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Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan Administration (13 Feb 2018)

Denis Naughten: The key personnel responsible for the National Broadband Plan comprise a senior management team from my Department supported by various work streams. Given the complex nature of the project, it was also necessary to acquire specialist advice, including external advisors. The external advisors, who are listed below, include a range of national and international...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Electric Vehicles (13 Feb 2018)

Denis Naughten: The ESB, through its eCars programme, has rolled out both publicly accessible charging infrastructure and domestic charge points for electric vehicles. In March 2014, the Commission for Regulation of Utilities approved an application from ESB Networks to recover the costs of a pilot project to a maximum of €25 million from use of system charges to cover the rollout of this...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Agencies (13 Feb 2018)

Denis Naughten: The information requested regarding the agencies under the aegis of my Department is an operational matter for each Agency. I will request the relevant bodies to reply directly to the Deputy with the information requested in respect of their organisation.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Renewable Energy Feed in Tariff Scheme (13 Feb 2018)

Denis Naughten: My Department has committed to updating the Renewable Energy Feed-in Tariff (REFIT) and other electricity support schemes funded by the Public Service Obligation (PSO) so that they are compatible with the new wholesale electricity market design on the island of Ireland, the Integrated-Single Electricity Market (I-SEM), which is due to go live in May of this year. ...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Renewable Energy Generation (13 Feb 2018)

Denis Naughten: My Department is developing a new Renewable Electricity Support Scheme (RESS) which is being designed to assist Ireland in meeting its renewable energy contribution to EU-wide targets out to 2030. The design of the new scheme has included an extensive independent economic appraisal which compared the cost of supporting a range of commercial renewable technologies including Solar PV...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Renewable Energy Generation (13 Feb 2018)

Denis Naughten: Data centres are becoming a key dimension of electricity demand growth in Ireland. While data centres currently account for less than 2% of Ireland’s total electricity demand, EirGrid have modelled a range of scenarios in their 2017 ‘Tomorrow's Energy Scenarios’ report including one scenario which provides for this to increase to as much as 36% by 2030. Given...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Electric Vehicles (13 Feb 2018)

Denis Naughten: The National Policy Framework for Alternative Fuels Infrastructure for Transport in Ireland 2017-2030 was published in May 2017. It sets out the ambition that all new cars and vans sold in Ireland from 2030 will be zero emission (or zero emission-capable). A range of policy measures aimed at supporting the transition to low emission vehicles are set out in the National Policy Framework ....

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Household Waste Collection Price Monitoring Group (13 Feb 2018)

Denis Naughten: I have established a Household Waste Collection Price Monitoring Group (PMG) to monitor the rates charged by household waste collectors and to date the PMG has met on five separate occasions, 13 September, 11 October, 14 November, 12 December and 9 January 2018, and has considered four months of pricing data trends. Statements by the PMG have been released on a monthly basis since...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan Data (13 Feb 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 7 out of 10 of the 2.3 million premises in Ireland have access to high speed broadband. By the end of this year that...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Post Office Network (13 Feb 2018)

Denis Naughten: The total amount paid by my Department for the preparation and publication of the Post Office Network Business Development Group Report, which was Chaired by Mr Bobby Kerr, was €41,327. This Report was published on 20 January 2016 and is available on my Department's website at www.dccae.gov.ie.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan: Discussion (8 Feb 2018)

Denis Naughten: Thank you, a Chathaoirligh. I am joined by some of my senior officials who are working on the national broadband plan. Orla Ryan and Ciarán Ó hÓbáin are to my left and to my right are Fergal Mulligan and Pat Neary. I thank committee members for giving me the opportunity to address them in a discussion of the decision of Eir to withdraw from the procurement process for...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan: Discussion (8 Feb 2018)

Denis Naughten: To clarify, I believe members were circulated with a note in advance. We have bizarre and archaic rules in this House but they are put in place for good reason. I can answer some of these questions but I cannot answer some of the others because I am not directly involved in this process. The people sitting beside me can answer those but, bizarrely, they cannot answer them in public session...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan: Discussion (8 Feb 2018)

Denis Naughten: -----and then the committee might go into private session?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan: Discussion (8 Feb 2018)

Denis Naughten: I just want to clarify that that is the intention.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan: Discussion (8 Feb 2018)

Denis Naughten: I think it is bonkers, but those are the rules of the House. It has nothing to do with me.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan: Discussion (8 Feb 2018)

Denis Naughten: As the Deputy knows, I am quite happy to answer as many questions as I can.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan: Discussion (8 Feb 2018)

Denis Naughten: The Deputy is asking the wrong desk. The Deputy needs to clarify that with the other desk.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan: Discussion (8 Feb 2018)

Denis Naughten: There are three questions I cannot answer. They relate to the value for money question the Chairman asked and the questions from Deputy Lowry and Senator O'Reilly on the pricing structure and so on. On the question as to whether enet will withdraw from the process, I have spoken with one of the key investors in this, David McCourt, who I believe is from Deputy Dooley's part of the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan: Discussion (8 Feb 2018)

Denis Naughten: Let me correct the record. I am quite willing to answer questions and the team is willing to answer any questions. The difficulty is the rules of the House, which I indicated at the start. These are not my rules but the committee rules and we were instructed about them. We are willing to answer as many questions in public as possible. I think it is bizarre that officials cannot answer...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan: Discussion (8 Feb 2018)

Denis Naughten: It seems bizarre to me too.