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Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Folúntais ar Bhoird Stáit (4 Oct 2017)

Denis Naughten: Tá 12 phost ar Bhord TG4, a bhfuil trí chinn díobh le líonadh faoi láthair. I gcomhréir leis na Treoirlínte ar Cheapacháin chuig Boird Stáit, Samhain 2014, tá an tSeirbhís um Cheapacháin Phoiblí (SCP) i mbun próisis faoi láthair maidir le hiarrthóirí oiriúnacha do na folúntais seo a shainaithint....

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Broadband Service Provision (4 Oct 2017)

Denis Naughten: I propose to take Questions Nos. 176, 178 and 183 together. In April I 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 led Intervention under the National Broadband Plan (NBP). The...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Broadcasting Sector Regulation (4 Oct 2017)

Denis Naughten: The European Communities (Audiovisual Media Services) Regulations 2010 (S.I. 258/10), provides for the implementation of certain aspects of the European Union Audiovisual Media Services Directive. Regulation 13 of said S.I. provides for a system of co-regulation by media service providers of on-demand audiovisual media services in the State, including the creation of codes of...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (4 Oct 2017)

Denis Naughten: I propose to take Questions Nos. 179 and 185 together. The 2009 Effort Sharing Decision 406/2009/EC established binding annual greenhouse gas emission targets for EU Member States for the period 2013 to 2020. For the year 2020 itself, the target set for Ireland is that emissions should be 20% below their level in 2005. This will be Ireland’s contribution to the overall EU...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Mobile Telephony Services (4 Oct 2017)

Denis Naughten: I propose to take Questions Nos. 180 and 181 together. The provision of telecommunications services, including mobile phone and broadband services, is a matter for the service providers concerned which operate in a fully liberalised market regulated by the independent Regulator of the telecommunications sector, the Commission for Communications Regulation (ComReg). I do not have a...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Electric Vehicles (4 Oct 2017)

Denis Naughten: In May this year, the Government approved and published the National Policy Framework on Alternative Fuels Infrastructure for Transport in Ireland 2017 to 2030.  This policy framework sets an ambitious target that by 2030 all new cars and vans sold in Ireland will be zero emissions (or zero emissions capable). The policy framework also includes an indicative forecast of 20,000 electric...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Climate Change Policy (4 Oct 2017)

Denis Naughten: Ireland’s climate is changing consistent with regional and global trends. These changes are projected to continue and increase over the coming decades and include temperature rise, changes in the frequency and intensity of extreme weather events, sea level rise, and changes in precipitation patterns. The policy responses to climate change are two-fold: - Mitigation of emissions...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Renewable Energy Generation Targets (4 Oct 2017)

Denis Naughten: I propose to take Questions Nos. 186 and 187 together. 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 40% of electricity demand, 12% of heat and 10% of transport from renewable sources of energy, with the latter target also being...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Waste Disposal (4 Oct 2017)

Denis Naughten: European, national and regional waste policy are all predicated on the management of waste in line with the waste hierarchy, whereby the prevention, preparation for re-use, recycling and other recovery of waste are preferred (in that order) to the disposal of waste. Collectors of waste must conduct their activities in accordance with the relevant legislation and the conditions of their waste...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Illegal Dumping (3 Oct 2017)

Denis Naughten: The primary responsibility for the management of any waste, including costs for removal or disposal, lies with the holder of the waste, i.e. the natural or legal person in possession of the waste, or the producer of the waste. The Waste Management Act 1996 (as amended) imposes a general duty of care on holders of waste, under which a person may not hold, transport, recover or dispose of waste...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Illegal Dumping (3 Oct 2017)

Denis Naughten: My role, as Minister, is to provide the legislative and policy framework under which both local authority and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) enforcement action against illegal dumping is initiated. Enforcement action against illegal waste activity is a matter for the local authorities and the Office of Environmental Enforcement within the EPA. Under section 60(3) of the Waste...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Air Quality (3 Oct 2017)

Denis Naughten: Following a review by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) of air quality monitoring and information provision in Ireland, a decision was taken to develop a new Ambient Air Quality Monitoring Programme which aims to enhance and build on current arrangements. The new national Ambient Air Quality Monitoring Programme is being developed under Section 65 of the EPA Act, 1992...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan Implementation (3 Oct 2017)

Denis Naughten: The Government's National Broadband Plan (NBP) will 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 so that to date approximately 1.5m or 65% of the 2.3m premises in Ireland can get high speed broadband and this footprint is expanding....

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Schemes Data (3 Oct 2017)

Denis Naughten: The Warmth and Wellbeing scheme is a pilot initiative being delivered under the Government’s Strategy to Combat Energy Poverty and the Healthy Ireland Framework. The main aim of the scheme , which began in 2016, is to demonstrate the positive effects that making homes warmer and more energy efficient can have on the health and wellbeing of people in energy poverty who are living with a...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Environmental Protection Agency Reports (3 Oct 2017)

Denis Naughten: The Review of the Environmental Protection Agency was completed in 2011 and found that the EPA overall has provided ‘considerable benefit for Ireland’s environment and for the health and well-being of its people.' The assessment of the EPA was structured under a number of themes including: - Governance, - Internal Structure and Resources; - Licensing and Enforcement; -...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Broadband Service Provision (3 Oct 2017)

Denis Naughten: In April I 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. The Map is searchable by eircode. eir signed an agreement with me in April last committing to follow...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Natural Gas Grid (3 Oct 2017)

Denis Naughten: The development and expansion of the natural gas network is in the first instance a commercial matter for Gas Networks Ireland (GNI), which is mandated under Section 8 of the Gas Act 1976, as amended, to develop and maintain a national system for the supply of natural gas that is both economical and efficient. The Commission for Regulation of Utilities (CRU) is statutorily responsible for...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan Implementation (3 Oct 2017)

Denis Naughten: The Government's National Broadband Plan (NBP) will 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 so that to date approximately 1.5m or 65% of the 2.3m premises in Ireland can get high speed broadband and this footprint is...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: North-South Interconnector (3 Oct 2017)

Denis Naughten: I propose to take Questions Nos. 501 and 502 together. The 2012 Government Policy Statement on the Strategic Importance of Transmission and Other Energy Infrastructure states that - “The Government does not seek to direct EirGrid and ESB Networks or other energy infrastructure developers to particular sites or routes or technologies.” This also holds true for operational matters...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Climate Change Policy (3 Oct 2017)

Denis Naughten: The non-statutory 2012 National Climate Change Adaptation Framework (NCCAF) was the first step in developing a national policy in Ireland to address the anticipated impacts of climate change through a structured programme of action on adaptation. Under the 2012 Framework, the following four sectoral plans have been developed and published to date: 2012 NCCAF Sector Plan/Draft Plan Flood...