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Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Angling Sector (1 Feb 2017)

Denis Naughten: I propose to take Questions Nos. 308 to 310, inclusive, together. The angling sector contributes €836 million to the Irish economy every year supporting 11,000 Irish jobs, often in rural and peripheral communities where fewer job opportunities are available. The National Strategy for Angling Development (NSAD) is the first comprehensive national framework for the development of...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: National Broadband Plan Implementation (1 Feb 2017)

Denis Naughten: I propose to take Questions Nos. 311 and 312 together. 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...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Broadband Service Provision (1 Feb 2017)

Denis Naughten: As  I stated in reply to Question No. 161 of 19 October 2016, the Government's National Broadband Plan (NBP) aims to ensure that every citizen and business has access to a high quality, high speed broadband service. This will be achieved through a combination of commercial investments and a State led intervention in areas where commercial services will not be provided. The...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: European Fund for Strategic Investments (1 Feb 2017)

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

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Broadband Service Provision (1 Feb 2017)

Denis Naughten: The provision of telecommunications services, including broadband services, is a matter for the service providers concerned who operate in a fully liberalised market, regulated by the independent regulator, the Commission for Communications Regulation (ComReg).  I do not have a statutory authority to require commercial companies to rollout services to particular locations. The...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Broadband Service Provision (1 Feb 2017)

Denis Naughten: The Government considers the NBP to be one of the most significant investments in rural Ireland for decades, and one which will transform society, akin to rural electrification in the last century.  The strategy for broadband rollout, the National Broadband Plan (NBP), aims to deliver high speed broadband services to every city, town, village and individual premises in...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Commissions of Investigation (1 Feb 2017)

Denis Naughten: As I stated in reply to Question No. 233 of 18 January, there are no ongoing Commissions of Investigation in my Department, nor has there been any Commission of Investigation established by my Department since 2011.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Waste Management Data (31 Jan 2017)

Denis Naughten: The most recent published figures for the number of households availing of a three bin collection service are set out in the report Performance Indicators in Local Authorities 2015which indicates that approximately 575,000 or 35% of households are availing of such a service.  A copy of the report is available on the Local Government Management Agency website...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: National Broadband Plan Data (31 Jan 2017)

Denis Naughten: The Government considers the NBP to be one of the most significant investments in rural Ireland for decades, and one which will transform society, akin to rural electrification in the last century.  The strategy for broadband roll-out, the National Broadband Plan (NBP), aims to deliver high speed broadband services to every city, town, village and individual premises in...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Metropolitan Area Networks Programme (31 Jan 2017)

Denis Naughten: I propose to take Questions Nos. 666, 667 and 685 together. The State invested in the construction of 88 Metropolitan Area Networks (MANs), covering 94 regional cities and towns, over the period 2002- 2009.  The Local Authorities in which the MANs are situated are the legal owners of the MANs and the Minister is the beneficial owner thereof. The MANs infrastructure provides a...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: National Broadband Plan Implementation (31 Jan 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: Departmental Funding (31 Jan 2017)

Denis Naughten: I propose to take Questions Nos. 669 and 678 together. I can confirm that I have not withdrawn funding in respect of the Intergenerational Learning Programme at DCU, referenced in the Question.  Responsibility for the operation of this programme is a matter for DCU. The Government is committed under the National Digital Strategy to actively support people, including in particular...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Telecommunications Services Provision (31 Jan 2017)

Denis Naughten: The Programme for a Partnership Government gave a commitment to establish a Mobile Phone and Broadband Taskforce to identify immediate solutions to broadband/mobile phone coverage deficits and to investigate how better services could be provided to consumers prior to full build and roll out of the network planned under the National Broadband Plan State intervention (NBP). The Taskforce, which...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: National Mitigation Plan (31 Jan 2017)

Denis Naughten: As provided for in Section 4(1) of the Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Act 2015, I, as Minister for Communications, Climate Action and the Environment, must submit a National Mitigation Plan (NMP) to Government for approval not later than 10th June 2017. The preparation of the plan is designed to be a ‘whole-of-government’ approach to tackling greenhouse gas (GHG)...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Climate Change Policy (31 Jan 2017)

Denis Naughten: The Programme for a Partnership Government includes a commitment to establish a National Dialogue on Climate Change.  This builds on the commitment in the Energy White Paper to establish a National Energy Forum to maximise and maintain consensus on the broad policy measures set out in the White Paper required to ensure the transition to a low-carbon energy future. It is my intention...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Alternative Energy Projects (31 Jan 2017)

Denis Naughten: The Programme for Government contains a commitment to facilitate the development of solar energy projects in Ireland. This builds on the Energy White Paper published in December 2015 and recognises that solar also has the potential to provide a community dividend, thereby also enhancing citizen participation in Ireland's energy future.  With this in mind,...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Better Energy Homes Scheme (31 Jan 2017)

Denis Naughten: The Better Energy Programme which is administered by the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) on behalf of my Department consists of the Better Energy Homes Scheme, Better Energy Warmer Homes Scheme and Better Energy Communities Scheme. The Better Energy Homes (BEH) Scheme provides grant aid to private homeowners who wish to improve the energy performance of their home. Fixed...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Renewable Energy Feed in Tariff Scheme Applications (31 Jan 2017)

Denis Naughten: The REFIT 3 (Renewable Energy Feed in Tariff) scheme, which closed at the end of 2015, was designed to incentivise the addition of 310 MW of renewable electricity from biomass technologies to the Irish electricity grid. The overall cost of renewable energy supports is funded through the Public Service Obligation (PSO) levy and published in the annual PSO decision by the Commission for Energy...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Environmental Policy (31 Jan 2017)

Denis Naughten: Following revelations of the existence of so-called 'cheat devices' being used in Volkswagen Group vehicles in late 2015, officials from the then Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government, along with officials from the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport, the Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, and the National Standards Authority of Ireland, who...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Tax Code (31 Jan 2017)

Denis Naughten: The fee, which the Deputy is referring to, is not a new charge.  Consumers already pay a fee for the disposal of their old tyres whenever they buy a new one. This fee is not provided for in legislation but exists as an informal charge applied by tyre retailers.  There is no accountability associated with the existing charge and no certainty for the consumer that the disposal...