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Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Broadcasting Authority of Ireland (10 May 2018)

Denis Naughten: The Audiovisual Media Services Directive establishes the framework for the regulation of audiovisual media services in the European Union. The current Directive applies to linear broadcasting services, i.e. traditional television, and, in a limited way, to non-linear services, i.e. on-demand services such as the RTÉ Player. The Broadcasting Act 2009 established the Broadcasting Authority...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Broadband Service Charges (10 May 2018)

Denis Naughten: The provision of electronic telecommunications services by private operators, including charges for broadband, occurs within a fully liberalised market. Decisions by those operators with regard to all matters pertaining to the delivery of the service, including charges for broadband, are a matter for the service provider concerned. The regulation of the telecommunications market and the...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Internet Safety (10 May 2018)

Denis Naughten: I welcome the publication of the report to which the Deputy refers and I commend the work which the Committee on Children and Youth Affairs carried out in preparing it and considering the subject of online safety. As the Deputy is aware, I hosted an Open Policy Debate on Online Safety on 8 March 2018, which was officially opened by An Taoiseach. This event was coordinated with and...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Waste Management (9 May 2018)

Denis Naughten: I established a Household Waste Collection Price Monitoring Group (PMG) last year to monitor the rates charged by household waste collectors during the phasing out of flat rate fees. The PMG has met each month since September 2017 and has considered seven months of pricing data trends.  The PMG has indicated that, in the vast majority of cases to date, prices have remained...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Telecommunications Services Provision (9 May 2018)

Denis Naughten: I recognise the frustration felt by Irish consumers where telecommunications networks are not always delivering the services people expect. Accordingly, I specifically included in the Programme for Government a commitment to a Mobile Phone and Broadband Taskforce.  The Taskforce worked with key stakeholders to produce a report in December 2016, available on my Department’s...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Contracts Data (9 May 2018)

Denis Naughten: The company referred to in the Question was awarded a 10-year contract in December 2013 to develop, implement, maintain and promote the use of the National Postcode System "Eircode". The payment to the company for  establishing, operating and maintaining the National Postcode System (NPS) is expected to be €38m (VAT inclusive) over the life of the 10-year licence. ...

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

Denis Naughten: I propose to take Questions Nos. 230 and 232 together. I refer to the reply to Parliamentary Question No. 32 of 25 April 2018. The position is unchanged.

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

Denis Naughten: I refer to the reply to Parliamentary Question No. 24 of 25 April 2018. The position is unchanged.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Renewable Energy Generation Targets (9 May 2018)

Denis Naughten: The 2009 EU Renewable Energy Directive sets Ireland a legally binding target of meeting 16% of our energy requirements from renewable sources by 2020. Ireland is committed to achieving this target through meeting 40% of electricity demand, 12% of heat and 10% of transport from renewable sources of energy, with the latter target also being legally binding. The most recent annual data from...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Noise Pollution (9 May 2018)

Denis Naughten: Whenever a person considers a noise to be so loud, so continuous, so repeated, of such duration or pitch or occurring at such times that it gives reasonable cause for annoyance, he or she can initiate action to deal with it, for example, by engaging with the individual or entity causing the noise to come to some mutually acceptable understanding, or by contacting their local authority. ...

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

Denis Naughten: The current EU and national regulatory framework for telecommunications allows for the application of a Universal Service Obligation (USO) and relates solely to voice telephony and Functional Internet Access (28.8 kilobits per second) and is provided for under EU regulatory framework governing telecoms.  This Framework has ensured that householders can get an affordable fixed voice...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Capital Expenditure Programme (9 May 2018)

Denis Naughten: I propose to take Questions Nos. 236 to 238, inclusive, together.   My Department will oversee significant capital investment amounting to almost €1.5 billion over the period 2018 to 2022. Annual capital ceilings in respect of this five year period were published in the National Development Plan, as follows: 2018 - €209 million; 2019 - €256 million; 2020 -...

Radiological Protection (Amendment) Bill 2018: Report and Final Stages (8 May 2018)

Denis Naughten: No. It was on Second Stage.

Radiological Protection (Amendment) Bill 2018: Report and Final Stages (8 May 2018)

Denis Naughten: Now.

Radiological Protection (Amendment) Bill 2018: Report and Final Stages (8 May 2018)

Denis Naughten: I have said what I have said.

Radiological Protection (Amendment) Bill 2018: Report and Final Stages (8 May 2018)

Denis Naughten: At the outset, I congratulate Deputy Eamon Ryan on his three new colleagues. He will have a network across the country. I thank the three colleagues for raising the very important issue of radon. Deputies Eamon Ryan, Stanley and Lawless raised the issue early on in the passage of this legislation. On foot of that, we will introduce a pilot scheme specifically looking at testing. Deputy...

Radiological Protection (Amendment) Bill 2018: Report and Final Stages (8 May 2018)

Denis Naughten: It is in County Galway as well.

Radiological Protection (Amendment) Bill 2018: Report and Final Stages (8 May 2018)

Denis Naughten: No. It is in the constituency of Galway East, which is not my constituency.

Radiological Protection (Amendment) Bill 2018: Order for Report Stage (8 May 2018)

Denis Naughten: I move: "That Report Stage be taken now."

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Broadcasting Sector (8 May 2018)

Denis Naughten: I requested the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment to examine the longer term issue of the future funding of public service media. The Committee published their report at the end of November 2017. The findings of the report were debated in the Dáil on 29 March, 2018. Both Public Service Broadcasters spend millions of euro each year on...