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Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Cyber Security Data (25 Oct 2018)

Richard Bruton: My remit includes responsibility for both the policy and operational components of Cyber Security, and as such, the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) is located in my Department. The NCSC is responsible for acting as a conduit for information to constituents including operators of Critical National Infrastructure, businesses, Government Departments and Agencies, and also for providing...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Cyber Security (25 Oct 2018)

Richard Bruton: The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) is located within my Department, and serves to provide a range of cyber security services to owners of Government IT infrastructure and Critical National Infrastructure (CNI). The expertise contained within the NCSC covers a broad range of capabilities including computer science, software engineering, malware analysis and information technology...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Staff Data (25 Oct 2018)

Richard Bruton: The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the following table. The material has been prepared on a Full Time Equivalent basis. Grade FTE Administrative Officer 20.00 Assistant Principal 71.67 Assistant Secretary 5.00 Assistant Superintendent GSI 1.00 Cartographer GSI 1.00 Chief Superintendent 1.00 Chief Telecom Adviser 1.00 Civilian Driver 2.00 Clerical Officer 50.60...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan Data (25 Oct 2018)

Richard Bruton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 311 and 312 together. According to my Department’s High Speed Broadband Map, available at www.broadband.gov.ie, there are some 14,000 Sligo premises and some 11,000 Leitrim premises in the AMBER area. The AMBER areas represent the target areas for the proposed State led Intervention under the NBP and are the subject of an ongoing procurement...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Budgets (25 Oct 2018)

Richard Bruton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 314 to 319, inclusive, together. The €256 million in capital funding allocated to my Department in Budget 2019 represents a 22% or €47 million increase over 2018, and is divided across the six programme areas as follows: Programme Area €m Communications 74.4 Broadcasting 2.0 Energy 131.6 Natural Resources 13.3 Inland Fisheries 3.1...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Citizens Assembly (24 Oct 2018)

Richard Bruton: 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: National Broadband Plan Administration (24 Oct 2018)

Richard Bruton: 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, more than 7 out of 10 of the 2.3 million premises in Ireland have access to high speed broadband. The NBP will be...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Rural Broadband Scheme (24 Oct 2018)

Richard Bruton: There is a total of 95 premises in the townlands of Kilkea Demesne, Kilkea Lodge Farm and Kilkea Upperand Lower. All of these premises are 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...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan Implementation (24 Oct 2018)

Richard Bruton: In April 2017 my Department published an updated High Speed Broadband Map which is available at www.broadband.gov.ie. 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 (NBP). Premises on our offshore islands which fall within the AMBER area will...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Dúnadh Oifigí an Phoist (24 Oct 2018)

Richard Bruton: In Aibreán i mbliana, d’fhógair An Post fís athnuaite do líonra na n-oifigí poist, a dhíríonn ar infhaighteacht na seirbhísí nua mar chuid de líonra athnuaite nuachóirithe. Tá an doiciméad straitéise gaolmhar, A New Vision for Post Office Services, le fáil ar shuíomh gréasáin An Post agus leagtar...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Carbon Tax Implementation (24 Oct 2018)

Richard Bruton: Such a request can be made to the Department under the Freedom of Information legislation.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Foireann Roinne (24 Oct 2018)

Richard Bruton: Tá an Roinn Cumarsáide, Gníomhaithe ar son na hAeráide agus Comhshaoil tiomanta chun seirbhís trí Ghaeilge a chur ar fáil agus chun a hoibleagáidí reachtúla faoin Acht na dTeangacha Oifigiúla, 2003 a chomhlíonadh. Chuige sin, tá na céimeanna seo a leanas tógtha ag an Roinn seo agamsa: 1. In Aibreán 2017,...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Foireann Roinne (24 Oct 2018)

Richard Bruton: Is mian liom a chur in iúl don Teachta go bhfostaítear 413 ball foirne sa Roinn seo agamsa faoi láthair. Tá ceathrar ball foirne, nó 1% den líon iomlán, sainaitheanta ag Rannán na nAcmhainní Daonna mar dhaoine a bhfuil dóthain inniúlachta acu sa Ghaeilge chun seirbhísí a chur ar fáil tríd an teanga. Ba cheart a...

Prevention of Single-Use Plastic Waste: Motion [Private Members] (23 Oct 2018)

Richard Bruton: The Deputy is very hard on Ministers.

Prevention of Single-Use Plastic Waste: Motion [Private Members] (23 Oct 2018)

Richard Bruton: I thank the Acting Chairman. I thank Deputies Catherine Martin and Eamon Ryan for tabling this motion. I absolutely believe we need an effective policy to tackle plastics and their excessive use in Ireland. The figures I have — I am sure the Deputies are more familiar with them than I am — show that our usage of plastic, at 58 g per capita, is 80% above the EU average. We...

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

Richard Bruton: The school 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 is the subject of an ongoing procurement process. The procurement process to appoint a bidder for the State intervention...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (23 Oct 2018)

Richard Bruton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 521, 525, 527 and 537 together. The terms of reference for the independent NBP process auditor's review of the National Broadband Plan procurement process have been finalised and are available at . These terms of reference include timeline and scope and empower the Process Auditor, at his own discretion, to review all relevant...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Metropolitan Area Networks Programme (23 Oct 2018)

Richard Bruton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 522 and 524 together. My Department entered into two Concession Agreements with enet Ltd., a privately owned company in 2004 and 2009 respectively, following two separate public procurement processes. These agreements set out the terms under which enet is required to manage, operate and maintain the Metropolitan Area Networks. In March,...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Meetings (23 Oct 2018)

Richard Bruton: In 2017, the Irish Infrastructure Fund acquired a majority 78% shareholding in enet. I understand from the Department that in accordance with the terms of the Concession Agreement, enet notified the Department of the change of ownership arising from the sale of its shares and officials did not meet with representatives of the Irish Infrastructure Fund in relation to the...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Climate Change Policy (23 Oct 2018)

Richard Bruton: A number of significant policy initiatives have been undertaken by this Government since February 2016 to address climate change. Ireland's first National Mitigation Plan, which the government published in July 2017, is a whole-of-Government Plan, reflecting, in particular, the central roles of the Ministers responsible for the four key sectors with the most significant contribution to...