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Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Electric Vehicles (17 Jan 2017)

Denis Naughten: In accordance with the commitment in the Programme for Government, my Department and the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport have established and are co-chairing a Low Emissions Vehicles (LEV) Task Force involving relevant Government Departments and agencies. A key task will be to examine as a matter of priority what further actions are necessary to further stimulate electric...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: National Broadband Plan (17 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 rollout, the National Broadband Plan (NBP), aims to deliver high speed broadband services to every city, town, village and individual premises in Ireland. This is...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Mobile Telephony Services (17 Jan 2017)

Denis Naughten: I am critically aware of the frustrations being felt across Ireland, where mobile networks are not always delivering the services people expect. Recognising this challenge, I specifically included in the Programme for Government a commitment to establish a Mobile Phone and Broadband Taskforce. This Taskforce was established in July 2016 and published its final report in December 2016. The...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Waste Disposal (17 Jan 2017)

Denis Naughten: Waste management planning, including infrastructure provision, is the responsibility of local authorities under Part II of the Waste Management Act, 1996. I am precluded under section 60(3) of the Waste Management Act, 1996 from the exercise of any power or control in relation to the performance by a local authority, in particular circumstances, of a statutory function vested in it under the...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Departmental Funding (17 Jan 2017)

Denis Naughten: The value of capital investment projects and grants under way or approved for funding by my Department for County Wexford since 6thMay 2016 is over €960,000. This funding is being provided across a number of areas such as Energy, Communications and Inland Fisheries.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Mobile Telephony Services (17 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 rollout 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 Broadband Plan (17 Jan 2017)

Denis Naughten: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1486 to 1488, inclusive, and 1490 together. The Government’s National Broadband Plan (NBP) aims to ensure that every citizen and business, regardless of location, 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...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: National Broadband Plan (17 Jan 2017)

Denis Naughten: The National Broadband Plan (NBP) represents a very significant capital investment project for the State and aims to deliver high speed 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. In July last the Government selected the Commercial Stimulus Model as...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Broadband Service Provision (17 Jan 2017)

Denis Naughten: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1491 and 1492 together. The provision of telecommunications services, including Next Generation Access Services, is undertaken by telecommunications service providers operating in a fully liberalised market under licences provided by the Commission for Communications Regulation (ComReg). The regulation of telecommunications operators is the...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Broadband Service Provision (17 Jan 2017)

Denis Naughten: The management of the radio spectrum is a statutory function of the Commission for Communications Regulation (ComReg) under the Communications Regulation Act 2002, as amended. This role includes the allocation of radio spectrum, the award of spectrum licences and the associated application of terms and conditions and obligations. ComReg is independent in the exercise of this spectrum...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Renewable Energy Generation (17 Jan 2017)

Denis Naughten: The 2015 Energy White Paper sets out a vision and a framework to guide Irish energy policy and the actions that Government intends to take in the energy sector from now up to 2030 to transform Ireland's fossil-fuel based energy sector into a clean, low carbon system. The White Paper recognised that biogas has an important role to play in contributing to this transition. Biogas, which is...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Departmental Funding (17 Jan 2017)

Denis Naughten: In the time available it has not been possible to gather the information sought. My Department is compiling the information requested and I will write to the Deputy with the information sought as a matter of urgency.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Departmental Records (17 Jan 2017)

Denis Naughten: Off-site storage facilities used by my Department are provided by the OPW who manage the bulk of the associated costs. The costs advised to my Department by the OPW are detailed in the table below. Year Costs 2014 €39,151.30 2015 €41,796.77 2016 (Jan to Nov) €40,199.18 Lodgement and retrieval costs associated with the movement of files in an out of the facility are...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Wind Energy Generation (17 Jan 2017)

Denis Naughten: The Government has a range of policy measures and schemes to incentivise the use of renewable energy, including the Renewable Energy Feed-in-Tariff schemes, which support the development of a range of renewable electricity technologies including hydro, biomass combustion, biomass combined heat and power, landfill gas and onshore wind. The overall cost of renewable energy supports,...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: National Broadband Plan (17 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 areas...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (17 Jan 2017)

Denis Naughten: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1499 and 1500 together. 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...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Departmental Staff Data (17 Jan 2017)

Denis Naughten: The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the table below. Salary Band / FTE 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 1 - 25,000 30.33 15.90 12.30 15.09 18.43 14.73 14.40 13.40 21.90 26.20 25,001 - 30,000 44.90 19.30 20.10 17.60 17.10 14.90 15.45 14.90 20.10 24.80 30,001 - 35,000 18.43 37.63 31.13 29.34 25.34 23.44 18.33 15.84 14.64 23.44 35,001 - 40,000 24.20...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Electricity Generation (17 Jan 2017)

Denis Naughten: The fuel used in power stations is a matter for the operators involved and I have no role or function in this regard. However, I do understand that biomass, such as wood pellets and woodchips, imported into Ireland must meet the EU Timber Requirements which ensure that the timber was legally harvested in the country of origin. Though sustainability criteria exist for biofuels...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Waste Disposal Charges (17 Jan 2017)

Denis Naughten: The mandatory pay-by-weight per kilogramme charging structure for household waste collection was due to be introduced in mid-2016. As the waste industry began releasing its proposed pay-by-weight prices in June 2016, the Government relayed to the industry its concern about the reported escalation of waste bills for customers of certain companies. As a result, on 30 June 2016, regulations...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Electromagnetic Fields Studies (17 Jan 2017)

Denis Naughten: In 2016 a Government commissioned report entitled 'Electromagnetic Fields in the Irish Context' was published. This report, prepared by the National Institute for Public Health and the Environment in the Netherlands (RIVM), examined the most up to date, peer reviewed research on the possible health effects of exposure to electromagnetic fields. The report's conclusions are consistent...