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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: ESB Networks: Discussion (Resumed) (10 Jul 2019)
Hildegarde Naughton: With respect to mentioning names and identifying people, I ask the Deputy to speak in general terms.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: ESB Networks: Discussion (Resumed) (10 Jul 2019)
Hildegarde Naughton: I thank the witnesses for coming before us today.
- Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Applications Administration (9 Jul 2019)
Hildegarde Naughton: 141. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the status of the roll-out of online renewal for children’s passports since the project commenced in November 2018; the number of online child applications by county since then; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29631/19]
- Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Brexit Preparations (9 Jul 2019)
Hildegarde Naughton: 142. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the way in which the passport service is dealing with the increased demand for passports due to Brexit to date in 2019; the plans of the service to deal with the various Brexit scenarios over the coming months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29632/19]
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: ESB Networks: Commission for Regulation of Utilities (9 Jul 2019)
Hildegarde Naughton: We are now in public session and I thank people for their patience. We will now discuss the "RTÉ Investigates" programme that aired on 5 June 2019. I welcome the following representatives from the Commission for Regulation of Utilities, CRU: Dr. Paul McGowan, chairperson; Ms Karen Trant, director of energy networks and legal; Mr. Robert O'Rourke, electricity networks manager. Before we...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: ESB Networks: Commission for Regulation of Utilities (9 Jul 2019)
Hildegarde Naughton: What is the total amount of leakage reported to the CRU since the five-year review process commenced?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: ESB Networks: Commission for Regulation of Utilities (9 Jul 2019)
Hildegarde Naughton: That would be great. Dr. McGowan stated that in the period 2011 to 2015, ESB Networks requested funding and the CRU allowed a sum of €2.5 million.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: ESB Networks: Commission for Regulation of Utilities (9 Jul 2019)
Hildegarde Naughton: Sorry, €20.5 million. Only €6.2 million of it was spent. What further action was taken by the CRU regarding the non-spending? Was it happy with the response it received in that regard?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: ESB Networks: Commission for Regulation of Utilities (9 Jul 2019)
Hildegarde Naughton: Would it be cheaper to do this work during a recession, given lower labour and material costs?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: ESB Networks: Commission for Regulation of Utilities (9 Jul 2019)
Hildegarde Naughton: Dr. McGowan stated that the role of the CRU was to allow the capital spending to fix the leaks. Was there any communication with its fellow regulator, the Environmental Protection Agency, EPA, regarding the number of leaks that had taken place and the concern that they had not been dealt with? Was it of concern that the leaks had occurred and the money that was allocated was not spent?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: ESB Networks: Commission for Regulation of Utilities (9 Jul 2019)
Hildegarde Naughton: The CRU was aware that ESB Networks had not spent the money on the leaks. If I understand Dr. McGowan correctly, it told the CRU that it was compliant environmentally. Am I correct in that regard?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: ESB Networks: Commission for Regulation of Utilities (9 Jul 2019)
Hildegarde Naughton: Hindsight is a great thing. Knowing that the ESB had not spent the money, and I take Dr. McGowan's point that a recession occurred, does he feel that CRU has adequate environmental expertise in house to be able to assess such spending and to understand the environmental impact of leaks like this so that when it sees that capital investment has not been made to fix these leaks there is...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: ESB Networks: Commission for Regulation of Utilities (9 Jul 2019)
Hildegarde Naughton: The CRU agrees to allow them to spend X amount on what are leaks. The CRU is handing that over to the EPA. Given there was €20.5 million and only €6.2 million was spent, is there any look-back or follow-up in respect of this because it has an environmental impact? The big question relates to why red flags were not raised even after that. This was a serious environmental...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: ESB Networks: Commission for Regulation of Utilities (9 Jul 2019)
Hildegarde Naughton: A key message from this meeting is the need for communication, be it even informal, on environmental issues. I thank Dr. McGowan and his colleagues for attending. We appreciate their presence here this afternoon.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (3 Jul 2019)
Hildegarde Naughton: In Schedule B, is it agreed that COM (2019) 229 does not warrant further scrutiny? Agreed.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan: Discussion (Resumed) (3 Jul 2019)
Hildegarde Naughton: I welcome the officials from the Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment to the meeting to discuss the national broadband plan. They are Mr. Mark Griffin, Secretary General; Mr. Ciarán Ó hÓbáin, assistant secretary; Mr. Fergal Mulligan, programme director of the national broadband plan; Mr. Patrick Neary, chief technical officer; Ms Orla Ryan,...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan: Discussion (Resumed) (3 Jul 2019)
Hildegarde Naughton: I thank Mr. Griffin. Will he give me his perspective on Eir's contribution to our committee last week? What did Eir bid while it was in the process?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan: Discussion (Resumed) (3 Jul 2019)
Hildegarde Naughton: Does Mr. Neary want to come in? He can come in, through questioning, if he wants. What did Eir bid when it was involved in the process?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan: Discussion (Resumed) (3 Jul 2019)
Hildegarde Naughton: What was Eir's bid?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan: Discussion (Resumed) (3 Jul 2019)
Hildegarde Naughton: In fairness, I asked a question and want to give our guests a chance to respond.