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Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Mobile Telephony Services (28 Apr 2021)

Eamon Ryan: Providing telecommunication services is a matter for the relevant service providers operating in a fully liberalised market regulated by the Commission for Communication Regulation (ComReg), as independent Regulator. As set out in the Programme for Government, ensuring access to high-quality internet connections for people across Ireland is essential to the development of all parts of our...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Illegal Dumping (28 Apr 2021)

Eamon Ryan: The Working Group referred to by the Deputy was not solely established to examine the use of fixed location CCTV from a GDPR perspective, but rather to consider the use by local authority enforcement personnel of a broad range of Audio-Visual Recording (AVR) and surveillance technologies. This is including, but not limited to, the use of fixed position CCTV, mobile CCTV, overt vs covert...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Waste Data (28 Apr 2021)

Eamon Ryan: Industrial emissions installations, such a Dublin Waste To Energy (DWTE), are subject to a range of regulatory controls under national legislation, including planning permission and the conditions attached to a licence issued by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on the operation and management of such sites and are subject to ongoing monitoring by the EPA to ensure compliance with...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Legislative Measures (28 Apr 2021)

Eamon Ryan: The Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2021 will establish a legally binding framework with clear targets and commitments set in law, and provide that the necessary structures and processes are embedded on a statutory basis to ensure Ireland achieves its national, EU and international climate goals and obligations in the near and long term. The Bill will enact...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Mobile Telephony Services (28 Apr 2021)

Eamon Ryan: I have no direct  role or function in relation to the issue raised by the Deputy. This is a matter for telecommunication operators, operating on a commercial basis. These operators function in a liberalised market, regulated by the Commission for Communication Regulation (ComReg). However, Directive 2014/61/EU on measures to reduce the cost of deploying high-speed electronic...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Funding (28 Apr 2021)

Eamon Ryan: I am very aware of the important work done by the member organisations of the Irish Environmental Network (IEN).  These national environmental NGOs are active on a broad range of environmental issues, including wildlife conservation, biodiversity and climate change. I recognise that, in addition to the climate and biodiversity challenges, the COVID-19 pandemic has presented...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Climate Action Plan (28 Apr 2021)

Eamon Ryan: My Department is currently developing proposals to provide further support from the Climate Action Fund through a community climate action programme. The design of this programme will be informed by feedback received through the climate consultation that is currently underway and,  in particular, the conversations that are taking place at local level through the Public Participation...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Climate Action Plan (28 Apr 2021)

Eamon Ryan: The Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2021 commenced Second Stage in the Dáil last Wednesday 21 April 2021.  The Bill will establish a legally binding framework with clear targets and commitments set in law, and provide that the necessary structures and processes are embedded on a statutory basis to ensure Ireland achieves its national, EU and...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Renewable Energy Generation (28 Apr 2021)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 175 and 176 together. ESB have informed my Department that as part of their plans to develop a green energy hub at Moneypoint, they are developing a floating wind farm of 1,400MW off the coasts of Counties Clare and Kerry in partnership with Equinor. The first phase of their two planned wind farms will be commissioned by 2028 subject to the...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Exploration Licences (28 Apr 2021)

Eamon Ryan: Section 57 of the Petroleum and Other Minerals Development Act 1960 requires that I lay before the Houses of the Oireachtas every six months a report detailing all petroleum authorisations extant and granted during the period of the report. The last such report laid before the Houses of the Oireachtas was in respect of the six-month period ending 31 December 2020. In addition, a report on the...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Broadband Infrastructure (28 Apr 2021)

Eamon Ryan: The Question refers to a premises located in the AMBER area on the National Broadband Plan (NBP) High Speed Broadband Map which is available on my Department's website www.broadband.gov.ie. The AMBER area represents the area to be served by the network to be deployed under the NBP State led intervention. I appreciate people's frustration when they are living so close to a fibre...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Irish Language (28 Apr 2021)

Eamon Ryan: My Department endeavours to fully facilitate anyone wishing to engage with our services in Irish, ensuring that our obligations under the Official Languages Act and our commitments under our own current Irish Language Scheme are fully met. This Scheme has been formulated with the intention of ensuring that all relevant obligations under the Official Languages Act by the Department will...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Irish Language (28 Apr 2021)

Eamon Ryan: My Department is fully compliant with our Irish Language Scheme, which commits us to publishing all application forms bilingually. Application forms are accessed online on the gov.ie platform, to which my Department recently migrated. This process has resulted in a full review of content on the platform, and the Department is currently in the process of ensuring all of these forms are...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Broadband Infrastructure (28 Apr 2021)

Eamon Ryan: The premises referred to in the Question is located in the BLUE area on the NBP High Speed Broadband Map which is available on my Department's website at www.broadband.gov.ie. BLUE areas are not included in the State intervention area covered by the National Broadband Plan as commercial operators are already providing high speed broadband or have indicated future plans to do so. My...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Electricity Grid (28 Apr 2021)

Eamon Ryan: The installation of smart meters is a key enabler for the energy transition to a decarbonised system as outlined in the Climate Action Plan.  In addition the move to upgraded digital meters will bring many benefits for energy customers by enhancing competition, making bills more accurate, providing customers with better information on their energy...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Contracts (28 Apr 2021)

Eamon Ryan: The information requested by the Deputy in relation to my Department is outlined in the table below. The information requested in relation to the agencies under the aegis of my Department is an operational matter for each agency.  The Department will request the relevant bodies to reply directly to the Deputy with the information requested in respect of their...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Expenditure (28 Apr 2021)

Eamon Ryan: The information which the Deputy requested in relation to my Department is outlined in the table below. Consultant/Company Purpose Cost Jan 2020 to Date in 2021 RPS PR support to help with Tellus survey outreach/info line €79,274 OSD Digital Agency Social media campaign advice €3,176

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Expenditure (28 Apr 2021)

Eamon Ryan: My Departmental remit includes complex policy areas, oversight of regulation and service provision across key strategic services such as energy, as well as regulation of sectors such as mining and hydrocarbon exploration. Given the technical complexity, economic significance and community interest in these areas, there is a requirement to disseminate information and to address specific...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Transport (28 Apr 2021)

Eamon Ryan: As set out in the reply to Question No.15118/21 , the current policy of Geological Survey Ireland is to seek to replace vehicles with electric or hybrid alternatives when those vehicles are at end of use stage. As this varies according to, for example, vehicle age, type etc., the cost of replacing the entire vehicle fleet of 35 vehicles supporting fieldwork and operations is therefore not...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (28 Apr 2021)

Eamon Ryan: Responsibility for monitoring Ireland’s greenhouse gas emissions falls to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), who prepare our national emissions inventories and projections. These publications allow Government to assess progress towards decarbonisation targets across a range of sectors. The transport sector, for its part, accounts for about 12 MtCO2or 20% of Ireland’s...