued...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Electric Vehicles (9 Oct 2018)

Denis Naughten: I propose to take Questions Nos. 419 and 420 together. The majority of the existing network of publicly accessible charge points was rolled out by the ESB through its eCars programme. This network includes circa 80 fast chargers, mainly on national routes. A map showing the charge points, including the status and availability of the charge points, is available on the ESB's website at...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Broadband Service Provision (9 Oct 2018)

Denis Naughten: The premises referred to by the Deputy is in the LIGHT BLUE area on the High Speed Broadband Map, available on my Department's website, www.broadband.gov.ie. The LIGHT BLUE areas are where eir is in the process of deploying high speed broadband to 300,000 premises on a commercial basis. Under a Commitment Agreement signed with me in April 2017, eir is in the process of passing...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Charities Regulation (9 Oct 2018)

Denis Naughten: Clothes which have been donated for reuse fall outside the regulatory regime which controls the collection, sorting, storing or treatment of waste, regardless of whether the collection receptacle is owned by a charity or a non-charity. I have no role or remit in terms of regulating charities. However, one way to check if a clothing collection receptacle is for a genuine charity is to...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Broadband Service Provision (9 Oct 2018)

Denis Naughten: Premises along the R157 fall into the AMBER and BLUE categories on the High Speed Broadband Map, available at www.broadband.gov.ie. The specific premises referenced by eircode in the Deputy's question falls into the AMBER area on this Map. The BLUE areas represent those premises where commercial operators are already delivering or have plans to deliver high speed broadband. The AMBER...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: North-South Interconnector (9 Oct 2018)

Denis Naughten: Eirgrid is a commercial State company which holds the licence, from the Commission for the Regulation of Utilities, as transmission system operator (TSO) in Ireland, in accordance with EU and Irish law. CRU issued the licence to Eirgrid under S.14(1)(e) of the Electricity Regulation Act 1999 on 20th June 2001. In this role as transmission system operator, EirGrid, as the national authority,...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Broadband Service Provision (9 Oct 2018)

Denis Naughten: The premises referred to by the Deputy is in the AMBER area on the 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 and are the subject of an ongoing procurement process.  The procurement process to appoint a bidder for the National...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Climate Change Policy (9 Oct 2018)

Denis Naughten: The report of the Citizens’ Assembly was submitted to the Houses of the Oireachtas in April of this year, and the Houses subsequently established the Joint Committee on Climate Action to further consider the recommendations and report by the end of January 2019. In the context of the consideration of each of the recommendations of the Citizens’ Assembly it is now a matter for...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Broadband Service Provision (9 Oct 2018)

Denis Naughten: In April 2017 I published an updated High Speed Broadband Map which is available at . This map shows the areas targeted by commercial operators to provide high speed broadband services and the areas that will be included in the State Intervention Area under the National Broadband Plan. There are 289 premises in the townland of Monkstown, Co. Cork. Approximately 116 (40%) fall within the AMBER...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (9 Oct 2018)

Denis Naughten: Neither I nor officials from my Department have met or corresponded directly with the individuals named by the Deputy.I understand that officials from my Department have corresponded and met with the Head of Operations of a company which I am informed is owned by the individuals named by the Deputy. I am informed that the meeting, which took place on 4 July 2017, was in the context of that...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Ministerial Meetings (9 Oct 2018)

Denis Naughten: I propose to take Questions Nos. 430 and 436 together. While visiting New York from 16 to 18 July 2018, to address the United Nations on Ireland’s progress towards achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals by 2030, the Irish delegation, including myself, was invited to attend a dinner hosted by the McCourt family. I attended this dinner accompanied by my Private...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan Administration (9 Oct 2018)

Denis Naughten: I understand that 87 expressions of interest were received on the etenders portal from entities interested in the competition. The closing date for expressions of interest was 31 March 2016.  In keeping with normal procurement practice it is not intended to publish details of those expressions of interest. Once a supplier expressed an interest, it could then access further...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Official Engagements (9 Oct 2018)

Denis Naughten: A copy of my diary for the period 1 June to 30 September is set out in the following table. Date CLINIC 01/06/2018 CONNECT THE DOTS WORKSHOP 01/06/2018 OFFICIAL OPENING OF ASH PARK RECREATIONAL PARK 01/06/2018 BALLINASLOE CLINIC 04/06/2018 SECRETARY GENERAL 04/06/2018 PRE-CABINET 05/06/2018 WEEKLY DEBRIEF AFTER CABINET 05/06/2018 LEADERS QUESTIONS 05/06/2018 SECRETARY GENERAL...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Ministerial Meetings (9 Oct 2018)

Denis Naughten: In my capacity as Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment I regularly meet with a range of representatives from the telecommunications and other sectors. Details of my diary have been placed on the record of the House in response to  Question No [41201/18] on today's Order Paper.