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Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Waste Tyre Disposal (14 Feb 2017)

Denis Naughten: A report on the regulation of tyres and waste tyres was published by the then Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government, for a period of public consultation, in November 2013. Sixteen submissions were received, including one from the Environmental Protection Agency. All submissions were given careful consideration before the tyres report was finalised. The...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Litter Pollution (14 Feb 2017)

Denis Naughten: The Litter Pollution Act, 1997, provides for penalties for litter offences.  These range from an on-the-spot fine of €150 to a maximum fine of €3,000 on summary conviction, and a maximum fine of €130,000 on conviction on indictment. The fines for continuing offences are €600 per day for summary offences and €10,000 per day for indictable offences....

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Waste Tyre Disposal (14 Feb 2017)

Denis Naughten: The data published by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) refers to tyres which have reached end of life and have been sent for recycling and recovery. One of the major problems with the current system for tyres is that there is no data available regarding the overall amount of tyres placed on the market in Ireland and some of the tyre industry have been refusing to co-operate and...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Waste Tyre Disposal (14 Feb 2017)

Denis Naughten: Repak End of Life Tyres (ELT) was approved by the then Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government to act as a compliance scheme for tyres with effect from 1 November 2015. In accordance with the approval granted to Repak ELT they must submit their Annual Report and Accounts for 2016 to my Department by 31 May 2017. The Annual Report and Accounts will be made available to...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Waste Tyre Disposal (14 Feb 2017)

Denis Naughten: I am very aware of the concerns of the tyre industry regarding the new structures which I am introducing for tyres. However, the issue of waste tyres in our country needs to be met head on. I have already met with three representative bodies of the tyre industry. I listened to their concerns and I have done my best to address as many of them as possible.  I have also received a lot...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Illegal Dumping (14 Feb 2017)

Denis Naughten: I refer the Deputy to my reply to Question No. 1468 of 17 January 2017; the position is unchanged.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Telecommunications Services Provision (14 Feb 2017)

Denis Naughten: I propose to take Questions Nos. 602 and 604 together. I am critically aware of the frustration currently being experienced across Ireland, where mobile networks are not always delivering the services people expect.  Any customer, including those in Counties Donegal and Westmeath, who experiences service difficulties should raise the matter with the service provider in the first...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Bord na Móna (14 Feb 2017)

Denis Naughten: Bord na Móna is a commercial State company operating under the Turf Development Acts 1946 to 1998. While the matter raised by the Deputy is an operational issue for Bord na Móna and not one in which I, as Minister, have any direct function, I have been briefed by the management team at Bord na Móna on the company’s strategy which includes the long term objective of...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Cyber Security Policy (14 Feb 2017)

Denis Naughten: In recent days, the websites of a number of companies and agencies in Ireland were defaced, apparently by an activist group. The level of technical skill required to do this type of damage is relatively low, with the tools required to do so available on line. In these cases, the best defence is to ensure that the software running the site is up to date, with the latest software patches...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: National Broadband Plan Implementation (14 Feb 2017)

Denis Naughten: The procurement process to select a company or companies who will roll-out a new high speed broadband network within the State Intervention Area is in train and is being intensively managed, to ensure an outcome that delivers a future-proofed network, for at least 25 years of contract and beyond. Intensive dialogue with bidders is continuing and to date there have been over 300 hours of...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Bord na Móna (14 Feb 2017)

Denis Naughten: Bord na Móna is a commercial State company operating under the Turf Development Acts 1946 to 1998. The matters raised are operational in nature and not ones in which I, as Minister, have any function.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: National Broadband Plan Implementation (14 Feb 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: National Broadband Plan Implementation (14 Feb 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: National Broadband Plan Implementation (14 Feb 2017)

Denis Naughten: The National Broadband Plan (NBP) aims to deliver high speed broadband services to all households, schools and businesses in Ireland. The Programme for Government commits to the delivery of the NBP as a priority.  This is being achieved through a combination of commercial investment by the telecommunications sector and a State Intervention. Currently,...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Waste Disposal (14 Feb 2017)

Denis Naughten: My role as Minister is to provide a comprehensive legislative and policy framework through which the relevant regulatory bodies, such as local authorities and the Environmental Protection Agency, operate. Taking account of our traditional reliance on landfill and the fact that the National Waste Report from 2012 indicates that almost 58% of our municipal waste recovered is exported for...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Better Energy Communities Programme (14 Feb 2017)

Denis Naughten: The Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government is primarily responsible for the upgrade of the Local Authority housing stock. Under his Department’s Social Housing Investment Programme, local authorities are allocated capital funding each year in respect of a range of measures to improve the standard and overall quality of their social housing stock. The...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Legislative Measures (14 Feb 2017)

Denis Naughten: The Law Reform Commission Report on Harmful Communications and Digital Safety, which was published in September 2016, recommends the reform of Criminal Law in relation to a number of issues that arise in the context of society’s growing use of online communications, include the posting of online intimate images without consent, cyber-bullying, online harassment and stalking, and new...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Illegal Dumping (9 Feb 2017)

Denis Naughten: I propose to take Questions Nos. 238 and 239 together. Each local authority is responsible for the supervision and the enforcement of the relevant provisions of the Waste Management Act in relation to the holding, recovery and disposal of waste within its functional area. Local authorities have specific powers under the Act to require measures to be taken, or to take measures directly,...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Public Relations Contracts Data (9 Feb 2017)

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

Media Ownership Bill 2017: Second Stage [Private Members] (8 Feb 2017)

Denis Naughten: I thank the Ceann Comhairle and the Members for their kind words. I thank Deputies Catherine Murphy and Shortall for facilitating this debate on media plurality as I believe a strong and pluralistic media is at the heart of a free and open democracy. An important tool in protecting and supporting media plurality is the current media merger regime established under the Competition Act 2002,...