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

Denis Naughten: Substantial work has been, and continues to be, undertaken across Government to identify the key strategic, policy and operational risks following the outcome of the Referendum on EU Membership in the UK in June 2016. While the UK Prime Minister has today provided greater clarity on the proposed approach of the British Government to the Brexit negotiating process, including seeking the...

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

Denis Naughten: The Energy White Paper, 'Ireland's Transition to a Low Carbon Energy Future 2015-2030', published in December 2015, notes that Moneypoint, Ireland’s only coal burning power station, contributes to diversifying Ireland’s fuel mix and the provision of competitively priced electricity. The station is owned by the ESB and the White Paper recognises that key decisions on its...

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

Denis Naughten: The Renewable Energy Feed-in-Tariff (REFIT) schemes are the principal means of supporting renewable electricity generators for energy exported to the grid and are funded through the Public Service Obligation (PSO) levy. The REFIT schemes assure a minimum price for each unit of electricity exported to the grid over a 15 year period and cover a range of different renewable energy...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Cyber Security Policy (17 Jan 2017)

Denis Naughten: The EU Network and Information Security Directive places a series of obligations on Member States on the security of both Operators of Essential Services and Digital Service Providers. In the case of the former, Member States must identify those services that are both dependent on network and information systems and which are essential to the maintenance of critical societal and/or economic...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Cyber Security Policy (17 Jan 2017)

Denis Naughten: To date, the primary focus of the Cyber Security function in my Department, the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), has been in assisting Government Departments and Agencies to secure their networks and information, and to begin the process of transposing the EU Network and Information Security Directive. The NCSC has at present no role in actively preventing attacks on private...

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

Denis Naughten: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1510 and 1511 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 (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: Renewable Energy Projects (17 Jan 2017)

Denis Naughten: Cleaner heat is  part of Ireland's renewable energy policy objective and the introduction of a Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) for Ireland is a commitment in White Paper on Energy and the Programme for Government. This will be the primary support mechanism in the heating sector designed to meet Ireland’s renewable energy obligations. The aim of the scheme is to...

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

Denis Naughten: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1514 and 1515 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: Energy Efficiency (17 Jan 2017)

Denis Naughten: As I have outlined previously for the Deputy, progress is continuing to be made in relation to the energy efficient upgrades of national public lighting assets.   Upgrading Ireland's public lighting infrastructure is central to the achievement of the challenging public sector target of a 33% reduction in energy usage by 2020. Given the scale of the retrofitting...

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

Denis Naughten: EirGrid is the designated Transmission System Operator and its role includes the operation, maintenance and development of the electricity transmission network in Ireland. As detailed in the Government Policy Statement on the Strategic Importance of Transmission and Other Energy Infrastructure, the Government does not seek to direct EirGrid in the development of energy infrastructure to...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Postal Services Provision (16 Dec 2016)

Denis Naughten: The Communications Regulation (Postal Services) Act, 2011 designates An Post as the universal postal service provider in the postal services market until 2023. This designation, which is for a period of twelve years, will be reviewed by ComReg in 2018  to decide whether the designation of An Post  should continue for the remainder of the twelve years, whether other postal...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Broadband Service Provision (16 Dec 2016)

Denis Naughten: The National Broadband Plan aims to deliver high speed broadband services to every city, town, village and individual premises in Ireland.  This is being achieved through a combination of commercial investment by the telecommunications sector and a State intervention in those areas where commercial investment has not been fully demonstrated. While I cannot compel any...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Broadband Service Provision (16 Dec 2016)

Denis Naughten: The National Broadband Plan aims to deliver high speed broadband services to every city, town, village and individual premises in Ireland.  This is being achieved through a combination of commercial investment by the telecommunications sector and a State intervention in those areas where commercial investment has not been fully demonstrated. While I cannot compel any...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Renewable Energy Incentives (16 Dec 2016)

Denis Naughten: The introduction of a Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) is a commitment in White Paper on Energy and Programme for Government and will be the primary support mechanism in the heating sector designed to meet Ireland’s renewable energy obligations. The aim of the RHI is to build on the progress already made in the renewable heating sector and to help reach Ireland’s 12% target...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Broadband Service Provision (16 Dec 2016)

Denis Naughten: I propose to take Questions Nos. 476, 491 and 492 together. 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...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: North-South Interconnector (16 Dec 2016)

Denis Naughten: EirGrid is the designated Transmission System Operator and its role includes the operation, maintenance and development of the electricity transmission network in Ireland. As detailed in the Government Policy Statement on the Strategic Importance of Transmission and Other Energy Infrastructure, the Government does not seek to direct EirGrid in the development of energy infrastructure to...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Ministerial Transport (16 Dec 2016)

Denis Naughten: Since coming into office I have travelled on the government jet twice, both times in the company of other Government Ministers. I travelled to Luxembourg on both occasions for Environment Council meetings and, on both occasions, the government jet had already been requested by colleague Ministers; its use by me meant that the time I spent out of the country...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Ministerial Transport (16 Dec 2016)

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: Departmental Schemes (16 Dec 2016)

Denis Naughten: The Warmth and Wellbeing scheme is a pilot initiative being delivered under the Government’s Strategy to Combat Energy Poverty and the Healthy Ireland Framework. The scheme seeks to demonstrate the positive effects that making their homes warmer and more energy efficient can have on the health and wellbeing of people in energy poverty who are living with a chronic respiratory...