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Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Broadband Service Provision (21 Mar 2017)

Denis Naughten: The National Broadband Plan (NBP) aims to deliver high speed broadband services to every city, town, village and individual premises in Ireland. The Programme for Government commits to the delivery of the NBP as a matter of priority.  This is being achieved through a combination of commercial investment by the telecommunications sector and a State intervention in those...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Broadband Service Provision (21 Mar 2017)

Denis Naughten: The National Broadband Plan (NBP) aims to deliver high speed broadband services to every city, town, village and individual premises in Ireland. The Programme for Government commits to the delivery of the NBP as a matter of priority.  This is being achieved through a combination of commercial investment by the telecommunications sector and a State intervention in those...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Mobile Telephony Services (21 Mar 2017)

Denis Naughten: EU "Roam Like at Home" (RLAH) will give Irish and EU consumers the ability to use their mobile devices, within other EU countries, at domestic rates, subject to Fair Use Policy, from 15 June 2017. Throughout negotiations at EU level on this initiative, including at the EU Council of Ministers, Ireland has been fully supportive of the Roam Like at Home principle, and, in particular, the...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Better Energy Homes Scheme (21 Mar 2017)

Denis Naughten: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1119 and 1120 together. The measures currently offered under both the Better Energy Homes and Better Energy Warmer Homes schemes were selected as the best balance that could be achieved between the resources available to the schemes, the number of homes that can receive support and the energy savings that can delivered. In short, the...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Energy Efficiency (21 Mar 2017)

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

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Broadband Service Provision (21 Mar 2017)

Denis Naughten: The National Broadband Plan (NBP) aims to deliver high speed broadband services to every city, town, village and individual premises in Ireland. The Programme for Government commits to the delivery of the NBP as a matter of priority.  This is being achieved through a combination of commercial investment by the telecommunications sector and a State Intervention in those areas where...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Ambulance Service (21 Mar 2017)

Denis Naughten: I assume the Question is referring to the Emergency Call Answering Service call centre in Ballyshannon and not the National Ambulance Service call centre. The contract for a new Emergency Call Answering Service Operator is subject to a procurement process which commenced on 15 April 2016. This procurement process is currently on-going and is being conducted in accordance with the...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Public Sector Staff Remuneration (21 Mar 2017)

Denis Naughten: The One Person One Salary policy introduced by the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform has been brought to the attention of the bodies under the aegis of my Department and compliance in this regard is being observed. Worker Directors are excluded from this policy in relation to board fees.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Broadcasting Service Provision (21 Mar 2017)

Denis Naughten: The RTÉ mast referred to by the Deputy has been used to transmit RTÉ Radio 1 longwave service on 252 kHz since 2004, enabling RTÉ Radio 1 to be broadcast to Irish communities in Britain. In September 2014, RTÉ announced plans to shut down the service. While the initial plan was to close the long wave service on 27 October 2014, the proposed closure has been...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Broadband Service Provision (21 Mar 2017)

Denis Naughten: The National Broadband Plan (NBP) aims to deliver high speed broadband services to every city, town, village and individual premises in Ireland. The Programme for Government commits to the delivery of the NBP as a matter of priority.  This is being achieved through a combination of commercial investment by the telecommunications sector and a State Intervention in those areas where...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Broadband Service Provision (21 Mar 2017)

Denis Naughten: The National Broadband Plan (NBP) aims to deliver high speed broadband services to every city, town, village and individual premises in Ireland. The Programme for Government commits to the delivery of the NBP as a matter of priority.  This is being achieved through a combination of commercial investment by the telecommunications sector and a State intervention in those...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Illegal Dumping (21 Mar 2017)

Denis Naughten: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1128 and 1145 together. The Programme for Government contains a specific commitment to work with local authorities to tackle the problem of illegal dumping and to develop effective deterrents to discourage people from engaging in this anti-social behaviour. In accordance with this commitment, my Department has developed an Anti-Dumping Initiative to work...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Bituminous Fuel Ban (21 Mar 2017)

Denis Naughten: The ban on the marketing, sale and distribution of bituminous coal, or the ‘smoky coal ban’ as it is commonly known, has proved very effective in reducing particulate matter and sulphur dioxide levels within the areas it applies, with an associated significant improvement in public health. Research indicates, for example, that the ban has resulted in over 350 fewer...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Post Office Network (21 Mar 2017)

Denis Naughten: I am extremely cognisant of the value placed by communities in both rural and urban areas on services provided by post offices. Post offices, among other things, make Government and financial services locally available, provide a social centre for a community and encourage spending in local economies. They also play an important role in delivering social welfare payments to the public. It is...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Mobile Telephony Services (21 Mar 2017)

Denis Naughten: The matter raised in the Question is a customer service issue for each individual public body including Government Departments.  The use and display of telephone numbers is an area in which I have no statutory function. While I cannot compel public bodies including Government Departments and offices to use or display any particular telephone access codes in preference to alternative...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Better Energy Homes Scheme (21 Mar 2017)

Denis Naughten: The Better Energy Homes (BEH) Scheme, which along with the Communities and Warmer Homes schemes makes up the Better Energy Programme, provides grant aid to homeowners who wish to improve the energy performance of their home. Fixed grants are provided towards the cost of a range of measures including attic insulation, wall insulation, heating systems upgrades, solar...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Departmental Legal Costs (21 Mar 2017)

Denis Naughten: The information requested is being compiled and will be forwarded to the Deputy as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Bioenergy Strategy (21 Mar 2017)

Denis Naughten: The Draft Bioenergy Plan sets out the policy areas that must be coordinated to support the development of biomass sector in Ireland.  It identifies 19 measures to support the sustainable development of the sector.There are a wide range of Government departments, agencies and state bodies that are critical enablers for bioenergy development by virtue of their responsibility for areas such...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Climate Change Policy (21 Mar 2017)

Denis Naughten:  The 2014 National Policy Position on Climate Action and Low Carbon Development, which is underpinned by the Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Act 2015, provides the high-level policy direction for the State to move to a low-carbon economy by 2050. The development of sectoral mitigation measures for the electricity generation, the built environment, transport and agriculture...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Climate Change Policy (21 Mar 2017)

Denis Naughten: I refer to the replies to Question Nos. 34 and 41 on today's Order Paper. In line with the Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Act, 2015, I am required to prepare and submit a National Mitigation Plan to Government for approval no later than 10 June this year. This will be the first in a series of successive National Mitigation Plans which will set out, on an ongoing basis,...