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Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Metropolitan Area Networks Programme (10 Mar 2015)

Alex White: The Metropolitan Area Networks (“MANs”) are managed, operated, maintained and marketed by enet, on behalf of the State on an open access basis to service providers. The Kilrush MAN has been in operation (or “lit”) since July 2012, when the first service provider availed of the MAN to provide telecommunications services in Kilrush. While the details of the usage of...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Departmental Properties (4 Mar 2015)

Alex White: My Department is not involved in any direct rental of buildings. The Department's accommodation needs are provided by the Office of Public Works who allocate space on the basis of working requirements and manage all issues regarding cost and duration of lease. My Department operates from the following four locations: - Headquarters, 29-31 Adelaide Road, Dublin 2. Current occupancy 245; -...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Postal Codes (4 Mar 2015)

Alex White: I have no statutory function in regard to the issue raised by the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Public Service Obligation Levy (4 Mar 2015)

Alex White: The Public Service Obligation (PSO) levy has been in place since 2001 and is the overall support mechanism for generation constructed for security of supply purposes, including peat generation, and for the development of renewable electricity. It is designed to compensate electricity suppliers for the additional costs they incur by purchasing electricity generated by these producers. The PSO...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Appointments to State Boards (4 Mar 2015)

Alex White: There have been no Senior Civil Servants, who retired from my Department since 2011, appointed to any State Board under the aegis of my Department.

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on the Department of the Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2015
Vote 1 - President's Establishment (Revised)
Vote 2 - Department of the Taoiseach (Revised)
Vote 3 - Office of the Attorney General (Revised)
Vote 4 - Central Statistics Office (Revised)
Vote 5 - Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (Revised)
Vote 6 - Office of the Chief State Solicitor (Revised) (3 Mar 2015)

Alex White: This meeting has been convened to consider the supplementary information received in respect of the 2015 Revised Estimates for public services from the Department of the Taoiseach's Vote group. The Dáil ordered on 18 December 2014 that the following Revised Estimates for public services be referred to this sub-committee for consideration: Vote 1 — President's Establishment;...

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on the Department of the Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2015
Vote 1 - President's Establishment (Revised)
Vote 2 - Department of the Taoiseach (Revised)
Vote 3 - Office of the Attorney General (Revised)
Vote 4 - Central Statistics Office (Revised)
Vote 5 - Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (Revised)
Vote 6 - Office of the Chief State Solicitor (Revised) (3 Mar 2015)

Alex White: I thank Deputy Sean Fleming.

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on the Department of the Taoiseach: Message to Dáil (3 Mar 2015)

Alex White: In accordance with Standing Order 87, the following message will be sent to the Dáil:The Select Sub-Committee on the Department of the Taoiseach has completed its consideration of the following Revised Estimates for public services for the year ending 31 December 2015: Vote 1 — President's Establishment; Vote 2 — Department of the Taoiseach; Vote 3 — Office of the...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Natural Gas Grid (3 Mar 2015)

Alex White: As I indicated in reply to the Question referred to, the development and expansion of the natural gas network is in the first instance a commercial matter for Gaslink, which is mandated under Section 8 of the Gas Act 1976, as amended, to develop and maintain a national system for the supply of natural gas that is both economical and efficient. I understand that the company has recently...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: National Digital Strategy Implementation (3 Mar 2015)

Alex White: In my reply to the Deputy’s previous Question in this matter dated 27 January last, I had outlined the situation in relation to funding and digital skills training opportunities and had indicated that my Department would respond directly to the organisation referred to in the Question. Since then, my officials have written to the organisation and provided information on internet...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: EU Directives (3 Mar 2015)

Alex White: The 2009 EU Renewable Energy Directive, which repealed the 2001 Directive, set Ireland a legally binding target of meeting 16% of our energy requirements from renewable sources by 2020. The Directive requires that Member States set out, in a National Renewable Energy Action Plan (NREAP), their trajectories towards meeting these targets and the measures to be taken to achieve them. Ireland's...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: National Broadband Plan Implementation (3 Mar 2015)

Alex White: The 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 services will not be provided. The commercial telecommunications sector is currently investing...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Electricity Transmission Network (3 Mar 2015)

Alex White: The Independent Expert Panel was established in January 2014 to oversee preparation by EirGrid of the comprehensive, route specific studies and reports of fully undergrounded and overhead options for the Grid West and Grid Link projects. The studies and reports are to include assessments of potential environmental impacts, technical efficacy and cost factors. I am advised that EirGrid...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Bioenergy Strategy Implementation (3 Mar 2015)

Alex White: My Department will shortly be issuing a Request for Tenders (RfT) inviting responses for the provision of services to assist in the completion of a Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) and Appropriate Assessment (AA) which will inform the content of the finalised Bioenergy Plan to be published later this year. The SEA/AA process, which will include a public consultation, will be managed...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: National Broadband Plan Implementation (3 Mar 2015)

Alex White: The 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 services will not be provided. The commercial telecommunications sector is currently investing...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Post Office Network (3 Mar 2015)

Alex White: It is Government policy that An Post remains a strong and viable company in a position to provide a high quality postal service and maintain a nationwide customer focussed network of post offices in the community, including those in the region of Connemara, Co. Galway. The post office network faces significant challenges given the impact of the economic downturn over the last few years,...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Departmental Legal Costs (3 Mar 2015)

Alex White: My Department administers a very diverse and complex brief. Its remit includes oversight of very complex policy areas and direct procurement of major services where protection of the State’s interest must be paramount. This situation necessarily requires my Department to procure specialist external professional advice in legal areas to enable it to discharge its responsibility to...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Electricity Generation (26 Feb 2015)

Alex White: The 2009 EU Renewable Energy Directive set Ireland a legally binding target of meeting 16% of our energy requirements from renewable sources by 2020, to be achieved through 40% renewables in electricity, 12% in heat and 10% in transport. Currently the Renewable Energy Feed-in Tariff schemes are the primary means through which electricity from renewable sources is supported in Ireland. These...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Energy Policy (26 Feb 2015)

Alex White: In 2013, 7.8% of Ireland’s overall energy requirements were met from renewable sources, with energy from biomass accounting for 3.2%. Energy from biomass is expected to contribute up to half of the 2020 renewable energy targets, both here and in the EU as a whole. I published a Draft Bioenergy Plan in October 2014 which will undergo Strategic Environmental and Appropriate Assessments...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Broadband Service Speeds (26 Feb 2015)

Alex White: The 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 services will not be provided. The commercial telecommunications sector is currently investing...