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Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Broadcasting Sector (11 Jul 2017)

Denis Naughten: The sale of the broadcasting rights of sporting events is a matter for the rights holder concerned and any broadcaster that may have an interest in purchasing those rights. Section 114 (1) of the Broadcasting Act 2009 states the principal objects and associated powers of RTÉ and Section 118 of the Act states the equivalent objects and associated powers of TG4. Section 98 provides that...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Broadband Service Provision (11 Jul 2017)

Denis Naughten: I propose to take Questions Nos. 604 to 607, inclusive, and 613 together. The Government's National Broadband Plan (NBP) will provide high speed broadband access of a minimum of 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 1.4m or 61% of the 2.3m...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Recycling Policy (11 Jul 2017)

Denis Naughten: Repak is the approved producer responsibility compliance scheme for packaging in Ireland and is tasked with meeting recovery and recycling targets established under the EU Packaging Directive (94/62/EC). In July 2014, the then Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government published a Review of the Producer Responsibility Initiative Model in Ireland. The aim of the review...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Electric Vehicle Grants (11 Jul 2017)

Denis Naughten: I propose to take Questions Nos. 609 and 610 together. The Electric Vehicles Grant Scheme provides grant aid of up to €5,000 towards the purchase of a new full battery electric vehicle (BEV) or a plugin hybrid electric vehicles (PHEV). The scheme, which will be kept under review, is continuing this year and an allocation of €5 million has been provided in my Department’s...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Departmental Staff Data (11 Jul 2017)

Denis Naughten: In the link are the current civil service pay scales which have also been sent by my Department to the Deputy's Office for his attention. .

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Better Energy Communities Programme (11 Jul 2017)

Denis Naughten: The Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) administers the Better Energy Communities (BEC) Scheme on behalf of my Department. The Scheme aims to support and encourage community based partnerships to improve the energy efficiency of homes, businesses and community facilities in a local area. To date the scheme has supported the upgrade of more than 14,000 homes and several hundred...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Climate Change Policy (11 Jul 2017)

Denis Naughten: I propose to take Questions Nos. 614 and 652 together. I refer to the reply to Questions Nos. 72 and 473 of 27 June 2017. I was pleased to announce earlier this year that the Government was moving to establish, on a two-year pilot basis, a National Dialogue on Climate Action. This is in line with the commitment set out in the Programme for a Partnership Government. The primary objective...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Broadband Service Provision (11 Jul 2017)

Denis Naughten: I propose to take Questions Nos. 615, 623 to 626, inclusive, 643 and 644 together. Through the National Broadband Plan (NBP) the Government has committed to intervening to ensure high speed broadband is available in parts of the country where commercial providers acting alone will not provide this essential service. This commitment to intervene will ensure that no part of Ireland, no...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Waste Management (11 Jul 2017)

Denis Naughten: Under waste management legislation, collectors of household waste are required to provide receptacles for the collection of residual, recyclable and food waste, in line with the requirements of their waste collection permit issued under the Waste Management Act 1996 (No. 10 of 1996), the Waste Management (Collection Permit) Regulations 2007, (S.I. 820 of 2007) as amended, and the...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Living Wage Implementation (11 Jul 2017)

Denis Naughten: My Department currently has 24 staff members who earn less than €11.70 gross per hour. The additional cost to my Department of introducing a living wage of €11.70 would be approximately €73,050 per annum. The information requested in relation to the agencies under the aegis of my Department is an operational matter for each agency. The Department...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Telecommunications Services Provision (11 Jul 2017)

Denis Naughten: 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 statutory authority to require commercial companies to roll out...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Waste Management Regulations (11 Jul 2017)

Denis Naughten: I propose to take Questions Nos. 629 and 635 to 638, inclusive, together. In line with the objectives of the national waste policy, A Resource Opportunity - Waste Management Policy in Ireland, in terms of maximising the resource potential and minimising the disposal of our waste, the European Union (Household Food Waste and Bio-waste) Regulations 2015 are designed to promote the...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Waste Management (11 Jul 2017)

Denis Naughten: Section 33 of the Waste Management Act 1996 provides, inter alia,  that each local authority shall collect, or arrange for the collection of, household waste within its functional area. Information on operators authorised to collect household waste in each local authority functional area across the State is held by the National Waste Collection Permit Office who can be contacted at .

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Illegal Dumping (11 Jul 2017)

Denis Naughten: I propose to take Questions Nos. 631, 632 and 634 together. Enforcement action in relation to illegal dumping is a matter for the relevant local authority concerned and also the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Office of Environmental Enforcement (OEE), which supervises the environmental protection activities of local authorities. The cost of illegal dumping is not collated by my...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Illegal Dumping (11 Jul 2017)

Denis Naughten: The quality of Ireland's environment is essential to the health and well-being of every citizen while industries such as tourism, agriculture and the food and drink sector depend on good quality air, land and water for the quality of their products and services. It makes absolute sense that we protect those resources through effective, proportionate and consistent systems of compliance and...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Departmental Advertising Expenditure (11 Jul 2017)

Denis Naughten: My Departmental remit includes complex policy areas, oversight of State regulation and service provision across key strategic services such as energy and public service broadcasting, and regulation of sectors such as mining and hydrocarbon exploration. Given the technical complexity, economic significance and community interest in these areas, there is a requirement to disseminate...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Climate Change Negotiations (11 Jul 2017)

Denis Naughten: I refer to the reply to Question No. 80 of 27 June 2017. The Paris Agreement, which entered into force in November 2016, aims to limit global average temperature rise to well below 2 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels, with an ambition of 1.5 degrees Celsius. The Agreement is designed to meet this objective through Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) submitted by all...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Waste Disposal Charges (11 Jul 2017)

Denis Naughten: The charges applied by waste management companies are matters for those companies and their customers, subject to compliance with all applicable environmental and other relevant legislation, including contract and consumer legislation. In the interest of encouraging further waste prevention, the Government has decided that flat-rate fees for kerbside household waste collection will be...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Post Office Network (11 Jul 2017)

Denis Naughten: As Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment, I have responsibility for the postal sector, including the governance of An Post, to ensure the company is fully compliant with the Code of Practice for the Governance of State Bodies and the governance functions included in the statutory framework underpinning An Post. Operational matters and the role of developing...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: State Properties (11 Jul 2017)

Denis Naughten: Ireland has a national energy efficiency target of 20% by 2020. The public sector with a critical leadership role to play has a more ambitious 33% energy efficiency target in the same period. Very significant public sector efficiency gains have already been made with a 21% improvement in energy efficiency achieved by the end of 2015. This equates to €154 million in avoided energy...