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Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Waste Management Regulations (29 May 2018)

Denis Naughten: While regulation of the scrap metal industry or the second hand precious metals industry is not a matter within the remit of my Department, the regulation of waste activities is, of course, relevant to the industry. Such activities require authorisation in accordance with the Waste Management Act 1996 and depending on the authorisation required, these activities are controlled either by the...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Broadband Service Provision (29 May 2018)

Denis Naughten: The Government's National Broadband Plan (NBP) aims to ensure high speed broadband access (minimum 30 megabits per second) to all premises in Ireland, regardless of location.  The NBP has been a catalyst in encouraging investment by the telecoms sector. Today, almost 7 out of 10 of the 2.3 million premises in Ireland have access to high speed broadband. By 2020, 9 out of 10 premises will...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Waste Disposal (29 May 2018)

Denis Naughten: Ireland fully embraces the ambition of the new strategy European Strategy for Plastics and I am committed to going beyond it. Already many of the measures recommended in the Strategy, such as extended producer responsibility schemes, the landfill and plastic bag levies, as well as robust enforcement, are well embedded into Irish resource management.  The national recycling list and...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Advertising Regulation (29 May 2018)

Denis Naughten: The Advertising Standards Authority for Ireland (ASAI) is the independent self-regulatory body set up and financed by the advertising industry which promotes standards of marketing communications including advertising both online and offline, promotional marketing and direct marketing. The ASAI's Code of Standards for Advertising and Marketing Communications in Ireland applies to...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Contracts (29 May 2018)

Denis Naughten: Capita Business Support Services Ireland, trading as Eircode, was awarded a 10 year contract in December 2013 to develop, implement, maintain and promote the use of the National Postcode System "Eircode". As part of normal contract oversight arrangements, Capita has assured my Department that their current financial position will not impact on their capacity to  deliver their...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan Implementation (29 May 2018)

Denis Naughten: The Government's National Broadband Plan (NBP) aims to ensure high speed broadband access (minimum 30 megabits per second) to all premises in Ireland, regardless of location.  The NBP has been a catalyst in encouraging investment by the telecoms sector. Today, almost 7 out of 10 of the 2.3 million premises in Ireland have access to high speed broadband. By 2020, 9 out of 10 premises will...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Waste Disposal Charges (29 May 2018)

Denis Naughten: In line with the commitments set out in A Resource Opportunity - Waste Management Policy in Ireland, published in 2012, and in the interest of encouraging further waste prevention and greater recycling, flat-rate fees for kerbside household waste collection are being phased out over the period autumn 2017 to autumn 2018, as customers contracts come up for renewal. The necessary regulatory...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Waste Disposal Charges (29 May 2018)

Denis Naughten: There are no plans to introduce a requirement for waste collection companies to charge for collecting recycling.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Ministerial Transport (29 May 2018)

Denis Naughten: Under new arrangements agreed by Government in March 2011, Ministers, with the exception of the Taoiseach, Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality who retained their State car and Garda Drivers, could appoint two civilian drivers to drive their personal car, and claim mileage and related costs. These arrangements were already in place for Ministers of State. The following Table...

Questions on Promised Legislation (24 May 2018)

Denis Naughten: That was about wind turbines and we sorted it out.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Waste Data (24 May 2018)

Denis Naughten: I propose to take Questions Nos. 185 to 187, inclusive, together. Packaging statistics are compiled in Ireland by the EPA in accordance with the EU Packaging Directive.  In accordance with that Directive, we are obliged to report by tonnage on the following packaging types: Glass, Plastic, Paper and Board, Metals and Wood.  In the most recent statistics compiled by the EPA, 282,148...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Waste Disposal Charges (24 May 2018)

Denis Naughten: The fee structure of the company in question is based on the principle of producer responsibility and is designed to ensure that the cost of recovery of packaging waste is spread on an equitable basis. The key elements of that principle are that responsibility is shared across the supply chain and that producers contribute to national recycling in accordance with the amount and type of...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Litter Pollution (24 May 2018)

Denis Naughten: The fee structure of the company in question is based on the principle of producer responsibility and is designed to ensure that the cost of recovery of packaging waste is spread on an equitable basis. The fees collected are designed to contribute to national recycling rates in accordance with the amount and type of packaging they place on the market. The fees do not fund litter clean up...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Waste Disposal (24 May 2018)

Denis Naughten: Local authorities are responsible for keeping public places that are under their control, including public roads, clear of litter as far as is practicably possible. This includes arranging cleansing programmes, as well as providing and emptying litter bins. Each local authority must prepare a litter management plan for its area, setting out its objectives to prevent and control litter, along...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Waste Management (24 May 2018)

Denis Naughten: I propose to take Questions Nos. 191 to 193, inclusive, together. I recently wrote to the European Commissioner with responsibility for the environment to welcome the EU plastics strategy. I assured him Ireland fully embraced the ambitions of the new strategy. I asked the Commission to focus, in particular, on the most difficult non-recyclable plastics such as soft wrapping, film and single...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Legal Cases (24 May 2018)

Denis Naughten: The Chief State Solicitor’s Office (CSSO) is a constituent part of the Office of the Attorney General and provides litigation, advisory and conveyancing services to Government Departments. These services are funded from the CSSO’s budgetary allocation, which is voted annually by Dáil Éireann. My Department also procures external legal advice in...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Offshore Exploration Licences (24 May 2018)

Denis Naughten: I propose to take Questions Nos. 195 and 196 together. In advance of the 2015 Atlantic Margin Licensing Round, the Irish Offshore Strategic Environmental Assessment 5 process was undertaken by my Department and included consideration of potential environmental impacts which may arise specifically as a result of petroleum exploration activities.Any exploration activity proposed...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Air Pollution (24 May 2018)

Denis Naughten: Ireland’s national ammonia inventory does not include emissions from manures or slurries originating in Northern Ireland.  Neither my Department nor the Environmental Protection Agency collects statistics on the volumes of manure or slurry crossing the border.  However, I understand from my colleague the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, that his Department...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Renewable Energy Generation (24 May 2018)

Denis Naughten: The 2014 Offshore Renewable Energy Development Plan (OREDP) sets out the Government’s policy for the sustainable development of our abundant offshore renewable energy resources. Under the OREDP, Exchequer support for research, development and demonstration of ocean renewable energy (ORE) technology has been increased. Between 2014 and 2017 capital funding of €17.7 million was...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Broadband Service Provision (23 May 2018)

Denis Naughten: The Government's National Broadband Plan (NBP) aims to ensure high speed broadband access (minimum 30 megabits per second) to all premises in Ireland, regardless of location.  The NBP has been a catalyst in encouraging investment by the telecoms sector. Today, almost 7 out of 10 of the 2.3 million premises in Ireland have access to high speed broadband. This will increase to nearly 8 out...